IF AWARDS were merely handed out on sticking to a single vision then Fable III co-designer Peter Molyneux would surely need to build a house extension by now.

Mr Molyneux has been bashing away at the Fable stable for over a decade now and each time he sticks to the principle that the next installment will be the seminal classic.

For those unaware of Molyneux and Fable I will attempt to quickly fill you in on the story without giving too much away.

Basically the model of the Fables are that you start the game weak and naive and unable to protect yourself and over time you grow as a person thanks to the people you meet and the decisions made.

Molyneux has always wanted the player to experience a completely different story each time he plays which obviously offers the player a lot more for his money.

Fable III is less dungeons and dragons than a military strategy game mixed up with a political aspect for the first time.

Basically the country is weak and your brother (the King) is a scoundrel. You must rise to power with the people of various tribes at your side and prepare the country for a war with an unseen enemy.

However the game is always pushing you to make a moral choice.

For me that was quite good fun for a while and there was just enough fantasy for me to think that I was not being morally judged by.

However in the end I was left disappointed. The game is as long as you make it really and whether you choose the path of justice or that of a tyrant inevitably you there are gains and losses.

Will you keep your promises? Will you be a good husband (or wife?); Will you be a good dad and, most importantly, will you be a good King?

I was surprised to see that this game does not actually end where traditionally Fable games end and you can see the repercussions of your choices – something else Molyneux has learned from previous mistakes.

So, with Christmas rapidly approaching Fable III would certainly be a time consumer for the more experienced gamer but the whole morality tale would be totally lost on a younger gamer.

The script is actually quite funny in places with celebrities like Stephen Fry and Simon Pegg contributing but even this immature gamesplayer got bored of the fart jokes.