I like Mage Towers. The atmosphere and OST in the earth and air tower are great, and overall it´s a nice addition to have another faction here. It seems they planned more with the Hand Brotherhood but unfortunately it was cut from Thief 2.
But back to Mage Towers.
It´s not that challenging, but still fun. I would have wished for loot in the el...

There's almost nothing to like about this mission.

Nonsensical, bizarre, oversized architecture combined with tile floor spam and inadequate shadows make sneaking a slow, boring crapshoot. Then you have guards getting into fights with their own security machines, blaming the as-yet-undetected intruder for it, and jogging endlessly into obstac...

This mission is a heap of fun if you're in the mood for a short heist.

Flung through a mysterious underground portal, you end up in a big stone manor in search of some ancient artifacts. From there you have to progressively unlock new rooms and secrets, a sequence of puzzles substantial enough to be interesting but not so long it overstays it...

Pros:
- The scale of the mission is very large and while there is some backtracking involved, it is not hard to distinguish one area from another, so you are unlikely to get lost for longer than a few minutes.
- Beautiful design and architecture. Attention to details and colours is particularly impressive.
- Good writing. The readables are ne...

So...what do we have here? A big museum robbery, yes?
This mission is one of the better ones in this rather mediocre game.
This doesn´t mean it´s not without flaws.

We can have fun here robbing all the valuable stuff, and meeting our old "friend" the Eye again.

Designwise it´s good. Wish more levels would have that quality.

But then a...

Ok, I know about the circumstances regarding the making of Thief 2, that LGS was in trouble/under pressure and that a Gold edition was planned...but then LGS was closed.

Still, this doesn´t make "Casing the Joint" better.

Designwise I can´t complain - I like the big mansion, and in Masks we can even see more of it and have more freedom.

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Well, to be honest, I never really liked that level. Yes, there are some qualities. The Keeper grotto OST is nice. And the idea in general seems ok. I also enjoy sidequest of the hunt for the Serpentyle Torc. The Watchmans Grave thing, well, it´s not that hard but also a bit silly that Garrett seems to be superstitious.

However, the whole lev...

A Keeper's Training does everything right as both a teacher of the game mechanics and as an introduction to the Thief universe.

The basics of sticking to shadows and keeping off loud surfaces are presented simply. They're easy enough to solve without being condescending, and likewise the combat and object-handling areas are more than fit for ...

I don´t like DS much - yeah, I stated that elsewhere, but then again, I will be fair here.

Ever wondered how the Keeper´s compound would look like? (aside from the visits between the missions) And how it would be to go stealthy inside?

Here you go. In the story we are at a point where there is enmity between Garrett and the Keepers. So - ...

I recently replayed that mission and have to say: I enjoyed it. Again.
Bonehoard defined the tomb mission genre in Thief.

In the meantime many great other tomb missions were made. We have seen awesome work like the Catacombs of Knoss and many others of the like.

Sure, Bonehoard now looks meek to that. But remember, back in 1998 the averag...

While I don´t like DS much, this mission is also one of the worse ones here.
My biggest issue here is the story. Garrett decides to destroy a clocktower. Because he interpreted the prophecy that way.
Oh, really? Come on, Garrett might be many things - a master thief, he can blackmail someone, or kidnap...but pure vandalism?

So, even if you ...