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.
That people wish that game developers allocate time to tweak the game for the specific platform at hand, rather than cop the lowest common denominator. And I must agree. If you look at how Star Wars KOTOR was handled, they released on xbox first (I guess MS gave them a money sack for that), then spent a few months re-working the UI, adding a little more content and using higher-rez textures. Now ignoring the game itself, I think that's a really good method of approach. I'd much rather wait a few months after the xbox debut for a more optimised PC version.
So, hopefully ION storm learns from the backlash online and stops pretending it doesn't exist, and do the same. Do xbox first to get the money rolling in, then release for PC after tweaking and testing for that platform.
neko
This comment was edited on Jan 23, 09:29.
So, hopefully ION storm learns from the backlash online and stops pretending it doesn't exist, and do the same. Do xbox first to get the money rolling in, then release for PC after tweaking and testing for that platform.
neko
This comment was edited on Jan 23, 09:29.
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