THIEF: Definitive Edition

I have played all 4 Thief games and this one was pretty good overall. I see where some of the complaints come from, but I feel they are unwarranted. I actually enjoyed this one over Thief 3. Many say this game is very linear, but I didn't feel that way at all. The 8 actual "levels" do feel more straightforward, BUT the game is centered around this HUGE city. You enter random places to collect loot, do odd jobs, and you have a home base. The graphics are top notch compared to the other 3, but that is a given with the Unreal Engine 3. I would compare this game to the last 3 Tomb Raider games in style, but more clunky with the execution. As for the actual gameplay, I felt this was more in the style of 1 and 2. You can sneak around, knock guards out, put out flames, shoot everyone, etc. I did feel the story was decent, but lacked the creativity of the first two. You are encouraged to play under 1 of 3 styles - Ghost, Opportunist, or Predator. Each level or job gives you some objectives to earn extra money at the end. You can play doing all 3 styles in one level, but the majority one is what matters. You don't earn the other bonuses even if you completed everything. The main downside I found with this game is that you have to go specific routes to reach places, and it can be very time consuming. I also played the entire game without combat, extinguishing a flame with water arrows (core of the first 3 games), or running out of supplies. You can turn off candles with a wave of your hand now. They introduce a skillset called Focus that gives you extra abilities (think the survival instinct of latest Tomb Raider games). I found it sort of useful, but not really needed and added extra fluff. Overall, I played about 50 hours with this game and enjoyed it for the most part. It ran just fine on a Windows 11 system with the most updated tech no problem. If you are a fan of the first 3, then try this one. Just know it is a bit different - good or bad.

basicaly pickup what flashes. thumble around tring to find a interactive climb or jumb point while being very dark with area light coming mostly from lightening flashes. feels clunky. just finished styxx game before this and thats how stealth should be. gave up after less than 2 hours.

I played some of the previous Thief games (Thief 2 Metal Age and Thief 3 Deadly Shadows) and I loved this one as well. It's story driven, stealth-action game. Good gameplay music. You can free roam all the map and choose exactly when to start a mission. The map feels much bigger than the one in Thief 3, also you can do more free roam things. All Thief games on gog.com run on windows 10. Thief 2 feels more rewarding when looting and picking locks. Guards have words and bows. Thief 3 has the best the story, it reminds me of Harry Potter. THIEF: Definitive Edition has better music, better free roam map, it feels relaxing. Guards have swords and crossbows.

Totally still worth playing after all these years. I played it back in the day when it came out, and when I saw it on GOG, I thought it would be fun to re-experience. I was right, especially with the added stuff from the Definitive Edition.

Play it for immersion and atmosphere and you'll like it. And never forget that Thief is the inspiration for Dishonored and not the other way around.