Stealth games as we know them are dying and, rather ironically, you may not have even noticed. It’s been a slow decline for the shadow skulking, light destroying genre, but they simply don’t get made that much any more. What used to be powerful franchises are now little but fond memories or warped variations of what once was. So, what happened?
Well, let’s go back to the start first and do a whistle-stop tour. Not the very start, but probably the most important year in stealth gaming - 1998. It was the year that two very important games launched - Thief: The Dark Project and Metal Gear Solid, both of which would define the genre for years to come.
Thief, MGS and Hitman were completely different games in all respects bar their core idea which departed from the gaming norm - one guy can not take on a small army unless he’s smart about it.
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I pretty much agree with the article, though I don't agree that Splinter Cell: Conviction was a great game, but it wasn't Splinter Cell.
No, it wasn't a great game. It was a disaster. I hope Michael Ironside will stop doing voice-overs so that the brand would just die with little honor that is left.
I remember that one fondly, still got the first two on my shelf.
I would not single out this specific genre and say it's dying though, I'd rather say that in depth gaming is dying. As everything is turning casual these days, with quick to pickup gaming with no real depth but nice graphics.
Here is a picture of the shelf these games are on.
I remember that one fondly, still got the first two on my shelf.
I would not single out this specific genre and say it's dying though, I'd rather say that in depth gaming is dying. As everything is turning casual these days, with quick to pickup gaming with no real depth but nice graphics.
Here is a picture of the shelf these games are on.
Stealth games require to use brain and plan an intelligent strategic approach to enemies: these two features can't be applied when the player is sitting on a couch pretending to be invincible.
Stealth games require to use brain and plan an intelligent strategic approach to enemies: these two features can't be applied when the player is sitting on a couch pretending to be invincible.
I remember that one fondly, still got the first two on my shelf.
I would not single out this specific genre and say it's dying though, I'd rather say that in depth gaming is dying. As everything is turning casual these days, with quick to pickup gaming with no real depth but nice graphics.
Here is a picture of the shelf these games are on.
I see game boxes but no shelf. This is a shelf -
This is like .2% of this collection lol.
Epsilon I demand you post the holy grail picture of games
out of all the games you got sin in there... seriously? it's the worst game out of all of those... should've put in kingpin in there. Though i did enjoy sin as much as the next guy and had a teenage boner for Elexis
stealth isn't dead. and it will never die. the approach to stealth is constantly changing though. just like fps died when the USE button was introduced to interact with enviroment. And then it died again when physics became a major part. and it died after that with autoaim and derp controls.
Gaming genres don't die. They just progress either for worse or for better.
I remember that one fondly, still got the first two on my shelf.
I would not single out this specific genre and say it's dying though, I'd rather say that in depth gaming is dying. As everything is turning casual these days, with quick to pickup gaming with no real depth but nice graphics.
Here is a picture of the shelf these games are on.
I see game boxes but no shelf. This is a shelf -
bioforge was a masterpice. But the sshocks...well by me would be: CAN that bioshock 2 and remake a new system shock 1 AND 2! great games eps, excelente selection, good to see Blood 1 there too, the only game were youd kill muttering sinatra lines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGRVuWpZ9lE
now that's epic
Code:
'NO
ROCKET LUNCHER
....
NO
BIO-ARMOR
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JUST SKILL
THE DARK
....
AND A FEW ARROWS"
You're right of course, I also reevaluated how I positioned stuff on my shelf according to gameplay, a more complete picture can be seen in the show off your pc games collection thread.
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and very fitting oh mr retro game collector..
Though i did enjoy sin as much as the next guy and had a teenage boner for Elexis 
