Hidden Agenda completely blew me out of the water. It's a typical Mechanist mission, akin to the missions "Eavesdropping" or the Angelwatch section in "Life of the Party". The execution of the setting is where this mission shines. For starters, it's huge, and almost wholly dedicated to interior spaces that form part of a big Mechanist complex. T...

At its core it's an early city mission based on exploration, with a mix of positive and negative quirks.

You get your usual selection of locations strewn around, and visiting them feels rather rewarding, so your interest is sustained until the end. There are several ideas laid out that seem awesome for 2000. I'm thinking quips, conversations,...

The words "Streamlined" and "ambitious" fit this fan campaign perfectly in my opinion. Thief 2X feels streamlined compared to the two old Thief titles. There is less jank and less confusion (with some exceptions). On the other hand, missions are often smaller and more straightforward, less mysterious and more "on the nose". I did miss this feeli...

Good pagan style mission, crystals, apes, tree beasts, eye plants, lava, tough jumps, puzzles, sweeping views, this mission has a lot to offer. Liked it.

As the title infers, I struggled with the puzzle elements at times as I didn't know what I was looking for. I suppose in real life, we don't get clues but it did lead to some back and forth searching.

I also thought the city looked very bright & strange on the first mission but once I got over that and got on with it, it was OK.

The asylu...

There is a completely original gameplay idea on display in this FM, and it is utilized supremely well, making some puzzles more intricate and thoughtful. The first mission serves as almost a training mission to get the player familiar with the concept, and the second is a large mansion (Yep, with secrets "locked away"!).

I really enjoyed figu...

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1 UNEXPECTED SHELTER
Unique and creepy intro mission

T2X starts with the mission "Unexpected Shelter", which is quite different in tone and structure compared to the ones from Thief 1 and 2. You start off with trailing, which is mainly done to introduce you to the setting of the game. Then, yo...

Soulforge Cathedral is a great concept: it's a microcosm Karras' vision of a mechanical world. There are no humans, only robots. Soulforge itself is more of a factory, instead of a place humans are supposed to live in. Every room reflects this. Not only that, this feels like a monument to this concept. A monument to the inorganic.

The story ...

Sabotage in Eastport is supposed (as far as I can tell) to slot in inbetween Trail of Blood and Life of the Party in the official Thief 2 campaign, and in my opinion does so pretty smoothly- its plot (it details Garrett's attempts to prevent the installation of a much stronger kind of builder's child in Angelwatch before he can get there) never ...

The first time I took a shot at ItO, I quickly ejected with a bitter taste. The beginning is *very* frustrating: you are escaping from a latrine...you are weapon and tool-less...cover is slight and sporadic...the enemies are paranoid and have complicated, overlapping patrol routes. But I couldn't forget how uniquely strange, yet genuinely inspir...

Really, put Casing's library segment into Masks, and you could have thrown out Casing altogether. This mission is pretty neat, too. Not much special. The layout is great, but there's some janky elements to even it out (those carpets surrounding the masks, ugh). The objectives are nice, the secrets are fun to find (if you haven't found them alrea...

At first, this one may seem small and developed just for fun. But no, this is such a complicated beast that you can easily get yourself lost within an hour. Get ready for intensive search of tiny objects (although this mission formally takes place in daylight, it's still very dark so it deliberately forces you to use a lot of flares). And those ...

Aside from a few awkward jumps, this mission was pretty enjoyable. The mission is very vertical, making for some nice exploration. There are three "main locations" in this mission: the Mechanist Workshop, Lady Valeria's Mansion, and the Apartments. The Mechanist Workshop is where you find the "main content", the mansion and the apartments is mea...

I remember being pretty okay with having the same level being used twice in a row, back during my first playthrough. However, when playing on Expert, you spend a lot more time in this mission. This means that returning to it becomes much more grating.

This time, I realized that there is no reason to actually have this mission. It's clearly m...

Just several dark (and I mean literally dark) micro-levels. It's all about cutscenes and visual effects. All of them are really good, especially the skeleton and two metal guards later on.

A surprisingly sound mission for its vintage (and given it was author's first) gameplay- and storywise and in how the narrative and worldbuilding is done through readables that stand in for the basic visuals. (Almost) entirely sneakable (I found some doors need to be bashed and one special case plus the obligatory assassination) if at times dema...