Stealth Games Are Getting Old

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Stealth games as a genre used to be one of the most popular types of video game to be released. And more recently that genre seems to be at an all time low. So what happened? Are stealth games getting old?
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🎬 CHAPTERS 🎬
0:00 What Happened to Stealth Games?
1:59 Where It All Started
4:30 Expanding Your Options
7:59 Hitting The Mainstream
10:52 Blurring The Line
13:00 What Makes a Good Stealth Game?
19:54 The Problem With Modern Stealth
23:08 Thanks For Watching
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  • @jamesbevan4479
    @jamesbevan44792 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching that clip of Sam Fisher referencing Solid Snake on YT, the way he says, "it's only me" I find genuinely haunting, and sad. Because I was a young man who just left school when MGS1 and splinter cell released a few years apart from each other... and now that's all over, that era/genre is over :/

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    I played MGS1 in high school. I was sick and binged it over the course of a week. Probably one of my fondest gaming experiences. I've never fully played a Splinter Cell game and yet that Sam clip still gets me whenever I watch it. It's like I can hear the devs themselves saying it. The end of an era, and it just went out with a whimper.

  • @mr_indie_fan

    @mr_indie_fan

    Жыл бұрын

    "That genre is over" dude, there are plenty of indie stealth games, hell your a metal gear solid fan so here's one for you: covert critter.

  • @ThisJustIn1516

    @ThisJustIn1516

    Жыл бұрын

    What game is that clip even from? The used the wrong voice actor in Blacklist, and that clip doesn't look old enough to be from any of the other games.

  • @hasuramapa4639

    @hasuramapa4639

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ThisJustIn1516 from a mission in ghost recon

  • @aijsdijdni3401

    @aijsdijdni3401

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mr_indie_fan They probably mean the era of AAA stealth games. Absolutely nothing wrong with indies, but some people don’t jive with them.

  • @erykhollow4762
    @erykhollow47622 жыл бұрын

    I am a big sucker for immersive sim stealth games like the Thief series and Dishonoured. Sadly those games are quite few and far between as they are unprofitable. It is somewhat of a niche market and the nonlinearity and deep lore makes developing it harder. But still in my heart I thank all the previous games and pray for more of them.

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Immersive Sim is my favorite genre. I hope more devs can continue to make them, because when they're done well, nothing can beat them in terms of fun and replayability.

  • @amcname8789

    @amcname8789

    2 жыл бұрын

    While I would love it if I could say I was sure you people were aware of Weird West, I can't, because it wasn't exactly Elden Ring. In fact, it was an immersive sim with the gall to release in the same yearly quarter as Elden Ring! I can't comment on its quality, as while I own it, I have yet to play it. But it's an immersive sim with an interesting setting with minds behind the likes of Dishonored involved in its creation.

  • @anaveragegamer359

    @anaveragegamer359

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Lextorias hey if you dont mind me asking blacklist also gave you a lot of options so l dont think its a bad stealth game

  • @mihailmilev9909

    @mihailmilev9909

    Жыл бұрын

    @@amcname8789 tysm for the recommendation, I'll check it out now

  • @HANDLE152y

    @HANDLE152y

    Жыл бұрын

    You should try Styx master of shadows feels like third person dishonerd

  • @manamaster6
    @manamaster6 Жыл бұрын

    I've never played Splinter Cell nor Metal Gear, but that video of the guy saying "So, it's only me" hits me each time.

  • @Nimbereth

    @Nimbereth

    Жыл бұрын

    You never played Metal Gear? It is a shame.

  • @jeremiahgrayest

    @jeremiahgrayest

    11 ай бұрын

    You never played splinter cell? Such a shame

  • @stephenmainwaring6625

    @stephenmainwaring6625

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@Nimbereth kept ya waiting huh ?

  • @FreakyBarberStuff
    @FreakyBarberStuff Жыл бұрын

    I'm amazed that you didn't mention the Batman Arkham games, especially Arkham Asylum where the relative small levels, enemy placements and tools at your disposal can give you a ton of creative options for stealth. I'm aware that AA is not strictly a stealth game, but the stealth is so engaging that you WANT to remain undetected.

