Concept paintings for Microsoft’s upcoming Fable reboot has been shared on-line, displaying what appears to be like to be a big open world.
The pictures, initially highlighted by MP1st, reportedly originate from an unnamed artist who beforehand labored on the venture at British improvement studio Playground Video games.
Greater than two dozen pictures present brooding fantasy landscapes that stretch off into the horizon, dilapidated thatched cottages in pastoral scenes, and familiar-looking cities with spired roofs. A number of pictures additionally make reference to “Bloodstone” — suggesting we’ll see places from previous Fable video games return.
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General, the pictures provide a barely darker shade palette than seen in Lionhead’s unique Fable trilogy, with moody skies and a rugged world that is paying homage to Hogwarts Legacy. How huge is Fable’s new world? That continues to be to be seen, although maybe it that includes massive open areas should not be too stunning, since it’s being constructed on the identical open world engine that powers Forza Horizon (albeit doubtless with fewer vehicles).
One other set of artwork showcases a dank dungeon-like space, the place water pours down by means of sewer-like tunnels as cages grasp above. One explicit picture sees the hero confront a werewolf-like creature, as our bodies grasp in chains close by.
Whereas idea artwork naturally exhibits a work-in-progress take a look at a venture, this werewolf encounter has popped up in a earlier trailer. The hero determine used all through the idea artwork additionally matches the character seen in trailers launched during the last couple of years. The suggestion, then, is that this imaginative and prescient of the sport doubtless is not too far off the completed article — although in fact we’ll be seeing far more of it later this week to discover out for ourselves.
Microsoft’s annual Xbox Developer Direct showcase will air this Thursday, January 22 at 10am PT, and embody gameplay footage of Playground Video games’ long-awaited new tackle Fable, plus Forza Horizon 6, Recreation Freak motion RPG Beast of Reincarnation, and extra. You may watch it dwell right here on IGN or on IGN’s YouTube channel.
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