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Stealing A Look At Thief III

Posted by simoniker on from the sneaky-sneak-sneak dept.

It seems that Gamespot has an exclusive look at Thief III, the latest in the stealth action FPS series from Looking Glass Studios and now Ion Storm Austin. The PC and Xbox game shares an engine with the other new Ion Storm project, Deus Ex: Invisible War (also previewed on Gamespot recently), hence similarly advanced AI and use of dynamic shadows, but claims much more focused gameplay goals compared to DX2, as well as its markedly different medieval setting. Looks like this new Thief could continue the Looking Glass tradition in fine style.

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  1. How captivating have the 1 and 2 been for you? by mijok · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I remember playing Thief II and being so concentrated on the game that a few times I noticed myself trying to move the mouse or press keys quietly so that the guards wouldn't hear me... So they're pretty damn good games when they make you feel that intensively that you're in the game.

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    1. Re:How captivating have the 1 and 2 been for you? by Darthnice · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I loved them both, I got into them years after their original release. My biggest problem with Thief1 was the zombie levels, it really broke the feel of the game for me. I loved sneaking around guards and alarm systems, but killing/running from zombies just wasn't my favorite. It reminded me of the alien levels of Half-Life, just out of place with the rest of the game.

      Thief2 was better in that it focused more on avoiding people, but that last mission wore me out. I knew I was at the end, and I had figured out all that I needed to do, but now there are robots instead of Zombies to deal with. I eventually just watched the last movie in a media player and didn't finish the level. It felt more like work than a game at that point.

      Looking forward to Thief3, I love the idea of dynamic lighting. Every preview I read for DX2 made me say to myself, "That would be perfect for Thief!" And now it's confirmed :)

  2. Those shadows... by Eagle7 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The idea that you see your shadow with a knife raised when sneaking up on someone... that's pretty freaking cool. The screens were awefully impressive.

    As an aside, did this shot remind anyone else of Zork I?
    http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/pc/t hief 3/thiefpc_screen010.jpg

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