  • @nouveill3445

    @nouveill3445

    Жыл бұрын

    but he did mention Asylum as a game with plenty of stealth elements

  • @Garland846

    @Garland846

    Жыл бұрын

    It makes sense for Batman to be sneaky in the predator sections too as all of the enemies have guns, he only ever fights directly if he's certain he can take them all on

  • @wesleywyndam-pryce5305

    @wesleywyndam-pryce5305

    11 ай бұрын

    @@Garland846 when I played batman punched everyone he possibly could no matter the odds.

  • @Agent-km8og

    @Agent-km8og

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305except for predator sections because he dies in a few shots

  • @afterdinnercreations936

    @afterdinnercreations936

    3 ай бұрын

    Not to mention, the stealth-parts in the Arkham games have a TON of depth. The enemies become increasingly-erratic, they adapt to your tactics, new elements are introduced that negate your X-ray vision or remove your vantage-points.

  • @rickbislich4075
    @rickbislich40752 жыл бұрын

    A recommendation for a future video: the decline of HORROR GAMES. They're suffering the same problem as stealth games -- titles are now oversaturated with as many gameplay mechanics as possible that genres are blurring together, like you said, and a lot of niche games genres (like stealth and horror) are losing their identity. I haven't played a good horror game in a while so maybe I'm behind on the times but that was my first thought when you started this video. For example, Dead Space 2 is arguably one of the best horror games of all time and Dead Space 3 was just another un-scary action game trying to be everything to everyone. And that's one of the main problems with games now...it's either 1.) everyone is trying to go the live service route and convince you that cosmetic upgrades and slight gameplay variations with each repetitive event is both innovative and interesting, or 2.) AAA game releases are now trying to encompass as many elements from as many genres as possible that at times games seem unfinished, unpolished, or outright broken (I love Elden Ring too, but it falls in this category). Again, love your stuff and your humor. Thanks man!

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Horror games is a good idea for a video. I think I'd want to take some different angle though. I had a bunch of ideas to talk about different genres, but the problem is very similar for most of them, being the one I describe at the end of this video. So with videos on other genres/games I'd want to do something different than just talking about them blending together like I did here. The live-service and shady monetization is a good angle, possibly for series like Fallout as well as Dead Space 3. I'll definitely be writing that down. And a video on games like Cyberpunk and the rush to include so many things that it leaves the game unfinished is another good idea I got from your comment. I think for horror games I'd need to brainstorm something unique about them to talk about. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @vogonp4287

    @vogonp4287

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah. The best horror game I have played in five years is Omori. I really haven't been interested in horror for a while, largely due to most new "horror" games abandoning their roots.

  • @gamingjunkie707

    @gamingjunkie707

    Жыл бұрын

    There is hope dead space remake looks promising, Callisto protocol looks good and System Shock 1 remake is on the way.

  • @mrworldwide5811

    @mrworldwide5811

    Жыл бұрын

    Says a lot that the big names in the horror industry (Capcom and Konami) are remaking old titles

  • @braydentblack
    @braydentblack2 жыл бұрын

    So glad I found your channel, you’re criminally underrated!!

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @kmk1225

    @kmk1225

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agree, third banger in a row now

  • @jaws2210

    @jaws2210

    2 жыл бұрын

    Stealth channel

  • @etabiansosin

    @etabiansosin

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Lextorias What are your thoughts on the stealth mechanics of all 4 Batman Arkham Games?

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    Жыл бұрын

    @@etabiansosin they're pretty intentionally minimal, but effective. probably one of the clearest examples of the puzzle element of stealth

  • @greed1914
    @greed1914 Жыл бұрын

    You nailed it by describing stealth games as a type of puzzle game. I didn't pick up on it myself until the recent Hitman trilogy. Sure, it has crouching and a detection meter, but that alone is rarely enough to succeed. And like puzzle games, a stealth game oftentimes has a brute force solution, but it isn't as satisfying, or it outright punishes you for not finding a solution. Games with "stealth mechanics" usually miss that and the worst that happens is you get forced into an action sequence that was just one of the other game mechanics.

  • @JZStudiosonline

    @JZStudiosonline

    Жыл бұрын

    Splinter Cell and MGS are far less puzzle games than Hitman. Hitman annoyed me because I tried to play it like a stealth game and you just can't. Key example for me is in MGS and SC you can turn all the hud elements off and still get through. Hitman has random enemies that spot you in whatever disguise you're currently wearing. I kept getting to a point of "Okay, how do the devs want me to do this, because I can't do it how I want." Or whatever challenges there were, where you had to learn their full routes and timing triggers to push someone onto someone else or something. Hitman also frankly has pretty piss-poor combat because they don't want you doing that. Splinter Cell did that too for some of the earlier games and it sucked.

