What Went Wrong? Thief (2014)

ATTENTION: Click to 1:10 to skip the intro (but I did work damn hard on that thing...).

The beginning of a new series on games that could have been, or should have been great, and games that were destined to fail. To kick things off, we're going to take a look at the 2014 Thief reboot, a baffling game of Ifs and Buts.

Time Stamps:
00:00 – Intro, Title Roll
1:10 – The Beginning
7:00 – Pre-Gameplay Ramble/Gameplay
16:10 – Level and World Design: Moira Asylum
25:20 – Level and World Design: The Hidden City
30:36 – Aesthetics and the City Hub
40:38 – Characters and Story
41:10 – Garrett vs. Garrett: A Comparison
53:50 – What Went Wrong?


Eurogamer article: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...

Another Eurogamer article on the Thief 4 that might have been: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...

Check out The Dark Mod here for more traditional Thief gameplay: www.thedarkmod.com/

List of music used in this video below, in order of play:
Fall of the Archons – Danny Cocke
Escape the Tower – ZombiU
Overlook Manse – Thief: Deadly Shadows
The Oasis – Torment: Tides of Numenera
Sagus Deep Exploration – Torment: Tides of Numenera
Hearts of Stone – The Witcher 3
Darkwood Theme
Deadlight Theme
Dark Matter – Deadlight
Sad But True – Resident Evil 5
Terran One – Starcraft
Datadyne Extraction – Perfect Dark
Blood and Wine – The Witcher 3
For River (Johnny’s Version) – To The Moon
I’ll Face Myself, Nevermore Reincarnation Version – Persona 4 Golden
Leliana’s Song – Dragon Age: Origins
Rogue Heart – Dragon Age II


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