Pratchett on the Thief games

[Toby Frost]

I'm sure this must have been posted somewhere before, but here's an interesting article in which Terry Pratchett talks about the Thief games. He seems to like them for the same reasons that I do, which makes me feel clever.

‘Help! I’ve been spotted!’ Terry Pratchett on Thief, his favourite video game

In the early 2000s, the Discworld author frequented a forum dedicated to the Thief series of stealth games. His posts provide a fascinating insight into his fondness for gaming

www.theguardian.com

 

[Judderman]

Good to see an author/celebrity openly posting on a forum! Though 20 years ago maybe online posts still didn’t quite get the exposure they do now.

 

[SurrealSisyphus]

20 years ago maybe online posts still didn’t quite get the exposure they do now.

Heh, too true. Elsewhere we're saturated with celebrity posts and presence online, but it's more surprising as there has always been a more personal feel to forums over other forms of social media.

Terry Pratchett talks about the Thief games. He seems to like them for the same reasons that I do, which makes me feel clever.

It's a shame we couldn't see more of his opinions on video games. Just imagine a Terry Pratchett Twitch stream.