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Stealin it,
Rollin it,

Will post impressions laterz

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Well, about 1 hour in, and damn. This game is the shit, it's exactly what i wanted! They Bournified Sam Fisher, and it was for the best. Light and Shadow gameplay is still pretty much all here, but now the game comes with a whole new bag of tricks. I feel like the most badass dude that ever lived.

Playing on Realistic, well, the game has certainly gotten easier. Simply because now you feel empowered, so if you beat each splinter cell game multiples times like i did, you'll probably have a super easy time going about your way without sweating to much. Personally, i've been liking that feeling so far, but hope the game gets harder as it progresses.

Graphics are great, needed a touch of AA here and there, but as someone who finished Metro 2033 on the PC (and was blown away by the graphics), and then played God of War 3, there's nothing here that will make you feel like you went back in time. I specially like it's very generous with details in the environment!

Having a blast.
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Re: Splinter Bourne Cell Official Thread of grandadies being panthers
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2010, 06:43:28 AM »
First review

Edge-8/10...review text needed

SCC :bow2
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Re: Splinter Bourne Cell Official Thread of grandadies being panthers
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2010, 06:46:31 AM »
Well that's pretty good. I was half expecting the game to be dog shit after the terrible impressions i've heard about the demo.

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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2010, 06:51:04 AM »
You are listening to the wrong people :D
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Re: Splinter Bourne Cell Official Thread of grandadies being panthers
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2010, 07:23:35 AM »
Well that's pretty good. I was half expecting the game to be dog shit after the terrible impressions i've heard about the demo.

Sorry what? Where you read these? GAF :lol

This is the best Splinter Cell in recent times
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Re: Splinter Bourne Cell Official Thread of grandadies being panthers
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2010, 07:25:10 AM »
Well that's pretty good. I was half expecting the game to be dog shit after the terrible impressions i've heard about the demo.

Sorry what? Where you read these? GAF :lol

This is the best Splinter Cell in recent times

I didn't read actually, i normally don't pay attention at all to threads about demos. A couple of friends of mine, but their taste sucks anyway.

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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2010, 11:41:43 AM »
I forgot this was coming out next week.  I need to remember to cancel my preorder before they ship it.  Fwiw, reading up on the difference between the demo and full game made me more excited for it, but w/e.  I'll play it eventually.

quick question:  can you play online with someone not on your friends list?

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« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2010, 02:17:52 PM »
So excited. Can't wait for it to arrive. :hyper
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2010, 02:21:58 PM »
Sounds great.  I bet it'll be even better on the PC. 

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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2010, 03:03:50 PM »
Sounds great.  I bet it'll be even better on the PC. 

Ubi seemed to solve the whole piracy thing, btw, or at least lasted longer than anyone has in a while.  AC2 still hasn't been properly cracked  :lol


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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2010, 04:38:11 PM »
i thought this came out on the 13th

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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2010, 04:41:00 PM »
i thought this came out on the 13th

It does.

Its available for pirates earlier of course or if you managed to get a store to break street date.

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« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2010, 05:30:23 PM »
Sounds great.  I bet it'll be even better on the PC. 

Ubi seemed to solve the whole piracy thing, btw, or at least lasted longer than anyone has in a while.  AC2 still hasn't been properly cracked  :lol



Yeah, that's probably why they're releasing SCC so early on the PC.  That's one good thing that came out of UBI's DRM debacle.  I was getting really tired of UBI delaying the PC versions for a couple of months just so pirates would be more likely to buy the console versions instead.

AC2's pricing on the PC is freaking ridiculous though.  It's almost as if UBI is trying to make the PC version bomb.   $60 for the PC version is OK, just barely, only if it's launched on the same day as its console brethren. 

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« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2010, 06:17:33 PM »
well, the PC was delayed half a month recently and is coming out at the end of April

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Re: Splinter Bourne Cell Official Thread of grandadies being panthers
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2010, 01:20:51 PM »
Finished it.

Short but great. Story starts out a bit "who what, why am i doing this? Oh well its cool anyway", but ends up being the best effort ever in a Splinter Cell game.

