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[Bragr]

The success of Assassins Creed and Far Cry completely changed this company, everything that didn't sell in buckets went out the window, even if it was succesful. It's a damn shame what money does to organizations and everything we lose in the process.

2002 - Splinter Cell
2004 - Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
2005 - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
2006 - Splinter Cell: Double Agent
2006 - Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
2006 - Rainbow Six: Vegas
2007 - Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
2008 - Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

 

[TintoConCasera]

Holy shit, you just made me feel ver old dude.

Out of those my fav was Rainbow Six Vegas. It was more oriented to action than tactics, but it still had some tactical component to it. The second one wasn't so good imo, but I can't really remember why.

 

[Thanati]

I still remember seeing Splinter Cell for the first time on the original Xbox and being blown away by it. Still amazing to play!

 

[EverydayBeast]

Think about Vegas 2, terrorist hunt all the time I congratulate Tom Clancy and Ubisoft on that game , at least the assassins creed games are coming from a history point of view, interesting eras.

 

[baphomet]

You think they're just pumping out the same things now, but literally everything you listed is the same franchise.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Bring back Spies vs Mercs as a Battle Royale you fools!

 

[a multicultural team of v]

You think they're just pumping out the same things now, but literally everything you listed is the same franchise.

Ubisoft means "run it into the fucking ground" in French.

 

[killatopak]

Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory was so good it made my father go out of gaming hibernation and finish them both.

Those were the good days.

 

[Derktron]

The good Ubisoft

 

[MaximusPayne]

I miss Splinter Cell

 

[SantaC]

The good Ubisoft

The good Ubisoft was in late 90s, early 2000.

 

[TheAssist]

I mean those games sold until they didnt.

While we may look back fondly on these games now, I would argue that at the point that Splinter Cell Double Agent was released a lot of people felt franchise fatigue.

With AC they reached a wider audience of gamers that didnt play as many similar games and franchise fatigue settled in later and then they kept changing the formula much more. This is how they could keep AC relevant over 2 entire console gens. Personally I was fatigued after 3 games and dont really have any desire to go back, but then again I do play several other, sometimes better, action adventure games, because I am so hardcore.

But I do agree big Publishers need to diversify their portfolio more again. Though that would cost more money.... oh well.

Fortunately AA gaming is back in full action and delivers games that are very similar to all these games of the early to mid 2000's

 

[Topher]

The good Ubisoft was in late 90s, early 2000.

I played the hell out of some Rogue Spear on PC. Loved that game.

 

[The_Mike]

What you mean they still make hardcore tac shooters.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

They are still hardcore, but about money earning.

 

[GreatnessRD]

Every Publisher/Game company starts out a face. But make no mistake, they all turn heel.

 

[V4skunk]

I played the hell out of some Rogue Spear on PC. Loved that game.

The OG Ghost Recon was also pretty good.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[Fart Knight]

Think about Vegas 2, terrorist hunt all the time I congratulate Tom Clancy and Ubisoft on that game , at least the assassins creed games are coming from a history point of view, interesting eras.

You do know TC passed away right

 

[The_Mike]

You do know TC passed away right

Maybe he is congratulating in his spinning grave because of Ubisofts dishonoring his name

 

[Eron]

Rip ubisoft

 

[Shadowstar39]

It sucks as now they are only doing free2play pay2win micro games.
Apparently splinter cell will be multiplayer only. F Them all to hell!!!
I love splinter cell, 2nd best stealth outside of my favorite thief games.
Single player f'ers..

Also AC they will ruin that to target "Streamers" and zoomers who only like "playing with friends and not having a story.
Look what they did the real life sections of AC, turned it into woke hour.

I lost all hope in this company.

Also they don't do tact single player shooters. no more ghost recon with multple character control. I loved Graw and Graw2. As well as vegas.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six on original Xbox were something else.

I remember letting my friend try the voice command feature for Rainbow Six. He commanded his squad to open the door and toss in a frag grenade. Frag was tossed, but squamate A failed to open the door. As the grenade landed at the feat of the team, my friend backpedaled while screaming into the mic, "BITCHES REGROUP!"

Boom.

I still bring this up on occasion and we have a good laugh.

 

[Kev Kev]

hard to believe GRAW is 15 years old

 

[Lanrutcon]

15 years ago: Hardcore tactical shooter.

1 year ago: My Viking isn't allowed to kill English peasantry.

 

[Star-Lord]

The first three Splinter Cell games were some of my favourite games of that generation. In some ways, it was superior to Metal Gear Solid. I wish Ubisoft would return to that formula, rather than use the new formula seem in Conviction and Blacklist.

 

[Fare thee well]

Dude I go back beyond Ravenshield. Used to buy all these games. Now I actually play no shooters at all...

Except I'm cautiously awaiting what Groundbranch will turn into. The framework is definitely solid.