IsntChrisL
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Is there still no invert in this shit? How does Ubi fuck up something so simple as this?
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Splinter Cell HD Trilogy |OT| "You bought the wrong collection!"
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Noisepurge
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OP could add some more info to avoid basic questions 
The games have been available on the PAL PSN for about two months already.
· Whole package £31.99/39.99/$39.99
Separate games on PAL PSN Store:
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell HD (£7.99/9.99)
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD (£7.99/9.99)
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD (£7.99/9.99)
· No multiplayer components.
· 3D support and separate trophies for each game.
· First two games are 1080p, Chaos Theory 720p, no new visual effects, just the PC high res textures/models.
· File size 10.25 GB as a whole.
· PS3 Exclusive for the time being.
Splinter Cell: First released in 2002. The story of Splinter Cell begins in Georgia, where a newly recruited Fisher is dispatched in order to gather intelligence about the disappearance of two CIA officers. As the story evolves, Sam discovers that a nuclear weapon has been planted on the US soil. Sam must do everything possible to stop the nuclear bomb from detonating.
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow: First released in 2004. The US embassy in East Timor is taken over by an anti-separatist Indonesian Militia named Darah Dan Doa, led by Suhadi Sudano. Sam is sent to gather intelligence, and he discovers a plot that involves a biological bomb attack on the US. Sam has to race against time to save the day.
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: First released in 2005. In East Asia, a US battleship is sunk by a North Korean missile, resulting in a war between North Korea and the U.S.. North Korea claims that the missile was launched unintentionally. While out to gather information, Sam discovers about a plot that may start World War III and he must stop to it at any cost.
The games have been available on the PAL PSN for about two months already.
· Whole package £31.99/39.99/$39.99
Separate games on PAL PSN Store:
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell HD (£7.99/9.99)
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD (£7.99/9.99)
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD (£7.99/9.99)
· No multiplayer components.
· 3D support and separate trophies for each game.
· First two games are 1080p, Chaos Theory 720p, no new visual effects, just the PC high res textures/models.
· File size 10.25 GB as a whole.
· PS3 Exclusive for the time being.
Splinter Cell: First released in 2002. The story of Splinter Cell begins in Georgia, where a newly recruited Fisher is dispatched in order to gather intelligence about the disappearance of two CIA officers. As the story evolves, Sam discovers that a nuclear weapon has been planted on the US soil. Sam must do everything possible to stop the nuclear bomb from detonating.
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow: First released in 2004. The US embassy in East Timor is taken over by an anti-separatist Indonesian Militia named Darah Dan Doa, led by Suhadi Sudano. Sam is sent to gather intelligence, and he discovers a plot that involves a biological bomb attack on the US. Sam has to race against time to save the day.
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory: First released in 2005. In East Asia, a US battleship is sunk by a North Korean missile, resulting in a war between North Korea and the U.S.. North Korea claims that the missile was launched unintentionally. While out to gather information, Sam discovers about a plot that may start World War III and he must stop to it at any cost.
StevePharma
Member
from a LTTP thread this week, post applies here as well. After platinuming Chaos Theory, I started Pandora Tomorrow. I remembered that CT was a step forward when I played the originals but holy hell what a difference. Do the right thing and play the games IN ORDER
StevePharma said:
Noisepurge
Member
corkscrewblow said:
They might come out later
i find the pricing quite silly when you can get them separately for 30 euros vs the bundle for 40 euros.RadioHeadAche
Member
What's this about no inverted controls? Does that mean left stick moves the camera right, down is up?
Always-honest
Banned
awesome, didn't even knowNoisepurge said:
RadioHeadAche said:
WAT??? fuck that then.
ChocolatePuddin
Member
I downloaded the Chaos Theory HD version bout 2 weeks ago and all I have to say is, wow.This game has so much polish on it, everything from the animations, to sound, to even the music is top shelf.I am a massive fan of the series and I really did enjoy conviction but after playing this again I can say that this is the best game in the series and the HD version really holds up well today.I wish they kept this formula instead of going all out action.
Roland Deschain
Member
No inverted controls equals no buy. I found this out the hard way in Beyond Good and Evil. Still waiting for a patch
SkyMasterson
Member
So are there any comparison pics?
I would love to get this collection, but if Ubi messed this up, then I'll wait until it hits $15.
Also, please tell me they are patching it for inverted?
I would love to get this collection, but if Ubi messed this up, then I'll wait until it hits $15.
Also, please tell me they are patching it for inverted?
revolverjgw
Member
Where the hell did all you people come from? I haven't met anyone in real life that plays inverted since like, the Goldeneye 64 days.
