In the previous few weeks, I’ve performed a ton of simulator video games. Choosing out only a couple, and already this month I’ve been operating a espresso empire in Espresso Tycoon, and have been employed as floor workers at some airports all over the world in AirportSim.
However now I get to be a thief!
I’ll admit, I by no means performed the unique Thief Simulator, however that doesn’t imply I’m not intrigued as to how this one will play out, if just for journalistic analysis. So I received my masks on and caught a crowbar in hand earlier than strolling into the lifeless of evening to start my profession with Thief Simulator 2.
Thief Simulator 2 begins with you in a room, at midnight. The cellphone in your palms rings and tells you that you’ve got two minutes to get out of the constructing. You see that persons are coming and it’s right here the place you study to sneak round, grabbing your housebreaking gear and getting out of dodge.
Then time rolls again and the sport locations you firstly. You might be an novice thief, in debt to against the law gang. From there you might be left to start out small, stealing issues and promoting them to get money. It’s all performed out very tongue-in-cheek at instances and appears like an old-school recreation by way of humour, however as Thief Simulator 2 performed out, I discovered myself having fun with the story missions and its tone.
The gameplay begins off good and slowly, increase your abilities and what you might want to do. You get to catch, and run, and work together with objects like switches or doorways. The primary mission sees you heading to an empty home, utilizing a crowbar to jimmy the principle gate. You then go into the place, ransacking it for something precious; something from cellphones to bottles of crimson wine. When you’ve got all of your stash you permit, drive alongside to the pawn store throughout city and promote all of your items. From there you purchase new gear as the issue and danger ramp up – the circle, full.
As you progress in Thief Simulator 2 you get entry to extra issues, like drones for recon and lockpicking abilities that will help you along with your heist. You possibly can even fuel folks, placing them to sleep to verify your thieving abilities go unnoticed. No matter, it is a recreation that’s all about watching folks’s comings and goings, working their timings earlier than trying your theft. Their patterns have to be realized and from there on out it’s all about stealth. There’s little doubt that Thief Simulator 2 does an excellent job of balancing issues, not too rewarding, however neither too irritating.
Nonetheless, the AI isn’t the sharpest software within the field and so once you get to know this, it’s simple to start to take advantage of issues. They’re fairly inflexible of their patterns, and even when alerted they quickly overlook what they’re doing, and return to their patterns. I’ve to confess to having fun with the number of jobs on provide in Thief Simulator 2, as you get to plan your means via this mini-open world and the distinctiveness the sport provides.
When it comes to graphics, Thief Simulator 2 does a very good job. I’ve been principally impressed by the lighting, one thing that’s important because the overwhelming majority of the time you’ll end up skirting the shadows. The character fashions are okay too, while there are some enjoyable touches in what you see across the areas you might be robbing. The sound results are good too, which is nice as a result of it’s important to listen to how noisy you might be being, affecting your stealth within the course of. The radio station is nice enjoyable too, however a few of the voice work is a bit unusual; I don’t know if that could be a artistic selection or not.
Thief Simulator 2 could take you without warning. The gameplay premise and thieving mechanic are good and a number of enjoyable. Must you like stealthy experiences then you need to have a blast with this, having fun with the wacky world it employs. Sure, there isn’t a doubt that at instances it feels a bit tough, and the voice work is mad, however that’s a part of the appeal. Thief Simulator 2 may simply be what you might be searching for.
