Thief 4 is trash.

[bjshepp]

I wasn't aware there was a Thief 4 discussion here. Anyway, that OXM article was from a demo released to the press back in October during NYCC. For some reason the guy who wrote it, decided to release it today. I wouldn't necessarily call it balanced and honest either because the guy wrote two articles on the exact same demo.(One more positive than the other) All of the recent previews have been from the "lockdown mission" and the ones from the final build will be released on Friday.

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[Deadlove]

This got me curious about Thiaf's current state. From Jacque Choi, Senior Character Artist, Eidos Montreal - Deus Ex (and Thief, to some extent):

http://www.polycount...367#post1990367

 

I'm very surprised at the way Jacque Choi is lashing out on the forum posters, especially on the topic of money, to whom are potential customers for their yet to be released title.

 

Edit: maybe the commercial success of DXHR has gone to their heads.

Edited January 21, 2014 by Deadlove

[bjshepp]

Yeah. I heard that several journalists got to spend a lot of time with the final build. It'll be interesting to hear what fans and newcomers have to say about the finished product.

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[jtr7]

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[Springheel]

Maybe the bishop chess piece is called something different? The Priest?

[jtr7]

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[Springheel]

Somehow I doubt that they gave it that much thought.

 

To be fair, you could always make up some story that the piece is named after an old fashioned position that doesn't exist anymore. Or, that there actually are positions higher than High Priest. In a religion as rigid as the Hammerites, it seems likely they'd have a pretty extensive heirarchy.

[jtr7]

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[Springheel]

I think the most realistic scenario is that the chess pieces will never be mentioned by name, and we can speculate endlessly on what they're called and why.

[Maijstral]

I'd have put a hammer or something Thief specific atop the "King" chess piece instead of a cross. Nitpicky but I'd appreciate that level of attention to detail.

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[stumpy]

they are general titles used in the common world that has a king or queen as its leader, or head of state when the country has a government that previously had a king or queen as its leader.

So you can't infringe copyright by using them in a game or mentioning them outside a game they are used in.

 

like 'lord', and 'ladies in waiting'

[jtr7]

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[Springheel]

get through PR and rating boards

 

I get the sense that there is a LOT of bureaucracy they have to get through.

[stumpy]

'crank ono gram' for the picture of the wax cylinder player

Edited January 24, 2014 by stumpy

[bjshepp]

Press previews are supposed to come out today. But I haven't heard anything yet.

[skacky]

There's this one with very funny bits: http://t.co/Qs9EiVdM2U

[Springheel]

The guards aren’t especially bright either. You can use arrows and throwable items to guide their attentions in certain directions, but their hunting behaviour is either so incompetent as to be not apparent or simply non existent.

 

Well that's not good. I could put up with contextual jumping and other issues if the AI were a competent challenge.

[Reman]

Adam Sessler's impressions:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL97cuRMXQs[

[Springheel]

He just said it's still beta, but I thought they'd gone gold already?