  • @-47-

    @-47-

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JZStudiosonline Part of why I love Thief 2 so much is because it has kind of a sandbox approach that allows you to handle problems in ways the devs may never even have thought of

  • @iswitchedsidesforthiscat

    @iswitchedsidesforthiscat

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JZStudiosonline I prefer to think of stealth games as a form of problem solving than puzzle games because you have more than 1 way of solving a problem, while puzzle games only have one answer to a problem.

  • @JZStudiosonline

    @JZStudiosonline

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iswitchedsidesforthiscat That's not inherently true, I just played a puzzle game and had some different solutions than what was shown in guides. But for later puzzles I think it only had 1 option and you had to figure out which of the 16 starting options was the correct one. I'm still going to say Hitman is a puzzle game. You have to do events in a pre-defined order. They give some options that don't really matter, but tie progression to challenges that require brute force methods, and the AI walk in loops to facilitate the linear puzzle aspect. For example, in one mission you have to know the enemy AI pathing and timing to push one character on top of another character to kill both. Didn't like Hitman much.

  • @Eman-wj8gq

    @Eman-wj8gq

    6 ай бұрын

    Every game is essentially a puzzle game. And people tend to watch videos about how to beat a levels, so it comes off as easy. My advice when playing games avoid watching other people play for as long as possible. That way you sneak around not knowing which is the surest way to not get caugh.

  • @custardgannet4836
    @custardgannet48362 жыл бұрын

    Alien Isolation is the most intense stealth game I've played for sure,easily my favourite too.

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    If I wasn’t a scared little baby I would love that game so much more

  • @Pixelblut

    @Pixelblut

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Lextorias isnt that the point haha

  • @colbyboucher6391

    @colbyboucher6391

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Pixelblut Well yeah, but some people would rather not bother

  • @Skrenja

    @Skrenja

    Жыл бұрын

    You have to try it Alien Isolation in VR. One of the best VR experiences I've had

  • @MrSpartan993

    @MrSpartan993

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Skrenja but only if your cool with having a heart attack tho

  • @cleverman383
    @cleverman383 Жыл бұрын

    A big problem I have with the evolution of the stealth genre is that it started out that you were the weak guy who needed to sneak around because you couldn't fight anyone directly. But as it evolved, now you're the super killer, and the reason why you do stealth is to murder as many people as you can without anyone noticing you're there.

  • @tsunamacade

    @tsunamacade

    3 ай бұрын

    Outlast vs. Far Cry

  • @yanky_
    @yanky_ Жыл бұрын

    So glad you mentioned StealthGamerBR. Soon as this video started I was thinking about them. They’re the reason I started playing the Hitman games

  • @monomonty2071
    @monomonty20712 жыл бұрын

    You're on your way from being a youtube boy to becoming a big youtube MAN. Glad to have been here from the start.

  • @jeffwhelan3523
    @jeffwhelan3523 Жыл бұрын

    I know the Tenchu series was probably a little bit too far before your time but it is the best example of a good stealth game in my opinion. I tend to stay away from stealth games that have guns just because they usually end up just being a sniper simulation for me. Everything you said about Ghost of Tsushima, Tenchu pioneered.

  • @SentinelRoboguard
    @SentinelRoboguard Жыл бұрын

    I felt the same way whenever I try the "stealth" route in modern games but couldn't really describe why I found them so unsatisfying...this was a very useful video.

  • @ohshit7461
    @ohshit74612 жыл бұрын

    Man the videos you make are just so good in quality to be honest. Kudos to the dedication!

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I appreciate it

  • @assassinzgod
    @assassinzgod Жыл бұрын

    As someone who grew up playing Stealth games as their favorite genre of game (Hitman Blood Money, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and MGS 3 being some of my favorite games of all time), I appreciate the effort you put into this video

  • @brendonw456

    @brendonw456

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh God. Chaos Theory is one of my favorite games of all time. Splinter Cell never got as in depth mechanically as Hitman or MGS, but Chaos Theory has stuck with me for so long. The dynamic lighting and noise systems is the combo I've needed and missed for so long in the genre. All these other mechanics are nice, but those are the 2 that really make me feel immersed when I'm trying to be a ninja

  • @videospielesindkunst
    @videospielesindkunst2 жыл бұрын

    This actually really inspired me. What if a new passionately dedicated stealth game comes out in the future? I'd be so happy

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    As long as people enjoy video games there’s going to be passionate devs making good ones. Someone who loves stealth could make something amazing with our current tech. I just hope they get the support and resources they need to make it, like Kojima got with MGS1.

