The smartest thing about PC gaming is that the classics don’t die. They simply don’t. They stay timeless, immortal and ever-growing. To give a well-known instance, Doom because it stands now just isn’t the Doom of 1993, however one thing a lot deeper, broader and stranger.
While the Thief neighborhood will not be fairly as large, they’re a devoted lot. Case in level: Death’s Cold Embrace, a winter-themed ten-mission marketing campaign for Thief 2: The Metal Age, launched simply yesterday, a full 17 years because the sport first got here out.
Death’s Cold Embrace requires the NewDark patch for Thief 2, which is semi-unofficial. I say semi, because it’s handily built-in into the present GOG and Steam variations of the sport. Impressively, they’ve gone the additional mile in making this marketing campaign as worldwide as potential, with German and French and Russian variations out there already.
The want for the fan-upgraded engine is made clear in this screenshot gallery. While the sport continues to be unmistakably Thief, there’s a layer of spit and polish right here simply not seen in Looking Glass’ unique, with far more detailed structure, textures and fashions than something seen within the unique sport. The scale of the environments isn’t any slouch both, with numerous new floor to discover and rob.
One of the important thing promoting factors of Death’s Cold Embrace is persistence; a number of missions are set in the identical a part of town, with acquainted streets and buildings revisited at totally different occasions as you progress by the marketing campaign. While each mission is self contained (there’s no branching storyline) there’s a lot to discover, with previous routes closing and new ones opening up. To additional enhance replay worth, the situation of targets and complexity of puzzles will increase on increased problem settings, so even returning thieves may need to improvise a bit.
You can choose up Thief 2: The Metal Age on Steam and GOG, and Death’s Cold Embrace here.
