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Well, just today I’ve been told I am able to test the Spanish translation I made for Yes, Your Grace. I will make time to play this section probably on Sunday.

I am afraid to report that I think I need to drop out of the playthrough. I got as far as the first “action” sequence with the woodsman. I wish I had been aware of the action sequences before I started. I don’t know if anyone is familiar with the term “Dupuytren’s contracture” but it is a hand malady. It affects my right index finger, and makes precision punching of the mouse button problematic. I’m due to have surgery on the tendon in the very near future. (I’m due to hear from the doctor next week re: the surgery date.) Recovery time is around 3 weeks. Which means the playthrough will likely be over by the time I am healed enough to play. Getting old sucks!

I like the looks and feel of the game. I will certainly play it when I can. And, of course, I will follow the playthrough with great interest. Good luck everyone.

Sorry to hear that. Good luck with your surgery and hopefully you will be playing soon!

rtrooney, wishing you well with your surgery. Hope you will be back soon.

I’d be interested to know if people are familiar with all the characters from fairy tales and stories we’re meeting in the first episode. I wasn’t and I looked them up after my first playthrough. For instance, I thought Toad, from the intro, was just a general toad so to speak (although the thought crossed my mind that he had missed an appointment with the kissing princess). But it turns out he is from a different story and his background gives him more depth.

Here are the ones I didn’t know: Bufkin - apparently monkeys can fly in the Wizard of Oz but that story is not wellknown in my country. Grimble - I would never have guessed that he’s a troll, probably from under a bridge. Ichabod and Faith were new to me as well. Grendel and Holly.

Got the GOG version, it plays smoothly - benefits of playing game 10 years old is that you can notch it up to maximum 1920x1080 and it runs perfectly.
Loved the intro graphics, incredible comic-book feel to it. There have been a few games that managed to capture that comic book atmosphere, like The Case of the Cautious Condor:

or Rise of the Dragon:

and TWAU is a crown in that regard. I’ve never read Fables comic book, but I read Dampyr, and the protagonist there reminds me Bigby. Turned off “selectables” to give more challenge to myself. Got into a fight with Woody, reached the “Game Over” screen. More from the reason that I was curious what will happen if he beats my a… than that the arcade part is too hard (anyone who has gone through a “hassle” called Fahrenheit aka Indigo Prophecy is prepared for everything). One thing I don’t like is that the inventory strip is shaking as you walk, and I’m not sure if I can select the object and use it on the gameworld, or if I can inspect it closer an get a comment on it (for example, a box of matches) because I managed only to scroll through it.

Jdawg445 - 20 January 2024 07:44 PM

You might have me blocked I’m not sure but I told you a page back that this game was nothing but dialog choices and qte events AKA QuickTime events where you press buttons and nothing else.

I saw the message. What I didn’t understand was the speed and dexterity required for the QTEs. Some other people have commented on having trouble. The difference is that they can replay until they get it right. Until I get my index finger fixed, that is not an option. I can do other things moderately well. Play guitar (no finger picking). Typing (using the hunt and peck method). So I’ll be fine. Just can’t play this game right now.

Sorry to see you’re struggling rtrooney and wish you well for the surgery.

Hi!

I have finished section one. I loved game’s aesthetics, music was OK and voice acting superb. I am using keyboard+mouse and I struggled with controlling Bigby at first, but I got used to it easilly. I didn’t find QTE very hard, although sometimes they didn’t respond well, or I at least I felt that.

My choices

1. Did you give Faith your money? Yes, I couldn’t help it, I am a knight in shining armour haha
2. Did you tell Beast the truth about Beauty? Stayed out of it. It seemed the best option there as I didn’t know much about their situation at that point.
3. Where did you decide to go first? To Toad’s place. Both seemed in trouble, but Toad is our “friend” and we didn’t know the other guy…
4. What happened to Prince Lawrence? I found him dead, but I didn’t regret about my previous choice.
5. Who is your prime suspect? I chosed the pimp as having known the others, my spider-sense didn’t trigger and despite Bluebeard had a similar background, why would he do that?  As far as I know, he used to hide his crimes…
6. Who did you arrest? The woodsman, but because I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t realize I was making a choice, acted instinctively. I regreted later, of course.
7. I didn’t tear off Grendel’s arm. I thought he had enough…

Overall, it was a good presentation of Fables and their stories, although I felt there was more information needed to understand everything better. I know it is a comic adaptation, but I wanted to know more, about the Exodus for example. Why did it happen?

I found it amazing when Bigby turned into wolf, how powerful he become. I can understand why (almost) everybody fears him.

And about the ending, well, I was totally shocked. I was sure I would find Beauty dead, not Snow. That was cruel with the player, and with Bigby of course. Revenge will be terrible…

I didn’t want to watch Section 2’s trailer. I prefer playing without any heads-up.

1. Did you give Faith your money? No. She was rude to Bigby from the start. I regretted it later, though.
2. Did you tell Beast the truth about Beauty? I lied to him. Promise is a promise.
3. Where did you decide to go first? To Toad’s place. I thought Lawrence is already dead from the mirror, or drugged, and that it can wait, and it sounded on the phone like Toad was attacked. This was the hardest choice for me.
5. Who is your prime suspect? I chose Woodsman. He’s the only one that I saw beating the lady, and got into a trouble (me) because of it. I chose him although I got a hunch it’s not the whole story.
6. Who did you arrest? Woodsman. The detective (?) brothers seemed to me like they’re paid to investigate things, and not the true villains. That’s why I grabbed Woodsman, I still think he’s not the murderer, but that he will take me to it.
7. I didn’t tear off Grendel’s arm, actually he was more likable to me in the monster form than like a sleazy human. The whole scene reminded me of a movie From Dusk Till Dawn.

Ok, so I finished the episode. It’s strange, I remember a lot of things from it, either I played the first episode back then, or I watched a Youtube video. Anyway, I would give the episode, and the whole game so far a strong 4 out of 5 in the interactive movie department. First of all, it’s a highly polished game - with some amazing voice acting (Bigby reminds me of late Roy Conrad in Full Throttle), and the graphics are everything a comic lover could have wished for. I’m not familiar with this comic book (I was always more of a fan of a classic Zagor, Blek and Tex Willer comic books) but since I love fairy tales, it was interesting to see all these characters in different surroundings (actually, I still have a book by Grimm Brothers/Perrault including Donkeyskin tale).

The story kept me on my toes, so much that I didn’t mind that you can’t skip lines of dialogue, which I always criticize in games. The dialogues are concise, so it didn’t bother. However, there was a missed chance for more inventory manipulation, inventory items close-up checks, and using items in the right place. I’m aware the game mechanics to push the game forward are elsewhere, but I haven’t used an inventory item for the whole episode, I think.
Also, I wished if there was more of a user-friendly “intro” to tuck us newcomers into the game universe. I learned more from Intense Degree’s introductory post than the game itself. Why is Woodsman not dead when there’s an axe halfway in his head? Is he immortal? Who else is immortal? How much of a beating can I take? Am I immortal?

And then, the ending. Right now, I don’t know if you can prevent Snow’s death (my thinking is only if I choose to arrest the fat guy instead of Woodsman), but I felt she’s gone too soon. I don’t know if it’s a trick for the player, and that she’s going to turn up alive later, but I seriously feel like shit. She’s been the sidekick, just like Mulder and Scully, and now you’re killing Scully in the first episode of a first season?! Get outta town!

edit: Yes, I played the game earlier. I stopped after the 1st episode for the very same reason I mentioned here, because Snow is dead