The Maw of Chaos is pretty wild. Suddenly, this game becomes a sort of Super Mario 64. It doesn't fit well with the Thief game mechanics/the engine's physics OR with player expectations. Despite this, this mission is still a cool experience overall. There is a lot of variety to the areas you visit, the atmosphere is once again great, and the Tri...

Not really. The enemies are too numerous, the level design is just nondescript underground mazes, and there's barely any place to actually hide. The level is fairly linear, so the only way to run is either backward or forward. To add insult to injury, damaging/being damaged by the Bug Beasts adds an extra objective on Expert: Kill them all. I di...

Thief has suddenly become a... I can't even explain it. It strays away from actual stealth completely, it strays away from complex level design as well. On Normal, this was pretty bad already (was planning on giving the gameplay a 2 or 3), but having to look for Constantine's plans, which could be anywhere, is just plain trash. I spent about 50 ...

Even though I prefer Bonehoard by an inch, I think Return to the Cathedral is the best example of stealth being possible with supernatural elements. It's way more focused than The Haunted Cathedral mission, and way less platforming heavy than the Bonehoard (even though I personally like that one more). The Haunts are easiest to deal with throug...

This mission introduces us to a little mechanic called "social stealth". I've never been a big fan. I tried playing the new Hitman games several times, and just being able to walk around without consequence doesn't feel right to someone who mostly likes to spend my gaming time inside forgotten dungeons, haunted castles or abandoned kingdoms. I ...

One of my favorite missions when I first played TDM and it still stands to this day. It has a unique atmosphere and every area uses TDM ambient music in a right way. It's medium-sized mission that consists of 3 parts: Slums, compound, and then the towers; There is also a sewer but there aren't many places to explore in it, mostly as shortcut but...

My favorite part of this mission is the "story" and the way it is told. After all. this is Raoul's story. After a short trek through the caves, you end up being at an opera house, of all places. Raoul, the old owner, was kicked out by Lady Valerius, who became the new manager. Raoul has used all sorts of hidden passages to spy on his rival, but ...

The Lost City isn't as bad as I remember: the navigation is pretty interesting, the Fire Elementals, while annoying, are easily dealt with, and getting the Fire Talisman is not as hard to climb to as initially shown. That said, this mission still feels somewhat lacking. An underground, ancient city can feel more exciting than this. The level fee...

A solid start to the Lieutenant series, 'In Plain Sight' presents a relatively unique scenario in which you do not play a thief, but rather a spy or secret agent sent in to unravel a conspiracy. Mixing in a bit of verticality to a sizeable city map, what seems at first like an effort to traverse the city to get from point A to point B slowly lea...

In Escape, Garrett has reached his lowest point. Betrayed, maimed, and imprisoned he has to suffer the indignity of being rescued by the Keepers before trying to make his way back to safety, wounded and disoriented. In some ways this mission feels the most personal of the first game; for once Garrett doesn't know more about his surroundings than...

It's a shame we get to see so little of the Hand Brotherhood, because they added a stronger dynamic to the city. One of less extremism and more mystique. The towers feel empty and lacking in detail, as many rightfully claim. However, a brotherhood that clearly values the spiritual above the material has every reason to not indulge in these thi...