Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Thief 3 : Deadly Shadows (2004)

Its almost 7 years since the launch of the first Thief game, and 5 years since the sequel, the upper ups at Eidos finally decided to make a third installment. this new game is developed by Ion Storm, which is an affiliate of Eidos, after the closure of the previous developer Looking Glass Studios.
Ion Storm managed to keep the original excitement of the previous game, which Looking Glass successfully maintained.
you return as Garret, the master thief. after saving the world twice before, he is back to reluctantly save it again. in part, you are introduced to some new characters and enemies such as the Keepers, the Pagans, the Kurash, and some other minor characters, plus the previous characters such as the Hammarites, the Zombies, and the Guards.
the game features the regular mechanics but with a few modifications. now Garret is able cling to a far ledge and pull him self up, third person view, the ability to stick to the wall to avoid detection.
also, the interface have changed and improved, additional side quests, a more intense story.

the Pros.:
1- Better graphics.
2- a refined story line.
3- new items and utilities.
4- you can explore the city.
5- good A.I
6- the Lock-picking ability is simpler but more challenging.

the Cons.:
1- nothing new in the gameplay.
2- some objects appear the same as the older versions.
3- the Map can be confusing (there isn't a marker or something that could indicate where you are).
4- the game doesn't autosave at the beginning of each level.

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows is not for new players. it successfully delivers the same feeling that you had when you played the previous versions. sadly the game can be better. i hope they would do a forth game but with these comments in mind.








5 comments:

ukyou said...

Hey there Yazan san!
I am not a big PC game fan but I really enjoy your reviews.

Please keep em rolling !

YzN said...

Hi Yazan-san
I've played the previous thief, it was really nice ,the graphics were great "in old times measures" and the gameplay was really amusing
but I'm a bit disappointed from this new one, it has the same theme as the previous one, you can't feel the touch of the 21 century -visual effects and tech wise-

and BTW please continue making your reviews, I really like them ^-^

PS: looking forward for your NFS-shift review ^_*

subzero said...

Did not know u did gaming reviews here.

Theif 3? I will try it very soon and tell u my own impressions.

btw, can u recommend a really good turn-based strategy game on PC?
(Not like age of empires, but more like disgaea if u know it). Some people call it "Tactics strategy".

subzero said...

btw,

whats the PC setup u have?

Anonymous said...

Bravo, what necessary words..., a brilliant idea