The interrogations rock, one of the missions will give you good old Splinter Cell like gameplay. The rest is a fast, furious, stylish and badass ride till the end. The cat and mouse gameplay is ever present here, and dying never seems like a chore, cuz honestly it is fun to actually start from the checkpoint till you get the drop on every mfker in the area without getting a scratch on you.

Sam Fisher is more of a fully realized character than before, and i hope it's not too late for the franchise to turn itself into a success again on the back of this game. Ubisoft should really spend the cash here and build upon what they did with Conviction, because although i loved this game, i can clearly see the sequel being a total home run, because they have really turned the heat with this one.

Stealth king is back, Nathan Drake and Solid Snake will feel like total pussies after you play as Sam Fisher.

Welcome back Sam!

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« Reply #15 on: April 10, 2010, 01:22:26 PM »
Did you beat it on the hardest. Splinter Cell isnt fun unless its on the hardest
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« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2010, 01:34:52 PM »
How short are we talking? and is there anything that you'd come back and replay? As a Splinter Cell fan I used to like going back to levels and trying them different ways. I just hope there's still that kind of gameplay in the game.

AND FUCK UBISHIT I want my USB drive!

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« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2010, 01:41:33 PM »


i finally figured out how he is holding his gun in this game from this screen

tried it out and its really comfortable, except the cocked sights are kind of weird

the first time i went shooting my cousin told me i had a weirdish grip too, i wrap my left index finger over the front of the trigger gaurd and stack both my thumbs on top of eachother on the left side of the butt, which i guess a lot of people dont find natural
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Re: Splinter Bourne Cell Official Thread of grandadies being panthers
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2010, 01:49:49 PM »
what a boring game...

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« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2010, 02:13:36 PM »
Did you beat it on the hardest. Splinter Cell isnt fun unless its on the hardest

Beat it on Realistic. Highest setting as far as i know.

How short are we talking? and is there anything that you'd come back and replay? As a Splinter Cell fan I used to like going back to levels and trying them different ways. I just hope there's still that kind of gameplay in the game.

AND FUCK UBISHIT I want my USB drive!

Well i would come back and beat the game again, like i did previous ones. You can absolutely approach each scenario in more than one way. Lethal vs Non Lethal, Action vs Shadow, geographically etc

what a boring game...

Shut up, boring is God of War 3, press square 10 times, triangle 10 times, win. Fuck that, go play that instead.

There's nothing boring about this game.

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« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2010, 02:27:00 PM »
this coming from the guy who has the most boring, generic and emotionless face on the internet

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« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2010, 02:34:24 PM »
Don't know what i did to you to deserve such a personal insult, but i'll just write it off as a bitter comment.

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« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2010, 02:36:59 PM »
i was referring to third :lol

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« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2010, 02:39:22 PM »
Oh ok, i got scared there for a minute. Like "Wtf, got slapped for no good reason... :("

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« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2010, 02:50:51 PM »
nobody wants to talk about gun nerd shit :'(

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« Reply #25 on: April 10, 2010, 03:55:31 PM »
Third is just doing his weak trolls as usual.  Like Wrika mentioned, smack talk about SCC being boring can't be taken seriously from someone that loved GOW3. 

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« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2010, 03:56:12 PM »
Can't wait for pc version
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« Reply #27 on: April 10, 2010, 04:08:44 PM »
Just finished it.

Too fucking short and I expected better.

7/10

I want the old Splinter Cell back.

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Re: Splinter Bourne Cell Official Thread of grandadies being panthers
« Reply #28 on: April 10, 2010, 06:55:58 PM »
Why do you insist on rating it with a number? As if anybody here actually gives a fuck that you wanna play pretend as a professional game reviewer?


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« Reply #29 on: April 10, 2010, 07:00:07 PM »
lol

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« Reply #30 on: April 10, 2010, 07:10:42 PM »
Weird, but I don't want to replay this. I remember wanting to replay the other Splinter Cell games to try other strategies.
But with this one, not really. I might correct my score, I'm really sorry.

Good thing it's not really replayable, though. I can finally finish Metro 2033 now.

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« Reply #31 on: April 10, 2010, 07:15:56 PM »
I could give a shit about "replayability".

