nuThief storyline makes me sad

Nuth on 11/10/2013 at 15:40

Yes, that makes it sound like Erin is still around.

nickie on 11/10/2013 at 15:42

I agree, it does.

jtbalogh on 12/10/2013 at 18:36

Quote Posted by Nuth

Dunno why the link isn't getting you there.

Looks like touchpads have their own special websites with new features, so many people won't see it. Notice the website is called,

OnSwipe
(http://touch.destructoid.com)

Thanks for the desktop link to,

(http://www.destructoid.com)

jtbalogh on 12/10/2013 at 19:23

Quote:

Garrett returns after an extended absence ... settle the score with an ex-apprentice who’s gone rogue

about Erin . . . I would say the article is confused about how many scores there are. Before the absence, a score was already settled when taking the grappling hook for Erin. The article does not seem credible enough to suggest Garrett has a second score to settle after Erin is found alive and still bugging him. Although entirely possible, because EM is totally capable of this type of drab.

Edit: removed spoiler; Gallagher was not afraid to advertise about dealing with an apprentice going rogue ((http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142278)) ((http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/21/4645140/thiefs-garrett-narrative-creating-garrett-stephen-gallagher-gamescom-2013))

TriangleTooth on 13/10/2013 at 01:17

If this is the case it's only marginally held better than Megan in DX HR, who until release I didn't realise was supposed to be thought dead. I thought it would be known from the start she was alive it was that obvious.

Shinrazero on 13/10/2013 at 05:52

This is one thing that bothers me immensely with the story. Why do a reboot but draw a clear line to the old lore?

Dia on 14/10/2013 at 12:12

That's a point that I wondered about as well, Shinrazero. My guess is that's part of the lip-service EM is paying to the hard core fans of the original games. There would have to be some recognizable aspects of the original Garrett if EM intended to pawn off NuGarrett as The Master Thief.

SubJeff on 15/10/2013 at 01:30

Or they recognise that the setting is great but feel that certain elements are best left out.

Kind of like the Thief fans who don't like the undead levels.

Vae on 15/10/2013 at 09:23

Personal feelings of different aspects, are irrelevant to the highest priority of persistence and congruence of a simulated universe...and as stewards, EM has failed to maintain the engines of its creation.

Quote Posted by Dia

That's a point that I wondered about as well, Shinrazero. My guess is that's part of the lip-service EM is paying to the hard core fans of the original games.

Yes...It's a marketing lure, designed to bait THIEF community members with fondly associated branding elements...a strategy that has backfired, insulting the intelligence of many.

Nuth on 15/10/2013 at 09:47

When I realized the traces of lore were going to be nothing more than irksome reminders of what the game should have been, I gave up on the game. I just don't want to play that.