Thief of Thieves: Season One

Release Date: July 16, 2018

Action, TPP, stealth, isometric view, comics, indie games, action adventure, singleplayer

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Thief of Thieves is an action-adventure game by Rival Games, released in an episodic model. The first season consists of four episodes. The production was based on the comic by Robert Kirkman.

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Thief of Thieves is an action-adventure game for PC Windows and XONE, released in an episodic form. It was developed by Finnish studio Rival Games, known for the 2014 game The Detail.

Plot

As the title suggests, the game is based on the comic Thief of Thieves, written by Robert Kirkman, mostly known for The Walking Dead series. Thief of Thieves tell the story of Conrad Coulson, a legendary thief working under the nickname Redmond. One day, he changes his career path and starts to steal from other thieves.

You play as Celia, a young woman, who learns the art of theft from Redmond. During the first season, consisting of four episodes, she attempts to commit a series of increasingly difficult heists.

Mechanics

Thief of Thieves is an action-adventure game with stealth elements for PC Windows and XONE. Each heist has to be carefully planned out first, and then carried out as precisely as possible.

You begin most missions by doing a reconnaissance in disguise, e.g. as a courier to gather useful information and prepare for the robbery. During the heist, the stealth aspect becomes most prominent. You have to quietly move towards your target, avoid patrols, and neutralize security systems.

Celia is no good at close-quarters combat and cannot win against guards, so you have to avoid detection at all costs. The gameplay also features logic puzzles and various minigames, involving e.g. lockpicking.

Technical aspects

The game features fully 3D visuals, but they successfully imitate the style of the comic the production is based on.

Last updated on September 19, 2018

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[0:52] Thief of Thieves: Season One launch trailer

[1:03] Thief of Thieves: Season One trailer #1

4.8

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Game is Recomended by 5% of Critics. There are 17 Critic Reviews.

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Jack of All Controllers: 6 / 10 by Josh Azevedo

If you are invested in the story and characters from the onset, then it is worth it to see Thief of Thieves’ to the end. The game weaves a great tale and the strong cast of characters keep the investment going.

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Cubed3: 3 / 10

Thief of Thieves has a gratingly sassy heroine, and a completely forgettable storyline. The stealth gameplay is like in those forced, half-baked stealth sessions in other games, as the mechanics as clunky... and then some. Finally, this port is actually the weakest version of it, as it's technically broken, with loading times that can put you to tears. Don't wait for Season Two.

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GameSpace: 6 / 10 by Scott Jeslis

Thief Of Thieves: Season One almost seems like a game of many faces. Is it a stealth game, or a point-and-click adventure game or the next Telltale Games' successor? There's no fault in trying to be all three things. Unfortunately, this Nintendo Switch port created some flaws that make total enjoyment difficult. The biggest being the blurry graphics, especially when docked and played on a monitor. Nevertheless, avid comic book fans will find the motivation to push ahead just to see the lovely comic book art and hear these loved characters given form by some great voice acting!

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