Thief, Their II, or Theif Gold? (Just not the new one)

[Furry Eskimo]

I'm guessing Thief Gold's the best but what is it in terms of the series?
Do I still need to but the other two?

[User_205]

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so im missing III?
which is DS

Not entirely, the third game went in a different direction from the first two, it's really just a sequel in name with the same character. 1 and 2 have the same engine and feel, and have something of a story-arc across the two. They are a bit like Hitman, one mission after another but you can choose how to do the mission objectives yourself and plan out your assault.

3 was a new developer (Ion Storm) and new engine (Deus Ex Invisible War engine), it has a story, but it's a new story for Garret the character from the first two. The style is very different, the game is more moody and murky due to newer hardware. Most different from the first two is that the entire game is something of a sandbox, there is no linear structure, you can explore the city burgling at will but with the main storyline missions coming along here and there.

I prefer the third one, others prefer the first two. The first two are like chess, you plan your heist, you watch people's movements and you avoid traps, you make sure you have every tool in your inventory that you will need just like Agent 47, but this time you feel like a thief and not a killer. In the third game you can just bludgeon everyone you meet and steal the mission objective. Or you can run around turning all the lights off like a mischievous prowler. Or you can hide in the attic and use it to access each room unnoticed through roof panels like some sort of loft-ferret. Or you can spend literally hours in dark corners and slinking along walls completely naked except for 1 sock. In the third one you don't feel like a thief, you feel like a deadly predator or a recently escaped lunatic. I'm usually the latter.

Regarding the 3 being so different to 1 and 2: the only big differnences are because of the engine, as it doesn´t support the really big levels of it´s predecessors. Theme, plot, atmosphere, gameplay are mostly in tune with the original (well mostly) You can play DS a little more like Splinter Cell, with that meaning sniping people with the bow. With isn´t that effective as knocking them out or using a gas arrow.