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Jon Blackley - Ultima Underworld 2
Dan Schmidt - Ultima Underworld 2
Eric Brosius - Flight Unlimited, Thief, Thief 2, Terra Nova
Terri Brosius - Terra Nova
Josh Randall - Thief, System Shock 2
Greg LoPiccolo - System Shock

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Comments from YouTube:

Improv GM

3y↑661

The fact that other stealth games don't seem to understand how important sound was to making Thief great is frustrating.

James Oldham

3y↑39

The Styx games nail the footstep sounds. And Chaos Theory has really cool ambient noise effects, but yeah I know what you mean.

RP

3y↑32

@James Oldham The Styx games are to me the spiritual successor of the Thief games, and they just nailed the pissed off goblin character and crazy verticality of the levels.
Love both the games flaws and all.

FinixPoltergeist

Amen

Retro Artist

3y↑9

Stellvia Hoenheim 😔

Spike Bebop

Same 😫

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Raz OneOneFour

3y↑396

The "Greatest Hits" intro screen was badass. Congrats to whoever took the time to design that. It looked amazing.

William Bjork

soooooo gooooood

Sam MacKinnon

3y↑2

Great music too

KillahMate

3y↑1

Came down here to say this exact thing. That into is some top-level work in every way.

awk

when i saw the unreal tournament menu screen i let out an audible gasp :')

Vignesh Mukund

3y↑4

It's him: https://www.instagram.com/vivapica/

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David Desrosiers

3y↑63

Watching this makes me realize that ironically, when gaming tech was in its infancy, its raw creativity was actually at its zenith. Creativity is a happy accident in the modern game space.

thee0581

2y↑8

Back then, I'd say it was 90% thinking about delivering a great game, and assuming the sales / money would come naturally with it, if it just delivered a great experience. Today I'd say it's 90% about how to design a game to make money, and just 10% for the experience.

Quinn Marchese

1y↑3

theres an old adage i continuously go back to these days in regards to game design--"limitation breeds creativity". when devs can make huge, hyper-realistic looking, entirely open worlds, the actual creativity behind them always suffers. we see with every passing Ubisoft game, the Saints Row reboot, GTA V, RDR2 (to an extent, personally i think that game is fine), etc. You also see it proven by games like TLoZ Wind Waker, where its art style was born of the relative lack of power from the Gamecube and thusly its cartoonish, cel-shaded look upscales wonderfully and stands toe to toe with many modern indie titles, while its younger brother Twilight Princess (a totally good game btw, not raggin on it), has aged poorly in most areas, as it tries to go for a more grounded art style when the tech at the time simply cant reproduce realistic graphics.

James Russell

1y↑1

while I think you've got a point, I also think everyone is forgetting all the god-awful games from back then lol

Ryan D

3y↑208

The sound design for Thief and System Shock 2 are still top quality. Really atmospheric, lot of tension, and downright scary sometimes. Let's just say they gave teen me some interesting nightmares back then.

DJ Weideman

3y↑18

The sound of bare feet slapping on the tile floor in the Medical level is still some of the scariest memories I have.
I can still remember vividly how many hours I spent playing the game late at night, headphones on, listening intently for the slightest sound as I moved through the levels, afraid of scuffing my boots on a hard floor, waiting for the guard to round the corner, etc. Thief's sound design was absolutely brilliant.

Christopher LeBlanc - Art & Design

3y↑7

Oh yeah, same here. Down in the Bonehoard was difficult for me to get through. I have vivid memories of being so scared, I refused to move. I was fourteen years old, and the sound of the zombies walking around just outside of my hiding spot made me absolutely terrified. Then, the sound of the horn echoing through the catacombs was haunting and so darn eerie. And there's something about maze-like game environments that somehow make things even creepier.

Hisham Jalal

1y↑1

so these nightmares of yours. are you in a hotdog costume?

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Steven Simmons

3y↑166

Hell yes! Still one of my favorite games of all time. Anyone who disagrees is a taffer.

RolledDie

3y↑27

It WOULD be pretty weird for someone to disagree on what your favorite game is.

