When was the last time you stopped to admire the scenery? In an effort to constantly stimulate us on a second-by-second basis, most games don't give us the chance to sit back, take stock and simply enjoy being in an entirely different world. At its best, Fable: The Journey does exactly that.

Albion finally feels like a fleshed-out game world; Exquisite presentation and characterisation; Steering Seren and enjoying the scenery is wonderful (when you're allowed

Horrible, genuinely painful Kinect targeting during combat, Lazy experience orb system kills immersion.., ..; as does numerous obtrusive tooltips, awful flow-breaking tutorials and embarrassing gestures, Stolid, unsatisfying and insipid action detracts from the beautiful scenery

Set 50 years after Fable 3 , Fable: The Journey offers a completely new way to experience developer Lionhead's long-running role-playing series. For a start it has been built from the ground up exclusively for Kinect , meaning you can't play it with a regular controller, although you can sit down...

The Good; One of the best motion control games; The world looks gorgeous; Nice balance between blasting enemies and cart riding

The Bad; Fable fans will need to adjust to the on-rails gameplay; Kinect still doesn't work 100% of the time; Might have been even better with a controller

Peter Molyneux's swansong is a triumph in interactive storytelling nestled inside the beautifully rendered fictional world of Albion, hampered only by the obvious failings of motion control.

Kinect has been released for quite a while, however there are only a small handful of games that are developed with the accessory in mind, and that would satisfy hardcore gamers' needs.

is finally here, and despite proving somewhat limited in some aspects, organic storytelling and beautiful visuals make it an engaging, immersive adventure.

Using Kinect to conjure spells, Lionhead's latest provides a beguiling guided tour of fantasy land Albion. It also has one of the best video game horses since Agro.

Fable is the brainchild of Lionhead Studios and the now departed Peter Molyneux.  The series is loved by many and comes with a huge following of fans that are probably wondering how designer Peter Molyneux's swan song for the franchise has turned out.

Fable: The Journey is Lionhead Studios' latest addition to the Fable universe and the first to incorporate KINECT. This time, rather than being an open-world to explore, the Journey is on-rails which is something that hard-core fans of the series have been worried about.

Riding behind your horse gets old very quick; Although the mechanics work well, and it's entertaining at first, it's just too much, Calibration seems to be lost the longer you play requiring you to exit your quest and popping into the main menu to recalibrate, When there are multiple attackers and...

Can't believe I didn't know this game existed! Having so much fun with it.

I loved this franchise. I own all of the previous games, and have played them through repeatedly.