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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 47: Thief 2: The Metal Age
Description: The first Thief game was widely beloved, and critically acclaimed, but not entirely free of criticism. The gawking masses loved sneaking around the mansions of the wealthy, but were not too hot on the descending into caves filled with Zombies and Burricks. For the 2000 release of Thief 2, Looking Glass Studios decided to make some changes.Thief 2 takes place in the metal age, a steampunk inspired transformation that sees The City covered in factories, security cameras and ever vigilant automatons, patrolling back and forth. Gone are the monsters, pushed to the outskirts of society or hunted to extinction. Gone...