Bulgarian_Taffer on 9/6/2018 at 09:53
So it happened - I'm replaying the official Thief series : Starting from Thief Gold, Thief 2, Thief: Deadly Shadows and Thi4f.
It's an interesting experience. I found out I forgot basic shortcuts about simple maps like Lord Bafford's manor.
Now it's the time to share two secrets. The first one is that in the very beginning I only had Thief: The Dark Project. Thief Gold is (almost) a new experience to me (now, it's quite the irony I released a T2G-based fan mission, right?). And I'm currently running in the Thieves Guild like a headless chicken. Okay, I played Thief Gold once or twice in the past, but I mostly skipped through the additional missions.
The second secret: I never completed Soulforge Cathedral.
Surprised?
But I'm quite determined to complete all of the campaigns this time.
Aemanyl on 9/6/2018 at 11:59
Never completed Soulforge Cathedral either. Personally, I think that the very last missions in all three Thief games aren't that interesting in terms of gameplay. Into the Maw of Chaos could have been longer and less linear, Soulforge Cathedral is just painfully boring (another Mechanists-themed mission?! come on...) and difficult, and the end of Deadly Shadows was more like an unwanted chore.
Purgator on 9/6/2018 at 21:18
Considering the Mechanists are the main antagonists in the game, who were you expecting in the inevitable showdown final level? Dr Eggman in a tinfoil hat?
Bulgarian_Taffer on 9/6/2018 at 21:21
I'm still stuck in Thieves Guild. Looking for Donal's house. Stuck in walkthroughs... and endlessly frustrated. 1:33 game time.
Perhaps it's time to move on from Thief, I'll see how I'll feel after some more hours of play. I'm too accustomed to games with hints, addons, quest trackers. The 90s are long gone, and I'm living in the age of instant gratification...
Later edit: Luckily Youtube works for me :) Found the mansion and back on track...
Naartjie on 10/6/2018 at 08:26
The Thief Gold missions are really cool. Song of the Caverns felt like an early version of the kind of major heist missions like First Bank and Trust that you got in Thief II, and the Mage Towers mission gives you a different flavour to anything else in the game, sort of a mixture of the pagan magic stuff with a more traditional mansion or fortress-style format. Also, there is a massive cool new area in The Sword and a couple of other (smaller) bonuses scattered around.
Bulgarian_Taffer on 10/6/2018 at 08:41
Just completed Thieves Guild on normal. Grueling 1 hour 47 minutes. 2261 out of 2716 loot. 18 killed (yes, I'm not gentle when I play on normal).
Oh my God.
Still, I liked the general idea of the mission. Gives me some ideas about future missions.
marbleman on 10/6/2018 at 09:28
Quote Posted by Purgator
Considering the Mechanists are
the main antagonists in the game, who were you expecting in the inevitable showdown final level? Dr Eggman in a tinfoil hat?
:laff::laff:
Bulgarian_Taffer on 10/6/2018 at 09:52
Quote Posted by Naartjie
The Thief Gold missions are really cool. Song of the Caverns felt like an early version of the kind of major heist missions like First Bank and Trust that you got in Thief II, and the Mage Towers mission gives you a different flavour to anything else in the game, sort of a mixture of the pagan magic stuff with a more traditional mansion or fortress-style format. Also, there is a massive cool new area in The Sword and a couple of other (smaller) bonuses scattered around.
Currently playing the Sword. What's the new area? I went to the garden and I saw a small area with mock-up houses. Is that new?
Bulgarian_Taffer on 10/6/2018 at 14:18
Update: The Sword was easy. I enjoyed the room with small houses, then I swam through another chapter with big furniture and an enormous bed, full of spiders :) Don't know if it's an addition to Thief Gold or exited before, but never saw.
Then I proceeded to the Haunted Cathedral. Was easy for me - I remembered most of the things, and completed it in no time.
And then... the Mage Tower. I expected that it was to be the Lost City, but nah... another filler level. Spent grueling 1 hour 31 minutes on Normal. Unlocked all towers and stole talisman. Innocent killed: none and others killed : 32... 32!!! Level complete.
I wonder what's next for me.
Bulgarian_Taffer on 11/6/2018 at 20:16
Update: The Lost City is boring. That's why I decided to skip it with two speed potions. One potion: grab the talisman of fire. Second potion: jump back to entrance. Level complete.
Then I played Song of the Cavern.
Oh my.
So great!
I really loved the Opera! It's already about to become one of my favorite TG levels.
Then I played Undercover, and now I'm on RTC.
