Splinter Cell: Conviction plays like Assassin’s Creed II
With only two short months left, Splinter Cell: Conviction should be starting to pop up on most gamers’ radar. The game will definitely be good as it’s created by the same folks responsible for Assassin’s Creed II.
Ubisoft Montreal is quickly turning into a AAA studio with a number of blockbuster titles released in the past few years. Everything in Assassin’s Creed II was polished, demonstrating the studio’s talent for crafting stealth/platforming/Action adventure games.
After I wrote my Assassin’s Creed II review recently, I looked back at my Comic-Con notes where I previewed Splinter Cell: Conviction and realized something interesting. Conviction shares a striking similarity to Assassin’s Creed II.
I recall thinking that the climbing and platforming “felt†(by looking) like Assassin’s Creed. The ‘mark and execute’ in Conviction seemed like a version of Assassin’s Creed II’s ‘target and assassinate’ functionality. Also, even the fact Conviction uses semi-open worlds are even similar to Assassin’s Creed II.
I wouldn’t be surprised if both games were running on the same engine. If true, Ubisoft Montreal may have a good thing going here, where creating a new IP may be as simple as creating new assets and voiceovers. I wonder if Ubisoft’s next big game I Am Alive will follow in a similar fashion. One thing is for sure, I can’t wait for the game to drop in February.
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January 3rd, 2010
Sorry, still not quite so interesting in splinter cell… As much as i love AC this doesn’t make it any better.
January 3rd, 2010
splinter cell is shit and over hyped
January 3rd, 2010
splinter cell is shit and over hyped
January 3rd, 2010
splinter cell is shit and over hyped
January 3rd, 2010
splinter cell is shit and over hyped
January 3rd, 2010
@fahkin
Same ere still not to sure about it looks great but I said the same about the last splinter cells and they were terrible but the coop looks very fun
January 3rd, 2010
@Robert
I played through the first Splinter cell years ago and it was so frustrating. It was no comparision to a much better game like Metal Gear Solid. I think that sales of the first one were probably driven by 2 things.
1) “Tom Clancy” being on the front of the box
2) The much publicized differences between the PS2 and Xbox versions due to differences in graphical power between the two systems.
I didn’t care about either of those but I picked the game up real cheap and decided to give it a try.
The main character moved like a tank, very slow and not very agile despite being some sort of super spy. One of the signature moves in the game that everyone wanted to do, the split jump, was also irritating because there were barely any places to pull it off to full effect.
Then there was the worst part of the game. Alarms. If an alarm went off in most stages that was it. End of story. With minimal checkpoints this was a horrible thing. Alarms went off very frequently and often for no reason what so ever. You had to be EXTREMELY careful where you hid bodies because they would be found, even if EVERYONE was already dead.
After that I never played another splinter cell game.
i will admit that it looks like they are taking the sseries in a new and much needed direction but the first one left a very bad taste in my mouth that wont wash out
January 3rd, 2010
http://connectedconsoles.com/ps3-Kojima-to-return-to-PS3-thanks-to-Modern-Warfare-2.cfm
January 3rd, 2010
its gona be so funny when this comes on to ps3 just to see the xfags faces! LOL
fuck you microsoft!!!!!!!!
January 3rd, 2010
Roca…
That was a truly worthless article. kojima said… What? That’s it? Who cares? OMG! Kojima just blogged that he wiped his ass! I don’t care. If your gonna post a link to some article at least make sure it is worth reading.
Your almost as bad as Ivan
January 3rd, 2010
some ppl care…obviously you don’t. but thanks for the feedback
January 3rd, 2010
Splinter Cell looks dated compare to PS3 exclsuives graphics like MGS4. Another over hyped crap.
FahKinSuPah:
Get life life duh you just biased piece of shit…
http://connectedconsoles.com/ps3-Kojima-to-return-to-PS3-thanks-to-Modern-Warfare-2.cfm
Here we go bitch i posted it now happy LMFAO. Hideo Kojima has love only for Sony.
January 3rd, 2010
there is not need for insults…he just didnt care at all. I understand that.
I, like most PS3 owner, are a big of of Hideo Kojima’s game and knowing he is going to start working on a PS3 game (besides Castlevania Lord of Shadow) is something to be excited about.
January 3rd, 2010
I think it’s looking great from the screenshots and video I’ve seen so far. Looking forward to what the finished product looks like.
January 3rd, 2010
I will agree the co-op video looked sick. I’m looking forward to this game.
January 3rd, 2010
Leave it upto PS3 fanboys to come in here and talk bad about a game that they won’t play just because it won’t be on the PS3. Losers!
January 3rd, 2010
Yeah I downloaded the co-op video. That looks absolutely tits!
CAD, it slipped my memory, but did you mention that you had an addition to the family back in November?
January 3rd, 2010
How can people slate SC? Even Double Agent was great. Chaos Theory is my favourite.
I’ll get Convictions for the PS3 when it’s released… I’ll bet my 18 Platinum trophies it will as well lol.
January 3rd, 2010
@ CAD
“Only” the PS3 crowd now, isn’t it?
I mean, Xbox 360 fanboys haven’t ever done the same thing, have they?
…
January 3rd, 2010
oldie, don’t hold your breath about it coming out on PS3.
Saber,
Let’s be fair. It happens more often from the Pbots than it does the Xbox crowd.