  • @ArnnFrost
    @ArnnFrost Жыл бұрын

    Tenchu and Shinobido on PS2 had a lot of the satisfying stealth kills, including that wall and door kills.

  • @desinr_m6346
    @desinr_m63462 жыл бұрын

    First 2 Minutes were really captivating, very unique, nice.

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I put a lot of work in, so I’m glad you liked it :)

  • @tam2071
    @tam20712 жыл бұрын

    Well constructed, well paced and interesting content. Good video

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @rugby681
    @rugby6812 жыл бұрын

    Bro the jump in quality is immaculate. Keep up the good work man!

  • @xenodroid
    @xenodroid2 жыл бұрын

    Green screen video essays are the superior format! Actually getting to see a youtubers personality through their mannerisms and body language makes the video watching experience much more personal! Keep the format!

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I like the format a lot, and I'm glad its enjoyable to watch.

  • @xenodroid

    @xenodroid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I didn't realize how much potential it had until I saw NakeyJakeys videos, but now I think everybody should do it if they want to. It just makes the video grab your attention more like you're giving a ted talk or something lol.

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was my main inspiration lol

  • @MF-Productions
    @MF-Productions Жыл бұрын

    This channel is going to blow up. Great presentation. Great scripting. Intelligent commentary... good job brotha... can't wait to take this ride with u.

  • @cherubin7th
    @cherubin7th6 ай бұрын

    My issues is that they are more immersion breaking than most other genres: Like you become invisible in a shadow everyone should be able to see. Guards are basically blind and hearing disabled and have a memory of 30 seconds. But I can see though walls.

  • @iswitchedsidesforthiscat

    @iswitchedsidesforthiscat

    8 күн бұрын

    Suspension of disbelief. COD also has you be a one-man army and regenerate from a million bullets. Where are your complaints about that?

  • @Korudo
    @Korudo2 жыл бұрын

    This was an awesome analysis. Thanks for taking the time to make this. Loved it! Looking forward to your future videos.

  • @flufficornss
    @flufficornss Жыл бұрын

    i've been binging your videos and holy shit you're script writing is amazing, it's been awhile since i've genuinely been so captivated by video game related video essays. please continue keeping up the amazing work

  • @TheMadmanNorby
    @TheMadmanNorby Жыл бұрын

    Yo, your vocal presentation is amazing. I’ve done theatre and your pronunciation is great. Also, Splinter Cell Blacklist was actually a good game, man… I remember hating Conviction because it was more action focused while Blacklist went back to giving you gadgets and tools to be stealthy. It allowed action, like Dishonored, but had many tools for stealth gameplay, again, like Dishonored. You should definitely check it out if it goes on sale. It was a gem that was overlooked because the one before it sucked.

  • @Captainicicles77
    @Captainicicles772 жыл бұрын

    Dude it’s like way early in the morning I’ve been up all night and your video just started auto playing and man I cannot believe how little likes you have gotten for such a well put together and edited video this was keep it up man you have got yourself a new subscriber

  • @noahdevilliers2907
    @noahdevilliers29072 жыл бұрын

    It's a day when Lextorias uploads

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    This comment made my day

  • @TopCarsTV
    @TopCarsTV Жыл бұрын

    Binge-watching all your videos right now. Love the humor!

  • @sethkarma2072
    @sethkarma2072 Жыл бұрын

    This was a really good video man, very well paced, edited and you articulated your points really well.

  • @milomakesstuff2019
    @milomakesstuff201911 ай бұрын

    Recently tried out Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes just to dabble in Stealth games for a bit and god damn, the atmosphere, graphics and overall immersiveness were insane. Like, contextual stuff guards are talking about, different finishers when hiding and just overall feel. Really cool!

