A detailed video essay focusing on favourites Thief: The Dark Project and Thief II: The Metal Age, and how these old dogs stack up against the AAA gaming ind...

I thought this was a really intriguing video essay on how the old Thief games from decades ago stack up against more modern (at the time, anyway, the video is nearly 10 years old itself!) AAA Games.

  • Atheran@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Can’t see the video right now, but considering the old thief games are some of my favorite games ever, I don’t think I’d disagree much. Still haven’t found a better stealth game, 23 years later. Deus ex can come real close in terms of quality stealth if you play ghost, but while encouraged, it’s not the point of the game.

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I tried my darnest to stealth Deus Ex, and while I did have fun, the stealth system and options in that game are simply far too undeveloped to get the most out of that playstyle.

      However, I recently tried re-playing it with the Revision mod, and hooo boy does that do wonders for stealth! No more NPC’s running around in panic after being shot with tranq dart, reliable blackjacks, mantling… A thief fan’s dream come true.