THIEF: Definitive Edition

i like this game because it´s very good... and i´m kleptomaniac

still one of the best games ever made and looks great !

I'll give this game a honest review. This is not part of the original trilogy. Don't go into it thinking it's "Thief" because it is not, doing that will leave you disappointed. Playing this game standalone and not expecting it to continue the trilogy is the best way. The story is good, but has a slow start so give it a good try. Gameplay mechanics are good and does feel fluid at times, but some climbing sections feel a bit janky as well as a thirdperson view on some climbing scenarios have a bad camera angle. Now, for the part I will explain to you that some negative reviews didn't fully understand: Yes, some rewards for completeing certain tasks are underwelming, but it is like that for a reason. You are in a city that is mostly poor and trying its best to survive, therefore, has little to offer. Opening every door does not trigger a cutscene, it's a small segment of Garret opening or closing the door, it is to improve imersion. There's a difference between a custscene and a small segment of opening a door. Overall review: It is a good thief game. Thief as in a literal definition, not "Thief" like the trilogy. Stealth is challenging at times, but there are some sections where it seems like I should be fully illuminated in light and I'm not. Combat is tough, but you are a thief not a fighter. Stealth is good, but I feel like more could've been added to make it less repetative. Glitches: The conversations you hear throughout the city repeat over and over. This is mainly just the small talk from people as well as their "rambling." It gets super annoying, they even talk over themselves or other people before they finish talking. Any story driven converstations do not do this. When trying to find areas in the city you haven't found yet, the areas you already visited will still count as "new". The secret area sound will play in secrets you already found, makes it harder to find areas you have not been to.

(I've never played the original Thief games) Good stealth mechanics and level design, but environments feel tight / narrow. No fast travel anywhere means you'll be running the same routes over and over just to get to places. I enjoyed the story and its cryptic ending. The biggest crime is that the loot is very underwhelming; in a game ostensibly focused on stealing big prizes and important stuff, 90% of the loot is silver knives, gold teacups & saucers, brass candlesticks etc. The Bank Job DLC (included) starts to tap into the franchise's potential with tons of cash and some rare jewels, and the Moira Asylum level has some great atmosphere, but the actual thieving in Thief is meh. 6/10

It really is - worse than you'd had hoped for but better than user scores would indicate. Just an average 3A stealthy-ish game that happens to have a word "thief" in the title. I can see that a lot of work and even appreciation for the source material was put into the development but unfortunately producer's demand for modern visual and gameplay aesthetic screwed it up because they were implemented somewhat mechanically. Honestly, it really boils down to whether you want to spend time on it. If you're a fan of the original and have played fan missions (dark mod included) as well as games like Dishonored you can give it a go. To everyone else there are ton of better options available out there. Personally I don't regret 10 days I have wasted on "th4f" but I also don't remember much from it (exception being references to the older games) and it's unlikely that I'll ever be coming back to it. 2.5-2.75 stars out of 5 seem fair.