What Makes A Great Stealth Game

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  • Опубліковано 23 чер 2024
  • What Makes A Great Stealth Game? A questions that many developers can take a while to understand. We'll take a look from basic bare bones mechanics like the ones from Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA Online.
    To moderately improved systems in games such as: Watch Dogs and Cyberpunk 2077. To games who've made stealth their upmost priority like Hitman 3, Batman Arkham Knight and Assassin's Creed. We will break down their different systems and explain what makes some better than the rest.
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  • @swartalfguy6277
    @swartalfguy6277 20 днів тому +90

    this mf looks like a mastermind evil genius

    • @majorblitz3846
      @majorblitz3846 17 днів тому +10

      He got that HITMAN Elusive target look

  • @zarrebi4366
    @zarrebi4366 20 днів тому +95

    I never thought we'd get a face reveal. Holy shit, best moment of the week

  • @MikeHawk-zd6qq
    @MikeHawk-zd6qq 20 днів тому +70

    Nice to see your face, but you forgot about Splinter Cell. The shadows are a great mechanic. Hope you'd see this, since you like stealth games and all.

    • @clips118
      @clips118 20 днів тому +8

      Yea splinter cell chaos theory is the best pure stealth game ever made

    • @yehiakhaled826
      @yehiakhaled826 20 днів тому

      Shadows are a great mechanic however it’s not like the rest where it has multiple varaition or forms and sometime you gotta make the environment viable for it

    • @sombodythatyouusedtoknow9046
      @sombodythatyouusedtoknow9046 20 днів тому +6

      Manhunt also does that ,but it feels a bit bullshit standing in darkness while there's an enemy activly trying to find you a few centimeters from you

    • @yutro213
      @yutro213 20 днів тому +2

      Even before that, "Thief" games already worked with Shadows as a stealth mechanic, starting with Thief: The Dark Project (1998)/Thief: Gold (1999).

  • @Moonerang
    @Moonerang 20 днів тому +46

    Nice to see the face behind this great channel, keep up the good work brother.

  • @Kokoale2.0
    @Kokoale2.0 20 днів тому +146

    This dude is pretty handsome ngl

    • @geteriking4865
      @geteriking4865 20 днів тому +5

      Alriiiiiiight

    • @Bernie91
      @Bernie91 20 днів тому +5

      He's a lil too majestic ngl😅😅

    • @jayyy1677
      @jayyy1677 20 днів тому

      I agree

    • @jayyy1677
      @jayyy1677 20 днів тому +1

      I like his style yoo😢

    • @uchenna8885
      @uchenna8885 19 днів тому

      That’s what your thinking about 😂 instead of the video

  • @TheVoid139
    @TheVoid139 16 днів тому +12

    Batman Arkham Series does good on the stealth, in my opinion I think the stealth in Batman is realistic because as soon as someone sees you, everyone gets alerted because that’s the number one thing someone would do

    • @Basisreallycool
      @Basisreallycool 16 днів тому +4

      Yeah i agree, i think not having a meter works if it feels realistic for teh situation. Obviously in a crowded public space it makes sense for a guard to get suspicious first; but, in a city full of criminals, being found wearing a bat suit is pretty conspicuous. Given the enemy ai intelligence, multitude of archetypes, and variety of gadgets in the arkham games, i think it was a consious choice to not include a meter.

    • @cjallenroxs6239
      @cjallenroxs6239 14 днів тому +3

      Yeah this guy was on bullshit when he talked about Batman and used terrible ass clips

    • @Basisreallycool
      @Basisreallycool 14 днів тому +2

      @@cjallenroxs6239 tbf he did praise it in some parts but where he said it was bad was just poor.

