Thief reviews rolling in...you may want to cancel that pre-order

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Cancel pre order hell no cant wait. It is getting reasonable ratings ranging from 8 to 6 some of the coolest games in my opinion are the hidden gems thrown away by the gaming press.
 
It's not safe to pre-order games. The last game I pre-ordered was Diablo III. It's a shame to see Thief fail though. :(
 
Hiro said:
Bullet. Dodged. Thank goodness I didn't pre order this!
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Yeah, I pre-ordered it about a month ago, but canceled it the next day when I came to my senses. I'm still curious about it, but I think now I'll rather wait for a GOTY edition or a very deep discount.
 
I don't really see this as a failure. There are a couple of good reviews out there as well. I'm much more inclined to be interested in a game with such varying review scores. I'm also rather interested to see what I will think of this game, not being a fan of the franchise but having faith in the developer. If I had the money I would buy it on Friday, but I am getting Castlevania LoS 2 instead.
 
Wlad said:
I don't really see this as a failure. There are a couple of good reviews out there as well. I'm much more inclined to be interested in a game with such varying review scores. I'm also rather interested to see what I will think of this game, not being a fan of the franchise but having faith in the developer. If I had the money I would buy it on Friday, but I am getting Castlevania LoS 2 instead.
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Yeah I cant wait for Castlvania Los 2 either and the Gaming press are also down on that game,play what you like not what other's tell you to like.
 
I still don't get why people pre-order stuff, but whatever. Anyway, there are some decent reviews of the game, so it's really a personal taste thing.
 
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"Why pre-order when you know it will be in the next Steam sale? With your backlog it's not like you don't have anything to play in the meantime" - this is my gaming conscience, it works for pre-orders (not so much for bundles)
 
You get some decent Pre-Order goodies sometimes, the only reason I Pre-Order. Pretty sad about Thief, was expecting an amazing reboot.
 
I think I am onto something here...

Developers
Looking Glass Studios (1998-2000)
Ion Storm (2004)
Eidos Montréal (2009-present)
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Thief 3 was "Okaaaay..." compared to the other 2 prior which were legendary.
 
*sigh* That sounds well beyond salvaging tbh. Maybe I'll buy it for 75% off on a Steam sale just because.

Glordit said:
I think I am onto something here...

Thief 3 was "Okaaaay..." compared to the other 2 prior which were legendary.
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Stuff does tend to tank once a big studio takes over. They seem to think that improve graphics compensate for broken/boring game mechanics.
 
It seems though that most of the reviews are lackluster because of the legacy of thief games. i wonder if the response would be the same if the game a different title.
 
Even though they are owned by Square Enix I wouldn't really call Eidos Montreal a big studio since the only other AAA title they have developed was Deus Ex HR and they did an amazing job with that IMO.
 
Wlad said:
Even though they are owned by Square Enix I wouldn't really call Eidos Montreal a big studio since the only other AAA title they have developed was Deus Ex HR and they did an amazing job with that IMO.
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yeah that was simply one of the best games I have played and I suspect it will be their Magnus Opus for all time
 
Maybe if they didn't call it thief people would be more open to it.

One cool thing I did see in the totalbiscuit video was the custom difficulty level.
 
"But the sense of historical place is immediately broken by guards that speak in a range of unlikely accents from Texan to Aussie"

LOL

Thank goodness I didn't pull the trigger on this. Will spend that cash of inFamous now.
 
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Was looking to a good stealth game. Oh well, will wait for bundle price :p

On matters of reboot, it seems like Tomb Raider was the only good reboot thus far
 
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