The video starts with an introduction to The Black Parade, a fan campaign for Thief: The Dark Project, which includes an overview of its development, the player character, and the campaign's early missions.

• The Black Parade was released on the 25th anniversary of Thief: The Dark Project.
• The campaign was developed by some of the Thief scene's best fan mission creators.
• The player controls a character named Hume, a member of the Thieves Guild recently released from seven years of hard prison labor.
• The campaign features sprawling cityscapes and terrifying supernatural elements.

This chapter provides a detailed guide on how to get and install The Black Parade.

• The Black Parade is available on ModDB or the Looking Glass Forums.
• The ModDB page includes a link to vote for the campaign as 'mod of the year' and also links to a detailed installation guide.
• The campaign can be installed by overriding a copy of Thief Gold with the provided zip file.
• The campaign should be installed after installing Thief Fix Lite, as covered in the video about the base game.

This segment gives a detailed analysis of the gameplay features, challenges, and new mechanics introduced in The Black Parade.

• The Black Parade features fully narrated mission briefings, complete with snippets from the lore and illustrations of the city and its people.
• The campaign introduces new mechanics such as disruptor grenades, smoke bombs, invisibility potions, and strength potions.
• The campaign also adds new enemy types and guard behaviors, making each mission unique and challenging.
• The player's toolset in The Black Parade is focused, with the addition of new challenges rather than an excess of new items.

This chapter delves into the campaign's level design and pacing, praising the scale and complexity of the missions and the rewarding exploration.

• The missions in The Black Parade are described as gigantic, well-paced, intricate, and engaging.
• The campaign operates on a massive scale, offering vast areas for exploration.
• Extra areas before the main mission add to the tension, providing a greater sense of agency and increasing the challenge.
• Each mission is unique and offers a variety of challenges, with new areas opening up as the player progresses.

This segment discusses specific missions and gameplay experiences within The Black Parade, highlighting the atmospheric and challenging nature of the campaign.

• The Halleford Manor mission is highlighted for its detailed map, eccentric lord, and shift in architecture as the player delves deeper.
• The forest at night mission is noted for its tension and the challenge of finding the tomb's entrance.
• The Black Parade introduces a new supernatural force, with hints and surprises gradually revealed throughout the game.

The video concludes with final thoughts on The Black Parade, praising it as a high point for the Thief series and recommending it as a must-play for fans of the original games.

• The Black Parade is praised as one of the best fan campaigns for Thief, with exceptional level design, engaging gameplay, and a compelling narrative.
• The campaign is recommended for fans of the original Thief games, but may be challenging for newcomers due to its complexity and the assumed knowledge of the original games.
• The Black Parade is free to play and highly recommended by the reviewer.

The video ends with a Q&A session, where the reviewer answers questions about Rogue Trader coverage, diagetic interfaces, and The Black Parade.

• The reviewer plans to wait at least a year before covering Rogue Trader due to the large size of the game and potential bugs and performance issues.
• The reviewer expresses a preference for diagetic interfaces, but acknowledges the need for readability and usability in game design.
• In response to a question about The Black Parade, the reviewer expresses appreciation for an unexpected character connection in the campaign.