islingtonclaret Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I am currently completing Zelda Wind Waker and Twlight Princess on the Gamecube, so it'll have to wait. But has anybody seen the trailers/articles on this lately? As a big Thief fan from years back....holy moly, this game looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Looks unbelievably good this game, will eventually get around to playing it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 They spelt it wrong tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2012 Playing it myself currently. It is pretty good and there is a little of the Thief games in it, although it's not as... developed... in it's stealth as the Thief games were(there is no concept of being 'in shadow' or the like, the stealth is entirely based around not being in a sight cone of guards, which effectively means that provided something is in front of you, you can get more or less as close as you like to a guard and he will not see you. It also leads to the slightly absurd addition to the mechanics of leaning. If you are behind an object, but then lean out to have a mooch, a guard can be staring at you from a foot away and he will not see you). If you expect a really cultured stealth game like the Thief games were, you might be disappointed. However it is a fun play and I've enjoyed being stealthy on it so far. The game gives you numerous options for each mission and gives you enough tools to play as you might like - I believe you could play this game as a pure stealth no kill player, a stealthy lethal player, or even a whole Rambo approach (though the latter would require some skill and would make things noticeably more difficult). So far I've managed to a no kill run (the game is good about providing you with non-lethal avenues for dispatching even your targets) and it's been satisfying. I do think the game is keen on you to be stealthy lethal, as it's tools are far more focused on that route, and seems to be setting up the way I'm playing it as a avenue for a more challenging second play. Very good all in all, I'm about half way through the second mission proper and must have got at least 10 hours in so far. I could see you being chop your way through it far quicker but I'm taking my time with everything and exploring everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islingtonclaret Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 They spelt it wrong tbh I was actually considering naming the tread the "misspelled" way, but Americans programmed it (guess) so I suppose it's their call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Think it was developed by a French Gaming company, based in Lyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 17, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2012 I was actually considering naming the tread the "misspelled" way, but Americans programmed it (guess) so I suppose it's their call Arkane Studios are behind it, French. They probably got the title on the back of the major market being the North American market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I liked the Blink-ability. So much fun hopping around on buildings. I tried my best to do it with stealth, but on the final mission I just blinked around slitting everyone's throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderholt Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Fantastic game, my favourite of the 2012. Was a little disappointed at first, thought i'd made a massive mistake as the first level was a bit boring but from then on it just got better & better & better. I'm halfway though my second playthough, 1st time using stealth & non-lethal takedowns but this time i'm killing everything with a bodycount like an 80's "Arnie" movie. thoroughly recommend it & at around £20 at the moment.. it's bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay.P.A Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Just thought I'd give this a bump, it's XBox's 2nd free game this month for Games With Gold on Xbox Live. Just downloaded it and played through about an hour of it so far, really enjoying it - and I don't usually like these type of games! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Really enjoyable game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) It's a brilliant game, one of my favourite I've played. Edited August 20, 2014 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 It's a good game, certainly worth downloading while it's free on xbox live. It's far too short imo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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