DVD review entries

Thief: Deadly Shadows (PC)

I'm just experimenting with this entry so I used the DVD reviewer with the choice of "no linked DVD" to do this review so I could get a star rating for this game….Almost worked except for the graphic positioning…

Any-hoo: Thief: Deadly Shadows is the third installment in the Thief computer game series by Eidos. If you played Thief 1 and/or 2, then you won't be disappointed with the newest release. The atmosphere is predictably Gothic and immersive and the plot is engrossing. You get to creep around, steal loot, pick locks, use a whole lot of cool thief tools, ambush people and raid rich stashes while uncovering a much larger, scarier story.

It's fully supported in both first and third person views and it's just my opinion but I find that the guards, soldiers and other characters in this installment to be more life-like, with better AI (searching techniques and suspisciousness) and much more real time dialogue. I'm quite a ways from finishing but I think it's just as good, if not better than Thief 2, which was nominated for an interactive BAFTA award. I love this franchise but it looses a star because I find it irritating that they stuck a "back" button in the bottom corner of the menu screen where it's not in the line of sight and that the missions can be quite tricky from the second mission instead of a gradual increase in difficulty. But it's so fun, who cares??

Joanna Jameson : 12 Jul 2004 13:40 |  Tags: Games PC |  Comments (1) |  Close comments |  Report a problem