Thief II is what I believe to be one of the greatest games ever made (and I've played a lot...). However, it is not your usual experience. In this game they have taken everything from the prequel and improved it. They have removed such annoying elements such as undead (with a really scary exception), and instead focused on more variation in missions.
And since finding all the money on the same level is almost impossible and given three rather different difficulties, Thief II has a great replay value. At least three times, which is more than most games today.
While graphics may not be top-notch anymore (and they weren't when it came, either), it does not negatively effect the game-play. Sounds are wonderful, especially the dialouges and small-talk between the NPCs and the whistling guards. Music is unfortunately very background, and is very seldom special. This does not matter that much, though, since the player will be so into the game that he/she will have a hard time quitting (at least I had...).
All in all, buy it if you can and like sneaking games. It's not very hard to find cheap, at least not where I live, but even for a higher price it is definitely worth it. I payed full price when I got it, since it was new by the time, and that is not something I regret. One of the top-five PC games of all time!
And since finding all the money on the same level is almost impossible and given three rather different difficulties, Thief II has a great replay value. At least three times, which is more than most games today.
While graphics may not be top-notch anymore (and they weren't when it came, either), it does not negatively effect the game-play. Sounds are wonderful, especially the dialouges and small-talk between the NPCs and the whistling guards. Music is unfortunately very background, and is very seldom special. This does not matter that much, though, since the player will be so into the game that he/she will have a hard time quitting (at least I had...).
All in all, buy it if you can and like sneaking games. It's not very hard to find cheap, at least not where I live, but even for a higher price it is definitely worth it. I payed full price when I got it, since it was new by the time, and that is not something I regret. One of the top-five PC games of all time!