    • @TheVoid139
      @TheVoid139 13 днів тому +1

      @@Basisreallycool and also basically everyone knows batsy so it’s probably logical to call everyone so it’s easier to defeat a man who has multiple records of kicking thugs asses

  • @flobama7200
    @flobama7200 20 днів тому +18

    My personal all time fav stealth is Hitman WOA + MGSV the phantom pain, 2 completely different approaches to the genre each with probably the best gameplay & room for creativity. Big special mention to the Last of Us games as well

    • @LarryTheTugaGamer1511
      @LarryTheTugaGamer1511 19 днів тому +1

      If you liked TPP, Ground Zeroes is more of the same, apart from a couple of control changes. It kicks ass and the side content is fairly nice, too.

  • @adrianveseli3379
    @adrianveseli3379 15 днів тому +4

    Makes a stealth game video without mentioning splintercell is something else.

  • @milton5609
    @milton5609 20 днів тому +19

    Oh wow, face reveal
    I fell backwards in amazement

  • @LarryTheTugaGamer1511
    @LarryTheTugaGamer1511 19 днів тому +6

    Everyone's talking about how handsome he is, but can we just take a look at the man's drip for a second?

  • @Noone_1111
    @Noone_1111 2 дні тому

    To be honest, just like Hitman, this channel deserves more love and attention

  • @OladYT
    @OladYT 20 днів тому +11

    Face reveal nice suit btw

  • @JoeMama-dt6sw
    @JoeMama-dt6sw 20 днів тому +5

    fascinating to see a stealth game video not mention dishonored (aside from a single clip) or splinter cell. in fact, while a bit of a knit pick. The selection of games used as examples felt alittle narrow. always nice to see the Arkham games acknowledged.
    I prefer vision cones with the ambiguous peripheral sight. It makes me respect the AI more as the radial sight indicator makes it too clear what I can get away with. Especially in games like Dishonored and Arkham that have fun action alongside great stealth. In my eyes ideally it wont even be a problem in a stealth game either way if the game gives you enough tools or paths to deal with the enemy without needing to know exactly how quickly they can see you. for example dishonored giving many routes and tools. Same with Arkham
    another point I think this video could have mentioned if the intent is to highlight important aspects of a successful stealth game, is satisfaction of using these elements. Games like cyberpunk had some decent stealth mechanics, but I simply never wanted to use them because I'd either be shooting them in the head with a silenced pistol or choking them from behind with the same animation for the 70x time that session.
    good examples are Arkham, Dishonored, and Splinter cell conviction. Arkham and dishonored reward the player with satisfying animations and a verity of tools to accomplish a task all of which has variation to the result that can be used to your advantage. Splinter cell conviction has once again satisfying animations and when killing an opponent even if you are just shooting them, it gives you a charge to use a powerful and once again satisfying ability (headshoting an entire room).

    • @JoeMama-dt6sw
      @JoeMama-dt6sw 18 днів тому +1

      worth noting that despite all that. great video, underrated and well put together as always

  • @giulioguatteri7849
    @giulioguatteri7849 18 днів тому

    Nice video and suit as always. It's amazing how much quality you bring to the table compared to your subscribers count. You really are an underrated yourtuber. Keep up the good work, there aren't many great, passionate youtubers left.

  • @jaysupe1268
    @jaysupe1268 19 днів тому

    Love these long well documented videos !

  • @AutoDFensa
    @AutoDFensa 19 днів тому +1

    Exceptional video, WildGold -- very thorough evaluation of the key aspects that figure into a successful stealth title. The linearity of Hitman: Absolution was always a point of frustration for me, as it could have been a much more enjoyable game with expanded approaches for completing objectives and assassinations.

  • @devilzgaming8006
    @devilzgaming8006 19 днів тому +3

    My personal favourite stealth games:
    1) Assassin's creed unity and syndicate
    2) hitman WOA
    3) splinter cell chaos theory and Blacklist
    4) metal gear solid V
    5) watch dogs 1 and 2
    6) far cry 5
    7) ghost recon wildlands
    8) sniper elite 4 and 5
    9) dishonored 1 and 2

  • @Core2TOM
    @Core2TOM 7 днів тому

    Would have been great to mention Mark of the Ninja, which explains it's stealth mechanics perfectly. I'd also like to know what do you think about Sniper Elite's stealth aspect. Thanks for your hard work on the video! Followed and hope to see more videos about my favorite genre ❤

  • @clauseable
    @clauseable 13 днів тому +1

    watchdogs 1 had a mechanic where npcs would react to gun shots near them. made stealth playthroughs much easier as enemies would investigate the shots, using a silenced pistol u can lure them...

