<s>
Fable	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Fable	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
by	O
Big	O
Blue	O
Box	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
satellite	O
developer	O
of	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
shipped	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Chapters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
created	O
by	O
Robosoft	O
Technologies	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
after	O
a	O
delay	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
years	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Project	B-Application
Ego	I-Application
,	O
Fables	B-Application
development	O
involved	O
more	O
than	O
150	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
shifted	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
execution	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
failure	O
to	O
include	O
many	O
promised	O
features	O
was	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
of	O
September	O
2004	O
and	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
and	O
a	O
reboot	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Playground	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
Anniversary	O
,	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
includes	O
The	O
Lost	O
Chapters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
their	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Hero	O
of	O
Oakvale	B-Application
,	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
people	O
and	O
objects	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
battle	O
foes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
is	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
called	O
quests	O
that	O
advance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
but	O
Fable	B-Application
also	O
features	O
optional	O
quests	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
pursue	O
actions	O
not	O
directly	O
tied	O
to	O
story	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fables	B-Application
game	O
world	O
is	O
dotted	O
with	O
towns	O
where	O
recreational	O
activities	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
combat	O
can	O
be	O
undertaken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
Hero	O
has	O
a	O
measure	O
of	O
good	O
or	O
evil	O
alignment	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Albion	O
,	O
a	O
patchwork	O
of	O
city-states	O
with	O
lawless	O
stretches	O
of	O
plains	O
and	O
forest	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
sister	O
's	O
birthday	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
's	O
village	O
of	O
Oakvale	B-Application
is	O
raided	O
by	O
bandits	O
;	O
killing	O
the	O
boy	O
's	O
father	O
and	O
abducting	O
his	O
mother	O
and	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
pass	O
;	O
after	O
honing	O
his	O
skills	O
,	O
Maze	O
informs	O
the	O
Hero	O
of	O
a	O
blind	O
seeress	O
living	O
among	O
a	O
bandit	O
camp	O
near	O
Oakvale	B-Application
,	O
and	O
advises	O
the	O
Hero	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
bandit	O
camp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
surprise	O
,	O
the	O
blind	O
seeress	O
is	O
actually	O
his	O
older	O
sister	O
Theresa	O
who	O
was	O
taken	O
in	O
by	O
Twinblade	B-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
Hero	O
and	O
the	O
present	O
Bandit	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
showdown	O
with	O
Twinblade	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
killing	O
or	O
sparing	O
the	O
bandit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
life	O
,	O
after	O
he	O
has	O
gained	O
more	O
recognition	O
among	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Albion	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
invited	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
Arena	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
the	O
legendary	O
Hero	O
named	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
who	O
runs	O
the	O
arena	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
final	O
challenge	O
,	O
Jack	O
pits	O
the	O
Hero	O
against	O
his	O
rival	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
once	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend/roommate	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
Guild	O
—	O
Whisper	B-Application
;	O
when	O
the	O
Hero	O
defeats	O
her	O
he	O
may	O
kill	O
or	O
spare	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hero	O
learns	O
that	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
himself	O
destroyed	O
Oakvale	B-Application
during	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
childhood	O
;	O
aided	O
by	O
Theresa	O
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
discovers	O
his	O
mother	O
alive	O
in	O
Bargate	O
Prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Jack	O
,	O
the	O
Hero	O
must	O
choose	O
whether	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Sword	O
of	O
Aeons	O
by	O
killing	O
his	O
sister	O
,	O
or	O
cast	O
it	O
away	O
forever	O
into	O
a	O
portal	O
created	O
by	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
 '	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
quests	O
revolving	O
around	O
this	O
new	O
evil	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
learned	O
that	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
has	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
must	O
then	O
defeat	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
a	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
Jack	O
having	O
returned	O
from	O
the	O
dead	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Blue	O
Box	O
,	O
a	O
satellite	O
studio	O
of	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
's	O
Lionhead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
Fables	B-Application
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
many	O
titles	O
from	O
Wishworld	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
Ego	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
ideas	O
that	O
constituted	O
the	O
entire	O
development	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
were	O
that	O
the	O
hero	O
visually	O
reflects	O
his	O
experience	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
reacts	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
appropriate	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
aggressively	O
promoted	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
gonna	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
previews	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
somewhat	O
absurd	O
humour	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
GamePro	O
called	O
"	O
Terry	O
Pratchett	O
or	O
Piers	O
Anthony	O
fantasy	O
"	O
was	O
far	O
different	O
from	O
what	O
was	O
seen	O
on	O
contemporary	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
theme	O
,	O
Fables	B-Application
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Russell	O
Shaw	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Molyneux	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
and	O
Black	B-Application
&	I-Application
White	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
job	O
for	O
composing	O
Fables	B-Application
theme	O
music	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Danny	O
Elfman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
was	O
expanded	O
and	O
re-released	O
as	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Chapters	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
platforms	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Robosoft	O
Technologies	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lost	O
Chapters	O
features	O
all	O
the	O
content	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
new	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
monsters	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
alignment-based	O
spells	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
armour	O
,	O
towns	O
,	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
expressions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
give	O
children	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
character-based	O
augmentations	O
include	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
the	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
of	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
,	O
sounding	O
deeper	O
,	O
harsher	O
and	O
more	O
demonic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
uncover	O
(	O
and	O
resolve	O
)	O
the	O
murder	O
mystery	O
of	O
Lady	O
Grey	O
's	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
375,000	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$58	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
29th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
both	O
audiences	O
and	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
critic	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
at	O
both	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
won	O
more	O
than	O
fifty	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
's	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fables	B-Application
combat	O
was	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
concept	O
of	O
free	O
will	O
and	O
having	O
consequences	O
for	O
the	O
Hero	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
complaints	O
that	O
arose	O
upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
include	O
features	O
that	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
had	O
mentioned	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Molyneux	O
reacted	O
to	O
these	O
complaints	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
a	O
public	O
apology	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Lionhead	O
forums	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
he	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
I	O
have	O
mentioned	O
any	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
[that],	O
for	O
whatever	O
reason	O
,	O
did	O
n't	O
make	O
it	O
as	O
I	O
described	O
into	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
I	O
apologise.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
issue	O
was	O
addressed	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
III	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Chapters	O
were	O
also	O
well-received	O
,	O
with	O
slightly	O
lower	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
averages	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
previewed	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
additive	O
content	O
did	O
n't	O
redefine	O
Fable	B-Application
,	O
but	O
helped	O
bulk	O
up	O
the	O
available	O
quests	O
,	O
addressing	O
the	O
complaint	O
of	O
how	O
short	O
the	O
original	O
Fable	B-Application
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
representative	O
stated	O
that	O
Fable	B-Application
would	O
be	O
among	O
the	O
franchises	O
that	O
would	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
next-generation	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequels	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
2010	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
announced	O
Fable	B-Application
Anniversary	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Chapters	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
later	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
Anniversary	O
was	O
in	O
full	O
development	O
for	O
15	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
graphical	O
upgrades	O
in	O
many	O
areas	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
most	O
notably	O
;	O
native	O
widescreen	O
support	O
,	O
higher	O
polygon	O
count	O
,	O
larger	O
textures	O
,	O
specular	O
maps	O
,	O
normal	B-Application
maps	I-Application
,	O
improved	O
lighting	O
,	O
improved	O
shadows	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
draw/detail	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
12	O
September	O
2014	O
and	O
includes	O
mod	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
