This picture truly sums up a lot of things about the arguments used by far too many gamer retards.
What I'm about to say may sound condescending and arrogant, but I'm only saying it because it's true. I'm not saying "I told you so" or "LOL dumbfucks!" at anyone. I'm saying the following because it's fact.
When a person has been doing the same thing for close to 30 years, be it a profession or a hobby, they tend to get quite good at it. So good that they can, at a glance, determine whether an item that falls within their decade-long area of expertise is of good quality or bad. Ask any quality craftsman, any gourmet chef, any enthusiastic collector, etc. There's a reason why people with experience are consulted and looked up to... at least, that's the way it used to be for centuries, nowadays it seems kinda different, as I'll explain later.
I'm one of several people on this forum that possesses such experience with video games, across a wide variety of platforms. I've played games in every conceivable genre, including a few genres that are extinct today. I've played thousands of games. In addition I'm well familiar with the Thief series. I'll admit that 15 years ago I didn't recognize Thief TDP for what it was, but by 2002 I was fully aware of the cult classic Eidos had on their hands and I've been a devout fan ever since. I was also very disappointed by the fate of Looking Glass Studios and I'm relieved that we at least got Thief 3, although it's clearly inferior to its prequels. Although I'm not as devout as the ones that have spent countless hours over DromED to create new content for the fans of these old games, I've still spread the good word of Thief where applicable.
And I'm going to make the statement here,
I don't need to play a game before I can judge it for what it's worth, especially not a game that's claiming to be based on a game I'm well familiar with in the first place. I know what to look for, I know what to expect, I know what's supposed to be there, and what not. If the things I expect are missing, it clearly won't ever be the same. If it isn't based on the same foundation, it's not the same thing. And the moment I began to see what nuThief was like, I immediately realized that it would, at best, be a terrible Thief game, a subpar stealth game and a disappointment for everyone. Experience has taught me to notice and recognize these things, it's a trait of man that tends to be VERY HARD to disprove, especially by people who clearly don't have as much or similar experience.
And yet, gamers believe that they can dismiss such experience outright, without reason. Look at gaming journalism, they speak of games made 15 years ago either as if they were ancient relics recently uncovered from dusty tombs or sealed caverns, and as irrelevant junk that holds no significance today. Or both. They claim that clinging on to a piece of code made in the 90s is a crime or a sin, when newer, more modern versions are readily available, even though they lack content and quality. And the gamers eat it up, totally clueless about what came before, only focusing on the Next Big Thing, as told to them by Gaming Media.
Truly the worst case scenario of the self-entitlement gamers are plagued by. It makes us look arrogant, stupid and a disgrace to Mankind.
If Eidos, and the Thief developers are reading this as some posters here claim, then my message to them is this: You fucked up. You know it, we know it, admit it. We (people in general) can be forgiving when others are honest and forthcoming. I'll admit that the odds of you being honest and forthcoming at this point are next to none, but I rather wanted to have those words out there for you than to be silent. I don't like what you've done, but I'm not gonna rage and send you death threats either, though I hope you'll understand if I wish that your careers in the gaming industry will be short. That's another upside to having decades of experience under your belt: You know what works, and what doesn't.
