Painticus | The Old Kind of Stealth - Thief: Gold Review @Painticus | Uploaded September 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Join me as I review the father of stealth; Thief.

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Stealth might not have changed as obviously as the FPS, horror, adventure and RPG genres, but it definitely took a turn in the late 90s and early 2000s, going from the old kind of stealth formed by the likes of Thief: Gold, to the new kind formed by Metal Gear Solid.

Developed by Looking Glass Studios in 1998, Thief: The Dark Project became an instant classic. Yet, over time, its influence began to wane in the genre it helped create, instead becoming an inspiration for non-stealth games, such as Penumbra, Amnesia and SOMA.

Music used:

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided OST
Skyrim OST
Timesplitters 2 OST
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl OST

Video sources:

Dishonored
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Thief: Gold
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition