5 Reasons Splinter Cell Conviction Might Disappoint You
Posted at 5:20 am on March 21, 2010
Ubisoft released its latest quarterly earning report via company conference call and released a staggering figure in the process. It's latest Sam Fisher adventure has sold 1.8 million copies ...
During an interview with Video Games Daily Patrick Redding, Game Director for Splinter Cell: Conviction, has revealed that the title may receive the series’ acclaimed Spies versus Mercenaries ...
We have had quite a big debate going on here between friends about the upcoming Splinter Cell Conviction. One of our writers, a die hard Splinter Cell Fan, is absolutely beside himself about ...
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March 21, 2010
#1
i thought the demo was awesome. definitely gets better with consecutive playthroughs
March 21, 2010
#2
i also thought the demo was awsome and am glad to see coop return after it was cut out in double agent for that multi player with bots rubish. As for spys vs marines that was messed up in double agent too so i,m glad its had the boot the graphics were always dreadful anyway !!. I am mad that certain things arnt in it e.g you dont seem to be able to sneek around anymore and u cant pick bodies up which to me was a big thing to cover your tracks. also in the vids its show you can mark any light e.t.c but in the demo you can only mark people and that emp thing. i really really hope there is more to the full game and the demo is just outdated as it was made a while ago.
March 21, 2010
#3
you are a jackass you do not what you are taking about this game is going to be the game of year
March 21, 2010
#4
another overhyped game….spies v's mercs on the first xbox was the most fun i had online, EVER!
March 22, 2010
#5
THANK YOU! no game has even came close to how much fun i had in chaos theroy
March 31, 2010
#6
i agree, i LOVEDDD chaos theory and the spies vs mercs on it. easily some of the most fun ive ever had on any game, loved it
March 31, 2010
#7
im sad that the new game has lost touch with its roots, the old games will always be better than these new games. the newer ones are less demanding as far as how much you have to think about them, halo is run and gun, cod is that too. of course u can have strategy in them, but nothing like the good old splinter cell games. this new one is almost “dumbed down” cuz that’s what most people like, not having to think so much. u know what i mean?
March 21, 2010
#8
o to ryan your dilusional kid, i know its only a demo but those controls are crap!
March 21, 2010
#9
Agree :)
March 21, 2010
#10
Totally agree I am a fan since the original and the demo just doesn't feel like a splinter cell game at all. I'm still going to buy it in hopes that it will grow on me, and for the fact that there's nothing even close to a stealth game on the Xbox. All I can really think of is what I thought it would be. It's kind of a letdown if you ask me, and 3 year wait is a little much to get something that you really are indifferent about. I looked on the Xbox.com forums and people are kinda feeling the same way. Glad it's not just me. Most hardcore fans say they are still gonna get it. Most say they just expected something different.
March 28, 2010
#11
Maybe there will be an update that allows you to drag you victims into the dark because redding has already said that dlc will be available… i think they're just ready to get the game out since its been delayed for so long
March 21, 2010
#12
I like innovation and hope that the new changes are better but I do still like hiding the bodies of soldiers. I hope the challenge is still there with the AI.
March 21, 2010
#13
You can still hide bodies. You just need to put them in the body shield placement. And then bring the enemy into the shadows and "terminate" them.
March 21, 2010
#14
http://splintercell.wikia.com/wiki/Splinter_Cell_...
March 21, 2010
#15
Sorely disappointed with the demo… the graphics are VERY dated with HORRIBLE camera positioning. Controls feel awkward, as does the entire concept. They've definitely watered down the formula, but thanks for the demo first!
March 21, 2010
#16
"One thing is certain when you play the demo for Splinter Cell Conviction, Ubisoft is trying to capture a larger audience by making the game accessible to more players."
And I'm glad they followed that part because I dislike Stealth, I like Hitman more!
The controls were fine, I had no problem with it, nor even climbing on pipes.
And the graphics? you freaking played the demo man..it's not the final game for fark sake!
Why do people always get afriad of game's final look when they play the demo? demo was 1.gb so graphics had to be reduced to fit onto a 1.gb size so demo can be downloaded faster.
