🚀 go-pugleaf

Memnoch <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> writes:

> On Wed, 13 May 2009 23:22:34 +0200, Walter Mitty <mitticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Memnoch <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> writes:
>>
>>>>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
>>
>>The levels were NOT tiny. There were compact and full of atmosphere and
>>action. But tiny? You sound like one of the supporters of the mythical
>>"open ended huge area" games advocates which time and time again fail to
>>impress.
>
> Okay, tiny may be an exagerration but the my point still stands about the "not
> quite tiny levels" and portals connection sections of them means that they are
> an easy means of escape from 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.
>>
>>What? A great game?
>
> No, not a great game "in your humble opinion". A flawed, but enjoyable
> game

All we can give is our opinions. It's a given.

> that could have been better if certain design concessions hadn't needed to be
> made due to memory constraints on the consoles. I enjoyed Thief 3 but it
> wasn't as good as Thief 2 as far as I am concerned. I missed the rope arrows
> for one thing.

I didn't. It was a new version. It has changes. It was a lot tighter
than Thief 2 IMO and much better paced.

As for the level size, how big should a level be? I found them plenty
big enough because of the detail involved in them.


-- 
I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out
of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.
-- George Foreman