The Thief franchise consists of a series of first-person "sneaker" games, where you play as a master thief named Garrett, in a large sprawling steampunk-medieval metropolis simply known as "the City."
It doesn't look very dark.... They better retain the painterly photoshopped Cutscenes.... and I vaguely recall that Steven Russell is reprising Garret's role??
As Thief is my favourite ever game series I'm hanging for this... hopefully it is more than just a DXHR reskin (which would still be a good game). I want something spectacular, not good.
So I'm all positive about the game, then I see this over at Gamespot:
"...the City is broiling with social tension as it is ravaged by a plague..."
Okay, okay, let's hope they're not stealing (thieving?) too much from Dishonored. But this sort of thing starts to make me worry.
It's not exactly an original concept and Dishonored doesn't own it. In fact, I'm pretty sure there's a zombie-like plague mentioned in Thief 1, and you even go into a part of town that was closed off and quarantined because of it.
Sound familiar?
Yes, but Thief came out fifteen years ago, and Dishonored just a few months ago. And the first Thief game didn't focus its entire story on it.Mostly my comment is connected to my previous one, in which I hoped they'd take and refine the best parts of Dishonored. I'm not saying Dishonored owns the concept. I just don't want the games to be too similar, since they'll be out within a few years of each other. It's not about stealing quite so much as it is about similarity. At some level all games steal from each other in this way. I don't particularly care so long as it doesn't cross this line where it feels like basically the same game, even down to the level of story.
It's not about the origin of the idea. It's just that I just played a game where I was sneaking around killing dudes, and there's a zombie plague. I'd rather not play that game again so soon. Like I said--it makes me worry, just a little bit.
Man, I have some fond memories of Thief 1. What an intense game that was. Wouldn't want to go back and play it now though, looks like shit. Hopefully this new one can bring me back to that old place again, 15 years later...
I heard it on the Bombcast that "nobody likes stealth games." So yes, you are absolutely right, young man.
Already during the Hotspot days, Jeff said that stealth was done for. Here is a transcript: "Stealth is done, man. Uhhh. Hiding? Whatever. (...) Vision cones? Like, what is this, like the 70's man? C'mon. Cracking dudes in the face with blunt objects and shooting them in the back of the head, that's where the action is. Not hiding and dragging bodies."
I'm excited ... but when I think back to the things I loved about that game (such as moss arrows and water arrows) I wonder whether a similar mechanism might not seem impossibly dated these days.
Far and away the best stealth series ever and by no means as antiquated as all the people who wank off to Mark of the Ninja's or Dishonored's stealth "innovations" seem to believe. And yes, you should play DS if only for the incredible Shalebridge Cradle which is about as tense as Amnesia.
Okay, PR department, get in here: Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction. I want the entirety of our campaign promoting this game to be based on that song.
Kinda bummed this means we probably won't see a new Deus Ex for a while, but I am intrigued none the less. Never really gave the thief games much of a chance, but now that I am trying to beat a bunch of games and blog about it, I think I will go back to them.
For the love of god please don't simplify it into oblivion. This seems to be happening more and more and it's becoming really distressing. Then again I thought the new Deus Ex was fantastic and I have high hopes for thief.
But the things I liked about the first two Thief games don't and probably never will have a wide spread appeal. Not something what will likely be an early next gen release focus. Deadly Shadows wasn't a bad game, but there was so many small things about it which I'm sure most fans would agree was the weakest game of the series. A hub-world that detracted from the immersion, no sense of risk/reward for rationing out consumable equipment (since by the 2nd level you have more equipment than you could ever imagine using), a heavy prod towards being a murderer (I still don't get why he'd need a dagger and a blackjack..). And none of those awesome cut scenes!
I don't mean to rant on about a game that game out years ago, but I'd say fans of the original two ought to be lowering their expectations. Especially if they don't get Steven Russell and Eric Brosius back on board.
I dont want a fucking reboot! Get the old voice actor back & give it as epic soundtrack as the previous games had!
Wait, it's a reboot? This kind of sucks. I enjoyed the Thief fiction and the ending of Deadly Shadows created a very interesting setup for a sequel. Especially since all three games focused on one faction and the fourth one created an ideal situation for a game centered solely on Garrett himself.
Really, really can't wait for this. While Human Revolution had its problems, I thought overall it was a great experience. I'm sure Montreal are going to give Thief the reboot it so sorely deserves.
Thief is a series I've always wanted to play, but never have managed. Huge fan of the original Deus Ex [played it many years after its release, however], I'm currently playing through DE:HR and mostly liking it, I have loved every Metal Gear Solid game, enjoyed most of the Splinter Cell games (though Conviction was hit and miss with me), and Dishonored is one of my favorite games in recent memory. I'm quite looking forward to this game, and if I can find the time, wouldn't say no to playing through the first three in preparation....hmm, now where to buy them...
For the love of God Patrick, don't play Deadly Shadows. Play Thief 1 and 2 first. They're masterpieces, and they have their share of horror elements too.
So I'm all positive about the game, then I see this over at Gamespot:
"...the City is broiling with social tension as it is ravaged by a plague..."
Okay, okay, let's hope they're not stealing (thieving?) too much from Dishonored. But this sort of thing starts to make me worry.
It's not exactly an original concept and Dishonored doesn't own it. In fact, I'm pretty sure there's a zombie-like plague mentioned in Thief 1, and you even go into a part of town that was closed off and quarantined because of it.
Sound familiar?
Not to mention the the game has been in production for about 5 years. The plot and vo were probably laid down years ago.
This isn't exactly new news. Didn't they confirm they're working on a new Thief for next gen last year? I remember reading about it a while ago. I'm pretty excited, I haven't played any of them but I know it's a game I'll love. I do own them all on Steam but haven't come around to play them yet. Will definitely play them all before this one comes out though.
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