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Five Things We Learned from the Splinter Cell: Conviction Demo

Terminal Gamer's Tom Hoeler looks at the Splinter Cell: Conviction demo. Are those interrogation scenes as cool as they look? Meh. Is the game awesome? Yes.

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Natsu X FairyTail5896d ago

"While I haven’t been a major supporter of the franchise in the past, Conviction might just have the stuff to convince me, and other holdouts out there to give Sam Fisher a try and leave The Bat behind for a little while."

same here.

Jedward-5896d ago

Bad AI
Screentearing
576P
Looks worse than haze
Bots not clinging onto it anymore as its a certified flop.

SullyDrake5896d ago (Edited 5896d ago )

I own a 360 and all the best exclusives like Gears 2, Mass Effect 2 (I know, PC too), Fable II, Lost Odyssey, L4D2 (PC too), Halo 3, etc, so no fanboyism here, but I was disappointed.

The cover system was NOT the best ever. The visuals are not close to Gears 2 or Mass Effect 2 in terms of the Unreal Engine 3. The gameplay wasn't groundbreaking at all.

I'll buy it, beat it, and trade it in within the week for a full credit refund since it's applicable to that deal. It's worth a full shot, but the demo left a sour taste.

blitz06235896d ago

I said it before and I'll say it again.

This game will never be as epic as MGS4, let alone any MGS title. Whoever said this game will redefine stealth should think again. MGS4 may be more action, but it is the better stealth and all around game IMO.

OpenGL5895d ago

Splinter Cell: Conviction runs on Unreal 2.5, not Unreal 3. The demo didn't exactly thrill me, but I'll still check out the final game. Demos don't always represent the final game well.

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GR8 15896d ago

What i learnt from the DEMO was the games not gonna be only 8hrs long thats a good thing when u look at other games which are 8hrs long makes u wonder if i should purchase the game. But with Splinter Cell: Conviction u also have Multi-Player which is great. Must Buy.

ryano232775896d ago (Edited 5896d ago )

Whether this game goes over 8 hours or not, I will be dusting off my 360 to play the single player for this one. Love my stealth games (MGS especially) and have never played any Splinter Cell before.

I could easily be as childish as you are every day GR8 1, and bad mouth SC. But I'm a GAMER & I do look for games that interest me.

I guess I'll see you bad mouthing ANOTHER PS3 game in a few minutes.

PS - time to start a new account, I'm sick & tired of having to click on your comment to see what garbage you've wrote this time.

cooperdnizzle5896d ago

Meh.. No!! I have never liked the series. But every time a new one comes out, i am like oh man this is going to be awesome and they suck! So that is what i think is going to happen with this one! And yea i hate ubisoft! They suck at life! Lets see how many disagrees i get. Come box fanboys!

chriski3335896d ago

hope this game is good played the demo i liked it this game is the only reason i got a 360 so fingers crossed

DelbertGrady5896d ago

I really liked the demo. I liked the older games as well, especially Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory. What I didn't like about the older games was the lack of any real story and the unforgiving gameplay. Almost as unforgiving as Hitman but not quite.

Imo Conviction takes what was best from the older games and makes it more accessible, without "n00bing" it down. I loved the controls, the graphics, the gameplay. The complete package, except for the voice acting. I'm seriously considering turning the voices off when I get the game.

peeps5895d ago (Edited 5895d ago )

"Almost as unforgiving as Hitman but not quite.

Imo Conviction takes what was best from the older games and makes it more accessible, without "n00bing" it down."

i actually felt the demo was far to easy and really was 'noobed' down. this could just be because it looks to be the first level/tutorial with all the text telling you where to take cover etc, but second playthrough on the hardest difficulty gave me no trouble completing it undetected.

I loved how the older games were more challenging, same as your reference to hitman. they were games that actually made u think rather than just straight up action. Conviction should still be great but certainly feels like it's holding my hand a bit too much

DARK WITNESS5895d ago (Edited 5895d ago )

I have to say I agree with peeps.

I am, or was a huge SC fan right from the first game.

