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I played the Original and the expansion for xbox (and yes I have both, so I had to replay from the start to get tot he expansion part) and I loved it both times. I'm really really looking forward to this. In fact if I can find a countdown application, or countdown widget for vista for fable 2 I'll be using it. Co-op play looks awesome (and simple to set up). The whole getting a family & decoration your house like you want to seems like a lot of fun as well.
I'm curious though how the whole "no minimap" thing is going to work out. I find the idea very interesting, but I'm not sure if it'll be a blessing or a curse for the game in the long run. I'm really liking the dog though.
Anyway, enough chatter. What do you guys think about this game?