Game director Ralph Fulton has noted that the studio wanted to make its own mark on the Fable franchise instead of making a sequel.
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.
"I think we once thought we could procedurally generate them," says Ralph Fulton, but the studio abandoned the idea "a long time ago."
"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.
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.
"If players are picking up vibes from Dishonored or Prince of Persia along the way, we're in good company," said studio head Brian Fargo.
Pre-orders allegedly open at 11 AM PST for Playground Games' open-world racer, which is launching for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Creative director Matt Searcy also notes there's "enough room" to introduce new elements and ideas while leaning on the lore.
Ultimately, the fact that many other games, including Crysis 2 and 3, were also set in New York made Bethesda pick Boston instead.
Bloodstone will seemingly be a major city with a number of districts, including one for markets and another called "Pub Island".
"I'm really worried that they're gonna keep going with the Creation Engine," said Dean Carter when discussing possible new features.
"We hope to bring along the series veterans... and have them play with an entirely new generation," said executive producer Damon Conn.
Nintendo continues its 21-year-long dominance in physical game sales for Japan, according to the latest data from Famitsu.
The report comes from players having experienced a splash screen noting that it allows "1 hour of ad supported play time per session".
However, Alinea Analytics estimates that about half of PlayStation players recorded about 15 hours of gameplay before moving on.
