Thief

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  1. HeavyMetalSloth
    Jul 14, 2020
    7
    Since i am a fan of stealth games i decided to try this one out. Here are my likes and dislikes:
    Likes:
    - Gothic Victorian atmosphere. - swooping is cool. - stealing from other people. - the story was weird but interesting. Dislikes: - Combat is a joke. You bring a bludgeon to a sword fight. What sense does that make! I get that Garrett is a thief but trying to hit someone over    Since i am a fan of stealth games i decided to try this one out. Here are my likes and dislikes:
    Likes:
    - Gothic Victorian atmosphere.
    - swooping is cool.
    - stealing from other people.
    - the story was weird but interesting.

    Dislikes:
    - Combat is a joke. You bring a bludgeon to a sword fight. What sense does that make! I get that Garrett is a thief but trying to hit someone over the head with a bludgeon several times while the enemy is swinging their sword at you is really unfair. What i don't get is that he is able to kill enemies with an arrow, but yet he does not have any other melee weapon on him except the bludgeon in which i don't know maybe him having a knife on him would've made more sense!
    - When in enemy is sitting in a chair and you take him down, the animation of the enemy is the worst i have ever seen! They sort of just flop.
    - I wish you could loot arrows from enemies which would've made my life much easier.

    Misc:
    - Dialogue is cheesy at times, but didn't really bother me like it would others.
    - Enemies are really dumb.
    - This game kind of has an Evil Within type of feel at times when Garrett has a voice inside of his head and also when he goes from one environment to another.
    - This game can be extremely brutal to you if you are low on resources as during Chapter 7 and 8 i was low on everything and died A LOT!
    - The fight against the Thief Taker General is real unfair when you are low on resources. And once again you are stuck with a bludgeon while he has exploding arrows and a sword. Took me about 30 minutes if not more to defeat him.

    This game is pretty straight forward and had the same concept as other stealth games, but had a different approach and for me it worked. Overall i enjoyed the game.    … Expand
  2. RUBENDBP
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    Si estas buscando un simulador de ladron este definitivamente no es tu juego, puede tener el nombre De "THIEF" pero lo de robar queda hasta en un tercer plano este juego se centra mas en la historia la cual no es la mejor que se haya creado pero tampoco es mala, la Jugabilidad la verdad que en cierto punto logra resaltar especialmente con los tipos de flechas que hay y de que el sigiloSi estas buscando un simulador de ladron este definitivamente no es tu juego, puede tener el nombre De "THIEF" pero lo de robar queda hasta en un tercer plano este juego se centra mas en la historia la cual no es la mejor que se haya creado pero tampoco es mala, la Jugabilidad la verdad que en cierto punto logra resaltar especialmente con los tipos de flechas que hay y de que el sigilo esta bien implementado también cuando rozas cierto objeto y cae haciendo ruido, en si no esta mal pero en un punto del juego se te puede hacer muy repetitivo como a la hora de hacer los trabajos de basso o de los clientes pero en si es un juego en donde lo principal que debes tener es la paciencia, tal vez no sea el mejor juego de sigilo pero este juego es una muy buena opción si te gusta el tema del sigilo.… Expand
  3. barock98
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    Sure it isn't groundbreaking or the best stealth game nor the best thieves. The game is disappointing for thief fans and other gamers and I can see why. It has a lot of wasted ideas and sure it could had been better but it was for me a good enough introduction to the franchise and made me like the original better
  4. tommyguy123
    Jul 2, 2022
    7
    If you like stealth gameplay then this is worth finding in the bargain shelves.
    Sure it doesn't live up to the other games in the series, but that's a very high bar.
    It is still a Thief game at it's core and if you consider yourself a fan, give it a chance. This game is a little less linear than it's predecessors but the gameplay sticks to a working formula and doesn't over complicate    If you like stealth gameplay then this is worth finding in the bargain shelves.
    Sure it doesn't live up to the other games in the series, but that's a very high bar.
    It is still a Thief game at it's core and if you consider yourself a fan, give it a chance.

    This game is a little less linear than it's predecessors but the gameplay sticks to a working formula and doesn't over complicate things. You find yourself in a free roam city hub containing gates to the more linear story chapters - with plenty to do in between.
    The graphics and lighting are more than adequate and of course play a huge role, and the sounds and dark medieval environments in general are well done.
    On a standard PS4 the loading times are excellent, if a little too frequent. A serviceable save system also helps.

    The negatives?
    It took me a while to warm to the movement.. The controls are not customisable and the way you interact with edges is not always consistent.
    The puzzles you love to hate from the original are still here. Don't be afraid to look up the solution, there's plenty more game to enjoy.
    Finding your way can be tricky with the multi leveled environments and a very average map but that is something we have come to expect from the series.

    Good action stealth is hard to find so I think this is still worth recommending at a sneaky 7.5/10 Stars.
    If you've played a Thief game before try starting on a higher difficulty - and if you're not the patient type then tiptoe around this one.    … Expand
  5. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
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  6. xoShira
    Jul 17, 2023
    7
    Overall, I was very satisfied with the experience provided by Thief, a 40 hours platinum that was not too difficult but also not too easy. I appreciated the freedom of choice in deciding how to approach the missions, which could be completed either through stealthy maneuvers or more direct action.The storyline of Thief is engaging, although I would have preferred deeper characterization ofOverall, I was very satisfied with the experience provided by Thief, a 40 hours platinum that was not too difficult but also not too easy. I appreciated the freedom of choice in deciding how to approach the missions, which could be completed either through stealthy maneuvers or more direct action.The storyline of Thief is engaging, although I would have preferred deeper characterization of the characters. The story unfolds coherently, but at times it can be somewhat predictable. I encountered some technical issues during my 2 playthroughs. I experienced occasional bugs and frame rate drops that affected the gameplay experience. Fortunately, these issues did not completely compromise the overall enjoyment. I highly recommend to try it to genre enthusiasts. Despite some technical problems, the immersive atmosphere, solid gameplay mechanics, and well-designed missions make this adventure worth experiencing. With its intriguing world of theft and infiltration, Thief offers a satisfying experience for those who relish the thrill of moving in the shadows.… Expand
  7. vagabundo_
    Jun 11, 2023
    7
    1. No grinding;
    2. No in-game transactions;

    1. Solid stealth
    2. Good graphics and environment

    Solid 7 if you'd see 3A releases in 2023
  8. Masterhummel
    Feb 25, 2014
    6
    Its not bad, but often i caught myself thinking: That's a lot like Dishonored. Just not as good. The biggest Problem for me is the world: Everything feels stiff and misplaced. Then there is the blue glow and the white paint everywhere like the game is horrified that you could miss a part of its amazing experience. Everyone except the watch does not even seem to notice you even if you standIts not bad, but often i caught myself thinking: That's a lot like Dishonored. Just not as good. The biggest Problem for me is the world: Everything feels stiff and misplaced. Then there is the blue glow and the white paint everywhere like the game is horrified that you could miss a part of its amazing experience. Everyone except the watch does not even seem to notice you even if you stand right in front of them. The world has so many little failures in its building... it just feels lazy most of the time.… Expand
  9. Yerczeys
    Aug 23, 2015
    6
    I wasn't entirely sure what I thought about this game. It has some decent high notes in it. The stealth aspect was fun, the stealing itself was enjoyable, the levels were well thought out, and the atmosphere was dark and dreary and that made me quite happy. I had enough fun with these things that I'm giving it a relatively average score, because the downsides of this game were striking.I wasn't entirely sure what I thought about this game. It has some decent high notes in it. The stealth aspect was fun, the stealing itself was enjoyable, the levels were well thought out, and the atmosphere was dark and dreary and that made me quite happy. I had enough fun with these things that I'm giving it a relatively average score, because the downsides of this game were striking.

    The story itself was mundane, and that's a major thing for me in games. The protagonist was... well, lame. I think they were going for an anti-hero thing but he ended up just being uninteresting. He didn't seem to have any discernible personality beyond stealing things and brooding and I'm still confused about his actual motivation through the game. I think his motivation might actually have just been to steal stuff. He did say at one point when asked about it "It's who I am" which is the kind of dumb answer you'd expect from a teenager after getting an ugly tattoo on their face, not from a middle-aged man who's seen the ugliest side of life up close and personal. So no hook there. The climax of the game felt very lacking as well. Our villain didn't play a strong role and I saw him coming from a mile away, and our damsel was just there to provide some personal motivation to our middle-aged teen. It all just felt very lackluster.

    And then there's the combat. I like the option of being a murderous backstabby little thing in my stealth games but that just wasn't here. Not only could you not kill people, but when you did fight it felt like clubbing a snowman to death. They'd react to your initial hit and then to none of the subsequent ones until their animation was done. Clunky doesn't begin to describe it.

    And, the biggest gripe for me was the Thieftaker General. He did fine as an antagonist, but that bloke popped up everywhere. At the end of every level he was somehow there to remind me that he existed. The worst was when I found a secret room in a building that was on fire and under siege and he somehow showed up to step on my fingers and glare at me.

