As of March 2025, the GOG version of this game was abandoned for sure. I came here to get it cheap with DLCs, only to find that the DLCs were never released on GOG. The only up to date version of Thief Simulator can be purchased on Steam. Avoid buying this.
Sniping in Contracts 2 is fun, especially on the hardest difficulty setting, where you actually use your eyes and brain to line up shots. Scopes let you change elevation, and have handy built in wind gauge which tells you how to correct your aim. It's helpful, but don't think you'll be constantly hitting headshots from 1000 meters away. No sir, you need to gain experience with using the tools you have. Game itself is divided into regions, where you always have several targets to dismantle(not just humans, but also enemy equipment), as well as side objectives like bounties which are usually straightforward "find person X and send them to the Pearly Gates." Each region comes with a set of Challenge objectives, like getting rid of your target in a particular manner. This definitely provides some replayability to the game, for those who enjoy the completionist playstyles, and want to do everything the game has to offer. As for tools of the trade, aside from having a sniper rilfe, you are equipped with a secondary weapon and a sidearm, as well as posses a wide range of tools, like a drone, C4, mines, and more. Sidearms are mostly pistols, with a couple of revolvers and even a sawed-off shotgun, Secondary weapons range from automatic rifles, through submachineguns and shotguns, to even bows and crossbows. Each weapon can be upgraded, adding attachments, changing scopes, and even taking special types of ammo. Customizing your sniper rifle, and in fact using different ones is something you'll be doing constantly, because different missions require different approach. One time you will take a heavy long range rifle, with a big scope offering x40 magnification, while another mission has you sneaking through enemy territory, where your heavy long range boomstick is best left at home, while you take a light semi automatic sniper with a supressor, and aholographic sight for fast target acquisition, mounted on the side of your rifle's scope
3.5/5 if you don't know the tabletop. If you know the tabletop subtract 2 points from the score. Yes, it's that bad. Still, I give it 3.5, because I would rather play this than give a penny to GW for their overpriced plastic garbage.
I first laid my innocent eyes on this game in 1998, when I found a demo version of it on a CD added to a gaming magazine I was buying. The game was confusing, weird, and I had no idea what I was doing. I fisted a village girl to death, deleted the game, but never forgot. Dink Smallwood was always in the back of my mind. Now this game can be a little bit confusing when you begin playing it. I'm guilty of getting stuck once myself, and having to resort to an online guide to pass the obstacle. The part I was stuck on proved to be obvious, and I was just a massive cretin for not realising how to solve the problem. Combat is really simple. You run at the enemy, slap them once, and run away before they can slap you back. Repeat until one of you is dead. Later on you get spells, and even a bow, which is tricky to use, but can deal a lot of damage in one shot. The game works on Windows 10 without any issues, at least I haven't experienced any. For the "yes we do have phones" gang, there is an official Android port, also priced at the steep cost of free. By the way, the title of the review... That's not a joke.
Bannerlord is a great game even now, few months before official release. TaleWorlds have taken what made the prequels so beloved, and sprinkled enough quality of life improvements and new mechanics to make the game feel fresh. As a result, even during the early access, by the end of 2021, I can recommend Bannerlord as not only a worthy successor, but the best M&B game ever.
