AngelWolf on 30/11/2013 at 19:31
I was actually being serious. I'd say those 2 movies are one of the reasons why I picked up Thief again. The question was "Are there any movies that remind of Thief?" And while most of the suggestions were about the setting, those two movies reminded me of the gameplay. I actually think it might be a cool idea for a fan mission where the player gets turned into a doll, and guards ignore him as long as they don't see him move.
And regarding the opening scene of Maniac: The killer, Frank, stalks a woman in her apartment building. He goes into the basement and cuts the power to the hallway lights then creeps up behind her while she fumbles at the door for her keys. They both hear footsteps in the distance and the camera swivels towards someone else coming out of their apartment and heading for the basement stairs. Finally he turns his attention back to her and gets within blackjacking range. She hears him breathing and slowly starts to turn.....
True, the plots involve murder rather than thievery, but the first person perspective made it feel like Thief.