Steven Simmons

3y↑6

@RolledDie You've never been on Twitter, eh?

Bretsgo_Landon

3y↑3

@GepardenK Wow, Good games. Would've liked to have seen that.

Puddin

2y↑1

@Steven Simmons You're wrong about liking something more than other things and having an opinion, taffer. Boo.

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Shell Comics

3y↑195

The fall animations for the NPCs get me everytime haha XD
(Also the intro is still an absolute banger)

Malek009

3y↑351

I've been looking forward to this doc ever since it was announced and honestly it was so worth the wait, it's absolutely insane how much work and passion you guys put into your videos. I'm already super excited for the Prey doc to come out.

Noclip - Video Game Documentaries

3y↑61

Thank you so much, that's really awesome to hear

Eric Malette

3y↑21

Totally. Prey needs the love. The fact that Prey isn't on the tip of everyone's lips is baffling. Totally flew under the radar for PC gamers.

My next shot won't miss

3y↑7

@Eric Malette I've got the Prey collectors edition in the metal box. It didn't fly under my radar but it was sadly largely overlooked back in the day. Great game.

Spike Bebop

I have the exactly the same feeling

Liam Atelman

3y↑6

A Prey Doc is incoming? OMG im so hyped!

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IdahoBookworm

3y↑80

Deadly Shadows actually holds up really well, especially now that you can mod it to restore the seamless large levels and get rid of the teleporters. I still prefer the mood and art direction of 2, but 3 is a great game in its own right. Although I'm still scarred from the Cradle . . .

thisaimlessendeavor

3y↑10

I adored Deadly Shadows despite all of its faults! Also, that damned orphanage level still haunts me to this day. Definitely one of the scariest experiences I ever had in my 32 yrs of gaming....

Pål Christian Andersen

3y↑3

Yeah. I remember being skeptical about it 3 because of DX: Invisible War, but it won me over pretty quickly. The addition of a city hub area was a neat addition to the formula too, made the world seem a bit more alive.

Lucky Strikez

3y↑2

Deadly Shadows is great, it's one of my favorite games alltime, along with the previous two.

phantomspaceman

3y↑4

The modded version with bug fixes mostly meets the standards of the other two but some of the levels like the hubs are still too small to convey what they wanted. When 4 came out it made people appreciate the 3rd game.

deathfromace

3y↑2

Good to see others that liked Deadly Shadows. I bought it day one and really loved the game...had some issues with it like the level loads but it is what it is. It seems like I heard nothing but negative things about it when it came out so good to hear others liked it as well.

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deepstothepeeps

3y↑101

I would've loved to see Stephen Russell interviewed, though I don't know how much insight a voice actor can provide. Still, this is a great documentary for a legendary series. I play through Deadly Shadows every couple of years. It might be getting to be that time again...

Ellie Swebilius

3y↑30

I was literally about to leave a comment about wishing Stephen Russel being interviewed as well when I saw yours. You really can't have Garrett without Stephen Russel, and you really can't have Thief without Garrett. Thief has forever cemented Stephen Russel as one of the most legendary voice actors for games in my mind and I am always excited when I hear him in any game I play.

XxDruidmancerxX

3y↑14

Me too! I'm pretty sure he'd have at least funny stories about the writing and stuff. Especially since he voiced Garrett, Benny and Karras (among others).

It's hard to find stuff from him on YouTube in general, unfortunately.

Ridnarhtim

3y↑27

Not sure if you're aware, but the Inside At Last podcast interviewed him recently, it was really interesting. It's episode 14 on youtube, spotify etc, should be easy to find.

Ellie Swebilius

3y↑4

@Ridnarhtim Thank you for that recommendation! It was a great listen.

Nick Raven

3y↑5

And don't forget there was recently a 5-hour look at the whole series over at The Nth Review. Very thorough!

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Indian History Buff

3y↑26

Possibly the greatest game studio ever. Oozing with talent.

Dan Wells

3y↑158

Feel's like a an eternity ago when these games were out coming and yet the memories are still vivid. thanks for all the hard work putting these game documentaries together. Now how about the original Deus Ex

Dan Wells

3y↑4

@Marcus Lindgren oops, editor fired

Dan Wells

3y↑2

@MadMac5 Thanks, I will check it out.