Always-honest
Banned
yeah i was thinking what the other hd remake game was that made this mistake.Roland Deschain said:No inverted controls equals no buy. I found this out the hard way in Beyond Good and Evil. Still waiting for a patch
Thanx for reminding.
Wow, i would have loved to buy CT, but no inverted controls means i can't play it.
what? inverted is normal.revolverjgw said:
Noisepurge
Member
SkyMasterson said:
SkyMasterson
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Noisepurge said:
Wow, those look fantastic. So what were people complaining about then? Other than inverted controls.
Thanks for the pics dude!
Noisepurge
Member
SkyMasterson said:
Take them with a grain of salt, but they are based on the PC version assets so they do looks a lot better than the PS2 originals anyway.
I was really interested in this collection, but Eurogamers review and breakdown turned me off. Add in the fact that you can't invert the Y-axis (reportedly being patched in) and this is an easy pass for me at the full asking price. Definitely seems like just another cash in for Ubi. Slowdown is just unacceptable for any of these collections.
Bravo for not mentioning Capcom there.
MattKeil said:
Bravo for not mentioning Capcom there.
whalleywhat
Member
Plus these games aren't art, so receiving trophies doesn't despoil them.Wario64 said:
Unregistered007
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How can you have lower frame rate than originals.
UbiSoft and Capcom are just trying to cash in while others are better/properly providing HD Remakes.
UbiSoft and Capcom are just trying to cash in while others are better/properly providing HD Remakes.
SolidusDave
Member
Noisepurge said:OP could add some more info to avoid basic questions
The games have been available on the PAL PSN for about two months already.
· Whole package £31.99/39.99/$39.99
Separate games on PAL PSN Store:
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell HD (£7.99/9.99)
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD (£7.99/9.99)
· Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD (£7.99/9.99)
Whole package is £23.99 on PSN (though buying single is still 2 pence cheaper :lol). Quite nice pricing considering it's cheaper than retail RRP.
btw. the disc version is now £17.85 at thehut.
Thinking of buying that, but wanted some GAF statement if those can be considered good ports etc.
edit: does someone know if you have to install the games even with the disc version?
Noisepurge
Member
SolidusDave said:
Okay so they did come down with the bundle price
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Sec0nd said:I would kill for this on my Xbox. I've got a PS3 but I really want to play this on the xbox on which I played all the Splinter Cell games
Same here, except I don't have a PS3. Guess I'll be replaying the originals!
SkyMasterson
Member
Noisepurge said:
*doh*
Was thinking they were Xbox comparisons.
Ok, so this gives hope that if Ubi brings these to the 360, they'll just upscale the 360 versions maybe?
Though it would need to be at least a 2 disc game as well.
mclaren777
Member
I only want the first game but apparently I'l have to wait for that to be released on its own.
And can someone please confirm that we can invert the Y-axis?
And can someone please confirm that we can invert the Y-axis?
The Mana Legend
Banned
Wow, are there really NO inverted controls?
Normally, controls wouldn't stop me from getting a game. But come on, I've been played inverted controls since forever. It would be near impossible for me to get used to that non-inverted shit.
Normally, controls wouldn't stop me from getting a game. But come on, I've been played inverted controls since forever. It would be near impossible for me to get used to that non-inverted shit.
PowderedToast
Junior Member
chaos theory is still fucking incredible, lived up to my nostalgia and then some
Cornbread78
Member
Pics look like great conversions... There are just waaaay too many games coming out right now.
Oh and "Where's the beef" OP? Nothing....
Oh and "Where's the beef" OP? Nothing....
revolverjgw
Member
Installing. SC1 and CT are easily top 20 games all-time for me, I haven't played them in many years... these HD collections are giving me good excuses to revisit favorites, love it. The trophies are nice, too.
Would have been nice to have multiplayer, but I wouldn't have touched it anyway beyond getting a quick nostalgia fix, there's just no time with so many games coming out. 6-7 year old online games won't generate an audience big enough to make it worth Ubisoft's effort, especially on PS3.
Would have been nice to have multiplayer, but I wouldn't have touched it anyway beyond getting a quick nostalgia fix, there's just no time with so many games coming out. 6-7 year old online games won't generate an audience big enough to make it worth Ubisoft's effort, especially on PS3.
Noisepurge
Member
SkyMasterson said:
Don't really know why publishers hate the 360. None of the HD trilogies are available to it :/
Silent Hill, Metal Gear and Zone of Enders are the first to come.
