Thief verliest quicktime-events

De Thief-reboot bevat niet langer quicktime-events, zo heeft ontwikkelaar Eidos Montreal bevestigd. De verandering werd onthuld in een blog van de ontwikkelaar. Verder is bekendgemaakt dat er niet gezwommen kan worden en er werd meer verteld over de hardcoremodus.

Over de quicktime-events was woordvoerder Valérie Boudeau van Eidos Montreal duidelijk: "We're not implementing them. To begin with, there were very few instances of QTEs in the game; in fact there was only one in that whole hour-long E3 demo."

"However, given the strong reactions it evoked in the press and the community, it was an easy decision to do away with them entirely. So we're not doing it. No quick time."

In de blog valt verder nog te lezen dat Garrett in de game niet zal zwemmen. Ook werden er details gedeeld over de hardcoremodus van de game: "Hardcore mode... allows players to customize the game in a number of ways. One of my favorites is the Ironman: if you die, game over. Hey, what is life without a little risk? We even added a "If the enemy detects you, you die" mode. Now combine that with the Ironman... You get the point"

"There is also the possibility to disable Focus and related abilities, as promised. This is in addition to the option to disable specific elements of the UI, like the reaction icons for NPCs. The UI list is pretty extensive, so don't worry, you will be able to get the game just the way you like it."

Thief komt in februari uit voor pc, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 en Xbox One.