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Thief 3 : more comments
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From: Walter Mitty <mitticus.remo.v...@yahoo.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Subject: Re: Thief 3 : more comments
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:06:52 +0200
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Michael Cecil <mace...@comcast.net> brightened my day with his incisive
wit when in news:kpln80lkadghfk0o4sii4te54fjs6dasvl@4ax.com he
conjectured that:
> On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 09:55:08 +0100, Andrew <spamtrap@localhost> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:45:04 +0800, "mr bernard langham"
>><notactua...@spammenot.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Since the New World was not colonised until well after Europe had
>>>emerged from the Dark Ages, the sight of a mediaeval knight, peasant,
>>>or otherwise inclined person speaking with a broad modern American
>>>accent is a complete anachronism and, to many people, extremely
>>>irritating.
>>
>>Hollywood doesn't worry about historical accuracy, why should a US
>>game developer be any different.
>
> ??? It's not like Thief was set in a medieval setting on Earth
> people. Magic, Zombies, Haunts, etc. Yes, those elements are just
> accidental mistakes. Sure.
>
> What, any game with swords in it must be from medieval England now?
>
> *goes out to kills some Brit ex-pats*
>
No one said that : but certainly not american drawl. America wasn't even
invented then.
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