SlasherJPC
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I can confirm that's legit personally.
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Thief |OT| Hide your valuables, Garrett is back in town
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I can confirm that's legit personally.
I was already pretty sure that I would skip it but if reviews fall into this rating category it will be a real save skip for people like who liked the old games. Whatever it will probably be on Playstation Plus within a year anyway, jut like the other Square Enix titles.
crazyrabbits
Banned
I thought weak endings were par for the course. From what I remember about the Dark Project, the ending was a two-minute cutscene that had a sequel hook and introduction to Garrett's new eye, and little else.
Not surprised about the other things, though - I'll definitely wait until this one goes cheap before bouncing on it.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Mine'll be live when the embargo drops here, which for me is 1am Tuesday morning AEDT. No idea if that matches up with the rest of the world. Unless I get caught up, it'll be a video review too.
Remachinate
Member
Good AI would be a big surprise after everyone going nuts watching the streams. I'm encouraged by the claim that there's lots of exploration, but I'm curious what he means by most of his cons. What's the "Thief feeling"? And the complaints of a lifeless world and lack of sandbox levels seem odd; was he expecting open-world gameplay?
IAmRandom31
Banned
Heh was watching a stream last night while waiting for the FFXIV servers to pop and this dude was having some serious issues within a room with a bunch of movable stairs. Watched the attempt to get the stairs right for atleast 20 minutes.
Was a true visceral gameplay experience
Was a true visceral gameplay experience
That's 8AM in EST, I think, 5AM PST, so you're one hour ahead of the embargo here.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Weird. Not going to complain, because that's our embargo. But I'm not sure if we're in daylight savings or not, and that might fill up that hour.
german pc magazine gamestar gave apparently 78%
the most important points:
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good art design, atmosphere <- Looks like the best thing about it
lots of exploration <- Surprising
good AI <- Surprising
can be finished witthout a single fight <- Nice!
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no thief feeling <-
lifeless world <- Looks it from the streams
no real "sandbox" levels <- Hugely disappointing
bad ending <- Kinda expected!
Another Hitman Absolution by the sounds of it - a flawed game that misses the point, yet had the potential to be great
Linear levels is such a stupid design choice given that was what made the old games fantastic.Still some enjoyment to be found I expect though.
Moff
Member
honestly I think it sounds much much worse than absolution.
absolution, despite all its heavy drawbacks, still brought several impovements to the franchise and had at least a handfull sandbox levels.
I dont see that here at all, I already preloaded it on steam, so I'll definitely play it on relese and wait with my verdict till then.
absolution, despite all its heavy drawbacks, still brought several impovements to the franchise and had at least a handfull sandbox levels.
I dont see that here at all, I already preloaded it on steam, so I'll definitely play it on relese and wait with my verdict till then.
Damn, sounds about like some budget game that should be no more than $20 with issues like that.
You must not play many games
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It's been a cross generation game from the start. Would probably not even be on next gen systems if wasn't stuck in development hell for so long.
The Antitype
Banned
Hoping for the best for this game. Already have it pre-ordered.
Best case scenario, it's as strong a reboot/reimagining of Thief as Human Revolution was for Deus Ex. A great mix of new ideas and approach, with plenty of respect and core concepts carried over from the original(s).
*crossing fingers*
Best case scenario, it's as strong a reboot/reimagining of Thief as Human Revolution was for Deus Ex. A great mix of new ideas and approach, with plenty of respect and core concepts carried over from the original(s).
*crossing fingers*
Steverulez
Member
Ive never played Thief before, so I think even if its not a faithful reboot I will still enjoy it. Hope its liked by fans of the original though.
What's your website?
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
I wasn't expecting a game as good as the old school games, but I am hoping for at least a decent game that works in its own right.
thanks!
Miles Quaritch
Member
CriterionDog
Member
Really excited to play this on tuesday!!
SlasherJPC
Banned
Can anyone else that is playing this tell me how many chapters there are? Trying to gauge how far I am.
According to the achievements, there's 8 chapters.