I actually never played the xbox version of CT, I only played the PS2 version, and I know that the PC version (at the time) was the most superior version of the game. From what I understand, this trilogy has the PC versions of the games. I guess my question is how did Chaos Theory run on the original xbox version compared to this new ps3 version? Cuz I can easily get CT for xbox for like $4, but this collection is $40. Would like to know if this is worth getting.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Yup.DasTanK said:
By normal definition:
Normal: Push up on stick => look up; Push down on stick to look down.
Invert: Push up on stick => look down...etc.
I've seen a few games where they define it the other way, but those are rare as hell.
revolverjgw
Member
In SC, up is up, down is down
You can tell Ubisoft did the bare minimum on this. It's been years since I played it, but SC1 didn't seem to run any better than the Xbox version, though obviously the higher resolution makes it look a lot better on a HDTV. I hear a couple of instances of fancy lighting are missing, but I never noticed anything. The lighting is 99.99% intact and still very impressive for a game from 2002. Still, with so many framerate drops, a disappointing port.
Pandora Tomorrow looks a lot better, and despite this, seems to run a lot smoother. It seems to handle complex environments and lighting situations better. Less disappointing than SC1... yeah, it probably should and could run at 60, but at this point, who expects that from Ubisoft? All things considered, I'm pleased enough with its performance.
I haven't played Chaos Theory yet. I hope the pattern continues and this game runs the best yet, because I still expect it to look beautiful.
What I can say, another half-assed collection, but it's a collection of three of my favorite games ever. I fucking love having an excuse to play them for the first time in years. And I appreciate the wagonload of silver trophies I'm earning! Whoo!
BTW, if you're planning on getting platinums, rest assured (or not, if you're just a hoarder), these games put up a decent challenge. There's 5 gold trophies per game and they're all quite hardcore. Beyond my patience and skills, anyway. This is the one part of the collection that's well done, challenging but reasonable.
You can tell Ubisoft did the bare minimum on this. It's been years since I played it, but SC1 didn't seem to run any better than the Xbox version, though obviously the higher resolution makes it look a lot better on a HDTV. I hear a couple of instances of fancy lighting are missing, but I never noticed anything. The lighting is 99.99% intact and still very impressive for a game from 2002. Still, with so many framerate drops, a disappointing port.
Pandora Tomorrow looks a lot better, and despite this, seems to run a lot smoother. It seems to handle complex environments and lighting situations better. Less disappointing than SC1... yeah, it probably should and could run at 60, but at this point, who expects that from Ubisoft? All things considered, I'm pleased enough with its performance.
I haven't played Chaos Theory yet. I hope the pattern continues and this game runs the best yet, because I still expect it to look beautiful.
What I can say, another half-assed collection, but it's a collection of three of my favorite games ever. I fucking love having an excuse to play them for the first time in years. And I appreciate the wagonload of silver trophies I'm earning! Whoo!
BTW, if you're planning on getting platinums, rest assured (or not, if you're just a hoarder), these games put up a decent challenge. There's 5 gold trophies per game and they're all quite hardcore. Beyond my patience and skills, anyway. This is the one part of the collection that's well done, challenging but reasonable.
I'm pretty much forcing myself to go through the games in order. I've beat them all multiple times, but I really wanted to try the superior version of Chaos Theory.
Yeah the trophies are hard as hell, some of them anyway. I don't know if I'm up to the challenge of getting those golds.
Yeah the trophies are hard as hell, some of them anyway. I don't know if I'm up to the challenge of getting those golds.
RadioHeadAche
Member
Huh I was under the impression that people were complaining about not being able to play with the "up is up, down is down" controls. I guess I'll check out this collection after all.
How do people play inverted? That's seems so bizarre to me. When I press left on the analog stick, I want it to go left.
How do people play inverted? That's seems so bizarre to me. When I press left on the analog stick, I want it to go left.
RadioHeadAche
Member
omnomis said:
Great job.
PinkCrayon
Member
those people have the devil in them.omnomis said:
revolverjgw
Member
Well, I would have liked to have played Chaos Theory, but even after three data uninstalls/reinstalls, it keeps hanging up at the loading screen, so I can't play it. Wonderful.
Edit- huh, well the fourth data reinstall was the charm. Fucking irritating though... if this was any game but Chaos Theory, I would have given up.
Edit- huh, well the fourth data reinstall was the charm. Fucking irritating though... if this was any game but Chaos Theory, I would have given up.
revolverjgw
Member
Sheeeeyit, Chaos Theory could still easily pass for a good-looking PS360 game