The Thief series transcends mere "game" and has become something that to its devotees is an emotional conduit to manifested dreams. You don't "play" Thief, you experience it. As Wagner James Au notes, "You must become Garrett ... or die." And so you must: to merely play Thief is to miss some of the tapestry of its richness. If you squirm when it is suggested that computer games can be profound, can be truly meaningful, Thief is probably not for you.