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Last Inua - Review (iOS and PC)

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Harvest moon, A Wonderful Life, SE: Befriending villagers and receiving gifts

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Showing posts with label Fable 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fable 3. Show all posts

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Fable 3 Demon Door and Achievement Guide

There are seven demon doors to open for the 'Set Them Free!' achievement and it is worth 40G. Six of the demon doors are present in the base game whereas an additional demon door was added along with the Traitor’s Keep DLC and is found on Ravenscar Island. You cannot unlock this achievement without the DLC even if you open all other doors 


NOTE: There is a glitch present that may prevent you from unlocking the achievement, though I did not encounter it myself other people have done. It seems to be caused by opening the Ravenscar Keep door last or opening it before the six other doors have all been opened. To prevent the glitch you must open the Ravenscar Keep door before all other doors.

Ravenscar Keep 


To open this door you must be wearing every component of the prisoner outfit which includes: Bandana, Prisoner’s Top, Prisoner’s Trousers, Shackles and Boots. All of these items can be found in chests on the island.

Prisoner Bandana:
In a chest within the small rock maze near to the garden, to access the garden face the bridge to Ravenscar Keep then go down the left pathway.

Prisoner’s Top: Located in a chest that is in the second cell on the left of the left wing of Ravenscar Keep, you need to have begun or completed ‘Prisoner Management for Beginners’ to access the cell.

Prisoner’s Trousers: You must have accepted the quest ‘Undead Sentence’, the trousers are then found in a chest near you after defeating the last group of hollow men.

Prisoner Shackles:
Found in a chest after vaulting off the rocks to the right of the hole in the wall within the garden area, this is the same hole that leads to the demon door.

Prisoner Boots: In a chest behind the gallows, the gallows are in the opposite direction when facing the bridge to the entrance of Ravenscar Keep.
Once you have the outfit, wear it to gain entry, the door leads to ‘Cartographilia’ and contains the Prison Guard Suit. 

 
Fable 3 demon door Cartographilia Ravenscar Keep

Summerset house 


You just need to be the king or queen for this door to open. There are no other requirements so just wait until you are crowned as monarch by following the main storyline and return to the door sometime afterwards. This demon door leads to ‘The Pools of Sorrow’ and rewards you 1,000,000 gold for opening the chest within. 

Fable 3 demon door The Pools of Sorrow Summerset house

Mourningwood  


This door requires you to have your melee or ranged skill at level 5, despite common belief it does not require a fully upgraded legendary weapon. When you have level 5 draw the weapon that is levelled up to prompt the door to open. The door leads to ‘Planet One’ where the environment can be changed by interacting with the orrery within, the reward for accessing this door is the full military suit. 

Fable 3 demon door Planet One Mourningwood

Millfields  


The demon door in Millfields wants you to be, essentially, overweight and with poor dress sense. Start by putting on your full pyjama clothing set then dye each component a different colour. Next, gain a lot of weight until you are at maximum fatness, this can be easily achieved by eating a lot of pies from food stalls or drinking a lot of alcohol. It will take approximately 20 pies, fish or mutton to achieve this. When you have completed all of these steps, go back to the door to be granted entry to ‘Twitcher’s Curtains’ and you will be rewarded 40 guild seals. 

Fable 3 demon door Millfields Twitcher's Curtains

Aurora 


You must be either 100% pure evil or 100% pure good on the morality scale. Generally the way to influence this is via the main questline though if you’re too much in the middle you can try adjusting your rent to very high or very low or, something that is a lot faster, put a lot of gold in the castle treasury to quickly acquire good morality points. The door will lead to ‘The Moral View’ and will contain a legendary weapon, the weapon given depends on your morality extreme. 

Fable 3 demon door Aurora the moral view

Brightwall Village 


To open this door you need to bring your child to it, it doesn’t matter whether the child is biological or adopted. Simply grab your child by the hand and lead them over to the front of the door, after the scene, the demon door will open. Sometimes the door doesn’t recognize them at first so you can try performing a positive interaction with them to help prompt it open. The door leads to ‘Last Orders’ and will reward you with 30 guild seals and 3 summon creature potions. 

Fable 3 demon door Last Orders Brightwall

Mistpeak valley  


You will need either a second player or a second controller plugged into your console to open this door. Provided you have that, it’s the earliest door you may open. Locate the Mispeak Valley demon door on the map, after going under a bridge you’ll find it in a dead end, and bring in the second player. You should then scroll through various expressions that are romantic, finally ending with a kiss. It may help to marry the other player first so that the kiss option shows up more frequently. The door leads to the ‘Demon Door Retirement Home’ and contains a random legendary weapon. 

