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Splinter Cell: Blacklist |OT| Warning: May Contain Trace Amounts Of Stealth
- Thread starter Sober
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I was watching someone play the 2nd mission in Blacklist on normal, he was moving too fast right behind an enemy, causing him to freak out and instantly vapourized him with like 3 AK bullets at near-point blank. So yeah.
I died a few times straight up rushing the enemy to gain execution points. In the middle of "executing" the melee I'd take straight up bullet damage and then die right after the animation finished. It kinda impressed me a little. Double-so when there was more than 4 enemies (since that's the max any gun can M&E in Conviction) and so at the end of your M&E animation/slowdown if anyone is still alive they'd probably have pinged you to death and so Sam dies after that animation.
There was also dying because I couldn't double-melee quickly enough. Melee a dude, then attempt to melee the other only for them to counter it (which seems to be a sure thing on Perfectionist in Blacklist?) and then promptly shoot me before Sam can melee attempt again.
Neuromancer
Member
So there are some kind of terrorist hunt co op modes in addition to the co op campaign right? Or is that it?
It was the noise that stuffed him over right? That's great news if so, that was one of my major complaints with Conviction.
Official forums sure are weird. At least they're excited I guess? I'll probably do a Panther role in my first game. I was never too fussed going non-lethal with the guards unless they were innocent. The Ghost/Non-lethal will be great for a second playthrough if the game is fun enough though.
Yeah, there are these three different characters on the Paladin that assign side missions that are basically Ghost, Assault, and Hunter deniable ops coop missions, and spawns are randomized and such for replayability
What makes me hope the game is better than Pooviction is the fact that Sam
is highly mobile compared to that outing. If I'm able to clamber over things and take a roof route to avoid most enemies, great. It seems they've taken cues from Spy vs Merc and implemented them into the singleplayer which should be a net benefit for going around enemies without having to actively engage them.
despite being nearly 60 so slightly unrealistic
soulassssns
Banned
Look what I found in my old PC games library.
I wish the stealth game play was how I remember it from the first game.
I wish the stealth game play was how I remember it from the first game.
Regret Truth
Member
Watching a live stream right now on twitch.....wtf have you done UBI?
SPOILER BELOW.....It reveals a game mechanic in the later stages of the game. The spoiler is in NO way related to the story or any characters of the game.
God damn it UBI.
SPOILER BELOW.....It reveals a game mechanic in the later stages of the game. The spoiler is in NO way related to the story or any characters of the game.
You are forced to play from a FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVE for a portion of a mission.
God damn it UBI.
Haha my mate and I used to have a rort doing this. Sadly he's on 360 this gen and I switched to PS3. Hopefully I find a decent partner in similar timezone for some regular sessions
I already threw a hissy fit over this in the review thread. It's just one of several sections that vary up the gameplay in unwelcome ways. The biggest problem with the story missions is how every single one of them gets interrupted, at least twice, by a 5 minute cutscene. I really hope those things are skippable.
NullPointer
Member
(non-story spoiler)
Considering that this is how spy versus mercs works (with spies in third person and mercs in first person) doesn't it make some sense to introduce, reinforce and reuse this mechanic in the single player? And its only for a very short segment isn't it?
I don't get why there's a fuss.
I don't get why there's a fuss.
i agree. I am really enjoying the game so far. No tearing on the wii u version but theres some really bad framerate drops when action is heavy and the load times are terrible.
Game is great though. you can do nearly every single area how you want. Im going complete non lethal and stealth, and man, it is hard in places
Reasonable discussion ain't welcome 'round this here parts, mister.
ebullientprism
Member
LOL. They just couldnt help themselves.
It's also not a Sam section so it makes sense kinda.
If you could jump in that section I could make the case that white men can't jump.
but apparently have full body awareness
6/10
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Are the load times terrible on every version?, because the let's plays on YouTube of the 360 version don't look great either. Could you look those up and compare? I only have 24 hours to choose!
Dude like 8 posts above yours.
doniewhalberg
Member
Hey, did they ever respond? Wondering how this will happen too.