March 21, 2010
#17
The real game is about 10 GB. So…Yeah. People do need to shut up about the graphics. I play DooM 1 all day and I don't complain about the graphics.. What ever happened to the fun of gameplay?
March 25, 2010
#18
What ever happened to Splinter Cell?
March 21, 2010
#19
every point said in this article, I have been feeling the same exact way……the graphics are NOT jaw-dropping at all plus it has already been revealed that its running in sub-HD so that right there is a major blow to the game….and the whole thing with the objective being shown on a wall, not sure if I like that or not, sounds like you are being lead by the hand….maybe they should of pick a different level for the demo because that level of the abandoned warehouse didn't look great at all, it looks like something the regular Xbox could pull off….the shadows look great which is what SC is know for anyway, but the rest is just ho-hum…..
March 21, 2010
#20
I think this demo was to primarily to get the player familiar to the new game tactics. From what I heard, this place were the demo takes place. It is set up differently in the full game.
March 21, 2010
#21
Why dont you guys stop bagging and go make a game that kicks ass …. dam …. always bagging on shit ….. i am a fan of the older games also but i think its time for a change … i mean comeon on in every other dam splintercell game they have the exact same animations in every game …… and to be honest the ai sux ass on the old ones …… and splinter cell isnt really realistic at all …. u can stand in the shadows all you want but if there is guy close to you or facing in your direction then ur gonna die ……. and you say the original xbox can handles those graphics youre a F*@#ing idiot…. and actually i would actually even think of saying that conviction will be more realistic just because of the AI…. its fucking time for a change ….. THE ECONOMY CHANGES, CARS CHANGE, GAME SYSTEMS CHANGE, SO GET OVER IT AND STFU YOU FUCKING HOMO DOuCHEBAGS BECAUSE SPLINTERCELL IS CHANGING IF YOU DONT LIKE IT THEN DONT FUCKING BUY IT …. PLAIN AND SIMPLE. LOL
March 21, 2010
#22
amen brother :)
March 21, 2010
#23
I agree with you one hundred percent. People are fucking whining about how the game is changing…If you don't want to play the new style then go fucking play the older games…And for all you Xbots out there. I hope the PC gets better graphics than you fuckheads.
March 25, 2010
#24
STFU splinter cell 1 was an xbox exclusive in its day as was pandora tomorrow.
March 21, 2010
#25
This game looks and plays amazing. I think the controls are amazing compared to the older games(which I have played through). I really like the replay value of this game. I downloaded the demo and have already played it at least 20 times. I find a new way to infiltrate a room or take down an enemy every time I start up the demo. And like xino said, the graphics will be better on the actual game. You guys just need to give it a chance. As a true fan of splinter cell games, I will without a doubt buy this game.
March 23, 2010
#26
you must work for ubisoft dont you? because a real splintercell fan would say youre dillusional… there is no point to buy this game i will stick to the all time tru splintercell game Splintercell Chaos Theory. Conviction was basically the result of rainbow six vegas and splintercell double agent having horrible sex
March 21, 2010
#27
xbot central!
March 22, 2010
#28
mass effect 2 is not a console exclusive…..
March 22, 2010
#29
Long Live Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, the best splinter cell there ever was and ever will be.
March 23, 2010
#30
Hear Hear!
March 22, 2010
#31
I found this demo Amazing!
Still plenty of stealth (you can make it till the last room without killing someone) (look for pipes!)
Graphically sound.. not sure what you guys are talking about… looked amazing to me.
Sam also moves better, less clunkier
Basically i disagree with EVERYTHINg this guy said… except maybe the Spies Mercs.
March 22, 2010
#32
this game blows… true splinter cell fans know this.
March 23, 2010
#33
yea these little kids that had their parents just buy them a 360 dont know shit
March 25, 2010
#34
So true I've been complaining about this game since I first hear about it and saw sam with long hair looking like a bum. Now he looks ridiculous, does he use just for men because in double agent he had more grey hairs than he does now. Even the PSP SC:Conviction was better than this crap.
March 21, 2010
#35
SC Conviction is an amazing work of art. I cannot wait for the release. Co op looks sweet!!!
March 22, 2010
#36
I just want Spies VS Mercs back. The new direction for single player is cool but I'm just PRAYING for Spies VS Merc DLC.
