Rumor: Thief 4 to be announced soon

by Justin McElroy { Apr 14th 2009 at 2:00PM }

This one is a stretch, but let's play along, just to not break the hearts of long-suffering Thief fans. Eidos Montreal is teasing that it'll be revealing their follow-up project to Deus Ex 3 soon and the font used for the announcement tease ... looks like one used in the Thief franchise. No, seriously, that's the story.

We're not even close to convinced, but feel free to take a peek and judge for yourself.

Tags: deus-ex-3, eidos-montreal, looking-glass-studios, thief, thief-4

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Brett from Atlanta @ Apr 14th 2009 2:13PM

Is it bad that I've never heard of Thief 1-3?

LegendaryRedass @ Apr 14th 2009 2:18PM

Maybe to some people. I haven't played it, but I understand that it's a good franchise. I believe it's a stealth game, I think set in the middle ages.

DarrenHollywood @ Apr 14th 2009 2:20PM

Yes.

Buy them. Play them. Love them.

Noshino @ Apr 14th 2009 2:25PM

uh, somewhat.

It is considered one of the best stealth series.

Residentevil72501 @ Apr 14th 2009 2:51PM

yes its horrible, find Thief: Deadly Shadows on Xbox and play it on your 360, although the backwards compatibility does cause a few graphics glitches its worth playing. If you still have an old Xbox lying around then you must buy it, or computer actually.

The Baron @ Apr 14th 2009 3:39PM

Yeah, the third one was the bomb on PC.

Graphics were as good as Half-Life 2 if i recall. And the gameplay was very satisfying. Think medieval Splinter Cell with a twist, and you wouldn't be far off.

Einhanderkiller @ Apr 14th 2009 3:57PM

So good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srDSPtKZhfk

JoeTheBlow @ Apr 14th 2009 4:34PM

Someone needs to be introduced to a blackjack

Brett from Atlanta @ Apr 14th 2009 5:14PM

Wow, so many responses and I got whited out? Must be pretty good games then. I'll definitely check them out. Guys, is there one in particular I need to take a look at, or will they all hold up pretty well? I'm all for checking out older games, but sometimes they don't age well. Any suggestions?

cobakka @ Apr 14th 2009 5:34PM

honestly i'd have to say you should play them all and in order. you will have to get passed the graphics of the first two but they are all 3 very good games.

thief 1 has the best story, thief 2 the best level design, and thief 3 the best graphics

not that story or level design is bad in the others... thief 3 probably has the scariest level of a game ive ever played, afterall, though thief 1 has one up there as well.

cobakka @ Apr 14th 2009 5:36PM

erg...

get past i mean

Poisoned Al @ Apr 14th 2009 5:58PM

Join us! Join us! JOIN US NOW!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/544-Thief-The-Dark-Project

Zorink @ Apr 15th 2009 3:01PM

I just (like 5 minutes ago) bought all 3 on Amazon for 53.96 including shipping. Here's hoping they don't argue with vista

cobakka @ Apr 27th 2009 12:01PM

for help installing on vista:

http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75031

SoulBlade @ Apr 14th 2009 2:16PM

i was just thinking about this franchise and wondering if it was dead... i hope it turns out well if they do announce it

LegendaryRedass @ Apr 14th 2009 2:21PM

I hope they pay you good to spam comments sections and distract from the discussion. And look like a tool in the process.

j.howlett @ Apr 14th 2009 2:33PM

i'm sure he's not worried about looking like a tool because he uses a fake name and occupation

lockheede @ Apr 14th 2009 2:37PM

Thief was a great series. Unfortunately newer videocards seem to screw up the game or else I'd still be playing them :(

lockheede @ Apr 14th 2009 2:40PM

(The first) Deus Ex was really great, too...

Vidikron @ Apr 14th 2009 2:40PM

I hope this pans out to be true. I love the Thief series.

Courtney @ Apr 14th 2009 2:42PM

That doesn't actually look like the same font. It is similar in look, but the details are all significantly different.

Mike @ Apr 14th 2009 2:44PM

I was thinking the same thing.

J. Kyle @ Apr 14th 2009 2:45PM

It's not even the same font. The one in the Eidos-Montreal teaser image is Trajan, a.k.a. The Movie Font (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87QKdOJNv8). The one in the Thief map is...some other Roman font. It's definitely not Trajan, though. Linking this to Thief is a stretch.

But I'll still be watching for an announcement...just in case.... =/

theCardinal @ Apr 14th 2009 2:46PM

I clicked comment to say what you said. Thanks for saving me the time... time I have spent thanking you.

Vidikron @ Apr 14th 2009 2:51PM

Damn... I got my hopes up and then had them dashed within minutes. Maybe it will turn out to be Thief anyway, but I agree that there is no clue to be found on the font.

