Thief: The Black Parade Mod Spotlight

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  • čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
  • Thief the Black Parade is a fan made expansion for The Dark Project nearly a decade in the making, adding ten massive missions along with a lot of surprising context for Thief 2 and Deadly Shadows. I believe it's canon.
    Support the channel at: / mandaloregaming or www.paypal.me/mandaloregaming
    I take video suggestions at mandaloremovies@gmail.com
    Twitter: / lord_mandalore
    00:00 - Intro
    00:40 - Mod Background
    01:49 - Getting the Black Parade
    02:15 - Mod Premise
    03:20 - The Black Parade
    11:00 - Conclusion
    11:30 - Credits
    12:34 - Bed Time Denied
    #thief #thief1 #thiefgame #lookingglass #theblackparade #games #gaming
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  • @MandaloreGaming
    @MandaloreGaming  Před 6 měsíci +540

    The Black Parade on ModDB (it won Mod of the Year!)- www.moddb.com/mods/thief-the-black-parade
    Thief on GOG - gog.la/TafferMischief
    TFix & Lite Links - www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134733
    This was an unexpected turn for the schedule, but I would genuinely feel bad not screaming out The Black Parade exists.

    • @Average_Internet_DMC_420
      @Average_Internet_DMC_420 Před 6 měsíci +12

      I can hear your congestion in your nose from the tone of your voice, I hope you are feeling better now :)

    • @romanianstrigoi2988
      @romanianstrigoi2988 Před 6 měsíci +6

      I have an idea!
      Lets celebrate Christmas and new years eve with a warhammer game review like old times😊!
      P.S. Please review Rouge Trader,Darktide or total war warhammer 3 DLC!

    • @arturmical
      @arturmical Před 6 měsíci +2

      Yeah, since Rogue Trader is done by a russian studio that jumped to cyprus to avoid embargos but still will pay russian taxes via their workers... Yeah... I won't be playing Rogue Trader anytime soon unless I pirate it.

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn Před 6 měsíci +8

      @@arturmical I hope you don't buy any Israeli or American products too then. You know, cos you're so moral. 😌

    • @jamesmeow3039
      @jamesmeow3039 Před 6 měsíci

      Fallout New Vegas Mod Reviews. Both the good and bad. You know you want to

  • @Interference22
    @Interference22 Před 6 měsíci +1337

    The absolute best line from the FAQ in the docs for this custom campaign:
    "Q: Are you guys fans of My Chemical Romance?
    A: No. This is what happens when you think you have a cool name and don’t Google it beforehand."

    • @LazyBuddyBan
      @LazyBuddyBan Před 6 měsíci +5

      uhhh context?

    • @Interference22
      @Interference22 Před 6 měsíci +163

      @@LazyBuddyBan The documentation in the mod has a frequently asked questions section. The Black Parade is also the name of an album by emo / punk rock embarrassments My Chemical Romance.

    • @Nyssine
      @Nyssine Před 6 měsíci +48

      @@Interference22 i like MCR!

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Před 6 měsíci +36

      @@Interference22 MCR is fun :)

    • @Morec0
      @Morec0 Před 6 měsíci +22

      ​@@Interference22I don't like MCR but it can't be THAT bad.

  • @marblemanghosting
    @marblemanghosting Před 6 měsíci +6437

    I got chills watching this. It's so surreal seeing a mod you worked on covered on a channel like this. Thank you so much, Mandalore!

    • @W1ndF4lc0n
      @W1ndF4lc0n Před 6 měsíci +434

      Congrats on the release man. Though it's kinda funny hearing your voice for the NPCs haha.

    • @MandaloreGaming
      @MandaloreGaming  Před 6 měsíci +1422

      Thanks for all your hard work! It was an absolute highlight of the year.

    • @LittleWeevil
      @LittleWeevil Před 6 měsíci +60

      I misread that as "Thank you so much, Markiplier!"

    • @Mox_Normandy
      @Mox_Normandy Před 6 měsíci +51

      Dude. You and your team crushed this! Ive been a fan since of the Thief franchise for years, I'd heard about the mod through a friend and it has been a real treat. 10/10 i love it.

    • @agrashh
      @agrashh Před 6 měsíci +15

      @Marbleman: No thank you for working on this mod!

  • @mrblake9220
    @mrblake9220 Před 3 měsíci +56

    This did end up winning Mod of the Year 2023 for anyone wondering.

    • @KristallFire
      @KristallFire Před 12 dny +4

      Absolutely justified.
      This Mod is stupidly awesome. I Loved every minute of it.

  • @JungleJuiceJim
    @JungleJuiceJim Před 6 měsíci +622

    This man will do absolutely anything to avoid making the Thief 4 video.

    • @MandaloreGaming
      @MandaloreGaming  Před 6 měsíci +579

      What's that?

    • @Xenomorthian
      @Xenomorthian Před 6 měsíci +280

      ​@@MandaloreGamingmust have been the wind

    • @JungleJuiceJim
      @JungleJuiceJim Před 6 měsíci +141

      @@MandaloreGaming you can run. You can even hide. But you'll never escape. Make the review, or be forever stuck in the cycles of guilt.

