Current Events > Which is worse: Forced stealth gameplay or forced escort missions?

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Garioshi 09/02/17 1:10:37 PM #1:	escort missions suck regardless so Forced stealth gameplay in a non-stealth game Forced escort missions in a non-escort game View Results Obviously both can be good if the game is designed around them, but they're both terrible when they're not in games that are. I'm going to have to go with forced stealth gameplay because of how frustrating it is, even compared to forced escort missions. --- "The only things I can trust right now are myself and this big gun." - Eric from Zero Time Dilemma http://steamcommunity.com/id/Garioshi/wishlist <cite>Garioshi posted [p:885898276] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote> escort missions suck regardless so Forced stealth gameplay in a non-stealth game Forced escort missions in a non-escort game View Results Obviously both can be good if the game is designed around them, but they're both terrible when they're not in games that are. I'm going to have to go with forced stealth gameplay because of how frustrating it is, even compared to forced escort missions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GunmaN1905 09/02/17 1:11:24 PM #2:	Escorting AI is the worst thing ever. <cite>GunmaN1905 posted [p:885898323] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Escorting AI is the worst thing ever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mernardi 09/02/17 1:11:25 PM #3:	Escort anything fucking sucks. --- Chaos is a ladder <cite>Mernardi posted [p:885898325] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Escort anything fucking sucks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 09/02/17 1:13:28 PM #4:	Mernardi posted... Escort anything fucking sucks. It can be tolerable if done correctly. --- "The only things I can trust right now are myself and this big gun." - Eric from Zero Time Dilemma http://steamcommunity.com/id/Garioshi/wishlist <cite>Garioshi posted [p:885898415] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mernardi posted...</cite> <quote>Escort anything fucking sucks.</quote> It can be tolerable if done correctly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 09/02/17 1:13:29 PM #5:	I don't like being forced to do either but I actually like to stealth or stealth kill stuff in games when possible anyway so I guess I'd prefer being forced to stealth I hate being under time pressure in games, so I hate escorts too unless I get to lead them forward rather than them leading me forward --- Hey what's going on in this thread http://i.imgur.com/6fpKRW8.gif http://i.imgur.com/RNZi0gk.gif <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:885898417] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>I don't like being forced to do either but I actually like to stealth or stealth kill stuff in games when possible anyway so I guess I'd prefer being forced to stealth I hate being under time pressure in games, so I hate escorts too unless I get to lead them forward rather than them leading me forward</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Realforce 09/02/17 1:15:31 PM #7:	Stealth is fun for me --- http://i.imgur.com/f94eK4N.jpg PC Specs: i7-7700K 5GHz, GTX 1080 Ti SLI, 4000mhz DDR4 Ram,1TB Samsung 850 EVO, 2TB WD Green HDD, AX1200i PSU, Corsair 760T Case <cite>Realforce posted [p:885898526] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Stealth is fun for me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 09/02/17 1:16:20 PM #8:	Realforce posted... Stealth is fun for me In a game that just throws in stealth for the hell of it and has extremely unpolished stealth mechanics? --- "The only things I can trust right now are myself and this big gun." - Eric from Zero Time Dilemma http://steamcommunity.com/id/Garioshi/wishlist <cite>Garioshi posted [p:885898550] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>Realforce posted...</cite> <quote>Stealth is fun for me</quote> In a game that just throws in stealth for the hell of it and has extremely unpolished stealth mechanics?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KainWind 09/02/17 1:18:27 PM #9:	Garioshi posted... Realforce posted... Stealth is fun for me In a game that just throws in stealth for the hell of it and has extremely unpolished stealth mechanics? Even stealth in OoT was fun. --- http://i.imgtc.com/pRZqu18C.gif http://i.imgtc.com/jccgiB1G.gif http://i.imgtc.com/WEkU41Yb.gif http://i.imgtc.com/dBcIyU2x.gif <cite>KainWind posted [p:885898656] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Realforce posted...</cite> <quote>Stealth is fun for me</quote> In a game that just throws in stealth for the hell of it and has extremely unpolished stealth mechanics?</quote> Even stealth in OoT was fun.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StickFigures720 09/02/17 1:35:44 PM #10:	If you're going to have an escort, make it do that you can command the escort to follow or stay put. --- "Someone give me some aspirin." PSN: StickFigures1080 <cite>StickFigures720 posted [p:885899584] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>If you're going to have an escort, make it do that you can command the escort to follow or stay put.