First of all, the layout and architecture was very good, with a lot of interesting locations, and a good mix of verticality and "normal"/level navigation. There is a good deal of locked doors, and gates which you have to open to progress, but, more about that later.

The design and texturing looked good for the most part, even though I found s...

The Whistling of the Gears impresses players with its layout and level design, which is done really well. Returning to Thief I's aesthetic took some getting used to after all the T2 FMs, but I quickly adjusted to the grimier setting. The cityscape is very expansive and dark, and most of all, complicated. It's hard to familiarize yourself with th...

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Nice, simple and atmospheric

The first mission of Memoirs is pretty basic. That is, if you play on Normal or Hard. Normally, I play on Expert, but the forced ghosting element (exclusive to Expert) made me go to Hard this time. You have to case the place, finding four secrets (on Expert, it's eight) and map out three quarters o...

I'll just begin by saying that this is the most beautiful mansion I've seen in Thief as of yet. It's gorgeous. Highlights are the chapel, ballroom, and the main hall. It clearly inspired DeWall's estate in The Long Shadow Falls (The Black Parade). Beautiful.

The gameplay is great fun, mostly because of the mansion itself. It's open (quite th...

Especially ones with this much work put into them. The map is small, but makes great use of the available space, and between the custom model and textures, everything looks terrific. The abandoned seminary feels very urbexy. It's fairly simple, but there's enough intrigue to keep things interesting. The guards seem to have bionic hearing, but I'...

Despite the FM title this is a quake-style arena coming from 80's trashy SF flicks that is aptly removed from all things Thief into distant space. Nice visuals and soundtrack but it all gets tedious fast. By far the most interesting thing about this mission are the in-game cameos of not just the author but also of (some well-known) contributing ...

I hope this mission won't dull the impact other fan missions will have on me, for this is a near-perfect product of sheer ambition. It uses the framework of Thief to create something grander, telling an engrossing story that brings all those ambitions together. It really excels in every aspect.

I would start by telling about the story, becau...

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...