Thief?

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I'm of the opposite opinion.  I thought Thief II: was probably the best of the lot as it had the most missions focused on thievery.  I thought the original was the weakest as I think the devs wanted to hedge their bets and didn't want to commit fully to the new stealth genre they were creating so you ended up with all those dreary combat levels with the undead or the lizard things.   

[Gusington]

^Agreed on the original but you have to give them some slack on the initial release, eh?

[JasonPratt]

Also, there are giant spiders. Don't tell Martok. It's better to find this out for one's self.  ;D

(Wait, giant spiders, skeletons, giant lizards, zombies, going around a ruin stealing treasure with a guy who can't survive most fights... THIS IS ACTUALLY THE OLD TSR GAME DUNGEON!!)

[JudgeDredd]

I have this on pre-order...not because it's necessarily a game I'm interested in, but because with my new GFX card, I had the option of 3 free games out of 8...5 of which I already had  ::)

But - having said that, I kind of like sneaking about in Splinter Cell...so maybe this won't be too bad.

[Grim.Reaper]

I have this on pre-order...not because it's necessarily a game I'm interested in, but because with my new GFX card, I had the option of 3 free games out of 8...5 of which I already had  ::)

But - having said that, I kind of like sneaking about in Splinter Cell...so maybe this won't be too bad.

Well, if free, can't go wrong either way....I am going to stay strong and not pre-order this one, just not liking how the price is dropping so much before release...a little unusual for me.

[Grim.Reaper]

So I can pick up Thief Gold, Thief Deadly Shadows, and Thief II: The Metal Age for a total of $2.49 at Amazon (with my EC credit)....strongly considering....my only concern is I am guessing that these early games did not have support for a controller and not sure how good I could be with a keyboard.....

[Gusington]

Controls are very simple. For 2.49 its a no-brainer.

[Grim.Reaper]

Controls are very simple. For 2.49 its a no-brainer.

I knew you would say that adding to my conflict:)

[Gusington]

You didn't get it yet?? COME ON MAN.

[Grim.Reaper]

You didn't get it yet?? COME ON MAN.

Not yet Gus, not sure why I am hesitating so much on $2 :)  Think likely because I likely won't ever play them through, like every other game I own:)  Still possible though....

[Gusington]

That never stopped any of us before. 2.00!! It's worth at least twice that :)

[Grim.Reaper]

That never stopped any of us before. 2.00!! It's worth at least twice that :)

Too funny:)  But true.....

[JasonPratt]

As with most FPSes, the Thief series actually benefits from the precision of a keyboard/mouse setup. Although granted, I can see how careful movement might be preferred with a stick that translates degrees of movement velocity to distance pressed. Still, the game was DESIGNED for keyboard, so that isn't really an issue, so long as you remember to combine crouch key with walk/run or whatever.

[Grim.Reaper]

Good to know, maybe I will pull the trigger yet:)

[Grim.Reaper]

That never stopped any of us before. 2.00!! It's worth at least twice that :)

Hope your happy...caved and bought right before the sale expired:)