Koki on 15/3/2009 at 11:46
I've had Thief 3 lying on my shelf gathering dust for several years now. I never bothered to play it. Farthest I ever got was to install it out of pure boredom. I never actually got to run it though and it was uninstalled shortly after.
And I am quite content with this situation. I guess when it comes to Thief, my shit-tinted glasses are much more shit-tinted than usual. I admit, I am not even willing to give the game a chance. I just don't care.
But then there's Cradle. The oh, ah, most fantastic, amazing, immersive, scary, life-changing experience in video gaming history. So fanfuckingtastic that people are willing to buy Bioshock 2 for the sole reason that Cradle's level designer is making coffee at 2K Marin. So unbelievably godlike that gaming magazines print 10-pages long articles about it, and there is more internet articles/blog entries about it than Harry Potter fanfiction.
And it's been nagging me, you know. Especially recently, seems like I can't go a week without someone mentioning Cradle. Cradle. Cradle. Dude, Cradle. Like, whoa.
So the question is: If I start playing Thief 3, and assuming it will be as bad as I expect it to be, will I reach Cradle before I put nails through my eyes and ears?
Digital Nightfall on 15/3/2009 at 11:52
If you're not enjoying Thief DS then the cradle isn't going to change that. It's good, yes, but I don't see what all the hype is about. I found TDS to be fairly enjoyable at times during the best missions, but the cradle doesn't rank high enough above the best other level to set it significantly apart from the rest of the game. If the best other mission is a 6 out of 10 (whichever one that is) the cradle is a 7, nothing more.
nicked on 15/3/2009 at 12:00
RTTC > Cradle.
Yandros on 15/3/2009 at 12:54
While I generally agree with Dan and Nickie, it's also silly to have already preformed such a strong negative opinion about the game when you've not even tried it. Of course now that you have, there's probably no chance you'll actually like it - self-fulfilling prophecy and all that.
jay pettitt on 15/3/2009 at 12:56
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So the question is: If I start playing Thief 3, and assuming it will be as bad as I expect it to be, will I reach Cradle before I put nails through my eyes and ears?
If you're worried about mutilating yourself then you probably don't want to go through the Cradle anyway.
Deadly shadows is occasionally painful, mostly just a little shy of average and now and then quite shiny and neat. The cradle is not like the rest of the game. In all seriousness I had to stop halfway through because I couldn't take it. I was genuinely frightened. ~ don't know how you'll fare if you already know what to expect and all, but it's a pretty exceptional piece of of scary story telling, if not an exceptionally scary story.
atolonen on 15/3/2009 at 19:08
Quote Posted by Koki
So the question is: If I start playing Thief 3, and assuming it will be as bad as I expect it to be, will I reach Cradle before I put nails through my eyes and ears?
I'd recommend you just try if you like TDS in general for yourself. If you don't, the Cradle probably won't salvage the experience for you. If you're still interested in playing the Cradle but not the whole game after trying it, you could just get someone to provide you a save game file with which you can jump directly to the beginning of the Cradle (although this way you'll miss some back story for it).
nickie on 15/3/2009 at 19:30
I've just installed TDS for the fourth time and applied a patch or something in the desperate hope that I might become accustomed to it. I feel a failure for not getting further than Mission 3 or 4. :D
I was hoping though that, being the chicken I am, I could use one of Mr Wynd's save games and not have to do the Cradle at all!!
BrokenArts on 15/3/2009 at 20:41
I never understood the hype either for the cradle. RTTC had more atmosphere. Its no worse than some of the scary missions that are out today, more tame on some levels if you ask. Hell, NR3 was more scary than the cradle.
Aja on 15/3/2009 at 20:46
you'll hate it, don't bother