Rape Is Always The Woman’s Fault

Yeah no clip! Get on it

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Gracelberrypie

3y↑52

This is my favorite games series of all time. Top tier level design, sound design, character design, voice acting (shout out to Stephen Russell <3). There's a reason this game is a classic. Even now, being as old as it is, it's still easy to pick up and play (with a little help from the amazing modding community). It's really sad that the reboot was such an unfinished mess that it seems to have effectively destroyed any hope for anything but a "spiritual successor".

Ediz Altay

3y↑8

Inarguably the greatest video game series of all time.

greyfox37

3y↑4

@Ediz Altay I can second that. The lore is even fascinating too. Sadly I am horrible at game design and do not have the time to do it like I wanted to in the past, so I turned my Thief campaign into a pen and paper one and play it with my wife. She really loves the ideas I have and how I describe everything, it makes her feel like she is there

Ediz Altay

@greyfox37 Great idea! Sadly I am single, so there's no one to play Thief with hahaha :D

Ag578glaup

Maybe check Gloomwood. It's a game inspired by thief but with it's own ideas. The demo is great.

trblemayker

3y↑88

Im happy to see so many people still know what Taffer means.

Andrey Grabelnikov

3y↑73

Randy has absolutely nailed it describing thief 2. The game lost a bit of its magic and felt more routine (even though being a more polished experience overall). There aren't many games to this date that reach the heights of world-building of the Dark Project. Playing Constantine's Mansion is one of the best gaming experiences I have ever had.

Riccardo Albertini

3y↑7

I found thief 2 to be so good honestly :)

Lucky Strikez

3y↑4

They were both great, but I agree about the mansion......that was wild

Nergalsama01

3y↑9

Hm. I enjoy the contrast between T1 and T2. T1 features more supernatural elements and has a very special atmosphere, whereas T2 feels a lot more down-to-earth, in a way. Grittier even, maybe, because your enemies are very human with human ambitions and motivations.

Hisham Jalal

To me, Thief 1 and 2 are like one big game. can't choose one over the other.

Quinn Marchese

as a guy who isnt a huge "fantasy" genre fan, i prefer what Thief 2 is doing narratively and graphically with it's steam/dieselpunk aesthetic and inspiration, but i won't deny that Thief 1 and 3 are more detailed in world-building aspects and fit together better than 1 and 2

lucasoscar

3y↑34

Thief games were the first one enemies felt alive, they had conversations between each other and react to sound and movement, it was really ahead of its time (EDIT: also each level told a story, i remember finishing most of after a couple of hours and it was rewarding and memorable)

Dillon Rogers

3y↑15

Wonderful documentary on one of the greatest trilogies ever made, and of some of the most talented people to cross this industry.

Crowborn

3y↑1

Hey, it's the birdperson!

dontomaso11

3y↑30

Love that even the designers felt something was lost with thief 2. The design/experience was much tighter but the.. adventure was lost, in a way.

A lot of people hate them but level 2 to 6 in the first game are my abs favs because it just feels so exciting, like a thief tomb raider.

Quinn Marchese

1y↑2

if i have one fault for thief 1 its the zombie/monster infested missions. both because they dont feel as truly interesting or thought-provoking in my more recent excursions with Thief 1, and because Looking Glass was so good at atmosphere (and the dated graphics add a bit to it) that these levels were just terrifying to my younger self. Deadly Shadows (even though it too is a secret horror game) was always my favorite since i was too young to truly appreciate 1 at its time and never had experience with 2 until recently.

josef Marslof

3y↑27

I cannot believe you mad lads got Ken Levine! I could listen to him a whole day long.

Sir.Craze-

3y↑111

My friend. That intro....
Is seriously next level.
The amount of effort that must have taken.
Damn, guys. Damn.
(And just a shout out to my clear favorite. The roller coaster tycoon panels!)

Tradito

3y↑1

Amiga!

andareon

3y↑34

The drunk guard singing really threw me back to the hundred of hours I sank into this game :)
Amazing video, thanks a lot! Really a classic of PC gaming.

