Platinumoxicity on 28/5/2009 at 10:25
Riddick "Escape from Butcher Bay" had very similar sneaking system as in Thief. It didn't have any hud, so no light gem, but when you were invisible enough, the screen changed it's tint and the FOV became wider. Sneaking in that game was very exciting indeed. You could also break lights to create darkness to move around unseen. You could also use club-like objects to knock out enemies, but they came to pretty quickly.
rainynight65 on 29/5/2009 at 05:44
Quote Posted by Namdrol
Thief is Thief.
I'm surprised no ones mentioned Morrowind though, playing as a thief.
Atmosphere obviously different, and you've got to fight critters
but lots of fun sneaking and robbing if you want.
Err... no.
When I first got Morrowind I played as a thief, and I tried to be as Garrett-like as possible. It's neither rewarding nor particularly interesting, since the gameplay mechanics are completely different.
negativeliberty on 6/6/2009 at 14:05
Quote Posted by PeeperStorm
Oblivion does stealth better than
Morrrowind, especially in the "alert" reaction behavior of NPCs and critters, and gives you lots of nice big shadowy places to sneak around in. It's pretty easy to make and play a Garrett type character. There are also some mods for it that are designed to make it even more
Thief-like (water arrows, etc).
In fact Oblivion can only be played heavily modded (well, you might finish the main quest unmodded the first time around). For reference and so that people unfamiliar with Oblivion mods don't have to search around:
(
http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9655) Thieves' Arsenal at tesnexus (needs OBSE to work).
(
http://home.comcast.net/~scruggsyw/Thieves_Arsenal.htm) Official site, latest version 1.1.
Quote:
Thieves Arsenal is designed to introduce the stealth gameplay of the Thief series to Oblivion. In Oblivion, stealth functions mainly as a prelude to combat, allowing your character to sneak up on opponents and score extra damage. But avoiding combat is often impossible, and once a fight has begun, stealth is of little use. The Thief games, by contrast, emphasize avoidance of combat through the use of special tools and clever strategy. Thieves Arsenal makes those tools available in Oblivion, opening up an entirely new style of play.
It can be combined with other stealth/AI actor mods for maximum effect (see official site for compatibility info), here are the tools it adds:
Blackjack, Water Arrows & Holy Water Arrows, Vine/Rope Arrows, Gas Arrows, Noisemaker Arrows, Grease Arrows.
