I hadn't heard much of Fable before I bought my 360, all I knew was that it was a popular game so I bought it from the marketplace and loved it, this was before Fable 2 was released so I was keeping up to date with it, but I also never knew of Peter Molyneux and his infamous marketing techniques so I had no reason to question him, I bought and played Fable 2 and was entirely unimpressed, it was boring, the combat seemed off and the main character looked like he was brain dead, all these elements combined made me angry at the fact that I had bought into Peter's "charm" and was determined to only buy the game if it got positive reviews from both critics and gamers, and since that time I've come to distrust internet critics and really only pay attention to actual gamers, and so far it hasn't recieved the positive reception needed for me to make a purchase.
My friend however read reviews thinking it looked like a good game, now I admit to not playing the game long enough to come to a solid conclusion, but it seemed like I was right to judge, it just felt uninspired, not enough was added to the actual game, it seemed to be full of little features to make playing the game easier.
Basically, more of the same but hidden under a veil of boring add ons.