<s>
Thief	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
stealth	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Garrett	O
,	O
a	O
master	O
thief	B-Application
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
steampunk	O
world	O
resembling	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
the	O
Late	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
and	O
the	O
Victorian	O
era	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
advanced	O
technologies	O
interspersed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Thief	B-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Thief	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
features	O
three	O
extra	O
maps	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bug	B-Error_Name
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
gone	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
many	O
former	O
employees	O
moved	O
to	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
and	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
third	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Deadly	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos-Montréal	O
was	O
subsequently	O
given	O
the	O
reins	O
for	O
Thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
has	O
been	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
mainly	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
within	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
gameplay	O
tactic	O
of	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
is	O
to	O
avoid	O
fights	O
,	O
stealthily	O
traverse	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
complete	O
specific	O
objectives	O
and	O
instead	O
sneak	O
around	O
the	O
enemies	O
or	O
discreetly	O
subdue	O
them	O
,	O
without	O
raising	O
too	O
much	O
noise	O
or	O
suspicion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thief	B-Application
games	O
are	O
sometimes	O
described	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
"	O
first-person	O
sneaker	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
sneak-em-up	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
first-person	O
looter	O
"	O
to	O
emphasize	O
this	O
difference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classification	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
slow	O
coming	O
,	O
as	O
three-dimensional	O
stealth	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
only	O
became	O
more	O
common	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
Thief	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
innovation	O
employed	O
extensively	O
by	O
Thief	B-Application
is	O
the	O
careful	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
as	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tactics	O
to	O
avoid	O
being	O
heard	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
walking	O
gently	O
,	O
steering	O
clear	O
of	O
noisy	O
pavement	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
moss	B-Application
arrows	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
carpet	O
that	O
muffles	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
footsteps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
simply	O
'	O
pinch	O
out	O
 '	O
a	O
lit	O
candle	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
use	O
button	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
large	O
component	O
of	O
game	O
play	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
stealth	O
,	O
is	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
missions	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Thief	B-Application
games	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
freely	O
explore	O
the	O
game	O
environment	O
without	O
much	O
hindrance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
free	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
how	O
they	O
approach	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
as	O
one	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
take	O
out	O
all	O
the	O
AI-controlled	O
guards	O
,	O
either	O
by	O
utilising	O
a	O
player-equipped	O
blackjack	O
,	O
which	O
incapacitates	O
enemies	O
,	O
without	O
killing	O
them	O
,	O
a	O
sword	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
direct	O
combat	O
and	O
can	O
kill	O
enemies	O
,	O
or	O
broadhead	O
arrows	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
discreetly	O
kill	O
enemies	O
from	O
a	O
long	O
range	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
special	O
arrows	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
water	O
arrows	O
,	O
rope	O
arrows	O
and	O
moss	B-Application
arrows	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
avoid	O
any	O
confrontation	O
with	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
in	O
late	O
1998	O
and	O
powered	O
by	O
their	O
own	O
in-house	O
developed	O
Dark	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-release	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
entitled	O
Thief	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
fixed	O
various	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
added	O
three	O
new	O
levels	O
(	O
mostly	O
derived	O
from	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
identical	O
to	O
,	O
content	O
that	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
but	O
cut	O
for	O
budget	O
or	O
time	O
constraints	O
)	O
which	O
contributed	O
significantly	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
also	O
contains	O
bonus	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
DromEd	B-Application
Dark	O
Engine	O
editor	O
,	O
a	O
behind-the-scenes	O
"	O
making	O
of	O
"	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
desktop	O
theme	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
re-release	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
provisionally	O
entitled	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
Gold	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
they	O
went	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
released	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
Dark	O
Engine	O
that	O
powered	O
the	O
original	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
an	O
almost	O
identical	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
,	O
with	O
at	O
some	O
points	O
differences	O
in	O
architecture	O
and	O
technology	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
minor	O
graphic	O
and	O
programming	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
colored	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
was	O
also	O
fundamentally	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
but	O
many	O
new	O
elements	O
had	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
including	O
technological	O
gadgets	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
remote	O
eye	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
include	O
an	O
increase	O
in	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
behaviors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Responding	O
to	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Thief	B-Application
that	O
more	O
time	O
was	O
spent	O
on	O
combat	O
than	O
actually	O
living	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
missions	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
much	O
more	O
around	O
typical	O
thief-like	O
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
spent	O
robbing	O
the	O
rich	O
denizens	O
of	O
the	O
City	O
rather	O
than	O
battling	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
encounters	O
almost	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Thief	B-Application
except	O
for	O
burrick	O
(	O
dinosaur-like	O
creatures	O
)	O
heads	O
mounted	O
as	O
trophies	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mansions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
zombies	O
,	O
undead	O
and	O
ghostly	O
apparitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
where	O
levels	O
were	O
developed	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
levels	O
were	O
designed	O
first	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
plot	O
work	O
with	O
them	O
was	O
somewhat	O
of	O
a	O
retrofit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
re-release	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
entitled	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
Gold	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
