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GAF: How was Splinter Cell: Conviction?
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bluedeviltron
Member
Really good. Buy it and play it.
It's very difficult to not be biased about it to tell you the truth.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
boring ass Splinter Cellz for Babiez game that requires zero skills with controls so streamlined and insipid it's not really worth whatever price it's being sold today
menus were cool though
menus were cool though
I'm not either. Sounds like Splinter Cell hardcore hated it for deviating from hardcore stealth and gamers who weren't emotionally connected to the series found a lot to like. I will probably give it a try somewhere down the line. I think those who said I should finish ACII and Deus Ex first are right. I think I will play those first lol
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
It's not much like the old SC games, but as its own game, I really really liked it. Very fun game.
megamerican
Member
It was playable, but unremarkable in every way. Seems like they started with a concept of a more personal take on the series, then gave up halfway in and phoned in the usual conventional bullshit story.
I H8 Memes
Member
The only standout feature worth mentioning is the tit physics on the red haired girl. Maybe the best tit physics I've ever seen.
rosaceadude2112
Member
I thought the mechanics were pretty cool. It was an interesting mix of stealth and action rather than stealth and/or action found in a lot of other games, but the level design funneled you too much and never gave you much room to experiment. Also, the game is way too easy. Using the five-seven gave you four free kills, and there usually aren't many more guys than that in an area.
Not to mention it's like three hours long and it still wastes time with chase scenes and helicopter fights and blegh.
Not to mention it's like three hours long and it still wastes time with chase scenes and helicopter fights and blegh.
CrazedArabMan
Member
It was great, it wasn't your typical Splinter Cell game which is one reason why people didn't care for it, but it was still tons of fun and the co-op was so great.
legacyzero
Banned
this.
I had the opportunity to get it for $1 on the Ubi website when they goofed up the price. I passed on it BASED ON PRINCIPLE.
mainly because they took the Spy Versus Merc multiplayer out, and replaced it with sorry excuse for a 1v1 noob match.
Mr Nightman
Banned
would suggest you play chaos theory instead, best splinter cell imo
keltickennedy
Member
I enjoyed it. Co-op is a blast. If you have a partner who can hold their own. It's definitely not like the older splinter cell games but then again after double agent, things seemed pretty dull.
I agree with this, but the OP is coming from a game like Batman. Conviction is much more similar to that style of stealth action than Chaos Theory is, even if Chaos Theory is the best Splinter Cell. (It is, IMO.) Conviction is better-suited to the OP's request.
It it ain't broke, don't fix it. Conviction (SP at least) was fine as a Jack Bauer game perhaps, but they shouldn't have ruined Sam Fisher over making Splinter Cell more action-y after SCCT was so well made and well received.
But since the OP is coming from Batman stealth, then yes, Conviction makes you feel like a lightning fast predator but with headshots instead of broken bones, so it is in the same vein. Otherwise, you need to play SCCT because that was the pinnacle of the series and stealth gameplay, IMO.
Refreshment.01
Member
Conviction 2.99 at amazon today.
betweenthewheels
Member
Picked this up for $10 a while back expecting it to be mediocre but I loved it.
If you go into it without a preconceived notion of what a Splinter Cell game "should be", I think you'll enjoy it.
I prefer the current Bourne-esque route over the previous entries.
If you go into it without a preconceived notion of what a Splinter Cell game "should be", I think you'll enjoy it.
I prefer the current Bourne-esque route over the previous entries.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Sorry for the bump but I figured it was better to discuss this here than start a new thread.
I finally got around to playing this one this weekend and I must say I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Sure, it isn't the Splinter Cell we all know and love but I knew that going in and my expectations were fairly low so I was pleasantly surprised by the game. It may not have been as stealth driven as I would have preferred but I would be lying if I said I didn't have a great time playing through it.
Anyone want to play some Deniable Ops? I don't have any friends who own this game and I'd really like to give it a shot.
I finally got around to playing this one this weekend and I must say I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Sure, it isn't the Splinter Cell we all know and love but I knew that going in and my expectations were fairly low so I was pleasantly surprised by the game. It may not have been as stealth driven as I would have preferred but I would be lying if I said I didn't have a great time playing through it.
Anyone want to play some Deniable Ops? I don't have any friends who own this game and I'd really like to give it a shot.
The Albatross
Member
Mediocre. I think this is the kind of game that would have been fine, good even, if there wasn't such expectation for it... but the game got hype because, y'know, Splinter Cell was the breakout series on the X-Box... But then it just slammed hard on the 360 and so when they re-imagined it, it was just dull as hell.
Always-honest
Banned
dat iraq level...
otherwise, it was an okay game. Not very memorable (asside from the excellent co-op).
TerryWogan
Member
I was pleasantly surprised with Conviction (barring that level). It was a fun stealth/action game. Not too long, held interest, didn't get repetitive and ended. Can't complain when I picked it up for peanuts.
Para bailar La Bomba
Banned
Story was horrid. AI was fucking abysmal. Infested with invisible walls. Ugly and dated engine. New game mechanics dumbed down difficulty.
Otherwise it was fantastic.
Otherwise it was fantastic.
KaiserBecks
Member
It's a fantastic game once you realize that Sam Fisher died and was reborn as Jack Bauer.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Yeah, that was... something.
This is the type of post that helped lower my expectations appropriately going in. Personally I think you're being very hyperbolic with these statements but in this particular case I'll just thank you for it.
Middling. Sort of goes for a Jason Bourne type feel. The way they originally announced Conviction, as a "Sam Fisher being hunted in D.C" Assassin's Creed type game, sounded much more innovative than what we got. Felt like they just gave up and decided to push something out. Chaos Theory was much better. If you haven't played that one, I think there might be an HD collection with it.
If not, play Deus Ex 3.
If not, play Deus Ex 3.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Multiplayer maps are better than SP, even when playing solo.
Very average game, but the cover system is probably the best ever. Moving from cover to cover is a joy, little else about the game is that great. Before you pay anything for it watch a video on youtube and see if the constant transitions into black & white bother you. It gave me a splitting headache
There's two kinds of stealth.
Passive stealth is about sneaking up on enemies and killing them before they know you're there. This is about being careful, slow, and methodical.
Active stealth is about getting engaged in a fight where the enemies know that you're around somewhere and they're actively looking for you. This kind of stealth is built around messing around with the heads of the enemy.
Splinter Cell Conviction is an amazing active stealth game. All the haters were just disappointed that it wasn't passive stealth like the previous Splinter Cell games.
Passive stealth is about sneaking up on enemies and killing them before they know you're there. This is about being careful, slow, and methodical.
Active stealth is about getting engaged in a fight where the enemies know that you're around somewhere and they're actively looking for you. This kind of stealth is built around messing around with the heads of the enemy.
Splinter Cell Conviction is an amazing active stealth game. All the haters were just disappointed that it wasn't passive stealth like the previous Splinter Cell games.