<s>
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
open	O
world	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Fable	B-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
struggle	O
to	O
overthrow	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Albion	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
brother	O
,	O
by	O
forming	O
alliances	O
and	O
building	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2010	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
20	O
May	O
2011	O
for	O
PC	O
via	O
both	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
Hardcore	O
mode	O
and	O
3D	O
functionality	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
conventional	O
pause	O
menu	O
,	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
brings	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
the	O
Sanctuary	O
,	O
a	O
hub	O
location	O
that	O
the	O
Royal	O
Hero	O
physically	O
walks	O
through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
continent	O
of	O
Albion	O
,	O
50	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joined	O
by	O
their	O
butler	B-Operating_System
Jasper	O
,	O
the	O
Royal	O
Hero	O
flees	O
from	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
Gamescon	O
announcement	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Molyneux	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
taking	O
a	O
different	O
theme	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
others	O
as	O
he	O
believes	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
do	O
correctly	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
all	O
the	O
rules	O
have	O
been	O
established	O
and	O
all	O
you	O
offer	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
and	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
locations	O
,	O
people	O
will	O
start	O
to	O
lose	O
interest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
OXM	O
UK	O
,	O
Molyneux	O
spoke	O
about	O
how	O
Fable	B-Application
was	O
at	O
risk	O
of	O
becoming	O
a	O
generic	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
started	O
off	O
underpowered	O
and	O
weak	O
but	O
slowly	O
got	O
more	O
powerful	O
after	O
they	O
met	O
the	O
bad	O
guy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
this	O
that	O
formed	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
overthrow	O
the	O
tyrant	O
before	O
becoming	O
ruler	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talking	O
about	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Molyneux	O
said	O
"	O
if	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
the	O
inspiration	O
was	O
folklore	O
and	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
the	O
inspiration	O
was	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
,	O
then	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
definitely	O
the	O
rebels	O
and	O
monarchs	O
–	O
both	O
modern-day	O
and	O
historic	O
"	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
new	O
takes	O
on	O
traditional	O
Fable	B-Application
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
morphing	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
weapon	O
changes	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
alignment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
associate	O
sound	O
producer	O
Georg	O
Backer	O
said	O
that	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
contains	O
over	O
47	O
hours	O
of	O
recorded	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
rises	O
from	O
36	O
hours	O
of	O
recorded	O
speech	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
lines	O
are	O
the	O
ones	O
that	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
so	O
how	O
many	O
hours	O
of	O
vocal	O
track	O
are	O
original	O
recordings	O
is	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
press	O
conference	O
of	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
where	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
,	O
Lionhead	O
had	O
decorated	O
the	O
walls	O
with	O
medieval	O
shields	O
and	O
banners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionhead	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2010	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
companion	O
game	O
to	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
was	O
quick	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
like	O
Pub	O
Games	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
hinted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
utilise	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
reveal	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
28	O
September	O
for	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
application	O
titled	O
"	O
Kingmaker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
earns	O
players	O
power-ups	O
and	O
gold	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
standard	O
and	O
limited	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
were	O
preordered	O
(	O
both	O
standard	O
and	O
limited	O
editions	O
)	O
in	O
participating	O
stores	O
,	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
special	O
weapon	O
,	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
tattoos	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
transfer	O
the	O
villager	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
Villager	O
Maker	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
-	O
The	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
contains	O
the	O
standard	O
game	O
disk	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
manual	O
and	O
standard	O
plastic	O
casing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
said	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
that	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
also	O
(	O
like	O
Fable	B-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
episodes	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
hit	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
-	O
Both	O
a	O
retail	O
version	O
and	O
a	O
downloadable	O
release	O
(	O
via	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
Live	I-Application
)	O
were	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
-	O
The	O
"	O
Limited	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
"	O
contains	O
a	O
standard	O
game	O
disk	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
manual	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
in-game	O
quest	O
,	O
limited	O
edition	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
playing	O
cards	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Guild	O
Seal	O
Coin	O
"	O
with	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
sides	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
making	O
moral	O
decisions	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Boxer	O
"	O
dog	O
breed	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
outfits	O
;	O
one	O
for	O
male	O
,	O
one	O
female	O
,	O
a	O
faux	O
book	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
region	O
with	O
a	O
family	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
-	O
All	O
Standard	O
Editions	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
PC	O
have	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
Limited	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
included	O
for	O
free	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lionhead	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
limited	O
edition	O
wireless	O
controller	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
5	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mini-game	O
called	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
Coin	O
Golf	O
developed	O
by	O
Ideaworks	O
Game	O
Studio	O
,	O
in	O
close	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Lionhead	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
7	O
on	O
30	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gold	O
earned	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
could	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
or	O
PC	O
and	O
completion	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
chapters	O
unlocked	O
a	O
unique	O
weapon	O
in	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
books	O
titled	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Balverine	B-Application
Order	O
,	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
Edge	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
Fable	B-Application
:	O
Blood	O
Ties	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
October	O
2010	O
and	O
October	O
2011	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Balverine	B-Application
Order	O
had	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
a	O
unique	O
weapon	O
called	O
the	O
Shardborne	O
sword	O
while	O
Blood	O
Ties	O
had	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Dye	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
these	O
items	O
were	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
final	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
involving	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
monarch	O
,	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
world-building	O
,	O
but	O
criticising	O
its	O
slow	O
beginning	O
and	O
some	O
technical	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
said	O
"	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
most	O
memorable	O
not	O
because	O
it	O
makes	O
you	O
laugh	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
it	O
also	O
makes	O
you	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
more	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
Fable	B-Application
III	I-Application
a	O
6/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
royal	O
disappointment	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
interface	O
not	O
well	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
platform	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
uneven	O
story	O
and	O
pacing	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
dull	O
combat	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
repetitive	O
quests	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
