digoutyoursoul
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Game Informer: Thief (Eidos Montreal, PC/PS4/"Next-Gen", 2014) [Up: Mag Info In OP]
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There is no new Xbox, it's the Amstrad Evolution
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
If they say "Next gen console", it's more of a A'ha! Mystery is always fun.
If there's a morality system to go along with the plague riddled city, I'm bailing out.
Endless
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BigTnaples
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Impressive how similar concept are and screenshots are becoming.
If you told me that was a screenshot, I would have believed you at first and maybe even second glance.
That's true.
We knew this game had moved to next-gen, but I'm surprised it's not also current-gen personally. I'm glad, because cross-generational releases are going to pull down next-gen adoption, but I'm surprised.
Messofanego
Banned
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I don't know. Dishonored looked more water painterly than what we have here in Thief which is straight up medieval Gothic. Also Dishonored had a lot of in common with Half Life 2 aesthetically than Thief in my opinion. (Which is funny considering the Art Director)
If this game ends up comparable to deadly shadows I'll feel like we got a bit of a victory. I expect it to be completely consolized whereas Deadly Shadows was still dumbed down from Thief 2, but not disgracefully so like Invisible War and Absolution. If we can get something on DS level I'll be somewhat satisfied.
indigo-cyclops
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Official logo then:
Thank God there is no Thi4f bullshit.
Yea that's good, love it.
So they mentioned it's somewhat based on a Victorian/Gothic visual style? Or did I hear that wrong?
Does anyone remember it was rumored to be a modern game when it was FIRST even rumored years ago? Ugh. that would have been bad.
What do you expect them to say
"It is also planned for the other next-generation console"
Seriously?
Does the "they must be hiding some secret thing" really overrule sense?
Samir Sedlar
Member
I am excited, but there is one small worry, why does his right eye have a blue smoke coming out of it ?!, please not another 'See Through Walls' feature.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
I'm going to guess it's a magical eye now instead of a mechanical eye.
spoiler from 1st game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34g2uiqD4VU
http://youtu.be/dGlCjLfpugY?t=2m3s
Miles Quaritch
Member
I expect something along the lines of Human Revolution. A more streamlined experience, but one that still offers hints of the old experience. Being comparable to Deadly Shadows would be great, but I feel that's being overly optimistic. It'll be more streamlined like HR.
In fact, I'd say Dishonoured gives us a somewhat good idea of what this will be like.
I'd love for this game to be on all 8th gen systems but I can't always hope for a Wii U version, which is annoying.
I really hope so. Better not get the Hype metter filled, just in case.
If they can keep the mood/settings It will be amazing already, just for the good old Nostalgia feeling.
As i said. May be simply laziness could be some other platform than xbox 720 who knows. I wasnt saying there is a secret. I just said it is perculiar that its platforms (which may be interpreted as more than one) not platform thats all. I dont really understand why saying its perculiar is so offensive.
Confidence Man
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"Hints" won't be good enough.
It's TEEF
'a'a, Brilliant
StoppedInTracks
Member
Looks great for a next-gen title. You cannot achieve this kind of details and textures on current-gen console title (including the PC port of course). The baseline here is just so much better.
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
The industry's changed since Deadly Shadows was released, and my standards have risen. We've already gotten a bunch of reasonably faithful successors that weren't dumbed down, and an impending wave of new, promising late-90s-PC-style games (mostly through Kickstarter). Stealth gameplay, specifically, has been on a high recently. Like Mark of the Ninja is probably the richest stealth game of all time, for example. Even Eidos' own DX:HR made some advancements. The point is, we don't have to be begging for scraps.
That's why if I'm going to be severely disappointed if Teef is only Thief 3 quality. Developers who work in the space once occupied by smart PC games shouldn't be getting free passes any more.
I could have told you that last year.
vagabondarts
Member
Going by the timeliness of the tomb raider game informer reveal, I look forward to playing this when it releases in two years.
Eh? I still haven't played a AAA game this gen that did stealth even on 3's level let alone the earlier games mostly because they always try to be hybrid games, mostly action with some stealth elements. That's why I said I'd be satisfied if they made it like 3 instead of trying to modernize it even further.
RustyNails
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I don't think Thief and Dishonored should be compared. Besides, the assassin protagonist and first person view, there is nothing else common between them. There are no supernatural powers/abilities for the hero in Thief. You can't teleport and do other crazy shit. Just a blackjack, swords and bow and arrows. There's a mission structure and loadouts. You sit endlessly waiting for the guards to stop chatting so you can make your move.
SniperHunter
Banned
yea Nintendo is to blame though...they chose the tablet controller over decent modern tech and now they will see the repercussions of that decision.
Wii U will turn out to be like PS3, a system you buy to play the exclusive games.
If you take out the clunky controls and small levelsizes, DS is a very good game.
The lockpicking minigame was actually better than the one in 1 and 2. The "open world" City was a great idea as well. Music and voice acting were top-notch.
Unfortunately those small levels suffocated the entire game; they destroyed that feeling of exploration. There were also very few secrets compared to the original games, because there was basically no room to put them.
I hope the new game can get that "big-level" feeling back. Dishonored felt bigger than DS, but still not as big as Thief 1+2 I think.
Well if wiiu isnt meant what is the other next gen platform?
I was ridiculed for ouya. Maybe its steambox? Or maybe phantom?
SniperHunter
Banned
I don't consider steambox to be a platform, mainly because this game will be released on steam. Ouya doesn't have the tech, it might have been a mistake
Has there been any example since wii u launched?
Do we know how long it has been in development for?
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
DX:HR, purely played as a stealth game and ignoring the action elements, is better than Thief 3. Enemy behaviour is more sophisticated (like they can actually turn their heads and look around) and the cover system is superbly integrated with the stealth system. Dishonored is too; is has bigger levels, better AI, and more opportunity for improvisation. Mark of the Ninja isn't "AAA", and it's 2D, but despite that has the most complex stealth mechanics of probably any game.
A game on the level of Thief 3 would be a significant step backwards from what we have now.
Pretty sweet news. The screens look fairly nice, although very Dishonored (with a far more Thief approach, of course). Definitely a compelling setting. That said, stoked that Eidos Montreal is on it. I just hope it lives up to the name - that's the real potential caveat/risk. We're all excited about this news but we won't know until later whether it's going to live up to what we expect "the next Thief" to be.