:(

Noshino @ Apr 14th 2009 3:05PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm0hVJ0etYo&fmt=18

"The first 2 projects is to give second life to 2 mayor IPs that are owned by Eidos, so Deus Ex 3, Dues Ex is a franchise that is owned by Eidos, and the second one that we will be able to announce only next year is also anexisting title..."

http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/rumor-control/909119209/26331688/thief-4-infiltrating-eidos-montreal.html

"Eidos Montreal hinted that the title for its next "AAA" project after the recently announced Deus Ex 3 will begin with a "T" on its official Web site"

So yah, it is safe to expect Thief 4, basically anything hinted would still point at a next installment of the Thief franchise.

Residentevil72501 @ Apr 14th 2009 2:49PM

Hell yes its bad you have never heard of them! Thief: Deadly Shadows is and I mean IS by far the best stealth game ever made. The story was amazing, the graphics were incredible, and it was creepy as well. I would kill a baby for a new Thief game! I still play the old ones!

iamthestatic @ Apr 14th 2009 3:24PM

ditto.
ditto.
and... uhm, ditto.

The Cradle level is still the most creeped out I've been in a game ever. You know it's good when you're scared stiff even though for about 90% of the level you're just walking through empty rooms.

JoeTheBlow @ Apr 14th 2009 2:53PM

"Where are ya? Show yerself, you young taffer."

iamthestatic @ Apr 14th 2009 3:16PM

PUHLEASE let it be Thief 4! I've been dying for a quality stealth game for... well, since I finished playing Thief 3.

Premaximum @ Apr 14th 2009 3:35PM

Weird. I was just thinking like a day ago that I should reinstall Thief 3 and cut some throats and/or steal some shit.

One of the best stealth games ever made, as has been said many times all ready.

The Alex @ Apr 14th 2009 3:42PM

It's about time!

The Thief franchise is nothing short of amazing. There has not been 1 game that has come close to the quality of stealth/FPS that the Thief series offered.

This is now my most anticipated game,
right under Duke Nukem Forever,
and just ahead of Max Payne 3.

Lennoko @ Apr 15th 2009 10:58AM

"right under Duke Nukem Forever"
How long has that one been on your list?

The Alex @ Apr 15th 2009 12:55PM

Well, if you must know, a very long time :)

Hell, go to this site to see just how long I've been waiting:
http://duke.a-13.net/

But, I loved Duke 3D so much, that I'll continue to wait and hold out hope for the eventual release...

cobakka @ Apr 14th 2009 3:52PM

This is from last year and certainly provides at least some evidence that it is probably Thief 4:

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=77765

giantenemycrab @ Apr 14th 2009 4:08PM

wow, that would be so sweet. I love the Thief series. A sequel would make my day.

Discotheque @ Apr 14th 2009 4:53PM

The best stealth series by far. Takes the cake over MGS and Splinter Cell.

I hope they don't screw up a 4th installment though. Because I have little faith already in Deus Ex 3, since the second one was trash (in comparison the first of course).

Joeschmoe @ Apr 14th 2009 5:31PM

Pleeaase have the same voice actors, I loved the the classic duo of smart guard/stupid guard.

Oh and Garrett was epic too.

Nugent @ Apr 14th 2009 5:49PM

I don't have a lot of faith in Eidos... they'll probably turn Thief 4 into an assassination simulator instead of focusing on what makes the series fun, hiding and stealing... and occasionally clubbing people in the back of the head.

They already ruined Deus Ex, I can't see them doing much better with Thief.

Poisoned Al @ Apr 14th 2009 5:59PM

JOY!

Even though the 3rd wasn't as good as the others, it was still better then most of the dross out of the time.

MisterSquared @ Apr 14th 2009 6:16PM

Thief 4: Revenge of the Repeated Roof Textures

Kyle @ Apr 14th 2009 6:27PM

I own all three, but I mostly played the third. I loved it and a fourth would be awesome. Moar pls.

TheE3Guy @ Apr 15th 2009 12:42AM

Reply to this comment if you're too young to know anything about this franchise.

t_m @ Apr 15th 2009 4:53AM

I love thief, so a new game would be welcome.... but the first one was an almost perfectly realised trilogy.

the world had 3 main factions. Garrett's story arced through three main parts. And it all came to a reasonably satisfying conclusion.

Its true that thief 3 was a small letdown after 1&2... but the series definitely doesn't NEED another part.

They almost need to start again with another world and character... though i'd miss that world and garrett a lot.

Justin @ Apr 15th 2009 8:03AM

They said a while ago now that they were working on a project called 'T' which I always assumed was Thief as it's a great IP to own, and they should be making one.

Didn't some Eidos guy say a while ago that he wanted Thief to be more contemporary in setting, that worries me I loved the medieval / steampunk settings of the first 3.