Thief: Deadly Shadows - Screens & Details

The third instalment of Eidos' Thief series is upon us - here are some fresh screens and hot new details.

Coming to Xbox and PC this Spring, Thief: Deadly Shadows is the third in Eidos' popular Thief franchise, and today the company released a fresh bunch of screens and some new details on the release of the game.

Developed by Ion Srorm, Thief 3 will allow gamers to play in a third person perspective for the first time in the series. Garrett, already on the teeth just one week into his new job at Euroshamer, will sneak through the roof top shadows and the City's sinister back streets stealing riches and ambushing unwary targets.

While this third person perspective presents a new, visceral gaming experience, the classic Thief first person view is there for returning fans of the series and newcomers alike. Combined, these two views provide gamers with a greater control over their gaming experience adding more tension and atmosphere to the gameplay.

Garrett is rarely seen, never caught and capable of breaking into the most ingeniously secured places (Like Euroshamer). Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City. Preferring to be left alone to ply his trade, prophecies of an impending Dark Age dictate a different plan for the thief. In Garrett's efforts to prevent this approaching Dark Age, he has inadvertently roused an ancient hidden evil. Without allies, Garrett finds himself standing alone between the City and the forces that would crush it.

Ion Storm's dynamic lighting and shadow technology adds a new depth of realism and tension to the game's environments. Characters and objects cast real shadows that affect stealth gameplay, requiring the player to manipulate darkness and light to create shadows to hide in.

We'll have more on Thief: Deadly Shadows soon. Excuse the crap "Pat" jokes.

Adam Doree
Director, Kikizo.com