    P.S. Note to game designers. It is bad form to set me up as a super-stealthy master thief only to have me be discovered by cutscene.    … Expand
  10. Jacer200
    Mar 17, 2014
    6
    I was really looking forward to this game when it was announced. Now that I have gotten to play it I am really disappointed. The graphics are great but remind me of the early days of PS3 exclusives when all the titles seemed to be different shades of brown. This game seems to be have 50 shades of grey. The sound is so so and the story is horrible. What really broke immersion for me is theI was really looking forward to this game when it was announced. Now that I have gotten to play it I am really disappointed. The graphics are great but remind me of the early days of PS3 exclusives when all the titles seemed to be different shades of brown. This game seems to be have 50 shades of grey. The sound is so so and the story is horrible. What really broke immersion for me is the steal loot, to earn money, to then level up. You seem to have bottom less bag to hold the whole world in. But the world is huge and is very easy to get lost in. I only played about 10 hours before I realized I wasn't having fun. I stopped playing.… Expand
  11. DanteTheCynic
    Mar 2, 2014
    6
    I thoroughly enjoyed Thief. For starters, it looks gorgeous. There was minimal frame rate and pop in issues, but other than that it is a stunning game. Movement through The City (That's the city's actual name) feels fluid and responsive. The City is full of optional things to do and see, which quite surprised me. Don't get me wrong, it was a pleasant surprise but it could have beenI thoroughly enjoyed Thief. For starters, it looks gorgeous. There was minimal frame rate and pop in issues, but other than that it is a stunning game. Movement through The City (That's the city's actual name) feels fluid and responsive. The City is full of optional things to do and see, which quite surprised me. Don't get me wrong, it was a pleasant surprise but it could have been introduced better. This game was obviously built with last gen systems in mind which would be fine if the PS4 and Xbox One didn't have the same loading blocks the PS3 and 360 are plagued with. Another issue I have is a lack of support for someone who likes combat. You can do standard sneak takedowns, but once you're spotted it's a matter of mashing one button and dodging. Even then, you are quick to die and it's clear as day this is a game you are meant to play stealthily. All i'm saying is a few extra animations or an option to boost your combat skills like you can Stealth or Agility would help. The game desperately tries to stay true to the original games, but in the age of games like Dishonored and Assassin's Creed that do what this game does and miles better, I would only recommend it if you want a pure stealth game. I say it's a love it or hate it situation. Give it a try, but don't expect to be blown away by anything.… Expand
  12. Vandral007
    Feb 28, 2014
    6
    As a huge fan of stealth games, I can only recommend this to the most devout or starved fans of the genre. While the game is functional, there is nothing to really recommend it for multiple playthroughs. And when held to some of it's contemporaries (most notably Dishonored), the game falls flat. Fans of the Thief series should stay away, and I can only recommend this game to peopleAs a huge fan of stealth games, I can only recommend this to the most devout or starved fans of the genre. While the game is functional, there is nothing to really recommend it for multiple playthroughs. And when held to some of it's contemporaries (most notably Dishonored), the game falls flat. Fans of the Thief series should stay away, and I can only recommend this game to people looking to polish out there game collections, or those willing to wait for the price drop. Not terrible, but not much good.… Expand
  13. chrisjones914
    Jul 27, 2014
    6
    Thief is the first truly unremarkable game that I've played on my next generation console. There are things to like about this game, such as the way the story is told. People have said that this game reminds them of Dishonored and in that regard I have to say that the story here is told in a much more slick and engaging fashion. However, where as Dishonored completely nailed it withThief is the first truly unremarkable game that I've played on my next generation console. There are things to like about this game, such as the way the story is told. People have said that this game reminds them of Dishonored and in that regard I have to say that the story here is told in a much more slick and engaging fashion. However, where as Dishonored completely nailed it with gameplay and atmosphere, Thief completely falls flat! It's not a bad game per say but its one that I can't recommend.… Expand
  14. Logak
    Mar 10, 2014
    6
    A game that barely lives up to the expectations of a classic Thief fan, though as a difficult stealth game, a blast to play through.
    The voice acting of Thief is banal, and is most apparent with Garret's voice actor that does not convey emotion well, as does the rest of the cast.
    Characters are underutilized, especially Madam Zhao Zhao, who I was expecting to play and important role in    A game that barely lives up to the expectations of a classic Thief fan, though as a difficult stealth game, a blast to play through.
    The voice acting of Thief is banal, and is most apparent with Garret's voice actor that does not convey emotion well, as does the rest of the cast.
    Characters are underutilized, especially Madam Zhao Zhao, who I was expecting to play and important role in the story, but only makes it for a couple of letters and cut scene in which she/he didn't even get to interact with Garret.
    The villains are laughably evil, aside from the Baron , who at least has a bit of characterization with his motives.

    Gameplay is extremely tense at times, but controller snapping frustrating, especially the very much out of place two final boss battles at the end which are almost impossible if you were to collect all loot without being detected.
    Levels are unoriginal most of the time, aside from the excellent Bank Heist mission, which has been taken out for a preorder bonus.
    Though the game is just good, it is very uneven and a clusterf**k. For every positive, there is a negative holding it back.    … Expand
  15. BigBiggo
    Nov 3, 2014
    6
    Thief would have been a great game 10 years ago. The gameplay and graphics are extremely outdated and the whole thing feels like an alpha build of Dishonoured. There is nothing enticing within the game to keep you playing, don't believe the apologists.
  16. Plasmaneedle
    Mar 15, 2014
    6
    The stealth in the game is good but the game suffers from a poorly exectuted plot, uninteresting characters too much load screens, gimmicky touchpad controls and some framerate issues.
  17. aGUYtoREMEMBER
    Mar 3, 2014
    6
    ot a overall bad game, but it is short and not really developed as much as they hyped it up to be. The depth of the game is something that really bugged me because they really was not as much depth as I was expecting. Overall scores:
    -Gameplay: 6/10
    -smoothness: 7/10
    -Story: 6/10
    -depth: 5/10
    -controls: 5/10
    -appearance: 7/10
    -over all: 5.5/10
  18. Smissimis
    Mar 1, 2014
    6
    This game is a perfect example of how we should not consider great returns to the golden ages of gaming as something good. I played it with my friend who bought himself a collectors edition. Even with all the amazing grafics on xbox one or ps4 this game is just in the middle. it has some good moemnts but sadly more of them will make yoy turn your console and never come back to it. ThereThis game is a perfect example of how we should not consider great returns to the golden ages of gaming as something good. I played it with my friend who bought himself a collectors edition. Even with all the amazing grafics on xbox one or ps4 this game is just in the middle. it has some good moemnts but sadly more of them will make yoy turn your console and never come back to it. There are still series other than Thief that will propably be considered to be made into a reboot. This is a perfect example that not everything that's shining is gold.… Expand
  19. BarisB
    Feb 25, 2014
    6
    Amazing graphics but it fails to deliver on everything else. I am speaking as a 38 yo video gaming veteran. I played every stealth or action stealth game out there, including both of the earlier Thief games. I really had high hopes about this game because of the strength of the Thief material and the fact that Square Enix (also the publisher of great remakes such as Deus Ex and Hitman)Amazing graphics but it fails to deliver on everything else. I am speaking as a 38 yo video gaming veteran. I played every stealth or action stealth game out there, including both of the earlier Thief games. I really had high hopes about this game because of the strength of the Thief material and the fact that Square Enix (also the publisher of great remakes such as Deus Ex and Hitman) will be publishing. However i am really disappointed about how linear the game is. It feels like a stealth COD which really turns me off. You can't choose between different paths while approaching to missions. the game is not open world at all. You have to go from that scripted tiny street and there is no other way of reaching to designated destination. I am around 4-5 hours into the game and i still have no clue about the story and my overall aim is unclear. the story is shallow and not presented well. I even disliked Garreth who talks to much now and for some reason i don't care about this character. I never skip the cutscenes while playing a game for the first time but i did it while playing Thief. Ah.. i wish i wasn't writing such a negative review for one my favourite titles ever but this is what i think.… Expand
  20. BoozeFigther
    Mar 5, 2014
    6
    Thief Xbox One:

    Generally speaking I need to play the game to obviously make a determination on the game, reviews do help but you never know its a good steak until you stick you head in the cows mouth, (think that's Tommy Boy) any way back to the review. This game couldn't be more average, I can see glimpses of awesome but quickly phase in and out like the amount of fun you will have    Thief Xbox One:

    Generally speaking I need to play the game to obviously make a determination on the game, reviews do help but you never know its a good steak until you stick you head in the cows mouth, (think that's Tommy Boy) any way back to the review. This game couldn't be more average, I can see glimpses of awesome but quickly phase in and out like the amount of fun you will have playing this game. One extremely annoying feature is that nothing is seamless or labeled on your map, its a marker and with out it you would be totally lost as to where your mission/side mission is. I find myself entering rooms/buildings more then 3 times, unless I care to try to remember that I already have... to old and lazy at this point people, you enter a place should have a color code or label stating so. Entering another portion of the game, requires you to load, which I don't mind if the game warned you, there has been more then a few times where I say "oh, ill get that safe later" and open the window to see what is ahead, only resulting in a load time, and no way of returning until way way later if you want to reduce the mission. The game is tedious at best, if you want to really have a sneak and steal experience buy Skyrim. Please keep in mind I have never played a Thief game before this is purely a first time observation. I would wait till this game goes on super sale, but by then Thief 2 will be out which hopefully they address this game that the genre has merely no competition in.    … Expand
  21. doberman2yk
    Mar 21, 2014
    6
    Thinking of buying this? There is a reason why most have given it 6 to 7.

    Its not the best game in the world, and not even the best game in what is a very limited and disappointing choice of game so far on the PS4. At the same time its certainly not worst, il try and sum up the good and bad. lets start with the graphics, i don't really know how anyone can fault this, the lighting is    Thinking of buying this? There is a reason why most have given it 6 to 7.

    Its not the best game in the world, and not even the best game in what is a very limited and disappointing choice of game so far on the PS4. At the same time its certainly not worst, il try and sum up the good and bad.

    lets start with the graphics, i don't really know how anyone can fault this, the lighting is superb and the city genuinely does look fantastic. Now speaking of the city, yes it does look pretty but it feels like its always a touch away, By that I mean you cant explore all the city the way you would like as alot of it eats up time with the loading and other parts just cant be accessed.

    The story is not as bad as some make out and neither are the characters. I actually thought the voice acting was good in general but the ending is out of the blue and the game finished way to soon.

    There were many parts in this game I really enjoyed but there just wasn't enough. The side missions were very bare to say the least and there isnt much play back appeal.

    Over all, despite all its faults, it is a fun game in chunks and if you dont expect a masterpiece then you will get a decent weekend out of this one but no more.    … Expand
  22. PimpHand_Gamer
    Mar 30, 2014
    6
    THE GOOD: .......
    Graphics and detail are top notch. The fog and lighting provides excellent atmosphere with light shafts galore. Body awareness: You can see garret's hand open doors, you can view his feet walking along and even see his shadow, something found on very few first person games. You can lean over edges to look down without falling and automatically jump when running. Fighting    THE GOOD: .......
    Graphics and detail are top notch. The fog and lighting provides excellent atmosphere with light shafts galore. Body awareness: You can see garret's hand open doors, you can view his feet walking along and even see his shadow, something found on very few first person games. You can lean over edges to look down without falling and automatically jump when running. Fighting guards takes careful dodge and attack timing but you are a thief, not a fighter which makes this a good feature overall in that you can fight some in the face of death but not well. Lots of variety in loot to steal from rings, pendants and frames to gold spoons and plaques. Running is exhilarating and fun. The weather is a nice touch, from lighting storms to falling rain with the latter being very well done however only done during a particular part of the game.
    -------
    THE BAD:.......
    Guards talk to themselves repeating odd things over and over like "Hope I sleep tonight". Now multiply hearing that by 200 and you'll want to murder them all. Sound location issues were never fixed thanks to Square laying the team off. The city is laid out specifically for the player which means it bares no reality, in other words the city was not built in a realistic fashion to support a community, it's only there for the players sake alone. Dead end streets, boxes hiding pathways...etc. Structurally, the city makes no sense. It's convoluted. Breaking into apartments often yields you with 1 or 2 small rooms and no way to explore other rooms behind the fake doors, also most all apartments are devoid of life, not even a sleeping dweller. So there is no reason to sneak around when doing most side missions.-------THE UGLY:......Guards and NPC's just pace systematically like robots. The town still feels devoid of life, you could pretend it's because of the plague but even still it's very limited. It's like the entire game is a setup on stage for you to make your way through with little deviation and logic. The story...it's terribad. You won't care about it nor any of the characters as they don't have much personality what little you hear from them. Basically you're out to find the truth of what happened to Erin who happens to have fallen to the demise of her own arrogance and stupidity with no reason as to why Garret nor the player should care. ----------VALUE: $10 unless you really enjoy stealth games then $30 is a steal, don't pay much more for it than that....however, the game will provide at least 10 hours of decent enjoyment until you get tired of it unless you enjoy stealth enough to beat the game despite the flaws.------Hope you enjoy my good,bad,ugly reviews.    … Expand
  23. srestr3270
    May 24, 2014
    6
    Finishing the game was a chore, not because it wasn't fun but, because the story was boring. Usually for me the story is the most important part in a game but, at times like this I have to look past the story aspect of a game to really see what was good. The best part of this game was level design and gameplay. First off the level design in the game was phenomenal, at one point in the gameFinishing the game was a chore, not because it wasn't fun but, because the story was boring. Usually for me the story is the most important part in a game but, at times like this I have to look past the story aspect of a game to really see what was good. The best part of this game was level design and gameplay. First off the level design in the game was phenomenal, at one point in the game had to stop and look at the beauty of the amount of detail, specifically the brothel level covered in tapestries, curtains and beautiful furniture. But even better was the gameplay, Thief has some of the best gameplay in a game in recent years. Stealth in this game can be intense and rewarding. The feeling you get after finishing a level all stealth is the best!

    That's all I can really say because I didn't even finish it because the long loading times and boring story turned me against it.    … Expand
  24. AhmedShehab95
    Jun 13, 2014
    6
    Boring and fun to play at the same time!

    Graphics: the graphics are cool here,building designs,streets and the atmosphere every thing looks well designed and polished. 9/10 Soundtrack: The soundtrack is cool tool and it brings nice music to your ears 10/10 Story: The Story here is simple here and it doesn't give you enough excitement. After being uncounscious for a year,    Boring and fun to play at the same time!

    Graphics:
    the graphics are cool here,building designs,streets and the atmosphere every thing looks well designed and polished.
    9/10

    Soundtrack:
    The soundtrack is cool tool and it brings nice music to your ears
    10/10

    Story:
    The Story here is simple here and it doesn't give you enough excitement.
    After being uncounscious for a year, Garrett awakens and learns that the city is being plagued by a disease of unknown origin known as "The Gloom" and the Baron had put the city in lock down because of it.Garret helps his friend Brasso and another guy named Orion to rid the city of this gloom.
    7/10

    Sound Effects:
    The sound effects in the game are really bad they did the less work on it you can barley hear the bad optimized effects through the game sometimes you'll never here them however the acting voices were nice and well done.
    6/10

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay gets old and repetitive by the pass of time doing the same things over and over
    Jumping,Lock picking,Stealing and killing or taking down enemies are all used in the game nothing more.
    5/10

    as a new Thief comer i say i had fun playing trough this game but in the same time i had got bored in some parts of the game.

    rent it or get it at a low price because it's worth playing but not worth paying much.    … Expand
  25. Mosh603
    Sep 18, 2014
    6
    I was hoping this game would be a good stealth-action game, or kind of like Assassin's Creed. I was totally wrong.

    The graphics are really bad. And the voice acting is even worse. Many characters do not display emotions or move their mouths accurately to correspond with the specific words. The controls were awful and the antithesis of fluid. Overall, it wasn't the worst game I have    I was hoping this game would be a good stealth-action game, or kind of like Assassin's Creed. I was totally wrong.

    The graphics are really bad. And the voice acting is even worse. Many characters do not display emotions or move their mouths accurately to correspond with the specific words. The controls were awful and the antithesis of fluid.

    Overall, it wasn't the worst game I have played, but I wouldn't recommend it.    … Expand
  26. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    6
    Thief is a stealth video game developed by Eidos Montreal, published by Square Enix.

    + Good Stealth Mechanics
    - Frequent Load Screens
    - Bland Characters
    - Bad Story
  27. Saphire_XDD
    Jun 28, 2020
    6
    Прекрасное визуальное оформление, сюжет кал
  28. MurphyBrandon
    Jan 9, 2020
    6
    Even the guide for Thief says the map design is terrible. The lack of fast travel makes navigation tiresome. It was difficult to figure how to reach certain windows. In Dishonored, there were 3-4 clear ways of reaching a destination. Thief could have been great, honestly, but the in-game map is hardly useful and there is a ridiculous amount of collectibles that they expect you to searchEven the guide for Thief says the map design is terrible. The lack of fast travel makes navigation tiresome. It was difficult to figure how to reach certain windows. In Dishonored, there were 3-4 clear ways of reaching a destination. Thief could have been great, honestly, but the in-game map is hardly useful and there is a ridiculous amount of collectibles that they expect you to search for. This installment of Thief will always be rightfully overshadowed by Dishonored.… Expand
  29. Chubz_
    Feb 25, 2019
    6
    The stealth mechanics are great however the ending is very bad. The build-up was so good however the ending was so anti-climactic.

    The stealth mechanics are amazing and I fully enjoyed sneaking around certain environments and maps, especially in the city. The map design for this game is very good and accompany's the stealth elements very well with dark alleyways and other dark nook and    The stealth mechanics are great however the ending is very bad. The build-up was so good however the ending was so anti-climactic.

    The stealth mechanics are amazing and I fully enjoyed sneaking around certain environments and maps, especially in the city. The map design for this game is very good and accompany's the stealth elements very well with dark alleyways and other dark nook and cranny's throughout the game.    … Expand
  30. Bloodnes
    Feb 16, 2020
    6
    Довольно нудная игра, прошел с трудом из-за того, что было неинтересно, в целом для фанатов стелса, остальные проходим мимо. 6/10
  31. bergcamp101
    Sep 2, 2020
    6
    I think it's a decent game, but it lacks a lot of details to be experienced like you're really in a live world...
  32. nexus151196
    Apr 15, 2022
    6
    К сожалению не особо понравилась, средняя игра. Геймплей неплохой, сюжет вообще не зацепил. Полуоткрытый мир вызывал чувство раздражения вместе со своей непонятной картой и системой перехода между уровнями. Ролики - ужасные, с пикселями на пол экрана . Музыка в игре тоже посредственная. Что понравилось в игре,-так это атмосфера и уровни. Проходняк.К сожалению не особо понравилась, средняя игра. Геймплей неплохой, сюжет вообще не зацепил. Полуоткрытый мир вызывал чувство раздражения вместе со своей непонятной картой и системой перехода между уровнями. Ролики - ужасные, с пикселями на пол экрана . Музыка в игре тоже посредственная. Что понравилось в игре,-так это атмосфера и уровни. Проходняк.
  33. kris2fur
    Mar 1, 2014
    5
    This game is pretty broken, enemies can be a floor above or below you or a hundred meters away through a wall and they sound like they are directly beside you.
    The L2 button is so annoying to pull off, it doesn't always work and if you have water way below you, you will quickly find out what I am saying.
    The first clip was so out of sync lips and stuttering it was horrible. A mediocre    This game is pretty broken, enemies can be a floor above or below you or a hundred meters away through a wall and they sound like they are directly beside you.
    The L2 button is so annoying to pull off, it doesn't always work and if you have water way below you, you will quickly find out what I am saying.
    The first clip was so out of sync lips and stuttering it was horrible.
    A mediocre game about an attempted thief who turns out to be a klepto with super sonic hearing crossed with paranoia.    … Expand
  34. DemonicSoul
    Jun 26, 2014
    5
    Story:
    You play as Garrett, the Master Thief. You were on a mission with your apprentice Erin when You stumble on to a ritual and instead of quitting the mission, Erin tries to finish it despite your fears. Fast forward a year later, and "The City" is suffering from "The Gloom", and it's up to you to find out what's going on. I'd like to start out by saying that this game has a lot of    Story:
    You play as Garrett, the Master Thief. You were on a mission with your apprentice Erin when You stumble on to a ritual and instead of quitting the mission, Erin tries to finish it despite your fears. Fast forward a year later, and "The City" is suffering from "The Gloom", and it's up to you to find out what's going on. I'd like to start out by saying that this game has a lot of similarities to "Dishonored" when it comes to its story. Both games feature dark fantasy cities (with Thief being more darker), both feature plaques, and both contain supernatural elements in their stories. While I'll say that the plot here is less cliched than in Dishonored, the execution here is worse. The story here revolves around what happened in the prologue mission with Garrett seeing visions of what happened and there's a lot of backstory to what the ritual was about. I also liked the supernatural aspects of the story with Garrett communicating with ghosts. The problem is that the story felt uninteresting in context. The game does a poor job of telling the story that I was bored of it until about 75% of the game was completed. It's only at the end of mission 6 that I became sort of interested in the plot. I also didn't like the ending as it seemed like Garrett didn't even learn anything important from the events of the game. Speaking of Garrett, his character is flat, boring, and poorly voiced. The only positive I can say about him is that at least he isn't as bad as Aiden Pierce from "Watch Dogs". Just like in Watch Dogs, the side characters are WAY more interesting and a few of them have some entertaing lines. But that doesn't change the fact that I was bored throughout most of this poorly executed story. 4/10

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay is mixed for as I liked some aspects of it, but HATED others. I will say that the biggest highlight of the game for me was the thieving aspect. I loved breaking into peoples house through a variety of ways like through the front and back doors, roof, windows, or vent. I also liked the lockpicking and pickpocketing mechanics as they weren't very hard to pull off. I even liked stealing all the collectables, jewelry, and other valuable items from peoples houses. There's also a cool albeit familiar mechanic called focus that highlights enemies, civilians, items of interest or value, entrances like doors or vents, and other items except the items won't stay highlighted forever unlike in Ubisoft games. Also unlike Ubisoft games, focus doesn't last forever as it runs on its own life bar. The sneaking was also pretty cool as you literally use the shadows to your advantage via hiding in them and putting out light sources like candles or fire. You also have a bow that can use a variety of arrows including normal, water, fire, choke, and blast. The game also has some nice RPG elements mixed in as you can upgrade your items, Garrett's abilities, and carrying capacities, and unlike in Dishonored, there's a new game plus option. Well, it's not exactly new game plus but you can replay main and side missions with all your upgrades intact. My biggest problem with the game is its combat system. When spotted, you can run away or stay and fight, but you're better off running away as your only weapon is your "blackjack" which is essentially a club, and this weapon is AWFUL at putting out enemies. it takes about 6 or 7 hits just to take out 1, so good luck taking out 3 or 4. To save time, you might as well restart from checkpoint. The level design on some of these missions also suck as you're usually escorted down a linear path rather than having the freedom to move around and experiment. As for missions, there are 8 of them (with one of them having a cool horror atmosphere to it), and only 1 of them had an interesting location to it which was a brothel, but even there you couldn't really explore much due to lots of lights and guards in the area. I will say that the 2 boss fights that are near the end do take advantage of shadows quite nicely. It's unfortunate that the gameplay here isn't that good as I can see the potential with the stealth aspects. 5/10

    Graphics:
    Even though this isn't PC, the graphics still look nice on the PS4. The lighting effects are the visuals greatest strength along with the city design, and the textures, backgrounds, and facial models look nice even though the lip-syncing on the faces is bad. 8/10

    Sound:
    Another strength of this game is the sound with a horror-esq soundtrack that fits the game's mood and tone of dark and gritty. I also loved the ambient sounds of citizens and guards communicating even if they tend to repeat on multiple restarts. The sound effects are also perfectly made with great bass effects when wearing the Gold Headset. At least the game nails it when it comes to sound design. 9/10

    Verdict:
    As someone who hasn't played the original Thief games, This isn't a good start for me. Bad story and mixed gameplay is what ruins it for me. Just rent it.

    Rating: 5/10    … Expand
  35. TragicShow
    Jan 1, 2015
    5
    I had to really push myself through this game the further I got into it. The graphics look really nice, the scenery is good, and the stealth system is fantastic. Even though a tiny shadow can completely hide you from a guard that is ten feet away, but I can't think of any stealth game that doesn't do this, so I'll give it a pass. The problem is that it is very repetitive. Every mission isI had to really push myself through this game the further I got into it. The graphics look really nice, the scenery is good, and the stealth system is fantastic. Even though a tiny shadow can completely hide you from a guard that is ten feet away, but I can't think of any stealth game that doesn't do this, so I'll give it a pass. The problem is that it is very repetitive. Every mission is pretty much the same thing. I started off the game going as slowly as I could, carefully checking every corner, but I later found out that you could just as easily run through everything as guards have a hard time keeping up with you and stop their pursuit after you reach a checkpoint. The only reason to not do this is because of the collectibles, which do little more than sit on your shelf in your safe house. The story is okay, but I didn't like the main character, or any character for that matter.… Expand
  36. cheekygobl1n
    Feb 28, 2014
    5
    This game looked meh, to begin with. The only reason brought it is because I am a PS4 owner and it is the only new game out at the moment. I thought it would tide me over until Infamous second son. Well no its on ebay already. The game oozes with just average everything, game-play, story. So just be patient and get a game that is worth your time.
  37. FordPrefect
    Mar 8, 2015
    5
    I can't recommend this game. Half of it is interesting and well done, but the cutscenes don't connect to the gameplay well, they are poorly animated, and the main character is boring. The voice acting is mediocre and Garrett appears to not care at all about anything that happens in the whole game which makes it hard as a player to enjoy it.
  38. Skid0
    Mar 4, 2014
    5
    A game that had great ideas but all of them were poorly executed. Overall a playable game, but very broken in many of the mechanics it tried to adopt from other games.
  39. liquidjake45
    Feb 25, 2014
    5
    Possibly the PC version of the game is more refined, with smoother frame rate, but the PS4 port is just sad at times. The game's sluggish drops would be acceptable if the game was visually more impressive, or the animations were less rigid. But they aren't, the games animations are on par with the AC serious, and the visuals vary from mildly impressive to last gen shooter tier.
    As for the    Possibly the PC version of the game is more refined, with smoother frame rate, but the PS4 port is just sad at times. The game's sluggish drops would be acceptable if the game was visually more impressive, or the animations were less rigid. But they aren't, the games animations are on par with the AC serious, and the visuals vary from mildly impressive to last gen shooter tier.
    As for the elements of the game that are more universal(PC, XOne, and PS4), the writing is much like the visual presentation, tight in some places and sloppy in others. It's one of those games that shows how video game writers often aren't the best when it comes to dialogue between characters. The story is interesting on paper, but the elements of the world feel like they are somewhat archaic throwbacks to more traditional video game character throw backs.
    I don't enjoy making the AC comparison so often, as someone may misconstrue it as "throwing all stealth games together", but the game brings me back to AC in many ways. The disjointed way you start and end missions, the very overt personality to the side characters and how you meet them, and as I said earlier the animations are about on the same level. Now obviously I would the similarities as games end there, as everything else would just lumping similar concepts not gameplay. In gameplay, it is more akin to the developer's previous game Deus Ex HR, but with a heavier emphasis on stealth.
    I'd say that if you're an average consumer who isn't too interested in the Thief games, or stealth games as a whole, I'd stay away from it. But if you enjoy the series and want to see how the properties is handled in modern times, I'd say go for it. But the PC or X-Box One versions may be the better route, as the PS4 version has too many technical bugs to be excused. Which is embarrassing considering how other games like Killzone have had no big issues with steady Frame-rate or 1080p.    … Expand
  40. discostuAU
    Feb 27, 2014
    5
    At times this is an absolute mess, but others it's fantastic. This is a true stealth game, so do not go into this expecting anything else. Sneaking around corners / roof tops / guttering is heaps of fun, as is trying to get as much loot without being noticed. But there are times when it's a glitchy mess, I noticed frame rate drops to single digits when opening some windows, other times npcAt times this is an absolute mess, but others it's fantastic. This is a true stealth game, so do not go into this expecting anything else. Sneaking around corners / roof tops / guttering is heaps of fun, as is trying to get as much loot without being noticed. But there are times when it's a glitchy mess, I noticed frame rate drops to single digits when opening some windows, other times npc communications were talking over the top of a cinematic cut scene. Then there's the open world... What a confusing maze of alleys... Trying to find something only to run into a wall that you can't go around our through is hideously frustrating. Gameplay is great but fundamentally this feels glitchy, unfinished and st points unplayable.… Expand
  41. KatoKii
    Mar 5, 2014
    5
    This game itself is not a bad game but at the same time it isn't a superb game. It is a decent game, well developed, storyline is predictable, progressions is 100% linear and the game experience isn't thought-provoking. The entertainment value from start to finish is mediocre. It covers nothing original in terms of gameplay and it barely does in the areas where it can be proud of.
  42. supermazafaker
    Mar 7, 2014
    5
    First of all this game is waste of money, if u would by it, dont do that.
    Game is very very boring, you can`t **** jump where you want, you can`t play what you want, you only can do what developers conceived. "Thief 2014" isn`t good old Thief...
  43. thehenman
    Mar 7, 2014
    5
    hmm where to start. I know that stealth games are slower in pace than most games but this takes it to boring levels. creep around, creep some more, stay out of the light, creep some more do some par cour, creep some more, the end. the story is lame and the ending is just terrible and not thought out. the enemies are bland and wooden, and the sound design is so bad it seems glitched athmm where to start. I know that stealth games are slower in pace than most games but this takes it to boring levels. creep around, creep some more, stay out of the light, creep some more do some par cour, creep some more, the end. the story is lame and the ending is just terrible and not thought out. the enemies are bland and wooden, and the sound design is so bad it seems glitched at times, i mean whats with hearing people very loudly through a foot of stone wall? . the visuals on the ps4 are ok i guess but just seem like re skinned ps3 visuals. its far from the worst game ever made but unless you are REALLY in to stealth and sneeking give it a miss.… Expand
  44. frazzley
    Mar 14, 2014
    5
    Repetitive game play, bad AI and terrible story (not to mention the ending). Most levels felt restrictive to how the developers want me to solve it, not how I would have solved it. The game map is unusable and most puzzles feel like a chore filled with annoyance. Also, the companion app is 1.99!
  45. Calebbrown92
    Mar 15, 2014
    5
    A very disappointing game. It tries to be dishonored but fails. I was really looking forward to thief stealing my heart but in the end it only stole my wallet.
  46. DaniVR99
    May 30, 2014
    5
    If I had to describe Thief in one sentence, that would be: "Well made, but boring"
    Thief is a good paced stealth game, but it is not fun to play, which saddened me a lot considering I was a fan of the original Thief. Nice value, with lots of quests and loot to find in The City, but a game must be fun to play, and honestly this game isn't.
  47. Coops
    Jul 4, 2014
    5
    At first I really was enjoying thief but as I progressed thru the game it became a chore and soon got boring. Too much rinse and repeat, it looks good and the controls are satisfactory but the game just isn't as enjoyable as I wanted it to be.
    Not as must buy but worth picking up when the price for it drops really low.
  48. D_Unit
    Nov 22, 2014
    5
    To be honest this game isn't the best, there was little to no combat so when u get seen, you are pretty much forced to run away for some time until you lose them. Also, bad voice acting kinda ruined my experience with the game. There was only really 1 memorable chapter.
  49. MultiSonic360
    Jan 8, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is overall fine, if it was a ps2 game, the graphics and models could ed be more polished, the combat is pain, PAIN. The storyline is not terrible, but unmemorable and the boss fights are just UNFAIR and CRUEL. Filled with bugs that made the immersion of the game completely dead this game should NEVER be sold at a higher price than 20$. The only thing that makes this game worth it is the awesome inventory,
    the great art design and the stealth mechanic (which BTW it was already perfected in other games).

    If you want to give this game a shot do it, but only if you found it at a cheap price    … Expand
  50. theFounded
    May 5, 2015
    5
    Thief was a disappointment. Lets get things started with the high notes. Thief does really well at making interesting and enjoyable stealth sections. It feels smooth and is never to unfair with its detection's (However I do feel like when ever you are in the dark you a are basically invisible to the guards) One of the best new features is the "swoop" Clicking "x" will allow you to swoopThief was a disappointment. Lets get things started with the high notes. Thief does really well at making interesting and enjoyable stealth sections. It feels smooth and is never to unfair with its detection's (However I do feel like when ever you are in the dark you a are basically invisible to the guards) One of the best new features is the "swoop" Clicking "x" will allow you to swoop across the environment. Allowing you to quickly get through tricky situations. From almost getting sandwiched by guards to dashing though a light source it has many uses. The focus meter however I feel is annoying. Due to the reason I think it takes out the enjoyment of the games atmosphere. The focus meter lets you know where loot is and secret passages. I played not using this feature, I only used it when I was stumped on what to due. However it is a nice option for people who are new to the thief games, or stealth games altogether. The stealth mechanics are really well made....... but. Everything else falls flat one its face. The graphics while pretty good has a lot of technical issues. A lot of pop in and some textures look plain ugly. The cut scenes bring out the technical issues even more. Lip syncing is horrendous. Lets now talk bought the story. Its a complete mess. First off Garet is so uninteresting. He shows no personality and no reason to care bought him. Same could be said bought a lot of people in the story. No one sticks out or seems to have any interesting characters. The story is not what the trailers said it would be. It looked like Garet would be a robin hood charter working with the poor trying to take back the city. It had some steam punk elements, I was so excited for this. However its not any of those things. Its a supernatural thriller that has no interesting moments. The poor trying to take back thee city is a side story. Pushed away when it looks a lot more interesting. If they focused on that it could have been a pretty good story. Lets wrap this up with a few more complaints and comments. The open world is clunky and polluted with loading screens. It is also super clunky to move around it, since the "parkour" is clunky. One neat feature is the custom difficulty option. This was fun to mess around with and made playing it again a bit more tolerable. Final thoughts, Thief is an odd game. The stealth is amazing however it somehow crept into a horrible story and odd design choices. I only recommend if you are a big thief fan are super hungry for some good stealth game play. It is around 30 bucks on the PS store, wait for a sale for it then pick it up if you are a fan or want some stealth game play. It goes for like 10 bucks on sale so just wait this one out.
    5/10
    Positives
    Great stealth
    Fun custom settings

    Negatives
    Bad story
    Uninteresting characters
    Clunky game design
    Technical issues    … Expand
  51. Clementlacrim
    Jun 10, 2022
    5
    Excellent jeu bravo Eidos un Thief 2 plz, ça serait énorme avec les graphismes d'aujourd'hui
  52. majesty_x
    Jul 31, 2023
    5
    Graphics: 5/10; Storyline: 5/10; Gameplay: 6/10; Atmosphere: 6/10; Music: 5/10; Summary rating: 5/10
  53. jedi5diah
    Jan 4, 2015
    4
    i really have no idea how does games gets the approval of director / producer to be release or simply just meet the deadlines set by publisher... rushed ending which i'm still clueless at what it really means...an obvious setup for sequel but i doubt it will receive the funding for it. this would have been a hit if done with care or more budget? disappointing thru n thru.

    Graphics just    i really have no idea how does games gets the approval of director / producer to be release or simply just meet the deadlines set by publisher... rushed ending which i'm still clueless at what it really means...an obvious setup for sequel but i doubt it will receive the funding for it. this would have been a hit if done with care or more budget? disappointing thru n thru.

    Graphics
    just look to have better resolution texture and astonishing poorly optimised cutscenes, do they even watch/play it?

    Art Direction
    simply boring, it just look unpolished and it's like a demo for more funding

    Gameplay
    iits a pity as if they simply copy some of dishonoured and call it the "Thief" way. nothing innovative and the pathetic focus vision used by almost every other game.

    Best moments
    Chapter 5, totally came out of nowhere and unexpectedly effective but it doesn't blend with the game Thief at all. Wasted attempt, what a pity.    … Expand
  54. tdebug
    Feb 28, 2014
    4
    If you take a look at Killzone for PS4 rating, it got more than Thief. I mean - what were you thinking people? If dumb idea-free action is better than balanced tactical game, from the metacritic "critics" point of view, I sincerely don't know what to say.
  55. gromenawer
    Mar 2, 2014
    4
    The game is quite boring and unappealing. Level progression feels more like an arcade rather than an open world. Stealth mechanics are quite repetitive. Story is predictable and the characters are plain an uncharismatic. Definitely I won't buy this game. Furthermore are many technical issues out there about problems with graphical glitches and bad performance.

    Graphically the world is    The game is quite boring and unappealing. Level progression feels more like an arcade rather than an open world. Stealth mechanics are quite repetitive. Story is predictable and the characters are plain an uncharismatic. Definitely I won't buy this game. Furthermore are many technical issues out there about problems with graphical glitches and bad performance.

    Graphically the world is beautifully designed. The textures may have some room for improvement but that all. I'm giving it 3 points for level design and graphic in general. One more point for a badly executed but daring attempt of boobies and adult motives. The rest of the game is expendable.    … Expand
  56. exp0ser
    Feb 28, 2014
    4
    The number of reviewers paid off by Square Enix for this game are astounding. Square Enix buys non-native English speakers by the bulk on black hat forums. Each day a representative from a shell company from a major corporation goes to a forum and requests, say 100 reviews, from various individuals who can mask different addresses. They're paid roughly a dollar a review and if it dupesThe number of reviewers paid off by Square Enix for this game are astounding. Square Enix buys non-native English speakers by the bulk on black hat forums. Each day a representative from a shell company from a major corporation goes to a forum and requests, say 100 reviews, from various individuals who can mask different addresses. They're paid roughly a dollar a review and if it dupes just one consumer's mind in thinking they want the product, they have done their jobs.

    Do not let that happen.

    Sure a few of these reviews have been conducted by old time fans' of the series. That is clearly evident by some of the rambling diatribe and the counteracting subjective scores. But look closely at the accounts that are created for the sole purpose of defending an anti-smear campaign by the public.

    Prepositions are non-existent (foreigners of a native language often forget the connecting words when translating. They touch base on only a few features of the game and admit to one or two weaknesses to get you to think they are "just like you".

    Frankly I'm appalled that this is going on, on every major website that 18-34's frequent. If it wasn't so obvious, I would have left it alone. Do other companies do this? Sure, but not to this extent. The collaborative effort on this must have cost 1/3 of their total game budget. If they spent half the time they do now employing people to write ghost reviews then they could have fixed various bugs, glitches and linearity in the game itself.

    And that leaves me with the actual review. It's not a bad game. It's not a good game. It simply exists. If they make bank on it, it's because it came out when there was a shallow market and a demand for anything on next gen systems. Its spiritual predecessor, Dishonored, did everything fundamentally better without sacrificing. If the gameplay is good, I can overlook the story. If the story is good, I can overlook the gameplay. But by no means can you make me go from Point A to Point B, give me nothing to do along the way but steal some petty coins that are useless in a boring merchant system, and force a story that is shallow, pedantic and frankly -- very cliche. The guards conversations are repeated many a time to force dialogue in a lifeless atmosphere. The sound is absolutely horrid for a stealth game. As many other reviews have noted, someone who is two buildings away sounds like they are right next to you. It really ruins the experience.

    Albeit it being a monotonous money grab, I've played worse. And by worse, I mean Rambo.    … Expand
  57. Keriyon
    Mar 2, 2014
    4
    This game has great potential, the game play is interesting and the graphics are awesome. Why the poor review then? First, the bugs, the cut scenes are filled with them. The main character get put in front of everything, there are frequent frame rate drops and the voices are completely out of sync in some of them. Secondly, the game does not let you go where ever you want. You canThis game has great potential, the game play is interesting and the graphics are awesome. Why the poor review then? First, the bugs, the cut scenes are filled with them. The main character get put in front of everything, there are frequent frame rate drops and the voices are completely out of sync in some of them. Secondly, the game does not let you go where ever you want. You can only climb or go down where the developers wanted you to do so. Sadly, I cannot give a high review to this game in it's current state. Maybe once the game has seriously been patched then I'll re-check it.… Expand
  58. Oraakkeli
    Mar 2, 2014
    4
    I spend more money on games than I'd like to admit. Given the amount of games I play, it's natural that all of them are not pure awesome and I accept that. However with Thief I feel that I've been brutally cheated. I begin my review from the assumption that it's a 10/10 game (what I expected).

    -1 point : Contextual jumping & climbing. Seriously? Really frustrating. -1 point :    I spend more money on games than I'd like to admit. Given the amount of games I play, it's natural that all of them are not pure awesome and I accept that. However with Thief I feel that I've been brutally cheated. I begin my review from the assumption that it's a 10/10 game (what I expected).

    -1 point : Contextual jumping & climbing. Seriously? Really frustrating.
    -1 point : Contextual sound? Sounds coming through walls ridiculously loud only after it's triggered by looking into a room. Also lip sync is way off.
    -1 point : Loading all the frigging time. Each area is a small box with a couple of side alleys. Horrible map design.
    -1 point : A stealth game with missions which have Pipe A and Pipe B (or just Pipe A)? Absolutely no room for creative solutions.
    -1 point : Only a few doors/windows can be operated. It's silly that most of the doors are impenetrable by the best thief in town. There's nothing to really discover.
    -1 point : Just for the missed potential and overall feeling of a hastily finished product.

    This leaves us at a disappointing 4/10 game. It has nice graphics and the controls work for me (except for the contextual movement). Also some of the stealthy bits are fun. I was expecting much more. As a stealth game this is far too simple for my taste. I will not be buying the possible sequel if this is the route they are taking Thief to. I feel cheated.    … Expand
  59. Frenchotest
    Mar 5, 2014
    4
    This game is really bored ! You are stuck in small part of the city (really small) This is not an open world you are locked! The IA is really stupid and the hero is like a pig really slow and he don't know fight the infiltration is bored too you are obliged to wait three minutes for a guard moves 3MINS EVERY TIMES!
    Copy/paste of dishonored with new disease, If you have Dishonored don't    This game is really bored ! You are stuck in small part of the city (really small) This is not an open world you are locked! The IA is really stupid and the hero is like a pig really slow and he don't know fight the infiltration is bored too you are obliged to wait three minutes for a guard moves 3MINS EVERY TIMES!
    Copy/paste of dishonored with new disease, If you have Dishonored don't buy this game!

    French
    Ce jeu est ennuyant à tout points! vous êtes bloqué dans une petite partie de la ville et je précise ce n'est pas un monde ouvert! L 'IA est complétement stupide le héro est comme un porc lent et il ne sait pas ce battre. Si vous avez Dishonored n'aheter pas ce jeu sa n'en vaut pas la peine. Copier/colé de Dishonored avec une nouvelle maladie, Si vous avez dishonored n'acheter pas ce jeu!    … Expand
  60. s117
    Aug 6, 2014
    4
    It's easy on the eyes, but I found it quite dull. It also doesn't really do a very good job of explaining what is going on either. Better stealth games are out there I would say.
  61. tikkis7
    Dec 22, 2014
    4
    Its fun at the beggining but half way through you see its all the same all the time. no challenge because you can just run away. The boss fights are the most idiotic ideas anyone had for a game. its a stealth game with boss battles. Worst boss battles ever in a game. Youre better off renting it for a couple of days than buying it. DO NOT BUY IT YOU WILL REGRET IT!
  62. andifoster
    Dec 18, 2014
    3
    If im honest I'm really confused by so many positive reviews! The game glitches, the voice acting is poor, the storyline is beige and I found the game in general to be dull and inconsistent. The problem is that Dishonoured came first and despite being on an older console - there is no question about which I'd prefur to play.
  63. cliff96
    Mar 9, 2014
    3
    It's interesting to see the divide of opinions on this game. Some people absolutely love it while others find it abysmal.
    First a little about myself. I'm an experienced (read old) gamer. I enjoy stealth games and stealth classes a lot. My favorites games in this aspect would include everything from Skyrim and WoW (stealth classes obviously) to Batman and Metal Gear. I don't care if I    It's interesting to see the divide of opinions on this game. Some people absolutely love it while others find it abysmal.
    First a little about myself. I'm an experienced (read old) gamer. I enjoy stealth games and stealth classes a lot. My favorites games in this aspect would include everything from Skyrim and WoW (stealth classes obviously) to Batman and Metal Gear. I don't care if I move at half speed of everyone else as long as I can sneak through a level undetected. I am also an avid level reseter. If I get detected, I will restart the level rather than fight my way out.
    Taken all this into account, Thief sounded right up my alley, I watched preview video and read a lot about the beloved series that I hadn't yet tried. It seemed like Thief would have controls similar to Skyrim's thief and would add open vertical exploration and parkour like Assassin's Creed. It sounded perfect to me but what I was given was far from perfect. The sum of the parts underwhelmed me and I have stopped playing after eight hours.

    Pros:
    +Game controls are well done. Almost everything from the game's dash mechanism, called swoop, to jumping between buildings felt effortless. When you're supposed to be a "master" of any sort, controls are what deliver the feeling. The one detraction was dropping down from a ledge.
    +The hiding in shadows mechanic is well done and the PS4 controller's light bar brightens to help warn you when you're in bright light.
    +Lock-picking and switch games are fun if you have to pick them before you get caught. They add tension in those situations, but when you have no chance of getting caught they just slow up game play. It reminded me of rolling an automatic 20 outside of combat.
    +As you pass by windows you hear ambient conversations from inside the homes which adds flavor to the period element of the game.

    Cons
    - Protagonist is petulant and unlikeable. Brooding main characters appeal to a niche group. They're probably very hard to write for and fabricate a reason for them to care about the bigger picture.
    -The lack of color is too extreme. Design went too far in setting the dark and dingy tone.
    -Swiping from drawers is senseless and gets old quickly. I swipe scissors, flasks, ashtrays, etc, of differing metal qualities and my bag instantly converts them to gold. This is probably the most consistent income source so I felt compelled to open all the drawers Oddly they never contain more than one item.
    -Each level/mission I encountered had two paths at most. I didn't feel like I could vary more than a few steps in any given direction. I had no desire or ability to fully explore my surroundings.
    -I broke into homes and the private residents had "paths". I understand making a guard path. It's like they're patrolling. When I break into someone's home and he makes the same twenty second loop from the fireplace to his wife in bed, it was very weird. It was such a short loop as well that it made that mission more tedious than exhilarating.
    -The highly detailed environments felt oddly empty. There was so much to see yet so little to interact with. The world felt plastic and nailed down.

    With opinions swaying so widely, I would advise newcomers and veterans alike to rent before buying. Maybe wait for a sale, or buy it used. My local Best Buy will have a new pre-played copy after today.    … Expand
  64. inaneHELLRAISER
    Mar 5, 2014
    3
    Good controls and solid visuals can not save this game from being painfully mediocre. If you enjoy running around and tapping one button to pick things up, then this is the game for you. You will not be able to wait until you can put the controller down to play something else.
  65. jcarroll1
    Mar 7, 2014
    3
    Ok i never played the originals, but i am a major fan of good stealth based action games, this however is not one. The characters are extremely annoying, not least Garrett, whose continual interjections make playing the game almost embarrassing. The game play is again a real issue for me as it often feels clumsy and rigid, with the player operating under the pretence of an open worldOk i never played the originals, but i am a major fan of good stealth based action games, this however is not one. The characters are extremely annoying, not least Garrett, whose continual interjections make playing the game almost embarrassing. The game play is again a real issue for me as it often feels clumsy and rigid, with the player operating under the pretence of an open world setting. In reality however there is very much a set path throughout the game usually marked out by inexplicable white paint. The story is also very poor, expect no polt twists at all and for the most part no plot. Finally the graphics are quite good especially on the characters, but I did play on Ps4 so this is to be expected.
    Over all a very poor game not nearly worh the 50 pounds i paid. Disappointing Eidos!    … Expand
  66. HiradGorgoroth
    Mar 8, 2014
    3
    the game meant to be an action-stealth but turns out you have to go just stealth, because if suddenly you have to fight to gourds you will probably end up dead as it's so hard to fight. The fight is a boring same-paste movement that you have to dodge and counter attack over and over again and if it's 3 or more you will have no chance. Environment and map is good as you can choosethe game meant to be an action-stealth but turns out you have to go just stealth, because if suddenly you have to fight to gourds you will probably end up dead as it's so hard to fight. The fight is a boring same-paste movement that you have to dodge and counter attack over and over again and if it's 3 or more you will have no chance. Environment and map is good as you can choose different ways to reach a place but again the key-binding on the movement is not clear at all, as you see a box or and edge that you think you can easily climb ,turns out you cant because you are not supposed to go that way. graphic is good (8/10) but the facial expression is really bad. Story is weak as you will totally forget the characters , except one or 2. overall one of the games that had a amazing trailer but a very disappointing lunch.… Expand
  67. Lachybob
    Mar 13, 2014
    3
    Thief is a game that fails on too many levels to make it a worthwhile addition to anyone's gaming collection. It cannot keep a frame rate above even 30fps if anything is moving at the same time you move. The visuals are bland, uninspired and just plain bad. The controls are finicky and unresponsive. The level design is linear. Most of the time it only gives you one way to pass through aThief is a game that fails on too many levels to make it a worthwhile addition to anyone's gaming collection. It cannot keep a frame rate above even 30fps if anything is moving at the same time you move. The visuals are bland, uninspired and just plain bad. The controls are finicky and unresponsive. The level design is linear. Most of the time it only gives you one way to pass through a room, which in a game that strives to give you the freedom to move as you see fit, seems pointless and frustrating. Most of what you steal is silverware, which makes you feel like more of an annoyance than a true thief. The story is boring, characters uninteresting, and the voice acting is on par with any performance by Keanu Reeves.… Expand
  68. Gustavomcastro
    Mar 22, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Poor IA, graphics still on old gen. So many bugs. I`m disappointed with square enix. I bought this game on amazon thinking thats was a blockbuster but isn't.… Expand
  69. KinjoTakemura
    Mar 24, 2014
    3
    The people at Eidos Montreal should hide in shame for allowing this game to be released in it's current state and Square Enix should really do a better job of Q&A to make sure that developers aren't rushing to get games out of the door. TO ALL DEVELOPERS : THIEF IS THE TYPE OF GAME THAT YOU WILL GET IF YOU RUSH YOUR PRODUCT TO RETAIL!!! The voice acting is mediocre, the story is all overThe people at Eidos Montreal should hide in shame for allowing this game to be released in it's current state and Square Enix should really do a better job of Q&A to make sure that developers aren't rushing to get games out of the door. TO ALL DEVELOPERS : THIEF IS THE TYPE OF GAME THAT YOU WILL GET IF YOU RUSH YOUR PRODUCT TO RETAIL!!! The voice acting is mediocre, the story is all over the place, the controls need a separate set of instructions to get through, The graphics are ok at best, there are too many glitches for a finally product, and the gameplay has a few good moments, but those moments are overshadowed by how horribly the rest of the game is put together. If this game was 15 bucks I'd say buy it, and even then I'd say buy it at your own risk.… Expand
  70. richtofin819
    May 5, 2014
    3
    when you promise perfection mediocrity looks so much worse and that is what this game is mediocre. If you want a stealth game this is it, all of it and there is literally nothing else in this game worth talking about. the powers are for the most part useless. The upgrade system is practically useless especially since you have to buy levels this is made by the makers of deus ex humanwhen you promise perfection mediocrity looks so much worse and that is what this game is mediocre. If you want a stealth game this is it, all of it and there is literally nothing else in this game worth talking about. the powers are for the most part useless. The upgrade system is practically useless especially since you have to buy levels this is made by the makers of deus ex human revolution not dark souls. The story is ridiculous and the next gen version is held back to post gen designs like windows you have to pry open to cover up loading screens. deus ex human revolution had a larger more bustling city with less loading screens. Not to mention the game promised you would have options in your approach with nonlethal or lethal but that is almost a lie i remember in one of the first levels i was going to shoot a guy with a broadhead through the head which i did and he didn't even die he turned around and sounded the alarm. the side missions are also pointless since they only take up about 4 minutes and boil down to fetch quests since there is practically no challenge involved. Eidos Montreal made Deus Ex Human Revolution one of my favorite games of all time they have no excuse for releasing such an underwhelming title.
    I give it a 3 because the lockpicking is fun and tense that is all.    … Expand
  71. WARCHILD
    Dec 19, 2014
    3
    Awkward mechanics, on rails for most of the game, strange tutorial for my first Thief game. By the time the tutorial was done I was convinced I hated the game.
  72. hussainbh
    Dec 18, 2020
    3
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  73. Thegodfatherson
    Mar 12, 2014
    2
    Thief is slow, repetitive and boring. The graphics are good but the gameplay sucks. Overall the voice acting is bad too. Don't buy it and save your money for Titanfall.
  74. zombox5000
    Feb 27, 2014
    2
    Janky controls ruin what might be an otherwise good game. They chose a weird setup for the way controls work, specifically flaunting traditional FPS standards. Additionally the controls are slow and clunky to react with. Finally, and worst of all, the game restarts you from terrible points any time you fail at a task with very long load times by modern video game standards. A very badJanky controls ruin what might be an otherwise good game. They chose a weird setup for the way controls work, specifically flaunting traditional FPS standards. Additionally the controls are slow and clunky to react with. Finally, and worst of all, the game restarts you from terrible points any time you fail at a task with very long load times by modern video game standards. A very bad showing on this effort.… Expand
  75. essplode
    Feb 28, 2014
    2
    - poor level design
    - poor AI
    - cliché story
    - dubstep (I **** you not)
    This game is a mockery of its predecessors.
    This game is only "Thief" in name.
    Do not buy it.
  76. MasterTaffer
    Feb 28, 2014
    2
    Disclaimer: I’m not the type of person to write reviews but since Thief is one of, if not my favourite series of games I felt I should on this occasion. This decision was also made in-part due to a ridiculous amount of clearly fake reviews here, as well as shill posts on steam & various gaming boards around the net. I'm incredibly disappointed in the dev team and square enix for attemptingDisclaimer: I’m not the type of person to write reviews but since Thief is one of, if not my favourite series of games I felt I should on this occasion. This decision was also made in-part due to a ridiculous amount of clearly fake reviews here, as well as shill posts on steam & various gaming boards around the net. I'm incredibly disappointed in the dev team and square enix for attempting to dump money trying to buy a better 'score' & sales rather than spending the money making a better game.

    - Lighting is binary, you're either visible or you're not. Fog is everywhere but does nothing.
    - Sound is largely irrelevant when compared with previous games,
    - Controls are limited after being designed for controllers, 2 sets of crucial actions (Movement/Interaction) are grouped and unchangeable. Enjoy falling off a building after mantling when you intended to climb instead.
    - AI is probably some of the worst I’ve ever seen (Thief 1 & 2 actually have superior AI).
    - Level design is mostly corridors & shafts. In each level there’s 2 routes minimum, didn’t find more than 3. Obvious ‘stealth’ route, alternate route/Deus Ex HR-style ventilation shaft route & then a more ambitious, often vertical route if you’re lucky.
    - Missions: They very quickly devolve into find whatever/go-to wherever to watch the next cutscene and witness the atrocious story.
    - Garrett: Generic, modern protag who the world revolves around. No witty remarks, mostly just blurts out edgy comments or recounts information the player is already aware of.
    - Port: Pretty good except for the memory leaks & crashes.
    - Graphics: Bloated, old unreal engine 3 with improved crisp shadows. Colour palette: blue + orange only.
    - Story: I’d actually be wasting your time on this planet if I attempted to try and repeat it.

    More words:
    - Load screen & cutscene to gameplay ratio is ridiculous
    - You can’t jump (there is limited contextual jumping/mantling)
    - Viewmodel fov (T-Rex/invisible piano hands) is immersion breaking & may also induce nausea
    - There is a qte within the first 30 seconds of gameplay
    - Forced takedown sequences
    - Forced escape sequences
    - Thirdperson climbing sequences
    - Occasional QTE before load screens/level loads    … Expand
  77. Womenlovegames
    Jun 30, 2014
    2
    Thief is a terrible, bland and bleak game that lacks any ingenuity or flair of its predecessors. The stealth action genre has exponentially expanded and flourished over the past few years, with many games such as Dishonoured and Bioshock: Infinite taking centre stage. These games have given the player an almost unending array of choices when it comes to gameplay, decisions and how toThief is a terrible, bland and bleak game that lacks any ingenuity or flair of its predecessors. The stealth action genre has exponentially expanded and flourished over the past few years, with many games such as Dishonoured and Bioshock: Infinite taking centre stage. These games have given the player an almost unending array of choices when it comes to gameplay, decisions and how to execute your mission. However, Thief lacks this creativity, and displays a complete loss of initiative and idea when it comes to bringing something new to the table.

    Yes, I understand that the colours scheme of the game is dark, but the graphics are extremely subpar, considering that this is a new cross-generation game. The attention to detail, is almost no attention to detail; with the storyline being even more questionable. How bland and ordinary the storyline appears is even more shocking. Could they have not put in any less of an effort?

    Thief encourages sneaking in the shadows over full-frontal assault, but it does not even feel like much of an accomplishment when the AI is slow, dim and inconceivably boring. No threat is felt the entire way through the game. It’s more scary what to decide to eat from the fridge.

    The price of Thief is still quite high at your local brick-and-mortar shops (like Target/Big W/JB), and I’m thinking that it’s not only a lack of customer interest, but perhaps even the big stores don’t remember that they even have it in stock (due to lack of sales) and are unaware to mark it down! I kid here, but in all seriousness, do NOT bother with this game.[Especially for this price, or any price for that matter.]    … Expand
  78. nathanhere
    Jun 23, 2017
    2
    Biggest disappointment of 2014. Thief was undeniably a bad decision - With a story that was as interesting as a wet-sandwich and gameplay dull enough that it fits in with the dark/gothic setting, I found my experience to be hell as I neared the end of the game's excruciating 14 hour campaign. If that is not enough to encourage you to stay away from this game, then by all means go to yourBiggest disappointment of 2014. Thief was undeniably a bad decision - With a story that was as interesting as a wet-sandwich and gameplay dull enough that it fits in with the dark/gothic setting, I found my experience to be hell as I neared the end of the game's excruciating 14 hour campaign. If that is not enough to encourage you to stay away from this game, then by all means go to your local game-store and pick up your copy from the one-dollar bin section.

    2/10    … Expand
  79. Lozsta
    Mar 3, 2014
    1
    Do not waste money on this. Especially not if you are looking for next gen worthy game. No need to call people who don't like it morons. There are those of us who played Thief since it's inception in the late 90's and this is not even the genetically mutated offspring of that franchise.

    Edios have taken Hitman, Square Enix have take deus ex's skins they have put them together into a    Do not waste money on this. Especially not if you are looking for next gen worthy game. No need to call people who don't like it morons. There are those of us who played Thief since it's inception in the late 90's and this is not even the genetically mutated offspring of that franchise.

    Edios have taken Hitman, Square Enix have take deus ex's skins they have put them together into a COD style linear level format, with a fairly bland story.

    The levels look very nice, but the lighting is incredibly frustrating where is the light the light? It seems that shards of light at not shards of light they are darkness.

    But anyway, if you have a PC get it nefariously and judge for yourself first before dropping money on this bland dross.    … Expand
  80. BellinoP
    Feb 25, 2014
    1
    You must be kidding me, First they got rid of the original voice actor which should have been a sign they did not know what they were doing. I wonder if any of the people that designed this game ever played the original PC game. It had open levels not constrained like this thing is. If you have height in a game there should be a fear of falling and not even to include jumping is theYou must be kidding me, First they got rid of the original voice actor which should have been a sign they did not know what they were doing. I wonder if any of the people that designed this game ever played the original PC game. It had open levels not constrained like this thing is. If you have height in a game there should be a fear of falling and not even to include jumping is the dumbest idea have ever seen. I cant believe they f upped a classic.… Expand
  81. Jacketrooperr
    Jan 15, 2016
    1
    It's like the designers of the game don't want you to find quest waypoints and other markets. there is no **** clue how to get anywhere and maps are locked in themselves. It's stupid and frustrating. The lock combination on the big safe was also a horrible design choice. It's obvious creators of this game have no taste, or they flat out didn't care.
  82. Moqarna
    Feb 26, 2014
    1
    What a colossal waste of money. After being disappointed with how this House mutilated the Deus Ex sequel I should have known better than to buy Thief but I just couldn’t help it. I absolutely loved the franchise and I wanted to believe (I really, really did) that they would do it right. But alas a few hours in and I just can’t take it anymore; I’m uninstalling and I only have myself toWhat a colossal waste of money. After being disappointed with how this House mutilated the Deus Ex sequel I should have known better than to buy Thief but I just couldn’t help it. I absolutely loved the franchise and I wanted to believe (I really, really did) that they would do it right. But alas a few hours in and I just can’t take it anymore; I’m uninstalling and I only have myself to blame. As a middle age PC gamer I can’t stand games that lead you around by the nose like the very limiting linear path through the missions or the over the top (for those who can’t be bother to try and figure ANYTHING out) focus “ability”. It’s sad when they chose to make a game that while trying to build suspense by having you cross a beam 2 stories up they make it so you can’t fall or because you’re so limited as what types of moves the Devs think you should be allowed to do in a given situation, they have to make what little is open for you to touch glow blue because you’re obviously not bright enough to figure it out for yourself or for that matter, have a world full of objects but make them unable to be touched or manipulated. What kind of 1980’s hardware are we running on?!? You really can’t bump into something or pick up a bottle on the same table as a goblet that was worth something so you can throw it to distract the guards…really. To make matters worse, the voice acting is second rate and the story is lacking in so many ways it’s pathetic. It fails to pull you in or engage you in any way (the truest old time Thief experience is found in side missions that have no bearing on the story). This game reeks as just a money grab on a venerable franchise that had no one to protect it. Eidos Montreal should be ashamed; I know I am for wasting the $45 on it.
    Maybe it’s me but I can’t stand houses such as Eidos Montreal nerfing the controls in PC versions in favor of features like the cover system in DEHR or the lean mechanic and multi-function (just not the one you want right now) button in Thief. I’m thinking it’s just that they are console players and have no grasp on how to play with a keyboard and mouse. I could be wrong but there is no PC player that likes the cover mechanic in a FPS unless they’re playing with a controller. I’m not against console control options but just like every PC gamer out there, I can crouch and move while aiming and accurately firing without some help and without nerfing my controls; it’s not hard.
    This game fails on too many levels. There may be some of you out there who don’t know the franchise and have low expectations but I think that even you will be disappointed with this game.    … Expand
  83. JoshLuck1995
    Jun 29, 2014
    1
    Rubbish, pure and utter rubbish, i bought this game at 19.99 and thought it cant be THAT bad as some reviews make out but trust me, its worse, i went by IGN's 6.8 and boy is that a generous score. This game is dull, lifeless, boring, broken, depressing, i struggle to think anything good about this game
  84. krooney
    Jun 20, 2020
    1
    Everything that was good about the older PC games is lacking from this. I stopped playing, it's awful.
  85. wynams
    Jul 16, 2014
    0
    Thief absolutely is a stinker.

    Rails gameplay, SMALL MAPS, last gen graphics.

    DO NOT RECOMMEND. BUY DISHONORED FOR LAST GEN, MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER GAME
  86. Nark
    Feb 26, 2014
    0
    Please, for the love of god. Support good video games in the industry by NOT BUYING THIS!!! This is such a mess I don't even know where to begin.

    Okay, so they ripped almost the entire sound element of Thief out the window, the only things on the floor that make any more noise than complete silence are shards of glass and water. Every NPC's voice volume is at the same level to the point    Please, for the love of god. Support good video games in the industry by NOT BUYING THIS!!! This is such a mess I don't even know where to begin.

    Okay, so they ripped almost the entire sound element of Thief out the window, the only things on the floor that make any more noise than complete silence are shards of glass and water. Every NPC's voice volume is at the same level to the point where you can't tell if someone is right beside you or two rooms away. It's a fascinatingly large **** in the sound department, to say the least.

    Now on to the marketed "amazing immersive AI" that was in the Steam Store Page feature list, a FLAT OUT LIE. This game has some of the worst AI I've seen in a modern video game, you can get seen by guards and hide in a **** cupboard and they will forget you are there and go back to their business. You can do this six times in a row and they'd be as surprised to see you as they were the first time, and as entirely clueless at knowing where you are hiding as every consecutive time you had hidden in the same place.

    The loot aspect is entirely downplayed, Garrett is no longer a master thief, but a petty hoarder. He grabs absolutely everything, from metal cups and cutlery to scissors and magnifying glasses worth 1-5 gold each. This is the stuff that Garrett would quickly gloss over while looking for precious golden candlesticks and expensive wines in the old games.

    Not only this but loot doesn't even factor into the objectives of the damn game, and why would it, since the Garrett character has been so butchered and he's been put to live in an abandoned clocktower. He has no need for loot to pay the rent just to stay alive like our previous Garrett.

    On top of all this, and the rest about Garrett's character being butchered, which is far too much for me to fit into this 5000 word maximum review, the levels are linear as all-hell. Everything is a straight corridor, every place you have to break in to has one way that the developers planned for you to use, gone are the days of open-ended Thief levels, now it plays like a mix between Call of Duty and Uncharted as far as level design goes.

    Rope arrows have also been butchered, if you thought their removal from Deadly Shadows was bad, you're going to wish you had the Climbing Gloves. The Rope Arrows in this new Thief game can only attach to very specific roped wooden beam spots, not any wooden surface, they may as well not be a rope arrow at this point.

    The dialogue is atrocious, even if you don't count the two main characters acting like they're in a emo teen angst movie. The guards are constantly mumbling about extremely stupid **** like "cock-rings".

