Aemanyl on 17/6/2018 at 18:44
Finished: 1 hour 59 minutes. 2850/3600 loot.
+ Lack of rope arrows makes traversing rooftops and balconies very exciting.
+ Lots of various areas to explore.
+ Hidden, underground Keepers' Area - I like when FM authors include them in their levels :D.
+ Exploring Garrett's apartment and learning more about other tenants was a pure joy. Dead body in the chest, wow!
+ Inverted world a'la Constantine's Mansion - great design.
+ Minimal loot requirement is neither too easy nor too hard to meet. "Stealing as you go" - so no an hour-long hunting for one missing purse.
+ Well-polished level - I haven't found any noticeable bugs.
- The storyline did not really fascinate me. I know that Garrett is not supposed to know much, but completing main objectives was more like a boring chore.
- Some ventilation shafts were difficult to travel through, especially the one leading to the antiquarian's shop. Garrett couldn't mantle ladders and kept falling down (and dying) until I finally managed to get down with no HP loss.
My rating: 7+/10
All in all, it's a very good mission, I thoroughly enjoyed playing it. Thank you for your time.
prjames on 17/6/2018 at 19:26
Finished at Hard, also found only 1 of 3 secrets.
I liked the upside down/twisted effects and the fact you could traverse them to other areas, and the nice use of climbing. I also liked how big the mission was (I only found something like 2200/3600 loot). I wish there was more story, but presumably all will be explained in future missions.
Great mission! :thumb:
- prjames
SilenHorn on 17/6/2018 at 20:06
Great, great mission. Melan/skacky city style with a surreal twist. It was a blast to play, I was at the edge of my seat the whole time, not knowing what crazy things would appear at the next corner. Congrats !
Gloria Creep on 17/6/2018 at 20:35
Quote Posted by john9818a
Gloria your spoil tag is broken. :o
??? Sorry, didn't notice that.
:angel:
Cheela on 17/6/2018 at 21:01
I could only just
lean into the room, for a healing potion and some loot - look careful around - and up. But there is a
paper on the further table... is that readable?. No carryable crates were found to mantle through the little window.
marbleman on 17/6/2018 at 21:56
That library and the red light garden are inaccessible.
Thanks for the comments, everybody! :)
Arrowgrab on 17/6/2018 at 22:25
Quote Posted by Aemanyl
+ Hidden, underground Keepers' Area - I like when FM authors include them in their levels :D.
Just to clarify, do you mean the
final resting place of Sir Forgothisname with the three trials, or an
actual Keeper's area? If it's the latter, where did you find it?
My first runthrough is some 2800+ loot and 2 out of 3 secrets.
It's quite a magnificent mission, especially for a debut!
Cardia on 17/6/2018 at 22:26
Mission finished in 1 hour and 7 minutes in "normal" difficult , i loved playing this one, for a first mission it's very good, sure some buildings architecture could be more worked, but apart from that everything is great, the gameplay, the atmospheres, the sounds choice, the story-line. This is the kind of mission i like to play while listening to deep house music it makes the experience more sweet and magic, the night atmosphere with stars and the thief 1 style are a good match to this genre of music.
Hope you´ll be making more missions. Thank you for this Gift! :thumb:
Unkillable Cat on 17/6/2018 at 23:08
This was a wonderful FM to play through, it gets my highest recommendations.
I found 3370/3600 and all the secrets. There's a "hint sheet" for the secrets that gives more clues about how to find them:
One is heard rather than seen, one is not what it appears to be, and one requires a leap of faith.
A few more hints for the secrets:
#1 There are several alike, all lined up, but one is not like the others.
# 2 To be honest I can't remember where this secret is, but I think it may be the "deviously hidden" item referred to in a readable. With that in mind it shouldn't be that hard to find. ;)
#3 If Roderick can do it, you can too.
