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Shadow of the BaD - Splinter Cell
Published on February 12, 2019 8:44 PM
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I guess I had my Original Xbox for a while before Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell came out. This, more than any other game - to me - showed off the graphic possibilities of that generation of consoles. Not only that, but I had never really played a "stealth" game before, and the gameplay was entirely new to me. I love how you could use your gadgets or whatever in different ways to solve missions. I also loved the night vision, that was cool.

I was obsessed with this game for a while, and got great enjoyment out of playing it. Strangely, I've never really played any of the sequels, though I've heard some of them are pretty good. I think if they released a new one and it was well reviewed I'd probably buy it. 

The game had some great locations and lighting effects, and I can still remember prowling around in it. That the lead character was voiced by legendary B-Actor Michael Ironside was a huge plus. 

I don't play stealth games too much anymore, but I do own a copy of the last Hitman game I bought during a PSN sale and I recently re-downloaded it to try it out. When it's done right, stealth can be a lot of fun. 

Splinter Cell was a lot of fun. 

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Posted on February 12, 2019 10:28 PM

Yeah I remember seeing the first E3 trailer for the game. Was mad impressive at the time. I knew I had to play it. I bought an Xbox for this game and KOTOR.

Posted on February 13, 2019 7:46 PM

yeah it was pretty. Great use of light and shadows in this game. 

Posted on February 13, 2019 1:57 AM

I remember Splinter Cell looking so real when it came out. 

Posted on February 13, 2019 7:46 PM

Ha ha. Yes it did. Doesn't look so real anymore!

Posted on February 13, 2019 2:54 AM

Stealth moments can be very satisfying but I hate failing them. Return to the beginning and do it again. Grrrr. 

Posted on February 13, 2019 7:46 PM

Very true. 

Posted on February 14, 2019 3:59 AM

There were several long stealth segments in Order 1886 that nearly made me quit. They aren't badly done, I just don't like repeating areas. Luckily they don't set you too far back if you fail. 

Posted on February 13, 2019 4:39 PM

I played a lot of the PS2 version but I used a cheat disc, the kind you swap out with the real game so you can have unlimited everything and not have to be so stealthy. After playing Space Marshalls 2, I bet if I went back and played these Sam Fisher games again I would enjoy the stealth gameplay. 

Posted on February 13, 2019 7:46 PM

I dug this game a lot. I wish I had played the other ones when they came out.