THIEF: Definitive Edition

so happy, great graphix, love the series

The dystopian feeling that also is found in the dishonoured games, atmusphere and visually. You can choose a path of a killer, but the game invites you to be a ghost, and carefully check your approaches, time your exposue and consider your options. Its the reiteration of the older Thief games I also enjoyed and I can warmly reccomend this game.

Most people will bash this game because it isn't "Dishonored 2". Both games were released close to each other, and Dishonored was obviously inspired by the old Thief series, but this fourth entry in the franchise is actually it's own thing. Although it's a reboot instead of a sequel, it still has the same dark atmosphere of its predecessors. The city you explore (in hubs, I must say) have a dirty victorian setting, with ports, taverns, a brothel, a bank (with maybe its best mission in there) and various homes and alleys to navigate. This game has a full body motion system (you see your body when you look down), and you can see hand animations for every single interaction (button presses, cutting trip wires, opening drawers and safes). You have a skill system now, but you can ignore it completely if you want, no penalties. Even the usual "magic vision" that so many games have it, which highlight points of interest, can be ignored. You can't jump, as it was the main reason for most complains when it was released. You have just a contextual jumping, that out of obstacles it works as a slash feature to move quickly while crouching. It isn't a bad game, the only problem I had was with the sound effects (people talking near you and sounding as if they were a block away and vice versa, and other missing sounds like footsteps). I had good times with it in both my playthroughs, and the atmosphere alone deserves a special attention.

I see not everyone liked this but I did. If you played the original Thief games that may be the case. Since I didn't play those (yet), I liked this one. It reminds me of Dishonored, with less potent powers and a good gloomy atmosphere. The Asylum level was memorable, introducing you to a very powerful enemy you'll see again later in the game. I did finish it on the PS3 back in the day and had a good time with it. I'd recommend this, especially on sale.

As a big fan of stealth games a la splinter cell, dishonored etc. I have to say, that this game is extremelly good and well done.