Metropolis

3y↑29

I grew up playing video games, surrounded by other dudes who played games, seeing interviews with the studio head dudes and lead dev dudes becoming famous. What strikes me whenever I watch more in depth interviews like this is how many women are in the background working away, making my fav levels, characters, and worlds. How much a part of the conversation they are behind the closed doors. I never knew they were there. So thanks for that, and for everything else.

Forasago

I counted three.

Matt Taylor

3y↑14

A beautiful episode of a classic company and a great game.

Ricky Blitz 96

3y↑4

This is legit one of my favourite gaming documentaries. The only criticism is that it’s not 2 hours long

Agamemnon

3y↑14

That was an hour well spent. Thief is just the best video game trilogy ever made. Yes, trilogy. What fourth game? Oh... that one. No, we do not talk about that one anymore.

Quinn Marchese

oh you mean Dishonored? we talk about that one all the time lol. (the actual fourth thief was so bad that i just consider dishonored 1 to be thief 4. i mean choffer and taffer sound so similar.)

SaltyWarPig

3y↑2

I spent probably 200 hours just playing the demo level before I ever bought the game. That's how good it was. This game was a part of my teenage years. Thank you for this well-done documentary.

Gabriel P

3y↑10

Can't think of another game after Thief that treated sound with such importance... My favorite games of all time (Thief 1 & 2).

Quinn Marchese

gonna comment just because im a bit tired of seeing this echoed in the comments, Metal Gear Solid always featured sound as an important aspect to consider/use to your advantage, from knocking on walls to bait someone around a corner or throwing an empty clip or similar item to distract an enemy, also Splinter Cell 1 and 2 hyperfocuses on the sound generated by what you're walking on (as well as throwing empty cans or whistling as distractions) before SC Chaos Theory also added focus on using ambient sound to maneuver more swiftly when you are near a sound source. Also No One Lives Forever 1 and 2 (both are hugely great games deserving of remasters that they will never get) uses the floor type to affect the loudness of footsteps.

scgamerd

2y↑2

Thank you for working on this! A long forgotten classic, original thief feel now sadly resides in mostly our nostalgic memories. I really hope that this may inspire previous creator teams to together for last time and give us fans a true farewell thief game that is deserving of the name

Vít Savický

3y↑2

Every single one of these people is a true legend. So many great games came out of Looking Glass even when it no longer exists, but the spirit lives on. Immersive sim is one of my favourite genres and I am glad to learn of its origins. Thank you noclip, stellar work as alway.

David Crowell

3y↑10

You guys might actually have the best content on YouTube. I've never played Thief before but I found this super interesting. Also to echo what a lot of others have already said, the intro for your classics series is soooo sick. Whoever put that together did an amazing job!

Oliver Cant

3y↑12

"You shouldn't work for a company that demands you work 80 hours a week".

Absolute fucking truth. No job is worth 80 hours, not even your dream job. It's only videogames at the end of it. Passion for something is one thing, but never let anyone take advantage of you by using your passion against you. That's straight up manipulation. Your health matters more, and I wish the industry respected that.

Also, unionise and form Dev Co ops.

Muertegris

3y↑14

The Thief saga is the best for me, and Thief: Dark project the best game ever made. I think like Randy Smith, in Thief 2 is less variety of levels. I think the second mission of Thief, with the haunted mines and the hammerite prision is very impressive and make you blow your mind. The third seeking the horn of Quintus is amazing too. I missed a lot those things in the other thief games.

MrVesinokkaelain

3y↑14

Being from Finland, I remember laughing at the Finnish coat of arms being used as a tavern sign at 57:37. Seeing that again brought back fond memories. I wonder if there were any Finns in the development team, and that was meant as an easter egg, or was it just a placeholder image flip they thought no one would notice.

Tim Stellmach

3y↑6

Iikka Keränen was a level designer on Thief 2, and was at Ion Storm afterwards, but he worked with the Dallas team and wasn't involved in Thief 3 that I know of.

