Zero Punctuation: Thief: The Dark Project

[Reaperman Wompa]

Oh man, I didn't see this coming! I love thief, it's one of my favorite games to this date.

That. Haven't played the earlier ones but managed to find Deadly Shadows and loved it. Hope the rumors about another come true.

 

[blinkgun96]

I'm not trying to start anything, but i think its funny how in his Halo 3 review he said he never played the first two, but he constantly pokes fun at the first one.

 

[Samexf]

I picked up both Theif 1 + 2 up on a whim for a mindbogglingly low £1. Not each. For both. Best £1 I ever spent on a game. In fact, I'm gonna have to install them on my new laptop now.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

I don't get it, how does a gaming platform/system ever "not matter"?

 

[Nerdfury]

Thief was awesome. Now I want to see more older games reviewed. I say 'older' because I'm not of this current fucked up generation that calls anything made before 2000 'old' and 'shitty.'

 

[Ryuzaki]

01:53: I wish they'd make a game where characters swear in Chinese (hint, hint).

I see you like Firefly as well. Not sure that you could make a game out of it though.

 

[DeusFps]

Cue halo related hate mail.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Great review. I knew that he liked the thief series as hes quoted it before and now I have the urge to find out what these games are like.
Can't wait till next weeks.

 

[Ronwue]

I applaud Yahzee for this review. I never expected I'd hear him rant about it and it warms my heart to hear that he actually enjoyed it

 

[SomeBritishDude]

I think I played Thief when I was a kid, but I didn't have the patience for it. Hell, I don't even think I understood stealthing.

Still, I should look it up. Great review yahtzee.

 

[GoblinOnFire]

I have this game, but unfortuntly it always freezes when i come to the first guard. I blame vista.

You should!

It's nice to see that old Ben is still able to reinvent himself, and not just recycling his old rants *cough* Far Cry review *cough*

I love the Thief games franchise so much I could marry it...(I proposed to it, but is still waiting for an answer)

EDIT: Dang spelling is broken again..

 

[Vlane]

I'm going to have to check out thief but one question. When was Hitman a "stealth" game?

I would consider Blood Money a stealth game. You have to hide, steal stuff, kill people, change your outfit etc.

How is it not a stealth game?

 

[PirateKing]

I liked it when young Yahtzee and his friend were astonished at the cube. "It has depth!"

 

[VinLAURiA]

Was waiting for this one. Got Thief I recently, so Thief II is better then?

I'll have to check it out.

"THEY DON'T MAKE BEARS LIKE THEY USED TO."

 

[solidstatemind]

Great review: the Thief series is deserving of any attention that can be pointed its way; if you haven't played them, do so. www.ttlg.com is a good resource on where to get them and how to make them run on your system. Also, there are some fan-made levels and texture updates available from there that are well worth the trouble. (note tho: due to the low-poly counts limited by the Dark Engine, they'll still look blocky as all hell.)

I miss Looking Glass Studios. From Ultima: Underworld all the way to System Shock 2, they produced quality games, not simply focusing on graphics, but also having the highest possible production values for sound, story, etc. We need more studios that put an emphasis on this, and we need to reward them by buying thier product.

Oh, and arguably, without Thief, there would BE no Splinter Cell.

 

[HadesWTF]

Way to kick it old school. =D

 

[OuroborosChoked]

Excellent video. One minor quibble: don't blame Looking Glass for the forced stealth sections in games. THEY weren't responsible for that shit. Look no further than Hideo Kojima for that.

 

[JRCB]

Interesting review. I enjoy hearing about "the good old days" when bugger all is coming out.

 

[MercenaryCanary]

Aw man... and here I was hoping that you would review a bad game... then I saw that Thief was your choice this week, so I knew that you had picked a good game.

 

[out0v0rder]

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