PC News and Game Reviews

It’s been a while since my last Blog, and I knew it would take something really big for me to get the finger out and put pen to epaper.

I was a huge fan of the Thief series. The first game created the genre “First Person Sneaker”. The main character was excellent, and the story was compelling with amazing depth. When Looking Glass Studios went the way of the dodo, I was genuinely upset that this excellent franchise would never see the light of day again.

But thanks to a mere rumour it looks lie Garrett may be climbing through windows again in the dead of night, with a blackjack in his hand and a grin on his face. Eidos-Montréal has begun to recruit for what they are calling a “AAA” project, with the biggest hint being that the title of the new game begins with “T”. Fans of Thief seem to have taken the above as proof of life for another Thief game, and frankly so do I

It makes perfect sense to revive what was and still is an excellent set of games. My only complaint was the creation of a 3rd person view for Deadly Shadows. It was horribly evident it was to appease the button mashing console masses, and introduced a dynamic that took away the heart pounding feeling the first person view gave. You could now pivot the camera to see around corners. This for me is an unfair advantage for a thief to have!

With today’s technology a new Thief game COULD be excellent. I would urge the developers not to change too much (if its not broke don’t fix it). Obviously taking advantage of dynamic light and new particle effects would only further immerse you in Garrett’s world.

I hope this game comes back…praise the builders if it does…