Thief™ Gold

I'd heard about Thief for years, but never played it before now. Honestly? I can see why people speak as highly about it as they do, and where a lot of later games would take inspiration. Your visibility is based on both the lighting you stand in as well as whether or not you're crouching. With the right placement, you can stand still in the shadows as a guard passes in front of you and bonk them on the head with your blackjack when they're close enough. It's very satisfying. That said, the levels themselves are relatively simple to navigate with your compass, but I wouldn't rely too heavily on the provided maps. They work, but they're better for getting your bearings than anything. Thief itself has aged, but not poorly. There are a lot of neat ideas that I wish more games would use (water arrows, for example), and I really want to play Thief 2 as soon as I can. Give it a try!

In an infusion of atmosphere, stealth, story telling, immersion, and style, what Looking Glass did was truely a masterpiece in the medium of gaming. Has it aged? Yes, of course. But so has Citizen Kain. So has the Beattles. So has the Mona Lisa. There are creations that represent their time, but in such a way as to resonate across the ages. This game is one of those creations.

If you're into stealth games I would check this one out, as the title says this is a solid game. Although, the four stars is just for how old the game is resulting in clunky-ish controls and overall just some small things, but still overall very in-depth for the time. As for graphics you can see the images on the store page, standard fare for games of this time, but trhat means if graphics are very important to you this game is not for you. I would completely recommend this as I said for anyone into stealth, but if you're not very into stealth or just not sure wait for a sale usually around three bucks than this is a must-have and should always be picked up on sale.

I've played Thief 1 and 2 back in the day and had fond memories of the experience - and while Thief 2 is still a brilliant game, re-playing Thief Gold wasn't as much fun as I had hoped for. The game has some good levels where the stealth core mechanics really shine. You sneak around, avoid guards and traps, pick some pockets and explore interesting and challenging locations, always on the lookout for loot and secrets. Sadly, for every good level there is also a bad level where you wander around huge maze-like maps and getting through those missions was more tedious work than enjoyable experience for me. Some missions are more dungeon-crawler than stealth game and while those add variety, they somewhat feel out of place. If you want to play the game for nostalgic reasons and don't mind a bit of frustration go for it. Otherwise start directly with Thief 2 - it retains all good aspects of the first game but has significantly improved level design.

It is the first truly good stealth game with the best quality of sound and music of the time and is still really playable today. For this price you have to try it. And the Thief Gold HD Mod skillfully takes the graphics to a new level.