Thief 2: The Metal Age

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PC Gamer (1-year)

Customer Reviews:

The Best Game Ever!!! [Posted on 2005-02-02]
I have worked in the Role Playing Game industry for about 12 years and Thief 2 is hands down the best game I have ever played. The story, the characters, game play, everything is increadible. A game like this is a rare treasure.

Another (unfortunately final) Masterpiece From Looking Glass! [Posted on 2005-10-16]
Alas poor Looking Glass, I knew ye games well...

Not only were Looking Glass Studios just terrific programmers and designers, but they were one of the few companies (very few) that created sequels that OUT-DID the originals!

Therefore, Thief 2 TMA, is a near flawless game in almost every aspect.

Good ol' Garrett is back and stealthier than ever! The best qualities that made the original so- well- original were the concepts. Sneaking, stealing, pick-pocketing, lock-picking, puzzle/problem solving, great cast, weaponary makes their glorious returns here and are improved (and fixed here and there too).

Now what makes The Metal Age (no, not 80s hair metal bands) better than The Dark Project? Well, aside from the improved weaponry and gadgets the story is more streamlined to adhere to the gameplay better. TMA was a tad over-board in the Hammerities theology deterring from the pacing of the game at times. Here, the Mechanists are a theology as well but don't slow down the pace. Not to say that it's thin on plot- it surely isn't- it has a great story as all LGS games do.

The graphics are great for the time it was released (today they look kind of "primitive") and the foley is terrific as always. It carries some of the SFX from TDP and adds more sounds and removes some of the annoying sounds from TDP too.

If I have to mention (and I do) any negatives I would say that there are a few glitches (even for the final version of 1.8) that ruin the game. I tended to get to get stuck in corners and had to restart. At times, when you're moving at the slowest pace you are still heard from half across a room. I found that ridiculous. Lastly, there is no 32bit resolution availabilty. Bummer.

Overall, this is another jewel in the small but flawless Looking Glass Studios crown.

The other 3 LGS games are:

System Shock
System Shock 2 (greatest PC game ever created)
Thief: The Dark Project

Now go get it/them Taffer!

Just buy it [Posted on 2007-03-28]
Sorry, but this one will be short. I see other people have gone in depth about this game.

here are the facts: It is fun. it is a bitch sometimes, and it is NOT a shooter. It plays like any first person adventure, but you have to sneak around a lot (like Planet of the Apes) and learn to fire a bow over long distances - which they did excellently on graphics-wise.

If you are reading this you probably are wondering "if" you should buy it. Yes. Trust me.

Love the Thief series [Posted on 2008-07-24]
The Thief series is one of my all time favorites and the second installment does not disappoint. If you were a fan of the first one you will enjoy this game and even if you weren't, it's still a very entertaining play.

Thief II [Posted on 2008-10-09]
I bought this game once before but lost the Play Game disc. So I bought it again. It's great.

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