William The Taffer on 9/12/2009 at 04:13
One of my fondest memories in gaming is when I found the Thief TDP demo on the Eidos disc in my PC Gamer magazine. The first few moments into the game, experiencing the atmosphere and game play left a permanent mark on my psyche.
Because of my busy schedule, my gaming platform of choice here lately has been my iThing. After logging a few hours in (
http://www.ravensword.com/) Ravensword: The Fallen King, I started feeling that familiar twinge I got the first time I played TDP. Playing the first dungeon quest in the game using first-person view is somehow reminiscent of Bafford's basement.
There is no reason why we as a community can't produce a Thief-like game on the iPhone platform, after all, Ravensword was created by only two guys using the Unity game engine. From what I've seen, the Unity engine would easily give us a Thief TDP quality game on the iThing.
If we could start such an endeavor, I for one would contribute as much funding, and artistic talent as I could manage.
I've ran a few searches on here and I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet. If we do this, money made from the sales could go toward the funding of TTLG sites.
bikerdude on 9/12/2009 at 12:10
I voted no, only because I am not a fan of the iPhone or apple and thier attitude. But that said I will conceed the iPhone platform is a biggish market, but I would prefer to see it on the open source andriod platform instead.
I will be buying an android based phone next year so would buy "Thief: The droid project"
:cheeky:
Rufus on 9/12/2009 at 14:07
I voted no. I hate mobile phones and I like Thief. It's not compatible. Let's do a super mario remake if we must, but no atmospheric game like thief, please.
sneaksythiever on 9/12/2009 at 16:09
No of course! Almost like a midi version of a Beethoven's symphony.
:nono:
I'm with you, Rufus
massimilianogoi on 9/12/2009 at 16:41
I voted yes, but purely for propagandistic purposes, it should be a way to make known Thief.
Dominus on 9/12/2009 at 18:54
voted yes, because I also thought about a thiefy game on iPod but sadly there are some things you cannot port to this console.
Thief was about immersion and sound and had a lot of movement controls, things that are very hard, almost impossible to deliver via an iPod. Of course you can do something that will be somewhat similar to Thief, but it you cannot do something as good as the real game. I just finished working on (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzRS0LlyZKU) N.O.V.A. so I know what I am talking about, just my 2 cents. ;)
jtr7 on 9/12/2009 at 19:07
Thief: Deadly Shadows for the mobile phone, and the two-episode Thief: Constantine's Sword games were made, so I wouldn't entirely discount it. It's obviously not the best way to experience Thief and it's more like fanfic, but players didn't complain. I think it helps that they are so different in format that any comparison to the proper games is unfair and ridiculous. It also wouldn't be made by EM, so there's no concerns over dev time, playtesting, or cost. It would probably be marketed much better than the other three mobile phone games this time around. Since it doesn't threaten the proper game, I have nothing against it.
bikerdude on 9/12/2009 at 21:33
Quote Posted by Dominus
I just finished working on N.O.V.A. so I know what I am talking about, just my 2 cents. ;)
Bloody hell dude, did you design that game or just work on it? Thats awesome, I had no idea the iPhone was powerfull enough to play that level of 3D.
Dominus on 9/12/2009 at 21:49
@jtr7 yeap the two Thief Deadly Shadows episodic games for mobile phones were great! I admit the design was awesome for what a phone can do, a similar game on iPhone will be excellent yes! Willing to share my skills on such a project. :thumb:
(
http://thiefgame.blogspot.com/2005/07/eidos-mobile-thief-3-mobile.html)
@Bikerdude I was 2D artist on the project, meaning concept art, interface, menus, textures etc, anything 2D :) we really tried and I think we succeeded on taking the graphics to the limits
William The Taffer on 9/12/2009 at 22:47
@sneaksythiever: I believe you underestimate the graphics power of the platform my friend. Let's say it's more like a highschool band rendition of Beethoven's symphony ;)
Quote Posted by Bikerdude
Bloody hell dude, did you design that game or just work on it? Thats awesome, I had no idea the iPhone was powerfull enough to play that level of 3D.
hehe that's what I'm talking about, Ravensword & N.O.V.A. both have graphics simular to Thief TDP, N.O.V.A.'s are a alot better it seems, and the sound quality is very good, therefore we
could have an atmosphereic game. Because of the platform, I'll admit there would be some sacrifices on the sound perhaps, and while nothing will be as good as the PC version I think the level of 3D on the iPhone could render a very nice version of Thief. There are some great minds in this community that could introduce Thief to a whole new generation and on a whole new platform. We could make something truly impressive.
