With Half-Life coming out recently and showing us one way the post-Quake world is heading, it’s brilliant to see something like Thief showing us there is another for computer games to go. Though there are less nudie birds in Thief, unfortunately – sorry lads!
It’s not like Star Wars: Dark Forces where you just go from start to the finish – it has more in common with Duke Nukem 3D, as you’re allowed to explore. Thief is a kind of Doom-clone we haven’t seen much of before, meaning you have a level of freedom when you take on its levels. This means that all of those awesome crimes you commit through Thief: The Dark Project’s 12 levels look as brilliant as you could hope – this is a game where all the walls, doors, tables and chairs are there to be checked out, looked at and taken in. I’ve spent the last half an hour skulking around in the shadows, but it’s all been worth it.Īnd boy can you see how worth it it is! Thief really does push your 3DFX hardware to its limits – though you can still play it fine without the additional hardware (you will need at least a P200 chip without the 3D card, mind you). Thief: The Dark Project focuses on stealth and strategy, rather than the familiar first-person run-and-gun approach. I can’t be seen… and then it hits me – I cannot be seen.Īnd I strike with a ‘thwack’ of my blackjack the guard is unconscious – I could have stabbed him with my sword, such is the level of choice here, but I’ve chosen to let him live another guarding day.
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