Thief of Thieves Season One

Robert Kirkman created The Walking Dead but thats not the only comic he has done (though sometimes it feels like it). No, Kirkman has done a lot of cool comics like Invincible  and he wrote Marvel Team-up for awhile. Why am I telling you all this? Because one of Kirkman’s comics is now a video game for the Nintendo Switch. No, not that comic, another comic. Thief of Thieves Season One for the Nintendo Switch is out today. Is it a good game?

Thief of Thieves Season One is based on a comic book by Robert Kirkman (creator of The Walking Dead). I’ve never read the Thief of Thieves comic. I feel like I should’ve read the comic before playing the game. The game, sort of, introduces its characters but not very well. We get that our main character is a Thief and she’s surrounded by thieves, but thats about it. The game picks up in what feels like the middle of a story, back tracks a little, and then just continues on without really explaining too much.

The graphics in Thief of Thieves are pretty good though. I like how the game has “drawn” graphics and uses word balloons when characters talk. There are also words written on the surface of the walls and ground at times. Thief of Thieves feels like a comic book come to life and I like that aspect of the game.

However, Thief of Thieves actual gameplay is a mixed bag. As I thief, you do a lot of sneaking around and avoiding guards. This game is neat but there is a major road block to the gameplay being completely fun. And that road block is the guard’s A.I.

Sometimes the guards seem pretty dumb and other times, they seem too smart. The guards can catch wind of you too quickly, even when you don’t seem to be doing anything suspicious. It can be pretty tough to sneak by them.

There is some light puzzle solving in the game and some other James Bond/Solid Snake like stealth tactics. Thief of Thieves does have good controls on the Switch. Overall, the gameplay is kind of neat and there is fun to be had in this game, though the best part of the game is definitely its graphics.

Thief of Thieves Season One is not a bad game. I suspect it would be a very good game if I’d read the comic. I think that Thief of Thieves is a game designed with its comic book audience in mind. This is not a game for newbies to the series. If you’ve read the comic and if you like stealth games, then you may want to check Thief of Thieves out!

Thief of Thieves Season One gets an 7.0 out of 10.

Thanks to Plan of Attack for providing a digital code for this review. Thief of Thieves is available now on the Nintendo Switch eshop!