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The director of the best Splinter Cell game reckons that modern lighting engines are making stealth games 'so much harder to read'

Clint Hocking says modern lighting makes stealth spaces harder to read than in Chaos Theory.
He notes baked lighting offered a cleaner, more readable play space for stealth.
The shift to diffuse lighting and ray tracing challenges designers aiming for pure stealth.
"I actually think one of the difficulties with modern stealth games is the sophistication in the rendering has made lighting so much more realistic."
Hocking says readers must consider how lighting affects safety, danger, and strategy in modern stealth.
The article frames the discussion around the evolving demands of stealth within current graphical tech.
The piece cites examples of related stealth games and media exploring light and shadow tech.
PC Gamer positions the conversation within ongoing debates about next-gen visuals and gameplay readability.
The director of Chaos Theory, Clint Hocking, is quoted regarding light-based stealth challenges.
The piece notes industry-wide experimentation with stealth beyond traditional titles.

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