No Bows in Fable 2

Monday, October 29th, 2007

A recent Blog entry by Sam at Lionhead has confirmed the fact that the regular Bow will not be in Fable 2

He has said however that there will be crossbows and they have increased the number of ranged weapons in the game. I’m thinking Cannons might be a possibility
What ranged weapon do you think there will be in Fable 2 considering why Sam said there won’t be bows?

Discuss in the thread here

By Albion Knight, Been a game freak since my first system, the Atari 2600. I was major Nintendo fan until they came out with Wind Walker and the Game Cube. I still almost got it until I saw a commercial for Fable. The rest is history.

16 Comments

stephen heilman

i would rather have bows in fable 2 i really liked the first game how it rock with the bows but now there making it with guns so i dont know if it we be any better.

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November 3, 2007
PartyBoy64

WTF no Bows?!?

But atleast theres still Pink Ponies in the game.

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November 3, 2007
andy gearhart

that wat im talking a bout cannons guns you guy rule

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November 3, 2007
Betty boop

fo shizle

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November 6, 2007
Bo

i really liked thr bows in fable but i think guns will ad exitment

Shut up i know my spelling sucks

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November 6, 2007
zangetsu

I think we sould stick with the bows, I think it would be better with the medevil weps than the modern ones, and its more exciting.

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November 7, 2007
Raen

wait, how do you behead some one without making them unconcious? unless you can do it with the gun then i am all for it.

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November 11, 2007
zangetsu

hey i got an idea, instead of using guns for fable 2 why dont yall just make automatic crossbows like van helsings then u reload it after a certain amount of shots(i really dont want guns in fable i think itll ruin the fun.) =)

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November 16, 2007
joey

what!? no bows!? your killing me! i love midevil wepons!!! // ~

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November 23, 2007
max

No bows?!! I loved the bows in Fable TCL!! i think there should obviously be less, but at least some real bows, not just crossbows, to be old school

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November 25, 2007
slimj091

it depends really. i mean they havent said exactly what kind of “guns” will be in the game. if they are 16th and 17th century era muskets and rifles then yeah i could see the reasoning behind no bows. but if they are going in the direction with the firearms that i think they are.. such as early arquebus style firearms (and from what i’ve seen in vids of the testing demo’s thats what it looks like). then i think they should still have a healthy arsenal of bow’s in the game.

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December 2, 2007
mark

I don’t know about this. Fable was an excellent game because it was pure “Ye Olde” Medieval warfare–lots of games try to mix themes or time periods and are worse for it.

Onimusha 2 tried to have guns and it was a distinctly inferior for it. The process of firing a gunpowder pistol or an old musket was just completely flat and unsatisfying.

Maybe the Fable team has come up with a way to make it exciting, but I ask you: will firing a gun ever have the pure, tangible feeling that firing a bow did–drawing back on the bowstring and holding it, building up your power for maximum damage? No, it will not.

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December 4, 2007
Dan

throwing knives? spear chucking? Leather and ropes rock throwers, there are several ranged weapons that dont have to focus on more modern weaponery. People hear “No Bows” so they assume “The Worse”(Guns in an Might and Magic RPG)

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January 2, 2008
Myke

The game takes place 500 years after the events in Fable, so I think maybe they’re evolving it form the medieval times to the times where guns had just been invented and dueling and large hats with feathers…

And pet dogs.

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February 3, 2008
conner

it will be harder to use ranged weapons without bows becuase crossbows take longer to load up and the only available guns would be muzzle loaders . i bet they will be single shot cartridge guns because it would be easier for the lionhead guys to animate and make playable they will find a loophole because they are lazy …..jk i love lionhead

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February 6, 2008
FableFanatic

I think that Fable 2 will be interesting w/ guns, such as guards using guns instead of crossbows. Although bows were my favorite of all the weapons(long ranged)

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March 19, 2008