Fable Anniversary delayed till February 2014

The HD remake of the first Fable game, dubbed Fable Anniversary, has been delayed. Developer Lionhead Studios’ Lead Designer Ted Timmins announced the delay in a blog post, and stated that it will be hitting stores in February 2014. Originally, the game was going to be released later this year.

“It’s not easy making these decisions and I know that us asking you to wait a little longer whilst we get to play test the game every day is downright unfair, so over the next few weeks we’re going to be sharing with you more screenshots, more game footage and perhaps even some… top secret announcements!” reads the official blog post.

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Fable Anniversary is a tenth-anniversary re-release of the original Fable, which was launched back in 2004. The re-release will include the main game itself, as well as the extras from the Lost Chapters of the PC version of the game, which extended the storyline and added new content. The re-release will add new textures, models, animations, leaderboards and the option to use Fable 2’s control scheme.

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Fable revolves around a stereotypical fairy tale of a boy who lost everything to bandit attacks and was forced to take up the mantle of the hero. Interestingly, the game features an in-depth morality system which not only alters dialogue options, but also changes how the character looks depending on whether he is good or bad. The morality option is also integrated into the magic system, where using certain spells makes him more evil or good.

Other than this, the studio is working on a next-gen Fable game, dubbed Fable Legends, which will be exclusive to the Xbox One.