Not yet, support only works Monday - Friday. I bought it via the Ubisoft shop and apparently if you don't buy it via UPlay it doesn't appear in your games list. The only code I got was for Convicition but I've already got it on UPlay as I bought the retail disk a long time ago. I tried to redeem the Conviction code anyway and it said it had been used already for some reason. Tried a few times and got locked from my UPlay account for 60mins (was able to access it again after that time). So basically just waiting to see what support says.
doniewhalberg
Member
Sounds wonderful haha. I literally followed the instructions I was given and did it on ubishop too. I have the receipt but nothing on my uplay app yet, hope this doesn't turn into a run around. I have conviction but no recognition of owning blacklist eg. searching the uplay shop gives me a price beside it.
EDIT: I've sent a query myself too, so we'll see.
Chance Hale
Member
How is there no pc footage yet :/
valentine71
Banned
Yep and its not so bad. Isnt it?
the_batman
Banned
are you
sneaking during said first person mode gameplay? and why does it happen anyway?
It's been covered in review footage and it's not really a big deal but I'll tag it anyway
It's a section you play as Briggs(Is that his name?) your new ex-CIA dead-eyed black guy
Why? Because the Iraq level from Conviction was amazing and it's pushing it a step further!
There's a mission where you switch between Sam and another character (Briggs), who plays from a first-person view, as they defuse a series of bombs together. You can play Briggs' sections using stealth, but they're basically just straight tunnels, populated with a bunch of heavily armed soldiers. You switch to Briggs twice, both times very briefly.
I plan on Phantom-Hawking that shit.
Have you got a link that I could check? for a 360 load screen. When you first load the game it genuinely feels like a minute or more to get into the actual game. IE before you launch from the main planes deck, also when you upgrade your plane it loads for a long time to load back to plane with the upgrades. The game looks great on wii u, it just really bogs down if it kicks off and an explosion happens with like 5-6 guys shooting at you. otherwise it's completely playable. It deffo looks native 720p to me, but I am not pixel counter. no jaggies or anything A very crisp image. I do have a stupid pc so that may be why I am noticing the framerate. seems to hover at around 30 on the plane etc, but I would say it drops to 15 or so when the explosions go off and you die.
no chance lol
Beeblebrox
Member
I saw some on Sneaky Bastards (their site is down, but they linked the footage on Twitter and Facebook).
Here you go.
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
Ok guys I got the game yesterday and really enjoying it. It feels a good step back in the direction of Chaos Theory.
I've thrown some videos up already. First time through so I'm blind for most of the mission.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B1p2oIQbOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMJZ2-FR82Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMrWKp1WypA
Bomb level with Chaos Theory music zomg. ;d
I've thrown some videos up already. First time through so I'm blind for most of the mission.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B1p2oIQbOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMJZ2-FR82Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMrWKp1WypA
Just went and buy the game(on 360) during my lunch break. So excited for tonight ( but not much for tomorrow morning...). No mention of a mandatory installation on the backside of the case. Only the "2mb to save game" mention.
Does anyone know if we can/will be able to buy the "exclusive content" by DLC?
Does anyone know if we can/will be able to buy the "exclusive content" by DLC?
Yo Jay... how big is the download on the Wii U ?
Neuromancer
Member
Nice, thanks.
That crossbow looks amazing!
legacyzero
Banned
DAT tesselation
I'm on retail disk, sorry bro
After watching that it makes me really happy with the wii u version having all your gear as a tap on the touch screen. Forget bringing that wheel up lol
Sam moves so fast now it almost looks a little silly. He's supposed to be stalking silently but somehow he's doing that while sprinting like a running back?
Regret Truth
Member
Just a note....I already have the PC AND 360 version pre ordered.
How does it make sense? Isnt his partner a spy just like Sam? Also when you play Briggs in Co-Op you arent forced to used this mechanic.
My biggest issue is how they force you to use this mechanic with that particular character. It makes no sense.
Why not have you play as a Merc in first person to tie some of part of story together?
Regret Truth
Member
(Non-game spoiler)
Some of us aren't going to touch the multiplayer,
(Okay, that's a lie. I may try it out but it's never grabbed me like Ass Creed's did)
