The death of The Trickster and the end of the Dark Age not only dramatically shifted the balance in The City - it changed the way Looking Glass would make a Thief game. The message Looking Glass received was clear - the market wanted more Thief, but this time, it should be a game focused on sneaking past human enemies in lively, inhabited, less weird and unsettling environments.
While technically, the game’s stealth system worked similarly regardless of the types of enemies, many players felt too scared or confused to sneak around zombies and pagan creatures, thus forced to fight their way through the later levels more than they were willing to. It was built around a tightly written, focused story about Garrett uncovering the secrets of the Pagans and thus followed him to the darkest and most unnerving places such as the underground Lost City, The Haunted Cathedral, and The Maw itself. However, according to some players, The Dark Project was a flawed game. The first Thief game was a somewhat surprising commercial and critical success - in spite of a very troubled, chaotic development, the legendary studios’ stealth-focused immersive sim managed to find its niche in the market dominated by first-person shooters and more straightforward games. Like Keepers, Looking Glass Studios - the makers of Thief: The Dark Project - also knew fairly well what was going to happen to Garrett and The City after the events of the original game. A new threat emerged from the shadows of The City. Garrett didn’t have much time to rest after killing The Trickster.
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