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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geno_16 09/02/17 1:37:48 PM #12:	Forced stealth can be fine if the stealth is designed okay. Forced escort (hell, escort in general whether it's forced or not) always sucks. --- https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/Q_2580 Mostly traditional stages, the occasional gimmick stage. <cite>geno_16 posted [p:885899691] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Forced stealth can be fine if the stealth is designed okay. Forced escort (hell, escort in general whether it's forced or not) always sucks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Spidey5 09/02/17 1:54:35 PM #13:	All escort or protect missions can fall in a hole. --- http://i.imgur.com/T2nS4vI.jpg <cite>Spidey5 posted [p:885900508] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>All escort or protect missions can fall in a hole.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OrtegaTron 09/02/17 1:56:24 PM #14:	Timed missions probably trumps them both for me. --- OrtegaTron knelt before his fallen enemy and said a prayer. "Forgive me. May you find in the next world what you couldn't find here."- AlisLandale <cite>OrtegaTron posted [p:885900591] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Timed missions probably trumps them both for me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 09/02/17 2:02:55 PM #15:	Neither is necessarily bad but I've seen way more terrible tacked-on stealth sections than terrible tacked-on escort sections. At least with most escort missions the developers don't make the whole thing trial-and-error like in those countless terribad "and then the guy suddenly turns around mid-step with no warning just to screw over the player" stealth missions. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:885900929] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Neither is necessarily bad but I've seen way more terrible tacked-on stealth sections than terrible tacked-on escort sections. At least with most escort missions the developers don't make the whole thing trial-and-error like in those countless terribad "and then the guy suddenly turns around mid-step with no warning just to screw over the player" stealth missions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anisoptera 09/02/17 2:04:30 PM #16:	When was the last game to have an escort mission? <cite>Anisoptera posted [p:885901001] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>When was the last game to have an escort mission?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 09/02/17 2:05:43 PM #17:	Last one I can think of was in the 6th gen. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:885901049] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Last one I can think of was in the 6th gen.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Piersons_Fox 09/02/17 2:07:02 PM #18:	Stealth is better. Escort missions are fucking awful, especially when the escort just runs into mobs. Escorts that stick with you aren't THAT bad. --- .../\_/\ ...\./ <cite>Piersons_Fox posted [p:885901122] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Stealth is better. Escort missions are fucking awful, especially when the escort just runs into mobs. Escorts that stick with you aren't THAT bad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 09/02/17 2:09:51 PM #19:	Nothing wrong with stealth. Escort missions suck. The person you're escorting is always scared, weak and unable to do certain things. Makes the job harder for no reason. <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:885901250] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Nothing wrong with stealth. Escort missions suck. The person you're escorting is always scared, weak and unable to do certain things. Makes the job harder for no reason.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Spidey5 09/02/17 2:10:23 PM #20:	Anisoptera posted... When was the last game to have an escort mission? I consolidate all "guide this character, keep this character or structure alive, and anything that involves protecting something else" under the escort mission term. In which case, it appears all the time. --- http://i.imgur.com/mFmSWCz.gif <cite>Spidey5 posted [p:885901275] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anisoptera posted...</cite> <quote>When was the last game to have an escort mission?</quote> I consolidate all "guide this character, keep this character or structure alive, and anything that involves protecting something else" under the escort mission term. In which case, it appears all the time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 09/02/17 2:15:43 PM #21:	Defeating waves of enemies as a floating eye opens a door. --- GT: Deprece (X1) Hunter 32/ Titan 32/ Warlock 32 IB/ GHorn/ Vex/ Faithbringer/ Thunder/ Etc <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:885901528] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Defeating waves of enemies as a floating eye opens a door.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BLAKUboy 09/02/17 2:18:18 PM #22:	Escort missions can at least be overcompensated for in most any game it's forced into. Stealth gameplay is straight awful unless the game is built around it. --- Aeris dies if she takes more damage than her current HP - Panthera http://signavatar.com/26999_s.png <cite>BLAKUboy posted [p:885901662] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>Escort missions can at least be overcompensated for in most any game it's forced into. Stealth gameplay is straight awful unless the game is built around it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 09/02/17 2:23:48 PM #23:	I guess TLoU might count but your allies don't actually seem capable of dying. I know Sully can die in at least one part of Uncharted 1, too, but it takes some serious neglect. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:885901952] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>I guess TLoU might count but your allies don't actually seem capable of dying. I know Sully can die in at least one part of Uncharted 1, too, but it takes some serious neglect.