Thief 2 fixes the only issue I have with Thief Gold and is genuinely one of the best stealth games I have ever played because of it. It would seem they actually hired a level designer for this game, and it makes the game a joy to play through.

There are a couple new toys to play with in the game due to what happened at the end of the first, but the gameplay has stayed largely the same, much to it's benefit.

Story wise it's still alright, but it does much more to pique my interest than Gold did. However, that may be from my terrible experience playing it rather than the story actually being better.

Play Thief Gold if you must, but this is a must-play for stealth game enjoyers.