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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: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:53:54 +0200
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Destroy <n...@thanks.com> brightened my day with his incisive wit when in
news:DDvic.9336$kk7.8986@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com he conjectured that:
> Page up a few. You're a bit late.
>
> Walter Mitty wrote:
>> http://streamingmovies.ign.com/xbox/thief3_041604_07_wmvlow.wmv
>>
>>
>> Firstly:
>>
>> Who the hell sanctioned the release of this footage? It looks like a
>> 3 year old was playing it and confused it for Unreal Tournament. No
>> sneaking, missing from 3 feet away with the bow, constant use of gas
>> & fire arrows. Bouncing off walls.
>>
>> American accents? Totally out of place. Haven't cringed as much since
>> Costner played Robin Hood.
>>
>> Combat? Yeah, dumbed down alright : you'd need to be dumb to want to
>> play this game. In part of the footage a gas arrow blinds a guard "Oh
>> my god I'm blinded". He then procedes to run straight at you. Two
>> arrows to the face and he still attacks hitting you with his sword
>> before wandering off again. Terrible.
>>
>> What the hell has been done to this game? I was *so* looking forward
>> to it and despite the naysayers was sure it would be great. So far,
>> from this footage, it looks like total garbage.
>>
>> BTW, no aiming reticule in 3rd person mode?
>>
>
>
You mean page down? You top posters - always getting things the wrong way
around :)
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