In 2023, there will be no E3, yet the new games of the season will be presented. The showcase of Xbox on June 11 started with Fable. The well-known British actor Richard Ayoade, known from IT Crowd, played a main role in the trailer. One day after the event, the trailer for Fable achieved the most views on YouTube.
This is how the Xbox Showcase started: The kickoff was “Fable – Xbox Games Showcase”.
Ayoade plays Dave, a “vegetable enthusiast”, and comments in his usual dry manner. Meanwhile, the trailer shows a heroine at work.
For Dave, all of this is a bit silly and outdated: heroes have silly cheekbones and are constantly beating up bandits because they enjoy beating up bandits.
He emphasizes his role, stating he is not a hero who defeats any monsters, he takes care of vegetables, which is what really matters.
The era of heroes is over, the era of innovations has begun.
“The era of heroes is over”
The trailer then completely falls into the surreal when Dave meets the heroine, who is much smaller than him. It creates a sort of “Ant-Man” situation and apparently the two are fighting against each other.
In the end, you see the heroine eating a roll while sitting on Dave’s gigantic glasses. In any case, it’s a quirky trailer.
The trailer ends with a cut-off “Fuck”, which probably also explains the age warning “18+” before the trailer.
What do we know about Fable? The role-playing game is developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is set to be released for Xbox Series/X and Steam and will be available on day one in the Game Pass.
There is yet no release date.
What are the comments saying? People currently wish for gameplay footage of Fable; while the trailer was allegedly in-game graphics, many would like to see the actual game.
A user on reddit comments, “Fighting against a giant Richard Ayoade? I’m in!”
Even under the video, the first players are excited about the atmosphere and tone of the game.
Trailer for Fable reaches the most views on YouTube
Why did Fable win the event? About 18 hours after the event, Fable achieved the most views for all games shown at the event on YouTube:
- Fable had 499,817 views
- PayDay 3 is close behind with the gameplay reveal at 483,035 views
- In third place was the “Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – Announcement Trailer”
The main attraction of the evening on June 11 is now for many Starfield:
