Thief 1 style city missions recommendations. - by piesel
piesel on 21/1/2015 at 18:42
Hello, i'd like to have some recommendations for city missions with that wonderful mix of heavy exploration and sinister Thief 1 atmosphere.
Already played Skacky's missions and other wonderful ones like Bad Debts, Disorientation and Unbidden Guest.
Many thanks for any help.
darthsLair on 21/1/2015 at 18:47
Quote Posted by piesel
Hello, i'd like to have some recommendations for city missions with that wonderful mix of heavy exploration and sinister Thief 1 atmosphere.
Already played Skacky's missions and other wonderful ones like Bad Debts, Disorientation and Unbidden Guest.
Many thanks for any help.
If you haven't played "Saints and Thieves", I highly recommend it.
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http://thiefmissions.com/m/SaintsAndThieves#m) http://thiefmissions.com/m/SaintsAndThieves#m
It is Thief 2 but to me it has a Thiefy sinisister atmosphere.
nbohr1more on 21/1/2015 at 18:58
Sperry's "Shadow of a Doubt" campaign for Thief Gold.
I presume you've played Purah's missions? I'd say they harken T1 more than T2.
piesel on 21/1/2015 at 19:50
Ok, thanks, i'll check them out.
As for Purah missions i tried them but don't grabbed me as the ones i listed before.
Melan on 21/1/2015 at 19:57
Trial by Night is very good (although it has a very hard loot goal), and it was one of my models for Bad Debts.
Shadows of Doubt, definitely (only the first mission is set in a city).
Lorgan's Web is a remake of Assassins with a lot of places open for breaking in, a new story and some neat technical innovations.
Augustine's Revenge is highly abstract and mostly gameplay-centric, so it is an acquired taste, but I enjoyed it (and other missions by bbb).
Events in Highrock, Hush Hush, Sweet Harlot and Lord Binclair are all Thief 1 classics with decent to excellent city segments.
Melan on 22/1/2015 at 08:01
That doesn't answer the question whether the missions are actually good. ;)
But it reminds me: Geller's Pride is very good. It is half city, half mansion, and a very good, multiple-route take on Lord Bafford's Manor.
piesel on 22/1/2015 at 08:40
Thanks for all the above suggestions, i tried almost all of them but there's something missing. Don't know how to exactly explain it, it's like Melan and Skacky's missions created a sub-genre in the city exploration maps: the dark and oppressive atmosphere, the huge and tall buildings, the acrobatics at vertigo heights and the extreme verticality..........
Maybe it would be easier to replay these missions than to find new ones. :cheeky:
fortuni on 22/1/2015 at 08:44
Quote Posted by piesel
Thanks for all the above suggestions, i tried almost all of them but there's something missing. Don't know how to exactly explain it, it's like Melan and Skacky's missions created a sub-genre in the city exploration maps: the dark and oppressive atmosphere, the huge and tall buildings, the acrobatics at vertigo heights and the extreme verticality..........
Maybe it would be easier to replay these missions than to find new ones. :cheeky:
Skacky's missions are unique, nobody else has ever produced such monstrously towering city missions :D
nickie on 22/1/2015 at 08:59
Quote Posted by Melan
That doesn't answer the question whether the missions are actually good. ;)
Very true! But it seemed like a good opportunity to bring the thread to piesel's attention. :)