  • @MCBunkerwelt
    @MCBunkerwelt Жыл бұрын

    I understand that you cannot talk about every single stealth game, but one of the bigger franchises that keeps the genre alive to me is the "Sniper Elite" series. To me they stand shoulder to shoulder with the new Hitman Trilogy

  • @Bellomancer
    @Bellomancer2 жыл бұрын

    Loved your open world video, and this one is no different. Keep it up, man. You got a good thing going.

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    That means a lot. Thank you!

  • @leapsandbounds01
    @leapsandbounds012 жыл бұрын

    Bruh you present your vids like you’re spitting straight fire 🔥 keep it up 🤙

  • @Zerostealthman
    @Zerostealthman2 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are absolutely incredible man i really enjoyed this

  • @mattmas6628
    @mattmas66282 жыл бұрын

    Wow great production and great voice this channel has potential

  • @anactualbear5683
    @anactualbear5683 Жыл бұрын

    Could have earlier games too, but when you mentioned Siren as adding stealth to horror, my brain went to Clock Tower for the Snes/Super Famicom. The interactivity was very point n' click puzzle game, but the premise and main mechanic was a tiny yet invincible man with giant scissors chasing you around and popping up out of nowhere to get you, forcing you to hide, run away, and find ways to all around not die.

  • @sqid42
    @sqid422 жыл бұрын

    great video! keep up the good work!

  • @logan9099
    @logan9099 Жыл бұрын

    What a great video. Finally some true love for the stealth genre. You have earned a sub. I look forward to watching the rest of your videos and your upcoming ones as well.

  • @nerdineverythingnerdinnoth4984
    @nerdineverythingnerdinnoth49842 жыл бұрын

    Great video! The message for the industry is really one I wish they‘d take to heart. (Side note: I think you understated Thiefs influence though, when mentioning only metal gear solid as the main influence of splinter cell‘s, and Deus Ex‘s stealth, and putting it in the same category, influence and depth wise, with the original metal gears and castle wolfenstein, when at least in my opinion it fits not just chronologically, but also in the previous categories more into the group with Tenchu, and Metal Gear Solid…)

  • @khatdubell

    @khatdubell

    Жыл бұрын

    Thief set the standard for stealth games . MGS is frequently mentioned as a stealth game, but its really just as hybrid as anything else on his list.

  • @sirsponge9633
    @sirsponge9633 Жыл бұрын

    I realized the whole line between action and stealth games blurring while playing the splinter cell series. In the original Splinter Cell as well as Splinter Cell Chaos theory you can control your exact movement speed and how much noise your making. They also tell you how hidden you are in the shadows. Then with Splinter Cell Blacklist it’s just crouch to be sneaky and parkour. Yes it still felt like a stealth game but the precision of the original is gone.

  • @RobSomeone
    @RobSomeone2 жыл бұрын

    Hey! You're doing great! Keep it up dude.

  • @samuelkibunda6960
    @samuelkibunda69602 жыл бұрын

    Really glad I found your videos and channel you're most definitely underrated and I'm sure you'll blow up looking forward to your next videos!

  • @xFlashy
    @xFlashy2 жыл бұрын

    great vid keep the good work up!

  • @tenacious645
    @tenacious6452 жыл бұрын

    Well written and performed. Glad I subbed

  • @Gwadzilla7
    @Gwadzilla7 Жыл бұрын

    10:29 : that metaphor was so nice, felt like poetry, your writing is really good in these videos

  • @dindjarin8816
    @dindjarin88162 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad to find this channel

  • @yigithicylmaz774
    @yigithicylmaz7742 жыл бұрын

    I found your open world game video assay. Your scripts are so well constructed. You know these games so in depth (those that you know at least) and yet you look like you have a life!

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad I look presentable, because I indeed have no life whatsoever.

  • @yigithicylmaz774

    @yigithicylmaz774

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Lextorias you sacrificed your life to games now I do the same in the form of lextorias marathons

  • @funebure
    @funebure8 ай бұрын

    Started watching for the metal gear praise, finished watching for the unsatiated stealth hunger

  • @LinkyTea
    @LinkyTea Жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel and I'm glad this video is the one that popped up! I really love stealth games so thank you for showing the decline in stealth games because maybe it will inspire some dev to make a good one!

