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Article #36486Re: Thief: Deadly Shadows
From: rms
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:04
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:04
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> I'm just getting around to playing this game at last, despite having
>it since release. What's it like? Good, bad, or indifferent?
Quite good, just not at the level of the first two games. It suffered
from the use of the DeusEx:IW engine, and a dollop of consolitis, but these
should not be deal-breakers.
> I never finished either of the first two Thief games for one reason or
> another. I still have Thief 2: The Metal Age. Should I play that
> before playing Deadly Shadows?
I have an urge to slap you around a bit as these are two of the best
games in history, but no it's not crucial to finish the prequels before
starting TDS. What you *should* do for a fuller enjoyment is make an effort
to learn the plot elements from T1&2; this is best done by installing the
games and just watching all the cutscenes in order (they are just .avi
files), or browsing the TTLG forums for historical threads, such as this one
on the loss of Garrett's eye:
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107068
or files from http://www.thief-thecircle.com/
such as http://www.thief-thecircle.com/guides/darkfiles/
and http://www.kicie.net/misc/scripts.txt
> Rob
rms
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