Poll: stealth Vs gun'n'run
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i do like stealth, but i seem to get bored of stealth games faster than i do with straight shooters. plus stealth games always have a bit where you're forced to go into a straight fight, and they're always inevitably hard. i just get annoyed with them too easily. still like some though!
Giant scyth of doom and power armor that looks like a spiky EVA for me. Actually I do sometimes like stealth if it is done well and in a very non-linear way. However the only thing that I don't like so much about stealth is that the guy that you are supposed to be playing as is a freaking genetically engineered supersoldier, with more brains, sheer brute strength, and weapons than any other single person on the planet, and yet you can easily be mowed down by half a dozen rent-a-dipshits. I am reffering to the Hitman series here, although I still like it.ohgodalex said:
How can you say one or the other? Which fruit do you like better? Soccer balls or shirts?
Stealth in games can be a way to create tension or drama, running and gunning is just another form of entertainment in its own genres. Certain games have an array of both throughout, and some you actually have a choice to do both, but it might not even be a preference moreso which at that time can give you the more pleasure. So far I haven't seen a game able to pull off both effectively. They tend to give hints to whether the player is in a stealthy moment or if it is time to 'man up' Rambo style.
I can't give a liking because it depends on the scene of the game and how it is pulled off. I like blowing down buildings, destroying cars and leaving body after body riddled with lead juice, but I also like a well pulled off stealth scene giving me the cold tension of knifing someone from behind and nobody knowing about it.
Two genres. Two major differences.
Stealth in games can be a way to create tension or drama, running and gunning is just another form of entertainment in its own genres. Certain games have an array of both throughout, and some you actually have a choice to do both, but it might not even be a preference moreso which at that time can give you the more pleasure. So far I haven't seen a game able to pull off both effectively. They tend to give hints to whether the player is in a stealthy moment or if it is time to 'man up' Rambo style.
I can't give a liking because it depends on the scene of the game and how it is pulled off. I like blowing down buildings, destroying cars and leaving body after body riddled with lead juice, but I also like a well pulled off stealth scene giving me the cold tension of knifing someone from behind and nobody knowing about it.
Two genres. Two major differences.
It's a good point all round - games are just that, games; they are there to get away from the real world. It's a fine balance between realism & immersion vs. escapism & fun. I suppose it just depends on which of those you prefer to see in a game or more to the point how you view and define each of them. One of the reasons I like stealth is that more often than not you are given the bare minimum of what you will need to survive, to me that increases immersion as you're not carrying a totally unrealistic amount of weapons and ammunition.ChromeAlchemist said:
I understand your point about smaller paragraphs. It's just that that time it flowed when typing so I kept it like that, honestly I didn't really think that others may struggle to read it, I'll look out for that in the future.
I like both. If I can get away with Run 'N' Gun, I might do that, because mowing down enemies makes you feel powerful, especially if my patience is wearing thin, but damn, nothing satisfying like watching an enemy for 20 minutes, move so perfectly, then BAM, snap his neck. I feel like a stealth badass when I kill everyone without them noticing. It's like...ah I can't even describe the feeling of power.
Damn it, guess I'm going to beat MGS4 for the third time with no alerts this time.
Damn it, guess I'm going to beat MGS4 for the third time with no alerts this time.
Ha! More people prefer stealth games. Yahtzee sure had better not notice this thread.
Seriously, if executed well, stealth is very rewarding. Tenchu and Metal Gear Solid did it really well.
I guess you could say survival horror games are stealth when you try to avoid killing to maintain ammo, as was the case with the old Resident Evils and Silent Hills.
Seriously, if executed well, stealth is very rewarding. Tenchu and Metal Gear Solid did it really well.
I guess you could say survival horror games are stealth when you try to avoid killing to maintain ammo, as was the case with the old Resident Evils and Silent Hills.