PlayMagazine writes: "A decade is a long time in gaming. If you cast your mind back ten years you’ll discover a landscape where ambitious open world games were only starting to find their feet, the PlayStation 2 reigned supreme and Microsoft was still beavering away behind closed doors on the Xbox 360. Online play, minor experiments aside, was the stuff of PC gamers and Call of Duty had just taken its first tentative steps into the world. And, of course, many of today’s gamers were only beginning to find their way around controllers for the first time (not us, though, we’re old and wrinkly). 2004 is also notable for something else; before February 25th of this year, it also marked the last time we saw the launch of a brand new instalment in the Thief franchise."
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The Thief game series has had many ups-and-downs, and 2014's reboot showed a great deal of promise nearly a decade ago.
This would be such a great franchise to reboot. A darker game than Dishonored, but focused around stealth and large scale heists from an oppressive monarchy.
That's probably my dream game. I love immersive sims and stealth!
People say they hate forced stealth sections in games. But a game focused on stealth with good mechanics and level design feels refreshing from the guns blazing games which I also enjoy. I really enjoyed playing Splinter cell, a game that not many try to mimic today. Not too many games let you shoot lights out, or throw cans or bottles to distract guards. Sure there are games with stealth options like the new Wolfenstein but it doesn't feel necessary to play it that way. Hitman might be the only game that has that feeling, except for that Korean game that may or may not ever come out.
The last one was a trainwreck and has been in the bargain bin since just after launch. If they bring it back, they need a massive change in direction.
only direction they should take is putting it in reverse and going back to what the originals did. I couldn't finish this game, and I made a choice to never play it again. I watched a video about the og Thief and Deus Ex games and the current AAA standard will forever hold back these games. These 2 games alone had already solved so many problems with modern gaming that I don't think they'll get a chance at something great unless they're made by a dev that actually give a damn.
Jesus the last installment sells at about 2 euro and even that is over paying for it. Absolutely diabolical game
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