It wasn't 500 years...I want to get myself this game, I like it how in the previews it said you were a king, however I think the timline of the games just screwed them over.
I liked fable 1 because it was the "Hero" era, where there were monsters and magic was common, everybody in the guild knew how to use their will energy, and there were no guns only swords, bows, and crossbows.
Fable 2 was great however, I don't like it how they jumped 500 years into the future, it was a big change because I really loved the "Hero" era and in this one it was getting more civilized. Sure in fable 2 there were more customization, and more options to do certain things, but I just don't like the whole thought of "You have guns, and yet still Monsters 12x your size are running around in fields waiting to get their heads blown off with your blunderbuss" also in fable 2 I didn't like the Magic system change in fable 2, it just made everything seem weird to me.. I think all of this is odd for me because i'm an old school RPG guy, where I was brought up on Final Fantasy where ogres are at your every left turn, but don't get me wrong I love the battle system in fable 2, just not the weapons, or the magic.
Fable 3 i'm kinda confused on towards where its at, I like how your a king and that you control the land, it sort of reminds me of AoE however rather then having that mysterious person controlling everybody, you can change it around and BE that guy. Still not so fond of the weapons or timeline, nor am I looking forward to the Gauntlets things. I still think its worth playing, and I can't wait to go and get it.
I hope to god that Lion head studio guys are making what they were talking about in fable 1/TLC, there was alot of talk about "The Old Kingdom" where dragons roamed freely and which this took place even before Fable 1. I hope they go through with their plans and make a game based on that era of the timeline only because I can picture it as Fable 1 with all the features and customization of fable 2/3. I don't know if they are even making this, but it would be a GREAT prequel to the entire series...
It was 40 or 50.
xD