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I have been a fan of the splinter cell games for some time. The reason I like them? The sneaking, the waiting, the timing, the planning, the gadgets, the overall experience. While Conviction is fun and I do not regret buying it, they really dumbed down the experience and it lost something in the translation.
For example, previous games allowed you to kill a guard (though your stealth score was penalized for that) and then move the body someplace where it is less likely a guard will find it. That's gone in Conviction. Kill a guard, his body stays right there likely to be discovered. As a whole, the "remain stealthy" part of the splinter cell series was out and out ignored in Conviction (unless a mission specifically requires it, and that's not very many). Being stealthy is why I like this series!
In that regard, the whole stealth score is gone. Getting spotted doesn't do anything except make you have to either deal with the guards right there or find a hiding space (again for the missions that don't require stealth).
Granted, the simpler control mechanism is nice, but if the trade-off is losing a good portion of the previous style of gameplay, I'd rather have to deal with the more complex controls!
Also, they give you pointers and highlights in-game which help you maneuver in cover. The addition is nice, but I feel like they're babying me through the experience the whole way. I'd rather be able to disable this as an option, because as an experienced splinter cell player, I think I can determine without the help what I can and cannot use for cover. The only plus to this is the ease at which you can move from cover to cover just by hitting a single button/key press.
There are some other things about the game that are nice. The P.E.C system is cool and gives me as the player some things to try to accomplish while also playing the game. The 'execute' system is pretty cool, too... if you perform a hand-to-hand kill, you can then mark/tag enemies and perform a single button/key press execute on them (instant death/headshot, but how many and the range depends on what weapon you're using and how upgraded it is).
I don't like the way they force the interrogation stuff, which is much different from previous splinter cell titles. I always liked interrogating a guard while taking him to his grave. The interaction with the environment in Conviction is okay I suppose but it's more like watching a cut scene where you press a button/key once in a while.
Definitely lost something in the translation.
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I just purchaced my first XBOX 360 {*the 250gb version*}, mostly because there are several XBOX exclusives I've been interested in checking out. Truth be told, I've always been a huge PS2 / PS3 system supporter, but since the XBOX has been making solid strides recently, I decided it was finally time for something new. First, I wanted to check out the classic game "Mass Effect", and never playing many "role playing" titles in the past, I wasn't particularly drawn in right off the bat. I'm sure I'll go back to it eventually, but let's get to the real gaming masterpiece here, the new "Splinter Cell Conviction"...I've never played any of the Splinter Cell series games before now, and I must say that "Conviction" is one of the coolest, and most addictive stealth related games I've ever had the pleasure of playing / owning. This game will have you on edge the entire time, blending various rescue / stealth missions, where reaching your objective requires all kinds of ways of going about accomplishing it. Being extremely stealthy is the coolest for me, but using precise gunfire {headshots} can also be quite rewarding. Finding the right hiding places is a breeze, and the way you use your surrounding cover is extremely easy to pick up on. Don't get me wrong now, this game is anyting but easy, YOU WILL DIE, A LOT. The AI in this game are smart, not ultra smart, but enough to where you can't play recklessly either. All in all, I found "SC Conviction" to be an extremely exciting / intense gaming experience from start to finish. I'm addicted, and I simply can't get enough of this game!!...
~MJ~
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Great game, been playing the story since I got it. Half-way through. Some observations:Great sound, really moody, adds to the atmosphere, reacts to being detected, good for a cue. Great sound acting.
Story is well written, engaging, Sam Fisher is the supreme badass.
Very good graphics, despite the aging and ubiquitous Unreal engine. Very good level design. Lots of places to flank, cover, hide, and come up from behind.
Lots of screen tearing, not too bothersome. Noticeable, though.
Control system is awesome, you can pretty much take cover anywhere, even when not up against anything. Moving from cover spot to cover spot is slick, with arrows that point in the direction you're pointing and slick animations when you move. Controls rival/exceed my personal favorite, the Rainbow Six Vegas series.
Shooting is crisp. Headshots kill, enemies sometimes require multiple shots in vitals (neck, torso) to die.
