‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable
Summary
Playground Games, known for its Forza Horizon racing series, has spent 10 years developing a new Fable game, reviving the popular British fantasy series. The studio expanded rapidly and combined racing game skills with fantasy storytelling to create an open-world role-playing game featuring strong combat and British humor.Key Facts
- Playground Games was founded in 2010 to make racing games, with a focus on the Forza Horizon series.
- Fable is a British fantasy role-playing game originally created by Lionhead Studios in 2004.
- Lionhead Studios was closed by Microsoft in 2016 after a failed attempt to make a multiplayer Fable game.
- Playground Games signed a deal with Microsoft in 2017 to develop a new Fable game.
- The studio grew quickly, hiring hundreds of people, many of whom were fans of Fable.
- The new Fable game includes strong combat elements with effects like skeletons exploding and magical spells.
- The game keeps the original’s British style with humor and storytelling.
- Playground Games aims to show they can create great action role-playing games beyond racing games.
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