    • @BE-fw1lr
      @BE-fw1lr Před 6 měsíci +66

      @@Xenomorthian IT'S QUIET.

    • @JumalaPlays
      @JumalaPlays Před 6 měsíci +45

      I'd love to see a thief 4 video, analyzing why the game "failed" and what the game does right, as takeaway points for anyone who's either creating fan missions for thief games or creating a new stealth game altogether.

  • @Kozner
    @Kozner Před 23 dny +11

    Without having seen Madalore's previous videos about this saga, this review was precisely the fault of a MOD that caught me so much with the emotion that Mandalore reflects that I decided to start playing the ENTIRE Thief saga for the first time...
    What an incredible decision. I finished the entire trilogy in a few months, then I finally played "The Black Parade." I completely fell in love with these games. And now I'm back here to say "thank you"

    • @BAAa-tw7lo
      @BAAa-tw7lo Před 13 dny +2

      Really feeling like I'm about to do the same. Having seen the other videos, and now this...? Wow. Downloading it.

    • @Kozner
      @Kozner Před 13 dny

      @@BAAa-tw7lo Do it! Just for context: I'm a guy more into RTS and FPS games, and I still really enjoyed Thief. Personally, I think that (because of the age of the games), the first title may have a learning curve, after that, I felt another difficult acceptance curve with Thief 3. Everything else, excellent and fun.

  • @potentiallyunfunnyguy9716
    @potentiallyunfunnyguy9716 Před 6 měsíci +244

    I can only imagine how proud someone must be who, as a creator, made a game with the technology they had available at the time. And then 25 years later, the fans of that which you have created have been compelled enough to carry forward and expand upon your work with this scale.

    • @RomaraAhallow
      @RomaraAhallow Před 6 měsíci +40

      Kind of the ultimate reward for creating art yeah?
      You make something that enthralls and inspires such interest that a quarter-century later folks are not only still talking about and engaging with your work, but building off of it in a most literal and beautiful way.

    • @potentiallyunfunnyguy9716
      @potentiallyunfunnyguy9716 Před 6 měsíci +16

      @@RomaraAhallow Absolutely. Unlike a big payday, artistic fulfilment and knowing you inspired people is the kind of reward that lasts. From the modders who make monolithic projects like this with your game as a basis, to the people who enjoyed it then and re-install it when they need to unwind or find some escapism. That's something to be incredibly proud of.

    • @maxisource
      @maxisource Před měsícem

      i- i guess- i guess you could say the fandom would *carry on*

  • @BestCupid
    @BestCupid Před 6 měsíci +1096

    A mod review ? Hell yea, always love seeing fantastic modders get some light on their work

    • @louisbalfour5202
      @louisbalfour5202 Před 6 měsíci +15

      Enderal review when?

    • @element1111
      @element1111 Před 6 měsíci

      Gonna have to go through the whole Elder Scrolls first@@louisbalfour5202

    • @iwanfishz9
      @iwanfishz9 Před 6 měsíci

      @@louisbalfour5202 YES DUDE, be so amazing if he ever decides to covers Enderal

    • @Mbeluba
      @Mbeluba Před 6 měsíci +4

      Chronicles of Myrthana: Archolos next, actually superior game to any official Gothic game

    • @louisbalfour5202
      @louisbalfour5202 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@Mbeluba Agreed!

  • @crazytwitchy5650
    @crazytwitchy5650 Před 6 měsíci +365

    Where is my chemical romance? I don’t see him

    • @skwoogle
      @skwoogle Před 6 měsíci +64

      Always MY chemical romance. What about OUR chemical romance?

    • @LeClericalError
      @LeClericalError Před 6 měsíci +23

      It seems that in your anger... You killed them.

    • @conq1273
      @conq1273 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@skwoogleBabe please stop saying dumb things

    • @bobbyjollins8091
      @bobbyjollins8091 Před 6 měsíci +10

      When I was a young boy

    • @conq1273
      @conq1273 Před 6 měsíci +8

      @@bobbyjollins8091 my father

  • @mctaffer4917
    @mctaffer4917 Před 6 měsíci +201

    It was a privilege to be able to contribute to this, it's truly a landmark in the Thief community and all the new developments on display are going to be a real game changer- the same way Thief 2X was all the way back in 2005.

    • @Fooma777
      @Fooma777 Před 3 měsíci +4

      I’m really blown away!! Y’all did some incredible work.

  • @HellecticMojo
    @HellecticMojo Před 6 měsíci +33

    "I already have a decent folder of unsettling horses"
    Mandalore, the ranch days are behind you. No more chemical burn farts for you to deal with

  • @GmodPlusWoW
    @GmodPlusWoW Před 6 měsíci +116

    Once again, Mandy proves to be the saviour of the broken, defeated and the damned. And also signal-boosting one of the coolest things to come out of the modding scene this year.
    I should really get into this after Arcane Dimensions. And also Wizordum.