  • @mr_indie_fan
    @mr_indie_fan Жыл бұрын

    As with every genre, when the triple a industry moves on to the next toy to play with, indie games pick up the slack. I recommend covert critter to metal gear solid fans, its one of many awesome indie stealth games out there. (Specifically made for mgs fans)

  • @lankey6969
    @lankey6969 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Really well done.

  • @Kozel554
    @Kozel554 Жыл бұрын

    Solid piece of analytics. Well presented. Thank you.

  • @low-budgefudge2164
    @low-budgefudge2164 Жыл бұрын

    1:06 Like you said, I don't think it was an option. When I check the game card on consoles it labels stealth games like: MGSV: TPP, SC: Blacklist as "Action & Adventure"(Unlike PC stores like steam). Some of those games bought in the action and adventure genres may have been stealth titles. I'm unsure if this study was done on consoles only, pc only, or combined and I know stealth is less popular today but, c'mon.

  • @imtheparty12
    @imtheparty12 Жыл бұрын

    Found your channel from the open world video in my recommended. Subscribed. Rung the bells. Watching all your videos. Keep up the great work.

  • @kingakimoto69
    @kingakimoto69 Жыл бұрын

    Just subbed yesterday, and loving all the videos!!

  • @armenhammer5015
    @armenhammer50152 жыл бұрын

    Great video! You should check out Styx. Highly underrated stealth game where you play as a goblin infiltrating a castle. Game is pure stealth and nothing else!

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ve played a bit of Styx. I didn’t fall in love with the game, but I also respect the hell out of it for the pure stealth aspects.

  • @mr_indie_fan

    @mr_indie_fan

    Жыл бұрын

    Styx looks interesting, thanks for bringing it to my attention!

  • @MoustacheHashCash97
    @MoustacheHashCash972 жыл бұрын

    Bro you deserve so many more views, just gained a new sub!

  • @razorwireneck
    @razorwireneck2 жыл бұрын

    Glad i subscribed, love stealth games

  • @NikkoNikko98
    @NikkoNikko982 жыл бұрын

    Yeah you're gonna blow up soon, glad I'm here early

  • @fryingenigmas5456
    @fryingenigmas54562 жыл бұрын

    Great video bro!

  • @tomascardenas2375
    @tomascardenas237511 ай бұрын

    That was such a great intro im in for the full video after that 😂

  • @Miguel-hk9eg
    @Miguel-hk9eg2 жыл бұрын

    how don't you have a million subs? ur channel is criminally underrated

  • @paran0ia7
    @paran0ia7 Жыл бұрын

    Really solid and thought-out video! For all that the stealth genre has done for gaming, it's an absolute shame to see it in its current state; especially now that the tech exists to really do it justice. While it falls outside the scope of what you wanted to focus on, one of the best stealth games I've played in a long time was Mark of the Ninja from a few years back. It manages to bring much of the depth of a proper stealth game (managing noise levels, light level, enemy line of sight/cone of sight, learning patrols and hiding bodies) into a 2D side-scroller way better than I expected, and really makes you feel like a badass for pulling off clean no kill/no alert runs of levels. While most big studios seem content with lower-hanging fruit these days, there are definitely still some small ones looking to keep stealth alive.

  • @kalega311

    @kalega311

    Жыл бұрын

    I second MotN

  • @farjad5
    @farjad52 жыл бұрын

    Love the video and your channel man

  • @low-budgefudge2164
    @low-budgefudge2164 Жыл бұрын

    Very underrated video and channel btw. I feel like you're going to blow sometime next year, keep grindin.

  • @juanito2109
    @juanito2109 Жыл бұрын

    Hey great video! Nice voice and i really liked the format with you in the screen!!

  • @_sir_reginald
    @_sir_reginald Жыл бұрын

    Bro your punchlines got me in stitches haha. On top of that I'm also gaining knowledge on gaming history. All in all great formula!

  • @K98postman
    @K98postman Жыл бұрын

    Spot on explanation. Gamers got casual and dont wanna think and play smart anymore, that's why new stealth sections are lazy as devs adopt to more casual approach. I miss old games and MGS will still remain my fav stealth and game franshize ever.

  • @megamcee
    @megamcee Жыл бұрын

    Great video and channel. I'm sure you gonna get to 100k real soon.

  • @tserofeert
    @tserofeert Жыл бұрын

    damn these videos are so good, KZread waited too long to put you in my recommendations lol

  • @ezeiel
    @ezeiel Жыл бұрын

    i agree i miss the old true stealth games. lol great video man # subed keep it up bro

  • @sopek1427
    @sopek1427 Жыл бұрын

    The fact that u mentioned Tenchu made me soo happie

  • @FalconMe
    @FalconMe Жыл бұрын

    Best stealth games ive played in recent years has been hunting games. Getting close to an animal, undetected, and landing the perfect double lung or heart shot is quite satisfying.

  • @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943

    @guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943

    Жыл бұрын

    Like?

  • @FalconMe

    @FalconMe

    Жыл бұрын

    Hunt: call of the wild or way of the hunter

  • @Total_DuDe
    @Total_DuDe Жыл бұрын

    20:10 Anybody else have a moment EXACTLY LIKE THIS, but they aimed too low, and hit AN INVISIBLE HIT BOX that slightly protruded from what the step looked like?

  • @luipaardprint
    @luipaardprint3 ай бұрын

    Oooh that cyberpunk at the end. It’s the game that finally got me approaching combat with guns ablazing like the chrome stuffed maniac they wanted me to be.

  • @christopherpedro3036
    @christopherpedro303610 ай бұрын

    10/10 most compelling subscription pitch

  • @triplep775
    @triplep775 Жыл бұрын

    Damn, i was personally attacked at 9:09 lol

  • @johnmiller2691
    @johnmiller2691 Жыл бұрын

    " when that came out, I was 1." Oh dang, I feel old. That does make me realize something I took for granted though. Growing up alongside the medium of video games has given me much more knowledge and understanding of it than I realized. Makes me wonder what kind of experience my son will have with games.

  • @laparkagames9277
    @laparkagames92772 жыл бұрын

    Hitman games are dominating now, also MGSV is the best Stealth game in terms of gameplay, I wish more games take inspiration from it

  • @travisscottburber5719

    @travisscottburber5719

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have been playing hitman 3 constantly

  • @harundundar2407
    @harundundar2407 Жыл бұрын

    Good quality videos! Surprised you don't have 500k Subs already! Only thing I would prefer for the future is another background for the last part. Couldn't really look at the screen with that background.

  • @user-wr8bs8vx9r
    @user-wr8bs8vx9r Жыл бұрын

    The intro is just 👌 so little effort, yet amazing.

  • @miccocruz
    @miccocruz Жыл бұрын

    The algorithm just recommended this video to me and I loved it! You're writing, pacing, delivery, and editing are very cohesive and mesh together really well. You definitely deserve more subs. I feel like the merging of stealth and action in big games is partly due to both's ties to combat as a central mechanic. In metro exodus for example, I like roleplaying by going the sneaky routes, but it's not as engaging as other titles such as the old school metal gear solids. One "stealth" game I do love though that has no combat is The Marvelous Miss Take. It's a small, top down, heist game from a few years ago where you sneak around and steal some art. Simple as that. It's got engaging mechanics and no gruffy edgy male protag haha. I definitely hope that one day, we get a game for the stealth genre that does what Disco Elysium did for the RPG scene.

  • @colombi1anjay
    @colombi1anjay Жыл бұрын

    My man Lextorias is dripped out in that Camo sweatsuit.

  • @christianwilliam1167
    @christianwilliam1167 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite Stealth game is Shinobido for ps2, made by the same people who made the originals Tenchu games. Shinobido is like a love letter to the genre, it has everything you said that made a good stealth game. It was dynamic, the missions and the world would react like for example doing a mission to steal rice from a opposing clan and then attacking them when they're all weak, so you could bring food items to the mission and toss near you and a starving guard would think that he hit a jackpot and when he was about to eat you slice his neck and recover the food to attract a new starving victim. But there's also a catch when you made a mission you had to choose and the other missions would play out, like for example instead of stealing rice you prefer to assassinate a lord because it would pay well, but the rice would be delivered, the opposing army would be more strong the next time you encounter them.... you should play it, it's a shame i never got to see games like that being made again.

  • @iswitchedsidesforthiscat

    @iswitchedsidesforthiscat

    Жыл бұрын

    I’d like to play that on the pc with an emulator

  • @christianwilliam1167

    @christianwilliam1167

    Жыл бұрын

    @@iswitchedsidesforthiscat i recomend using the Japanese language if possible and using the PCSX2 it will ran fine i guess.

  • @kalinka3133
    @kalinka31332 жыл бұрын

    Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is one of my favorite stealth games. It's buggy as all shit, but the satisfaction you get from beating a level on Silent Assassin, after carefully placing your saves (if you're playing on expert, the best difficulty), learning the ins-and outs of the level, getting used to the mechanics and learning the criteria for SA to finally, at the end, execute your plan and get the fuck outta dodge is unparalleled. Stealth is such an underrated genre of games.

  • @morkgin2459

    @morkgin2459

    Жыл бұрын

    I would agree with this but on CONTRACTS and BLOOD MONEY.

  • @kalinka3133

    @kalinka3133

    Жыл бұрын

    @@morkgin2459 Blood money is the most replayable (barring Hitman 3 with all previous maps included) and Contracts has the best rating system for Silent Assassin

  • @morkgin2459

    @morkgin2459

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kalinka3133 contracts improved the "crouch" and "disguise system

  • @morkgin2459

    @morkgin2459

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kalinka3133 Well Silent Assassin is also replayable but it is showing it's age.

  • @TheRealNintendoKid
    @TheRealNintendoKid5 күн бұрын

    I gotta say, I usually kinda hate stealth games and stealth sections in games, but Tsushima actually did the stealth stuff pretty well, and most of the time stealth wasn't forced. You could still charge in head first, but you were gonna probably regret doing so. At the same time, you could flail around or brute force your way thru it. And I really liked that. It doesn't do a whole lot of things in a unique way, but it does what it does so well that it didn't feel super repetitive.

  • @Kwalk1989
    @Kwalk19892 жыл бұрын

    That opening gag had me sub lololol

  • @jordantoft3164
    @jordantoft3164 Жыл бұрын

    Just found this channel after watching your video on horror. Think I'm gonna binge these videos and sub. Also SC Chaos Theory is at least the best stealth game I've ever played and I can't recommend it enough.

  • @OCMOOO
    @OCMOOO2 жыл бұрын

    It's only a matter of time the Algorithm notices your stuff Your essays hit a nice sweet spot of not too long, not too short I loved your take on Elden Ring

  • @Lextorias

    @Lextorias

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @OCMOOO

    @OCMOOO

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Lextorias Thank yourself for your effort :)

  • @Sorensino
    @Sorensino Жыл бұрын

    Not a bad video found it posted in discord, first time seeing the channel. So glad you at least mentioned Thief: the dark project! Would've liked for you to cover a bit more with it, mainly just how important sound is to the stealth genre as a whole! Thief's whole design is based around this. Think I'll give the Hitman series a look thanks to this video. Might as well give that open world video a look too. Thank you for the video. 🤝

  • @blaynebittencourt5076
    @blaynebittencourt50762 жыл бұрын

    keep it up!!

  • @deezee2965
    @deezee2965 Жыл бұрын

    Nice analysis. I wanna replay the 3 first Splinter Cell now.

  • @donaldjrtrumpy8511
    @donaldjrtrumpy8511 Жыл бұрын

    There was a popular game Project IGI it is making a comeback, should try that. It was so popular in Asia.

  • @krazykalle4518
    @krazykalle45184 ай бұрын

    I'm glad Shadow Tactics got mentioned at least :D I love stealth as well and this is one of my favourite games of all time. Even tho I have every achievement and basically know every guards position and route in every level, I regularly replay the game. It's such a shame that the development studio who made it, Mimimi Studio, had to close down

  • @iceydiver
    @iceydiver Жыл бұрын

    a little thing to add: all the mgs games were made from scratch instead of using the other games as bases. this is a big reason why mgsv was so expensive to make

  • @qbz4386
    @qbz4386 Жыл бұрын

    ughh i wished i found u later when u have more videos, ive binged thru all ur gaming ones ;(

  • @elharvey5032
    @elharvey50322 жыл бұрын

    Man I just love the way Sucker Punch handles the stealth mechanics, Sly Cooper and Ghost of Tsushima are some of my favorite games that involves stealth

  • @dkcunderwaterlevelmusic5021
    @dkcunderwaterlevelmusic50212 жыл бұрын

    I hate how there hasn't been a Splinter Cell game in 10 years. I'd love even just a remastered collection.

  • @ManeDMoon
    @ManeDMoon2 ай бұрын

    That intro is top tier

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