Now that we've finally had a good look at the Fable reboot, there's a resurgence of interest in the original trilogy. Unfortunately, as many are finding out the hard way, it is ridiculously hard to actually play these games.
Fable: The Lost Chapters and its remaster, Fable Anniversary, are the only entries in the series that can be bought on Steam, so if you're on PC, you're stuck with the first game. Fable 2 was never ported to PC, and while Fable 3 was, you can no longer pick it up legitimately.
Former Lionhead staff walk us through the highs and lows of Fable 3's development - the threequel made in just 18 months.
Fable 3 was removed from Steam in December 2013. This was because it was tied to the Games for Windows Live Marketplace, which had shut down. When it closed, new Fable 3 licences couldn't be generated, which effectively means that they ran out of digital copies. Yeah, great system.
You can play Fable 3 on Xbox by either buying it or getting Game Pass, but the PC port actually had some upgrades, like better visuals and a harder difficulty option, which never came to console....
