I practically heard the monkey's paw curling a finger when Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow was revealed back in June . Here after more than a decade, was an honest-to-god new Thief game, one that brings back Stephen Russell to lend his gravelly tones to Garrett. "But you don't get to play as him", the antique shop owner cackled as he handed over the blackjack. "And by the way, it's a VR game , mwa-ha-ha-haaa!"

As Fraser Brown explained shortly after the reveal , it felt like being slapped in the face, especially when the Thief community has so brilliantly carried the torch (insofar as a Thief fan would ever carry a torch) in the form of unofficial campaigns like The Black Parade . Yet having watched the most recent trailer for the game, which accompanied an announcement for Legacy of Shadow's

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