imperialreign on 1/3/2007 at 00:16
Just my two cents . . . This is what I loved about the un-intentional genius of Thief; the developers designed a game that had a belivable and totally different atmosphere, style of game play; and to keep the story moving, offered bits and pieces of a 'history', if not to add to the atmosphere alone. As the game moved forward into a second installment, certain aspects of that history were expanded on, and filled in some blanks, but still, we're not presented with a full history. Even by the end of the 3rd game, the history is still swiss-cheesed, and for the most part, we're still clueless as to aspects that you would think we should know, for example: What is the poper name of "The City",? What exactly does the world outside of the City look like? How are the years counted, by calendar month, lunar month,? What is Garretts real age,? What is Garretts last name,? What caused the Pagans to start becoming violent in T3,? Did the caste system of the Keepers evolve from the Precursors,? Who really were the Precursors,? etc. The opportunity was there in all 3 games to really expand on the Thief world as a whole, but we're left to our own vices to determine what we think happened. In this respect, as we fill in the holes individually, the game itself means more, and we can relate to it easier and better. Just because one person thinks opinion A about the game world, doesn't make it anymore correct than the expressed opinion B; unless, of course, that bit of the story is shared in the game, or that the conclusion is 100% logically sound.
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Kerrle on 2/3/2007 at 06:57
Quote Posted by 242
There are enough scrolls in the Lost City, and there is a scroll about their social structure. In no particular order:
Though I don't disagree with your statement, I'm pretty sure the second and third sections you quote were actually from the Keeper party that initially deposited the fire talisman, rather than the precursors themselves.
242 on 2/3/2007 at 09:04
Quote Posted by Kerrle
Though I don't disagree with your statement, I'm pretty sure the second and third sections you quote were actually from the Keeper party that initially deposited the fire talisman, rather than the precursors themselves.
Yes, I just copy&pasted all scrolls from the mission. They describe a lot actually. Social structure, were they humans or not (they were), what was immediate cause of their extinction (earthquke/volcano activity). They were more prosaic than a lot of people here thought :)
Knock on 26/5/2008 at 11:33
Can anyone clarify whether the Kurshok's golden age came before or after KD?
Personally I think it's more likely that they came before, as we know that the KD citizens had some knowledge of them. I think it's likely that although they were not seen as deities or demigods, I think that the KDs respected them as being remains of a once great civilisation.
Also, could someone look at more of the textures from LC? I'm not sure, but I have a vague memory of one of the coffins having a fish person on it.
Also, as for actual dates. I'm sure there's a lot of speculation about the actual time that has passed since KD fell. To be honest I'd say that it can't be more than 1 or 2000 years old. The fact that there's readablt papyrus in the ruins has to be significant. Also, apart from the enormous amount of earth and lava deposited by the catastrophe, much of the structures in the city have actually stayed in good condition and are largely uncollapsed.
--Knock
The Eye on 27/5/2008 at 11:48
I remember reading something about the pre-precursors(!), but maybe that was in some FM. Any thoughts?:confused:
Knock on 28/5/2008 at 08:53
Yeah, I saw that. Sorry, thought there was another one.
Queue on 28/5/2008 at 15:58
I've often wondered about the timeframe in which Thief is taking place (and in what universe). In an odd way, I would like to believe that the Precursors were, well, us (today)--that we destroyed our own civilization (thanks to our technology...anyone else see the analogy), and that the Thief universe is what has sprung up in the aftermath.
