does it get better?

[Zara]

ive came from thief 2 and loved the hell out of it felt like a master thief how ever so far not enjoyeing thief 1 that much first mission was ok seond was boring third was boring four was pretty fun five i can't stand six was great for the first two levels and a chore for the third and im on the seven mission the one where i have to go into a hunted district i find myself more and more wanting to ditch this game and go back to thief 2 but i feel like i should play this so when i play deadly shadow i would have played the whole serius does the missions get better?

[Francisè von Spitroast]

They get better when you replay them, but to me it just sounds like you won't like the game. You've already played it out of order and ruined the experience so I'd say ditch it.

[Dust]

^
This. If you're that bored after seven missions, you'd better ditch Thief 1.
If I were you I'd put down this game for now and come back to it later. Thief 1 does get better on a second run.

[ElectroRanger]

I think that besides that, it might be because the Thief series only established it's stealth as it's main thing only AFTER the first game, where they were originally just going to make it more of a dark fantasy adventure than a stealth game.

[Moon Helldiver]

I am currently at the Mage Tower and once again I feel like a real Thief. The most borring missions for me are The Boneyard, First Part of the Prison, The Thiefs Guild and the Haunted Cathedral and If I remember correctly in the past The Lost City. All those are borring like hell, confusing level design and etc. The Best part of Thief is walking into an old mansion looking for stuff, avoiding the guards. Unfortunately there is a whole different approach in the original Thief, so I guess you won't be really exited even after seventh mission.

[Sneaksie(RUS)]

To each his own, others may find endless mansion missions with human guards boring. It's just too easy to blackjack everyone, that's why hardcore play rules were invented like Lytha style where you can't be seen, can't blackjack anyone and must return all keys to their original places, etc. and why there are blackjack-proof guards in T2.

Thieves Guild is the most complex and hard to navigate level among the original missions in all three games so most people don't like it, including me, but Bonehoard, Lost City and Return to the Haunted Cathedral are considered among the best missions in the entire series. Enemies that can't be knocked out require you to change the way you play. Just one haunt usually equals several dumb mansion guards if you were too reckless. Not all guards and other enemies are the same BTW, some of them move and act quicker.

People who played T2 first tend to dislike T1 because of supernatural enemies in some missions (T2 missions are not less complex than T1 ones in terms of finding your way somehwere so mission layout complexity isn't a problem here). If you like fantasy missions, you'll like T1 more since almost entire T2 is against human guards and machines. That's the whole point of the series and why one game was called The Dark Project and another The Metal Age.

[Phantom Limb]

Funny that you say this because I started with Thief Gold last year for the first time (Wanted to play them in order) and while I love both Thief 1 and 2 I can't help but feel more attatched to the first game. I love the atmosphere of the first way more. I love the villain and I just find it more atmospheric. Idk both are equally great but I still kind of lean ever so slightly to the first game. Funny how people have different opinions.