Ricebug on 10/4/2016 at 13:24

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Well, my taffer friend, if you're a "Genious Author and Writer," I'd suggest going back to basic grammar school and learn how to spell, parse, and punctuate. If you're really 10-years-old, like you say, all is forgiven.

Beauty-Man on 10/4/2016 at 20:20

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I too was/am a gigantic fan of Thief. I stumbled upon it back in about 2001 on a Eidos demo CD that came with Tomb Raider. There was a demo level of the Thieves Guild, and a demo level of Life of the Party. I don't know what the hell it was about it, but I was instantly hooked. It got to the point where, at the time, when I was in middle school, I'd go to the computer lab just to read Lytha's walkthrough's of Thief Gold, and that one weird DromED tutorial site nearly every day. I would draw out levels I wanted to make in class, and I'd foam over with imagination because at the time, I didn't even have the game, lol. In fact, I wasn't even allowed to get it according to my mother until I asked my father, and he'd always say yes to everything, haha. So I got Thief 2, fiddled with DromED, made a crap ton of mini levels I never released. Later I became a bane on these very forums, lol, but we won't talk about that. Anyway, it's a bit nostalgic for me now. My younger brother always used to look on as I played for hours. Simpler and more imaginative times indeed. The flame is still there, but I just get so sidetracked by life stuff now. I always make sure to come and give the community some musical pieces that may help orchestrate these great FM's STILL going. :thumb:

Grandmauden on 11/4/2016 at 01:31

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This is the same way I discovered Thief. I can still remember playing The Unwelcome Guest and the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver demos on our Windows 2000. I was still in elementary school, so the concept of stealth hadn't even occurred to me yet; I'd usually get about as far as the archer fight before giving up because I was terrified of the guards. Then, when I finally got brave enough to keep going, I got all the way to the Mechanist Tower before giving up again because I didn't see a way in (took the route past the greenhouse...never saw the ladders going up the side of the tower). :tsktsk:

Only when I was in middle school did I finally pick up the demo again and manage to beat it, while gradually becoming more aware of the stealth and less afraid of the guards. Then I just played it again and again, mastering every difficulty level; improving my time; finding all the loot, pickpockets, and secrets; and even figuring out how to beat it Lytha-style. I must've played that mission 20 times over before I was finally able to buy all three Thief games from Mastertronic. :)

zajazd on 12/4/2016 at 08:58

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Wow, why would they put a bad/the worst level on demo CD? That must have been the reason why Thief 2 flopped lol

baeuchlein on 13/4/2016 at 22:28

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If you only wanted those demos, maybe you should have asked about them here. Someone might have pointed you to (http://www.thief-thecircle.com/media/demos/) http://www.thief-thecircle.com/media/demos/, where several Thief demos are still offered for download - free of charge.:rolleyes: