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The City remains the great enigma of message boards Thief: vast and incomprehensible, a breathing entity as hard and cruel as the mysterious primitive world outside, a technological Gormenghast holding Arcadian fantasy at bay by means of gears, coal, and dark magics. It is upon this shuddering mean of devilry and message boards mechanism that Garrett preys. Dark Matter Thief introduced gamers to the "first person sneaker" style; it is the first major FPS that focused on stealth, message boards caution, and planning over balls-to-the-wall action. For this reason, some people found it dull and others got frustrated when standard Quake-style tactics got Garrett killed faster than an Avalanche fan in the Red Wings locker room. Nowadays, stealth-based shooters are commonplace; Thief gave birth to this subgenre. Thief's focus on stealth was innovative in several ways.
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