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.
> Thief 1 and 2 both sold poorly and yet we still have another sequel coming.
There seems to be a popular belief that nothing Looking Glass made ever sold. If that were the case, they could not possibly have made so many games (great or otherwise (they were all great, though))
AFAIK...
The Ultima Underworlds sold very well
System Shock sold reasonably well (contrary to popular belief)
System Shock 2 didn't do much more than break even
Terra Nova lost money
British Open Championship Golf lost money
Flight Unlimited had excellent sales
I don't know about Flight 2
Flight 3 lost money? (the sim was brilliant, but EA didn't market it!)
Thief sold very well and made Looking Glass some millions of dollars profit (someone at LGS pointed this out once after similar comments were made)
I don't know about Thief 2, but would hazard a guess that it also sold well
Sadly LGS were in too bad a financial state for the Thief sales to prevent them from closing.
This comment was edited on Jan 24, 05:34.
There seems to be a popular belief that nothing Looking Glass made ever sold. If that were the case, they could not possibly have made so many games (great or otherwise (they were all great, though))
AFAIK...
The Ultima Underworlds sold very well
System Shock sold reasonably well (contrary to popular belief)
System Shock 2 didn't do much more than break even
Terra Nova lost money
British Open Championship Golf lost money
Flight Unlimited had excellent sales
I don't know about Flight 2
Flight 3 lost money? (the sim was brilliant, but EA didn't market it!)
Thief sold very well and made Looking Glass some millions of dollars profit (someone at LGS pointed this out once after similar comments were made)
I don't know about Thief 2, but would hazard a guess that it also sold well
Sadly LGS were in too bad a financial state for the Thief sales to prevent them from closing.
This comment was edited on Jan 24, 05:34.
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