Fable Alpha Gameplay Impressions: Witcher-like Combat and Character Selection

Excitement is building for the return of the Fable franchise. Jez Corden from Windows Central has shared his impressions of early Fable gameplay footage, revealing potential Witcher-inspired combat and character selection options. Corden, speaking on the Xbox Two podcast, described the alpha gameplay as "fantastic," noting the influence of CD Projekt Red's The Witcher series on the combat system: I very recently saw some Alpha gameplay footage from Fable...It looked fantastic. You can tell that this game has CD Project Red DNA...I'm not saying it's 100% one-to-one with The Witcher because it's not, but you can kind of tell with that melee combat, the pirouettes, the dodging...All that stuff is there; it looks super polished, super good. He further detailed a variety of weapons and enemies, including a giant chicken and werewolves, adding to the game's unique blend of humor and danger: Beyond that, there was a lot of mixing in of different weapon types...I saw…