Double Agent was a bit of a let down, I was really hoping that conviction would be a real return to form. I have to say, after playing the demo the first time and I was playing it again last night, I am really put off getting this game altogether.

in my opinion it has been totally noobified ... I suppose this means different things to different people.

not to mention little things... even as simple as throwing a nade next to the broken truck and nothing happens, i mean nothing. no damage to it. I know I am prob nit picking, but to me thats what this gen is all about, it's all down to those little details - the difference between an ok game, average game, great game.

I will still get the game, but it's just moved from a game to keep to a game to finish and trade in as quick as possible.

It's not what i expected or was hoping for. I am really slowly loosing face with some of the devs this gen. I feel like these games are just being mutilated. the old sc games on the xbox were right at the top of some of the best graphics the system had pushed out. after playing the demo I didn't think conviction looked all that at all.

just my $2 anyway.

As the guy said above, more an more games this gen require you to think less and just follow the green arrow, press y to do this and press x to do that. climb through the window... here we will hold your hand and keep the window open for you.

Inside_out5895d ago

Never been a big stealth game fan...played bits and pieces of other splinter cells....This one is alot of fun with terrific action and gun play combinations...Don't take my word for it...Check out Ubisoft's DEMO walk-through, one is stealth the other is assault...It's on the Gamersyde website...Yes, it's as smooth as it appears...

corneliuscrust5895d ago

for me, it worked.

I HATED the older splinter cell games. This demo, I loved.

DARK WITNESS5894d ago

I suppose that's fair enough.. they have gained a new customer and lost and old one.

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Watch Ninja Gaiden II, Fable 2, Fable 3, and Splinter Cell Games Enhanced for Xbox One X in Action

Microsoft presented a new batch of Xbox 360 games that received Xbox One X enhancements via Xbox One backward compatibility, and here you can watch how they run.

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RizBiz2585d ago

Nothing wrong with more games. As someone who just fundamentally hates xbox, I am pretty jelly that xbox gamers get real BC.

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Gaming4Life19812585d ago (Edited 2585d ago )

Finally ninja gaiden 2 is BC, I've been waiting on this since they announced BC.

Bane352585d ago (Edited 2585d ago )

Yeah i thought ninja gaiden was gonna get remaster because it wasnt announced for backwards compatible til just now tho i would've been up for joy if they announced max payne 3 for backwards compatible today instead

hiawa232585d ago

I am so wanting MP3 on BC and X1X enhanced

Bane352585d ago (Edited 2585d ago )

@hiawa23 i think R* has plans to remaster MP3 at this point

Z5012585d ago

You couldn't play your copy of NG2 before this announcement?

Bane352585d ago (Edited 2585d ago )

No it just became backwards compatible today

Movefasta19932584d ago

not everybody still has their 360, that's why

Z5012584d ago

Kept your game, but no console to play it on?
No one sells 360's anymore?

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bluebenjamin2585d ago

Ninja Gaiden 2 is the main game I wanted bcthen alone one x enchanced is this game is more fun than bloodborne

Gwiz2585d ago

No contest,souls games are overhyped for difficulty.

bluebenjamin2585d ago

Very overhyped just because of difficulty not because of fun

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Movefasta19932584d ago

facts, once you beat a souls game and do ng plus, you have the game downloaded. Once you return to ng1 and 2 you still can get your ass handed to you lol, the regular enemies are a threat, still attacking even when they are on the ground dismembered.

Gaming4Life19812584d ago

Agreed dark souls, bloodborne, and sekiro are overhyped games and dont compare to ninja gaiden 1 & , ninja gaiden 3 sucks.

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Z5012585d ago

What does BB have to do with NG2?
Why not insert Contra Shattered Soldier while you're at it.

bluebenjamin2585d ago

Ninja gaiden was once considered one of the hardest games ninja gaiden 2 has rpg elements so does bloodborn they have similar combat but ninja gaiden 2 just looks better doing it plus its fast pace and flashy combos removing limbs of foes remember 360 put more enemies on screen than ps3 on this game 360 had more dismemberment of limbs than the ps3 vs.360 had a better gpu but ps3 still to this day has an awesome cpu the ps3 had the prettiest ninja gaiden because of native 720 p while 360 pushed 640p now the one X has both higher rez and 360 style dismemberment But Ok for you contra ps2 version and nes

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Movefasta19932584d ago

I do think ninja gaiden 1 and 2 are better than souls games, but they aren't even comparable

Z5012584d ago

Again. Why'd you pick BB?
Ninja Gaiden has ninja dog mode = easy
NG2 has a jump and block button
BB has none of those.