  • @cptdoobs3691
    @cptdoobs3691 Před 6 měsíci +86

    Feeling foolish that this mod review was what finally tipped me into playing Thief. Huge fan of Deus Ex, System Shock, Dishonored, Prey, Bioshock etc. but always felt like Thief was just a bit too antiquated. This mod convinced me to pop in and give it a try, and made me realize that not only is Thief not a simple, feature lacking version of modern immersive sims, but that modern releases hardly even imitate its quality and vision.

    • @W1ndF4lc0n
      @W1ndF4lc0n Před 6 měsíci +15

      You discovered hot water my friend. Welcome to the taffer club.
      Funnily enough, System Shock 2 doesn't have that antiquated stigma, even though it runs on the same engine as the Thief games. And actually Thief II is made after System Shock 2.

    • @pavma7
      @pavma7 Před 5 měsíci +8

      I discovered a few years ago that there no games that play like thief. Sure Hitman comes close but has still a different focus. Usually im annoyed when levels take longer than 30minutes to complete but in Thief it's part of the atmosphere and completing a level feels so satisfying.

    • @user-cj5nk6wn5c
      @user-cj5nk6wn5c Před 2 měsíci

      Thief и Deus Ex между собой вообще будут очень сильно похожи, в плане анимаций, моделей персонажа.
      Я после Deus Ex попробовал Thief:2 и чувствовал себя как дома, хотя в игре куда глубже стелс, есть механики паркура, более крутой звук, а когда появились механисты со своими камерами и роботами я такой ну точно Deus Ex про средневековье😂
      Единственное колоссальное отличие - построение уровней, если Deus Ex я смог пройти без подсказок с интернета, игра интуитивная в этом плане, то Thief вообще мимо если ты не внимательный, не мало уровней я там увы прошел с помощью сайта DarkFate

    • @joshuagraham1800
      @joshuagraham1800 Před 5 dny

      I think you just don't really like true stealth games, which I understand as I don't either.

  • @normtrooper4392
    @normtrooper4392 Před 6 měsíci +567

    Fans can be so amazing. This looks like official content.

    • @RuSosan
      @RuSosan Před 6 měsíci +90

      ​@@UnKnownv5
      You should really cut back on your 🧂intake. It's overflowing your system and seeping out.

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 Před 6 měsíci +73

      @@UnKnownv5 Wow, didn't know there were such great and extensive mods created in the 2000s! Could you point me to any of such wonderful works?

    • @SyndicateOperative
      @SyndicateOperative Před 6 měsíci

      @@LordDragox412 Look it up yourself...

    • @LordDragox412
      @LordDragox412 Před 6 měsíci +52

      @@SyndicateOperative I tried, but there are just so many to chose from! I would love to hear which ones are your favorite and most worth checking out!

    • @longlivetheking1065
      @longlivetheking1065 Před 6 měsíci +33

      @@UnKnownv5 it's by far the best Thief campaign to date. It has its own music, sound, textures, models, animations, etc, and its very visually appealling. No idea what this comment is on about lol

  • @MattDistraction
    @MattDistraction Před 6 měsíci +165

    11:23 What are you so frightened of? Come to me...
    It was seriously a privilege to have gotten to do voicework and later betatest this beast. I will forever be in awe of the dedication and craft of the team. Hope you enjoyed my contribution, and may The City never die!

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Před 6 měsíci +5

      "Oh, he'll come! He'll come ALL OVER THE CITY!!!"

    • @iurycabeleira7990
      @iurycabeleira7990 Před 3 měsíci +4

      You did the statuates voice? Dude i still have nightmares with that entity, solid work!

  • @user-fr3cc5xr8t
    @user-fr3cc5xr8t Před 6 měsíci +128

    Every time Thief content reaches broad audience it feels like something to celebrate

    • @JumalaPlays
      @JumalaPlays Před 6 měsíci +7

      Every time i see a popular person talking about thief, i feel heard. Civvie and mandalore have both made great videos on it. I can only wish that Thief reaches some major breaking point in gaming media. There can never, ever ever be too much thief in my life.

    • @methanal669
      @methanal669 Před 6 měsíci +4

      i've been preaching about this game to anyone vaguely interested since it came out i think. definition of underrated

    • @miamor6460
      @miamor6460 Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@JumalaPlays Shame Civvie fanbase are not interested in Imsim.

  • @TheCrimsonElite666
    @TheCrimsonElite666 Před 6 měsíci +47

    Daily reminder that everyone should check out The Dark Mod. It's an standalone total conversion of Doom 3 that's Thief but legally distinct, and it has an active community of Thief veterans that make missions throughout the year. For a free fan game, it's an impressive testament of how passionate the Thief modding community is even when the franchise is dead.

    • @xXNickPXx
      @xXNickPXx Před 6 měsíci +13

      Another vote of confidence for The Dark Mod. It's provided some of the best experiences of this genre of stealth, even when compared to all official efforts (indie or AAA).

