Ahem, i think you have too high hopes for this ''Thief'' game. Nothing this game is doing, is something that Dishonored didn't do already in recent time.

I would even dare say, that they saw how successful Dishonored was, then changed their ideas.

@Roccetarius

"I would even dare say, that they saw how successful Dishonored was, then changed their ideas."

How so? Because, if you don't already know, Arkane studios (the makers of Dishonored) have already come out and said that, while making their game, they drew inspiration from the Thief series.

You. Are. Not. A. Fighter.
You. Are. A. Thief.
This. Is. Not. Assassin's. Creed.

The combat system isn't supposed to be good, because Garrett is not a good combatant.

This is a stealth game, not a 'play-your-way' game. You are being heavily encouraged to use your head and THINK your way out of situation as opposed to FIGHTING your way out.

God forbid a developer purposely discourage players from mindlessly killing every enemy that enters their line of sight, thus promoting the theme of a stealth game. Such a thing is simply impossible; therefore, the developers are bad... /s

If you (and anyone else here who appear to have no previous experience with the franchise) are too obstinate to grasp this concept, then this game will clearly not be your cup of tea.

"You. Are. Not. A. Fighter.
You. Are. A. Thief.
This. Is. Not. Assassin's. Creed."

That. Doesn't. Matter.
Purposely. Making. Bad. Design. Choices. Is. Wrong.
Who. Says. Thieves. Are. Wimps?

"The combat system isn't supposed to be good, because Garrett is not a good combatant."

Cop out. If they wanted to make the game purely about stealth, they'd have no combat system at all and either force a restart of the current objective or force a get away. Having a combat system and making it purposely bad shows poor judgement and last minute decision to change things up and needing an excuse to get away with a terrible design choice.

"This is a stealth game, not a 'play-your-way' game. You are being heavily encouraged to use your head and THINK your way out of situation as opposed to FIGHTING your way out."

Implying that you can't do that with a decent combat mechanic as well, or that people wouldn't try to do that anyway so why not just make it terrible instead of removing the mechanic altogether which would make more sense and not bring up the question of what else was made terrible on purpose.

"God forbid a developer purposely discourage players from mindlessly killing every enemy that enters their line of sight, thus promoting the theme of a stealth game. Such a thing is simply impossible; therefore, the developers are bad... /s"

God forbid a designer have standards and use logic and common sense when designing a stealth game and simply remove all ability to fight since they don't want people to fight anyway. There aren't any stealth games at all in all the history of the genre that have a good fighting mechanic and still play better if you play stealthily. Oh wait, there are tons of them.

"If you (and anyone else here who appear to have no previous experience with the franchise) are too obstinate to grasp this concept, then this game will clearly not be your cup of tea."

Ah the assumption game. Because everyone knows that if you question a bad design choice it means you haven't had any experience with previous installments of the game. It has nothing to do with the fact that the decision is a cop out and just a bad decision. It has nothing to do with the fact that the decision lacks even the most basic sense and ignores better options in favour of keeping the bad mechanic. No, it's because we "just don't get the series."

When this game comes out and you're disappointed, and you will be, remember today when you overlooked a bad design choice and tried to justify it with who the character is and maybe decide to be just a little more analytical about games in the future. Perhaps then developers won't be able to so easily sell you purposefully terrible design choice born of laziness and a lack of basic sense. You have to demand better of games.

So far, most impressions about Thief haven't been good and then the dev comes out with this. Because that's such a genius move to make. Make people look at the game and wonder what else was made purposely bad. At the very least it shows us who does not have good standards when it comes to games.

Dude, I've been rocking on Thief since it was first released. It certainly wasn't the first game to employ the stealth aspect (that honor goes to Metal Gear) but it was a defining moment in the genre.
The character Garrett, the main protagonist of the Thief series isn't a fighter in any sense of the word. Oh, sure, he might get in a stealth kill or 2, but at heart he simply wants to grab the loot and make off with it. It simply wouldn't make sense that all of a sudden he's a fifth degree black belt in ninjitsu or some such. He's a thief. He steals, and gets away. That's it, and that's why the series has always been so entertaining.

Oh, and I'm allowed to make my sweeping judgments. I'm a return player. Are you? No, of course you aren't. If you were, you wouldn't be trying to make such an asinine argument.