Jump to content
The Dark Mod Forums

The Art of Theft


Gildoran

Recommended Posts

Looks cool. Reminds me of the arcade game 'Elevator Action' which was a super spy game but looked very similar 9hallways and vators instead of rooms though)

 

I'd like to find that for PC :) Nothin like old school sprtie games for good fun gameplay!

Dark is the sway that mows like a harvest

Link to comment
Share on other sites

That is a good game, I've played it before. I like how he's taken the "lightgem" notion and simplified it into three discrete states (lit / partially lit / dark). It makes a lot more sense to do it that way for a 2D game, but I never thought of it when I was idly tossing around ideas for a Thief-inspired 2D platformer.

 

Gotta love the umbrella. Wacky fun.

My games | Public Service Announcement: TDM is not set in the Thief universe. The city in which it takes place is not the City from Thief. The player character is not called Garrett. Any person who contradicts these facts will be subjected to disapproving stares.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

I just downloaded the game yesterday, and it immediately struck me as Thief-inspired, what with the light gem, the mission objectives, the briefing screens, and limits on knockouts (because he "doesn't like to use it"), much suited to the ghosting style of Thief play. Even the flashbomb to escape reminded me of Thief. If not for the pictures showing Trilby as a well-dressed Brit, I could easily imagine Garrett's voice reading the scrolling briefing text.

 

So I came here to suggest it, but searched first to see if anyone else had, and indeed you did. I didn't think I'd enjoy a 2D Thief game, but it works pretty well for a quick bit of fun.

 

@Baddcog: About Elevator Action on the PC, you can probably find some emulator online somewhere that'll run it. I seem to vaguely remember playing it that way when I was big into emulators in the 90s.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recent Status Updates

    • Petike the Taffer

      I've finally managed to log in to The Dark Mod Wiki. I'm back in the saddle and before the holidays start in full, I'll be adding a few new FM articles and doing other updates. Written in Stone is already done.
      · 1 reply
    • nbohr1more

      TDM 15th Anniversary Contest is now active! Please declare your participation: https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/22413-the-dark-mod-15th-anniversary-contest-entry-thread/
       
      · 0 replies
    • JackFarmer

      @TheUnbeholden
      You cannot receive PMs. Could you please be so kind and check your mailbox if it is full (or maybe you switched off the function)?
      · 1 reply
    • OrbWeaver

      I like the new frob highlight but it would nice if it was less "flickery" while moving over objects (especially barred metal doors).
      · 4 replies
    • nbohr1more

      Please vote in the 15th Anniversary Contest Theme Poll
       
      · 0 replies
×
×
  • Create New...