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Just recently I've run in to quite alot of spare time; needless to
say, I began looking for a good game to get into. I wanted a game
tailored for play in the first-person view and I needed a rogue
character template: sticking to the shadows, moving quietly,
outwitting unsuspecting opponents and the occasional snatch of a
purse. I came upon Thief 3 almost immediately. It sounded like its
gameplay hit my preferential nail on the head; and to make it even
better, Eidos' site offered a demo version for me to test drive.
Now I've finished the training exercise and the first (and only) demo
mission and I'm considering purchasing the game. As far as gameplay
goes, Thief 3 is absolutely amazing. On the other hand, I'm worried
that:
* Thief 3 will be too unidirectional. The demo makes it appear as
though you're given a mission, which you complete, after which you're
automatically pushed on to the next mission. Do you have any choice
in which missions you participate in? Perhaps in the real game you
run about the City interacting with NPCs that point you to missions?
I really don't want to draw a conclusion from the demo and assume that
missions are indeed glued back-to-back.
* I won't be able to appreciate Thief 3's storyline because I haven't
played the two(?) prequels. I know this is probably a difficult
question for most people on this group (as you all seem to have
histories playing Thief) -- but does Thief 3 really work as a
standalone game? Do I need to be familiar with the previous Thief
games in order to understand what's going on?
* Thief 3 will be too superficial. In the demo, the justification for
stealing the bloodline opal is as simple as "I'd hate for someone else
to have this stone." If there were some real storyline implications
for stealing an object or if I could reap benefits from gaining
wealth, I'd be more than happy to loot each mission clean; but as far
as I can see, missions just come back-to-back, and the wealth I gain
is just a worthless accumulator. I hope I'm wrong.
I'd really appreciate reponses from people who have played through the
retail version; what I see in the demo version is too ambiguous to
make me want to commit to buying the real game.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
Just recently I've run in to quite alot of spare time; needless to
say, I began looking for a good game to get into. I wanted a game
tailored for play in the first-person view and I needed a rogue
character template: sticking to the shadows, moving quietly,
outwitting unsuspecting opponents and the occasional snatch of a
purse. I came upon Thief 3 almost immediately. It sounded like its
gameplay hit my preferential nail on the head; and to make it even
better, Eidos' site offered a demo version for me to test drive.
Now I've finished the training exercise and the first (and only) demo
mission and I'm considering purchasing the game. As far as gameplay
goes, Thief 3 is absolutely amazing. On the other hand, I'm worried
that:
* Thief 3 will be too unidirectional. The demo makes it appear as
though you're given a mission, which you complete, after which you're
automatically pushed on to the next mission. Do you have any choice
in which missions you participate in? Perhaps in the real game you
run about the City interacting with NPCs that point you to missions?
I really don't want to draw a conclusion from the demo and assume that
missions are indeed glued back-to-back.
* I won't be able to appreciate Thief 3's storyline because I haven't
played the two(?) prequels. I know this is probably a difficult
question for most people on this group (as you all seem to have
histories playing Thief) -- but does Thief 3 really work as a
standalone game? Do I need to be familiar with the previous Thief
games in order to understand what's going on?
* Thief 3 will be too superficial. In the demo, the justification for
stealing the bloodline opal is as simple as "I'd hate for someone else
to have this stone." If there were some real storyline implications
for stealing an object or if I could reap benefits from gaining
wealth, I'd be more than happy to loot each mission clean; but as far
as I can see, missions just come back-to-back, and the wealth I gain
is just a worthless accumulator. I hope I'm wrong.
I'd really appreciate reponses from people who have played through the
retail version; what I see in the demo version is too ambiguous to
make me want to commit to buying the real game.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
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