Spoiler tagged in case people don't want to know.
keltickennedy
Member
Cool man! You and me both!! *High-five*
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
This game is being made by the same team that made Deus Ex Human Revolution which was one of my favorite games from last gen.
If Thief ends up being a game like that but takes place in the victorian era then I am all over it.
If Thief ends up being a game like that but takes place in the victorian era then I am all over it.
Remachinate
Member
It was a different team in the studio--don't get your hopes too high about the magic transferring over.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Thanks. On chapter 2 doing all side quests so far and almost 4 hours in.
funkystudent
Member
This game looks very Unreal Engine-y.
Havent seen a UE game look so much like a UE game since Batman.
Havent seen a UE game look so much like a UE game since Batman.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Saw this on GameFAQs/NGG:
Just like their (GS) leaked Donkey Kong score.
Just like their (GS) leaked Donkey Kong score.
nice! steam trading cards
Saw this on GameFAQs/NGG:
Just like their (GS) leaked Donkey Kong score.
Oh my. The reviews should be interesting to read.
ambientmystic
Member
Sweet, this is one game I can actually try out on my ancient ass DX10 laptop lol.
Granted at lowish settings, but at least they didn't lock out DX10 machines like CAPCOM/Double Helix did with Strider which is a DX11 hardware only game. Which is bullshit when they've also got PS360 versions of that game.
Day 1 just to see how it plays.
Saw this on GameFAQs/NGG:
Just like their (GS) leaked Donkey Kong score.
Tons of videos of this game on YouTube now. People really don't need reviews good or bad to decide if they want the game. Granted they are capable of making up there own mind :O
sertopico
Member
No Mantle at launch for PC users: http://community.eidosmontreal.com/blogs/Thief-PC-Requirements?theme=thief
Krappadizzle
Member
Have you pm'd M*A*S*H? He sold me a Steam code for $25.00.
Dwight Schrute
Member
However I remind reading an article on their forum when the game was revealed, like, 5 years ago ? (Thi4f) were a dev said it was going to be next-gen.
Yeah, that's why I was surprised that there was 360/PS3 versions of the game. I thought Thief would be the first next-gen exclusive multiplat.
I think they invested so much time and money into it they got cold feet and didn't want to take the risk. Which is a shame as it looks like the old gen is really holding the game back.
Angry Fork
Member
This is basically why I'm on the verge of pre ordering right now. But I haven't pre-ordered/bought a game at launch price for years because I got burned once. Not sure if I should do it.
If you're looking to get it at launch, gmg has it for about $33. No way I'm gonna get it for $50-60 since it could be dreadful.
Why can't they just stick to the roots. I never played the Thief games but they sounded like excellent stealth games with big levels.
I wanted that from this game, but it seems like it doesn't live up to my expectations.
Are there any other stealth games planned for next gen consoles?
I wanted that from this game, but it seems like it doesn't live up to my expectations.
Are there any other stealth games planned for next gen consoles?
Thief is the only stealth game that's known to be coming out. Unless Splinter Cell, Deus Ex, or Dishonored comes.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I'm pretty sure it's not being made by the "same team" that made Human Revolution, certainly not the lead staff. Most of the Thief team is independent from Human Revolution; different director, different level design leads, and so on. This was always the intention; Eidos Monteal was marketed as a multi-team studio able to work on several projects at once. Going by the last few years, they intended to start with Deus Ex and gear up staff to work on three pojects: one working on Deus Ex 4, one working on Thief 4, and one working on a "new IP". Human Revoution took longer than expected, and so did Thief 4. If rumours are to be believed, the new IP has been shelved, the third team helping out the Thief and Deus Ex teams on their projects (as we know Deus Ex 4 is in development).
While I'm sure that parts of the Deus Ex 3 team worked on Thief simply due to the nature of production and crunch necessitating a high staff volume to get the game out, the 'core' team had little to do with it.
Metal Gear Solid 5. Dishonored 2 hasn't been announced, but there will be one, and more Splinter Cell, despite Blacklist under performing.