it's 10$/e on steam, so no problem, price-wise.

Thief 2 is definitely the best Thief, but I hold Thief 3 in higher regard than the original. Sure, you couldn't swim and the rope arrow was missing, but in terms of how the stealth functioned, the flow of the story and the overall design of the levels and the missions, I consider Thief 3 to be a much better achievement.

Thief 3 was very good, but it always lacked something over 1+2. The cradle was genius though I loved that level!

If you're looking for a more recent Thief fix don't forget the Dark Mod, which is a huge (and exceptionally well made) fan mod for Doom 3 - in many ways I prefer it to Thief 3.

I'm with you on this. All three are excellent no matter how you slice it though. Looking forward (hopefully) to Thief III on GOG.

There is another game, that be released BEFORE "Thief 3" ... please GOG:

SYSTEM SHOCK 2

I bet they are trying hard. but the legal situation around system shock (1 and 2 alike) is.. complicated.

one way or another, if they manage to get the rights and release the game(s), they will be revered as heroes forever.

For me, Thief 3 did several things right and several things wrong. On the "right" side, the dynamic shadows were awesome. Simply allowing guards to carry torches really changed the way the sneaking worked, and the shadows were really impressive to me at the time. Then there are additional tools like Garrett being able to press against a wall to avoid being seen which were very cool. The writing and voice acting was just as good as the first two games, and it offered a great conclusion to the story. And, as everyone says, the Cradle mission is amazing.

But there were a few things wrong too, foremost among them the tiny, tiny levels. The open city sections should have been awesome, but instead they made the city feel tiny a claustrophobic, with each area only holding a city block or two. The entire city in Thief 3 felt smaller than the Thief 2 mission that sees Garrett sneaking through a small section of the city. It just made the city feel all wrong. And since Garrett was free to wander around the city, steal everything, fence it, and keep all the cash and equipment between missions, the missions became very easy. I always had the maximum allowed amount of tools like gas arrows or flash bombs, so to get a decent challenge I had to impose rules on myself to not use them.

I will grant that, given the engine limitations, the level designs for the missions were very well done, but I still missed the huge, seamless sprawl of the levels in the first two games. With a better engine and more time spent on the open city, Thief 3 could have been so much better.

Also, everyone remembers the Cradle, but don't forget about missions like the Haunted Cathedral in the original game. Some stuff from Thief 1 was just as terrifying.

Conclusion: Thief 3 is still very good, but I like the first two games better.

agreed.

btw,
http://www.john-p.com/textures/Thief-DS/
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134185
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103273

I can confirm that that texture pack is awesome, I used it for my second playthrough of Thief 3. Haven't tried the others though.

The day that happens is the day that they get Wizardry and the SSI Dungeons and Dragons games. i.e. it's in something of an unfortunate legal limbo in regards to who actually has the rights. Not to say that I wouldn't buy it the second it was released, but there's a reason why the only legal way to obtain it as of now involves getting scalped on Ebay.

Thief 3 will most undoubtedly come. Sure, it's not as good as the first two thanks to an entirely unnecessary open world and some weak level design, but when you compare it to the other Warren Spector game that got a sequel around the same time, it's MILES AHEAD of Invisible War in terms of sticking to the previous games and being a good game in its own right.

I love Thief 3. Own it on Steam but would buy it again to have a DRM free copy. Hope it comes here.

It's pity to hear this. I thought the rights were on side of Electronic Arts for the name "System Shock"? Looking Glass is now part of legends. But perhabs there are more of the fine old games done by this company, for example "Terra Nova"!

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/713030/the-lost-history-of-system-shock/

not sure whether the situation changed in the meantime or not.

Article is quite new, probably nothing has changed from then. According to article, only relevant problem might be caused by EA.
I deem worthy only Irrational Games of creating another SS game, so how probable it is, that EA would be willing to give up rights to Irrational?

I hope there is still a chance, maybe partial crowdsource funding would do the trick, since the game could be exactly (!) as hardcore gamers want it.

Bah, the Square Enix stuff seems to be slowing down. I hope we still have a chance at Thief III and Hitman 3+4. Deus Ex 2 would be nice as well, but not really a priority.