The Worst Forced Stealth Section

[DrDeath3191]

We've all seen them. After a series of great and exciting battles, or a fantastic unravelling of a story, here comes the forced stealth section to ruin our fun. What is, in your mind, the absolute worst in forced stealth?

I was just playing Shenmue, which inspired me to make this thread. I just got to the bit with the Old Warehouse District. It just plain sucks. The camera isn't very good for a stealth game, the flashlight doesn't illuminate enough, and there is no discernable way to tell where your goal is. It's not fun.

 

[Spaceman_Spiff]

The ones in the Spyro games totally sucked, mainly due to the fact that it could only be acccomplished by trial and error.

 

[Sassafrass]

Pretty much all of them.

I can't actually remember a good forced stealth section.

 

[A random person]

In before Windwaker.

I'd go with Phantom Hourglass, which is like Windwaker only you have to do it repeatedly and at least Windwaker's was kinda interesting.

 

[theonecookie]

the whole of mgs4 its not that it was bad it just dident gel like the 3 before hand

 

[Crossborder]

Pretty much all of them.

I can't actually remember a good forced stealth section.

I agree. It always seems to suck, no matter what.

 

[Mr Companion]

Phantom hourglass, Fable and the bit in mgs3 where you have to escape a prison with no clothes, items or camo. I know you could say that all of MGS is sneaking but in mgs3 and 4 you can win just be shooting everybody in the head when you have weapons.

 

[Cheesebob]

Farenheit, when you are being Lucas as a child.

That spoilt the entire game when I COULD. NOT. get past the second one of those

 

[Stalk3rchief]

Ever play the first Hulk game for the original Xbox?
It was 95% shitty stealth, 2% combat, 3% butt sex.

 

[Yonnick19]

The infiltrate section in Final Fantasy Crisis Core for the PSP, it was way to hard, I still love the game though

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

True Crime: Streets of LA's stealth sections always felt really weird to me, as all other parts of that game were ludicrously explosive and action-orientated.

Ever play the first Hulk game for the original Xbox?
It was 95% shitty stealth, 2% combat, 3% butt sex.

I remember that. Doctor goes around strangling soldiers, and usually getting the shit shot out of him. Yawn.

 

[hydroblitz]

Phantom hourglass, Fable 2 and the bit in mgs3 where you have to escape a prison with no clothes, items or camo. I know you could say that all of MGS is sneaking but in mgs3 and 4 you can win just be shooting everybody in the head when you have weapons.

when was the one in fable 2?

 

[Wadders]

The one on the tie-in game for the film Planet of the Apes.

Christfuck that game was awful. I dont think I even got past the stealth section, I just lost all will to live after the 8th try. God knows why I even held on that long...

 

[Mr Companion]

Phantom hourglass, Fable 2 and the bit in mgs3 where you have to escape a prison with no clothes, items or camo. I know you could say that all of MGS is sneaking but in mgs3 and 4 you can win just be shooting everybody in the head when you have weapons.

when was the one in fable 2?

Ooops I am tired and accidently put a 2 in front. Edit time...

 

[Fightgarr]

I think most forced stealth sections feel awkward or don't have the AI for them. I'd say that JRPGs in particular have a hard time implementing them. I think a better question would be what non-stealth game implemented stealth in a way that wasn't awkward or clunky.

 

[Kuchinawa212]

I-ninja. I really loved the platformer be'emup of it, but the stealth...eh

 

[Ryuk2]

Fable. You were forced to use stealth in one place (only one place). If you fail - the gate is closed and you have to wait 1 min to start all over again.
It's just stupid to put (a very badly made) stealth in a game, where all you run and mash one button to kill everything.

 

[the protaginist]

The Stealth bit in FF: Revenant Wings. It was so bad, i'm just at a loss for words.

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

the whole of mgs4 its not that it was bad it just dident gel like the 3 before hand

Yeah. You could pretty much run through the game with your tranquilizer or machine gun when you got one and kill it.

 

[Souplex]

The only game I have played with a forced stealth section is wind waker and that was actually fun.