Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater vs Thief 2: The Metal Age
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a prequel to the series, and a simply stunning game where you are thrust into the cold war, and the Russian jungles on a mission to stop a nuclear war. A crazed faction has split from the Russian government and they have access to nukes, you must infiltrate their base in the wilderness and stop them. With the aid of some of your closest allies, and an inventive story full of action you have a stunning ride ahead of you.One of the most critically acclaimed games, this has to be one of the most interesting to play, and a brilliant game in the series. Here you have a new stealth mechanic, older versions of the technology form the other games and all the drama and advanced stealth tactics you could wish for. A brilliant game with a story that grips you from the very beginning, you are in for a stunning ride.
Thief 2: The Metal Age
Thief 2: The Metal Age is the highly anticipated, award-winning sequel to the incredible, stealth-based game, Thief (now called Thief Gold). This game features 15 new, non-linear and complex levels filled with tons of stuff to steal and guards to outwit. The AI in the game has been drastically improved as well, along with the addition of new tools to use and a compelling storyline set in an alternative world where powerful technologies and fanatical religion streneously co-existed.Despite being a rather old-school game, you can experience why this game franchise has blown up back then. Its stealth-based gameplay is pretty awesome and the plot is the best in the series. It is actually this second installment which had inducted the Thief game series into the coveted games' Hall of Fame!