I am close to the end now, prolonging my stay in the game by completing minor quests, exploring the world, shooting gnomes off windowsills and collectiong books.
As always (since Fable II, where I still log in to see how my two wives are doing) I feel very comfortable walking around and just being in the game. Because I like to walk and not use the fast travel option, my playing runs in a slow, leisurely manner, and I have enough time to think about the world I am exploring.
As a whole, the world of Fable III is very realistic, especially when it comes to the main characters in the game. I especially like the fact that none of them, even those who seemed eternally evil at first glance, is completely good or bad. Every character has his or her small (or in the case of Reaver, not so small) inperfections, which are particularly visible when the characters are faced with a conflict.
Although I have only good things to say about Fable III, I still have three questions:
1. Why so few gay people this time around?
I played with a female character in Fable II and chose to play with the princess in Fable III. As in life I am married to a man, I decided to explore a gay marriage with a woman. I has been wonderfully fullfilling, as far as the games go. However, in Fable III I had a real problem finding gay women to talk to and court. Almost everyone I met on the steerts was straight and I’ve noticed there are fewer male gay characters as well. In Fable II, however, nearly half of the people in the towns are gay. Even though in real life, there seem to be more straigth than gay people, in the game it is really frustrating to search for a suitable mate for hours when I’ve bought the ring, the house and everything. Furthermore, most of the cute ladies were straight and most of the lesbians were eigther old or unattractive. So, as far as gay marriages go, I miss the Bloodstone lesbians from Fable II.
2. Why should I care someone is middle class, reach or poor?!
I’ve noticed some inconsistancies in the way some of the people in Fable III are described. For instance — soldiers are courageous and brave, but there is no statement about there sexual orientation or place in society, while some of the people in Bowerstone Market are described only as middle class, flirty. Other are just poor, straight or straight and cowardly. Give the fact that all of them react to my socialising attempts in the same way, those descriptions are useless. None of the joyless people has refused to talk or dance with me because they are depressed and none of the cowardly people I’ve met had run from me. Well, I play with a hood & pure character, maybe if I was evil, they would run, but anyway. What happens if someone wants to marry a soldier in the game? How would you know whom of the soldiers is gay and who is straight?
Actually, the “class” thing is the most puzzling? What difference does it make who is rich or who is poor. This has no bearing neither on the story nor on my interaction with people from the different classes. I guess a class-divided society is plausible for Albion – an absolute monarchy where the king decides the fate of the masses and few are blessed with wealth and the right to speak freely. Nevertheless, I think the division in classes should have effect on the attitude of the people in the game.
3. Why cannot I interact will all the items in my possession?
The whole thing with the Sanctuary is great and I have not needed my inventory for anything except to sell items and train the dog. However, I do not undestand why the gems, gifts and books I find cannot be added to the menus of the dressing room for example, as to give me the opportunity to review the items I have gathered?!
Several times I had completely forgotten I was carrying a big pile of gems in my (invisible!) bag and was walking sad and pennyless, trying to save up enough for the state budget.
Maybe making some space for the rest of the items would have been a lot of extra work and costs for Lionhead, I don’t know, but its a black speck in an otherwise splotless game. I’ve seen a lot of people complain online about not being able to see their inventory or find how to use the dog books.
The fact that you can only sell items in a pawn shop was also frequently discussed on several forums. Once you find the pawnshop though, things get easier.
I have to admit that I had troubles finding one for while 
