#fable legends

it was supposed to be a free to play mmo, but the problem with that is the mmo market was and still is oversaturated, and fable is a cult classic yes. okay. but it would have been impossible to make back the 75 MILLION DOLLARS.... that went into production from microtransactions alone. it didnt get much traction because people werent really interested in deviating from a single player fable game. but yeah it got cancelled a month before the release date 👍

ive seen people claim fable: the journey (xbox kinect) was the final nail in the coffin, but fable legends was that nail in my opinion. it was a money sink + was produced closer to when lionhead announced it was closing. whether or not the game would have been actually good is debatable. theres probably some playable version of the game in microsofts attic collecting dust, but its lost media

anyway gameplay and business decisions aside, the concept art

Sarah Morris (2015)

Ross Dearsley (2015)

these are some of the concept designs! i have the fable legends art book (it's fairly easy to get for cheap) and it makes me sad to see some really interesting character design scrapped. and youre telling me i could have played a plague doctor named leech...

Mike McCarthy (2016)

what a silly fellow

and theres a fully finished OST for the game that has some really interesting pieces, entirely uploaded on youtube, spotify, etc