    • @TCrag
      @TCrag Před měsícem +2

      Dark Mods haneling of sound is terrible, which is the main feature of Thief, there are better alternatives.

  • @TheLumberjack1987
    @TheLumberjack1987 Před 6 měsíci +105

    on that note, there's a great mod for Gothic 2.
    It's called "The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos" and it's a full campaign, I think you'd really enjoy it!

    • @Arxfatal1
      @Arxfatal1 Před 6 měsíci +2

      I totally back this up!

    • @TheLumberjack1987
      @TheLumberjack1987 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@Arxfatal1 It was like reliving the initial playthrough of Gothic, only without the magic "I'd wish I could forget knowing this so I can experience it again" spell, loved it

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Would love to play it... but only if it doesn't adhere too much with Gothic III, which I hate. At least Thief: Deadly Shadows has redemption value to begin so to make me want to enjoy The Black Parade.

    • @TheLumberjack1987
      @TheLumberjack1987 Před 6 měsíci

      @@michaelandreipalon359 it's like a true Gothic 1 & 2 successor, nothing like Gothic 3.
      So I'd say go for it, it's free as long as you have Gothic 2 after all :)

    • @TheChronozoan
      @TheChronozoan Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@TheLumberjack1987 thanks! I'm putting it on my list!

  • @roykeeley
    @roykeeley Před 5 měsíci +3

    10:17 You're not wrong. My favorite realization when going through the 2nd level is that it's the same manor where the Constantine hiring Garrett cutscene takes place in the first game. In the sitting room on the second floor, you can find that weird clock on the fireplace and the hanging man window above it (seen in 9:20). Also, in a hidden cellar behind the bar, you can find the plant wine that Constantine offers Garret as well. While references aren't what make something great, the way Black Parade put this one in without any fanfare made it so cool to discover.

  • @DeadHierophant
    @DeadHierophant Před 6 měsíci +175

    Damn, this mod looks amazing! It fills my heart knowing there's a dedicated group of old Thief fans like myself making love letters to this legendary trilogy. The scale of the maps is unreal and I wanna get lost in them snagging loot. Can't wait to play this!

  • @TsunamiWombat
    @TsunamiWombat Před 6 měsíci +34

    *INHALE*
    WHEN I WAS, A YOUNG BOY, MY FATHER
    TOOK ME INTO THE CITY, TO SEE A MARCHING BAND

    • @Reldonator
      @Reldonator Před 2 měsíci +2

      Darn you, now I gotta go listen to it

    • @maxisource
      @maxisource Před měsícem +1

      @@Reldonator HE SAID SON WHEN
      YOU GROW UP
      WILL YOU BE
      THE SAVIOR OF THE BROKEN
      THE BEATEN AND THE DAMNED

  • @weeb_1751
    @weeb_1751 Před 6 měsíci +258

    I love the thief video series, the game is two decades old but it is one of the most creative and fun retro games you can play.

    • @RayX12
      @RayX12 Před 6 měsíci +12

      It is one of the most creative and fun GAMES you can play, period.

    • @deadwaste1
      @deadwaste1 Před 4 měsíci

      I still play it regularly now

  • @zanethezaniest274
    @zanethezaniest274 Před 6 měsíci +156

    You know smth is gonna be good when Mandalore resurrects the Mod Spotlight series to talk about it.
    Seriously though would love to see you cover more mods on games.

    • @crosscottonwood5984
      @crosscottonwood5984 Před 6 měsíci +6

      On Twitter he indicated that we'll certainly be getting more mod coverage.

  • @manopeace9175
    @manopeace9175 Před 6 měsíci +87

    Blessed be the mod makers. I salute you all for your community service. If only you could create as much as you wish. Hopefully the artists wont starve some day.

    • @manopeace9175
      @manopeace9175 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Appreciate your community service to Mandalore. Hope ya do more mod reviews. Whichever game you prefer, its your channel after all. These people deserve recognition for what they do.

  • @paidian40
    @paidian40 Před 6 měsíci +18

    This reminds me of how I felt when I first played Enderal for Skyrim. From the music to world building and lore I kept forgetting that it wasn't a separate, real game but a mod.
    Definitely will give this one a try, thanks!

  • @qujo123
    @qujo123 Před 6 měsíci +62

    i am loving black parade so much. it's incredible that these guys did all this for free

  • @BreadEx-
    @BreadEx- Před 6 měsíci +13

    I went through all of high-school watching your videos. Now I’m going through all of college watching your videos.
    Thank you for all the content you make 🎉

    • @steevo_mcqueen379
      @steevo_mcqueen379 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Bro I have a friend who literally did the same thing!

  • @lawrence4301
    @lawrence4301 Před 6 měsíci +58

    it means so much to me that this is getting as much support as it is, just seeing thief have this kind of life and attention again feels amazing

  • @rednex1989
    @rednex1989 Před 6 měsíci +9

    I loved working on this and it makes me super happy to know that some people get just as much enjoyment out of it while plaiying it.