  • @VectorM
    @VectorM 20 днів тому +4

    Wild gold uploaded & gave a face reveal 🔥👌

  • @Freelancer837
    @Freelancer837 8 днів тому

    I think an issue comes in that not every stealth game is made to be the same. Like, yes Batman's AI learning is really good, but it's only good because it's an action game with stealth elements, not a full stealth game. It works because the goal is to take down all the bad guys, and the punishment of getting caugh t is fighting them while they all know you're there, but the game is meant for that. In many full stealth games like the older MGS games, older SC games, and Hitman games, the goal is to not interfere with the guards at all if at all possible. You're meant to be a ghost who leaves no evidence you were ever there, including never messing with any of the guards. Completing your objective should be the only thing you do. If you get caught, it's possible to make it back to stealth, but that's the point, you should be trying to get back into stealth because the game is not designed for you to have at all much of a chance of winning an open fight, and even if you do, you come out with punishments that make the next moves harder.
    It's easy for a non-stealth game to have stealth mechanics, because they're just extras meant to add more substance, but they can be completely ignored and be fine. A real stealth game compared to an action shooter is the difference of playing an action fighting game to a soulslike game.

  • @GoogleUser000
    @GoogleUser000 20 днів тому +21

    Bro been hiding his face for all this time just to suddenly unfold how handsome he is for whatever reason. Best face reveal ever xD

  • @sleepyfrank6359
    @sleepyfrank6359 12 днів тому

    The stealth meter, i had a thought abt that. I think the best system would be something like in splinter cell chaos theory. Now before anything else i am a hardcore stealth fan so i like it when its challenging so i dont like metres. I do like a instant detection system better but in splinter cell chaos theory we can get both. Theres a light and sound meter. Say you are in your enemy's cone of vision in bright light its an instant spot and alarm however if they see you in a dim setting even in the same position they'll "investigate" the area and wont be sure of your presence. This makes it better in my opinion. You can use darkness either as a comfort to avoid easy detection or you can use it to lure guards in the dark areas. But even the guards are smart if they are investigating a dark area they'll come with flares or flashlights so attacking them in the dark isn't easy

  • @speeprun
    @speeprun 20 днів тому +5

    OH GOD HES HOT

  • @alexwise-
    @alexwise- 18 днів тому

    Great video!

  • @Desher_ER
    @Desher_ER 20 днів тому +6

    You look so good

  • @zine_eddinex24
    @zine_eddinex24 12 днів тому

    Good video keep up

  • @lawrencesmith6
    @lawrencesmith6 18 днів тому

    Lovely video.

  • @ammz1331
    @ammz1331 20 днів тому +3

    Finally seeing your face ❤

  • @R01dr4geR69
    @R01dr4geR69 20 днів тому

    Wild gold if you like stealth games i recently started sniper ghost warrior contracts 2. Another surprising good stealth game i just picked up is far cry 5. The only thing i like more than a good stealth game is random games with good stealth mechanics. GTA 4 actually has interesting also funny police search mechanics. In the low star heat levels when you evade their line of sight yet haven't escaped and the stars go dark but not flash, though still in the search area which is the flashing circle on the map, The cops actively search your last known location in the search area and alleys as well as call back up and patrol around in their squad cars while the other cop goes on foot and search, deep and dynamic mechanics. makes for really fun dynamic gameplay were you have to think about choices also makes it more immersive with no mini map so you don't know where the cops are or how far it is to escape

  • @gamelover1779
    @gamelover1779 18 днів тому

    First video ever seen by him, SUBSCRIBING 👍🏽 I would like to see his stealth gameplay.

