Lightningline on 30/9/2025 at 16:42
Sounds great but I hate VR. I just want to sit, relax and enjoy my adventure. Same crap happened with Half Life Alex. Freaking VR. Hmmmmmm....
Svperstar on 30/9/2025 at 17:10
Quote Posted by Lightningline
Sounds great but I hate VR. I just want to sit, relax and enjoy my adventure. Same crap happened with Half Life Alex. Freaking VR. Hmmmmmm....
There is a mod for Alyx that makes it flat. I find it difficult to believe that you "hate VR". If that's the case you either never experienced it setup properly or are hating on it to feel different and special
skacky on 30/9/2025 at 17:24
[video=youtube_share;hRpMnw70PXk]https://youtu.be/hRpMnw70PXk?si=F-J4udITjs25TB5t[/video]
That demo was very cool, I'm on board with this. Honestly quite excited, even. There's interesting new mechanics and the reappearance of older ones, such as leaning into doors to listen to what's on the other side.
Renault on 30/9/2025 at 17:51
I watched this as well. I'm sure there will be things people won't like, but I was encouraged by what I saw. Seems like they're putting a lot of emphasis on sound and giving the player a minimal UI. Need to run thru it a few more times, but I'm definitely excited by the prospect of playing a little Thief in VR.
Svperstar on 30/9/2025 at 18:04
Just watched the gameplay trailer.
1)I'm not sure I believe those people, what if they are getting paid?
2) I bought a PSVR2 since it checked the most boxes. Glad that's the headset they seemed to have designed the game around.
3) I'm cautiously optimistic but my gut tells me this is going to be Thi5f
Kaleidoscope on 30/9/2025 at 18:37
The talking heads at the end were just influencers on a junket and the footage is edited, so clearly it's all going to be glowing praise. As a VR spinoff I'm ready to accept this at face-value though. It may not be what I was really hoping for, but perhaps it'll scratch an itch.
I have two reservations:
1: I really don't want to play a game starring (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oYPul5S01A) Philomena Cunk, and I'm afraid I simply won't be able to take the character seriously on that basis alone. I'm not opposed to a new, female, protagonist on any basis except that.
2: Still the Thief 2014 version of The City, which I felt lacked the really wonderfully gothic-medieval-early-modern-artdeco mishmash of styles that gave the original City such a fun sense of character.
Kubrick on 30/9/2025 at 19:25
I'm probably never going to play this because there's extremely low chances I'll ever own a VR device, but even then, this looks nice. Can disable lockpicking UI, can lean on doors to hear. They mention three types of guards: easy to knock, easy to knock but helmet makes it noisy, and impossible to knock due to helmet. Perhaps a bit much for the graphical fidelity of an FM, but good advancement of the formula. The archytecture looks nothing wild but better than 2014 for sure. Nice!
downwinder on 30/9/2025 at 23:35
so garrett is in a mechanical eye = so he is just going to be comments in game and use of his eye which shows way to much, the light gem in wrist serious so i got to bring my arm up over and over to see how hidden i am, people look like fools playing the game, twisting of wrists to lock pick, serious
how do you even walk/sneak/run in game, and you have to grab every piece of loot omg
and back to just seeing hands only
"i did like how blackjack looked", until you whack a guard and slam your hand into the wall or what ever you close to blind to reality while playing game, i would for sure lose track where i am
in 100 years they will laugh at our version of vr
downwinder on 30/9/2025 at 23:45
So do you have any other basis for your assertions that Thief 2014 is not canon / is set in an 'alt universe', as, once again, "Thief 2014 is an official Thief game that presents itself as being set in the future of the previous official games, with the old ruins of locations from the original games and plenty of historical references to the original game characters as having lived in its past."
you right about later deus ex game, when it comes to cannon thief universe and first 2 deus ex are part of it, not human revolution as it comes down to who writes the storyline for game and if they connect them or not, and thief 2014 is set 200 years in a alt universe of the thief we know, the Montreal team did not have cannon story line post thief 3 as it was a complete reimaging of thief in a alt universe with some element to show a nod to the original, but not cannon
just cause a game is official game does not mean its cannon to the first 3, it just means they got the license and they can use those words in press and all over game but no one from looking glass was on the team for story line and what would have happened after thief 3 = never happened, a complete new made up story, don't forget jenivear was a bird in thief 2014
anyone from eidos Montreal can confirm as far as storyline goes, its not part of the first 3, been openly confirmed many times
games aren't made how they use to be, most of us have a hard time dealing with it :(
thank god for fan missions from thief 1/g/2, loved the story in thief 3 but the gameplay was junk
Renault on 1/10/2025 at 05:03
@downwinder, I thought you would have loved the demo, there were barking dogs...
Anyway, quite a few youtubers have previews up for the game (some of which are featured at the end of the official gameplay premiere video), and feature additional footage from the Ravencourt Mansion level, as well as most of the tutorial level. Here's a few worth checking out.
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5EnpkqJUFY) Jammyhero
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hmm4uvW2vY) Mac In Vr
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vno5uZv4VFI) Rhys Da King VR
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yDSZw3l4uA) 6DOF Reviews
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB2HreXe61Y) Beardo Benjo
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89AX8DHtH8c) Paradise Decay
Random notes on things I heard/read:
-Campaign is 10-12 hours.
-Tutorial is a prison level where you need to steal a Keeper medallion.
-You can pinch and blow out candles.
-You can blackjack guards in the legs to drop them to their knees.
-Edible food!
-Most reviewers stated that while the game looked and felt good, it needed some polish and was often missing elements, like audio in certain areas.
-Some basic mechanics weren't working properly.
-Several comments about how the bow was janky and needed work.
-Nearly everyone stated the game is stealth first and foremost, and probably not even playable using brute force.
-Atmosphere overall was top notch.
-Lots of alternate routes and secret areas.
