I haven't talked much about Fable II, and that's mostly because I can barely stop playing it. I have not had so much fun playing a game since the first Kingdom Hearts. My brother-in-law sold his Xbox, and now I'm pointing and laughing at him because he cannot play this fabulous game. I think I'm almost done with the story, but apparently you can keep playing sidequests after you complete the main story. Will I do so? Oh yes.

I absolutely love my dog. I actually care for him like he's one of my own dogs. In this one scene, I was trapped in a cave fighting these horrible monsters. With every one I cut down, five more materialized out of the walls. After what seemed like an eternity of hacking away at these things, an escape route opened up, and I wasted no time in running out of there. When I got out of the cave, I realized my dog wasn't with me. I PANICKED. I thought he had been killed or maybe he got lost in the tunnels. I wanted to go back in and look for him, but the game wouldn't let me. I was close to real tears thinking that I had killed my dog when the lovable pooch came limping out of the cave. I didn't notice he was hurt in the fight, and the poor guy hobbled all the way out. I quickly healed him, gave him a doggie treat, and praised him. What would have happened if I assumed him dead and left the area? Would he have limped all the way to the next quest point? I get misty thinking about it. I wouldn't deserve him at that point.

I really only have one complaint about the game: the Simsish characteristics. I think it's very cool that you can totally mold your character into any D&D alignment you want and dress them up to suit your fancy. I think the expressions feature is a little lame, and while the concept of starting a family and buying up real estate is fun, these things are a little too reminiscent of the Sims for me. I did try out the family thing this time around but definitely won't do it next time. My husband and little boy are such complainers! They whine about where they live, how much money I give them, blah blah blah. I'm saving the world! Go get a job if you don't like the THREE houses I've bought. Sheesh! My dog sleeps outside and he helps me fight evil and he never complains. I suddenly understand bachelors.