Some Thief fans say Thief 2 isn’t as atmospheric as the first game. While I can kind of see that in the fact that The Dark Project had a more overtly frightening vibe, Thief 2 is no less atmospheric in my opinion. It’s still has an unnerving, creepy, and sinister atmosphere. True, you might not be brushing elbows with the supernatural as often in this one, but the soundtrack really makes up for that. Levels like Running Interference, Shipping and Receiving, Eavsdropping, Blackmail, Trail of Blood, Masks, and Sabotage at Soulforge especially exude an incredibly chilling vibe.
The metallic feeling of the track fits the whole level so well; it adds to the weight that is on Garrett's shoulders. The entire City's fate is in his hand, since he is all that can stop Karras.
One of my FAV ost tracks for the entire franchise, yes, this was really a solution fit for the occassion, the stakes are high. Soulforge was its own pocket of reality, Karras' triumph in miniature. This was a world you had to inhabit for a bit to beat him. There was a great weight on Garrett's shoulders. Also, Karras' messianic ideation had somehow been crystalized into steel and stone. Very eerie.
Oh, not much...a brainwashed cult, an attack submarine, scary AF masked zombies, a skyscraper, a cathedral, artificial intelligence, military grad mechs...wifi...not much at all.
I've gotta say, this level really FORGED my soul. I tried so hard to complete the game when I was 10 or so, but I finally gave up. I picked up the game 4 years later and finally beat the crap out of this beast of a level.
Johann Hackl The first time I reached this level, I totally stalled out. I was busy keeping my grades up in high school and I'm embarrassed to admit that it took me two months! to beat it. I had not been so confused by Thief since the first time I played Lord Bafford's Manor for the first time. I remember the time when there was absolutely NO precedent for first person stealth. Arriving into The City from DOOM, it was very confusing at first.
***** Yes, but no matter what you played before that, Thief is just one of a kind. Nothing beats the feeling of being lost in a gigantic facility, no plan at all, robots and mechanists swarming the whole place ready to kill you and this creepy soundtrack in your ears. Also I still can't get over the fact that they have ventilation shafts as big as a living room. And when you finally find one of the beacons... the sky above you after being in this claustrophobic place for felt ages... now you have to go back in there... one wrong step and you're dead. It was just overwhelming.. it still is.
@@BelethorsGeneralGoodsStore Yeah, the pressure will crush them. Takes a bit timing to get it right but it can be done. As they don't give up they will occasionally walk under the elevators so it's perfectly possible to empty out the entire building
Some Thief fans say Thief 2 isn’t as atmospheric as the first game. While I can kind of see that in the fact that The Dark Project had a more overtly frightening vibe, Thief 2 is no less atmospheric in my opinion. It’s still has an unnerving, creepy, and sinister atmosphere. True, you might not be brushing elbows with the supernatural as often in this one, but the soundtrack really makes up for that. Levels like Running Interference, Shipping and Receiving, Eavsdropping, Blackmail, Trail of Blood, Masks, and Sabotage at Soulforge especially exude an incredibly chilling vibe.
Well said!
Admit that Garret is an ultimate hero.
I admit it! It's true! It's true!
The metallic feeling of the track fits the whole level so well; it adds to the weight that is on Garrett's shoulders. The entire City's fate is in his hand, since he is all that can stop Karras.
One of my FAV ost tracks for the entire franchise, yes, this was really a solution fit for the occassion, the stakes are high. Soulforge was its own pocket of reality, Karras' triumph in miniature. This was a world you had to inhabit for a bit to beat him. There was a great weight on Garrett's shoulders. Also, Karras' messianic ideation had somehow been crystalized into steel and stone. Very eerie.
And so the Builder asked, "What have you built?"
Oh, not much...a brainwashed cult, an attack submarine, scary AF masked zombies, a skyscraper, a cathedral, artificial intelligence, military grad mechs...wifi...not much at all.
I've gotta say, this level really FORGED my soul. I tried so hard to complete the game when I was 10 or so, but I finally gave up. I picked up the game 4 years later and finally beat the crap out of this beast of a level.
Johann Hackl The first time I reached this level, I totally stalled out. I was busy keeping my grades up in high school and I'm embarrassed to admit that it took me two months! to beat it. I had not been so confused by Thief since the first time I played Lord Bafford's Manor for the first time. I remember the time when there was absolutely NO precedent for first person stealth. Arriving into The City from DOOM, it was very confusing at first.
***** Yes, but no matter what you played before that, Thief is just one of a kind. Nothing beats the feeling of being lost in a gigantic facility, no plan at all, robots and mechanists swarming the whole place ready to kill you and this creepy soundtrack in your ears. Also I still can't get over the fact that they have ventilation shafts as big as a living room. And when you finally find one of the beacons... the sky above you after being in this claustrophobic place for felt ages... now you have to go back in there... one wrong step and you're dead. It was just overwhelming.. it still is.
may the builder guide our step in this life my friends :D
Builder knows, we need it now.
Once I started to master this level I used the elevators to kill all the robots
You can do that!?
@@BelethorsGeneralGoodsStore Yeah, the pressure will crush them. Takes a bit timing to get it right but it can be done. As they don't give up they will occasionally walk under the elevators so it's perfectly possible to empty out the entire building
Awesome level. It took me probably 3+ hours.
Somehow managed to finish this level on expert.
How did you take such clear photographs of the levels? If I were to take such photos myself, would they good enough to serve as wallpapers?