"With its new innovations and tweaks, Conviction is a breeze to play through." It’s a ton more simple, and it’s going to stop players from whining about how complex the engine is at times. Visible? Color starts to literally bleed back into the world. In the shadows? The screen turns black and white. Remember in past Splinter Cell games how you’d have to watch like a million meters to know if you were in the shadows enough? Thankfully that’s all gone here and the developers revamped the system with an artistic touch. It’s incredibly rewarding and empowering when you’re just toying with a group of enemies before you take them out. I found great fun letting myself get spotted and then running away only to create a distraction in another part of the room. Sure, it makes the game a bit idiot proof at times, but the key is to use it to your advantage. Sure, if they’re discovered, enemies will radio that they’ve found a “man down,” but nothing ever comes of it.Īnother feature that seems like it was put in for more accessibility is the “last known location” feature, which will leave an imprint of Fisher on the environment wherever he was spotted. Chief among them is the fact that you no longer need to hide bodies of enemies you’ve dealt with already. Right off the bat you’ll notice that though the game is far more accessible for fans new to the series, it’s not near as challenging as before due to a few changes.
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With this new action-centered style of gameplay though, there are a few series steadies that long standing fans will have to part with. It’s a nice streamlined experience and it never feels like it gets in the way. Part of this is because there’s no load screens in between missions and even your objectives are portrayed into the gameplay through a cool and artistic projection system that literally shows you cut-scenes and objectives on walls. Not once during my playthrough did I feel like the game was stalling, it always feels like it’s moving forward. One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard about the Splinter Cell series is just how slow the games played out, and to that I’ve never really had much of an argument. In previous Splinter Cell games, you hid in the shadows to avoid capture, in Conviction, you use it to stalk your prey and taking out enemies feels just as rewarding as it ever did.
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No longer will you be told that casualties are not permitted, you’re free to handle each situation however you desire, you’ll just have to be ready for the repercussions. Remember, Sam’s not affiliated with any government organization anymore, so gone are the restrictions and limitations. Sam Fisher has always been known for using the shadows, but Conviction feels so much different than any of the previous titles. ".taking out enemies feels just as rewarding as it ever did." Conviction’s story picks up immediately after the events of Double Agent and finds Sam searching for his daughter’s murderer all the while being hunted down by his former agency. His daughter is dead, he murdered his best friend Lambert and split from Third Echelon, the government organization he’s been part of for years (If you’ve never played Double Agent, there ya’ go, I just saved you twenty bucks). If you’ve had the…ahem…pleasure of playing Splinter Cell: Double Agent, you’ll remember that the game’s story took Sam Fisher’s life and twisted it around. In short, this is the game Double Agent should have been. It’s fast yet methodic, it’s fun and challenging. The often delayed Conviction makes similar radical changes to the formula, but this time – it pays off, big time. This was the day I lost faith in the Splinter Cell franchise. In an effort to make the series more accessible to the general public, the developers took the stealth formula and threw it out the window – and with it went almost everything I loved. I’ve even had multiple debates on why Sam Fisher could kick Solid Snake’s ass. One of my favorite series of all time, I’ve defended its name against those who say the series is too slow, or lacks enough action.
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Since the first game’s release in 2002, I’ve defended Splinter Cell. Splinter Cell: Conviction - Cheat Happens Game Review