Third-Person Thief III [Jan 22, 2004, 4:59 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The Game That
Pioneered Stealth in Gaming Reemerges in Eidos and Ion Storm's Thief: Deadly
Shadows is the press release announcing the addition of a third-person
perspective option in the upcoming installment in the stealthy Thief series. The
announcement is accompanied by
a few screenshots showing off the new point of view. Here's a bit:
In Thief: Deadly Shadows, gamers will be able to play in either third person or first person perspectives, and shift seamlessly between each on the fly. The new third person perspective will further immerse players into the role of Garret [sic] -- the master Thief. Sneaking through darkly lit environments, stealing riches and ambushing unwary targets in third person presents a new, visceral gaming experience to the Thief franchise. Still, the tension fuelled gameplay in classic Thief first person view is there for returning fans of the series and newcomers alike. Ion Storm's trademark dynamic lighting and shadow technology manifests in Thief: Deadly Shadows new levels of depth and tension to the game's environments. Characters and objects cast real shadows that effect stealth gameplay, requiring the player to manipulate darkness and light to create your own shadows to hide in.
After Invisible War, my hopes for the next Thief game went down the drain. I learned that the next Thief was being made into a console game as well. Those screenshots and the addition of the 3rd person perspective once again show me that like Invisible war, the next Thief game is going suffer from consolitis.
I just don't like the consolish changes they made to what was supposed to be Deus Ex 2. And so far all evidence points to the fact that I won't like the consolish changes that are being made for Thief 3.
I just don't like the consolish changes they made to what was supposed to be Deus Ex 2. And so far all evidence points to the fact that I won't like the consolish changes that are being made for Thief 3.
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