The Magpie on 13/5/2009 at 14:43
Just spreading the FUD. Please join with positive speculations.
From (
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/11/4-real-thief-4/#comment-186932) a comment on the RPS Thief 4 announcement article.
Quote Posted by 'apnea'
Can I be the first to tell you, with good sources backing this, that it will be a VERY action-oriented Thief 4, with plenty of focus on the cool action moves the protagonist will pull out while machine-gunning arrows and the like.
Sadly, I’m serious.
PS: By the by, I have the exact same bad news concerning another major Eidos game for this year; namely, DX3.
Also, in not so much rumor-mongering as general negativity, I noted with interest the reputable former tabletop RPG designer (
http://twitter.com/AllenVarney/status/1763650178) Allen Varney's tweet on the T4 announcement:
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Renault on 13/5/2009 at 16:36
Interesting - anyone know anything about this Allen Varney? Not sure how someone could be so negative when the game was just announced. I'd like to know what he's basing his prediction on.
Edit: emailed him we'll see.
poroshin on 13/5/2009 at 16:39
Total bullshit.
Dominus on 13/5/2009 at 16:42
if the rumor happens to be true, than its a very sad day :erg:
infinity on 13/5/2009 at 16:42
Edit. I posted the wrong thing in the wrong thread. Soz.
Renault on 13/5/2009 at 16:54
That was fast - his response:
Quote:
Eidos is declining, or so I heard last year, and I suspect will be
engulfed or dismantled within the next year or two. Furthermore, the
entire biz model for large AAA single-player games like the Thief
series is looking increasingly untenable nowadays.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I couldn't agree less with that last point. Just look at Fallout 3, Stalker, Deadspace, even Halflife, just to name a few off the top of my head.
The Magpie on 13/5/2009 at 16:56
Quote Posted by Br4thr4n
anyone know anything about this Allen Varney?
Oh, you found him yourself, I see. Extremely nice work, Brethren. Thanks to Varney for replying, too. He is certainly no nobody in the industry.
I own a few of these products, and I remember his articles in Dragon Magazine:
(
http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=1084)
MobyGames profile:
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http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,6997/)
But it still seems his opinion is mere conjecture at this point.
Quote Posted by infinity
Most of the other SP games I play are RPGs, I come to Thief for a break of that. Garrett defines the character, and I roleplay him. It's not like Deus Ex where I choose who JC Denton becomes...I don't know what they're talking about, or thinking of, but I hope it's just in terms of how Looking Glass considered Thief an RPG, because that's how I like it.
Huh?
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infinity on 13/5/2009 at 17:51
Quote Posted by The Magpie
Huh?
Yea, I whiffed by a thread. :erm:
Go2doug on 13/5/2009 at 17:58
I also would not be surprised if Thief 4 did not ship. I will count it as "released" when I have it in my hands. Remember, Duke Nukem Forever was supposed to be released, and look what happened.
If Thief 4 does end up on shelves, I think it is incumbent on all Thief fans to
buy it. Pirating the game or borrowing it from friends will only help ensure that there is no Thief 5. If Thief 4 turns out to be a high quality game, Eidos deserves to profit from all their efforts. So buy the game, and get your gamer friends to do the same!
poroshin on 13/5/2009 at 18:14
Quote Posted by Go2doug
If Thief 4 does end up on shelves, I think it is incumbent on all Thief fans to
buy it. Pirating the game or borrowing it from friends will only help ensure that there is no Thief 5. If Thief 4 turns out to be a high quality game, Eidos deserves to profit from all their efforts. So buy the game, and get your gamer friends to do the same!
I can't see anybody here pirating Thief 4. I think we're all fans enough to want the franchise to succeed.
