Game Design

Hear ye! This month marked the twenty fifth birthday of Thief: The Darkish Undertaking. Whereas not as infinitely mutable as different 90’s icons like Doom (which simply turned 30, and may be performed on a being pregnant take a look at), stealth Gaming’s grandpappy has maintained an everlasting attraction and affect, particularly for these extra inclined to sneaking than slaughter. Buckets of digital ink have already been spilt analyzing this legacy, so I gained’t dive into the weeds of a hagiography. What I need to spotlight is a serious occasion that marked the twenty fifth anniversary – one which makes right now as nice a time as any to discover Thief’s still-thriving mod scene.

Notable: After a quarter-century, stealth followers have been gifted a brand new, 10-mission Thief marketing campaign known as The Black Parade. Pitched as a prequel to the primary Recreation, it includes a new protagonist, new story, and new heists, constructed by a few of the most lauded modders on the scene. Extra notable nonetheless: The workforce lead is Romain Barrilliot, a fan-turned-pro designer at Arkane, the place he, alongside different former Thief acolytes, iterates the immersive sim tenets of their patented im-sim laboratory. Mostest notablest? Certainly one of Thief’s unique designers, Daniel Thron, joined The Black Parade’s workforce – and concurrently launched a brand new Thief brief movie, that includes the unique Recreation’s voice actors.