Thief: Deadly Shadows Review

Thief Deadly Shadows was going to be called Thief 3, but they were worried about the Xbox so it's only technically the third game. Time for a Sneaky Upgrade!
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Issues & The Sneaky Upgrade
5:07 - Game Premise
5:40 - Visuals
9:30 - Music & Sound Design
13:52 - Gameplay Mechanics
22:00 - The City Hub
27:44 - Storytelling
30:37 - Story (SPOILERS)
40:58 - Conclusions
41:57 - Credits
43:00 - Animated Statues
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[thethingoid]

My memory of this game was of my dad reading that the fish people were very intelligent and then turning a corner and seeing one of them walking into a wall.

[StrikeWarlock]

Mandy ends the trilogy with a fucking bang

Well done, friend.

[Ridnarhtim]

Keeper Orland was part of the group that dragged Garrett to listen to the prophecy on the metal age, so you've definitely seen and heard of him before.

[fappydabear]

'Biblical Divorce Court didn't have this much stone.'


Holy shit. That's the best line you've ever written.

[markedone]

Deadly Shadows was the first thief game i ever played, and I loved it. the Shalebridge Cradle was and still is the best level in a video game ever. the mods and community fixes make this game even better.

[GeorgeMazur]

"the longer there are precursor aliens the more likely the writer will say they created humans or were humans"
you just summed up the Forerunners from the Halo series.

[rubz]

I see the algorithm has also recommended "take him to Detroit" video to Mandalore.

[denizs.]

15:11 God I love this joke! the brief stop of voice actor killed me

[euanrae]

19:15 "From time to time you get stuck and it breaks down completely." -Cue my internet going out and the video stopping. Wow these videos are so immersive!

[_Kitetsu]

I will forever be a 1 & 2 true fan, but one thing I must say about this game here..
The sound, and most importantly, the MUSIC is absolutely phenomenal. It adds a huuuuge amount of immersion to the game imo.
Also I must mention the vast amount of vocals, like conversations, as you sneak about.

Factions was an interesting addition, being able to ally with a side and such. I liked that.
And for me, the story. It was long over due that the Keepers jump their pompous noses into this mix.
I word it that way because 90% of them are admitedly kinda stuck up. The rest however make up for that.
Special shout out to Keeper Artemus, of course.. and the "splinter group" as well, that helps Garrett out.

The story they created though, was very VERY impressive. I kinda want to say "phenomenal" here as well, but the ending I wasn't too keen on.
However, I suppose that 'direction' was a valid ending, I will agree. I have since accepted it to be what it is, and now concider it canon.
The story for 99% of the game however is indeed phenomenal imo. There is SOOO much tension and creepy stuff going on..
Even the in-game cutscenes have really strange stuff going on, that most don't catch.

For example: The first cutscene where you meet up with Keeper Artemus in some alley.. During the conversation keep your eyes locked on, and trained, on to the gargoyle in the background. The first few times I ran through the game I thought it was just light distortion from the flame. Nope. Sorry, wrong answer.
One more example: The cutscene when Garrett meets up with the "Splinter group". During the conversation, there is alot of strange dialog going on here. Three times, a Keeper is "cut-off" from finishing a sentence. Each time this happens, it was involving a particular topic of great importance.
From what I recall, all of them are mainly directed at Glyphs. As though, they don't want Garrett knowing "Everything", yet just enough.
Or maybe it's just an oversight, thinking too much, etc. But I swear something about the cutscene's dialog is really really off.

[anom]

@MandaloreGaming You FORGOT HERBAL TEA'S (papayus font)

[YoutubeMadeMePickHandle]

Clicked straight away, thief needs a rebirth in next gen

[ForgetfulHatter]

11:16
ah the good ol Benny guard.
for some reason i have a permanent memory of the mocking asking him if anyone has looked at Benny guards infected wound and Benny is all like
Yeah I have looked at it! and the guards like bro... i mean by like a doctor geez....

[allnamestakenlol]

"Thief: Invisible War" Rofl - Oh, that's both good and accurate!

[alexmelik]

Or you are, you know, PAPYRUS himself?! Nyeh Heh Heh!

[DonCarlos]

I loved Garret's narrative voice. No game I've ever played has had a character as favorable.

[DJVevyVevs]

"You turned the light out when I still need it. Truly, these are dark times."
That is such a good execution of this damn joke

[LordSkunk]

One of my favorite parts of this game was when the Hammers asked me to help get rid of their undead problem, because they couldn't do it themselves. I just picked the lock, aggroed the zombies, brought them to the Hammers and they just made short work of them. They really didn't need me.

[CriticalNobody]

I wonder if he’s going to cover the rebo-
“No...the answer is no and I don’t know what you’re talking about”

[-Raylight]

I love that Thief and their glorious fan patches got more and more recognitions

*"Who turns the lights off when I still need them? Truly these are... **_dark_** times"*
What a joke, he made Mandy laughed. First time hearing him laughs like that xD