@Aradia@mastodon.social @starkatt
Eh. The only 'punishment' is at the end of a level when they tell you how many times you got spotted. I've gotten spotted and managed to flee or otherwise elude people in the second game even with mostly being stealth, and still got the good 'not kill anyone' ending.
What's tedius to you isn't tedious to everyone.
That said, the first game was a bit worse about stealth and being able to escape than the second one.