[Thief] Finally returning!

DrxLecter

It has been forever since the last game, but Eidos has announced Thief 4!

Looking like a next-gen 2014 launch.

For those interested, the game informer site has a short Developer Doc(no real game play):
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/05/april-cover-revealed-thief.aspx

Some points from the GI Article:

Mystical elements of the game toned down:
"Players won't likely encounter undead monsters and dinosaurs as they did in the first titles."

Adding a Focus gameplay feature/power:
"Focus lights up the screen and highlights places you can climb and candles you can put out, fingerprints, loot, etc..."

Tools:
Blackjack, Bow, and special arrows with the rope arrow being replace with the "Claw" a grappling hook that can get you out of sight quickly.

Lockpicking minigame(looks oblivionish)

AI will understand level design and look in potential hiding spots:
"Garrett's enemies understand the topography of the level and which areas could be useful for hiding."

Can attack certain points of enemy bodies using focus attacks.

GDC Trailer:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=USHtoo2EVEc


I'll update with more info once it is released, but here are some pretty pictures.

Heir

There a link to the announcement?

DrxLecter

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-14289-Thief-4-Game-Informer-Cover-Revealed-[Updated-With-Leaked-Screens].html

Going to be in next months Game informer

Gandalf_the_Crazed

Shit yes finally.

VeritasVR

YES.

Gandalf_the_Crazed

In before "lol dishonored clone".

RisenPhoenix

Time for some straight up legitimate stealth.

Frozenzen

Hope it focuses on the right things. the middle shot looks suspiciously like he is about to jump down and punch some people to free the prisoner.

Archsorcerer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpRsOQ4MS_8

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/05/april-cover-revealed-thief.aspx

DrxLecter

Frozenzen wrote: »

Hope it focuses on the right things. the middle shot looks suspiciously like he is about to jump down and punch some people to free the prisoner.

It looked to me like he was hiding from them. Casing a room then using a grapple hook or something to hide near the ceiling out of sight.

DrxLecter

Archsorcerer wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpRsOQ4MS_8

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/05/april-cover-revealed-thief.aspx

Ya, I had neglected to put that in the OP due to it having no gameplay and being so short.(plus i have no idea how to embed video)

Archsorcerer

You only need to write the link. Just add the "http://" or "https://" at the beginning.

Lucascraft

We kind of all ready knew about this. They were calling it Thi4f which is retarded because the 4 generally stands for A when using numbers as letters. Hopefully they have wised up and realized that numbers as letters are stupid in principle, and this was doubly stupid since they weren't even using it right.

Thi4f is pronounced "Thee-Af"

Archsorcerer

It was even sillier with the "Thi4f" t-shirts Eidos Montreal had for sale on their site.

Rami

Yeah the Thi4f thing was up some years ago, and they seemed to be pushing pretty heavily the idea of dropping garret for a new, female protagonist.

Thankfully that doesn't appear to be the case, although they have plenty of time to screw it up still.

DrxLecter

Lucascraft wrote: »

We kind of all ready knew about this. They were calling it Thi4f which is retarded because the 4 generally stands for A when using numbers as letters. Hopefully they have wised up and realized that numbers as letters are stupid in principle, and this was doubly stupid since they weren't even using it right.

Thi4f is pronounced "Thee-Af"

huh, I certainly had never heard about it. Looks like it was originally talked about back in 2009.

Lucascraft

I wouldn't mind a female protagonist. But really, it doesn't matter as long as the stealth is good. I've played all 3 of the previous Thief games, and Garret just hasn't seemed like he's a staple of the series. He's a pretty generic dude and can be replaced easily.

Vorpal

If you're playing it right no one even ever sees the protagonist!

Thi4f is beyond silly though.

At least F3AR got the replacement right.

I guess actually next they could be FE4R

Then FEA5.

Gandalf_the_Crazed

I wouldn't mind a female protagonist either, except for the fact that I love Garret's voice.

Archsorcerer

@Vorpal Ir could be FEAR5 or F34R5.

Vizzini

"So... this is the lost city. It's not lost no more"

Kristmas Kthulhu

I own all 3 Thief games on Steam, though I haven't beaten or played past the first one. But damn if it's not a fascinating setting. And while I agree Garrett is written and voiced incredibly well, I'm always down for a new female protagonist.

Quick question: without getting too spoilery, does Garrett ever have a motivation for thievery other than really just liking money and getting off on taking other people's valuables without them knowing?

Nightslyr

Never played a Thief game, but I understand the franchise was a major influence on Dishonored. Between that and the DX:HR crew (apparently) being the crew on this as well, I'm excited.

