When Ubisoft Toronto showcased Splinter Cell: Blacklist at E3 last year there was a lot to love about the game. Unfortunately, a lot of people found something to hate as well. The infamous torture scene that was showcased within the demo gathered quite a bit of controversy. For better or worse, Ubisoft has decided to remove the scene from the game.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell has been out of action for a decade, so it's time to look back at 2013's Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
Sam Fisher is evidently the most skilled stealth operative because no-one has seen him in his own game for years
why make an inspired game that takes effort when you can half ass it with multiplayer gaas games and filler filled assassins creed games?
That question up there is the reason you don't see splinter cell games
The entire mark and execute system belonged in another game.
It’s cool, but the polar opposite to how Sam Fisher initially handled.
The original trilogy made shooting very, very difficult, yet a viable option, which ultimately motivates stealth.
The mark/execute system makes shooting stupid easy, to the point of why would you even bother trying stealth as an alternative?
Because Ghost is the method fans of the series actually prefer? IMark and execute is never forced upon the player you liiterally never have to bother using it even once throughout Blacklist.
The sad part is that I actually really enjoyed the last game, Blacklist. It may have lacked the iconic voice but the gameplay was excellent, and blended stealth, action and a mix really great compared to most games, where none of the three options felt like the wrong way to play. I really hope they either produce a remake of the original game or a proper sequel.
The stealth icon has gone too stealthy of late, but the best Splinter Cell games still rank among the best games ever made.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "Ubisoft, we need to chat. Please, have a seat. Thanks. Ok, so I think you know why you’re here. No it has nothing to do with all those game delays, we’ll talk about that later. What? No it’s not about the Skulls & Bones and Beyond Good & Evil 2 falling off the face of the Earth, just listen. We need to talk about Splinter Cell. Don’t give me that look, you know this conversation needs to happen. The way you’ve treated the series, its fans and poor Sam Fisher himself is sad, infuriating and just plain disappointing and it needs to stop."
The Fish!!!
I'd love to see a remastered edition of those games as well as something new. It's about time.
MGS is done, at least as we know it so it's now or never Ubi, give Fisher the reboot it deserves. And for Gods sake, don't you dare turn Splinter Cell into another Division/Ghost reckon online abomination instead of a SP focused steath action game!
I would love a new splinter cell, maybe even a reboot at this point. Sam Fisher deserves it
I think reboot the entire franchise the games were great but every time they try to make him human like a father or something it comes of as unbelievable
They added damn near every SC game to Xbox1X back compat enahnced list. That is a lot of Sam enhanced and I am loving it, but Sam deserves a new next gen game.
This is so stupid, I mean I understand the developer wanting to please the naysayers, but there are SO SO many worse scenes in video games than that little torture scene. There was a scene in Warfighter that tops that ten fold.
Agreed. Modern Warfare can shoot up an airport but a torture scene is too risky?
I don't think they needed to cut it outright. If there's enough justification and context for that scene in the full game, which I'm guessing there would have been, then I don't see a huge problem.
Maybe it was a wrong move to showcase that part during the E3 demo. Stripped of any additional context and put on the 'showoff pedestal' that is E3, it may have looked to some people like a shameless attempt at shock value by Ubisoft, which I think gives off the wrong impression.
Just my two cents.
I had no problem with this scene at all. You see scenes like this in movies and TV shows all the time so when will games grow up ?
That was not torture, but a simple interrogation tactic used in real life by all Government military . Though they will deny it. Come ubisoft grow a set & put it back in the game besides this is a M rated game.