THIEF 1 and 2 were uncontested Hammer Games, Part 3 you could also well play (as has the first time changed the development studio as Looking Glass, creator of Orginals, went bankrupt - possibly due to an innovative and little mass appeal games). And finally the old THIEF concept was reborn with modern technology - man THIEF fans rejoice at last place to complain about!
The opponents and the game world are now much closer to reality, for example, no longer run guards now without noticing 0.25 meters on a pass just because you a dramatic climax in a small patch of shade. Now you have no more Alzheimer's disease and discard immediately any suspicion after first Aufstöber experiments have yielded nothing. Furthermore, you will see that you are acting in finding, in teams of 2 ("I hold the position, you look for what was going on") - So the playful old thiefs were revolutionary at that time ... but the technique (not that Looging Glass too stupid, it was better to make the Pentium II were times where would the computing capacity should be eligible for a better AI?)
And yes a few elements have been removed, for example, the moss arrow. Now there is also no Hammerites more (have at least seen not) - and who else besides these fanatical sects spinners get the idea the ground with metal auszupflastern? (The Hammers held metal for the sacred gift of the "Builder").
That one gets less creatures as opponents I also ok, people are dearer to me the enemy, especially when they lead partly well-made funny or interesting dialogues.
And investors who fully understand the focus glance complained: SWITCH off! There are even a lot more options in the main menu on the difficulty can customize!
Furthermore Thief 4 is even less to cope now with mindless violence, which engegenspricht also the "mainstream" argument. Thief 1 & 2 Thats a sword, a dagger in 3 and now? Tough luck Garrett, you have come into an open battle only once you have unconscious enemies with your high-tech stick to beat what a lot of skill demands - more than 2 you will hardly create (or you run and climb on rooftops sent them etc. ). What remains is killing from ambush with the - also technically souped - Arch. However, also calls for this targeted killing method crawl, tactics and strategy!
Long story short: Who could -Buy not regret her werdets the old thiefs.