I've replayed exactly one game in the last 5 to 7 years to completion.

Perhaps I won't like the game either but Third you are doing a really shitty job of describing what you didn't like about the game.

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« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2010, 07:54:45 PM »
Ehh ok...

I just don't really like the changes. Change is great, but only f you do them right. This game puts more emphasis on action than the previous iterations.
There's stealth, but you basically have to kill someone to get to your objective. Why can't I play this game without having to kill anyone? I remember the past SC games being pretty intense a lot of times. I miss that feeling in this one.
The annoying color changes on the screen are also fucking bad. Should've kept the old detection system. And what's with the stupid flashy objective signs? I'm not fucking blind. Let me find the objective without escorting me there.

What I do like are the details in the game. The graphics can get quite good at times. But it's nothing special anymore. The past SC games blew me away with their graphics and atmosphere. And the controls are great most of the time too...

I just basically miss the old Splinter Cell. That's all. Had way more fun with the other games. And it's not nostalgia...

And what the fuck was the Iraq level all about? I was so annoyed by that. Felt out of place and was pretty baaaaaad.

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beat the game in 7-8 hours I think.
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« Reply #33 on: April 10, 2010, 08:16:24 PM »
Ok...


You don't have to kill people. Sam Fisher however is good at killing people, why would that even be a question is hilarious. The game opens doors, action comes easier but let's not paint the picture as if this turns into Gears of War anywhere during the game because it doesn't. What happens is, if alarms go off, if you are discovered, well guess the fuck what you have a gun so you might try your odds.

You can play the game without killing, if want it much, stop being a sissy and holster your gun and sneak bitch. Knock out people without killing them, how about that?

Color changes aren't annoying, i thought the Black and white would suck, it works. What's the difference between black and white with some color thrown in when in stealth in comparison to night vision anyway?

Flashy objective signs? As in they flash? Because they don't? What you see here is what you saw in the videos.

So the controls are great, the graphics are good...and you are complaining about how you chose to play the game mostly.

The Iraq level, is a flashback sequence that changes the pace of the game, and is there for story reasons. It's a fun sequence, it's action stealth as i call it, you ain't playing with light and shadow, you are playing with the A.I. It wasn't out of place, because the game has assumed a very story driven style of pacing, and that's what it was. Just like the chase sequence. Maybe because you sucked at it? Tell me how was it any worse than those Uncharted 2 levels where you get to mix stealth with action? I know where the difference lies ;)

7-8 hours, is waaayyy too short. Yes because you took 20 hours to finish God of War 3.

Not buying it. If you miss the old splinter cell, there's like what? 4 games out there? Go nuts.

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« Reply #34 on: April 10, 2010, 08:30:55 PM »
Why are you mentioning Ps3 games all of the time?  :lol
GOW 3 this, Uncharted 2 that.

Sorry, but SC Conviction can't really be compared to those games. In genre and quality totally different games....

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« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2010, 08:42:43 PM »
Why are you mentioning Ps3 games all of the time?  :lol
GOW 3 this, Uncharted 2 that.

Sorry, but SC Conviction can't really be compared to those games. In genre and quality totally different games....

I compared because you made a review of God Of War 3. You said it was brilliant, apparently had little qualms with its longevity, which isn't that different of Conviction.

And Uncharted 2, because it's considered an amazing game, 3rd action person that incorporates stealth elements, and that i personally also love, and really is no different in its integration of stealth moments in comparison to SC's integration of action moments.

Quality for sure, God of War 3 doesn't deserve to be compared to Uncharted 2 and Conviction, because it's 6 year old ideas made with new color. But i was just comparing the length.

Point is, at the end of the day, you give me zero reason to even consider your opinion as anything other than a troll because you have so little to complain about the game, yet you are so disappointed by it that it becomes a mistery.

Did you turn off waypoint in the gameplay options? Did you play in realistic? Did you try to sneak?

Or was it that, now that the levels and A.I aren't designed around a very controlled, very linear fashion, where your progression through everything is mostly a black and white answer, and now they open it up and suddenly it's no longer just a linear old fashion logic puzzle you don't know what to do and just blaze through it?

