Thief - Deadly Shadows previews

A superb follow-up to the first two Thief games. This one is infinitely better looking, and big enough to be reasonably immersive. The “Asylum” mission is now accepted as one of the legendary moments of video gaming of all time.

There's only one catch: load times. They're long. They're really long. They're long enough that I found myself comparing load times on a C64 back in the early 1980s. But they're not just when you start the game up: every time you move to a new area, every time you load a game, even every time you quick-load. I think someone at Eidos wasn't too clear on what that last one is supposed to mean. I wouldn't want to re-play this game today without a RAID set-up.

But a game that you can only pick one flaw in –? It can't be doing too badly. This thing is a bargain at triple the price. If you haven't played it, get it.

If you've played the previous thief games then be prepared for a continuation and deeper understanding of this amazing series!

This game is truly a masterpiece and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this game!

for only $25 this game is insanly CHEAP! Thief 3 has amazing graphics and is such fun that i've clocked it twice!

A MUST GET FOR ANYONE THAT ENJOYS THE MEDIEVIL LIFE OF A THIEF!!

Having played through both previous Thief games a couple of times each, I was looking forward to this one immensely.

I think most of the gameplay is much the same, which isn't a bad thing. Some of the AI scripting is better though, the guards and the other adversaries look far harder for Garrett than previously and don't follow the same path all the time.

The graphics are great. The town is rendered in much more detail than earlier Thiefs. The characters are all great looking too, with more different looking faces than before! There are also a couple of very scary missions which bring on the sweats. Remember the Cathedral levels in Thief?

This is a truly excellent game. Buy it now.

Having been a Taffer from the beginning (played and loved both of the first 2 Thief games), I was more than a little worried about the development of Thief 3.

I can say though that in spite the change to a new graphical engine (Unreal) and a few flaws, like the occasional graphical glitch, and of course the big one, the way the levels are split into 2 parts, this is still very much a Thief game.

Great atmosphere, generally excellent graphics (for a Thief game), and oustanding audio. I haven't got very far into the game yet, but I am loving it so far.