You could've picked a Devil May Cry or Bayonetta game. They're more similar to NG2 than BB.

What does PS3 have to do with this announcement? Your insecurities are showing.

Gaming4Life19812584d ago

I think they are being compared because of difficulty but I dont even think that is comparable imo. Ninja gaiden games are better though that's just facts.

Hungryalpaca2584d ago

And Forza is Better than MARIO Kart!!!!!

See how stupid that sounds?

bluebenjamin2584d ago

No Mario Kart is the best racer ever almost anyone can play

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timotim2585d ago (Edited 2585d ago )

Amazing news! NG2!?!? Three Splinter Cell games!!! Fable 2&3 (the first is already enhanced)!!! This is what separates Microsoft's version of BC from others...its that they enhance both the performance and visual quality of these titles to keep them current in a lot of cases, instead of playing them exactly how they played and performed back in the day. Whats even better...I don't need to do ANYTHING but download the new patch...amazing.👏

Keep it coming Xbox!

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Are the free Xbox Games With Gold titles for July 2018 any good?

Neil writes: "Every single month we hear the same old thing about the Xbox Games With Gold titles. "We don't want that rubbish - we want decent games, we want AAA blockbusters, we want something different". Well, the free Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles being given away during the month of July pretty much tick those boxes. What's the chances there will still be complaints?"

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AG1002874d ago

Tom clancy and virtua fighter are great death sqaured is pretty cool idk about assualt

lxeasy2874d ago

Splinter cell conviction is great, vf 5 is fun. Haven't played the other two so I'm excited to try them out.

ApexWolf222874d ago

Great month for 360 titles, X1 titles remind me of early days when all they gave away were indies, I hope they dont start doing that again.

AG1002874d ago

at least you can play the 360 games on xb1 too lol

Goldby2874d ago

Now that there's gamepass, expect bugger AAA to have priority in that, more money for both the dev and Ms more likely

yomfweeee2874d ago

I though Plus was lackluster this month. Gold is way worse.

BQ322874d ago

Vf5 fs is the best fighting game of all time abd backwards compatible, so it is a huge win in my book.

annoyedgamer2874d ago

No these are pretty awful. Virtua Fighter is great and so is Splinter Cell but those are 360 titles.

lxeasy2874d ago

so what if there 360 titles it's still awesome

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A new Tom Clancy adventure can be enjoyed on Xbox One due to Back Compat – Is it worth the return?

Carlos writes: "Xbox Backwards Compatibility has shown a strong start to 2018 with a number of top titles being made available to play on Xbox One, but whilst this week doesn’t bring quite as many new arrivals as the past few weeks, there is still one addition for us to get stuck into once more... and it’s one that’s sure to prove a popular addition."

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NotanotherReboot3014d ago

god bless backwards compatability

TheSplooge3014d ago

And thank god we dont have to pay for it.

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Gman323014d ago

yeah Microsoft get points for that

TheOttomatic913014d ago

I’m still waiting for Blacklist

PlayStation_53014d ago

Don't confuse the Xbox gamers. They have enough problems to deal with... : P'

Mister_Wolf3014d ago

I AM an Xbox gamer aswell as other systems lol.

TheRealHeisenberg3014d ago

No confusion at all. Just another game added to the list if anyone gets nostalgic.

Vectrexer3014d ago

Are we confused? We get games that we've been enjoyed before at no cost to us!

C-H-E-F3014d ago

"new"? an "old" Tom Clancy Adventure can be enjoyed on xbox one due to back capat is worth the return"

*Fixed*

zerocarnage3014d ago

Yes, I loved conviction the co op was ace.

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