The immersive sim is back, baby. Had a great conversation with Warren Spector and his team about their going all-in on the pet genre of game journalists everywhere. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/thick-as-thieves-is-instantly-one-of-my-most-anticipated-games-and-every-thief-fan-should-be-backstabbing-that-wishlist-button/
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I asked them about the recent failure of likewise clever multiplayer stealth game Deceive Inc. (a game I liked a lot), and I appreciated how honestly the lead designer David McDonough grappled with it.