Thief is tops in my books in several aspects. It probably has the BEST story of any game, with cutscenes that are ENGAGING, and actually add to the game, rather than the usual which you just want to fast forward. The game feel and graphics are spectacular. You really feel part of the environment. The focus in this game is sneaking, not big fights, which may not appeal to your usual click-fest fan, but this was actually a huge bonus for me. Several of the chapters in this game were downright SCARY, don't play at night with the sound on high.. (which means DO)!
Only thing which needs improvement is the mapping system, the in-game map is pretty much useless. You cant tell where you and where you need to go.
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