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Tue 14/09/04 at 07:41
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"8==="
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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.
Thu 16/09/04 at 17:23
Regular
"WhaleOilBeefHooked"
Posts: 12,425
Wizard?

Keepers, maaan. :P
Thu 16/09/04 at 14:21
Regular
"8==="
Posts: 33,481
Don't want to give much away but it gets EVEN better!

What I will say is this:

"Hello Mr Wizard trying to hunt me down and fireball me say hello to my proximity mine"

"Who disturbs my meditations? What was that noise?"

*Small electrical build up whine getting louder*

BOOM!



Ain't technology great? :D
Tue 14/09/04 at 16:39
Regular
"WhaleOilBeefHooked"
Posts: 12,425
Yeah Thief 3 is brilliant.

Shalebridge Cradle could be one of the best levels. Large amounts of tension is always a good thing.
Tue 14/09/04 at 13:00
"Darth Vader 3442321"
Posts: 4,031
Hmmm sounds good to me. The only problem is that there are so many games that are coming out (and are out) which also look great, I can't decide which to get (well of course Halo 2 and Pro Evo 4).

Stealing stuff is always fun though...
Tue 14/09/04 at 07:41
Regular
"8==="
Posts: 33,481
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.

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