Thief: The Dark Project

Pros: Great environment, revolutionary gameplay, intriguing world, SCARY
Cons: Too dark sometimes, bad models and rendering

When the concept of Thief was made, many were confused. In a time where SiN, Half-Life, Quake 2, and many other high-powered action shooters were kings, why would anybody bother to play a game where you AVOIDED confrontations? Where your character WASN'T...

Pros: Good graphics & sounds, detailed plot, excellent in game play
Cons: Some unrealistic movements, to dark on some video cards

In the genre of first person shooters, what game comes to mind? Most people think of HalfLife, Quake, Unreal Tournament, etc. One game left untouched is Thief: The Dark Project. In Theif: The Dark Project, you are a mastermind named Garret whose ...

Pros: Strategic FPS. Backstabbing with a sword.
Cons: Ugly character models.

Nope, you won't find Unreal or Quake graphics in this game. You will, however, find some good sound effects, but they still may not be as good as other First Person Shooters' that are out there. But I tell you what, I am willing to bet that when you are ...

Pros: Thinking man's shooter, great atmosphere, gameplay emphasizes stealth
Cons: Awkward object interface, very difficult game

This review is the first in a planned series to pay homage to the late, great Looking Glass Studios.

Thief: The Dark Project is a first person perspective game. I hesitate to call it a shooter because it is not of the same...

Pros: Ferociously original concept with innovative gameplay to back it up.
Cons: Outdated engine (as if it really matters in this game)

Warren Spector and his crew at the (now closed) Looking Glass Studios are best known for their work on the System Shock series, and more recently, at Ion Storm, on Deus Ex. When we look into "Thief", however, we see a very bold and ferociously original...

Pros: Thick plot and no cheese
Cons: Zombies

So, you've probably seen the back of the game box at your neighborhood computer-game swap shop, and in looking at the back of that box I can almost bet you thought something like "Whelp, this is just another first person shooter, and I could...

Pros: Engrossing, well executed and entertaining
Cons: Mediocre models, AI sometimes limited

Being a bit of a geek, I have occasioned on and played the odd “enhanced demo” (*cough*cough*CRACK*cough*cough*RIP*cough*). I’ve seldom felt compelled to lay down good money for the full retail boxed version--until "Thief." I played about...

Pros: Unique concept, non-linear play, refreshing!
Cons: Below standard graphics.

In an genre dominated by mindless, bloody, games like Quake, Half-Life and others, Thief: The Dark Project, is a refreshing change from the normal First Person Shooter. Because of it's emphasis on stealth and cunning, rather than brute force and...

Pros: sneaky game play, artistic achievement, lots of fun
Cons: not as graphically spectacular for its time

Thief has created a new genre of computer gaming; the first-person sneaker. This thrilling action-thinker emphasizes stealth to accomplish various missions of infiltration, item retrieval, escape, and revenge.

This game has occupied a...

Pros: Beautiful Graphics, Awesome Sound
Cons: None

I had gotten frustrated with the first-person shooter games, having played the majority (Doom, Doom II, etc., Duke Nukem 3-D, Blood, Redneck Rampage,Hexen, MDK, and about a million others...) but Thief put a completely new perspective on the genre! What...

Pros: Great story and atmosphere, new take on FPS games
Cons: Death comes often

I'm pretty sick of all those first-person shooter games that ascribe to the theory that he who holds down their mouse button longest, wins. Some clever feller out there decided to take the rules that genre has defined and subvert them to make this...

Pros: excellent sound, story and idea
Cons: the graphics (ouch)

Can stepping on a piece of steel get you killed? In this game it can.

In first person, you play a master thief, where you go from place to place, stealing anything you get your hands on as well as satisfy your benefactor. The challenge lies...

Pros: Unparalleled gameplay experience and realism of environment.
Cons: The objects are sometimes a bit too polygonal.

Decent storyline: self-made thief, joins a secret guild of neutrally aligned thieves in a highly structured organization, turns into a renegade and leaves the guild (wish we had more time in the early years). The span of game-time in which the story...

Pros: Fantastic gaming conecpt, interesting plot and story.
Cons: Anal realisim makes diffucult situations almost impossible, short of restarting it's LONG levels.

This game, was a revoulition in PC, 1st person action games. Created by the now (sadly) defunct Looking Glass studio's, this game set's you into the life & times, of "Garett", the thief.

You, as "Garett" live, (and...

Pros: Wicked game, feeds my inner Kleptomaniac
Cons: LONG levels, frequent saving and loading

Holy mother! This game is just so awesome! Unlike a lot of the FPS out there on the market, this game stresses stealth and secrecy over outright killing everyone and everything. You need to find secretive ways into places you're going to rob, skirt...