Oh, multiplayer competitive? No thanks. I have no interest in that at all.
Thief has a new spiritual sequel, built by the Deus Ex and System Shock devs
Submitted 5 weeks ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.pcgamesn.com/thick-as-thieves/new-warren-spector-game
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OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
naticus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yep, hard pass. I’ll occasionally play a co-op game here and there with friends, but as soon as you add pvp, especially if required, I’m out without regret and nothing will bring me back.
LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
I got excited until I found out this was a multiplayer title. This is a great team making a game that I couldn’t possibly care about, makes me sad to say their effort is dead to me.
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 5 weeks ago
Huh. Thief 1&2, System Shock 1&2 and Deus Ex make up half of my top 10 games list. But multiplayer? I donno, maybe if there is also a good single player campaign I’ll be interested. I’d be happy with a modern Thief 1&2 remaster. NewDark and TheDarkMod are great, but I’d love to have full raytracing in Thief.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
A co-op campaign I’d be down for, but I can’t say I’m excited for this. I’m just not feeling the vibe.
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Coop Immersive Sim sounds awesome to be honest.
AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s called Thief, not Thieves
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
OtherSide also failed to make System Shock 3 so expecting this to ship is… hopeful
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 5 weeks ago
If Warren Spector is actually involved I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt but I’m not thrilled about the competitive multiplayer aspect and the trailer presentation made me think “hero shooter” more than Deus Ex/Thief spiritual successor. Also Spector’s track record over the 20 post-Eidos years isn’t exactly glowing.
Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
I hope they mean thief the Dark Project and not Thief (2014).
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Why the hate for multiplayer? Yes the title is wrong but the trailer looks simple and fun.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Well… saying something is a spiritual successor to deus ex and then saying it is a multilayer title is doing what exactly? Clickbait? In what way is it a spiritual successor then? I dont mind mp, I mind being misled.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yeah that’s what I said. But it doesn’t explain the general sentiment here at all.
leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 5 weeks ago
Why the hate for multiplayer?
Lazy way to get the players to make the content for you for free (and as a result the content is absolute garbage).
Just an excuse to implement always-online DRM.
Extremely hostile and unenjoyable experience.
Nothing wrong with being a masochist, but I ain’t one.
I play games to get away from people, not to get an overdose of the damn fuckers. If I for some self destructive reason wanted that I could just go outside.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Alright, I accept this is your opinion but the overall aversion to multiplayer on Lemmy surprises me. Games have historically been multiplayer experiences since human existence. Go back thousands of years to ancient mesopotamia and people will play games with each other. And even in videogames, they play a huge part. I’ve had countless fun hours in games like Super Smash Bros., Minecraft multiplayer or Team Fortress 2 and I’m always looking forward to multiplayer experiences that look interesting. I’m not sure what you mean by
get your customers to make the content for you for free
in this particular case. Do the devs have a bad track record when it comes to this? Because it’s not something exclusive to online games by any means.
Anyway I understand the title rubs people the wrong way because it’s nonsene of course, but I don’t get the hate. It’s almost like people want the same old stuff wrapped in a new shell over an over again when they criticize studios solely for going into a new direction instead of making yet another sequel.
60fpsrefugee@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
As a Spies vs Merc (2013) enjoyer, i’d like to try it. And of course the server will be dead within weeks of lauch, lol.
passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Taffin’ good news
Katana314@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I really appreciated learning how much Immersive Sim is in Indiana Jones.
You get a hazy overhead map and need to navigate lots of hidden entrances, presented through verticality, exploring to find valuables. You can win in combat through good reflexes, but once surrounded your only option is to run. There’s no detective vision, and it instead relies on vocal barks where guards chatter or cough or sneeze often enough to remind you where they are.
The stealth isn’t fully on par, since you’re low on gadgets and darkness doesn’t seem to do a lot, but it’s there. I got the same sense of glee as Soulslike games when I take a long circuit to some door, unlock it, and it leads back to a common area, providing me a new shortcut.
vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
deus ex… thief…
multiplayer.
It doesn’t add up
MITM0@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You want spiritual successors to Deus Ex & System shock ? Look up Peripeteia & DeepState (They are still in development though)
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Nope. Am always online multiplayer PvP game ain’t System Shock …and it sure as hell isn’t Deus Ex