When you have more time to talk about games, than actually play them.
Sneaking has been a big part of some of the most beloved franchises. Classics like Thief, Hitman, Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed franchises are some of the most well known. The act of crouching and staying in the shadows is simple to learn, but hard to master. It’s a formula that has been followed in many games with great success.
Thief relied mostly on your ability to sneak around guards and take them out in stealth. Avoiding fights to keep things stealthy was the main point of the game.
Hitman relied on even more varied methods of stealth. If you could sneak around the enemies to eliminate your target it was best, but there was usually an option to wear a disguise to hide in plain sight. Anyone you take out needed to be hidden and you were encouraged to find inventive ways to eliminate your target in a way where they never knew you were there.
Watch Dogs encourages stealth using technology. You can hack your way around locked down facilities without stepping foot inside most times. There are opportunities to hack electronics to distract guards or to shock them. The use of drones allows you to sneak around security systems. There’s even an AR cloak in the most recent title.
Splinter Cell takes sneaking in a more covert operative direction. As a secret agent, you use silenced pistols, cover of dark and a whole lot of climbing on pipes to stay hidden.
Assassin’s Creed games have always relied on the ability to sneak into strongholds to assassinate targets. The old days involved failing missions if you were caught, while more recent iterations just force you to deal with all hell breaking loose.
Last playthrough, I chased down some connections between Albion and Clan Kelley. This time around I was going to tackle the Watch Dogs Legion 404 missions which started with a cryptic message on the dark web. Intro to Watch Dogs Legion 404 Group The mysterious 404 leader tasked me with infiltrating the Walkie Talkie club … Read moreWatch Dogs Legion 404 Missions
In my previous play session, I finished all the borough uprising missions and was ready to play the main campaign. This session I found out how much I loved Watch Dogs Legion uniformed access. It adds a whole other layer to stealth and makes you feel like you are undercover. For example, you can recruit … Read moreWatch Dogs Legion Uniformed Access, I Love It
During my last play session, I was working my way through Watch Dogs Legion recruiting of special operators. This time around I planned on finishing the uprising missions in each borough to recruit the last of the special operators. Finishing Watch Dogs Legion Recruiting of Special Operators Anarchist The uprising mission that unlocked for this … Read moreMore Watch Dogs Legion Recruiting Fun
Last time I started playing Legion and this time I was determined to continue the Watch Dogs Legion special operatives recruitment process. I usually try to knock out side missions before really going full force with the main campaign. I figure I won’t miss any side missions that might become unavailable later and the upgrades/skills … Read moreMore Watch Dogs Legion Special Operatives
Last time I finished up Watch Dogs 2 to make sure I was not skipping the middle of the story. Now it was time to finally join the Watch Dogs Legion resistance. I was looking forward to building a crew of misfits and random old people, but I also had fun recruiting some useful people. … Read moreWatch Dogs Legion, so it Begins
My son started playing Watch Dogs Legion and is loving it. That made me super anxious to get into it too, but I promised myself I would finish Watch Dogs 2 first. To speed things up, I put any VR or Switch games on pause to finish up. This time around, I’ll summarize days worth … Read moreWatch Dogs 2 Hacking my way to the End