NEO|Phyte

Kristmas Kthulhu wrote: »

Quick question: without getting too spoilery, does Garrett ever have a motivation for thievery other than really just liking money and getting off on taking other people's valuables without them knowing?

I am not an expert on the game's lore, but as I understand it he does it because it's what he knows. One of the early missions in thief 2 was literally "go steal shit from warehouses to make rent".

John Zoidberg

Was just coming to post about this too.

Pretty stoked about it.

John Zoidberg

Few more screens I found:

Heir

John Zoidberg wrote: »

Few more screens I found:

Is that the Arc Reactor? Is Tony Stark the new protagonist?

SteevL

And this once again reminds me that I need to play through the first three at some point. I've played them all to various degrees, but got the furthest in the original. Something like the 6th or 7th mission. There were lizardmen or something.

Dissociater

Sweeeeeet

cloudeagle

Lucascraft wrote: »

We kind of all ready knew about this. They were calling it Thi4f which is retarded because the 4 generally stands for A when using numbers as letters. Hopefully they have wised up and realized that numbers as letters are stupid in principle, and this was doubly stupid since they weren't even using it right.

Thi4f is pronounced "Thifourf"

Fixed.

Damn, I'm stoked. They really don't make game worlds like this one anymore... well, aside from Dishonored. :P

John Zoidberg

I wonder if they will try to emulate The Cradle.

Gaslight

So they've adopted the Oblivion lockpicking minigame?

M-Vickers

I'm assuming from the screenshots that they're with PC or next gen.

If the latter, this might be the game I buy a new console for...

Kid Presentable

Ah, finally. I want this, give this to me.

I think all game studios should hold off on their announcements until they have something to show. We technically had this announced what seems like years ago, and then nothing until now. Made me doubt it's existence. Here's hoping they do this right.

Hedgethorn

Incredibly looking forward to this; Thief 2 is still among my handful of favorite games ever. The levels were far more expansive and riddled with secrets than anything I'd seen before (or since, for that matter). Pair that with excellent voice acting, a competent story, and some well-realized religious sects in the Hammers, Pagans, Keepers, and Mechanists, and you've got a winner in my books.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUToO5h7QTI

Gandalf_the_Crazed

M-Vickers wrote: »

I'm assuming from the screenshots that they're with PC or next gen.

If the latter, this might be the game I buy a new console for...

Needs to be on the WiiU so the lockpicking can be done on the touchscreen while the main screen looks over your shoulder, ZombiU style.

The Wolfman

I bought the collection for 6 bucks during a Steam sale a few days back on a total lark. Just gotta get off my ass and play through them eventually. Did the first level of the first game though. Took a while to wrangle the controls. This was clearly made back in the day before FPS controls eventually became "standardized".

MordaRazgrom

Oh my GAWD. I have played every thief ever made multiple times, I think I've actually physically melted the disks from the first thief from playing it so much, installing and uninstalling (I actually rendered them unplayable). I've played Deadly Shadows so much I can do all the levels with my eyes closed...Thief is my go-to game whenever there's sad times, because I'm instantly overjoyed and happy.

This is, by far, the most excitement-worthy game for me, and that's saying something considering I was sweating balls in anticipation of Diablo 3!

My absolute only hope is they let me be a darn thief in this game like the others. I've always done each mission with 100% completion, no kills, minimal knock-outs and minimal turning out the lights. I want to have that in this game too. Just let me steal shit.

Okay, I need to go lay down for a while.

Gandalf_the_Crazed

The heart of Thief -- besides the fantastic setting -- is that moment when you're about to leave, and you spot a single chalice on the other side of the room, probably worth about 25 gold. And for a moment, you're torn between your greed and your caution.

And then you remember you've already knocked out all the guards in this section of the house, so you walk right in front of the blazing fireplace to pick up the trinket.

MordaRazgrom

...you walk into light?

Maaaaan, there's this little anal part of me where I don't care if everybody is knocked out or dead, I will STILL stealth and stay in the shadows, my stress level just skyrockets whenever I see my light gem light up even if there is no immediate danger. I've been trained well by Garrett.

Gandalf_the_Crazed

MordaRazgrom wrote: »

...you walk into light?

Maaaaan, there's this little anal part of me where I don't care if everybody is knocked out or dead, I will STILL stealth and stay in the shadows, my stress level just skyrockets whenever I see my light gem light up even if there is no immediate danger. I've been trained well by Garrett.

Oh man this does remind me of that part

in the Cradle where you turn on the generators and suddenly it's like BLINDING LIGHT AND DEAFENING CRASHES HAPPENING FOREVER AND THERE'S NOWHERE TO HIDE IN THIS ROOM.

Single most panic-inducing moment in the game.