A late comer to Deus Ex

[Barinthus]

Hey thanks, Alex. Actually it happened that I went to Fry's Electrontics to see if I could find a SmartGlove for a friend and decided to check to see if I could find Deus Ex - sure enough I got it for $12.99 from Sold-Out Company.

Skanky Burns, you highly recommend Thief 2? Not the first game, Thief? I've heard great stuff about those games too.

[Skanky Burns]

They optimised the game fonts for the xbox too. Considering that expected revenue for the pc version was only 10%, they didn't feel it was worth the effort apparently.

Barinthus: I recommend the first version much higher than Thief 2. Thief 2 had the feeling it was somewhat rushed while Thief 1 was perfectly polished. Don't get me wrong though, Thief 2 is highly polished compared to most games available, but not to the same extent that Thief 1 was.

While on the topic, Thief Gold (Thief 1 plus a few extra missions) is highly recommended also but according to Alinestra, the extra missions slow the story down somewhat. Not having played the Gold version, I can't comment.

Thief 3 is quite the mixed bag. The missions are great (well, the first level is quite good), the town between missions is so awful as to turn people off the game completely. I have yet to go back to the game and try the next level due to being in the town.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Well, lets just say its my favourite game ever. Its a first-person sneaker. In most games you get more powerful as the game goes on, such that in Deus Ex you can shrug off a direct rocket hit and a few seconds later be fully healed again. Not so in Thief. In the final mission, a strong breeze will be able to kill you.

It is great, though not as good as Deus Ex unless thieving is something close to your heart.

[Barinthus]

thanks for your comments and thoughts