  • @Jacob-hq2vb
    @Jacob-hq2vb Před 6 měsíci +18

    I always love to see Thief Fan Missions represented, there are a ton of extremely high quality levels, I'm like 3 levels into this one and it's fantastic, always love to see Lady Rowena represented after her passing, she was a sublime map maker

  • @HansAlRachid
    @HansAlRachid Před 2 měsíci +6

    So glad this channel promoted this mod! This video prompted a huge deep dive for me - I ended up playing through all three original games, plenty of FMs, including Thief 2X, Death's Cold Embrace, Seven SIsters, the Rocksbourg trilogy and Godbreaker, all in preparation for The Black Parade.
    Having gone through all of that, I genuinely would recommend people at least play the first two games all the way through _before_ playing TBP.
    This campaign is an absolute, genuine masterpiece of Thief level design and atmosphere, with all the intricacies you could ever hope for in this gameplay style present, mastered and sharpened to the highest degree. As a result of all this indulgent excellence, however, I think any fresh-faced newcomer would be utterly overwhelmed, confused and frustrated by the sheer scale and complexity of it all.
    That said, anyone even _remotely_ interested should absolutely check it out, just be aware that due diligence really is a requirement.

  • @007megaoof
    @007megaoof Před 6 měsíci +16

    This mod is terrifying on how much there is in just a single level.

    • @ofAwxen
      @ofAwxen Před 3 měsíci +2

      you know Soulforge takes forever to finish? This mod does that for all missions and it's amazing for it

  • @darkwolfgaming4168
    @darkwolfgaming4168 Před 6 měsíci +18

    Love your videos about mods. Gives the community a chance to shine.

  • @maxb2156
    @maxb2156 Před 6 měsíci +107

    I was given the honor of betatesting this absolute behemoth, and all I can say to my fellow Thief fans is: go play it if you want to experience Thief as if it was the first time

  • @northerntoe
    @northerntoe Před 6 měsíci +9

    This really reminds me of my childhood
    When my father used to take me into the city to see a marching band

  • @Nogardtist
    @Nogardtist Před 6 měsíci +51

    imagine an old game with modern mod having more atmosphere then triple A games

    • @Nogardtist
      @Nogardtist Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@DragonMan-di9xv or triple A dont want or respects passion anymore so some games can fail the test of time which is the hardest of test unless they are in for the money

    • @SyndicateOperative
      @SyndicateOperative Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@DragonMan-di9xv It's not that at all. It's that hiring hundreds, often thousands, of employees dilutes their ability to contribute. They need to all work on the same project now, so you can't just have one guy making inspirational kneejerk additions. Expertise is punished, and simplicity is rewarded - because *everyone* (including the people that shouldn't have been hired) needs to be able to keep up on the same project.
      It's why talented team leads are so important.

    • @fus132
      @fus132 Před 6 měsíci

      @@UnKnownv5 Shut up.

    • @BE-fw1lr
      @BE-fw1lr Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@DragonMan-di9xv That's a part of it, although while I hate to sound pretentious- bigger teams really do lose a lot of the "soul" that you can feel in a lot of older games and indie games.

    • @realname8362
      @realname8362 Před 6 měsíci +3

      It's really just a given when there are so many mods being made out there, of course some are going to be exceptional. It's not like there aren't modern AAA games with great atmosphere, don't really see why there's a need to pretend it's some sort of either/or situation.

  • @daruddock
    @daruddock Před 6 měsíci +5

    I was just watching your Thief videos the other day. Never played the games but love your breakdowns of them.

  • @alessiomessersi2964
    @alessiomessersi2964 Před 6 měsíci +12

    I'm currently at Mission 5 and maybe it's because I had the brilliant idea of playing it at night, but I was soooo on edge throughout the whole thing. Also I love a little moment I had during Mission 4, the "Bonehoard" one described in the video: while exploring the tomb I kept thinking: "The layout here strangely reminds me more of Dark Souls catacombs than the Bonehoard" and lo and behold... someone in the dev team probably thought the same thing.

  • @andynameistaken
    @andynameistaken Před 6 měsíci +7

    The production value of this mod looks astonishing as well as art direction. I will replay first two games just to understand this one.

  • @ss-oq9pc
    @ss-oq9pc Před 6 měsíci +10

    I hope the mod sparks a new wave of interest in the games and setting.

  • @Megaspartan23
    @Megaspartan23 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Welcome to the Black Parade

  • @menciussoh3490
    @menciussoh3490 Před 6 měsíci +11

    What the fuck, I was rewatching your entire thief series just last night…

  • @milesbarnes6777
    @milesbarnes6777 Před 6 měsíci +14

    I’m blown away by the texture quality. How there’s a high level of detail while still following the fidelity of the 90s and early 2000s eras of 1st-person PC gaming has my jaw dropped and my wig flying out the window.
    I don’t own any high-graphical-fidelity games that have released after 2016 due to aging hardware, so when amazing “old guard” communities for my favorite games: Thief, Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines, Rome Total War 2005, and Daggerfall Unity are still working on and publish content, I get so, SO overjoyed!!!

