SketchTheArtist
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It's funny how much praise this game gets from GAF. At its reveal GAF shitted all over Blacklist. At its inital showing the game didn't even look bad; it seemed obvious to me that there would be other gameplay mechanics besides guns blazing. But GAF shitted on it because of silly reasons like it was in daylight and had airstrikes and shit. And then there were gifs like this that were circulated even after Ubi showcased the stealth options avaliable:
It was evident to me that it was the player's prerogative to throw out guns and slam through doors but these gifs circulated, parroting the idea that the only way to play this game was to kill everything loudly.
In retrospect Ubisoft didn't have the best initial showing of the game but I wish people would have given it more of a fair shake at first. It's a great game and one of the best Splinter Cells.
The whole ''Middle Eastern'' theme was probably one too many at the time. That plus the acidic and pessimistic reception of the 'hardcore gamer' crowd to its reveal didn't help build hype.
I have a feeling we won't be getting one for a long time. It was probably put in the freezer right next to Prince of Persia.