Taffer36 on 21/5/2010 at 02:59
My biggest fear for Thief IV is that it will become a fan service. I'm absolutely serious in saying this. I mean, it's understandable given that this is a forum dedicated to the original games, but it feels like EVERYONE wants little diversion from the originals. We already have oldschool Thief. And for new graphics, we have The Dark Mod.
I'd much rather prefer to see Thief IV innovate and try something new with the stealth genre rather than a game that simply piles new missions, plots, and graphics onto the old ones. But I'm afraid that it would be all but chastised on these forums if it did.
Sure, it doesn't have to become Splinter Cell Conviction, but I'm not completely opposed to fundamental changes to the gameplay.
Quote Posted by mothra
ep2 is what hl2 should have been and the best shooter Valve released since HL1.
II was somewhat disappointed with Episode 2. Loved Episode 1, but at this point I think I'm a bit burnt out on playing the same exact set piece moments from the original game. I'm not too sure what I was really expecting from what is essentially an expansion pack, though.
mothra on 21/5/2010 at 10:57
funny, i thought ep1 was the most useless half-life story and episode released, doing nothing that had not been done exactly the same way in the last level of HL2 (just reversing the course of it - you start with the best weapon) and in ep2 they did not bring anything new (when did they ever since hl1 except the gravity-gun gimmick) but they started to embrace - GASP - an open environment in the last boss fight. It's like they woke up after 10 years and found out that other ppl overtook them in innovation - granted, they are still unsurpassed in the "holding-hand-because-players-are-stupid" departement but it just doesn't cut it and they know it. We'll see if they can break their own mold and deliver a modern shooter with ep3 or hl3 or whatever they do. L4D2 and Portal look like little steps for a really big one in the future. At least it's my hope they return to former classic glory in their games, not only in their customer relationships.
And I agree that Thief4 could easily ditch old conventions and embrace totally new gameplay philosophies while still staying true to the "spirit" of the original. Like DeadSpace was more SystemShock than Bioshock ever was.
