Thief : Deadly Shadows...

Well I recently purchased this title and descided to go ahead and give it a shot. I am only on the first level ( after training) and I am just blown away at my stupidity for not trying this game sooner. The atmosphere is amazing and I must say the graphics ( Unreal 2.5) hold up nicley.

What are yor thoughts on the game?

Do you prefer 1st person or 3rd person. I can't make up my mind on which to use.

It's a great game imo. It doesn't beat the first or second thief tho. And I like it better in third person because then you can see more of what you are doing, how well you are hidden if someones searching you, ..

It's an amazing game. One of my favorites.

There are 2 levels that will remain in you head for along time. You'll know them when you get there.

It's an amazing game. One of my favorites.

There are 2 levels that will remain in you head for along time. You'll know them when you get there.

luke_717

It's an amazing game. One of my favorites.

There are 2 levels that will remain in you head for along time. You'll know them when you get there.

luke_717

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It's an amazing game. One of my favorites.

There are 2 levels that will remain in you head for along time. You'll know them when you get there.

GeneralShowzer

The orphanage and the ship level. I don't recall the exact names. People say Silent Hill, Resident Evil et cetera are scary? Oh wait to play these.

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="luke_717"]

It's an amazing game. One of my favorites.

There are 2 levels that will remain in you head for along time. You'll know them when you get there.

luke_717

The orphanage and the ship level. I don't recall the exact names. People say Silent Hill, Resident Evil et cetera are scary? Oh wait to play these.

I agree with your opinon of the graphics. I played it recently, and I was stunned at how the graphics still look pretty nice and solid. I don't think The Cradle level is as scary as some people say, though it's nicely atmospheric, like all of thief. I found some of the levels in the earlier thief games to be scarier/creepier. Highly memorable game regardless though.

For me, Deadly Shadows wasn't a total mess. It had some respectable qualities. But it doesn't hold a special place in my gaming heart like Thief 1 & 2. Ion Storm just tampered with the Thief formula a tad too much, mostly because of limitations with their weak game engine.

But I am past that now and am looking forward to Thief IV. I am hopeful that Eidos Montreal will put the series back on track and give it the full Thiefy attention it deserves. Too bad it will take forever for them to finish it. It's been a whole year now since its announcement, and virtually no news about progress has been shared.

Thief III: Deadly Shadows is great, but it's not a masterpiece like the first two games of the series. ;)

BTW, has someone tried The Dark Mod for Doom 3? I really want Thief IV toplay like this mod.

Good thing you finally got around to playing it.

Good thing you finally got around to playing it.

depend3ncy

Awesome series is awesome.

Glad you finally gave this game a go bud and glad your enjoying it to.

Great atmosphere, good level design, nice graphics, fun gameplay, just an overall fun series.

I remember enjoying this game on the xbox, but i was

around 14 and almost completely different. All missions ended in

massacres XD

Not very thief like at all. A week ago or something

i got it for pc, looking forward to playing!

BTW, has someone tried The Dark Mod for Doom 3? I really want Thief IV toplay like this mod.

RyuRanVII

Oh geez, I hope not. I have been disappointed in The Dark Mod thus far. Judging by the fan missions created for it so far, it reminds me too much of Deadly Shadows. The missions have been very tiny, just like they were in TDS. I'm not sure if this is a Dark Mod limitation, or just the fan authors not taking much time to make bigger missions. For whatever reason, they felt the need to give it a more complex combat system. But Thief is not about combat (hence the title "Thief"). Less focus has been made on enhancing stealth gaming, and more focus has been on adding needless gimmicks to the controls. The graphics may look a bit newer (but even Doom 3 graphics are getting outdated), but so far the fan authors haven't made a mission that is as fun as Thief 1 & 2 missions, or fan missions for those games.

So if I want to get into the Thief series. Should I start from the very beginning? Or can I start with Deadly Shadows? I guess what I'm asking is...are the stories continuous?Remmib

[QUOTE="Remmib"]So if I want to get into the Thief series. Should I start from the very beginning? Or can I start with Deadly Shadows? I guess what I'm asking is...are the stories continuous?biggest_loser

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"][QUOTE="Remmib"]So if I want to get into the Thief series. Should I start from the very beginning? Or can I start with Deadly Shadows? I guess what I'm asking is...are the stories continuous?Remmib

Gamergate has the first one.

Gamergate has the first one.

Whiteblade999

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Gamergate has the first one.

millerlight89

Need to play this.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]Sweet, thanks for the heads up man.Remmib

If GoG was able to put out Thief 1 and 2 I would be so happy just because Deus Ex would follow since Square Enix/Eidos holds the rights for them.

[QUOTE="Remmib"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]Sweet, thanks for the heads up man.Whiteblade999

If GoG was able to put out Thief 1 and 2 I would be so happy just because Deus Ex would follow since Square Enix/Eidos holds the rights for them.

I have the boxed version and the steam version actually. I just want a gog version for the inevitable extras that I couldn't normally find.

Awesome game, I love it. I usually play it in third person.Litchie

Thank you all for the comments I have been playing the game all weekend and am almost done with it. I have had a great experience thus far. If this is the weakest of the series, I can not wait to see the other two in action. Thanks guys.millerlight89

Hopefully you played The Shalebridge Cradle mission in a dark room .... at midnight .... ALONE at home .......... 8)

[QUOTE="Litchie"]Awesome game, I love it. I usually play it in third person.millerlight89

Thank you all for the comments I have been playing the game all weekend and am almost done with it. I have had a great experience thus far. If this is the weakest of the series, I can not wait to see the other two in action. Thanks guys.millerlight89

I started the series with Metal Age, stopped 3/4 of the way thru and played the first game, then went back and finished Metal Age. Great games. I loved the third also. I think I'll reinstall it just for giggles.

Is the Texture pack worth it or stick with the original?

Is the Texture pack worth it or stick with the original?

guidotwofive

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]Thank you all for the comments I have been playing the game all weekend and am almost done with it. I have had a great experience thus far. If this is the weakest of the series, I can not wait to see the other two in action. Thanks guys.flukki

Hopefully you played The Shalebridge Cradle mission in a dark room .... at midnight .... ALONE at home .......... 8)

I picked up thief for $7 at goodwill. If you are interested in mods, there is a mod called the minimalist project that makes the game more like the old thief games.

Also, I have played thief metal age and didn't like it. The AI is soooo dumb and hated the animations/graphics, that's not to say that the game wast bad, as it has quite good voice acting. Just couldn't get past all the bad graphics.