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Re: Why should I play Thief 2?

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From: Albert Conklin
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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