Renault on 10/5/2017 at 02:45

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Thief Noir
Posted in Reviews
August 5th, 2006 by russellmz

Author : Tim (Gumdrop) Murray
Version : 1.03

A very small map in a black and white world outside the Thief universe.
Visually its like a noir film, but the small size and having few of the other tools in your normal arsenal makes it somewhat limited. Play it when you don't want to spend more than fifteen or twenty minutes on a map.

Download if you want a quick game

Renault on 10/5/2017 at 03:10

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A Thiefs Holiday 2004 (wip)
Review posted on November 25, 2007 by Ganac
Tagged with Thief 2

Garrett entertains! By Yandros.

Garrett has planned a Christmas party with a few close friends, and you have top help him put it together.

Each difficulty level has more objectives, and ways to make them harder. For example, on easy, the cookies are all on the table, but on hard, they are hidden everywhere. I think one is in the shed outside.

Other objectives include, lighting the tree, cutting cake, sweeping dust piles, making a fire, etc.

This mission nails the atmosphere. It really gets the feel of Christmas time, and that is why this is no doubt my favorite mission of all time. I especially love the O Holy Night record (TSO rules!).

Renault on 10/5/2017 at 03:23

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THORK
Review posted on November 25, 2007 by Ganac
Tagged with Guards • Outdoors • Thief 2 • Thieves

THORK
Author : Terry “Ricebug” DeLaney
Contact Info : [email]ricebug@cableone.net[/email]
Homepage : (http://www.ricebug.net)
Release Date: October 2007

Zork meets Thief.

Zork. That was a name that belonged to another time. It was a text based adventure pioneer. You know, for those intellectual people with better imaginations. And there's no precious graphics shmaphics to help you out, either! But now-a-days there ARE graphics shmaphics to help you out, and Thork is a modern day what if Thief Mission.

I myself have never played Zork. So if there is anybody who can gauge the accuracy between the two games, contact me!

The visuals are quite big, and open, and even though they convey the fantasy world, the amount of ground that needs to be traversed gets a little annoying. There are a few custom characters, like the giants, and the robots.

Renault on 10/5/2017 at 03:28

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Ack! There's a Zombie in the Basement
Review posted on June 27, 2006 by Morrgan
Tagged with Guards • Mansion • Thief 2

Ack! Theres a Zombie in the Basement by Polygon is a short mission, but its fun and pretty. Garrett is low on cash and has decided to break into a rich guys house and steal everything of value. I don't think Ill spoil it for anyone if I say that there's also a zombie involved.

The first impression is rather lovely, with a nice view of the façade of the building, snow slowly falling down. Finding the way inside is easy and you soon find yourself looting a stylish little townhouse. The architecture is detailed, enjoyable to look at and the amount of eyecandy is always appropriate for the rooms in question. I couldn't find a single misaligned texture, nor any poorly placed pieces of furniture. After knocking out the guards on Hard, I spent several extra minutes just wandering around and looking at the surroundings.

Gameplay is basic, straightforward sneaking and thieving. On Normal you can pretty much play as you please, but no kills are allowed on Hard and theres a big emphasis on stealth on Expert, with a limit on knockouts as well. All the challenges come from sneaking past guards, which are few but strategically placed to make sneaking past them as tricky as possible. Expert difficulty will definitely challenge your stealth skills. You might get frustrated if youre as bad at ghosting as I am, but if that happens, theres always that zombie you can lure over to take care of the guards. I found it most relaxing.
The background story is a familiar one, but its plenty good enough for a small, light-hearted mission like this. There's a little information to be found on the inhabitants of the house, explaining the mysterious zombie, which gives a bit more life to the setting. It even contains such a rare thing as a funny diary. Nothing obvious is missing from atmosphere, but there's nothing especially intriguing either.

Its hard to find faults with this mission. The sound propagation is a bit iffy in places and more ambient sounds could have been used to set the mood of the place, but that's about all I can think of. This FM may be small and quick to complete, but whats there is very good. Its a mission I was happy to play more than once and will probably play again later. If you want a quick, stylish and fun diversion for 15 minutes or so, this is a mission I highly recommend.

Pros: Great architecture; sneaking is challenging.
Cons: Nothing major, but sound propagation could be better in some areas.
Bottom Line: If you're looking for fun and quick, stealthy thieving, this missions for you.

Renault on 10/5/2017 at 03:35

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Citadel of Douro
Review posted on February 25, 2007 by Renault
Tagged with City • Guards • Hammerite • Mansion • Thief 2

Cardia1 is quite busy these days creating FMs. This is a fairly large one, consisting mainly of some city streets, a castle/mansion area, and a church or cathedral. My first observation was that the mission is very dark, and that point does not let up throughout the level. Some additional lighting would have been beneficial, and even provided some more atmosphere. There is some very nice construction here, with towering bastions, multiple paths to follow and plenty of niches to explore. Your goal is to find the Hand of Dreams, although no details are ever given about what exactly it is. In fact, this FM does not appear to have any plot at all. A mission of this size could use even a minimal story, and subsequently some objectives to direct the player in the right direction. Sadly, there are only two (find the Hand and get some loot). In any case, clues are left throughout the mission as to the exact location of the Hand, although its really just a single sentence broken up into six parts. No explanation is ever given as to why these clues (and some hints about loot locations) are scattered about. In fact, most of the readables here are complete immersion killers, drawing attention to themselves outside the bounds of the level. One is even a direct address from the author to the player, a huge pet peeve of mine. That's what readme files are for.

While I did enjoy this FM, there are some additional glaring faults that could have been addressed. The sound issues are probably the worst, with many of the AI being able to hear me from areas they should not be able to (and me being able to hear them). Several times, a guard burst into the room I was in from out of nowhere, and I could not figure out for the life of me where they came from. That said, the music used throughout was perfect for the setting and really added to the mood of the mission. Back to AI, the placement of them in most areas was sparse, and overall they didn't provide much of a challenge, even on expert. This is also related to one of my previous points about lack of light - many of the city areas provide too easy of a hiding spot for the player, allowing them to basically walk right up to any alert AI and blackjack them. And while the architecture was very interesting in most places, the overall height of the mission screamed out for the use of a small rooftop area, or even a room or hidden area only accessible by rope arrow. There is unfortunately none of this.

A lot of time was put into the development of this FM, and it is without a doubt an entertaining journey. However, music and architecture only go so far, and most Thief fanatics enjoy a solid story. This might be an area the author focuses a bit more on in the future. With that in mind, I look forward to their next project.


Edit - This mission was originally released in 2007, but there have been several updates since that time that have addressed the audio issues.