So... I'm watching a playthrough of Thief...

No spoilers, but...

The whole game seems off... :/ Just the subtitles alone... PS4 version, btw... I rented the game, too...

 

I'm playing it now and enjoying it alot. Even though it's a bit rough and outdated for 2014. The first hour is boring, cutscene and tutorial heavy. After that you're into the hub world where you can go on side missions, do odd jobs and collect all sorts of stuff in the crevasses and dark alleyways about the place.

Should have a review done by Tomorrow.

 

Why are you watching a playthrough for a game you own? isn't that a bit counter productive?

 

No.

 

Thank you for your in depth and thought out response to my question amaury, I really don't think i'd have been able to continue the day without it.

 

Got to admit, if you have the game and the time to watch it being played, you can nust play the game. First hand experience is better than back seat watching.

 

I RENTED the game.... And I heard complaints from the guy after I rented so I decided to check it out.

 

but you could have checked them out yourself and judge for yourself. I mean you did rent the game already.

 

You shouldnt really trust all you hear from reviewers, at the end of the day alot of what they say may be reflective of the game, but twisted by their own personality and preferences to make it sound better or worse than it really is. First hand experience is really the best way to experience a game.

 

I have and play Kingdom Hearts II; yet I still watch it being played (e.g., bosses). :3

 

He's talking about forming your own opinion about a game. You've already completed Kingdom Hearts II, so you've (I'd hope by now) formed an opinion about the game.

 

Gotcha.

 

Have you done the bank heist DLC mission yet? I recommend waiting until you have wire cutters until you do, im doing it now without and there's a lot of security I need to fake out and avoid that could be easily deactivated with some wire cutters.

 

Yeah, lot of pressure plate stuff can be removed with the cutters. That mission was actually one of the best i've done yet. I think if Thief had moved to moved to being more free in your heists and robberies and wasn't necessarily constrained so much by plot it could've been a lot better.

Basically i'm saying, if they made it more like Hitman missions, but instead of killing a target you'd be stealing it. In exotic locations or in the middle of events.

 

Yeah I mean I'm not very far into the game at all (beginning of chapter 2 to be exact), but my favourite part so far has been loafing around the city finding all it's nooks and corners that treasure is hidden in, as opposed to having a straight objective to go for. It's not impossible during the main stuff, but at the end of the day i've only got one real option to steal that fancy thing and i'll always be taking that path. MGS had more options of stealth.

 

Surely this game is worth money and not dumbed down in any way possible

 

I think there is at least one unique loot that isn't story related per main mission. First 3 chapters for sure. It's all about trying to loot everything you can, I mean it's titled Thief, so that means from the coins to the jewels. There are multiple paths, admittedly only a few, but that kind of keeps the challenge of being restricted more tight. I think a speed run where being detected means perma death would be entertaining though.
I think MGS might have less. The verticality of stealth games these days really opens up options. MGS has always been kind of flat ground, hiding behind objects or in grass and then just whacking out guards.

I disagree. Some of the aged mechanics that have been left in here to try and appease the old PC gamers who loved the Thief series are really annoying. The few, if repetitive, QTEs, the amount of loading screens and such are just annoying to deal with in 2014. On a PS4. There are some nice updates borrowed from other games though. It just needed more of a Deus Ex Human Revolution kick up the arse.

 

Well then it's a good thing this is the first and only Thief game with QTE's isn't it?

 

Just to make sure: you agree that Tomb Raider actually needed the reboot, right?

 

Actually, I suppose QTEs is the wrong term. Context sensitive input. Like mashing a button jimmy opens windows or moving a fallen beam is more like it. QTEs imply the game is playing itself out for you, but that's not it, they're used for loading separate areas rather than you sitting about waiting for a door to open or something.