picking the locks can be baffling, but move the mouse so you get most movement. its a great game

Me be downloading it right now.
I'll give you guys my review, this'll be my first Thief game I'm going to play.
I'll keep you updated!

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i played the first 2, plus thief gold, im definatley getting this one

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Don't! It's crappy and AVERAGE!

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You could no more evade my wrath... than you could your own shadow!

*kills heltak and his bizzare plain twins*

No being serious Theif 3 (Played both versions) isn't that good. The xbox seems alot slower and sluggish but the pc is arcadey, simple and... REPETATIVE!

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Thanks Wiz, I'm looking forward to it.

Well well well.........well. I just spent 3-4 hours downloading that damn demo. Only to have it crash near the end of the demo, that makes me very angry.

However, the game is fun, and very well thought out. It's fun dousing torches with water arrows, or sneaking up behind people and clubbing them with a blackjack. The AI seems to be fairly bright too, responding to noise and visual stimuli. I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the genre and people who want to get into the genre should start with it. It'd be nice to have on the ol' game shelf, I probably won't buy it though, since it seems a bit buggy and I don't want to pay $100 for something that will crash.

I am just a worthless liar,
I am just an imbecile,
I will only complicate you,
Trust in me and fall as well.

Thankfully they had this sucker ghosted on my ISP's file network. Had it down the line in 15 minutes (kisses cable modem)

I played both Thief 1 and 2, this one is quite different. Better? Well that's going to depend on what you expect. A lot of people are going to come to this game wanting to hate it, like they hate Deus Ex 2. The engine is almost a dead replica of Deus Ex 2 but it does run a LOT better in Thief. The dynamic lighting does make things much more atmospheric than any of the Dark engines were ever capable of doing.

The level design seems to follow a similar pattern to the original Thief games, you basically have to do a bit of investigative work before you can jump in and start stealing things. Taking a frontal assault actually seems more lethal in this game, which is good to see. I was a bit worried they were going to turn Garrett into a tank to make it more "accessible" for our console brethren. But rest assured dear reader; if you get caught sneaking around the best course of action is to run your ass off. The levels themselves are quite small, akin to DX2 any large map is split into separate loading zones. This is actually my number one gripe, it's not THAT bad but in the very large levels this is going to get moderately annoying.

There are once again a number of ways of going about things, you can find multiple entrances and paths, avoid, distract, knock-out or kill guards, scour the place clean or just do enough to complete your objectives. The story is told in much the same way, cut scene's, reading pieces of parchment, over hearing conversations and Garrett’s own inner monologue.

Third Person vs. First Person? I personally enjoyed using both, I was constantly skipping back and forth between the two. Sometimes the more beneficial view is first person and sometimes when I would really need some peripheral vision I’d slip into third person.

All in all I think it looks like a worthy successor but the modified Unreal engine is by far it's biggest letdown. It's very atmospheric looking but it's seriously clunky and claustrophobic. I think I’ll be making a purchase of this game though. I've always been a huge fan of the Thief series and although I don't think this one will top Thief 2 it will certainly revive that old feeling.

Edited by - Mustang on 5/29/2004 10:55:28 PM

Thanks for that Mustang. I actually ended up picking up a copy of Thief 2 a few months ago, but I could get into it. I think I'll have to try it again in the near future.

I played through Thief 2 not that long ago and it is looking very dated, still a good game but things have progressed so much since then.

dunno about you mustie, but my favourite level in thief 3 is the thieves highway

never played Thief

really ought to.

..how I dearly wish I was not here..

yes, you should, but then you shouldnt smoke, drink heavily and live in stoke but i guess **** just happens to you doesnt it

in any regards (is that even gramatically correct) play thief, it pwns. as for this new offering, i think i will have to wait until my exams are over before i can find the time.


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Attacked ships on fire off the shoulder of orion. Ive seen C-Beams glitter in the darkness at tannhauser gate.
All those moments, will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.
Time, to die."