rather	O
than	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Studios	O
(	O
albeit	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
people	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Unreal-based	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invisible	I-Application
War	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
Thief	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
all	O
these	O
factors	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
was	O
different	O
(	O
and	O
vastly	O
updated	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
both	O
appearance	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
games	O
sent	O
Garrett	O
straight	O
from	O
mission	O
to	O
mission	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
allows	O
him	O
to	O
walk	O
the	O
City	O
streets	O
between	O
missions	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
steal	O
from	O
passersby	O
,	O
spy	O
on	O
the	O
townspeople	O
's	O
daily	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
search	O
for	O
sidequests	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
major	O
story	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
sandbox	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
not	O
one	O
large	O
continuous	O
map	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
several	O
small	O
neighborhood	O
maps	O
connected	O
by	O
load	O
zones	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Postal	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smaller	O
improvements	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
AI	B-Application
behavior	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
guards	O
who	O
noted	O
when	O
items	O
went	O
missing	O
from	O
their	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
or	O
when	O
doors	O
were	O
left	O
open	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
overhauled	O
sound-propagation	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
several	O
rumors	O
had	O
been	O
circulating	O
regarding	O
a	O
fourth	O
Thief	B-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
allegedly	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos-Montréal	O
'	O
s	O
General	O
Manager	O
Stéphane	O
D'Astous	O
commented	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
for	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
that	O
confirmation	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
second	O
"	O
AAA	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
its	O
website	O
states	O
"	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
letter	O
'	O
T	O
 '	O
"	O
,	O
would	O
occur	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
"	O
or	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
originally	O
titled	O
as	O
Thief	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
universe	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
is	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
and	O
is	O
centered	O
mostly	O
on	O
a	O
dense	O
,	O
sprawling	O
metropolitan	O
complex	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
City	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
some	O
resemblance	O
to	O
18th/19th	O
century	O
London	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
altogether	O
more	O
Medieval	O
culture	O
,	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
architecture	O
,	O
style	O
of	O
dress	O
,	O
semi-feudal	O
social	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
firearms	O
but	O
widespread	O
use	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
method	O
of	O
how	O
electricity	O
is	O
generated	O
is	O
unknown	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
electricity	O
was	O
common	O
50	O
years	O
before	O
Garret	O
was	O
born	O
but	O
the	O
steam	O
boiler	O
was	O
only	O
invented	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thief	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
possibly	O
with	O
a	O
heavier	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
City	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
on	O
non-recurring	O
characters	O
may	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viktoria	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Terri	O
Brosius	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
wood	B-Operating_System
nymph	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
there	O
is	O
little	O
trust	O
on	O
Garrett	O
's	O
part	O
,	O
but	O
over	O
time	O
she	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
gain	O
Garrett	O
's	O
respect	O
,	O
loyalty	O
and	O
,	O
uncharacteristically	O
of	O
the	O
cynical	O
thief	B-Application
,	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
poll	O
asking	O
who	O
should	O
play	O
Viktoria	O
in	O
the	O
movie	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
Thief	B-Application
games	O
(	O
Catherine	O
Zeta-Jones	O
,	O
Elizabeth	O
Hurley	O
,	O
Salma	O
Hayek	O
or	O
Jennifer	O
Lopez	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeper	O
Artemus	O
–	O
The	O
Keeper	O
and	O
mentor	O
who	O
took	O
Young	O
Garrett	O
in	O
and	O
taught	O
him	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artemus	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
killed	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orland	O
eventually	O
becomes	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Keepers	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
leadership	O
quickly	O
proves	O
officious	O
,	O
bureaucratic	B-Application
,	O
and	O
secretive	O
,	O
and	O
Garrett	O
quickly	O
learns	O
to	O
dislike	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
voiced	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
actor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
murdered	O
by	O
The	O
Hag	O
in	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Thief	B-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
he	O
is	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
called	O
"	O
Sinclair	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
"	O
episodes	O
"	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
conversations	O
called	O
"	O
Benny	O
's	O
Ailment	O
"	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
in	O
Deadly	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garrett	O
also	O
helps	O
to	O
rescue	O
Basso	O
's	O
betrothed	O
Jeneviere	O
from	O
indentured	O
servitude	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
mission	O
of	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
DromEd	B-Application
,	O
a	O
map	O
editor	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
an	O
active	O
community	O
of	O
fans	O
began	O
providing	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
home-grown	O
missions	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T3Ed	O
,	O
a	O
map	O
editor	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
Deadly	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
after	O
a	O
letter-writing	O
campaign	O
by	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Straight	O
Up	O
Films	O
acquired	O
the	O
film	O
rights	O
to	O
Thief	B-Application
with	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
movie	O
,	O
Adam	O
Mason	O
and	O
Simon	O
Boyes	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
screenplay	O
,	O
Straight	O
Up	O
Films’	O
President	O
of	O
Production	O
Sandra	O
Condito	O
serving	O
as	O
executive	O
producer	O
along	O
with	O
Khalid	O
Jones	O
of	O
Source	O
Rock	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
while	O
Straight	O
Up	O
principals	O
Marisa	O
Polvino	O
and	O
Kate	O
Cohen	O
to	O
produce	O
alongside	O
Roy	O
Lee	O
and	O
Adrian	O
Askarieh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Adrian	O
Askarieh	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	O
films	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
oversee	O
a	O
shared	O
universe	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
films	O
with	O
Just	O
Cause	O
,	O
Hitman	O
,	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
,	O
Deus	O
Ex	O
,	O
and	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Central	O
reporters	O
at	O
Metro	O
UK	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
shared	O
universe	O
was	O
unlikely	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
no	O
progress	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
on	O
any	O
Just	O
Cause	O
,	O
Deus	O
Ex	O
nor	O
Thief	B-Application
films	O
.	O
</s>
