And Thief 4 is for the consoles. I never played any of the previous games, because they're on the computer, but this looks interesting. Question, is this like Hitman and Dishonored where you're supposed to be stealthy but you can butcher people if you feel like it (referring to previous games)?
The first two? Technically, on Normal, you can, but it is very, VERY ill-advised. People scream when they die, and leave lots of blood that you've got to expend non-renewable gear to clean up, lest somebody see it and raise the alarm. That, and Garrett
really is not built for toe-to-toe combat. He's a thief, not a hitman. Hell, on any difficulty over Normal, the game will outright fail you for killing civilians, on Hard, or
anyone on Expert.
This said, that article gave me a boner that would make all gods, even the Aesir, weep from its majesty and enormity.