My third thought --, and the one that dominated my brain through the rest of the experience -- was "Garrett's back!". I've played the first two Thief games more times than I care to acknowledge and I was amazed at how quickly I began slipping back into the paranoid, light-hating mindset that characterizes Thief fans. The death of Looking Glass, Thief's original creators, came as a blow to fans of the series. Fortunately, it seems that Ion Storm (which has a number of former Looking Glass team members working on the game) are quite serious about retaining the atmosphere and stealthy gameplay of the original.