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Do You Start as a Child in the Fable Games? Breakdown by Title

No Fable game lets you start gameplay as a child. Here's the exact starting state for each main entry:

GameStarting Age/StateChildhood Playable?Details
Fable (2004) / AnniversaryYoung Adult ("Hero in Training")❌Brief intro cinematic shows childhood (Oakvale raid), but gameplay starts at Guild as adult.
Fable II (2008)Adult (Young Hero)⚠️ Flashback OnlyPrologue: Play as child (Sparrow) for ~15 min – linear, tutorial only. Then 17-year time jump.
Fable III (2010)Young Adult (Prince/Princess)❌Start in castle, immediate revolution plot. No childhood gameplay.
Fable: The Journey (2012)Adult (Gabriel)❌Kinect rail-shooter. No childhood.
Fable Legends (Cancelled)N/AUnknownPlanned 4v1 co-op. Villain vs Heroes. Child hero concept art existed but never implemented.

Why the Confusion?

  • Fable II's Prologue is the only playable childhood segment in the series – but it's a fixed 15-minute tutorial, not the main game start.
  • Peter Molyneux's Marketing: Promised "live a life from childhood to death" – only partially delivered in Fable II.
  • Character Creation: Fable II/III let you choose appearance as if you grew up, but you don't play the growing.

Games Where You *Do* Play as a Child

  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Majora's Mask – Child Link (first half).
  • Ni no Kuni – Oliver starts as child.
  • Kingdom Hearts – Sora/Riku/Kairi on Destiny Islands.
  • South Park: Stick of Truth / Fractured But Whole – New Kid (child).
  • Omori – Sunny (child/teen).
  • EarthBound / Mother 3 – Ness/Lucas (children).
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