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Re: Thief 4 Officially Announced!!!

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From: Memnoch
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:56
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On Tue, 12 May 2009 18:23:54 +0200, Walter Mitty <mitticus@gmail.com> wrote:

>john.dsl@verizon.net (John Lewis) writes:
>
>> On Mon, 11 May 2009 13:28:52 -0700, "Lunchbox" <notfor@email.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"J.H." <justaguyhanginout@gmail.com> wrote in message 
>>>news:NkZNl.27639$PH1.19986@edtnps82...
>>>>>
>>>> hopefully it's a good game.  i won't say i'm excited because...well i 
>>>> hated T3.  we'll see.
>>>
>>>
>>>I liked T3 and so long as they don't dumb it down for the console crowd it 
>>>should be good. 
>>>
>>
>> Andrew, are you reading........?
>>
>> John Lewis
>>
>
>Here we go again. Thief 3 was a GREAT game. There are always trade
>offs. And the usual suspects will hang off one perceived "dumb down" or
>weakness for ever and a day. Thief 3 looked and played superbly and was
>responsible for some the creepiest, arse clenching gameplay of all time.

The tiny levels were a bit of a disappointment. And the fact that guards
weren't able to chase you through those portals from one segment to another as
that would have somewhat mitigated this. But if the consoles couldn't cope
with larger levels that's what we end up with.
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From: Memnoch <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com>
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