Spermicide

3y↑2

That credits sequence really put a smile on me!
I owe a lot of my creative identity to Thief and the pursuits of various Looking Glass alumni, and to see a once-in-a-lifetime studio get the attention they deserve in this was such a treat.

George McKendrick Bryce

3y↑2

What an epic game franchise, I'm not a big gamer really, but I picked up Thief Deadly Shadows for the PC in my teens and I was hooked on the franchise instantly! The atmosphere, the story, the art, and the taffers! It's just the perfect combo! I was so excited at the release of Thief 4, and it saddens me Eidos Montreal missed out on a lot of those magic ingredients in the game. But I'd gladly buy a Thief 5 if they learned from their mistakes 🤘

My next shot won't miss

3y↑6

I loved Thief games. Great memories. Looking forward to watching this after work.

Diego Rens

3y↑1

Their ethos to come to work all day and sleep there to work on this love project is so damn inspiring.
My current job at least has me liking it, but they were on a completely different level !

EposVox

2y↑17

Bro that Greatest Hits intro SENT ME
I need visuals like this in my life

Mr Nobody in VR

3y↑1

Those people made a game that will forever be in my life, it was such a wonderful time to be a gamer, to be into 3D, just a beautiful time to be a dreamer. <3 Thank you for those entrancing nights deep in the shadows of Thief. Have at you!!!

From The Attic

3y↑2

What would we do without Noclip? Like seriously. This channel is a gem.

RetroDeath Reviews

3y↑5

The greatest Windows PC game ever created. A game that still shines as strong as it did in when it came out. And one that nobody could ever even hope to replicate.

Fudge Weasel

1y↑1

The first Thief game is still the only game I've played, in 40+ years of gaming, with the perfect difficulty curve. It managed a balance where you always felt that you were being pushed and challenged; but if you got near the end and then went back and played the first few missions, you suddenly discovered you could breeze through them with no challenge at all, even if you chose to make all the noise and fight everything. I've never found another game which can do that so well.

delatroy

3y↑2

Thief STILL cannot be matched for stealth, atmosphere and voice acting👌

Wormerine

3y↑12

Amazing game to this day, even without nostalgia. Played it for the first time in 2010s, and fell in love with both Theif1&2 in spite of their age. Thief1 easily lands within my top 10 of all time.

Illia Andriukhin

Same. Played System Shock 1 in 2010 and Thief in 2011 for the first time and those are my favorite games (even though I am playing games since 1994). Thief 2 and Deadly Shadows didn't impress me that much though, some magic was lost for sure.

Clockwork

3y↑19

Now THIS puts a smile on my face.

PunkerNinetySix

3y↑3

Thanks Noclip! I appreciate the point of view you presented on crunch in this doc. This, in my opinion, is 100% the correct way to view crunch time as it relates to any creative pursuit. The statement "never work for a company that makes you do this" is also right on point. It should be the creator's choice and that choice should come to light as a result of positive workplace culture, realistic expectations around each individual's unique work/life balance and a supportive team who inspires you to be your best. Corporate interests should have no weight on that decision whatsoever. This documentary is truly an inspiring look, and somewhat of a dream scenario, at what it is like to make games for a living.

CYON4D

47w

The first three Thief games are such classics, they are definitely among the best pc games of all time. Looking Glass Studios will always be remembered for the amazing work they have done.

Alex Lokanin

3y↑1

Definitely watching this one. I absolutely love thief, it's such a unique game. Always love hearing the stories of the LGS staff. It sounds like they really enjoyed working in that company. Hearing Terri's voice is always a bit surreal. To anyone who liked this video I strongly recommend the interview with the staff podcast series here on youtube. It's a goldmine of information

Marcel Grünwald

3y↑3

This was absolutely amazing, thank you guys so much. And the credits sequence was really funny, lol

popo lokross

3y↑1

Never thought i'd be seeing the alumni of Looking Glass in the same video.

It really felt like a celebration of the Studio, thank you Noclip.

Steve Bishop

3y↑3

Great video for a great game series. Thanks for the work and effort put into this video, taffers!

