If you've been reading a lot of game review sites and forums online, Fable 2 has been getting an immense amount of buzz this week. After having played the game since yesterday up to this afternoon...I say that the game really does deserve it. I haven't completed the game yet, to be honest, but I am getting that feeling that this is one of those games that will set a new bar for Western RPGs (or, perhaps RPGs in general). A quick list of things I liked: 1. Interactions with villagers, while limited and lacking dialogue, really come into their own after you spend a good deal of time with it. 2. Interesting design decision in Fable II - it seems monster encounters/bandit encounters do not drop any gold; just fighting experience (which can improve your physique and magic capabilities). Over time this makes you actually spend time in the towns, do the jobs, and change the way you understand the definition of a 'role playing game'. 3. It's really cool that you can buy sta...