You know what would be nice? EAX: Yes/EAX: No tags here on thiefguild. I so hate having to open missions in dromed to figure this out when it's not mentioned in the readme.

There are two misconceptions that plague the fm scene, one is inability to see anything = scary/atmospheric, the second is bigger = better. This fm falls in the latter category.

- drags on and on long after main objectives have been ticked, far too big for it's own good and the plot just isn't there to drive it through multiple sessions, nor ...

An enjoyable basic mission that doesn't outstay it's welcome, good for someone just getting into TDM.

I enjoyed the stealth gameplay despite feeling quite easy to due to over-reliance on ambient light, which unfortunately makes this fm look quite washed out and bland in many places (probably unplayable with ambient dropped to 0). Still solid ...

Problems:
- incomprehensibly bad lighting, zero chance I'd play this as is (your mileage may vary)
- bad readables really put me off which is quite rare
- very generic, you could say it lacks imagination except for some of the brushwork which is actually very nice
- overall the city feels quite flat due to it's size despite having slo...

Gameplay:

On my first attempt of this mission I looted a wall showcase which then alerted the KO-proof captain of the guard who apparently raised alert levels? of those around him, causing everyone to freak out from the smallest sound 100 yards away. This mechanic (that you are given no warning of) would by itself ruin an ironman run, ...

Very difficult on expert if played ironman, took me 5+ tries blackjacking every guard inside. Ghosting this ironman on first try would be unreasonable.

The mansion itself is small and tight where you are constantly "pushed" into uncleared rooms with no ability or time to figure out what you're heading into due to constant guard pressure in cr...