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Article #36623Re: Why should I play Thief 2?
From: Albert Conklin
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:39
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:39
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Michael Cecil wrote: > On Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:54:41 GMT, celestebREMOVE@telusplanet.net > (CelesteB) wrote: > > >>Ok, I played Thief 1 and really enjoyed it although it was rather >>hard. I had to do lots of reloading because of my tendency to blunder >>around a lot. Also, I tended to not use my arsenal because it was >>limited and I worried there would be a spot later on in the mission >>where I might really need it and I ended up not using anything. >> >>I just started up Thief:DS and was ready to go but part of me wants to >>play Thief 2 first. Why don't I play it? Because I've heard it's >>*hard* . Persuade me, give me tips, whatever *g* >> >>Thanks! >> >>Celeste >>"Born to Rune" - T. Prachett > > > Thief 2 is my favorite I guess. Maybe that's because it has the most Fan > Missions made for it (400+) and I've just played it the most. Maybe it's > because it has a few more weapons and items for Garrett to use. Maybe > it's because the graphics are a bit better than Thief 1. Probably it's a > mixture of all those things. I don't think it's any harder than Thief 1 > though. Maybe my skills were just better by the time I played T2. I know > that I just scoff and laugh at situations in Thief now that would have > scared the crap out of me back when I was starting with Thief 1. > > Anyhow, yes you should play it. Then install Darkloader or Garrettloader > and start feasting on all the hundreds of fan missions available to you. I > wish I could go back and start playing them again for the first time. They > are what make Thief great, not the original campaigns, IMNSHO.* > > Thief 3...well, it's fun to play once. Eric Brosius' ambient music makes > some parts very nice. But if you're used to the real Thief games you > might be annoyed by Thief 3. > > You can get fan missions here: > http://thiefmissions.com/ and http://www.keepofmetalandgold.com/ > and you can discuss them here: > http://www.ttlg.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=100 Yea, what he said. :-) Anyway, definitely play Thief 2. I don't even remember much of Thief at all. But there are plenty of Thief 2 Fan Missions. Some good and some not so good. Albert
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