Ironically the title perfectly captures my conclusion about this mission. While starting it the first time was quite exciting (I liked the author's previous fm - The Walk - a lot), my feelings quickly turned into confusion, then frustration... and disappointment at the end. The reason why I mind that a lot is because the author had a good unders...

I'm a big fan of bit-sized missions, so there is a huge chance that (even if I cannot be not critical towards the many problems this one has) I've enjoyed it out of biasedness.

The architecture is nice, but the streets are definitely too narrow; sound propagation and ambiance issues; at least one area where you can get stuck in the ceiling; a...

Endless Rain is one of those fan missions that A, is an undoubted fan favorite - for a good reason; and B, puts the city maps of the original missions to shame.

What you get here is most of the time "exactly" what you'd expect from a well crafted city mission - but the more interesting aspect of Endless Rain is it can sometimes surprise you a...

Playing a Thief fan mission that tries to do something different is always at least somewhat exciting, I think. Even though the chance of the attempt ending up not so succesfull is always there, I usually mind that less than playing a technically better mission doing the exact same things every other fan mission has ever done. A Journey Into the...

Whenever I see a fan mission crafted with such efforts like Eclipsed, I really hate to point out how the end result as a whole ultimately falls down. Mostly, because it is quite clear from the very beginning that the creator had a fantastic vision. The map is shone by its beautiful colors and architecture. Then - after you passed the first (comp...

There is an often overlooked beauty of a small, but skillfully crafted mission, and I genuinely think Elemental Excursion is a great example of the genre! As far as I can tell the creator has a great talent for constructing small scaled maps using the available space as much as possible (I loved Precious a lot as well). Here, there is also an ...

I'm aware of that there is not only one type of Thief player. Some look for hardcore thieving challenges, ghost runs, etc. - I'm not one of those. I just want to enjoy a well designed level. But for me this mission is a master class of design. Seriously, I can not name any other mission that does things that a Thief mission should do this well i...

Fan mission creators should make notes, because Precious is - while not a ground breaking experience, but certainly - an exceptional example of how to use space well. Also, the secrets are fun to discover too. Those who look for hardcore thief experiences may get disappointed by this mission, but players who want to explore a solid and well desi...

I like a lot what the author had been going for with this mission. The custom textures, the geometry of the streets, and the unique assets create a very interesting atmosphere. It's Deadly Shadows - but it's not.

It's a shame the mission often feels empty, and after a while, it becomes pretty clear that most of it is just for showcase... Not ...

Short, but well made mission (actually, it's two). Although some readables seem a little bit unnecessarily wordy, overall I had a great time with this one. There are lots of nice attention on details - and the modified Auldale map is especially well done!

𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯...
and I like to think that DarkDragon (the author) did that, ultimately came to the conclusion they must try to push the limits even beyond anyone could have ever imagined - and Avoiding Mistrust was the end result of that almost scientific experiment.
The other ...

I can't help, but there is something about these keyhunt missions I just can't take - and Cabot is (only from the keyhunt aspect though) one of the least tolerable I've ever played.
The amount of locked doors that can be opened only by using a specific key you have to find first is (I can't find a better word) 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 in this mission. And ...

A great atmosphere can save a mission with bad gameplay, and great gameplay can save a mission with dull atmosphere. I believe 'The Hobbit' has unfortunately none of those - even though the concept was certainly interesting, and I suspect the creator was perhaps going for a surreal level design like 'The Sword' had in Thief: The Dark Project(?) ...