Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

The combat looks cool

WTF IS THIS???? What happened to sneaking around in shadows and using stealth... they might as well just make this a new series

Its called innovation, but dont tell anyone, we dont want Sony to hear. 😉

It looks pretty cool. I like the idea of using objects from chairs to humans as cover and the combat looks pretty sweet. As fun as Splinter Cell is for me, they did need to make some changes sooner or later as the hiding in darkness thing was getting to be pretty stale by the fourth time around.

Yeah, totally agree.

To me, its the Bourne Identity type of spying instead of Navy Seal type shit.

From EGM article, you can do some pretty sweet shit, and hopefully the AI is a good as they say they are.

Theres a video out on the Live market place.

My first impression seems that the game doesn't require skill at all, its just Sam fighting a load of dudes, unless they decided to not include any interesting bits in the video.

When did the original Splinter Cell take skill?

It's one of the easiest games out there because they're visual clues to tell you if your silent or not.

From what I read in EGM, there's alot more than just fighting dudes. It's Sam Fisher like Assassins Creed type gameplay on where you blend into your environments and such.

Well what I meant about skill is that in the original games you just couldn't run about, you had to be silent, stay in the shadows whereas now hes just running up to a guy and punching him, hardly what you'd call a "Splinter Cell"

But that's not the whole game, it isnt about just punching people.

The series had to reinvent itself. The last game wasnt great. It was alright. Same shit all over again.

This is breathing new life into the series.

I didn't like the last game at all, why did they have to go and remove the co-op mode?

I'll see how this new one pans out anyway.

Meh, I have no idea why they removed it.

I liked a few levels in the game like the boat, and a couple more, but as an whole, that game wasnt great, just another Splinter Cell.

Those headquarter missions were seriously crappy.

Gay, Splinter Cell pushed to 2008...

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/807/807620p1.html

Smart move. It will get lost in the shuffle and I'm happy that they're will be some games to play after Christmas.

Good move.

Probably be around march, which I think is what Chaos Theory did too.

Good.

Originally posted by Smasandian
I wouldnt be surpraised if Splinter Cell eventually ends up on the PS3.

yeah, double agent has transfered to ps3.

I dont know, Double Agent was never supposed to be exclusive, it came out on everything. They keep claiming this one is, and I can understand MS throwing out lots of money to keep it that way, hell they spent 50 mil. just for extra content on GTA. lol

Wasnt Ubisoft the ones who were against the PS3 and its enourmous cost of prodcuing titles for the PS3.

It also makes sense considering Splinter Cell was one of the prime franchises for XBOX.

And at last we get some more news; http://www.gamespot.com/news/6208802.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1

It will apparently be released this "holiday" season, and I must say I am really looking forward to it.

Yeah, I do like Splinter Cell games.

Hopefully, its a good one.