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Thief | Review thread
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Low scores all over the place and I'm not surprised. all video and media since E3 was hinting on a bad game, the game seems to be full of flaws and mistakes and that was clear for anyone who cared to watch the videos carefully without hype.
This is Hitman Absolution and Tomb Raider situation all over again as Square Enix keep killing and dumbing down Eidos IPs.
This is Hitman Absolution and Tomb Raider situation all over again as Square Enix keep killing and dumbing down Eidos IPs.
Chubzdoomer
Banned
Nice. I think this game is going to be much better than folks are giving it credit for. I see it going on to become one of those "sadly underrated games" within the next several years.
Reviewers adored Deus Ex 3 (too much arguably).
Neuromancer
Member
Hmm some worse scores than I would have expected from this team. I'm glad I'm going to be trying out on Gamefly before I bought it.
Well this must have flown right past me. Cheers for clearing it up. Even still, the Arkham games never lost points for that. They were adored in spite of any shortcomings. Like, you understand where I'm coming from, right? Compared to your average AAA fare, it doesn't seem like Thief is really doing much worse, and if it is, it's not being communicated.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Framerate was decent but it did dip throughout. Yes, the atmosphere went a long way into keeping me playing further. It's a game I'd revisit for the atmosphere alone, that's how strongly I enjoyed that aspect of it.
You have some saying this(Game Informer)
''If you’re content to save your game every couple minutes and enjoy a slower-paced stealth game, then Thief rewards you with plenty of moments so tense you might catch yourself holding your breath. Eidos-Montreal may have adhered too closely to the series’ roots, resulting in a reboot that suffers from classic problems like simplistic combat and trial-and-error sneaking missions. However, locked behind this old-school game design is a gem that stealth fans should eye up for their collection''
And some like Kotaku going:
"It's hard to know quite where to begin with a shambling mediocrity such as this"
Opinions will be opinions I guess...
''If you’re content to save your game every couple minutes and enjoy a slower-paced stealth game, then Thief rewards you with plenty of moments so tense you might catch yourself holding your breath. Eidos-Montreal may have adhered too closely to the series’ roots, resulting in a reboot that suffers from classic problems like simplistic combat and trial-and-error sneaking missions. However, locked behind this old-school game design is a gem that stealth fans should eye up for their collection''
And some like Kotaku going:
"It's hard to know quite where to begin with a shambling mediocrity such as this"
Opinions will be opinions I guess...
What kind of attitude? He clearly doesn't like it, and he's letting people know the way he's leaning because he knows that he won't have the review today.
Oh dear...
Some people feel that it's unprofessional to offhandedly talk about the details of a review before fully publishing it. I don't care one way or the other, it's the guy's personal Twitter account. If he wants to tell people he isn't enjoying the game he's playing, that's his prerogative.
Miles Quaritch
Member
GI are obviously trolling. Nothing about the footage suggests they've adhered to the series' roots.
Nothing...
Deified Data
Banned
chickdigger802
Banned
But the swooping makes me a bad ass thief.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
Sounds like the "levels" are split up in to smaller zones. Probably what is causing the contradiction.
Just like Deadly Shadows.
SJRB
Gold Member
Yeah they're all over the place. If you're in doubt I suggest waiting a bit until some GAFers have played it. GAF impressions often are way more accurate.
jim2point0
Banned
Game of forever!
Yep, pretty much, I use this scale as well, however I have enjoyed some games very much that landed in the 6 region, Remember Me, Of Orcs and Men to name a few.
Average 75+ score seems like a game that lands in the 'Good" category. Will be picking up Thief tomorrow for PS4.
TheVoidDragon
Member
I haven't played the original but i'm considering getting this. It got higher reviews than i expected, if it had been mostly 6's i wouldn't bother but 7-8 isn't so bad.
Broder Salsa
Banned
That's the last bit of the RPS article... and really all I need to know to at least give it a try sometime.
GavinUK86
Member
yup. opinions are like assholes after all. my opinion is that it's a bloody good game and nailed everything i felt from the original games but at the same time, feeling modern.
Wag
Member
I guess in a week then.
Rockpapershotgun gave this an odd review. They say it's a bad Thief game but it's a good stealth game (whatever that means). The guy really liked it despite all its flaws.
Liamario
Banned
Looking at those scores and I have to ask myself, who do I even trust anymore. We have gaming media, but do we have anyone who can give us an honest review anymore. I wasn't planning to get the game anyways and while the scores do reflect my own predictions, I don't think I can trust reviewers anymore beyond a general guideline of a games quality.
Raven77
Member
Yeah exactly, I'll just wait for the Gaf-pressions (Gaf Impressions, just created that word)
It's not like the text is glowing praise...
runnin_blue
Banned
Oh please say it ain't so. Gimped for consoles again!?
I could have sworn they said they weren't going to do this.
Dio Brando
Banned
Excellente review EatChildren. Seems like a game to buy on sale then.
SJRB
Gold Member
In their defense, the first line of reviews I added to the OP coincidentally all were in the 6-range. I took about 20 to 30 minutes to get all the reviews added to the OP, which tilted the sentiment a bit in the game's favor.
Nymphae
Banned
Yeah I haven't gotten into the text yet, but the scores seemed alright at a glance. It just seems anything lower than an 8 always gets a lot of "yikes" from the crowd.
Alex from Giant Bomb says he still needs to finish it up, but says expect it to be a lower-end review, and that it sucks.
Judging from the reactions on this game, it seems to be stuck in the middle of two options: going old school or going AAA, big budget set piece game. A lot of the more mainstream review outlets seem to fault it for not being modern or flashy enough, while more PC-centric sites like PC Gamer and RPS seem to be of the mind that while it's very old-school in some ways, the faults come from attempting to be modern.
This is on top of the rather universal claim that the story sucks. It's kind of fascinating to see a game find universal fault for apparently different reasons. The development of this game was surely a real bloody battle.
Judging from the reactions on this game, it seems to be stuck in the middle of two options: going old school or going AAA, big budget set piece game. A lot of the more mainstream review outlets seem to fault it for not being modern or flashy enough, while more PC-centric sites like PC Gamer and RPS seem to be of the mind that while it's very old-school in some ways, the faults come from attempting to be modern.
This is on top of the rather universal claim that the story sucks. It's kind of fascinating to see a game find universal fault for apparently different reasons. The development of this game was surely a real bloody battle.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Most missions are fairly big, its the hub world that is broken down completely with various different load points and that in itself is such a shame.
Games that are reimaginings of beloved, nostalgic franchises that take 5 years to develop with monstrous budgets have a lot of expectations.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I have no idea on what planet Thief could be seen as sticking too rigidly to old ideas.
Twice maybe.
Cheers.
Twice maybe.
Cheers.
Sanctuary
Member
So a game mechanic that's very risk/reward is now considered a problem?
Nymphae
Banned
Very true.
Uhh thank you for the link, had not noticed it in my inbox.
Maybe we can add that in the OP?