  • @mcmike89
    @mcmike89 Před 6 měsíci +14

    25 years of playing as Garrett the master thief, cheers to another 25 years! The best stealth first-person PC game ever made.🙌

  • @ConfusionPlus2
    @ConfusionPlus2 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Glad you made a video on this, they deserve all the attention they can get!

  • @urielgrey
    @urielgrey Před 6 měsíci +3

    Awesomeness! I love watching your thief reviews! Happy holidays to you and yours 😊

  • @blahhhu1553
    @blahhhu1553 Před 6 měsíci

    Rewatched all your theif videos last night and I get this treat today. Couldn't be happier

  • @validtangent
    @validtangent Před 6 měsíci

    So happy this got made, your Thief videos are some of my favorite!

  • @Leochain7274
    @Leochain7274 Před 6 měsíci +14

    We are getting every piece of gold with this one🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

  • @julien2983
    @julien2983 Před 6 měsíci +4

    I just played the first mission and it was amazing! Huge props to the team who put this together, it's incredible

  • @IsdudeMe
    @IsdudeMe Před 6 měsíci

    I’ve literally just yesterday finished rewatching your Thief reviews, what a pleasant surprise

  • @LegalPhantom
    @LegalPhantom Před 6 měsíci +1

    I can almost hear the Piano every time Mandalore says: "The black parade"

  • @robinmattheussen2395
    @robinmattheussen2395 Před 6 měsíci +10

    The Thief fan mission community has one of the absolute highest standards of any modding/fan mission community out there. It's absolutely crazy what some of them put out. I love Thief 1 and 2 so much and I love the mission design in those games, but the modders have improved SO MUCH on what Looking Glass put out over 2 decades ago. It's genuinely incredible. It reminds me a lot of the people behind Tamriel Rebuilt are doing. They're building on the foundations laid by the original developers, but have refined the art so, so much. And this is all on top of the extreme fragility of the engine and the miserable experience that is using DromEd. (And thank god for NewDark as well!)

    • @ledumpsterfire6474
      @ledumpsterfire6474 Před 2 měsíci

      Think the series being dead is a lot of why, ironically enough. If you ever want to play polished new content, you'd better work your sleeves up and start figuring out how to make it, because you never will otherwise. Warcraft 3 modders are in a similar situation since, like Thief, it's an entirely dead series (we don't acknowledge Reforged just the same as not acknowledging the Thief reboot), and many of its mods are also near developer quality.
      I'd say another factor is just how friendly the devs are to modding though. The other commonality between these two very different games is that they were practically built from the ground up with facilitating fanmade content in mind.

  • @StephenBlane
    @StephenBlane Před 6 měsíci +3

    I see what you mean, I kept forgetting this was a mod during the video and just assumed this was another of the series. There are plenty of mods that can add more to your game, but to get a mod that is its own game is such an amazing feat. Incredible work and hats off to the mod team!

  • @patrickvalo8822
    @patrickvalo8822 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Love the Katz music from Courage in the background

  • @JonahLobeDraws
    @JonahLobeDraws Před 6 měsíci

    Excellent review, thanks so much for taking this so in depth.

  • @Siptom369
    @Siptom369 Před 6 měsíci +5

    And yet again, the Thief community proves they are some of the most dedicated fans out there

  • @kambamrocks
    @kambamrocks Před 6 měsíci +7

    thank you so much for showing the mod off and choosing not so spoil a single thing. i cant wait to load up dark parade today and dive back into modded thief

  • @Cidrila
    @Cidrila Před 6 měsíci

    What a treat having mods showcased by you sometimes as well! This looks like an amazing work of love and kinda made me want to play thief just do that I can get into the world just to experience this.

  • @deadwaste1
    @deadwaste1 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you so much for this, looks like my Christmas is sorted .. and its free lol, Im actually happy to donate for this.

  • @DrCoomer_1
    @DrCoomer_1 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Game Awards 2023 are gonna miss this absolute gem

  • @PeanutButterGoodness
    @PeanutButterGoodness Před 6 měsíci +5

    Thief fanmissions are a culture all their own. I love that communities like this can grow.

    • @W1ndF4lc0n
      @W1ndF4lc0n Před 6 měsíci +3

      Unfortunately the Thief fan community has slowly been shrinking as the years go by, even though some of the best output in terms of quality FMs has been in recent years. Though we are way past the times of 100+ fan mission releases an year like in 2006, or even 50+ in 2013.

  • @Condetg
    @Condetg Před 6 měsíci

    What a coincidence I just rewatched your whole thief series. Keep up the good content mr. Mandalore.

  • @Nekavandre
    @Nekavandre Před 6 měsíci +2

    The "Courage the Cowardly Dog" Katz theme playing in the background unlocked childhood memories. Haven't heard that theme in years. Great choice. Music aside, fantastic videos as always.