  • @Nine9005
    @Nine9005 20 днів тому

    Awesome video and a surprised face reveal 😱

  • @Swlore
    @Swlore 19 днів тому

    Damn bro got that Leon from resident evil look 🔥🔥

  • @zine_eddinex24
    @zine_eddinex24 12 днів тому

    The intro exactly 💯 ✅ 😅

  • @laputanmachine7033
    @laputanmachine7033 17 днів тому

    The king of stealth will always be the Thief trilogy. You get all the information you need by the sound design alone, and Garrett has all the tools you will ever need to circumvent them.

  • @John-996
    @John-996 11 днів тому

    Level design games like Hitman Blood money, Dishonored 2, Gameplay systems like being able to using a cardboard box in MGS games or Disguise in hitman or Night vision in Splinter cell.
    being able to avoid killing anyone games like Dishonored 2
    Lastly unique stealth kills Manhunt is one of best stealth games when comes to stealth take downs there so many ways kill enemies and each Weapon has white, Yellow and Red kills which adds more depth to act of killing an enemy from behind hitman also has many ways to kill a target using the environment or differing up close weapons.

  • @Michael-hm8fg
    @Michael-hm8fg 13 днів тому

    I love Arkham and old ac stealth

  • @zine_eddinex24
    @zine_eddinex24 12 днів тому

    Underrated 😢

  • @Idkoscar1
    @Idkoscar1 17 днів тому

    God damn looking good Wildgold

  • @EziosBladez
    @EziosBladez 19 днів тому

    Did i just watch a video about stealth and not see my boy Sam Fisher? O.o he's been missing in action for a long time but wow.

  • @thejonkler69
    @thejonkler69 20 днів тому +4

    ArkhamKnight is the best stealth game i think

    • @TheJonkler177
      @TheJonkler177 19 днів тому +1

      I agree, but I'm the original Jonkler.

    • @thejonkler69
      @thejonkler69 19 днів тому +1

      @@TheJonkler177 i already met u once in a comment section, i think it was the man ham knight video

    • @thejonkler69
      @thejonkler69 19 днів тому +1

      @@TheJonkler177 also ur just joe kerr im jonkler

    • @thejonkler69
      @thejonkler69 19 днів тому +1

      @@TheJonkler177 i'm realising now how rare this is

    • @TheJonkler177
      @TheJonkler177 19 днів тому +1

      @@thejonkler69 I know, that's why I commented in your comment :)

  • @nomic655
    @nomic655 10 днів тому

    I kinda have to disagree with what you said about player perception. While yes, having to see through cameras and drones to mark your enemies is more realistic and challenging, having an instant method of seeing enemy positions can help you do so much more in terms of traversing the environment (whether you want to be silent and unseen or kill everyone with no regard) and your opportunities to take out targets (such as lining up difficult shots, like the haybale in Hitman's Colorado map). It should also have to do with just how capable enemy AI is.
    Imo generally a good stealth game is a game that makes player powerful enough, such that their only limitations are their imagination and their current equipment. Forcing further limitations on a player who must already act like a one man army can just end up making the game unfun.

  • @thirupathig4027
    @thirupathig4027 17 днів тому

    I recently played Spiderman, Spiderman Miles Morales and Ghost of Tsushima I feel they have pretty good stealth mechanics, you should try these games yourself I am currently waiting for Spiderman 2 on PC.

  • @That_Honda_Civic
    @That_Honda_Civic 20 днів тому

    you should make a video about crime boss rockay city, its actually really good now

  • @jakkuhl6223
    @jakkuhl6223 19 днів тому

    But Wilgold, many 'tubers eager to convince me how smart they are tell me that Hitman isn't a stealth game!

  • @Smallvac52
    @Smallvac52 17 днів тому +1

    Can you make a video on new elusive target

  • @MCGREGORO18
    @MCGREGORO18 20 днів тому +2

    Face reveal goes hard

  • @LeviKeinAckerman
    @LeviKeinAckerman 20 днів тому +2

    OMG WildGold leak

  • @Attila19_
    @Attila19_ 14 днів тому

    Shadow of Mordor offers literally all of them.

