SporeCrawler
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Its never mentioned in any of the reviews i have seen so far
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Splinter Cell: Blacklist |OT| Warning: May Contain Trace Amounts Of Stealth
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Its never mentioned in any of the reviews i have seen so far
Eclectic Jabber Monkey
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Dem HD textures. On PC Sleeping Dogs HD texture pack was 3-4 gigabyte-ish, which seems to correlate with the 12gb number. Bring them on I say, at least in the PC versions.
The console games have Uplay actions and rewards as well,
and they do not (as far as I know) require Uplay.
The previous games before Double Agent didn't even try. Although this moment in Chaos Theory was pretty badass:
For me that was the single worst moment in Chaos Theory, no hyperbole intendend.
It changed to forced gameplay, and I had to kill, which I did not want to do.
I thought the co-op missions had dynamic spawns in Blacklist?
Wind's Howling
Member
While I agree that the Splinter Cell games have a taken a huge directional 180 when Double Agent got out, I still always have the urge to buy and play them.
I guess this is because of the fact that there are so few proper stealth games out on the market, that I instantly hold on the next best thing that even slightly resembles stealth.
I guess this is because of the fact that there are so few proper stealth games out on the market, that I instantly hold on the next best thing that even slightly resembles stealth.
The previous games before Double Agent didn't even try. Although this moment in Chaos Theory was pretty badass:
Double Agent was the worse for me, the boring gameplay didn't help.
I loved conviction though, even if it's strayed from it's roots (Still not as far as Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon have).
Thanks for posting this .gif. I still remember this moment clearly after all these years. I was in awe about it at the time. Chaos Theory is still the best Splinter Cell game out there!
You need to swap discs. Second part of the campaign is on disc 2 and will not be installed.
They do. I'm pretty sure even in Conviction there was some slight random element to it so it didn't feel completely grindy.
They have said in ghost missions guards will take different patrol routes, etc, while I guess in panther ones (hunter, basically) might just be like Conviction where they might spawn in some different spots as well.
Thanks for the information.
Watching a YouTube walkthrough at the moment, and the game seems a little too reminiscent of GR: Future Soldier for my liking anyway (complete with those awful sequences where the player character guides a cowering hostage through an area, while using their free hand to fire a pistol).
So far it looks like Ubisoft just took out the three other guys following you around, and added in ten times the amount of cutscenes. Yes you can ghost, but it comes off as being kind of pointless, due to the interruptive story structure of the missions.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Despite all the negativity surrounding the game, I'm really excited for it. I don't think that overwhelming the player with options is ever a bad thing. And the gameplay is completely unique. Where else can you play spies vs mercs? Sign me up.
legacyzero
Banned
He responded! OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT
Maxime, you sexy mofo.
EDIT: Fuck. He directed me to another twitter :lol
Maxime, you sexy mofo.
EDIT: Fuck. He directed me to another twitter :lol
rangersfan414
Member
Just got the game!
3072mb download for HD Textures :/ It's taking forever. (360)
3072mb download for HD Textures :/ It's taking forever. (360)
He responded! OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT
Maxime, you sexy mofo.
EDIT: Fuck. He directed me to another twitter :lol
Damn, so close...
You'll probably never get an answer at the other account
Doubtful. Pretty sure the official twitter is currently helmed by Zack Cooper who basically works off the official forums and I can tell you there is nothing concrete about the PC version even when people there have asked.
legacyzero
Banned
Their zipper lips are worrying me. Shitty port incoming??
Since it's just a tweaked version of the LEAD engine from Conviction, I'd expect performance to be poor on the PC again. If I can maintain 60fps at any point in time at high settings, I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Expect not to mutch from Ubisoft to be honest on PC. They say there making better pc games but looking at games like FC3,Ghost Recon Future Soldier,AC3 those games where horrible optimized for PC. And using simple P2P in multiplayer is just lazy.
I've seen it running at 60fps. Remember they were working with nvidia. Don't think they'd let them get away with too shitty of a port cause it comes bundled with their latest set of cards.
NullPointer
Member
Is WiiU getting the only decent version then? Because I watched the GameTrailers review last night - of what looked like the 360 version - and the tearing was at near criminal levels. I mean, holy crap was there a lot of very blatant tearing.
Have there been any reviews that cover performances or performance differences?
legacyzero
Banned
The previous games before Double Agent didn't even try. Although this moment in Chaos Theory was pretty badass:
wow
You can try the B/S/T thread, people might still have some of their nvidia codes to sell, but they are UPlay only codes, so no Steam.
It's pretty disappointing to see they apparently didn't learn their lesson at all with this game. I saw that most of the reviews agreed the single player sucks and is only around 6 hours and that it's still mostly an action game. At least the Kotaku review reminded me of that quote from the game's director months ago.
I then remembered that this game never had a chance. Maybe spies vs mercs is good but I never played the original so that mode doesn't mean anything to me. It's multiplayer anyway so it immediately loses my interest.