March 22, 2010
#37
What the heck are talking about. I am a true hardcore splintr cell fan and I must say the demo was AWESOME. The mark and execute move is brilliant. My god you people act like you want Ubisoft to release the same old game over and over. Splinter cell 1 through double agent was great, but after double agent I really wanted a new perspective of sam fisher, and ubisoft has done just that.
March 23, 2010
#38
LOL you are not a hardcore splintercell fan! EXPOSED!!! If you were you would know that everyone hated the direction double agent went towards compared to chaos theory. Gr8 games will always stay gr8 when they stick with the same base but with improvements
March 25, 2010
#39
I have loved splinter cell until now. The first game you were the coolest guy around but you were just one guy. Pandora tomorrow an improvement in my eyes there was more features and the first instalment of Spys v Mercs. Chaos Theory = FANTASTIC. The best or at least 2nd best XBox game. Second maybe to Halo, but a tough one. Double Agent was good but I disliked the heavy story line and preferred being the spy not the hero. Conviction is just about the story and all the original traces of splinter cell lost. Why? < Rhetorical questions kids.
March 22, 2010
#40
Some gamers just don’t recognize a good game if it slapped them on the face! How about letting the full version release before criticizing graphics and gameplay ability. People sound mornic when they make such statements based off 15-20 mins of gameplay, which was redesigned from the story in the full version and compressed for demo playablity. Splinter Cell series is my favorite of all series, I still play Chaos Theory and I also own Double Agent, both Xbox and 360 versions… and I can personaly say after playing the demo, that they went in the right direction! Come on, Sam is pissed, do you think he’s really going to take his sweet time like before? Or bother to hide a dead body… Hell no, this new fast-paced stealth action is just beginning! The controls aren’t hard to figure out, and in no way shape or form is this game clunky… I think that’s just some gamers fat fingers that are clunky. This game is going to have crazy replay ability, you can already tell since I’ve played the demo 15 times and every time I go through the house, the process of elimination is different… This is a first day purchase for me!
March 25, 2010
#41
Control are like Gears imo and not as well suited. But us hardcore fans dont want a pissed Sam Fisher. We want another generic spy under Lampard hes getting old but hes still the best all the gadgets but depends on his own intelligence to play through properly on hard. We want a game were we can sneak the entire game without killing.
March 22, 2010
#42
Doesn't surpise me, no woonder they made it 360 exclusive. The first 360 exclusive Splinter Cell is going to be a crap shoot. LOL @ Micro$haft.
March 22, 2010
#43
this is bullshit! im a fan of splinter cell and have been for a couple of years there doing this to improve the game, to show he not some rule obaying toy, and its been the same bullshit over and over! its time for something new, and the demo was great wtf is wrong with you? you smoking cannabis
March 22, 2010
#44
Spies vs Mercs wasn’t all that great… Willing to bet Spies vs Spies will blow it out of the water!
March 22, 2010
#45
I have no idea why people are bashing the demo. I've played all of the Splinter Cell games and this was the best one yet. I like the direction ubisoft has taken. The stealth in the previous games was frustrating. Now you can get out of tight spot with some good planning. Can't wait to pickup the new game.
March 24, 2010
#46
trolls be trolling this article is a troll and all these commenters are trolls so stop the god damn trolling
March 26, 2010
#47
You people are ass wipes. WTF is the bitching about? If you loved the OLD games so much, then play Chaos Theory again. There has to be progression. Sam is no longer an agent, he's a hostile fugitive with revenge on his mind now, they knocked off his daughter and now he's P.O.'d. As far as multiplayer,they've came up with something better than spy vs merc and it's Spy vs. Spy vs. AI Mercs…BITCH!
March 27, 2010
#48
issue #5: Yeah it's a stealth action game now. You couldn't tell from all the trailers?? Sam doesn't work for anyone but himself now. There's no need to hide bodies. He doesn't care. Besides you can play through pretty much the whole demo without killing anyone if you want.
issue #4: What? Seriously? In the demo I played, pressure sensitiveness was still there. It wasn't clunky at all. Maybe you were pressing too many buttons? I thought it was REALLY fluid.
issue #3: Discarded for the better. Those were by far the pointless and ridiculous things. They only served to make the AI look stupid and give you a "easy button" to get around an enemy.
issue #2: You're being such a drama queen. Spies VS Mercs was alright. Not the holy grail of multiplayer you make it out to be. Give what they're putting in for multiplayer a shot before you spout out anti SP:C nonsense.
