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If you like Deus Ex, Splinter Cell, Riddick and/or Morrowind then you owe it to yourself to get this game.
Absolutely STUNNING.
The freedom to do what you want, mixed in with the life of a thief, various ways to approach objectives, with all those favourite bits from Splinter Cell (Hiding in the shadows, great gadgets, nice one-liners). The guard/enemy AI is pretty damn decent, fighting with them is really good fun and they will take you down enough to make it a challenge.
The game gives you a kind of stealth rating for all you Hitman 2 fans out there (How many stealth kills, normal kills, times you were spotted etc). Also there's various difficulty levels where different objectives are added and tougher conditions must be met (The AI gets a boost and you must steal more for example).
It's difficult to explain how brilliantly the stealth in this game is handled, it's SO much more fluid than mucking about in Splinter Cell and so much more satisfying when you take your enemy down. They've got the balance absolutely perfect between stealth and playability.
So far I've stealthily massacred an entire manor, broken into my landlords apartment and stolen my rent back(!), mugged 3 dozen people, taken on the city watch and generally picked a lot of dirty underhand fights with many scoundrels and peace-abiding citizens alike!
Equal to Deus Ex, better than Splinter Cell and Riddick with the styling of Morrowind. Fan-****ing-tastic!
More to follow.
Absolutely STUNNING.
The freedom to do what you want, mixed in with the life of a thief, various ways to approach objectives, with all those favourite bits from Splinter Cell (Hiding in the shadows, great gadgets, nice one-liners). The guard/enemy AI is pretty damn decent, fighting with them is really good fun and they will take you down enough to make it a challenge.
The game gives you a kind of stealth rating for all you Hitman 2 fans out there (How many stealth kills, normal kills, times you were spotted etc). Also there's various difficulty levels where different objectives are added and tougher conditions must be met (The AI gets a boost and you must steal more for example).
It's difficult to explain how brilliantly the stealth in this game is handled, it's SO much more fluid than mucking about in Splinter Cell and so much more satisfying when you take your enemy down. They've got the balance absolutely perfect between stealth and playability.
So far I've stealthily massacred an entire manor, broken into my landlords apartment and stolen my rent back(!), mugged 3 dozen people, taken on the city watch and generally picked a lot of dirty underhand fights with many scoundrels and peace-abiding citizens alike!
Equal to Deus Ex, better than Splinter Cell and Riddick with the styling of Morrowind. Fan-****ing-tastic!
More to follow.
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Silent Thunder wrote:
> Yeah Thief 3 is brilliant.
>
> Shalebridge Cradle could be one of the best levels. Large amounts of
> tension is always a good thing.
Damn this level freaked me out!! my head was spinning!!
Gave up that game when i was saving just before fighting whats-her name and it crashed... lost like 6 hrs of hard work
> Yeah Thief 3 is brilliant.
>
> Shalebridge Cradle could be one of the best levels. Large amounts of
> tension is always a good thing.
Damn this level freaked me out!! my head was spinning!!
Gave up that game when i was saving just before fighting whats-her name and it crashed... lost like 6 hrs of hard work
People seem to think that Game Pads don't exist on the PC. The Xbox controller is copied from the original Microsoft Sidewinder and modified for console use.
They maybe clunky in layout depending on how used to it you are, in terms of accuracy though the PC nails it.
They maybe clunky in layout depending on how used to it you are, in terms of accuracy though the PC nails it.
But with an outdated and clunky method of control?
Made it to the second level on the original with that unhelpful setup.
No thanks. :P
Made it to the second level on the original with that unhelpful setup.
No thanks. :P
Oh and now go out and nab the PC version, the way it is meant to be played, without stabilisers ;)
Whitestripes DX wrote:
> Shalebridge Cradle is awesome.
Indeed, only the original Silent Hill had an atmosphere to equal it.
Fantastic.
> Shalebridge Cradle is awesome.
Indeed, only the original Silent Hill had an atmosphere to equal it.
Fantastic.
Went back and finished it today after it screwing my saves a few days back with about 0.5% of the game to go. Had to do about 3 hours again but it was good to do again after a small gap.
FINISHED.
Definately the best game of the year so far. :)
FINISHED.
Definately the best game of the year so far. :)
I'll nick anything me!
I'm a bit wurrr, a bit weyyyy, a bit wsh wsh.
I'm a bit wurrr, a bit weyyyy, a bit wsh wsh.
Whitestripes DX wrote:
> Shalebridge Cradle is awesome.
>
>
> At least people are finally giving Thief some recognition after games
> like Splinter Cell basically stole it's format entirely and got all
> the praise.
I have the original on PC, liked it then but the new third person/first person choice of perspective is the icing on the cake.
> Shalebridge Cradle is awesome.
>
>
> At least people are finally giving Thief some recognition after games
> like Splinter Cell basically stole it's format entirely and got all
> the praise.
I have the original on PC, liked it then but the new third person/first person choice of perspective is the icing on the cake.
Silent Thunder wrote:
> Wizard?
>
> Keepers, maaan. :P
No it was one of the Builders :)
> Wizard?
>
> Keepers, maaan. :P
No it was one of the Builders :)
Shalebridge Cradle is awesome.
At least people are finally giving Thief some recognition after games like Splinter Cell basically stole it's format entirely and got all the praise.
At least people are finally giving Thief some recognition after games like Splinter Cell basically stole it's format entirely and got all the praise.
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