  • @Shenaldrac
    @Shenaldrac Před 5 měsíci +5

    Regarding the first credits question: As someone who made the mistake of buying Rogue Trader at launch, do not repeat my mistake. To anyone reading this, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME for at least another few months. I always figured the talk of bugs at Owlcat launches were stuff like graphical glitches, you know, things that are more funny than harmful. But this has been eye opening. Quests that fail to trigger, area exits not appearing and leaving you trapped, forced to reload an earlier save, horribly imbalanced encounters at some points, both ones that are too easy and too hard. It's a mess. I'm never making this error again.

  • @Skulker42
    @Skulker42 Před 6 měsíci +25

    I love mods getting more coverage! Have you tried Freelancer before? Another great 2003 game that's still being worked on by several dedicated communities.

    • @exhausted4398
      @exhausted4398 Před 6 měsíci +5

      There's a modding community for freelancer?

    • @MandaloreGaming
      @MandaloreGaming  Před 6 měsíci +16

      I have but it's been years since I've caught up with the mods especially. I think the last one I played was /v/lancer.

    • @Skulker42
      @Skulker42 Před 6 měsíci

      @exhausted4398 Yeah, there's a few different communities. The biggest one is Discovery which still has a big online multiplayer server, but there's also Crossfire for a single player experience. A bunch of them are on ModDB. I don't think I can put links here, but search for the video "Discovery Freelancer battle for Freeport 9" for an example of an event that happened last weekend.

    • @michaelandreipalon359
      @michaelandreipalon359 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Good enough game, but being abandonware hurts it so badly.

    • @robertnomok9750
      @robertnomok9750 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Lol dude, there is a GIGANTIC mod for freelancer that turns it into proper sandbox. On top of that it adds like whole story chapter after you finish initial storyline. ITs like a proper overhaul 1.5@@exhausted4398

  • @choucrouttecarnage
    @choucrouttecarnage Před 6 měsíci +2

    Love the fact that every good thief game video presented in this channel kicks in with assassins's track. Even though i loved the third installment for introducing me to the series anyway. Love your work.

  • @VEN0VA
    @VEN0VA Před 5 měsíci +2

    It's good to see Thief is being kept alive with these mods that serve as stand-alone game basically. Despite it being on a 20+ year old engine I'd much prefer this than most current-day AAA games. I'll definitely give The Black Parade a play soon.

    • @VEN0VA
      @VEN0VA Před 2 měsíci

      Finally got around to installing it. Have played 5 minutes and already 10/10 happy with it.

  • @FembotY2K
    @FembotY2K Před 6 měsíci +8

    THIS is the stuff I absolutely ADORE about the communities of old games. Seeing massive passion projects that take full advantage of modern hardware to make absolutely BONKERS stuff for games without changing their core identities or looks blow me away every time. If you're into Quake any and haven't already, I super recommend looking into Quake: Arcane Dimensions. It doesn't have a story like this project does but its some of THE BEST tweaks and Quake levels I've ever played. Particularly the map: Tears of the false god. Stuff like this is what makes me love games like DUSK and Amid Evil that capture these feels with all modern tech, and again projects like QAD and Black Parade that take a game and revamp it with hardware that couldn't even be dreamed of when they came out. Its so fuckin' cool.

    • @Atrahasis7
      @Atrahasis7 Před 6 měsíci

      Alkaline for quake is pretty neat as well.

    • @HansAlRachid
      @HansAlRachid Před 2 měsíci

      Or Death Wish for Blood!

  • @RowanSomething
    @RowanSomething Před 6 měsíci +6

    When I was... a young boy... my father... took me into the city... to rob some rich scumbags.

  • @afbee
    @afbee Před 6 měsíci +1

    Didn't expect a Thief vid, awesome!

  • @Rastloese
    @Rastloese Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you so much for doing this review and sharing your passion for thief, my favourite games.

  • @marcusarelius
    @marcusarelius Před 6 měsíci +3

    I remember when Thief: The Dark Project released the downloadable demo in 90's. My brother and I downloaded the 55MB demo and had my dad's HP Pentium + AOL dial up going while we went to Church. Ah the days...

  • @plutarchvonpluto6439
    @plutarchvonpluto6439 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Great video, I am so happy you reviewed a thief mod. I hope you review Thief 2x too one day!

  • @gintrax6676
    @gintrax6676 Před 6 měsíci

    I was hoping you'd make this but DAMN you got it out quick. Many thanks Lord Mandalore.

  • @michaeltudor
    @michaeltudor Před 6 měsíci

    Pfff, Marry Christmas and Happy Holidays to me! Thanks for the recomend my dude. Let's go!

  • @timothymoss5007
    @timothymoss5007 Před 6 měsíci +7

    I've never even played Thief, but i love seeing projects like this. Just a bunch of dedicated fans pooling their resources to contribute to something they genuinely love. Honestly, there are alot of developers that could take a lesson from this. Congrats to all those who worked on this mod.