  • @Arad_Shams
    @Arad_Shams 13 днів тому

    I think it would have been better if you mentioned cayo perico heist and Spider-Man

  • @lilautistico1635
    @lilautistico1635 15 днів тому

    Dishonored does stealth very well

  • @zalansafarlaszlo4502
    @zalansafarlaszlo4502 Годину тому

    Thats why I play Hitman

  • @SebastianWasserberg-dk3bs
    @SebastianWasserberg-dk3bs 14 днів тому

    I think whistling is also a good techniqye

  • @GrumpyCat97
    @GrumpyCat97 17 днів тому +1

    what, no Splinter Cell?

  • @jkallday7179
    @jkallday7179 7 днів тому

    Wait till bro hears about ghost recon

  • @zine_eddinex24
    @zine_eddinex24 12 днів тому

    Deserve 💯K

  • @theseeper422
    @theseeper422 20 днів тому +1

    Bro looks like Leon Kennedy from Europe

  • @Meysamkm
    @Meysamkm 20 днів тому

    Wow finally after years rey mysterio show his face /and im not gonna lie face it like real pro

  • @Zeg-eh5ik
    @Zeg-eh5ik 19 днів тому +1

    What about Aragami and Ereban?

  • @DarkGhostHell
    @DarkGhostHell 18 днів тому

    I’m a Hitman fan

  • @jonathangrant480
    @jonathangrant480 19 днів тому

    Squidward:"OH NO HE'S HOT"

  • @strangesyringe4559
    @strangesyringe4559 18 днів тому

    Batman Arkham Asylum came out in 2009

  • @justinmercado1185
    @justinmercado1185 17 днів тому

    Aside from Hitmon, how do you talk about stealth with games that use it as secondary approaches? Stealth as a secondary approach does NOT make a game a stealth one. That’s a giant misconception (& probably why the stealth genre is dying). Where are the examples where stealth is primary and fundamental? Thief, Metal Gear Solid, Splinter Cell ? There is no mention how light, camouflage, and difficulty settings can greatly influence the interaction btw player and npc.

  • @WOMFT
    @WOMFT 20 днів тому

    A great puzzle game

  • @Jacobinks
    @Jacobinks 20 днів тому

    You look completely different to how I imagined. Nice face reveal

  • @Lovvkey.
    @Lovvkey. 20 днів тому

    I WOULD!!!!

  • @chanople
    @chanople 20 днів тому +2

    I think the last of us 2 its a game that flies under the radar in the stealth genre, but it truly its a game that excels in it with a few known but well implemented mechanics

  • @John-996
    @John-996 11 днів тому

    Manhunt would have been better to use then RDR online and GTA5 online as they are not designed around stealth.

  • @zine_eddinex24
    @zine_eddinex24 12 днів тому

  • @corvoattano4544
    @corvoattano4544 20 днів тому +2

    Is this the face reveal 🤔

  • @Skrimpidibimp
    @Skrimpidibimp 8 днів тому +1

    Yikes, you look good.

  • @akhonamaduna6763
    @akhonamaduna6763 19 днів тому +1

    Why use Red Dead Redemption 2 Online as an example? It’s neglected and it sucks though 😅

    • @nilbor1044
      @nilbor1044 14 днів тому

      rdo is very fun

    • @akhonamaduna6763
      @akhonamaduna6763 10 днів тому +1

      @@nilbor1044 i meant it sucks because it’s neglected 😅if it had more it would be very fun

    • @nilbor1044
      @nilbor1044 День тому

      @@akhonamaduna6763 yeah it had amazing potential but rockstar wanted money more than anything so they focused on gta online instead of

  • @user-si7gk9hd8d
    @user-si7gk9hd8d 20 днів тому +1

    Hi

  • @ValanxWF
    @ValanxWF 20 днів тому

    would

  • @Trafficone77
    @Trafficone77 20 днів тому +1

    Bro so zesty

  • @Janko-o5e
    @Janko-o5e 11 днів тому

    Bro, where is Far Cry stealth?

