Message from discussion Thief 3 : more comments

From: "mr bernard langham" <notactua...@spammenot.com>
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Subject: Re: Thief 3 : more comments
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:31:54 +0800
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Andrew 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.

An interesting parallel. Indeed, while Hollywood (and Ion Storm) may have
contempt for their audience, Looking Glass Studios (the creators of the
Thief series) did not. This is basically the root of the matter.
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>^..^<
Bernard
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