 The mod was praised by critics and by the Thief fan community . Brett Todd of PC Gamer US awarded it " Mod of the Month " and wrote , " It doesn 't quite have the mysterious allure of the original games , but it 's awfully close " . A writer for Jolt Online Gaming praised the mod 's visuals and considered its missions to be " incredibly well designed " . While the writer commented that Thief 2X did not perfectly follow the series ' tone and that its voice acting was " not the best " , they finished by saying that fans of the Thief series had " no excuse not to play <unk> . " PC Gamer UK 's Kieron Gillen wrote that he had expected the mod to be cancelled , given that the " web is full of [ ... ] five @-@ percent finished masterworks from people who aimed far , far too high . " After Thief 2X 's release , he lauded it as the best Thief fan work , and as " one of the most impressive achievements of any fan community for any game . " 
