"Garrett's always talking." ..? "Wrong." ..? "NeoGarrett's always talking?" ..? "mmm"

HSM on 25/3/2013 at 11:41

Quote Posted by Eidos Montreal's Exclusive Mouthpiece

And the thing that's really cool in the new one is that he's always talking, like, he's always narrating kinda what's going on as you're going throughout the game...

He'll be your guide through the game helping out, you know, almost, like, a... um not an in-game strategy-guide... but he'll give you tips, he's, like, you know, thinking about things to do in the game... which actually might sound lame.

-(http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/03/23/replay-thief-the-dark-project.aspx) EM'sEM

It does sound lame. It does sound like the kind of thing that many modern games employ, along with focus-modes and objective-beacons and other hand-holding gimcrackery. It does sound like another tip-of-the-old-chapeau to the walk-me-through generation.

Now, Garrett did say a few things in the games that featured him. But it was rare enough that it was usually kind of startling.

NeoGarrett is seems is going to be "always talking". And that's, like, you know, really cool. Like, almost like an in-game strategy-guide.

jtr7 on 25/3/2013 at 11:54

If this is relatively accurate, it would mean they put in Thief what LGS almost did but changed their clever minds about, but maybe took it even further--mission-specific, plot-centric. Garrett's character-arc, if it's true enough, might include real loneliness and talking to himself to keep himself company. :p

How gabby would Garrett have been on Normal difficulty over 3 or 4 missions if all these had stayed in TDP, and included gossip about Bafford?:

Quote:

gar001: This door is bolted, and there's no way to open it.

gar002: Locked. I'll need the key to open it.

gar003: It's locked. I can try picking the lock or finding the right key.

gar004: Ahh, got it!

gar005: A container like this might have something good inside it.

gar006: That's too high.

gar007: Crystals are good for powering up arrows.

gar008: This will be useful.

gar009: Rope arrows will only stick in wooden surfaces.

gar010: Always good to grab loot.

gar011: Now this is worth the price of admission.

gar012: Now the bow will shoot fire arrows.

gar013: Now the bow will shoot water arrows.

gar014: Now the bow will shoot moss arrows.

gar015: Now the bow will shoot gas arrows.

gar016: I'd rather not walk out there into the light.

gar017: If I stick close to the walls, I have a chance of not being seen.

gar018: I'd better wait 'til his back is turned.

gar019: Too many for me to take all at once.

gar020: I'd be better off looking for another way around.

gar021: I shouldn't leave the body lying around.

gar022: Perfect. Only one, and he's looking the other way.

gar023: Just keep looking the other way.

gar024: I think I lost him.

gar025: I hate blind corners. You never know what you're gonna run into.

gar026: It almost always pays to listen at a door before opening it.

gar027: If I can hit him with the blackjack without being spotted he'll drop without a sound.

gar028: That was bloody. I should move the body, but if someone walks by here, they might figure out something's up.

gar029: Uuh! This is not good.

gar030: I could pick that guy off with an arrow, but if I miss I'll give myself away.

gar031: Lots of pyrotechnics, but not very stealthy. I've gotta be careful with those.

gar032: Water arrows are most useful for putting out torches.

gar033: Moss arrows are meant to be fired at noisy surfaces so that I can walk on them without making a racket.

gar034: Not much point in firing those into the floor.

gar035: I should remember that splashing around can make a lot of noise.

gar036: I can't stay underwater too long, or I'll drown!

gar037: I've only got a few seconds of air left!

gar038: I'll never make any headway against this current!

gar039: Barrels like these can provide good cover in a pinch.

gar040: Crates like these are useful for concealment.

gar041: Every key opens something somewhere.

gar042: (Chuckles) Not so secret anymore, is it?

gar043: Ahh! I'm making too much noise walking on this tile.

gar044: Walking over metal is noisy.... I have to be careful.

gar045: I have a bad feeling about this....

gar046: Hmm.... This looks interesting.

gar047: I wonder what happened here?

gar048: Looks like this hasn't worked in years.

gar049: I wonder how I can get up there?

gar050: Hmm.... There must be a way down there.

HSM on 28/3/2013 at 08:09

Quote Posted by jtr7

If this is relatively accurate...

It's straight from the mouth of someone who has been chosen to get "exclusive" access to Thief as they roll out the info.

Quote Posted by jtr7

it would mean they put in Thief what LGS almost did but changed their clever minds about

That stuff is just "coverage"; a bunch of lines recorded while in session so as to have a complete array to choose from when deciding which few to put in the game. I don't think they ever intended on putting all those in to the game. That would be idiotic. And annoying as hell. And f****** insulting.

jtr7 on 28/3/2013 at 08:42

I know, straight from the mouth doesn't mean much to the person who opposes you. They couldn't care less. It's fuel for their fire, and they don't care how big of an ass it makes them as long as they feel they've made a dent.

They actually paid Stephen Russell to say those lines, and they were edited and compressed into actual files, with coded filenames. They could've kept it all on hand as simply coverage, but they went pretty far.

Nuth on 28/3/2013 at 22:03

I hope there will be an option to muzzle NeoGarrett if he's too annoying.

van HellSing on 28/3/2013 at 22:10

I bet he'd enjoy it, bondage fetishist that he is.

june gloom on 28/3/2013 at 22:49

You make that sound like a bad thing.

Vae on 28/3/2013 at 22:56

Yes, I think Sado-Garrett would love a ball gag...I guess we'll just have to wait and see what's in his apartment.

thiefessa on 29/3/2013 at 01:57

Quote Posted by Vae

Yes, I think Sado-Garrett would love a ball gag...I guess we'll just have to wait and see what's in his apartment.

You sound excited about this. :weird: :wot:

pavlovscat on 29/3/2013 at 01:59

Hmmm. I can imagine a really good use for a ball gag.