Fable’s Loot Is Meant To Be Meaningful, So Don’t Expect A Bunch Of Minor Upgrades

At the heart of many great action-RPGs is a satisfying grind for better loot. Whether it's random chests or quest rewards, it's important to feel like you're getting appropriate payoffs for overcoming challenges. Playground Games, the studio behind the upcoming Fable reboot, told GameSpot it's aiming to make sure that its loot and equipment feels meaningful, with big swings in power level. Creative directors Will Kennedy and Craig Littler told us in an interview at Gamescom that there's lots of variety in the kinds of loot you'll find, and the particularly impactful ones will be new gear. "We want our upgrades to be what we call meaningfully meaningful," Kennedy said. "So you don't get things like, 'Oh, 1% damage,' and things like that. What you get is bigger swings. A good example is the weapon spell we showed. When you first get the weapon spell, you can do a suspend part up in the air. But one of the upgrades you experience is the slam, which really expands the utility and impact of the spell. There's lots of examples like that." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M79EnEkZ-cc With so many options in combat, it's also important to be able to manage your loadouts easily. Kennedy not…