Issue #1: This is the most ridiculous part of your "article". The graphics were amazing. The opening scene of the demo where you are interrogating that guy was pure eye candy.
Just look at how bland and blocky the textures were in Double Agent –
http://guide2games.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/08...
Compared to Conviction –
http://media.crispygamer.com/screenshot/Title112/...
Maybe you are viewing it in standard definition?? Who knows.
Bottom line is that this game is going to be awesome. I loved all the previous Splinter Cells and just from playing the demo, I know I will love this new installment. Sam is now the super agent we've always wanted him to be. This game can also cater to anyone's play style. It can be fast paced adrenaline pumping fun, or it can be a steady methodical stealth game. It's really up to the player.
March 27, 2010
#49
There's alot to like about Splinter Cell Conviction. I wrote this because as a fan of the series, it's obvious that the developers are trying to steer the franchise in a new direction. I didn't anticipate every single person that reads to agree with me. But recent comments from the developers reiterate that they took the franchise in a new direction purposefully. I don't think Splinter Cell Conviction will be bad by a longshot, I bet I still get more enjoyment out of this type of game than any other. But, I do stand by all of the reasons, because they are reasons that fans of the series "might" be disappointed. It's a night and day change from previous iterations of the game, does that make Splinter Cell Conviction a bad game? Not by a long shot but if you are expecting it to be anything like the older games you are definitely in for a surprise.
March 27, 2010
#50
true but I think they trying to make it like bourne
March 28, 2010
#51
I'm EXTREMELY disapointed with the fact that the game basically forces you to play multiplayer. The prologue which is suppose to be around 6 hours long has to be played with a human partner. So if you don't have anyone to play with. You won't get the full experience. It's pretty much mandatory co-op. Why couldn't they have it where you can still play the co-op mode by yourself and the AI controls yout teamate? they did it Resident Evil 5 and Gears of War. Yeah thanks ubisoft for alienating us solo players. Fuck you ubi soft.
March 28, 2010
#52
Because they assume you have friends
March 29, 2010
#53
And if you don’t have friends… That;s what Xbox live is for, infact they want people to team up with someone they never met, so that a bond can be developed going through the prologe together.
I personally think I’m one of the biggest Splinter Cell Fanatics in the gaming universe. I own every single Splinter Cell game, also including the missed Double Agent (Version 6) which was deveoped by Montreal for the original Xbox. I’ve played through Chaos Theory and Double Agent more times than I can count… but I vouch for this change 100%! It’s not exactly a day and night switch, because I feel there is some grey areas… Especially if yuo truly focus on going stealth. But I’ll be honest even when I’m going stealth, I always get the urge to do a takedown on a lone guy.
April 6, 2010
#54
I think everyone who think Splinter Cell Conviction Suck F**K all of you> This game kicks ass
April 7, 2010
#55
First and foremost, I just want to say that the game is going to
be awesome. That said, it’s definitely not Splinter Cell as I know and love It.
I’ll wait for a verdict on the campaign length before I make my decision to purchase or rent.
June 14, 2010
#56
first of all, these 5 reasons SUCK!
5# so what if it’s a stealth/action game?? i think it’s better than any splinter cell before
4# if you can’t adjust to the controls, than you don’t deserve to play any game
3# you still have the sticky camera that produces sound so you can lure your enemies and blast them to hell
2# don’t want to comment because i don’t play multiplayer :)
1# to whoever wrote this – YOU SUCK!!!! graphics are amazing, and if you have a shitty computer that can’t run this game on everythin high, then you shouldn’t say that the graphics are mediocre…. fallout 3 is mediocre graphics…
July 27, 2010
#57
Just shelled out 800 MS points on the new pack bacause it said “The critically acclaimed multiplayer mode is back” which it ALSO says for Double Agent so i believed it was the Spies vs Mercs mode! I couldnt of being more wrong
F**king False Advertising, what a rip off!