Thief: The secrets and challenges that lurk within the City's walls (preview)

Steven Gallagher sure knows how to set a mood. With his sweeping hand gestures and dramatic intonations, Thief’s narrative director introduced us to Garrett the master thief and the world he lives in. In hindsight, the theatrics (you can see a similar performance here) might have been a bit gimmicky, but at the time, he had me hooked.

Last week, developer Eidos Montreal and publisher Square-Enix showed a new build of Thief, a first-person stealth action game coming out on Feb. 25, 2014, for PC, PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Thief originally emerged in 2009 as Thief 4, the third sequel in the classic PC game series. But after years of experimenting with different concepts, Eidos dropped the number and turned it into a reboot.