Give me some real criticism Third, because you aren't saying anything at the end of the day. All you're saying is "It's not the same as old Splinter Cell so it sucks".
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« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2010, 08:48:39 PM »
chill out, it's only a game.

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« Reply #37 on: April 10, 2010, 08:54:05 PM »
I don't really want to repeat myself. Sorry.  :lol

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« Reply #38 on: April 10, 2010, 09:26:33 PM »
isnt the coop like old school splinter?

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« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2010, 12:06:41 PM »
After third explained himself I don't have any issue with his comments. I can see where he is coming from which is kind of what I wanted to understand.

I'm not an old school Splinter Cell fan so his comments aren't really relevant to me but everybody has their taste and valid opinions.

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« Reply #40 on: April 11, 2010, 12:24:40 PM »
Played the game for few hours...and this game is hot hot hot
People will like this game,will sell millions...sequel guaranteed,ohhh yesssss

Sorry old farts,this is true next-gen Splinter Cell.

Black and white mechanics works perfectly and Sam is fast,agile and deadly.

 
Well done Ubi :bow2
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« Reply #41 on: April 11, 2010, 07:32:39 PM »
are there any better deals than the amazon preorder for 50

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« Reply #42 on: April 12, 2010, 12:12:02 AM »
Interesting read on some of the creative decisions. (And equally weird it came from Gamepro)

http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/214761/splinter-cell-conviction/

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« Reply #43 on: April 12, 2010, 12:49:51 AM »
i was just about to ask for some scans of that

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« Reply #44 on: April 12, 2010, 01:48:29 PM »
As expected my Gamefly says shipped so I will have this by Wednesday at the latest.

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« Reply #45 on: April 12, 2010, 03:14:48 PM »
GameFly :bow
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« Reply #46 on: April 12, 2010, 03:29:06 PM »
I'm hoping that I get it as well. I have an open slot, but so far Gamefly hasnt specified which game its gonna ship me.
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« Reply #47 on: April 12, 2010, 03:30:43 PM »
I'm hoping that I get it as well. I have an open slot, but so far Gamefly hasnt specified which game its gonna ship me.

For Tuesday releases I always get my ship confirmation on Monday morning although sometimes it takes until Wednesday or worst case Thursday to arrive. But for big releases I generally have them in my queue for awhile.

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« Reply #48 on: April 12, 2010, 03:33:07 PM »
Same. But so far Ive had the open slot since Saturday. I only have 2 games in my queue, this and another game a friend wants to play.

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« Reply #49 on: April 12, 2010, 03:39:23 PM »
Just to clarify, GameFly got me covered as well. Cant wait to have Fisher fingerfuck my tight butthole
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« Reply #50 on: April 12, 2010, 09:33:03 PM »
Driving my brother to the midnight launch, going to cancel my old GameStop pre-order and blow the money on something else. Amazon same day delivery. :hyper
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« Reply #51 on: April 13, 2010, 02:50:15 PM »
Apparently the patch that they released today causes save corruption and crashes. Guess I wont be playing this yet... lmao
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« Reply #52 on: April 13, 2010, 03:11:13 PM »
Yeah, my game crashed. Way to go, Ubi.
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« Reply #53 on: April 13, 2010, 03:13:43 PM »
:piss PC gaming :piss2

Oh, wait.

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« Reply #54 on: April 13, 2010, 03:15:39 PM »
Who tested the patch?
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« Reply #55 on: April 13, 2010, 03:27:32 PM »
thats what you get for playing a stealth game during the day :dur

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« Reply #56 on: April 13, 2010, 03:35:24 PM »
Can't wait to pirate the PC version.

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« Reply #57 on: April 13, 2010, 03:38:30 PM »
tsc tsc

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« Reply #58 on: April 13, 2010, 03:41:20 PM »
Can't wait to pirate the PC version.

You'll probably be waiting a long time if it's using the same DRM as AC2.  So far AC2 hasn't been completely cracked.  With a crack, you can play it partially but you can't play through the whole game.  

Why would you want to pirate SC anyway?  Aren't you into MP games?  

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« Reply #59 on: April 13, 2010, 03:44:34 PM »
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