Explaining Every Fable 4 Rumor So Far

Summary

Fable 4 by Playground Games aims to revive the iconic franchise, and there are several rumors about the project.
These Fable 4 rumors include time-travel mechanics and town-building capabilities, causing excitement among fans eagerly awaiting its release. Characters like Theresa and Jack of Blades are also rumored to return.
Despite controversies over character models and doubts about honoring the original formula, Fable 4 remains highly anticipated and likely to bring fresh innovations to the series.

It has been nearly fourteen years since the release of Lionhead's Fable 3, the last mainline installment in the Fable franchise. While there were hopes of yet another Fable title from the acclaimed developer, Lionhead Studios closed in 2016, leaving little reason to think there would ever be another Fable game. However, developer Playground Games has taken up the mantle with plans to release the fourth game in the series, simply titled Fable, and it already looks like an entirely different take on the iconic precedent set by the original series.

Fable has experienced its fair share of controversy, specifically surrounding its protagonist's character model and doubts about whether Playground Games can honor and improve upon Lionhead's original formula. Nevertheless, Fable is likely the closest thing players will get to a legitimate Fable 4, making it a highly anticipated title in more ways than one. The long wait since Fable 3, and the expectations of what the next Fable could be, have allowed rumors and speculation to sweep across the internet, some of which have already been debunked. Still, other rumors about the upcoming fantasy title have yet to be disproved, and they seem more likely to be true than those that came before them.

Every Fable 4 Rumor So Far, Explained

Every Fable 4 Rumor Yet to Be Debunked

There are plenty of Fable 4 rumors that have circulated for years now, but only since its announcement have some of them become more believable. Rumors of Fable 4's core gameplay mechanics, characters, and open world are among the most prominent, though every rumor yet to be debunked has its merits.

Fable 4 will feature time-travel as a core gameplay mechanic
Fable 4 will see the return of Theresa, the Guild, and Jack of Blades
Players can build entire towns in Fable 4's open world
Fable 4 will include an in-depth character creator
There will be no guns in Fable 4
Fable 4 will have multiplayer
Fable 4 will be released in 2025

Some of the rumors surrounding Fable 4 are fairly inconsequential. For example, the rumor that Fable 4 will not feature guns should only matter to those who didn't like the guns in Fable 2 and Fable 3. The controversy here revolved around the fact that Fable is a fantasy series, and including guns as weapons threw off the genre a bit. Also, if the rumors about Fable 4 having multiplayer are true, it wouldn't be the first Fable title to include it. Fable 3 featured co-op, though it was very limited.

Explaining Fable 4's Most Prominent Rumors

More prominent rumors provide potential information about Fable 4's core gameplay mechanics and characters. For the first time in the franchise, Fable 4 is rumored to feature time-travel mechanics. Apparently, in Fable 4's story, a "mad king" has taken control of the Tattered Spire, the ancient structure from Fable 2 said to grant great power to anyone who can control it. With the Tattered Spire, the mad king sent an asteroid to destroy Albion, and now players must use time travel to save the world.

Theresa, the Guild, and Jack of Blades are all also rumored to return in Fable 4. Theresa, the seeress whose voice should now be all too familiar to longtime fans of the series, is one of Fable's most iconic and recurring characters. Jack of Blades, on the other hand, was a central antagonist in the original Fable game, and although he is only referenced in Fable 2 and Fable 3, he has not been around properly since the first game. For him to return now would undoubtedly be a big move for Fable 4 to make.

Fable 4 will likely garner more rumors until it is eventually released. With no news yet about when there might be an official update made by Playground Games, rumors and speculation about Fable 4 are all anyone has to go on.

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