What is Thief really about?

[Outlooker]

I just remembered that in Deus Ex the storyline was hugely important to me.

Not only was it thrilling, it was, besides gameplay, a very significant motivator for playing.

A lot of conversations and readables had interesting philosophical content, which got me hooked even more.

 

Deus Ex without storyline and it's spots of philosophy would have been more than 50% less interesting, to me at least.

[firoso]

yeah and besides... racing games are lame...

[Crispy]

Realism is not important. Believability (with some generous allowances for suspension of disbelief) is important if you want the game to be immersive; however this can be achieved regardless of how "real" the game is.

 

Racing games can be decent fun. I suck at them, but I still enjoy them (when I use the easiest car and practice a lot).

[Forsaken]

Lander is the best racing game ever. It consists of constantly crashing your ship into walls at slow speeds, hoping you won't run out of fuel.