GR: "Tom Clancy's penchant for global political intrigue and a world constantly on the brink of collapse has paid off in spades for Ubisoft, who've mined a decade of entertaining video games off the pseudo-futurism military jingo that serves to push players from one objective to the next. While some might think that Sam Fisher's new pair of boots for his latest mission is problematic, Blacklist may be the franchise's best game yet."
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell has been out of action for a decade, so it's time to look back at 2013's Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
Sam Fisher is evidently the most skilled stealth operative because no-one has seen him in his own game for years
The entire mark and execute system belonged in another game.
It’s cool, but the polar opposite to how Sam Fisher initially handled.
The original trilogy made shooting very, very difficult, yet a viable option, which ultimately motivates stealth.
The mark/execute system makes shooting stupid easy, to the point of why would you even bother trying stealth as an alternative?
The sad part is that I actually really enjoyed the last game, Blacklist. It may have lacked the iconic voice but the gameplay was excellent, and blended stealth, action and a mix really great compared to most games, where none of the three options felt like the wrong way to play. I really hope they either produce a remake of the original game or a proper sequel.
The stealth icon has gone too stealthy of late, but the best Splinter Cell games still rank among the best games ever made.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "Ubisoft, we need to chat. Please, have a seat. Thanks. Ok, so I think you know why you’re here. No it has nothing to do with all those game delays, we’ll talk about that later. What? No it’s not about the Skulls & Bones and Beyond Good & Evil 2 falling off the face of the Earth, just listen. We need to talk about Splinter Cell. Don’t give me that look, you know this conversation needs to happen. The way you’ve treated the series, its fans and poor Sam Fisher himself is sad, infuriating and just plain disappointing and it needs to stop."
The Fish!!!
I'd love to see a remastered edition of those games as well as something new. It's about time.
I would love a new splinter cell, maybe even a reboot at this point. Sam Fisher deserves it
I think reboot the entire franchise the games were great but every time they try to make him human like a father or something it comes of as unbelievable
They added damn near every SC game to Xbox1X back compat enahnced list. That is a lot of Sam enhanced and I am loving it, but Sam deserves a new next gen game.
Seems like a great game! Too bad it was so overshadowed by the SRIV release and gamescom. Hopefully this receives the love it deserves.
Great review of a great game.
Probably the other game I'll pick up this month.
Great game. When you turn off all the crappy help in options, it's good old splinter cell. And only if there's option to turn off that idiotic "mark & execute" thing.... I don't use it anyway but it shouldn't be there in the first place. I wanna play the game, not watch it.
Great game got it love it and it's pure fun oh and if marks you hate well don't use them as simple as that. I just challenged my self to a 4E mission not spot no kill and I Loved it.