Fable II

Fable II is an action-adventure role-playing game developed by Lionshead Studios and published by Microsoft. It was released exclusively for the Xbox 360 in 2008 worldwide.

Plot
500 years after the original game, Albion has gone through an Age of Enlightenment. After Rose is murdered by Lord Lucien, the Hero of Bowerstone seeks revenge by learning of Lucien's plot to recreate the Spire, a tower capable of gathering all the Will in the world and be granted a single wish. Although some believe Lucien wants to use the wish to resurrect his dead family, it becomes clear that Lucien intends to become a god and remake the world. The Hero of Bowerstone must gather three Heroes, representing the three Hero traits, Strength, Skill, and Will to find a way to stop Lucien from fulfilling his dark desires.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The Hero of Bowerstone can be either male or female.
 * 2) Unlike the first game, money is obtained from jobs rather than quests. Money can also be stolen.
 * 3) The morality system returns from the first game and is improved upon. While Heroism and Evil are affected by your deeds, there is now also Purity and Corruption. Purity and Corruption are determined by the food you eat and how much money you charge from businesses and real estate. Unlike Heroism and Evil, Purity and Corruption does not affect how NPCs react to you.
 * 4) The story is solid and Lucien is an intimidating and despisable villain.
 * 5) * Also, the cutscenes are well-made and short, making them easy to swallow.
 * 6) The Hero of Bowerstone's dog is a great ally and assists the player in battle and can locate treasure and dig spots.
 * 7) Numerous sidequests.
 * 8) Since the game takes place hundreds of years later after the first Fable, Albion gets a lot of changes and becomes more interesting.
 * 9) The graphics and combat are improved from the last game.
 * 10) The voice acting is great.
 * 11) The Hero of Bowerstone is able to buy houses to rent out and buy businesses. Players will receive gold every five minutes of game time. Pausing the game will not affect the flow of income.
 * 12) While it is impossible to die in the game, everytime the Hero of Bowerstone falls in battle a scar is left that affects their appearance, so staying alive is still a good idea.
 * 13) In addition to battling enemies, there are potions that give experience points for each trait and even general experience.
 * 14) There are more weapons to choose, and now you can use guns!
 * 15) As in the last game, leveling up affects the Hero's appearance, making him or her more muscular for each increase in strength, taller for skill, and Will lines for Will.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The final battle against Lucien is completely awful, to the point that it's considered one of the worst final battles in videogame history.
 * 2) The inventory system is a step down from the prequel, albeit it's better than the Fable 3's Sanctuary.
 * 3) Dumb NPC interactions.
 * 4) Instead of a minimap, the game uses a breadcrumb trail, which while not awful, feels somewhat dated.
 * 5) Unlike the first game,it didn't received a PC Port what's so ever

Reception
Fable II has a 4.08 rating on GameFAQs.