Aug. 23, 2020, 9:43 p.m.   (Last edited: 4 years, 4 months ago)

While some people may consider Unbidden Guest as inferior to Melan's much bigger cityscape endeavors (Penny Dreadful 3, Rose Garden, Bad Debts and Disorientation), I think it is really underappreciated gem. Our task is simple: sabotage several mechanists' funny-looking robots and - in addition - steal some old Hammerite sacred book.

The mission feels like Life of the Party-like rooftop exploration but with much darker mood (and at the same time feels comfy and menacing) and unlike LotP it is not restricted to rooftops. In comparison with LotP, Unbidden Guest is also much smaller and because of that - it even more amazes me that every time I replay it - I find new areas which I haven't seen before. Optional task about book (with nods towards Calendra's Cistern and Autumn in Lampfire Hills) is also designed nicely with some challenge put into it, and rewards players who read readables attentively and think outside the box. Overall, it is nice mix of Thief 1 and Thief 2 themes and just damn fun fan mission which deservedly won the Classic Thief Experience contest.