Fable's Open World Could Be a Double-Edged Sword

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Playground Games has said very little about its Fable reboot so far. Even though the game has supposedly been in development for several years, Playground still seems to prefer keeping a lid on its progress until it's nearly complete. However, Fable fans have still learned quite a bit about the game thanks to the many job listings that Playground has posted over the years. For instance, thanks to these listings, fans know that Fable will be open world. That's a slight departure from the past Fable games, which were generally split up into separate areas and were driven by at least partially linear gameplay.

The change to an open world isn't entirely surprising, given how popular open worlds are in the game industry nowadays. Nevertheless, it could have a major impact on Fable's final form. On the one hand, an open world gives Playground room to stretch its legs in the RPG space and capitalize on some of its established game development skills. On the other hand, in order to compete with other open world RPGs, Fable will have to meet some high standards. The open world turn is likely a positive overall, but Playground's reboot is under some significant pressure nevertheless.

Fable Could Make Use of Playground Games' Forza Horizon Racing Expertise

Playground Games isn't known for developing RPGs, so an open world could provide a very valuable learning experience for the studio. Open worlds are famously good at bestowing a sense of freedom and discovery on the player; while crafting the world map of Fable, Playground will have more opportunities to create small, exciting standalone adventures than it otherwise might when making a linear RPG. Fable's open world could also benefit from Playground's work on the Forza Horizon