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The evolution of stealth games

On a walk home with a friend, Drew and Chella got to thinking about stealth games and this episode is the result of that thinking. The conversation began with Splinter Cell and how that seems to mark a certain era of gaming, when stealth was a genre in and of itself. Fast forward to 2018 and stealth has become a mechanic that easily slots into a whole slew of games.

In this episode, the ATTeam discuss their favourites and take a look at the evolution of stealth games. They also look back without fondness on those days when every game had a stealth section, whether it warranted one or not.

From the pure stealth of Metal Gear Solid, to the seamless inclusion of stealth mechanics in more cinematic games like The Last of Us, it’s become a mainstay in many games. The release of the new Marrakech segment of the Hitman Summer Pack sparks a conversation about the difference between stealth, espionage and pure sneaking. If that’s the conversation you’ve been waiting for, then please step right this way.

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Chella Ramanan

Chella hails from the UK and joined Gameindustry.com around the year 2000. It was so many moons ago, she can't quite remember. Back then, the only women you saw in the games industry were in bikinis and vertiginous heels at trade shows - oh how times have changed, kind of. Chella started as a humble reviewer, but soon became our European Correspondent and keeps us on top of industry happenings across the Pond. She tends to like the weird Japanese games we've never heard of, so that's good for making us look all-encompassing and stuff. Chella does like games, so don't be fooled by the copious amount of columns devoted to bemoaning the lack of variety in the industry. When she's not surfing (the sea, not the internet) or camping up mountains, Chella likes a good action RPG (especially if it's sci-fi), anything with a good narrative and like we said, the weirder the better. She's also a regular in the GiN Lounge, but that's just because we like her accent.