Fable’s Loot Is Meant To Be Meaningful, So Don’t Expect A Bunch Of Minor Upgrades

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">At the heart of many great action-RPGs is a satisfying grind for better loot. Whether it's random chests or quest rewards, it's important to feel like you're getting appropriate payoffs for overcoming challenges. Playground Games, the studio behind the upcoming Fable reboot, told GameSpot it's aiming to make sure that its loot and equipment feels meaningful, with big swings in power level.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Creative directors Will Kennedy and Craig Littler told us in an interview at <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamescom-opening-night-live-2026-all-the-biggest-announcements-games-and-trailers/">Gamescom</a> that there's lots of variety in the kinds of loot you'll find, and the particularly impactful ones will be new gear. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"We want our upgrades to be what we call meaningfully meaningful," Kennedy said. "So you don't get things like, 'Oh, 1% damage,' and things like that. What you get is bigger swings. A good example is the weapon spell we showed. When you first get the weapon spell, you can do a suspend part up in the air. But one of the upgrades you experience is the slam, which really expands the utility and impact of the spell. There's lots of examples like that."</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M79EnEkZ-cc </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">With so many options in combat, it's also important to be able to manage your loadouts easily. Kennedy noted that your loadout consists of your melee weapon, ranged weapon, spells, and abilities. Spells and abilities can be upgraded with a skill tree, and then weapons will have their own upgrade path as well.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Littler added that the items you find in chests will also play into the game's various systems, including baubles you can give to help your social standing.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"You do also find other things in chests," he said. "You might find a gift, for example, that would work with the life system. I don't know what kind of gifts you would find in an old mine, probably a Bag of Blistering or something, but once you've collected that, you can then use that on the NPCs around the world." </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">GameSpot got <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-that-video-is-not-an-accurate-representation-of-fables-combat/">hands-on with Fable at Gamescom</a> and came away impressed with its combat across two pre-built loadouts, with a hammer, alongside different types of bows and spells. Fable is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on February 23, 2027.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p>