Jason Moyer on 2/2/2014 at 19:33
In Thief Gold, where exactly would context-sensitive jumping alter the flow of the game in any appreciable way? I'm coming up blank.
SubJeff on 2/2/2014 at 19:42
Anywhere you jump. You fail or succeed based on your own skill and judgement.
Starker on 2/2/2014 at 19:42
Quote Posted by Jason Moyer
In Thief Gold, where exactly would context-sensitive jumping alter the flow of the game in any appreciable way? I'm coming up blank.
Jumping from carpet to carpet in Bafford's.
Oh, and speaking of new innovations to the Thief franchise:
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http://i61.tinypic.com/nnmxr4.jpgNuth on 2/2/2014 at 19:54
...jumping over spiders, jumping to retrieve arrows, jumping to alter your line of sight, jumping to make noise to manipulate adversaries, jumping down staircases, jumping from a higher vantage point over an adversary rather than just dropping down next to it, jumping to avoid being hit by projectiles...the list goes on and on.
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Anywhere you jump. You fail or succeed based on your own skill and judgement.
And there's always that.
FatSpy on 2/2/2014 at 20:02
Quote Posted by Starker
Jumping from carpet to carpet in Bafford's.
Wait wait wait wait wait!
Did they say anywhere they would have sound change depending on what surface you where on? I'm not criticizing you that just made me realize this has never been mentioned before and now I'm wondering for myself.
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...jumping over spiders, jumping to retrieve arrows, jumping to alter your line of sight, jumping to make noise to manipulate adversaries, jumping down staircases, jumping from a higher vantage point over an adversary rather than just dropping down next to it, jumping to avoid being hit by projectiles...the list goes on and on.
Imagine the bonehoard designed to be without jumping.
Renault on 2/2/2014 at 20:30
Jumping over traps is another thing you won't be able to do in the new game.
FatSpy on 2/2/2014 at 20:41
Now that I think about it I don't recall the surface them being on being acknowledged in any of the thief videos.
That was such a core mechanic that added an extra depth of complexity for tackling a situation that seems to have been overlooked by everyone. I don't think that was mentioned in that thread full of features.
Nuth on 2/2/2014 at 20:45
Walking through water or over broken glass has been mentioned as being noisy, but I don't know how much changes in general surfaces like wood, stone, tile, grass, carpet, metal will affect things.
Seems like I recall a comment during one of the demos about grass being quieter, but I'm not certain where I heard it. I think it may have been Daniel Winfield Schmidt talking.
FatSpy on 2/2/2014 at 21:14
At this point I wouldn't be surprised at all if they cut it out.
demagogue on 2/2/2014 at 23:47
You guys managed to pull yourselves back on topic, but don't dredge off-topic stuff back up that will drag us back please. You're doing good when you're keeping it to opinions on the previews, which is to say you're doing good now.