Brandon Morel

3y↑6

Looking Glass Studios had all of the momentum, while they were on top they developed some of the best and most influential games of all time, their existence was unsustainable though, each game was expensive to make and a series of financial problems got to them, just like wave that eventually breaks and rolls back to the ocean.

Aki

perfection. the thief series recently captured my heart and this documentary came out at the perfect time and watching it again its even better then i remembered.

Luka Dreyer

3y↑5

Oh, boy, ever since discovering your channel, I have hoped for a documentary on Looking Glass Studios, a studio simultaneously ahead of their time and obscure. A deep dive into the Thief series comes pretty damn close. :)

Mute Branches

3y↑2

My all-time favourite (second hand) Thief memory. A friend throwing some cheese into a guard's path, interrupting his idling dialogue and creating the immortal line. "I'll find you, you taffing... CHEESE!?!"

Chris Foxx

This documentary needs to be shown to game companies around the world, not only is it an entertaining story about the creation of Thief but it's a beautiful and in-depth look at a studio that blossoms from the work that the team wants to do instead of the work that they're forced to do and in turn the magnificent project they were able to make.

Frost Bite

51w↑1

Thank You for this, no game even today comes close to the level of realism achieved in this game. Stealth in relation to lighting and sound is unmatched even today.

Llaura M

3y↑1

I always thought deadly shadows was underrated. I love the first two but the narrative in deadly shadows and the environments are so much more nostalgiac and fond to me. It had some absolutely brilliant levels as well. It had a different feel for sure with the smaller spaces but it's different for that too.

emma

3y↑1

ill never be tired of listening to the folks from looking glass talking about their work, playing the metal age way back when really opened my eyes to how interesting and dynamic games can be. also the production quality on your docs keeps going up which is incredible considering how strong you started, glad you guys are doin this ♥

jimjamz

3y↑1

There is still no other game to date that can make me shiver and the hairs stand up on the back of my neck as The Dark Project, once the Haunts notice you and give chase. Having bought and played this on release in '98, I wasn't expecting a replay in 2020 to repeat the effect - I was wrong. My original play-through left such a psychological scar, my shiver has almost become muscle memory when interacting with that character in the game, some 22 years later. Sadly, The Metal Age couldn't reproduce that experience, and it was obviously evident missions took precedent over the inter-woven story-line we were led through in TDP. The Metal Age and its improvements was a deserved sequel, but it did lack that lore and mystery we unraveled in the first game.
Thank you for an enjoyable documentary on probably the best game series ever made. It would have been great if you could have interviewed Paul Neurath, as he would have some interesting facts regarding project development, as he did for the War Stories series.

powerguido

2y↑1

This game was insane, should be recognized more, sometimes I feel Half-Life 1 gets all the glory.

RandomVideo

3y↑1

Thank you so much for creating this amazing high-quality documentary on my most favorite game of all time!! :D <3

AssaulteedOne

Really awesome to hear and see stories from these driven people making something great for the sake of the art form. Thanks for the great docs as always Noclip crew!

Curt Randall

Thief was my first PC game experience. It came free bundled with my video card. I had no idea what it was (remember this is before youtube, and the internet was very young then). I installed it, started playing, and I immediately became enthralled with it. It was incredibly immersive and the sound was in a world of its own. Over 20 years later being a pc gamer, the apparent amount of love that went into making the game is still unmatched. I will forever have major respect for LGS.

bigevil1987

3y↑1

Great work as always. It's funny I've just been listening to the audiobooks for Schreier's two books, both of which cover parts of Spector's and Levine's careers, so this doc perfectly fills in some details that were only mentioned in the books.

Tim Ogul

Loved this game franchise so much. Thank you everyone who worked on it.

R. Nóbrega

3y↑1

Another great documentary. Job well done. Congrats Danny and team.

Joshua Schraiber

3y↑1

This is absurdly unreasonably high quality content Jesus Christ how can we possibly deserve this?

Krzysztof P

2y↑1

Thief I and II are my favorite game ever. Basically a masterpiece in stealth games genre. Love the cynical personality of Garret ( Stephen Russell was brilliant ). Imho best video game character ever. And this atmosphere of mystery and dread that is difficult to find in other games of this type.

