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He noted that a detailed pitch document was presented at the time, though his exit from Lionhead prevented him from seeing the concept through its full experimental phase. “I wasn’t there to oversee the exploration of those ideas,” he added.
While Molyneux has touched on Lionhead’s potential Fable 4 before—envisioning a world where Microsoft hadn’t pivoted the studio toward the ill-fated Fable Legends—this mention of a concrete pitch document inside the studio adds a new layer to the story of the canceled project.
Reflecting on a 2014 interview, Molyneux previously described a “steampunk Victoriana” setting for the fourth game. The grand plan for Albion was to transition from its medieval roots, through the industrial revolution, and eventually arrive in a version of the modern era.
“The team took the idea quite seriously,” Molyneux recalled, mentioning that concept art had been created for this Victorian-inspired era. “It would have focused on the shifting nature of heroism and fame in a world that was rapidly changing. It was a fascinating direction to consider.”
Read more: How Playground Games inherited Lionhead’s ‘treasure trove’ of secret Fable archives.
Source: gamesradar.com