  • @user-dl7dv1fk2n
    @user-dl7dv1fk2n 20 днів тому

    You look like Ислам Ганджаев

  • @KateDavenport-nq2lr
    @KateDavenport-nq2lr 20 днів тому

    Face reveal!

  • @thegunlikdude
    @thegunlikdude 19 днів тому

    i mean man hunt uses most of these but i find it boring unlike the games we mentioned

  • @DlightTheBright
    @DlightTheBright 19 днів тому

    Oh no he's hot!

  • @maofria1452
    @maofria1452 20 днів тому +7

    The best stealth games are still the venerable Thief 1, 2 and 3. Nothing modern can compare to these old games, not even Dishonored.

    • @yutro213
      @yutro213 20 днів тому +3

      Actually Dishonored CAN compare to Thief, I think of it as a "spiritual successor" to Thief 1 and 2. more than the 2014 Thief (failed) reboot.

  • @leanardonundesifresi1257
    @leanardonundesifresi1257 20 днів тому +3

    I don’t think Assassins Creed, Far Cry and other ubisoft games are stealth games. All you do is just repeat the same thing again and again. And there AI is so terrible. Dishonored and Hitman series are perfect examples of what a stealth game should be. Especially Silent Assassin mechanic on Hitman and Clean Hand achievement on Dishonored.
    For me, a stealth game must allows players to feel ghostly. Like killing only targets and don’t touch other npcs(even the knockouts)

    • @Noctuam734
      @Noctuam734 20 днів тому +2

      Assassin's Creed Unity is literally perfect for ghost stealth.

    • @yes2462
      @yes2462 19 днів тому

      Just because you do the same things doesn't mean they aren't stealth games

    • @leanardonundesifresi1257
      @leanardonundesifresi1257 19 днів тому

      @@yes2462 You really think they are ? I mean all you do is just hide in grass, whistle and kill :D or take cover a wall and do the same. Maybe they are. But it is a shame that they have "stealth game" tag when Hitman and Dishonored exist. Sorry mate. Ubisoft shit

  • @supersillyusername
    @supersillyusername 20 днів тому +1

    ong, i can already see the comments
    "(insert number) views in (insert number) seconds, bro fell off"
    "first"
    "(insert comment) OMG IM FAMOUS!!!!!!?!?!?!🎉🎉"

    • @yes2462
      @yes2462 19 днів тому

      There's none of those comments

  • @Gflan55
    @Gflan55 19 днів тому

    Where’s the accent from bro

  • @MANOFKILLER
    @MANOFKILLER 19 днів тому

    OMG he's HOT!

  • @gabrielribas6766
    @gabrielribas6766 20 днів тому +1

    I miss the balaclava

  • @ELDERS357
    @ELDERS357 20 днів тому +1

    First comment but i wont get likes 😢

    • @abhi.dx2345
      @abhi.dx2345 20 днів тому +9

      Don't worry you won't 😊

    • @TheKirBoi
      @TheKirBoi 20 днів тому +3

      Absolutely not :)

    • @thejonkler69
      @thejonkler69 20 днів тому

      U don't deserve likes :)

  • @ItsTheAleeex
    @ItsTheAleeex 14 днів тому

    I love a good chess metaphor ♟️

  • @AhmadReslan-ls1yw
    @AhmadReslan-ls1yw 13 днів тому

    @wildgold i remember when you were at 5k subs you came a really long way,i was on an account called Gold_wheels,now i am on a different account as my phone broke i hope you remember me ❤

  • @docrock3234
    @docrock3234 18 днів тому

    The excuses they put in for stealth these days is unexceptable. You have ask yourself, do these devs even play games.
    Rockstar, who should be ahead of the curve, is the most shameful.

  • @mrstudent9125
    @mrstudent9125 20 днів тому +1

    Hi