I then remembered that this game never had a chance. Maybe spies vs mercs is good but I never played the original so that mode doesn't mean anything to me. It's multiplayer anyway so it immediately loses my interest.
revolverjgw
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Casual Splinter Cell player confirmed
Alcoholikaust
Member
I cannot believe they are sticking with the playable "Bourne style" stealth as seen in conviction. Coupled with no Michael Ironsides, and a heavy empahasis on multiplayer I'm cautiously optimistic.
I want another Chaos Theory style approach to the series.
Will wait for PC GAF to determine its credibility.
I want another Chaos Theory style approach to the series.
Will wait for PC GAF to determine its credibility.
Oh lawd,he's back!
Been a long time derrick now go forth spread the word (and you are all ready doing it)
Daffy Duck
Member
I haven't had to install anything on my PS3.......
I really don't get what's wrong with that statement that a lot of people made fun of at the time. Should he instead give the story more priority in a series with terrible story that's all about gameplay?
Or is it because of the take out 800 guys part? If so, I can understand that.
Or is it because of the take out 800 guys part? If so, I can understand that.
Nah the real deal was always the single player. It's just sad we'll never see it again from this IP.
Well, the single player sucks because the story is boring because it goes for the traditional Tom Clancy-esque thing.
Conviction was a lot better in that regard
also, on realistic the story is much longer than 6 hours.
Same here, I looked on the UBI forums and it seems like the game will show up on release. Kinda lame, they could've atleast give us the option to preload.
Bloodworth
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The only way someone's getting through the story in 6 hours is if they go assault / just don't care if they get spotted. For me the timer on most missions ended up being about 45 minutes each, and I'm pretty sure that doesn't count retries. There are around a dozen missions in the campaign and another dozen of the optional missions.
Blacklist had the horrible luck of coming out at a time where everyone is re-evaluating narrative in games, and unfortunately from what I am reading, even if it happens to be a semi-serviceable Tom Clancy mess of a plot, 1) they don't do much with Sam Fisher other than him spitting out/following plot points (so basically 99% of every game minus Conviction) and the story apparently is written so it likes to wrestle control out of the player/"switch it up" far too often to be ~~cinematic~~.
By all accounts, it sounds like it is a fairly decent stealth-encouraged game (which should be the new genre now since, well, y'know), but the story, even if you could ignore it, makes its presence known by interrupting you apparently far too often than people would like.
IcyRhythms
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How do you choose a different install path on Uplay for your games? Don't want them on C: but I may have missed the option to change it
Also, my Digital Deluxe version said the deluxe version of Conviction would be automatically added to my account but the avatar for it looks like regular edition.
Also, my Digital Deluxe version said the deluxe version of Conviction would be automatically added to my account but the avatar for it looks like regular edition.
valentine71
Banned
Story sucks because it doesnt goes for traditional Tom Clancy esque thing but because its bad copy of 24.
By the way PS3 version has 22MB patch but no mandatory install.
elementalsin
Member
I did a little searching, but couldn't find a definite... the OP says optional controller, but required keyboard mouse... so to use the gamepad would I also need access to my keyboard and mouse?
Just curious about being able to big picture it in the living room. Sorry if this was answered somewhere that I completely missed.
Just curious about being able to big picture it in the living room. Sorry if this was answered somewhere that I completely missed.
publicpwnerer
Member
This quote made me die a little inside.
NullPointer
Member
So, for anybody who has a console version, how's the tearing?
The Gametrailers review made it look horrific, and I'm wondering if its improved on one version or the other as I'm not sold on either platform quite yet.
Any impressions?
The Gametrailers review made it look horrific, and I'm wondering if its improved on one version or the other as I'm not sold on either platform quite yet.
Any impressions?
Seems like apples and oranges. What makes stealth versus AI good is that the AI *is* predictable. Predictable bounds on movements and behavior states is what enables you to make multi-step plans either for ghosting or panther takedowns. Otherwise it would be luck of the draw with a lot of trial and error, which I imagine the multiplayer has a lot of - which is why you have so many lives.
IcyRhythms
Member
Was he referring to Convction or Blacklist?
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
I hope the single player is long. That is my primary interest here.
The MP looks interesting too though, so I will probably give that a spin.
The MP looks interesting too though, so I will probably give that a spin.
So it's AAA blockbuster narrative? That really sucks.
Hip Hop
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There were 4 available, but now only 3 left.
If anyone is looking for the PC version, only $22.99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tom-Clancys...90962319805?pt=US_Coupons&hash=item43beb4a9bd
If anyone is looking for the PC version, only $22.99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tom-Clancys...90962319805?pt=US_Coupons&hash=item43beb4a9bd
rangersfan414
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I'm 3 missions in. 1st two took 60 mins each and 3rd took 42 mins and I believe there are 10 missions.
I should've mentioned I was talking about previous SC games; I haven't played Blacklist yet.
Anyways, I was just responding because people were concerned about the single player campaign. Who cares, multiplayer's where it's at
Outright Villainy
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Urgh, I played Conviction fairly recently, and even with hardware that could handle BF3 on medium/high at 60fps I'd often see drops into the 30's on low. It's the worst optimised game I've played in a long time, worse than GTA 4 even. If blacklist isn't a huge improvement I won't even touch it, nevermind how it plays besides that.