The actual content in this game is very mesmerising. The story, characters, music all are very well done, and i even find the graphics to have a certain charm to them. The gameplay isn't the best, actually, its pretty bad. Gameplay aside, the story will keep you hooked, the problem however, is that the game is completely broken. I can't remember the last time I was this frustrated with a game. It crashes constantly, the sounds get distorted, the cars do a full 360 spin with a slight touch of the thumbstick. For those thinking you're going to download a fan patch or something, think again, even Durante's DPfix completely broke my controller support and made the game unplayable. For those who really want to play this game, stay far away, as much as i enjoyed the story, in retrospect i'd much rather watch an xbox 360 version letsplay on youtube. BUYER BEWARE!
The worst of the trilogy by far. I encountered the infamous "stuck" glitch one too many times, where it actually devalued the entire game for me (it's THAT rampant!). Also the removal of fan favourite items was really a kick to the groin area, rope/vine arrow being the biggest offender. I also realized Garret moved really weird in first person, only to later discover that the game was made with third person movement in mind, making first person feel like i was controlling a tank. And finally, the purple haze in and out of missions breaks immersion completely for me. It's not all bad however, there is some really good here too; from the music, missions, and the classic cutscenes (not the atrocious in-game engine cutscenes this game throws in mind you) and just the overall vibe of the game and i can't help but feel this game could’ve been better than Thief 2 if all these things were ironed out. While there is some good to be found, overall the game takes too many steps back and the performance issues were just too far from being acceptable in my opinion.