Eduardo Rebouças

3y↑1

Thief 1 and 2 are my favorite PC games from that period and I'm beyond happy that this doc is finally out! ♥️

MrBobby35790

3y↑2

Thief 1 contains one of the best cinematics I've ever seen in a game. Was a young teenager, and when the cutscene played and the ahem tables were turned on Garrett, my young teenager mouth was hanging open. I couldn't believe what I'd just watched haha.

Iceberg Tech

3y↑1

Deadly Shadows and Invisible War were such amazing games. There's a fog hanging over my early Twenties that means I have forgotten a lot of what I used to love back then, but every now and again something pops up to remind me. The Cradle in Deadly Shadows was an outstanding level that made for a unique experience for me at the time.

Teemu Malinen

Indeed, The Cradle was really impactful. You'd learn throughout the game to look out for the guards or zombies, learn their routes and sneak past or kill them. But then in first part of The Cradle there's no guards or zombies, only noises and long hallways where you're expecting a guard around each corner, but there's nothing there. It's been a very long time but I remember how much that level threw me off.

Luka Dreyer

3y↑5

Thief: Deadly Shadows was my introduction to the series, which helped me appreciate it more on its own merits. To this day, I maintain that it is a inspired and worthy conclusion to the trilogy. However, it is a pity to see how just that one detail of being developed for the X-Box ended up undermining a key principle of the series: large, open-ended levels.

Andrew Reinke

3y↑1

I never played the Thief series but now i'm quite interested. Also wonder what the modern day version of Looking Glass is, or if such a studio even exists or will ever exist again. Thanks for the work ya'll put into these videos!

Erik deJong

3y↑1

The unsung hero of this series is the Title Sequence.... simply amazing

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3y↑1

Thief 3 was one of my favorite games when I was young. The lock picking mini-game that you could get really good at and that really felt like lock picking, wall climbing, layers to every location, city hub , side missions you had to find yourself and that helped you find information that would make next core missions easier, gorgeous visuals and fantastic optimisation, OMG I am still fascinated! The thing that if you killed too much guards or were caught stealing several times made militia on the streets notice you and your portraits started appearing on the city walls! Guards in next levels became more aware if you were brutal before. Damn, there even was a secret level in prison if you got caught in the streets! After remembering all this I guess it was and still is my favorite game of all time, along with fallout 2.)

Tyler Goll

3y↑1

That was one of the best documentaries I've seen for a video game in a while.

Pedro Ramires

3y↑1

This was one of the best noclip episodes yet, and I think it has to do with the number of developers that were part of it and the bigger focus on themes like the studio's work culture. I hope we get to see more and more of this.

M. Rafas

Everytime I see how great this game was I get sad knowing we might never get another one

thesummerofmark

3y↑1

Once again, outstanding work from the Noclip team. I hope you’ll cover these amazing studios making amazing art for years to come

Martin Strnad

3y↑1

Thank you so much, Thief gave me the initial motivational push to focus on game development during my teenage years. Looking back at all this and hearing the devs talking like I would talk in my late 20s while working on games myself fills me with nostalgia so much.

thisaimlessendeavor

It is impossible for me to love this even a tiny bit more. Perfection. Thank you!

DILF Patrol

3y↑1

The self-effacing humility of these really talented artists stands out to me. I really liked their assessment of their own studio culture versus trying to manufacture that enthusiasm and drive inorganically, "mandatory fun" as it were.

Dan Silverstone

3y↑1

Another amazing doc. Deep as ever. Love the insight into the work ethic, in a time and place when it never felt exploitative ❤

Daniel Bernal

3y↑1

Great video! Thanks so much for documenting a real masterpiece!

