Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1915529-20140221183807/@comment-1915529-20140522164551

The thing I like about Maw of Chaos is that being there feels like an accomplishment. It's a great example of a final level where you are in a certain place because your actions in the game and the story have built up towards this climatic mission. Another good examples are the Valley Core in Jedi Knight and the Arc Hammer in Dark Forces.

Plus the Maw is a brilliant level that keeps you guessing with its endless convoy of monsters and slippery slide of fun. The final battle with the Trickster is unique in a good way. Like you say, a combat fight would be out of place in a game like Thief.

If I had to choose a one and only favourite Thief level, it'd probably be the Police Station purely because you couldn't kill. So I'm looking forward to that aspect in more levels on Expert. Unless you bound by objectives, I can't not kill when the situation calls for it.

I do think you'd like Her/Hex. Hexen II especially is your taste I think. It's an action FPS like most but it really does take a new path with its puzzels. They can be long and difficult but it's a very fun game. Once I complete Heretic, I'm going to restart both Hexen and Hexen II from where I left off over the past 12 months. I do recommend Hexen II to you, death.