I used to be already conscious that Mission Shadowglass was at the least partly impressed by Wanting Glass’ stealth masterpiece Thief: The Darkish Mission. Fellow sneaky bastard Ted Litchfield picked some promising nuggets out of Shadowglass’ purse in January, reminiscent of open-ended ranges that includes guards and traps and simulated 3D audio impressed by Thief’s pioneering propagation tech.
However I had severely underestimated simply how a lot of Garrett’s DNA is in Starhelm Studios’ darkish fantasy sneak ’em up. A brand new trailer for Mission Shadowglass debuted on the Future Video games Present late final week, and Starhelm’s recreation is so deeply Thief coded you may nearly hear it muttering ‘Taffer’ below its breath.
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Whereas I inevitably recognize how Shadowglass wears its inspirations on its sleeve, I’m additionally glad to see that Starhelm has a couple of tips of its personal. The video exhibits the power to slip down rooftops, shoot explosive barrels with hearth arrows, and splash water arrows on the ground so guards slip on the liquid. The swordfighting additionally seems to be barely extra concerned than OG Thief too, although the Steam web page notes that your character nonetheless fights “sloppily”, which is strictly how swordfighting in a stealth recreation ought to work.
There are extra thrilling options talked about on the Steam web page too. The starting stage of a heist will contain “analysis”, with you selecting when, the place, and learn how to plunder buildings. Your actions within the recreation world can even have long-term ramifications. Getting caught will see you thrown into a jail that you will have to flee from, whereas the town’s safety will tighten as guards turn into conscious {that a} thief is about. Killing individuals can even enhance the citizenry’s worry of you, presumably to the purpose the place they’re going to flee from you on sight.
It sounds rad, to be sincere. There is no launch date for Mission Shadowglass but. The Steam web page says it’s nonetheless in “early improvement”, so I would not count on it to reach quickly. However the trailer suggests the sport has come a great distance for the reason that video Starhelm posted in January, and a demo is deliberate for later this 12 months, which I am unable to wait to strive.
