Clevercrumbish created a new topic about Godbreaker,
An absolute Tour De Force:
Did you play T2X and get given a thirst for A. Campaigns of multiple fan missions that B. Involve a protagonist other than Garrett? You should play Godbreaker. Seriously. It's damn good.

Right off the bat something I will say is that this is a three-mission campaign. Yes there are "four missions", but one of them is a two minute long glorified cutscene with a single point of interactivity so don't come in looking for four full-length missions. To avoid unnecessary spoilers I shan't explici..., May 21, 2020, 11:19 a.m.

Clevercrumbish created a new topic about My Favorite Year,
I know you're here Sindelli, you big taffing nerd. Where's my goddamn wine?:
My Favorite Year was the 20th anniversary contest FM I'd been leaving till last and thankfully, I wasn't disappointed. I was, however, surprised. The premise of the mission suggested to me this would be something in the vein of Bafford's Manor or Assassins, but the ultimate result is far more evocative of, specifically, Shipping...and Receiving and (later) The Thieves' Guild.

The mission is short- I completed it on expert in 42 minutes and that was with a great deal of faffing about on my ..., May 13, 2020, 2:20 a.m.

Clevercrumbish created a new topic about Show Off,
Worth your time:
What can I say? Show Off doesn't exactly break new ground, but it's a solid take on a proven formula. A museum is always a fun environment to burgle, and while it's perhaps a little heavy on the empty open space, Show Off still manages to contend a believable museum, of similar size to several of the smaller of such establishments I've visited in real life. There's no map, but it's not really necessary since you're only ever directed to go anywhere even vaguely spatially confusing once, and t..., May 12, 2020, 9:29 a.m.

Clevercrumbish commented a topic about Feast of Pilgrims,
I want to like Feast Of Pilgrims:
Aha! Of course. Other participants in the contest have mentioned time constraints and indeed that makes the most sense. And honestly even a zone-based automap would be helpful- being able to look at your comprehensive map and conclusively say "Well there are four places that look like this and I'm not in any of these three" would be properly useful for keeping oriented and probably help learn the landmarks much more quickly.

I did know that automaps are based on room brushing, but not that..., May 10, 2020, 8:54 p.m.

Clevercrumbish commented a topic about Where the Unknown Lurks,
How do you solve a problem like rating Where The Unknown Lurks?:
If you didn't buff the zombies then presumably there was some sort of bug involved either in the FM or my installation, because Garrett's sword passed completely through them without even connecting. This happened multiple times with different zombies and made them completely impossible to backstab. Broadhead arrows did connect but didn't seem to do any damage, and the one zombie I did kill required three holy water arrows straight to the torso (I chose to kill the one patrolling the spiral s..., May 9, 2020, 10:59 p.m.

Clevercrumbish created a new topic about Where the Unknown Lurks,
How do you solve a problem like rating Where The Unknown Lurks?:
Where The Unknown Lurks is a strange animal. It's a tiny, two objective in-and-out nick stuff mission with a much larger optional Bonehoard style space hidden under a secret beneath it. It's entirely possible to never see two thirds of the mission because you can simply avoid finding out about or completing the secret puzzle. The mansion space is small, cozy and sparsely populated, so the mission itself is a walk in the park.

The undead church level below, however, is a different beast. I'..., May 9, 2020, 8:50 a.m.

Clevercrumbish created a new topic about Troubling Transitions,
Simple, fun, decent:
Not sure Troubling Transitions is winning any awards any time soon, but if like me you despised every official LGS level that mentions a cathedral you could do far worse than this for a panacea. It's not particularly difficult, but neither is it boring or poorly made, and tracking around the neighbourhood via various skywalks is a fun exercise. A solid effort.

A minor criticism is that there are a number of spelling mistakes in readables, and not all of them in places where this could be d..., May 8, 2020, 3:14 a.m.

Clevercrumbish created a new topic about The Pursuance of An Inscrutable Reciprocity,
Arrogantly presented and dull to play.:
Before I started this FM I was already given pause by the seemingly incredibly conceited manner in which the author describes the scale of difficulty. I was not aware of GORT as some sort of Thief FM impresario, and I'm skeptical of the idea now. True enough, there are additional axes of difficulty present in The Pursuance of An Inscrutable Reciprocity than in vanilla Thief 2: A very sparse amount of starting gold, a heavy sprinkling of steel-helmed guards, and a scripted system whereby guard..., May 8, 2020, 12:06 a.m.

Clevercrumbish created a new topic about Ten Little Taffers,
Janky, but nonetheless a masterpiece:
Ten Little Taffers starts out strong by being an And Then There Were None pastiche, which is scientifically proven to be the best thing a stealth, adventure or detective game can possibly be. The traditional three difficulty levels are instead replaced by three different stories in the same space and time, which is also very interesting and allows for the reuse of the same (very small) map for multiple kinds of play.

The three characters (Garrett, who as usual has been drawn into circumsta..., May 7, 2020, 5:17 p.m.

Clevercrumbish created a new topic about Feast of Pilgrims,
I want to like Feast Of Pilgrims:
I really do. In fact, I would go so far as to say I *do* like it, and have had my optimal enjoyment of it snatched from me by one glaring design flaw.
There is so much to recommend this FM: it's a huge space to explore, its premise is interesting, its protagonist (a shameless Sean Connery pastiche proving he can still play the young thieves' game) I fell instantly in love with the moment the briefing video started, and feel compelled to seek out the other FM he appears in. It does many clev..., May 4, 2020, 9:07 a.m.