Thief 2: The Metal Age (2000)

Thief 2 is a direct sequel to the first Thief (1998) game. If you played that one, this title will feel almost identical as Thief 2 had a very short development cycle. Now like all second and third games in any series, it is highly recommended that you play the first Thief game before you play this one or the story won't make sense.

Like the previous thief game, you need to download some mods to make the game run properly on modern computers. I downloaded a mod called T2Fix (a Unofficial Comprehensive Patch) to make the game work. Just Google it and you will find the mod.

The story is very engaging, you continue the story of master thief Garrett as you now face a modern and evolving city. Technology started to be used more, so electric lights are used more and you can't put these out with your water arrows like you did with torches in the previous game. You can still find light switches and turn them off to keep sneaking around. There are also these new mech enemies, really painful to fight them head on. I read that the devs designed the city first and filled in the quests later, and you can really feel that effect this time around as you play the game. The stealth is really good, the Thief games were ahead of the time with stealth in gaming. The music is also very good. There are less supernatural elements in number two than the previous game.

The Thief games are a must have for any game collection and are extremely fun to play. Take your time, plan your routes and attacks, nick everything not nailed down. Classic games.

8/10

"Some people in this city are too rich for their own good. Lucky they have me to give them a hand."
- Garrett

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