<s>
Thief	B-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
video	O
gaming	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feral	O
Interactive	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
the	O
cult	O
classic	O
Thief	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
of	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
announced	O
in	O
2009	O
as	O
Thief	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Garrett	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
who	O
embarks	O
on	O
several	O
missions	O
focusing	O
on	O
stealing	O
from	O
the	O
rich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Garrett	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
goes	O
about	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
focused	O
around	O
stealing	O
from	O
the	O
rich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
is	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
guards	O
will	O
know	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
potential	O
hiding	O
spots	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
be	O
utilizing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
experience	O
point	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
in-game	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
scrapped	O
after	O
negative	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
already	O
a	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
world	O
inspired	O
by	O
Victorian	O
,	O
Gothic	O
,	O
and	O
steampunk	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrett	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
who	O
has	O
been	O
away	O
from	O
his	O
hometown	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
returns	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
a	O
place	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
The	O
city	O
,	O
and	O
finds	O
it	O
ruled	O
with	O
an	O
iron	O
grip	O
by	O
a	O
tyrant	O
called	O
the	O
Baron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
Garrett	O
's	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
legendary	O
Sneak	O
Thief	B-Application
)	O
iconic	O
mechanical	O
eye	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
hidden	O
unique	O
loots	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
inside	O
of	O
a	O
prison	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erin	O
is	O
naïve	O
and	O
reckless	O
,	O
and	O
needlessly	O
kills	O
a	O
guard	O
using	O
her	O
grappling	B-Application
Claw	O
,	O
leading	O
Garrett	O
to	O
rebuke	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrett	O
evades	O
Northcrest	O
's	O
right-hand	O
man	O
,	O
the	O
Thief-Taker	O
General	O
,	O
and	O
retrieves	O
the	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basso	O
is	O
arrested	O
by	O
the	O
Thief-Taker	O
General	O
,	O
prompting	O
Garrett	O
to	O
rescue	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thief-Taker	O
General	O
arrives	O
as	O
Aldous	O
flees	O
with	O
Erin	O
;	O
Garrett	O
kills	O
the	O
General	O
and	O
pursues	O
Aldous	O
to	O
his	O
hideout	O
aboard	O
a	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
in	O
2009	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Thief	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Thi4f	B-Application
)	O
,	O
after	O
rumours	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
at	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
made	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
,	O
numerous	O
experimental	O
design	O
changes	O
were	O
proposed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
or	O
environmental	O
clambering	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
Stephane	O
D'Astous	O
,	O
was	O
quoted	O
as	O
stating	O
Thief	B-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
currently	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
development	O
stages	O
for	O
Thief	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
incredibly	O
ambitious	O
project	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
exciting	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Right	O
now	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
is	O
our	O
priority	O
and	O
we	O
're	O
putting	O
everything	O
behind	O
it	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
it	O
's	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
our	O
first	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
NeoGAF	O
found	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
files	O
that	O
indicated	O
network	O
programmers	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos-Montréal	O
was	O
expanded	O
in	O
2010	O
with	O
a	O
separate	O
team	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
MP	O
producer	O
Joe	O
Khoury	O
was	O
asked	O
if	O
they	O
would	O
also	O
work	O
on	O
their	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
deny	O
or	O
confirm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	O
users	O
that	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
items	O
for	O
the	B-Application
sniper	I-Application
class	O
(	O
cosmetics	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
Garrett	O
wears	O
and	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
huntsman	O
weapon	O
styled	O
after	O
the	O
bow	O
used	O
in-game	O
)	O
and/or	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
items	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
expected	O
for	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
switched	O
to	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
confirmed	O
when	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
through	O
that	O
month	O
's	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
and	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
"	O
other	O
next-gen	O
consoles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
upon	O
initial	O
press	O
release	O
photos	O
Phil	O
Savage	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
made	O
some	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Dishonored	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
all	O
looks	O
a	O
bit	O
Dishonored	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
apt	O
,	O
given	O
that	O
Dishonored	B-Application
looked	O
a	O
bit	O
Thief.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
record	O
our	O
actor	O
's	O
voices	O
and	O
their	O
movement	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
using	O
a	O
full	O
performance	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
supports	O
Mantle	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
AMD	O
TrueAudio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
's	O
Mike	O
Splechta	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
6.5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Some	O
might	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
look	O
past	O
Thief	B-Application
's	O
shortcomings	O
and	O
instead	O
only	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
moments	O
of	O
brilliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
I	O
imagine	O
long-time	O
Thief	B-Application
fans	O
hoping	O
for	O
Garrett	O
's	O
grand	O
return	O
might	O
be	O
somewhat	O
disappointed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
glowing	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
have	O
its	O
faults	O
-	O
particularly	O
falling	O
apart	O
when	O
Garrett	O
is	O
spotted	O
-	O
Thief	B-Application
excels	O
in	O
the	O
shadows	O
as	O
a	O
pure	O
stealth	O
title	O
,	O
becoming	O
increasingly	O
enjoyable	O
as	O
your	O
skills	O
improve.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
"	O
Yahtzee	O
"	O
Croshaw	O
was	O
very	O
negative	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
his	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
review	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
linear	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Thief	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
protagonist	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
boring	O
,	O
easily	O
digestible	O
archetype	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
incentive	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
stealthily	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
kindest	O
thing	O
one	O
can	O
say	O
about	O
Thief	B-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
another	O
soulless	O
AAA	O
game	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
pile.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
annual	O
game	O
awards	O
video	O
,	O
he	O
listed	O
Thief	B-Application
as	O
the	O
single	O
worst	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
before	O
later	O
ranking	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
worst	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
2010s	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
an	O
OXM	O
press	O
event	O
a	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
'	O
s	O
Nick	O
Cantin	O
hinted	O
a	O
Thief	B-Application
sequel	O
could	O
be	O
possible	O
,	O
depending	O
upon	O
its	O
reception	O
:	O
"	O
Nothing	O
's	O
announced	O
yet	O
but	O
we	O
're	O
very	O
keen	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
people	O
respond	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
 [ ... ] 	O
We	O
've	O
built	O
a	O
really	O
big	O
universe	O
around	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
layers	O
to	O
it	O
–	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
really	O
deep	O
 [ ... ] 	O
so	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
possibilities	O
to	O
jump	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
