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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

WoW European Beta Trials

Writing about web page http://www.blizzard.co.uk/wow/

Okay, does anyone care that the World of Warcraft European Beta sign ups are starting on July 5th?? I've been waiting for this for like two years. No kidding. It'll be one of the greatest MMORPGs ever. Although EverQuest 2 is in the pipeline as well, I can't see myself bowing to the EverQuest God just yet (but it does sound like it also has some cracking gameplay design)...

Joanna Jameson : 02 Jul 2004 08:39 |  Tags: Games PC |  Comments (4) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Sweeeeet Graphics Card

Writing about web page http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce_6800.html

We got one of these brought back for us from E3 (nah nah nah nah boo boo)....
It's fab but I'm now waiting for HalfLife 2 to see if it makes use of it. No other games even use the card to full capacity yet. Pixel shader model 3.0 with DirectX 9c is needed and coming. Download the latest movie of the Unreal tech engine to have a look at what the next generation of Unreal games is going to do with pixel shading technology. FarCry has a patch coming soon that may use it! hoorah!

Joanna Jameson : 24 May 2004 15:06 |  Tags: Games PC |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem