Also played Thief: Deadly Shadows. I tried playing this game multiple times since it was released but I always dropped it very quickly since I couldnt stand the decline. This year I was so desperate for a Thief like game that I forced myself trough the superficial initial issues and gave the game a fair chance. After finishing it I can only say that my misgivings about this game were well founded and that this game is pretty bad. I dont know where the start, its a ugly game with ugly environments, small uninteresting levels, city map that is nothing more then a time consuming filler, disappointing last mission. Lots of bugs and engine quirks didnt help the experience, one time i drop from a 1 meter height and lose half health, then I fall from 5 meters and lose none. I stopped counting how many times I reloaded due character animation glitching and me getting stuck in environment. Faction system is superficial and pointless like most things in this game. Guards in the city respawning is bad but its even worse when they join hands with rogue stone golems that just killed bunch of civilians to hunt me down. I could go on and on about every part of the game that pissed me off, worst of all is just how poorly made are the levels as they lack challenge and creativity. There are few exception like the Shalebridge Cradle that has a really good atmosphere, and atmosphere is pretty much only thing this game is good at. Just a bad, disappointing game that physically hurts me when I remember what became of this series.
