Garras on 22/11/2010 at 12:40
For you, what are the gameplay hindrances in the Thief series that make a would-be task in theory or real-life easy, very difficult?
For me, I've always had a niggle with the Thief: TDP mission 'Return To The Cathedral', where you have to go through a right song-and-dance to obtain the Sunburst Device in order to blow open the gates. I don't know if anyone has ever noticed, but the gates are wooden - or have a wooden texture - but you can't simply use a rope arrow to up-and-over them! Instead, you have to get this mini-nuke to blow the things open. Arrggggghhhhhhh!
Nameless Voice on 22/11/2010 at 12:51
Using rope arrows is an easy task in real life?
Climbing the rough stone walls, on the other hand . . .
SlyFoxx on 22/11/2010 at 14:09
Just trying to walk between a couch and the coffee table in front of it!
Garras on 22/11/2010 at 14:11
Quote Posted by Nameless Voice
Using rope arrows is an easy task in real life?
Climbing the rough stone walls, on the other hand . . .
LOL yeah, I see how my post reads now. I've now added 'in theory' to it to try and make it come across as I meant it!
Lytha on 22/11/2010 at 15:09
There are certain architectural features where a normal, sane person would just lift one leg up a little bit from the floor, set it onto the obstacle infront of you and then lift the other up. You know, like Garrett is actually capable of doing when walking up a staircase.
Or, heck, just sit down on that table and move your legs onto it from that sitting position and move on from there.
But Garrett? Nooo. He just can't do such a simple task and must jump to get up. Crazy.
Garras on 22/11/2010 at 16:36
And what about the effort trying to get into the 'Alarus Extension' in the Bonehoard!?
Hewer on 22/11/2010 at 17:08
I'm always frustrated thinking that I could just get down on hands and knees and crawl, or even onto my belly and inchworm under the window with the guard in it, but Garrett can't.
At the same time, there's no way I would even attempt some of the jumps or climb some of the ladders that Garrett easily makes. Although, getting off some of the ladders should be a lot easier...
Garras on 22/11/2010 at 17:47
I also hate the Thief: TDP rope arrow bug where you *sometimes* grab it. And I absolutely hate the pre-placed rope or rope arrows done for the mission as I can never grab them, *ahem* Little Big World.
Koki on 22/11/2010 at 18:28
Putting something away. So easy in real life, in Thief... fwooosh!
lost_soul on 22/11/2010 at 20:58
Here's an obvious one.
crossing a tile floor without making enough noise to raise the dead
In real life and if I were garrett, I would take my shoes off and just cross with my socks, barely making a sound at all, or shimmy across on my knees.