  • @rtyui136
    @rtyui136 Před 6 měsíci +25

    Damn I've been playing this mod, too. Probably some of the best if not the best Thief maps I've ever seen.

  • @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic445
    @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic445 Před 6 měsíci +1

    For decades I carefully avoided playing Thief games, but now you sold it to me

  • @genuinesaucy
    @genuinesaucy Před 6 měsíci +3

    Mother of god. It's... beautiful. I loved the Thief games so much as a kid that I wanted to become a burglar when I grew up. I learned to actually pick locks off the internet, and would constantly break into locked rooms for fun. (I didn't steal anything, unless you count popsicles.) I damn near got caught a few times, but the games trained me well, and I avoided getting in serious trouble by ducking into a dark corner or side room and keeping absolutely silent, once for 15 minutes. None of the adults ever noticed me. So, yeah, I know exactly what I'm spending winter break on.

  • @youri7229
    @youri7229 Před 6 měsíci +8

    I think this is a very lovely way to use your platform as a big videogame reviewer. Mods often go underappreciated as far as the wider public goes, so showcasing incredible talent like these creatives to hundreds of thousands of people is a really cool thing to do. Hope these people are continually able to work on passion projects like this, the enthousiasm and skill is on clear display here.

  • @juxstapo
    @juxstapo Před 6 měsíci

    Was already playing this this week, great to see it here!

  • @charlesthoreson4162
    @charlesthoreson4162 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This was so good, I didn’t want this to end!

  • @mango9087
    @mango9087 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Just wanna say, I watched a few minutes of your video on Stasis: Bone Totem and decided to start playing it. I'm a COD kiddy and this is my first true adventure game, and boy am I enjoying this. Thanks for talking about it I wouldn't have given it a shot otherwise.

  • @ForemostCrab7
    @ForemostCrab7 Před 6 měsíci +5

    The one thing that always bothered me with Thief is...Why is he wearing such loud shoes?
    You'd think a Thief would wear something rubberized, or padded, not fancy dress shoes that clacks louder than a tap dancer.

    • @W1ndF4lc0n
      @W1ndF4lc0n Před 6 měsíci +4

      Black Parade actually partially addresses this, as it rebalances some of the surface walking sounds.

    • @zachm1007
      @zachm1007 Před 6 měsíci +5

      My first thought playing Thief Gold for the first time recently was why doesn't he stick some of the moss from those arrows onto the bottom of his shoes instead

    • @007megaoof
      @007megaoof Před 6 měsíci +1

      He wants a challenge

  • @iap7597
    @iap7597 Před 6 měsíci

    I was just binging old Mandy videos, and now a mod review! Hell yeah!

  • @burge117
    @burge117 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Whoa ❤ another one already 😊
    Looking forward to this over a nice brew later.
    Hope you are well Mandy 😊

  • @ShadoSpartan44
    @ShadoSpartan44 Před 6 měsíci +4

    well i know what I'm playing in September, i just rewatched all 3 of your thief videos yesterday, then suddenly you release a new thief video. what a treat, awesome video as always

  • @grandmasgopnik9642
    @grandmasgopnik9642 Před 6 měsíci +151

    This mod looks delightful! I hope the team is quite proud of their hard work and dedication! Regardless I know what I’ll be doing tonight 😂

  • @doingmybesthere3940
    @doingmybesthere3940 Před 6 měsíci +1

    one of my favorite mandalore bits is the replacement of ads with whatever gets slapped together in photoshop. thank you for averting my eyes from the horror of looking at ads

  • @brfcjack
    @brfcjack Před 6 měsíci +1

    Mandy uploading always makes my day

  • @MacMarvin
    @MacMarvin Před 6 měsíci +25

    Man this mod looks to be on the same level as Archolos was for Gothic, very hyped.

  • @jomes7644
    @jomes7644 Před 6 měsíci +8

    Mandy is an MCR fan confirmed

  • @blundy1
    @blundy1 Před 6 měsíci

    Waking up to a Mandalore video starts my week off with a certain something something.

  • @somerandomguy009
    @somerandomguy009 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I salute you for making it through this review without a single My Chemical Romance joke.

  • @Vespyr_
    @Vespyr_ Před 6 měsíci +10

    Holy crap this looks insane!
    The sound design is absurdly good!
    These guys understand that Thief is the best survival horror game. 💚

  • @kaloyanvankov8907
    @kaloyanvankov8907 Před 6 měsíci +13

    Please, please cover more mods, I know the mod spotlight series died so quickly for a reason, but I just love your mod reviews, they're very refreshing compared to everything else out there.

  • @montlejohnbojangles8937
    @montlejohnbojangles8937 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This is the Christmas present i really wanted.

  • @EggFuhrer
    @EggFuhrer Před 6 měsíci

    thank you for this blessing, Mandalore

  • @agrashh
    @agrashh Před 6 měsíci +6

    This review was out fast! The mod looks awesome, everytime i replay the original trilogy, i alway play T2X as well. Looks like this one's a winner too