Komagb

Great video for one of the best game series of all time. The segment with Randy Smith at 52:50 was really illuminating, helping to really explain some of the issues and reasons behind how Thief Deadly Shadows turned out.

daniel calabrese

I really love how developers are able to be honest and transparent so that we the fans of their great work are able to get a look at how it all came to be. For me it helps to make an emotional connection to a game even stronger by hearing about the ups and downs I feel like I'm riding along with them which then of course gives me a feeling of connection/belonging. I also want to thank noclip it's because of their hard work that I am able to feel that way at all. So thank you to noclip and of course all developers who share this passion for the art form called gaming. 😊👍

Disarray

3y↑1

Great episode, love Thief. Still think it's a shame that my favourite Looking Glass game, Terra Nova, still never quite gets the recognition it deserves.

alinzelnan

52w

I couldn't have asked for a better game than Thief 1 to introduce me to PC gaming as a kid. It's still my favorite game and will always be, thanks to everyone involved in making it back then.

Roelf Kromhout

3y↑4

Greg LoPiccolo was already a hero for creating that System Shock opening track. Had no idea he was lead on this.

Illia Andriukhin

Yes, System Shock OST is pure brilliance.

FreezeFrames

3y↑5

Thief was such a formative game for me, along with System Shock 2 it took hold of my teen brain and made many modifications to it; really set the course for me creatively. I remember when Looking Glass went under, I was crushed for months. So cool to see these guys talk about the experience making these games!

SNESLIVE

3y↑1

Thief morphed my interests as a gamer early in my life and like most of these games it was through the older brother of a friend of mine. He introduced me to Thief, Elder Scrolls, and Hitman to name a few.

wizaard7

3y↑1

I remember following this game's production, on their website, when it was still called "The Dark Project". I could tell they were working out what exactly the game would be as I read through their posts (although I've forgotten the details). I remember one moment when I first started playing it. I was in the street trying to find a back way into some building (I'm blanking on the name) but it was the one where the guards are talking about the bear pits. I saw a guard coming and crouched down and hid in the shadows. As he walked past me, he greeted me, and continued on. It was simultaneously hilarious and disorienting. I knew this game was something special, and I had no idea what I was doing, but I was hooked.

Tarets

3y↑1

What a great team of passionate people.

RonJomero

3y↑4

A NoClip documentary about my favorite game series of all time?!? Hell yes please!

I'm still pissed Daikatana indirectly killed Looking Glass Studios.

Shane Mullan

Your absolutely right John Romero killed LGS.

Citizen_JV

3y↑1

It's Amazing of how a defunct company like Looking Glass Studios made a such an Engrossing Stealth Sim that ended up being one of the greatest games ever made. Not only that, this Documentary proves that Looking Glass Studios were deeply passionate of making this game and wanted. literally wanted for this game to work and in the end, it did. It takes time and patience to make a video game that could possibly push the envelopes of not just being one of the greatest games of all time but it also made Thief II The Metal Age and Thief Deadly Shadows come to fruition in spite of financial problems they went through. I have the utmost respect of companies, like Looking Glass Studios that really (literally) gave a shit of what they wanted to do for Thief The Dark Project to succeed and by all means, It not only succeeded, but its Loved by a lot of Fans!!

Roboterpunk

3y↑2

Playing Deus Ex again right now, I realize once more how much the works of all the wonderful people at Looking Glass influenced this game. It‘s a masterpiece built upon the foundation laid by Thief. There is so much greatness in every aspect of those games, and I‘m very greatful for them.

greyfox37

3y↑1

Thief and Thief 2 are two of the best games ever made. A cult hit that showed that design, atmosphere, and immersion can help overlook outdated graphics. Thief 2 still has the best level design I've ever seen in a game to this date. No other games have given me so much excitement as these to have to this date. There are great games out there before the whole woke era took over, but these games came around in a time where development mattered far more than social issues.

Point Man

3y↑7

Both you and GVMERS had similar ideas for today's content, LOL! Awesome work, guys!

Dodgyrb

3y↑1

So glad that to see an in-depth dive into this wonderful series. The first three games in the series are full of nostalgia for me.

ZaD

3y↑1

Another forgotten but clever aspect of the game was the appearance of in-game maps. Typicaly the edges of the places we had to infiltrate were precise, and the more inside, the more approximative it was getting. It always felt like a map a real thief would draw after scouting and gathering clues from whatever sources he could get. To my knowledge no other game did that.

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