Malleus on 20/5/2009 at 18:41

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(http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/739-Velvet-Assassin) This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Velvet Assassin.

gunsmoke on 21/5/2009 at 02:05

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Yeah that was basically Yahtzee's version of a PSA, though.

Judith on 29/5/2009 at 19:13

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In terms of graphics, this game looks like TDS should have looked like :) And this is not a compliment really, who makes a game today, where 90% of game world textures are 512x512 or lower?

And in terms of game rules it feels like castrated Thief. The AI is so awfully dumb, and generally, there are two options: you are seen and you might as well reload your checkpoint or you're hidden in the shadows. I started the game on the Agent difficulty, at first it's a bit hard to get used to and frustrating, but after a few missions I actually find the gameplay quite pleasant, with that old-school feeling. I also like the overall mood, ambient music is very thiefy at times.

Anyway, I'd hardly recommend it to any fellow Thief veteran, at least not for a full game price. Maybe when it drops down to something like 15 or 10 £...

Malleus on 26/7/2009 at 18:33

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No.

EDIT: Though it depends - what do you expect from this game?

Flagston on 26/7/2009 at 21:25

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I've only played the first few levels but so far it has been ok. The atmosphere is decent and the game looks good. Gameplay may be a little simplified for some people and few of the other gripes in this thread are valid but I can't say that I am bothered too much by any of the games faults so far. If you are into stealth $25 isn't that bad a price for this game.