...because every story is "oh no, Umbrella released another virus". That's it.

RE1? Umbrella released a virus.
RE2? Umbrella released a virus.
RE3? Umbrella released a virus.
Code Veronica? Would you believe it, Umbrella released a virus... in Antarctica!

This is not exactly peak narrative.

Amnesia the dark descent! Gotta be stealthy and hide to avoid the monsters shiver

The Deus Ex games encourage nonviolent play, even allowing a "pacifist" approach. There are nonlethal weapons, too, like tranquilizers, pepper spray, and stun batons.

Cyberpunk gets violent most of the time but you can play non-lethal often, i didn't finish it yet so i don't know exactly but i don't think this approach is rewarded.

Dishonored is probably the best you can get about this thing.

Generally a lot of games focused on stealth can give you the non-lethal approach, if you are into classic go Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater, there even is a boss that you don't even need to shoot at to win.

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There really isn't a problem with playing only the remakes. The story is just going to be a little different. The only remake that is worse than the original was 3. But 3 is regarded as the worst classic RE game in general and you don't need to play either of them, in my opinion.

I think, then I will try the remakes first, especially Re4, cause I heard a lot good things about it.

But you don't have to play them all and each one can be played by itself.

1 introduces it all.

2 is an entirely separate scenario and you really don't need to understand what happened in 1. It adds to Claire's backstory, but the ingame documents tell you what you need to know. If you want the details then go play 1.

And same with 3. It's all about Nemesis. The mansion doesn't really matter unless you want to know the details of Jill before that game.

It shares an overarching mythos, but you can play the games in any order because they focus on their individual storyline above all else and will fill you in on details you need to know in the documents.

The only lethal power is devouring swarm. There’s blood thirsty and shadow kill which aid you in a lethal approach but don’t actually kill themselves.

There’s weapon upgrades, I suppose. But the crossbow upgrades are for non-lethal approaches as well with the sleep darts.

The game absolutely doesn’t want you to kill. It wants you to play how you like.

Payday 2 has missions that give bonus cash for completing them without being spotted.

You get penalized for killing civilians. You can order them on the ground, zip tie them, and put them in an area out of the way. You have a limited number of zip ties.

You can kill guards, but you then have to answer their radio to keep dispatch from getting suspicious and calling the cops. If you kill more than three guards, they get suspicious weather you answer the radio or not.

If you kill someone, you need to bag the body and toss in a place where it will not be seen. Otherwise, witnesses will alert the cops and everyone on the map. You have a limited number of body bags.

The game isn't violence free, but it keeps the violence to a minimum if you want the bonuses from being quiet.

I have NO idea why the series is getting the hate it's getting in the comment. NO IDEA. The overall story is great and it is absolutely worth going back and playing 0, 1 Remake, and up to 4 (in my opinion you should play 0, 1 Remake, 2 Remake or 2, original 3, Code Veronica, and 4). If you want to skip 5 and 6 it's okay because 7 and 8 don't really call back to 5 and 6. Chris is in 7 and 8 but the only passing reference to the other two games is him punching the boulder in 5.

But to your question, it's not extremely important to play the other games to enjoy 4. It has a standalone story, for the most part. If anything you would just need to play 2 or 2remake.

7 and 8 are, again, a complete story (waiting for 9 to finish the Winters' story) and you don't really need the other games.

But you are missing out if you don't play the other games. The full story is excellent if you take the time and effort to do it. But it's not necessary.

At this point, it is but it isn't.

They're basically like a James Bond movie or The Fast and the Furious series. Past events have an impact on current events and there's a rotating cast of core characters who make up the main gang of the protagonists, but the games also do a good job of being self-contained, standalone adventures which explain the who, what, and when all of the characters in a given game matter to new players so they don't miss out.

The only real exception to this is Resident Evil 6, which was designed as a huge, Avengers-like mega game which brought back the entire cast for a huge spectacle of continuity, ruined by the fact that it's one of the worst in the series, and easily the worst game which is an official, numbered sequel instead of being a spin-off.

If you've got time, they're still worth playing. I'd even recommend giving the original originals and not the remakes a try if you think you won't be bothered by the graphics, because there are some things that the originals do better than the remakes.

It doesn't encourage it exactly, but you can absolutely complete Dishonored without killing a single person. There's even an achievement for it.

Non violent dishonored? Really? I mean you can complete the Game without kills thats how you get the best ending, but the Game WANTS you to kill, almost all upgrades and gadgets are for violent kills and almost nothing to hide and/or escape, almost as if the non violent requirements were an aftertought

If you're looking at playing RE4:Remake, only RE2:Remake is relevant as it is essentially Leon's "backstory" in regards to RE4:R.

You don't "need" to play it to understand what's going on, but it might help you enjoy the story more.

RE8:Village is a direct sequel to RE7 however, those two you might want to play in their chronological order.

The rest of the RE games are wildly scattered in terms of story.

Thx, will try it this way.

I don’t know if this is quite what you’re asking for, but Hello Neighbor is all about being stealthy but not a fighting game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/521890/Hello_Neighbor/

...Is "everyone" in the room with you right now?

Wow you seem like an awful person.

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Hi I'm here to introduce you to my friend "subjectivity". His whole thing is that he likes things that you might not and vice versa.

No. The plot of RE is essentially episodic and simple enough that you really don't need to understand past game's continuity to keep up, and the plot itself is cheesy B-movie mania that almost never tries to deliver super serious plot points. All you need to know is Umbrella are an evil corporation that make and sell bioweapons.

It's an especially silly reason not to play 7/8, as those two entries are even more standalone. You can count the direct links to past games in 7 on one hand

The first three all take place like the same day.

Alien isolation.

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