X10: Peter Molyneux Shows What Will "Piss Off" Gamers

The Lionhead boss confirmed at X10 today not that Fable III would have fully functioning Natal support and no other control method as some feared, but instead it won't have the traditional Health Bar or HUD which have been a staple of most games especially RPG's.

This is the news the Peter Molyneux was quoted as saying he feared would cause people to be "pissed off".

He said that instead of using a health bar, Fable III will adopt a feature from recent action titles with environmental graphic changes showing how close you are to going bye bye.

“Look at the screen! It’s completely clean," Molyneux said at a presentation of the game, attended by Wired.

"Why do we need the fucking health bar?” He added

Whether this means the rise of the "jelly blood" is upon us is yet to be determined, however all gamers will be wondering as to how it will work without any HUD, especially since the only game completely without a HUD in recent memory was Mirrors Edge.

Apparently the HUD and health bar aren't the only radical changes that Fable III have undergone as apparently the menus have all changed to.

“The 2-D parts of Fable 1 and Fable 2 were rubbish,” he stated “That’s why people didn’t change their clothes, or change their weapons.” In Fable III he added, that he's trying to implement customization as "part of the game."

“Which, I just realized, I’m not supposed to talk about,” he concluded.

As to how pissed off gamers are by not having a HUD or being forced to customize your character only time will tell, be sure to check back at Game Attic as we doubt with Peter Molyneux at the helm, that these will be the last major announcement we hear before launch.