This mission makes me think of what a tutorial mission for Thief II would look like. It's really short (took me 11 minutes), in which I found almost all the loot and knocked out the three or so guards. There's some fun readables that show just how biased and incompetent the staff of this museum is. There are quite a few grammar errors in them, b...

I finished six out of ten missions of this impressive work of art, but at this point, I decided I lack the motivation to continue. I love what the campaign tries to do. It's not very Thief-ish, but I can see it work on its own. Somewhat, that is.

The way the story - which isn't groundbreaking - is told, I'm only partly a fan of. I love the in...

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Atmospheric and detailed, ridiculous loot count

The first mission of Death's Cold Embrace - which I've been meaning to play for a while now - goes style over substance. I love Thief's dark ambient, but using classical music felt like a really fresh take that adds a different kind of character to the environment. Interiors ...

It took me a few days to beat this mission. It's overwhelming, probably the toughest Thief mission I've played as of yet. It's also one of the best missions I've played as of yet.

The Builder's Paradise starts off in a dingy basement. When the elevator takes you to the top of the humongous complex, you really feel like you're being taken to a...

This is the first Thief mission I've played that felt more like a genuine horror experience, rather than just having scary enemies and a dreadful atmosphere. Part of that is because of a really cool lantern mechanic, which allows you to give light to surrounding areas. In return, you become just as visible for the enemies. Another part that cont...

Another great city mission, this time done by Sensut. It isn't as complex as some more famous city missions, but after playing Being Thief 2, I feel like that's probably a good thing. Large levels don't seem to be Sensut's strong suite. In Being Thief, a much smaller mission than its sequel, Sensut's strengths become much more apparent: setting ...

Traversel doesn't flow well at times (lots of times where you have to go round a large part of the map to get to a nearby building), there's forced item progression (worse than a keyhunt, I actually like keyhunts) with a diary that only appears if you follow the author's very specific chain of events in his specific order, and there's just so li...

The Violent End of Duncan Malveine contains some novel elements: a randomized objective/clues, a collecting aspect, and guards that can switch between bow/sword at will. Of these three, the last one was probably the one that I liked the most, even though it's the most understated aspect of the mission. Why is that?

In my opinion, you'd rather...

The atmosphere, setting, enemy and level design remind me a lot of Dark Souls (not the difficulty or the combat, needless to say). The map layout is really well-done, often making you search for points that bring you deeper into the strongholds of the three brothers.

The atmosphere is amazing, with a big contributor to that being the enemies...

To preface, I don't think length equals depth. A mission can be short and still dig deep. For example, simply adding some more readables could provide background information about Raputo, shady business dealings, connections with other gangs/City Wardens etc. Double or Quits doesn't really do that. The briefing is the only thing you really read ...

Near its start, one readable said "30/03//386". I also read the name "Truart". I immediately thought: ah okay, so this takes place shortly before Thief 2 itself.

You can throw all that connecting out of the window straight away.

This mission defies logic, especially in the storytelling department. And that's what makes it shine. It's lik...

Another pretty simple mission, but quite a bit larger than my previous Skacky mission (Vanishing Point). Though simple, this level is on point with the execution. It doesn't feel too tough, but does keep things tense. The mansion layout is neat. Though I expected a bit more due to high ratings, the mission grew on me due to sheer fun factor. Fin...

Though this mission is small in size and scope, it lingers in your mind after playing it. This is due to the strong atmosphere, which never gives the mission away, but keeps it lurking underneath the surface. The gameplay is pretty standard, as you're sneaking past/beating up some guards on the streets, then enter a small mansion area to empty o...

This is just a mansion mission... or is it?

It really plays like your standard mansion level, located within an atmospheric snowscape... or does it?

There's no horse in this mission... or is there?