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[Darth Remiel]

Maybe I'm just easy to please, but the guns were enough to make me like Fable II (much like the lazers and Mutants in Fallout 3 made it much better to me than The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion)Personally, I liked the storyline of The Lost Chapters better than Fable II's story. The final boss of the Lost Chapters is phenomenal, too (Wish I could say what it was, but I know I'll get one or two "OMG SPOILERZZZ!!1!" for doing so. Just play the game), and far better than the final "confrontation" (sadly, there really isn't a final boss in Fable II. and by "Final Boss", I want a Big, bad-ass demon that'll take a ton of hits and several Game-Overs to beat. Not a one-shot-you're-done kind of thing). I also disliked how there aren't as many legendary weapons as in The Lost Chapters. However, I liked the gameplay of Fable II much better. for the most part, the game was more balanced than it's predecessor. For one, in Fable: The Lost Chapters, one can start stealing items early on in the game. This can get a new player lots of money and good equipment from the get-go. Now, some people like the game for this reason, but for me, it makes a game more boring. It's the same case with The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion: It's REALLY hard to make lots of money in that game, but there is a glitch that can allow someone to duplicate items that are worth a lot of money, allowing players to create an infinite goldmine. At that point, however, the game becomes overwhelmingly dull, as all the effort in playing the game well, and earning your equipment is pretty much destroyed. That's how Fable: The Lost Chapters got pretty boring for me, with overkill against weak enemies losing it's thrill quickly, until I progressed enough in the game to face creatures on-par with my stats and armor. Now, in Fable II, there is much less to steal, and it's also somewhat harder to get away with it. You still have to earn your bread in Fable II, thus bringing back the challenge of having to earn your items, and also bringing back that satisfation of earning that gem-encrusted rifle you proudly brandish in a crowded city square.Co-Op is pretty great, too. I remember the nagging my siblings gave me while playing Fable, while they want to play a multiplayer game or something. Fable II changes it up by having Co-Op, with a henchman you can bring along. As much as I'd like to play as my character in a co-op game, the henchman system is much more balanced: The henchman can choose what kind of weapon they want to bring along, but the power of their weapons are based on the main player's level (IE: If the player just started the game, they won't be bringing henchmen with Master level weapons).Well, that's all I can think of off the top of my head. I dunno, I just liked Fable II better than Fable: The lost chapters. It's hard to think of specific reasons, since both games were absolutely phenomenal. It's like trying to compare Oblivion and Fallout 3.