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nativengine 09/02/17 2:24:23 PM #24:	GunmaN1905 posted... Escorting AI is the worst thing ever. Yep. Sure a forced stealth section can suck, especially in a game where stealth is poorly implemented. Escort missions suck period <cite>nativengine posted [p:885901987] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>GunmaN1905 posted...</cite> <quote>Escorting AI is the worst thing ever.</quote> Yep. Sure a forced stealth section can suck, especially in a game where stealth is poorly implemented. Escort missions suck period</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SmidgeIsntBack 09/02/17 2:55:38 PM #25:	Anisoptera posted... When was the last game to have an escort mission? Nier Automata, though they're only in sidequests. --- Audio Theater: For discussion of podcasts, radio, audiobooks, and the like https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1364- <cite>SmidgeIsntBack posted [p:885903610] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anisoptera posted...</cite> <quote>When was the last game to have an escort mission?</quote> Nier Automata, though they're only in sidequests.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eggcorn 09/02/17 2:56:18 PM #26:	escort missions <cite>eggcorn posted [p:885903637] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>escort missions</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoomSwell 09/02/17 3:02:31 PM #27:	@Anisoptera posted... When was the last game to have an escort mission? Breath of the Wild had a cowardly goron. Garioshi posted... Mernardi posted... Escort anything fucking sucks. It can be tolerable if done correctly. Tolerable... at best. I understand that "Tolerable" a tall bar for racists and homophobes and even SJWs themselves, but for the rest of us, "tolerating" something is a pretty low standard. --- http://www.backloggery.com/doomswell <cite>DoomSwell posted [p:885903930] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>@Anisoptera posted...</cite> <quote>When was the last game to have an escort mission?</quote> Breath of the Wild had a cowardly goron. <cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mernardi posted...</cite> <quote>Escort anything fucking sucks.</quote> It can be tolerable if done correctly.</quote> Tolerable... at best. I understand that "Tolerable" a tall bar for racists and homophobes and even SJWs themselves, but for the rest of us, "tolerating" something is a pretty low standard.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kirbymuncher 09/02/17 3:04:12 PM #28:	stealth is generally not so bad even in non stealth games, in my experience. escorting on the other hand is almost always awful (though it can be interesting imo it just never is) --- THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF <cite>kirbymuncher posted [p:885904015] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote>stealth is generally not so bad even in non stealth games, in my experience. escorting on the other hand is almost always awful (though it can be interesting imo it just never is)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 09/02/17 3:18:43 PM #29:	KainWind posted... Garioshi posted... Realforce posted... Stealth is fun for me In a game that just throws in stealth for the hell of it and has extremely unpolished stealth mechanics? Even stealth in OoT was fun. This. The Gerudo fort remains one of my favorite segments of the game (but my KO fetish is no-doubt leaning heavily on my bias in this case). And of course it's no contest when compared to forced escort missions. Those have ruined entire games for me (looking at you, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together). --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:885904708] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>KainWind posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Realforce posted...</cite> <quote>Stealth is fun for me</quote> In a game that just throws in stealth for the hell of it and has extremely unpolished stealth mechanics?</quote> Even stealth in OoT was fun.</quote> This. The Gerudo fort remains one of my favorite segments of the game (but my KO fetish is no-doubt leaning heavily on my bias in this case). And of course it's no contest when compared to forced escort missions. Those have ruined entire games for me (looking at you, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together).</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dabrikishaw15 09/02/17 8:03:22 PM #30:	BLAKUboy posted... Escort missions can at least be overcompensated for in most any game it's forced into. Stealth gameplay is straight awful unless the game is built around it. This. On another note, the votes are at 71-17 as of this post. I thought this was funny. --- 3DS FC: 4382 - 2449 - 5707 IGN: Anthony <cite>Dabrikishaw15 posted [p:885917888] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>BLAKUboy posted...</cite> <quote>Escort missions can at least be overcompensated for in most any game it's forced into. Stealth gameplay is straight awful unless the game is built around it.</quote> This. On another note, the votes are at 71-17 as of this post. I thought this was funny.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gguirao 09/03/17 4:06:56 AM #31:	Mernardi posted... Escort anything fucking sucks. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>gguirao posted [p:885935605] in Which is w... [t:75734214]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mernardi posted...</cite> <quote>Escort anything fucking sucks.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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