Gloomwood is bad!

Tweed · Post by **Tweed** » April 27th, 2024, 17:28

It has a stupid checkpoint save system and it's ugly, also I didn't like the combat.

Post by **rusty_shackleford** » April 27th, 2024, 17:31

OK, I removed it until further discussion is had.

Tweed · Post by **Tweed** » April 27th, 2024, 17:42

Ha ha! I WIN! I WIN I WIN I WIN!!!

Val the Moofia Boss · Post by **Val the Moofia Boss** » April 27th, 2024, 17:43

I enjoyed the demo, though I feel that the "Thief with guns" moniker set false expectations. When I hear "Thief" I think of gameplay primarily built around stealth, and robust sound detection where you dread crossing a marble floor because your footsteps will echo and attract several guards and that might end the mission you're 45 minutes into right there. You want to avoid combat and if you do attract aggro then you need to escape immediately or you are dead. But in Gloomwood you can actually go toe to toe with most mobs and win. I was able to kill all of the human enemies except for the pack of birdmen in the final underground area, simply because if you aggroed one then all of them would descend upon you immediately. Sound isn't a crucial factor in Gloomwood like in Thief. There is still a lot of stealth gameplay in Gloomwood, it's just more actiony.

Tweed · Post by **Tweed** » April 27th, 2024, 17:45

Stealth felt bolted on and pointless to me in the demo and I was sold on the whole "It's like Thief" pitch as well.