- Fantastic attention on details, lots of great scenery and little environmental storytelling moments.
- The cinematics are really good, they set the tone quite well. The animation is perhaps a bit choppy here and there, but the artwork is beautiful.
- An overall amazing sound design (though I experienced some strange glitches a few times whil...

This mission is the embodiment of "what you see is what you get". That isn't necessarily a problem, but I always dig when either the plot is special, or there is an unexpected twist/area somewhere. Considering the size of the map (which is comfortable, not oversized, though I think there are some fillers here and there), the geometry is quite c...

While the level can't escape from the curse of being a Deadly Shadows map (well, in the vanilla version, it's actually two), I think 'End of the Bloodline' is among the best the game can offer: lots of different routes, intriguing readables and npc interactions, tricky guard patrols, and even some cool secrets.

I'd say it's also a nice homage...

I can easily imagine what a letdown this could have been back in 2004 for veteran Thief players - especially if we consider the fantastic tutorial from the first Thief game. I think mandatory tutorial sections are the subjects of debates for a good reason, and it's especially conflicting here. The overparenting design might be helpful for young...

I always dig bit-sized Thief missions, and this one is no exception - especially since it's fantastically thought out and implemented. Every detail is obviously put where it is with great care, but also: nice difficulty balance and loot placements, spooky atmosphere, good build-up, etc. The whole map is a signature of masterful craftmanship.

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4th Planet is basically an homage to Alien and Stargate. It even has a fully modelled starship - which is crazy. The problem comes from the fact that gameplay wise this mission offers... not quite much - it's almost a walking sim. Sadly, the readables are extremely text heavy, but offer nothing actually interesting beyond what the environment ca...

Condemned Catalogue is obviously not perfect - but I can enthusiastically respect what Froghemoth did with this map. It's not over-length (I'd even say this is approximately the ideal length for a Thief mission, though I know some players would consider it a blasphemy), has a great sense of mystery, interesting architecture (though some parts ar...

Relatively unique main objective, decent non-linear map layout, nicely balanced challenge gameplay wise - I can safely say that Mikko's first Thief fm does a good couple of things surprisingly well. I think I can only complain about the aesthetics (map was lit way too brightly, and the texturing is a bit rough here and there). The custom tracks ...

I found the placement/amount of unpickable locks (or the weirdly mazelike servants' quarter) a bit eye-rolling, but overall I have to say, this is a well done mission with a nice difficulty balance and an interesting backstory. Don't expect any special twists, or surprises here - but still, it's a solid Thief experience showcasing some nice eff...

Legacy of Knoss is undoubtedly an epic mission, but in the city section I often felt like: yes, the map is really well built, I genuinely see the huge amount of great effort, but... I've seen this many-many times already. The map is filled with secrets, alternative paths, loot, great ideas - but perhaps the manor, the castle, the gallery and the...

While the mission is far superior to Thieves' Guild right from the very beginning, since the overall quality of the environment is much better (though today that's considered to be a standard among at least somewhat talented mission authors), I can safely say Intertheft also does quite a lot of other things really well. Yes, it has some confusin...

What I really like about this mission is how it intends to implement a murder mystery, instead of the usual thievery. The story the author came up with isn't mind blowing, but a very decent one, perfect for a relatively small sized mission like this one. What I rather found a bit awkward though was the way the keyhunting and scripted events kind...

I'm a bit torn apart by this one.
On one hand the mission author made a great job at creating an intriguingly interconnected map. The focus is definitely on the mansion, but you've got some interesting ways to enter that - at the same time it's very easy to accidentally get lost and miss meeting your associate (strangely this objective is descr...

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...