Why is Thief 2 so fucking good? I don't usually play retro

thief 1 is better

>>4214257

No Thief 2 is solely focuses on stealth unlike Thief 1 which makes it far better game.

>>4214245
Unfortunately, players these days don't have the patience required for a game like Thief 2. That's why Thief 3/4 didn't do so well, and tried to make the whole thing faster. This is why the Dishonoured series has done well. The stealth portions were sped up, the action portions were thrown in as much as possible.

>>4214260
>this plebeian opinion again

>>4214270

Enjoy slashing through zombies in stealth game.

>>4214275
Thief 1 is more of a mix that generally combines to create a solo D&D campaign for a rogue. You get tomb-raiding and.

You don't necessarily have to slash through zombies; you can just hide and run away from them. Or use your superior wit to ambush them and dispatch them 1v1.

Both games are great, Thief 3 is good too, straight-up comparisons are pretty pointless as 1-2 are must plays and Thief 3 is still competent.

>>4214245
The only way we're getting something with this design philosophy again any time soon is if some indie studio decides to do it and manages to pull it off.

dude robots lmao

>strong and creative gameplay, granting the player a multitude (freedom?) of how to complete objectives
>level design that encourages exploration
>relatable anti-hero that doesn't come off as emo faggot
>inexplicably story telling, you learn about the game world and story by playing the game, through the level design, overheard convos, limited books and scrolls
It's really a masterpiece of what gaming should strive for, even though it has its flaws, it's a real example of games as art and truly interactive story telling

>>4214321
Shit I meant implicit story telling

>>4214326
It is kind of interactive though. The story is not told by making you sit through cutscenes but rather exploring, reading, and seeing.

>>4214317
Please be warned

>>4214275
stealthy gameplay obviously also applies to the zombie levels you mong.

don't tell me you tried to go hack-and-slash through cragscleft, died and then decided to hate T1 because of it?

>>4214260
Thief 1 had more memorable levels imo.

Thief 1 = Shirts
Thief 2 = Pants

>>4214313
Highly, highly doubt it. These game were made by MIT graduates. The people who make indie games now barely learn Unity before shitting out a game. They don't know how to make competent products, just throwing niche genres on a wall and hoping it'll stick (ex. cyberpunk + rpg, platformer + stealth). Their games are shallow and flawed in game design and it shows. That being said I still enjoy some indie games.

>>4214582
Thief 3 = Ass

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>>4214582
in that case...

>>4214906
>>4214582
Thi4f = COCKRING

>>4214959
There's no such thing as Thief 4. Stop posting this.