Fable 3 demon door Mistpeak Valley demon door retirement home

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Fable 3 - Quick Review (Xbox 360 game)

Though Fable 3, successor to two hugely successful games, is dramatically glitchy and victim to some slightly clunky gameplay the storyline is genuinely quite fun. With its ‘seize the kingdom’ campaign you will be sat at the very helm of Albion as its monarch, and who can say no to that? The game itself has a short storyline but lots of side quests and places to explore. There are several irritating little gameplay features though that cannot go unmentioned, for instance, the interaction with NPCs in the game has deteriorated to that of childish one on one dancing and playing 'patty-cake' with individual people, among other things. The map system is fairly awful; a large, interactive 3D map is manageable but there is no way of telling where you are at any given time which leads to much frustrated running about, looking for noticeable landmarks. Finally, the ending of the game basically requires you to have a great deal of wealth if you want to have a 'good guy' ending but making this wealth is time consuming and extremely difficult, no matter how many properties you own. This often leaves gamers having to plug in a controller and leave the game on idle so enough gold can accumulate before the 'point of no return', not exactly an ideal gameplay feature.


The graphics are extremely similar to the last title making the transition almost seamless and the new combat is definitely improved; bringing new features to magic and elevating the status of melee and ranged due to the new legendary weapons.  This Fable is, as usual, peppered with great British irony and humour which elevates it to the status of one of the most successful comedy adventure games on the market. The dialogue, quests and storylines are both amusing and interesting with genuinely memorable characters like Chesty ; a demonic, static chest, and Brian; a neurotic garden gnome collector who’s blighted by obscenely insultive runaway gnomes. The importance of decision and morality that is previous in all Fable titles is now more important than ever as you’ll soon be responsible for the lives and happiness of hundreds of thousands of citizens. Whilst Fable 3 is not as good as the previous titles it still sits as a decent sequel for those looking for a quirky but entertaining game that leaves just one, final question; how will you rule? 

Score - 7/10 

Fable 3 game review picture of the crown on albion on the ground
Preferably with the crown on.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Fable 3 - 'Fashion Victim' Achievement Guide

Fashion Victim - 20G.


You need to collect every item of clothing to unlock this achievement. There are 23 suits available and each have a different number of components available for them. Most clothing items are obtainable in shops but some are obtained during quests. Sometimes, when purchasing from shops, they won’t have all outfit components in stock so if you find you’re missing a couple of pieces double check that each suit in your wardrobe has every single piece. 

Not all clothing items can be obtained through one playthrough as a couple are only awarded for one gender and cannot be otherwise bought i.e.: The King/Queen’s outfit. All clothing needs to be on one file however, multiple clothing items across different characters will not count towards the achievement. It is possible to obtain clothing on two different accounts then couch co-op and trade them over to your main account, to do this you’ll need two characters on two different gamertags.


Any and all outfits included in the DLC are not required for the achievement. Not required: Sand Fury Suit, Prisoner Suit, Guard Suit and the Prostitute Suit.

Required clothing and where to get it:


Chef’s hat. 1 item (no suit): The chef’s hat is difficult to acquire without the Understone DLC. It can be found by searching dig spots or by befriending a chef in Bowerstone castle once you are the monarch and receiving the hat as a gift from them.

If you have the Understone DLC then, after completing the quests, the chef’s hat can be found in a chest in a basement cellar beneath the Sandgoose Museum house. This is a guaranteed location, it will always be in the chest along with a piece of food but can only be obtained after you have completed the Understone DLC. 


Men’s pyjama set (4 items): Obtained at the beginning of the game if playing the Prince. Can otherwise be purchased from Brightwall Village clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks)

Men’s Pyjama Nightcap
Men’s Pyjama Nightshirt
Men's Pyjama Longjohns
Men's Pyjama Bedsocks

Practical prince set (4 items): Available at the beginning of the game if playing the Prince as one of the two outfits Jasper offers you. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s Clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Practical Prince Jacket
Practical Prince Gloves
Practical Prince Trousers
Practical Prince Boots

Elegant prince set (4 items) Available at the beginning of the game if playing the Prince as one of the two outfits Jasper offers you. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Elegant Prince Jacket
Elegant Prince Gloves
Elegant Prince Trousers
Elegant Prince Boots

Dweller Men’s suit (5 items): Purchased from the Dweller Camp’s clothing shop (The Raggle Taggle).

Dweller Men’s Bandana
Dweller Men’s Coat
Dweller Men’s Gloves
Dweller Men’s Trousers
Dweller Men’s Boots

Men’s mercenary suit (5 items) Obtained during the quest ‘In Wolf’s Clothing’ regardless of your gender.

