Fable’s upcoming world is shaping up to be surprisingly full of life, with developer Playground Games revealing there will be around 1,000 handcrafted NPCs populating its world. That’s a huge number by any standard, especially considering the level of detail expected in these characters. The game’s social systems are already generating buzz, particularly because it appears players can marry every single one of these characters if they choose to.
This means the usual limits on romance options may well be a thing of the past, opening up new possibilities for player agency and interaction. While it remains to be seen how deep these relationships will go or how significant they are to the overall narrative, the sheer scale hints at an ambition rarely attempted in modern RPGs. Fable has always flirted with whimsical freedom and quirky charm, and this approach to NPCs feels like it fits right into the series’ DNA. Whether players will take full advantage of the option to marry literally everyone remains to be seen, but the potential for unexpected stories and personalized journeys just got a lot bigger.
Source: pcgamer.com
