Thief 4

Einstein

Anybody heard anything on any plans or developments for another sequel to the thief series?
Great game, be even better if they had another one!

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grimloch

Correct me if i'm wrong but didn't the group go out of business?

Sand

I dont think theres been even a hint about a 4th, but whose to say. Either way, if there is ever a 4th they should either make wall climbing worth a fecking damn or give us back our rope arrows. Oh and levels bigger than a shoebox - maybe consoles cant handle it, but thats what ports are for.

grimloch

I looked into it and they did shut down so no thief 4 unfortunately.

Maximilian

A level editor was released recently and there are a load of people planning new levels & expansions including one to remake T3 with bigger zones, so no misty portals. Otherwise, it looks as though the series is dead for now. Eidos , I think, still have the rights but it remains to be seen what happens now Eidos are being bought out.

See www.ttlg.com for more info, if you're a big thief fan, like me

Kazaanova

Someone must still own the rights to the Thief series.

I think one of the people who worked on Deadly Shadows is doing the stealth stuff in Oblivion, so I'll get my stealth fix in that later this year.

Ri_Nollaig

Eidos have really runined all their big name games and franchises
deus ex 2, Champ man 5, tomb raider(still making a new one) list goes on
can only hope they will be bought out and some other team may continue the names
...waiting on deus ex 3

Einstein

The original theif was done by "through the looking glass studios". They indeed went bust, but eidos as far as i know bought the rights.

I think its a great series myself!

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http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=cl9791jpkrt7j?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Looking+Glass+Studios&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&sbid=lc03a

here we go.

Sand

Yep, damn shame Looking Glass got done in. Quality doesnt win out in the face of marketing sadly.

I just managed to get System Shock 2 to run on my new PC after months of trying and its still a bloody good game - Ive also installed some of the fan made projects that dickey up the textures and have redone the creatures and their animations so theyre much better looking. Obviously still not a patch on modern games graphical quality but the gameplay is still well in advance of the dross being released as big name titles these days. And I managed to beat Shodan this time \0/ This time it was the Many that was a pr1ck to beat, whilst Shodan was easy enough, which was the exact reverse of how I remembered it before - Shodan was unbeatable back then.

Another thing is that the weapon degradation isnt as big a deal as it was/is made out to be. I think that it was just right, as it made the maintence skill relevant - the repair skill on the other hand is practically pointless on the other hand. All in all its a game that simply hasnt been equalled by anything before or since. Except in sales, where simplistic stuff outsold it:|

I just hope that, seeing as EA are preventing any fan remakes of SS2 or mods based on it, that BioShock serves as a true successor and doesnt become consolfied as Deus Ex 2 was. I saw the video interview with Ken Levine and it sounds promising.