Grenades and toys are fun and have good placement when thrown. Good explosions and sonic reverberation, especially with 5.1 surround.
Good platforming. Sam moves smoothly, not like an idiot.
The new game mechanics are sweet and I'm hoping to see them in future games. I think they're all good. That would include:
the projection of current goals (with cool lighting/shadow effects)
the projection of backstory effects during cut-scenes (which are not really so cut, they flow with the gameplay well)
last known position (i think i've seen this in a couple games, not sure) great for creating a diversion, then flanking.
tag and kill executions. There is a strange bug where if a guy is tagged, he can be shot, even through solid objects.
Overall, the game is really fun and a step forward in the right direction. The flexibility of choosing your path to kill made me want to replay a couple levels multiple times to see how cleanly I could clear each room. It's possible to run and gun, but there's a good sense of satisfaction to a well-executed kill. Playing on normal mode right now and looking forward to playing on realistic mode. Guessing the story mode is somewhere between 5-7 hours. Supposedly the infiltration and deniable ops mode add quite a bit of gameplay to the package.
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This game was purchased for my husband and reviewed by him.As a big splinter cell fan, I was excited to see the new one coming out. Dispite all the bugs we purchased the game right away. So far, no freezing. But overall the game has been a HUGE disappointment! It's as if in an attempt to simplify the actions they have made too many things work off the same button and you constantly have to watch what you are doing before you press anything. On top of that you have lost so many of the things that added to the stealth of the game and made it enjoyable.
Examples:
-You can't throw items to distract enemys. Such as cans, bottles and rocks, like you could in the last two.
-You can't whistle to get someones attention.
-You are missing your night vision and infrared.
-Can not taser or shoot rubber bullets.
Other Cons:
-When you open a door, he stands in the doorway making you totally visible to enemies.
-If you are standing close to any pain of glass or breakable object, when you jump down from something it will break and you will become detected.
-Walking next to windows it will give you the option to "open the window", then all of a sudden it will change to "jump". Why would you want to jump through a window! So, of course the window breaks and they detect you.
After reading site reviews, it just seems as if this games objective is TOTALLY different than the first. But they really should have released this under a different title. If you are looking to buy this game because you enjoyed the previous additions, then don't. You too will be disappointed. Even that being said, it was very poorly written and the glitches make it very hard to play through smoothly.
Over all you just have to REALLY watch your EVERY action! The first two games you felt like you were playing a game with character that knew how to act like a spy. You were still in control, but his moves made it easier to move through the game stragicly. Now he just acts like he's never done this before. Sometimes he jumps off something and stays in the crouching position and sometimes he stands up right in someones line of sight. It make no sense and with limited actions, it makes it very hard to control. Also whoever designed the layout of the game, how the maps are configured and where you can hide or be seen, really had no idea what they were doing. It's really very sad. Needless to say this game will be traded in, probably before completion.
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I love being sneaky and stealthy while playing a video game, but honestly... sometimes, things just don't go right for me when I try to do this. So when I do get "busted" by the enemy, and they're standing right next to me or in front of me because I couldn't sneak up on them, or sneak pass them well enough, I like to be able to knock them out BEFORE they can raise the alarm, scream like hello kitty, or do whatever they need to do so that their buddies (or they themselves) can kill me. Thankfully, this game has done a great job with the hand to hand combat so that I dont have to worry about this problem anymore. I now feel that I have a pretty good fighting chance to continue through the game without having to go back to the "try again" screen if I fail.I think the improved close up hand to hand combat system is a great balance between stealth and action. It made the game a bit more fun to play because I had the option to either stealth my way through a level, go in guns blazing though a level, or mix up both aspects of stealth and action to get through a level. I really had a much deeper experience playing this game than I had when I played the first 4 Splinter Cell games.
Character models, graphics, atmosphere, locations, voice acting, music, gameplay, and story are all excellent.
I always thought that as far as stealth actiion games goes, the Splinter Cell series was better than all other stealth action games out there, and judging by the improved combat system here, I still think that Splinter Cell is the best. It just keeps getting better and better. Looking forward to playing the next installment of this game.
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