Men’s Mercenary Hat
Men’s Mercenary Jacket
Men’s Mercenary Gloves
Men’s Mercenary Shorts
Men’s Mercenary Boots

Men’s masquerade suit (6 items) If playing as male you’ll receive the full set during the quest ‘The Masquerade’.  If you’re not playing as a male character then you can purchase the outfit from the Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower threads) prior to the quest. It appears to be unavailable to purchase after the quest.

Men’s Masquerade Hat
Men’s Masquerade Mask
Men's Masquerade Coat
Men’s Masquerade Gloves
Men's Masquerade Trousers
Men’s Masquerade Shoes

Men’s warrior suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the Bowerstone Market clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Men’s Warrior Helmet
Men’s Warrior Coat
Men’s Warrior Gloves
Men’s Warrior Trousers
Men’s Warrior Boots

Men’s highway suit
(5 items) Can be purchased from the Brightwall clothing shop (Frou frou Frocks.)

Men’s Highwayman Hat
Men’s Highwayman Coat
Men’s Highwayman Gloves
Men’s Highwayman Trousers
Men’s Highwayman Boots

Men’s magic suit
(5 items) Can be purchased from the clothing shop in Aurora (Robes Are Us)
Men’s Magic Hat
Men’s Magic Coat
Men’s Magic Bracers
Men's Magic Trousers
Men’s Magic Boots

King’s suit (5 items) Awarded to you if playing as the Prince when you become monarch. Cannot be purchased or obtained on a female playthrough except through trading.

King's Crown
King's Jacket
King's Gloves
King's Trousers
King's Boots

Chicken suit (4 items): Obtained during the Chicken Chaser quest, otherwise obtained from Brightwall Village clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks)

Chicken Head
Chicken Body
Chicken Gloves
Chicken Feet

Women’s pyjama set (4 items): Obtained at beginning of game if playing the Princess. Can otherwise be purchased from Brightwall Village clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks)
Women’s Pyjama Nightcap
Women’s Pyjama Nightshirt
Women's Pyjama Bloomers
Women's Pyjama Slippers

Practical princess set (4 items): Available at the beginning if playing the Princess as one of the two offered outfits. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower Threads). Unlike the Elegant princess set there is no hat item for this set.


Practical Princess Blouse
Practical Princess Gloves
Practical Princess Skirt
Practical Princess Boots
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Elegant princess set (5 items): Available at the beginning if playing the Princess as one of the two offered outfits. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Elegant Princess Hat
Elegant Princess Bodice
Elegant Princess Gloves
Elegant Princess Skirt
Elegant Princess Slippers

Dweller woman’s suit
(5 items): Purchased from the Dweller Camp’s clothing shop (The Raggle Taggle).

Dweller Woman’s Bandana
Dweller Woman’s Coat
Dweller Woman’s Gloves
Dweller Woman’s Trousers
Dweller Woman’s Boots

Women’s mercenary suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the Brightwall clothing shop (Frou frou Frocks.) This is not received as part of the quest ‘In Wolf’s Clothing’ even if you play a female character.

Women’s Mercenary Hat
Women’s Mercenary Jacket
Women’s Mercenary Gloves
Women’s Mercenary Shorts
Women’s Mercenary Boots

Woman’s masquerade suit (6 items) If playing as female you’ll receive the full set during the quest ‘The Masquerade’.  If you’re not playing as a female character then you can purchase the outfit from the Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower threads) prior to the quest. It appears to be unavailable to purchase after the quest.

Women’s Masquerade Hat
Women’s Masquerade Mask
Women's Masquerade Bodice
Women’s Masquerade Gloves
Women's Masquerade Skirt
Women’s Masquerade Shoes

Women’s warrior suit
(5 items) Can be purchased from the Bowerstone Market clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Women’s Warrior Helmet
Women’s Warrior Coat
Women’s Warrior Gloves
Women’s Warrior Trousers
Women’s Warrior Boots

Women’s highway suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the Brightwall clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks.)


Women’s Highwayman Hat
Women’s Highwayman Coat
Women's Highwayman Gloves
Women's Highwayman Trousers
Women's Highwayman Boots

Women’s magic suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the clothing shop in Aurora (Robes Are Us)


Women's Magic Hat
Women's Magic Coat
Women's Magic Bracers
Women's Magic Skirt
Women's Magic Boots

Queen’s suit
(5 items): Awarded to you if playing as the Princess when you become monarch. Cannot be purchased or obtained on a male playthrough except through trading.

Queen’s Crown
Queen’s Jacket
Queen’s Gloves
Queen's Skirt
Queen’s Boots

Military suit
(4 items).The Military gloves component can be found in the Reliquary whereas the remaining three components are all found behind the Mourningwood Demon Door.

Military Jacket
Military Gloves
Military Trousers
Military Boots