    Please, save your money and help the industry by not buying this excrement. If you really can't stand the old Thief games because you feel they're dated and want to try a game like old Thief then the closest you're going to find is Dishonored. Buy and play that instead.    … Expand
  87. LoneDutyer
    Mar 2, 2014
    0
    Another textbook betrayal of a previously classic series. One more drop in the ever-heavier bucket of video game industry degeneracy. The crash cannot come soon enough.
  88. Assassin84
    Feb 27, 2014
    0
    I am going to sum this game up real quick. I just beat it and it had to be the worse Stealth game I have ever played. Stay away from this game. I rented it and I am so glad I did. If you ignore my advice do not say I did not worn you. Also if you are looking for a good story you will not even find one here. I played through it and I do not even know what happened. Just terrible and theI am going to sum this game up real quick. I just beat it and it had to be the worse Stealth game I have ever played. Stay away from this game. I rented it and I am so glad I did. If you ignore my advice do not say I did not worn you. Also if you are looking for a good story you will not even find one here. I played through it and I do not even know what happened. Just terrible and the biggest let down so far this year.… Expand
  89. trytoblockmenow
    Feb 25, 2014
    0
    Thief 1 & 2 are classics, forever changing what we thought video games were capable of. This ugly reboot gets Thief about as wrong as it is possible to get wrong. I kid you not, there is a sequence where you are chased rooftop to rooftop by dogs and if you screw up or slow down you are killed. This game is a total mess, watered down, linear, consolized and casualized for the ignorantThief 1 & 2 are classics, forever changing what we thought video games were capable of. This ugly reboot gets Thief about as wrong as it is possible to get wrong. I kid you not, there is a sequence where you are chased rooftop to rooftop by dogs and if you screw up or slow down you are killed. This game is a total mess, watered down, linear, consolized and casualized for the ignorant masses. There is such incredible content still being made for Thief on PC, The HD Mods, The Dark Mod with new levels being released constantly, there is absolutely no reason to pay for this garbage.… Expand
  90. XzRecolz
    Jan 29, 2015
    0
    10? 9? 8? HOW? How can you give this **** game such high scores?

    The AI in this game is so dumb, since you can just stand in front of them, right next to a light source, and it will take them 5 seconds to fully understand that an enemy is standing there. I also hate the combat. It's buggy and glitchy. When enemies chase you, and you can hide, they'll eventually completely forget about    10? 9? 8? HOW? How can you give this **** game such high scores?

    The AI in this game is so dumb, since you can just stand in front of them, right next to a light source, and it will take them 5 seconds to fully understand that an enemy is standing there. I also hate the combat. It's buggy and glitchy. When enemies chase you, and you can hide, they'll eventually completely forget about you, and it will again take them 5 seconds to fully understand that you're standing right in front of their stupid faces. What bothers me is that smoke and flash have such little effect. You'll never find a situation in the game where you'll need smoke or flash. Which makes it even more boring.

    The city is just so dead. I know it's always night, but I just can't stand the small areas with a loading screen ever 2 minutes. Isn't a next-gen console or a pc supposed to render much more at once? Random citizens are just standing there, not even talking to each other, or reacting at you being there and doing parkouring. Because it's something they'd expect every day... Huh?

    The game plays terrible. I don't know what frame rate it is on, but it's not 60 FPS. And I don't understand how? There is nothing going on on the screen, so why no 60 FPS? Or atleast it doesn't feel like it.

    I wouldn't recommend this. This is a poor excuse for a stealth game. Even a game in general, since it has nothing special to offer that makes it unique in it's genre.    … Expand
  91. MoroseTroll
    May 7, 2014
    0
    I've spent about 48 hours on this game, and I should say that I'm *very* glad I didn't buy it (a friend of mine was very kind to allow me to play his copy).
    While it sounds ridiculous, but in Thief 2014, you *don't* even need to steal, at all... The game will anyway reward you at the end of each mission, so why bother? Nice, isn't it?
    The setting. Remember the old three Thief games? Ok,    I've spent about 48 hours on this game, and I should say that I'm *very* glad I didn't buy it (a friend of mine was very kind to allow me to play his copy).
    While it sounds ridiculous, but in Thief 2014, you *don't* even need to steal, at all... The game will anyway reward you at the end of each mission, so why bother? Nice, isn't it?
    The setting. Remember the old three Thief games? Ok, now forget them! Since Thief 2014 is a reboot, you will encounter *nothing* from the old ones. I mean Eidos Montreal has *totally* destroyed and erased everything that made Thief series so unique: Keepers, Pagans, Hammerites, Mechanists, Kurshoks, burricks, and hell - even zombies! Everything!
    The plot. Definitely the worst I ever met in video games. Just abominable! You still have some doubts? Ok then. Just try to watch the *bossfight* with Thief Taker General on YouTube and see for yourself. Yeah, *bossfights* in a *stealth* game.
    The audio. It's just disgusting. All NPCs have just two phrases, and several NPCs have even just *one* phrase. And you know what? These NPCs will repeat their "repertoire" till the kingdom come, with just *one* second interval. Sound propagation works so erroneously, so it was a real pain for me to understand where the sound came from.
    The protagonist. His new voice, by Romano Orzari, sounds so dull and boring! Instead, the old Garrett's voice, by Stephen Russell, was just brilliant! So if you still love Stephen Russell's voice as Garrett in Thief 1&2&3, you will absolutely be disappointed by Romano Orzari's voice in Thief 2014.

    Bottom line: it's a tasteless hack, so make yourself a favour and save your money for something really useful.    … Expand
  92. ukFantasticWow
    Feb 28, 2014
    0
    Question: Whoa....how BAD is this game?
    Answer: How do I get a refund for a digital download?
    switch(category){ category 1: If you played Thief (originals) on PC and "enjoyed" them AND you are over 18y/o, you will probably not find the game enjoyable. category 2: If you have an xbox and are 8-11y/o you might enjoy this, if your mom buys this for you. category 3: If    Question: Whoa....how BAD is this game?
    Answer: How do I get a refund for a digital download?

    switch(category){

    category 1:

    If you played Thief (originals) on PC and "enjoyed" them AND you are over 18y/o, you will probably not find the game enjoyable.

    category 2:

    If you have an xbox and are 8-11y/o you might enjoy this, if your mom buys this for you.

    category 3:

    If you enjoy "swooping" (are you serious?) and "running through" (do me a favour) an interactive, but super-linear, pile of junk-trash, then you might enjoy this, also.
    }
    Just sayin'.

    Very surprised by the heroic scores of "critic" reviews. Do not be blinded by the 10/10 or 90% scores...one imagines there are incentives for those people posting such reviews and scores.

    Since the dawn of time, mankind has struggled with difficult philosophical questions such as, "how did the universe begin?" and "is there a God?". Add to that list "how was this piece of amateur-code allowed to be part of the Thief franchise?"

    It shall remain unknowable.

    I am attempting to get a refund - that was no joke. I am a real human reviewer/gamer who played the original thief classic titles on PC.    … Expand
  93. Timmy777
    Mar 1, 2014
    0
    I'll start off with The Thief Series is Dead, Eidos Killed it. They have a saying if it's not broken don't fix it.
    Oh boy did they try fix something that didn't need fixing.
    -Great Level Design Gone! -Great Ai Challenge Gone! -Great Story Gone! -Hammers, Keepers etc Gone! -Great GamePlay Gone! -Great Voice Actor (real garret gone!) -Great Atmosphere Gone! -Freedom gone! It    I'll start off with The Thief Series is Dead, Eidos Killed it. They have a saying if it's not broken don't fix it.
    Oh boy did they try fix something that didn't need fixing.

    -Great Level Design Gone!
    -Great Ai Challenge Gone!
    -Great Story Gone!
    -Hammers, Keepers etc Gone!
    -Great GamePlay Gone!
    -Great Voice Actor (real garret gone!)
    -Great Atmosphere Gone!
    -Freedom gone!

    It also borrows elements from Assassins Creed. They might get sued by UBISoft who knows.
    The game is just not challenging, it's moves too quickly, too linear, feels generic, nothing memorable about it. This game is total disgrace to be even part of series, it like Call of Duty mixed with very dumbed down version Thief with it's core mangled. They should of called this something else, like Chief or something and called Garret... Thorn or something or something. Mixing Garret and the real Thief Series in this is game is a total disgrace. This goes to show the how bad video games are becoming, being dumbed down every single year.

    This is not Thief! it's total junk.    … Expand
  94. Sogekinger
    Mar 6, 2014
    0
    It really is sad, you can tell they didn't intend to make a good game, they just wanted money, with all the advertisements in ign and other networks i was hoping a good game, but what did i found?, bad mechanics (fighting mechanics are a joke), decent graphics, but totally, not next gen ones, a world that seems to be an open one, but in fact is formed by a lot of small maps and lots ofIt really is sad, you can tell they didn't intend to make a good game, they just wanted money, with all the advertisements in ign and other networks i was hoping a good game, but what did i found?, bad mechanics (fighting mechanics are a joke), decent graphics, but totally, not next gen ones, a world that seems to be an open one, but in fact is formed by a lot of small maps and lots of loading screens, repetitive game play, weird story, terrible soundtrack. I didn't like it all all. It was just a huge waste of money, I just finished the game waiting for something different to happen, and to not feel that i lose my money, but at the end nothing happened and i feel like i did lose it.
    Despite the story was weird, i will give some credit to it, it was, i would say, good, but i brought a game not a book.    … Expand
  95. AnimeUnknown
    Oct 18, 2014
    0
    This is terrible. Graphics are nice but it just isn't fun. If I want to return a game within 24hrs then it deserves 0/10. Very, very linear. Boring gameplay. Sneaking mechanics are worse than other games that aren't sneaking based. Total crap.
  96. MrBrioche
    Jun 29, 2014
    0
    Your are Garrett the MASTER thief... that sound awesome doesn't it?? When you finish a mission you ended up with 64% completion because you didn't steal enough silver spoon... because every one knows that master thief steal over 50 silver spoon per night right??
  97. Acidboi
    Dec 22, 2019
    0
    Ugliest game, really boring, controls sucks. Story is bad. Ughhh not worth playing
  98. DvoocA
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    Şu oyunu yapan arkadaşlar thief 1 ve 2 hiç oynamış mi? Ok kullanımını bile anlamamışsınız gevsekler
  99. freenik
    Jan 31, 2021
    0
    Definitely worth playing if you are a fan of stealth games.

    What I don't like about it:
    The combat system is really weird. It is not really lame, but definitely not fun. Even after I got used to the combat, I do not enjoy it a bit -- so most of time I went stealth.
    Upgrades are not interesting. They are somewhat useful but they didn't really make the game more interesting.
  100. cobwt
    Jul 6, 2021
    0
    The game costed me 2$ on PS4 store. Totally worth the money. Little dated with clunky controls and bland story, but worth the money. I don't feel I got cheated. You have a free Saturday??? This might be it.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
  1. Quarter to Three
    Mar 26, 2014
    40
    The biggest problem for this game is every stealth game that has come since Thief: the Dark Project. Thief can’t match the visual flair and supernatural powers of Dishonored. It doesn’t have the lean efficiency and murderous creativity of the Hitman series; it trails the razor’s edge stealth and gadget lust of Splinter Cell; it lacks the vision and bombast of the Metal Gear series. Hell, it doesn’t even have a very good thief.
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  2. Level7.nu
    Mar 21, 2014
    60
    The return of the master thief Garrett is a mixed bag. Thief builds on its series proud heritage of tactile stealth, focusing on realism but loses some of the way to modern design trends. Thief has some unnecessary padding that smooth out the gameplay as well as some cinematic ambitions that do not reach all the way. Above all, it is plagued by qualitative valleys that appear to be a result of a stressed launch. Nevertheless, Thief gets a weak recommendation because the basic formula is still fun and somewhat unique.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 18, 2014
    70
    A nail-biting experience needing a few more coats of polish to stand out. [April 2014, p76]
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