A staple of the originals, it wouldn't work because you're "different things to different people," says Playground's Ralph Fulton.
Game director Ralph Fulton has noted that the studio wanted to make its own mark on the Fable franchise instead of making a sequel.
While Rebirth has already been out on PC and PS5 for some time, the third part's Switch 2 version is being made alongside other platforms.
Zooming in at sales figures for just December, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 took the crown, with Battlefield 6 instead being ranked at third.
In a statement, Kota Furushima said that this focus also means that Game Freak has to work on visuals and performance optimizations.
"I think we once thought we could procedurally generate them," says Ralph Fulton, but the studio abandoned the idea "a long time ago."
Learn about Tokugawa Takechiyo's journey through the various eras to purify the Crucibles and unravel his brother's betrayal.
"It’s about looking at roads, references, thinking about what you see in each place and how it feels when you turn a corner."
You'll also be accompanied by two friends, Jordy and Mei, with the latter providing more information on the country and its culture.
Ralph Fulton also went into detail about how emergent gameplay was a major focus for Playground Games during the development of Fable.
Other new features include customizable garages, Car Meets, Touge Battles, The Estate, Horizon Time Attack Circuits and much more.
Playground Games has revealed systemic open-world interactivity, combat, and many other features from the fairy tale RPG.
Craft your pots and take them into battle to douse the enemy's kiln on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC, with a closed beta coming soon.
With plants being the main motif of the game, players will be able to use plant-based powers against parasite-infected enemies.
Venture to Japan as a tourist, working their way through to the Horizon Festival, and unlocking more than 550 cars, including the Toyota GR-GT.
The release of this update coincides with the special ops-themed Redacted Regiment Warbond, which includes silenced weapons.
Noble Securities analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski has predicted a development budget of $388 million, with a similar amount set for marketing.
Alongside life-to-date sales nearly doubling the original Switch in the same period, it also offset declining yearly hardware sales.
The developers have also confirmed that one of the new maps, dubbed Contaminated, will feature new, unique gameplay mechanics.
Run through Okinawa as Kiryu and experience various Substories or take on thugs in Kamurocho with Mine's shoot-boxing style.