No, not another "will there be thief4" thread, but...

Zillameth on 4/4/2008 at 18:02

The If. How fitting.

Thief_4 on 4/4/2008 at 18:03

yes there will be a thief 4

why else would i have made this name
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fett on 4/4/2008 at 18:28

To annoy the hell out of the rest of us? ;)

jtr7 on 4/4/2008 at 18:42

:thumb:

So, can we rule out Total Overdose, TimeSplitters, and Touch the Dead? It could be a trick and the game title starts with the word "The".

Beleg Cúthalion on 4/4/2008 at 19:19

Maybe they do something like Bard's Tale with Steampunk and call it Theif.

jtr7 on 4/4/2008 at 19:26

And will this also nullify the rumour that Bethesda might be involved?

The Magpie on 4/4/2008 at 19:54

Well, how about a reboot of TDP? That possibility alone is intriguing. How would we, the TTLG fanbase, receive an upgraded version, much like Doom3 was to Doom, and an even better example, Wolf 3D (1992) to Wolfenstein 2D (1981)?

I imagine the first we'd see is the demand for a cohesive SDK/editing suite to be released together with the game. Secondly, we'd hear cries and threats of boycott unless Stephen Russell and Terri Brosius did the voicework.

What do you think?

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Renault on 4/4/2008 at 20:12

I seriously doubt you're going to see a "reboot" of a game that's only 4 years old. If anything, I'd guess a new Thief would be more of a side/alternate plot, not related to The City specifically or Hammers/Keepers/Pagans (although with references to them). Either that or more of a future/modern Thief (aluded to in an interview awhile back with an Eidos exec, who's gone now).

The only faction that Garrett hasn't really dealt with (and that hasn't even been seen since Thief Gold) is the Hand Brotherhood. I'd love to see a game/campaign dedicated to showing Garrett tangling with them.

Specter on 4/4/2008 at 20:22

Regardless of the story they use, if they do something that at all involves Thief, they will have to deal with the fact that there will be a lot of skeptics. In that regard, they will have to prove themselves no matter what direction they take.

For that reason, I wouldn't be opposed to them attempting a re-make at the original, however big those shoes would be to fill. I do not think its impossible to do justice to the originals, but I do think it unlikely that a company would do what is necessary to remain faithful to the series. Any significant changes to the plot would be a no no, unless perhaps it was minor additions to allow for more levels, but even that would be risky.

Given UBI's track record of late, if they did try to make a Thief, (as much as it pains me to say it) I'm sure they would try to include a "living breathing city", much like Assassins Creed or Splinter Cell V. I think that would be a tremendous mistake and wouldnt allow for the detail of the Thief world, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. I'm not much a fan of UBI anymore.

New Horizon on 4/4/2008 at 21:16

Quote Posted by Brethren

I seriously doubt you're going to see a "reboot" of a game that's only 4 years old.

Thief is a decade old sir...only Deadly Shadows is 4 years old.