Comments on: 4 Real: Thief 4

By: PHeMoX

PHeMoX — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:51:57 +0000

“apnea says:

Can I be the first to tell you, with good sources backing this, that it will be a VERY action-oriented Thief 4, with plenty of focus on the cool action moves the protagonist will pull out while machine-gunning arrows and the like.

Sadly, I’m serious.

PS: By the by, I have the exact same bad news concerning another major Eidos game for this year; namely, DX3.”

Hell no, you are way way wrong. Assassin’s Creed will be changed into an even more stealthier game when it comes to the sequel, why the hell would they change Thief into a more AC-like game? They didn’t with Thief 3 and they won’t with Thief 4, it would be plain moronic.

I wouldn’t buy Thief 4 if it’s some kind of action game with less emphasis on stealth, it’s supposed to be all about stealth ffs! It’s the one game, together with Hitman, that actually successfully knows how to pull it off.

By: PHeMoX

PHeMoX — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:45:22 +0000

4FS, oh yes, I sure hope thát’s not the actual logo… Thief 4 definitely is one of the most promising announcements yet, same alley as Starcraft 2 and DNF’s pending release a few months back…
of course sadly it seems to be doubtful if we will ever see the latter released.

By: Jim Rossignol

Jim Rossignol — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:19:57 +0000

Pemptus: you are dead right. I even have some stuff downloaded for Thief, I’ve just not looked at it. The problem, as ever, is time. We’re in dire need of that, or money, to let us cover more.

By: Solar

Solar — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:53:17 +0000

@Subjective Effect

Thanks for the info, was a feeling very cynical when I browsed the Eidos forum. Nice to know there is some crossover between forums, just frustrating to see blind repetition in creating a community that already exists.

By: Dia

Dia — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:42:31 +0000

Originally Posted by apnea

PS: By the by, I have the exact same bad news concerning another major Eidos game for this year; namely, DX3.

I’m wondering who ‘apnea’ is; ie: is she an Eidos employee, married to/living with someone who is or what? And whom are her ’sources’? If she has no legitimate way to substantiate her statement, then as far as I’m concerned, it’s just another T4 rumor and more speculation.

I find it rather strange that when even Eidos isn’t quite sure what T4 is going to be all about yet, that there are a few who consider themselves ‘insiders’ and quite knowledgeable about T4.

Just sayin’.

By: Subjective Effect

Subjective Effect — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:44:36 +0000

Note to all internet users. The joke in the above post, despite being as obvious as the hand in front of your face, is, unbelievably, totally original and best of all – cool.

By: Geko

Geko — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:07:50 +0000

I hope this is a reboot into another trilogy.

I can’t wait for T5I4F and then T5I46.

By: Subjective Effect

Subjective Effect — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:54:31 +0000

@Solar

Yup. And TTLG’s Thief 4 anticipation forums has mirror topics of so many of those on Eidos forums.

fyi – Viktoria is a long term gamer and member of both TTLG and Eidos forums. Its coincidence that she is the main moderator at the Eidos T4 forum. Could have been any of them, including theBlackman (also a prolific poster at TTLG and all round awesome 70+ year old gamer and musician). But then people would read into the “Black” in his name too!!

By: Guhndahb

Guhndahb — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:21:01 +0000

I like Ubi Montreal and have purchased and enjoyed many of their “PC” games. But I don’t think there’s much chance they’ll make a Thief sequel that’ll satisfy me. I see little chance they won’t be simplified/dumbed down to a fun but ultimately unfulfilling game.

Fortunately, the original ‘Thief’s, along with fan-made material, as well as The Dark Mod will always be there for me. And if Ubi Montreal surprises me with something that plays like the originals and feels right on a PC then all the better.

EDIT: Please disregard my post, I obviously had mixed up Ubi Montreal and Eidos Montreal in my head.

By: Solar

Solar — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:57:48 +0000

@ James T
I don’t think forums are meant to be ‘controlled’. When the moderator is called VIKTORIA it does seem akin to viral advertising to me. Not saying they shouldn’t have their own forum, but if they are going to ask questions like ‘who do you want as the main character? discuss’ it would make sense to engage with the established community a bit. Many will visit their forum but seems a bit lazy to me. That and the question is ridiculous. Do they even know what they’re doing?!

@Pemptus
I couldn’t agree with you more.

By: Pemptus

Pemptus — Tue, 12 May 2009 06:35:22 +0000

Please be good. Please don’t be a bloomy, blurry qte-ridden mess most games are nowadays.
Everyone who hasn’t – reinstall both Thiefs, get ddfix (and the widescreen mod) so they run properly on new systems, visit the ttlg forums and play some fan missions. I swear to Builder, some of them surpass the original campaigns in quality. “A night in Rocksbourg” series or “Ominous Bequest” and its sequel to name just two. There should really be an RPS article on those, the game deserves it.

By: bhlaab

bhlaab — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:24:37 +0000

I’d love to play the first two thiefs but them, along with system shock 2 and presumably anything else done on that awful engine are broken on my computer even with all the community fixes.

They run alright, but the thing is that the whole game is super bright and there are absoloutely no shadows. Kind of a problem for thief..