A beautifully rendered Richard Ayoade popped up in the first trailer for Playground Gamesā new Fable title.
Weāve known that UK studio Playground Games has been working on a new entry in the Fable franchise for a while now, but last night we got to see the first fruits of their efforts. And surprisingly, that included IT Crowd star Richard Ayoade.
Ayoade ā in all his fully rendered glory ā was introduced as āDave, vegetable enthusiastā, and he goes on to bemoan heroes and their tiresome antics, before delivering the memorable line: āIām not here to slay legendary beasts, Iām here to conquer the vegetable. Not a euphemism.ā
However, it soon turns out that Ayoade is actually a giant in the game, and he goes on to fight the hero shown in the trailer ā with seemingly tragic consequences for the BAFTA-award-winning actor.
The Xbox showcase trailer confirmed that the name of the new Fable entry is simply 'Fable', and not Fable 4 as some were expecting, and thereās currently no indication of whether it will be a reboot of the original or a new entry in the franchise. The game was first announced back in 2020, but it still doesnāt have a release date attached. The trailer apparently showed āin-game footageā, but all of it appeared to be cinematics rather than gameplay footage, so weāll have to wait a bit longer to see how this one actually plays.
Playground Games is best known for its work on the Forza Horizon games, so Fable marks a real change of direction for the team. Although it seems theyāve already nailed the distinctly British humour of the original Fable, as evidenced by the clear highlight of the trailer ā someone in the crowd shouting out āwankerā, much to the heroās displeasure.
It very much brings to mind the legendary ābus wankersā scene from another classic British sitcom, The Inbetweeners. Could they end up making a cameo appearance too? Letās hope so.