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Posted on: May 29, 2014
Preistbob
Games: 35 Reviews: 2
Making perfect better
Thief 1 was incredible, what Thief 2 does is get rid of the non-thievery missions, and instead just add MORE real thievery. Every mission is fun, and filled with secrets and loads and loads of stuff to steal. For it's price, it's the best game you can get.
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Posted on: August 31, 2015
zlukaka
Verified ownerGames: 129 Reviews: 1
Best in the series
The Looking Glass's Thief is the best stealth game series , the original stealth games. Absolute masterpieces, all three games. Now, what makes the Metal Age the best, in my opinion: + More complex plot than in Thief 1, comparable to Thief 3. + Better level design that makes you rely on stealth only (Escape! from Thief 1 - I am looking at you). Numerous ways to go through the levels. + All the goodies from Thief 1 and more! Compared to Thief 3 the first two games give you significantly more freedom and Thief 2 does not disappoint in that regard. + Tougher missions due to all the Mechanist inventions getting in your way. + Very various environments and missions. + No Bugbeasts, Praise be to Karras!
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Posted on: May 2, 2016
mushuwu158
Verified ownerGames: 160 Reviews: 7
The Definitive Stealth Game
This is the kind of game that should be played not only by anyone who likes stealth games, but by any developer that plans on making stealth games.
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Posted on: August 2, 2018
Michael_A_
Verified ownerGames: 1027 Reviews: 12
Worthy continuation of Thief 1
Thief 2 is what you can expect from the proper sequel. It retains all the fundamental features of the original while expands… somewhat. It’s complicated bag. The main positive here is that Thief 2 still is collection of sandbox levels that provide both challenges and ways and means to overcome them. It's still the net of interconnected game systems - you can stack crates, hide in shadows etc. As it was with the 1st game, each level is a small playground of playing with guards, whose number and variety is expanded with the introduction of Mechanists (derived from Hammerites, religious power in City) and their guard robots, turrets and cameras. You can’t simply KO those mechanical enemies and must find new ways of overcoming them. The levels become seemingly bigger and more complex than those of the original. Basically, there are more secrets, secret passages, interconnections that were before. Some levels – rooftop city level Life of the Party, huge multileveled Bank mission, big mansion with complicated architecture in Masks, and Sabotage in Soulforge (final level – pure mechanical gauntlet which can and will challenge your sneaking skills) – are standouts in entire series. Thief 2 went through troubled production when it’s creators, Looking Glass suffered from financial problems and was in process of closing down when the game was released. It sadly shows in the game. The main issue is that some levels are repeating (you explore the same city district two times in two missions as well as certain big multileveled mansion near the end of game). While new enemies are interesting at first, you quickly may find the easy and cheap way of disabling some of them. Despite those shortcomings, it still very good sequel to Thief: The Dark Project and perhaps the peak of Thief series – at least in eyes of other people while I myself slightly prefer the original game. In any case, this is game worth of your time if you enjoy stealth games and systemic games.
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Posted on: August 12, 2017
dirk_dinkus
Verified ownerGames: 129 Reviews: 5
The finest stealth game ever made.
The first two Thief games are about as good as you could hope stealth games, or any other games for that matter, could be; Thief II refined the gameplay, story, and level design of the first, which without a doubt puts Thief II in my top 10 favorite PC games of all time. You young kids out there might scoff at the graphics and game engine, and I understand; it is old, and hasn't aged as gracefully as some other games of its time. Keep an open mind though, if you can accept that the development team did the best they could with the graphics considering the hardware limitations of the time, you will discover a sprawling world that you can truly get lost within. Garrett is actually a charming and likeable protagonist which should be commended since countless games both past and present feature severely underwritten characters, stories, and dialogue (except for most graphical adventure games as well as occasional highlights here and there in other genres.) The fact that these aforementioned aspects are so thoroughly and tastefully developed in the game is what keeps me coming back to it as much as the gameplay. Take my advise, try to avoid killing guards/adversarial NPCs in this game altogether whenever possible. Murdering everyone in sight is par for the course in most first person games, but in Thief games the real fun and the intended experience comes from stealthily sneaking past guards and potential threats in the shadows (watch that visibility gem!), finding all of the secrets tucked away in nooks and crannies within the environments, and pilfering as much loot as you can find in the process. Both of the original Thief games offer experiences which I feel everyone who is passionate about playing video games should go out of their way to play. The games have such a broad appeal, and if you can get past the dated graphics and engine, you'll be treated to utterly unique gameplay experiences as well as loads of fun. Thief II is, in my opinion, the most "pure" experience of the series, and definitely one of the most memorable experiences I've ever had with a video game.
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