Never Stop Sneakin'

Well, i'm very disappointed that i paid 10 dollars for this game that feels like a proof-of-concept with end-of-project story cutscenes. The pros: -Extremely fun gameplay loop. It's simple but it works really well -Very funny cutscenes and writing, great voice acting. -Aesthetics are on-point. Looks really nice all around and has great music. The cons: -Gameplay changes are drip fed at an absolutely ludicrously slow speed and are definitely not deep enough. -Only 1 gameplay class. Tons of skins but ultimately, the first 10 minutes or gameplay and the last 10 minutes of gameplay are going to be identical. -Base-building that does not unlock any new gameplay mechanics. It feels like the only thing i get out of building new upgrades is seeing the story move forward. Big let-down. -low number of bosses. i counted 5 in 6 hours of play. -Literally no increase in complexity or depth of gameplay. -Runs are simply too easy. It's trivial to succeed in a run and, while it's not always bad to not be incredibly challenging, the challenge level simply isn't up to snuff. Honestly, i'm considering learning C# and making my own spin on this game. That's how disappointed i am.

Never Stop Sneakin' is a stealth game with an arcade feel that will immediately remind you of Metal Gear Solid 1, what with its PS1-era visuals, music akin to Snake's outing on Shadow Moses Island, and a number of other cheeky references and jokes. It's half tribute and half parody, being unafraid to glorify Metal Gear Solid exactly as much as it tears it down and makes fun of it. This is great, and if you're a fan of Metal Gear at all, you'll probably appreciate this element of the game. Funny enough, this game also riffs on Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid V, when it comes to the base-building gameplay that is presented like something you have control over, but is really just a completely linear progression you have to partake in, in order to advance. Just like how Mother Base pretends to give you free will in terms of how you develop Militaires Sans Frontiers or Diamond Dogs, but you're not really free at the end of the day. It's another cheeky element that tends to go unmentioned. The story of Never Stop Sneakin' is simple, and completely ridiculous. You are a secret agent who works for the aptly named Department of Sneakin', and the dastardly enemy, Amadeus Guildenstern, has…

I like the game, the humor got some laughs out of me and I enjoyed the core gameplay. The soundtrack is amazing and the artstyle and animations are charming. It does exactly what it set out to do which is make a humorous arcadey stealth game. Around the 4th hour of playtime it hit me that the bosses are repeating and even some rooms feel samey. It's usually fine for roguelikes but the issue here is that there's just not enough different bosses and layouts for each run to feel truly unique. I think that's the only thing lacking here that keeps the game from greatness.

One of those "soft-thumbs-up" situations, though it can be fun if you adjust your expectations going in. The best way for me to describe it is that it's more of a timing and positioning-based action puzzle game that pretends to be a stealth game, with a story that feels like what you'd get if Metal Gear Solid had its budget slashed into tenths and was rewritten by Major Monogram.

I played this on the Nintendo Switch for an ungodly amount of time. There was something about it that I just loved. The opening cutscene alone is ridiculous and over the top. It makes Metal Gear Solid look plausible by comparison. Which is why I love it. The developers made a really easy to pick up game that just feels tight and good. Really simple controls, you can play this with literally one hand but not for sexy reasons. I know a lot of people on here have mixed feelings about this game but I absolutely adore it. The writers make some of the best jokes I've seen in a video game. It's funny in a way that I've rarely seen in a game. And it's just f***ing fun to play. You can find far worse things to spend 12 bucks on. This game is one of my favorites and I gladly bought it on here to play through again.

You may be a bad enough dude to rescue [u]the[/u] president. But are you a sneaky enough dude to rescue [u]every[/u] president we've ever had or ever will have? Even the bad ones? Made with the most state-of-the-art polygoniest technology, Never Stop Sneakin' is both an homage to and parody of stealth action, secret agent stuff, and the original Metal Gear Solid, just with less giant robots. And, wouldn't you know it, it was made by the people who made Dust AET, which I had also finally just played. Some of you may remember back in 2015, GameFAQs had its "Best. Game. Ever." voting. Someone made their own version that had all the games in the running presented to you two at a time and you picked which one you liked more, over and over until it had ranked every game for you based on your choices. While it's really hard for me to rank favorites by "#1/#2/etc." spots and the games are certainly subject to moving up or down the rankings, tied for #1 was Metal Gear Solid and Super Smash Bros. Melee. So yeah, stealth action in general and Metal Gear Solid in particular, I'm a fan. As for the other aspect of what I'm talking about, parody, I'll say I was subscribed to MAD Magazine…