This game brought about a whole new revolution in video gaming. It was the first ever first person sneaker. Yes, finally a game where stealth is involved. Up until that time all there was was first person shooters. Though you may find yourself getting fed up with sneaking around at times and just want to slaughter all your enemies like any other FPS. But hey, whatever floats yer boat.
It is game that follows the adventures of the cynical thief Garrett and combines medieval fantasy with 19th century technology. The game's a cool hybrid much like how the TV show Wild, Wild West combined Westerns and Science Fiction. As is the sequel Thief II.
There are great monsters and enemies to battle. Guards, spiders, and the great ratmen. I loved the off the wall, A Clockwork Orange-esque way of talking the ratdudes had. And their eerie catch phrases like calling each other "sneaksie friends" and the game's hero, the cynical Garrett, "manflesh". And you will too, sneaksie friends!
Plus my favorites the Hammerites, a religious nut group of knights, are terrific foes too. The Hammerite prison level is absolutely kickarse. Sneaking about the Hammerites in the shadows as they go about their duties, talking to themselves, singing songs, reciting Hammerite scripture, evading their medieval style motion detectors, blackjacking or shooting an arrow into an unsuspecting Hammer, it's great fun!
And major kudos goto the programmers and Stephen Russell as the voice of our beloved hero Garrett. Adios two times...
