Full Stealth Playthrough?

Depends on what you mean by 'full stealth?'

No, unfortunately it is not an option. Not just for the whole game, but not even for a single mission. Mike Gamble said this in a recent interview.

Q: Is combat always required? Can you take a diplomat or stealth approach?

Mike Gamble: Nope, I'd say that combat is required. True to Mass Effect, that's kind of the direction and vision we've always leaned into, and that hasn't changed in Andromeda.

www.gameplanet.co.nz/pc/features/g585a02f0f2c3d/Mass-Effect-Andromeda-interview/

I agree.  To me the problem is a game has to be developed to have stealth elements from the very start of development otherwise it feels tacked on and not well implemented.

In my opinion Edios Montreal focused on the approach you take to combat and exploration and gave it a very high priority over anything else in the game, where BioWare focuses more on the story and characters then other aspects of the game.  So something would have to give and for me if I want to take a stealthy approach to a game, I will just load up either Human Revolution or Mankind Divided and not want a developer to make an attempt to include those mechanics that seem like an attempt to mimic what another game did and made major mistakes with the implementation.

I remember the complaints that BioWare tried to copy Skyrim too much with Dragon Age: Inquisition and I rather not have that happen with Mass Effect as well.

^ Or the part in Citadel DLC where you're hacking cameras and distracting guards in the Casino... but those are about as close as it gets. Idk that its sad, its just not a significant element of these particular games; its not like every game can include every element of every other game. If you want a stealth shooter there are plenty of options out there

Plenty of options? I can only think of a few games that allow that kind of gameplay as an option. 

Or you can list them. I bet there won't be as many as you think there are. I've certainly searched and haven't found 'quite a few', or at least not on consoles or made by big companies.

Most of the few franchises you listed as examples have mandatory sections that throw stealth out the window. 

I agree that not all games should have that, however I disagree that Mass Effect is one of those. Mass Effect would be a franchise that could really utilize that not only in the gameplay but also the story. 

And the OP is about there being the option for full stealth, as in the whole game not just in parts. At least that is how it reads. As such I was keeping the discussion with that criteria in mind. So many of those you listed earlier didn't fit. 

The OP isn't very clear (thus the 2nd reply to the thread is "depends on what you mean by 'full stealth'"), but it doesn't strike me as particularly likely that they're asking whether the next game in a series that has not hitherto involved stealth to any significant degree will be the stealthiest stealth game ever, more so than actual stealth games (like those mentioned). At least asking whether ME:A will involve stealth as a general alternative to combat, after the manner of other stealth games, isn't completely silly. But the answer is almost certainly "no" either way so its sort of a moot point in any case.

It's not a stealth game.
Some side-quests may involve not killing anyone, but even that would misrepresent the game as having 'stealth elements'.

We know what pitfalls await game publishers in interviews:
Sean Murray: Can you meet other players? Can you fight battles? ... 'maybeee....'

Mike Gamble is right to not claim it is a stealth game even if not every sidequest is resolved by combat.

Chances are this is a NO


I have the suspicion that Bioware will "encourage" us (read...shove down our throat) to use certain profiles for certain missions just so that we can properly appreciate the new class swapping system nonsense.

Hopefully I am wrong tho