When the game reads your mind...

Weasel on 17/8/2010 at 18:47

Yesterday I re-watched the Zero Punctuation review of Thief: (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/544-Thief-The-Dark-Project)

and noticed during the end credits the following story:

Quote:

Once a guard saw me so I hopped back into the shadows and the guard yelled "DON'T THINK YOU CAN JUST HOP BACK INTO THE SHADOWS, BOY" which impressed both myself and my dry cleaner.

Then last night I was watching my girlfriend Alison play Down in the Bonehoard (I recently introduced her to the game) and when she entered the first Burrick caves she mused "where am I?" and immediately pulled up the map to find out. The text "Where am I?" had been added to the map and highlighted as her current position! She yanked her earbuds out and nearly jumped out of the chair. I had to help her calm down before she could continue playing.

Has anyone else had their mind read by one of the Thief games?

P.S.: Alison eventually finished the mission and thoroughly enjoyed it, despite or maybe because of how scary it was.

Koki on 17/8/2010 at 19:07

Your girlfriend Alison seems to have some kind of anxiety disorder.

Weasel on 17/8/2010 at 19:46

Quote Posted by Koki

Your girlfriend Alison seems to have some kind of anxiety disorder.

I'm exaggerating a little bit. I'm sure she would have recovered on her own. The point is, she was playing a mission that was tense and scary already, and then the game screen showed the exact same words she had just said aloud.

kabatta on 17/8/2010 at 21:16

Sure, you can have imaginary conversations with the game. I know I do. But what does it say about you? :joke: Not too far from a malkavian.

theBlackman on 17/8/2010 at 22:19

I talk to the AI and the screen all the time. What scares me is that sometimes it does answer.

:D:D

Herr_Garrett on 18/8/2010 at 13:31

Well, yeah.

In DS, when pursued by some watchmen, I clomb atop a wall, and leant back contentedly in my chair, watching the guards shaking their fists at Garrett, with a smug grin on my face.
Whereupon Benny said "Dontcha look so smug!"
A bit creepy, 'twas.

Platinumoxicity on 18/8/2010 at 14:00

What if you come home from a party wearing your fancy clothes, you fire up TDP and one of Bafford's ninny servants shouts: "Help! He's got a bow!"

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I prefer a tie myself.