Stealth your way through the shadows and uncover a corporate conspiracy. Become a cyber-augmented agent in this gameplay-focused stealth game that brings classic sneaking to the modern era.
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It's very difficult to recommend Undetected, but only because I think it's faults can scare off stealth fans. There's enough to enjoy about the game - the sound design and art are commendable given the size of the team. As an attempt to capture what makes MGS special, I think they succeeded.
However, the game comes with some jank, not bugs, that require you to understand how it expects you to play. This can be off-putting when you're expecting your reflexes from MGS to translate, and you have to meet the game on its terms to see what the devs have accomplished.
That may sound too negative. I do think it's worth a try, with interesting ideas that could be improved upon.
However, the game comes with some jank, not bugs, that require you to understand how it expects you to play. This can be off-putting when you're expecting your reflexes from MGS to translate, and you have to meet the game on its terms to see what the devs have accomplished.
That may sound too negative. I do think it's worth a try, with interesting ideas that could be improved upon.
Undetected is clearly very inspired by Metal Gear Solid. The style, story theme, story telling and gameplay. The difference is the game’s length (can be completed in 3 hours if you know what you’re doing), its focus on stealth and it has limitations for an indie game. I’m very impressed for the most part. I like the way it looks, the gadgets and the gameplay. What I liked less was the voice acting, the controls sometimes and one boss section. Some of the voice acting can sound decent but most are bad. The aiming can be hard with a mouse if you’re not used to the controls. You fight a robot you’re supposed to distract with a gadget so it destroys a target. That gadget doesn’t seem to always get the robot’s attention and I’m not sure if that makes it buggy or something I haven’t figured out.
With stealth I mean the game being more punishing (on the second difficulty mode) if you’re spotted, especially early on. If you’re spotted you’re pretty much dead if you’re not quick enough. Your gadgets are mainly to distract enemies, make them unconscious for a while, buy a short time to escape, reduce the sound of your footsteps etc. You can’t kill the normal enemies.
You’re not playing Undetected for the story but mainly the gameplay. It’s a fun distraction but don’t go expecting a MGS game in terms of polish, scope or budget. This game is mainly done by one developer and that makes it pretty impressive too.
With stealth I mean the game being more punishing (on the second difficulty mode) if you’re spotted, especially early on. If you’re spotted you’re pretty much dead if you’re not quick enough. Your gadgets are mainly to distract enemies, make them unconscious for a while, buy a short time to escape, reduce the sound of your footsteps etc. You can’t kill the normal enemies.
You’re not playing Undetected for the story but mainly the gameplay. It’s a fun distraction but don’t go expecting a MGS game in terms of polish, scope or budget. This game is mainly done by one developer and that makes it pretty impressive too.