January 3rd, 2010
I think this will come to the PS3 also after it’s been released a few months on the 360. If they do a decent port then I might pick it up. I thought the first SC wasn’t to bad for what it was.
January 3rd, 2010
http://www.videogamer.com/news/confirmed_splinter_cell_conviction_not_coming_to_ps3.html
January 3rd, 2010
@ Harry: Yeah but same was said about Double Agent. Every SC has ended coming on the Playstation in the end, I might be wrong but We’ll see.
January 3rd, 2010
I don’t think I got to play Double Agent. Was it any good?
January 3rd, 2010
A lot of people slated it bu I loved it. I just didn’t enjoy the sneaking round the enemy base bit, didn’t know what I was supposed to be doing most the time lol.
January 3rd, 2010
Yeah according to Ubisoft is a timed exclusive. I don’t care since i don’t like these stealth game that’s why i haven’t bought MGS4 yet but will very soon.
January 3rd, 2010
Where did you read that, Ivan?
January 3rd, 2010
Or are you making shit up?
January 3rd, 2010
“Let’s be fair. It happens more often from the Pbots than it does the Xbox crowd.”
On this website, probably. But I’ve seen ridiculous things from both sides of the fence, a good example being immature fanboys on the IGN reader reviews. Read plenty of profiles where they were giving nearly every big exclusive on the rival console a 0, while giving 10s to theirs. Even worse, I’ve seen the exact same people giving multi-plats a 10 on their console and a 0 on the other. Most of them being Xbox fans, since IGN’s community is more 360-based.
Why people spend the time and effort to dent a game’s reader reviews, I will never understand. Or wish to understand, since I would need to drop my IQ points a good 40%.
Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to your level, and beat you with experience.
January 3rd, 2010
*drag you down to “their” level, excuses moi.
January 3rd, 2010
@ Saber: lmao! That happens on Amazon as well all the time :p
January 3rd, 2010
Great. I thought that “Reader Review Down’s Syndrome” was exclusive to IGN’s website. Maybe they multiplied. Or figured out how to visit other websites.
…just GREAT.
January 3rd, 2010
Saber,
I’ve seen things like that on metacritic also, where people give 0′s for exclusives for consoles that they don’t own. It’s silly, and something that Ivan would do! haha
January 3rd, 2010
Just got platinum number 18 on SAW
January 4th, 2010
oldschool wats ur psn
January 4th, 2010
oldschool1987 mate, what’s yours?
January 4th, 2010
skanger_raver ill add you now
January 4th, 2010
@ oldschool
dont worry it will likely be on the PS3 later on.
2K said there was no Bioshock PS3 version also, and look wat happen
http://kotaku.com/293304/levine-there-will-be-no-ps3-bioshock
January 4th, 2010
same same can be said about Ninja Gaiden 2 and the Netflix Service. they were both confirmed as staying 360 exclusive only and look what happen
January 4th, 2010
And FFXIII too.
Anyway, keep the dream alive Roca. I will be playing it when it comes out. I’ll let you know how it is.
January 4th, 2010
Let me know too lol.
January 4th, 2010
Roca.:
Xbox 360 is all timed exclusives. If people want real exclusives they need the gaming aka PlayStation. FFXIII is selling awesome it sold 1 million bundle FFXIII PS3. Xbots are waiting to get a water down lucky version.
January 4th, 2010
haha will do oldie.
January 4th, 2010
January 4th, 2010
dont worry I got a PC Harry and im not too excited for SC:C.
I will be playing WKC, Heavy Rain, and Bioschok 2 in Feb
January 4th, 2010
Oh shit White Knight Chronicles! I forgot about that little beauty! BOSH! lol
January 4th, 2010
Ivan and Roca both have Playstation logos branded on their asses. I’m not the one who is biased. Both of you obviously are.
January 4th, 2010
FahKinSuPah:
Are you gay? That you saw my ass LMFAO…
January 4th, 2010
@Ivan
I don’t think its been discussed if I am male or female yet has it?
January 4th, 2010
and you say this because…….??? just because I mentioned that SC:C might come out on the PS3 later on?
January 4th, 2010
FahKinSuPah:
Don’t care.
January 4th, 2010
Roca who are you kidding. You know you don’t do PC gaming so why bring it up like you can do it anytime when you won’t. Splinter Cell and every other title that makes it to PC you will never go out and buy unless it comes to the PS3 so why open your mouth just to talk shit. Splinter Cell they said cannot be done on the PS3 because PS3 cannot handel a complex AI. I guess only easy games are on PS3. So which system is really for children the PS3 or the Wii? LOL
January 4th, 2010
well my first playthrough Bioshock was on PC becuase it didnt come out on the PS3. complex AI? hahah SC:C is just a bad rip-off of AC2 and MSG4
but like I said, I could’t care less about SC:C, I will be pretty busy until May 2010.
January 4th, 2010
@ Oldshool
yes WKC is coming out Feb. 2nd. we can do 4-player co-op in that game which means you might help me plat the game
January 4th, 2010
This game is exclusive because Microsoft paid for it to be. To think otherwise is asinine.
Whether the deal is a 6 month deal or not it has nothing to do with AI, and what someone with zero to little experience on the PS3 architecture says. The AI statement was made when the PS3 was 6 months old, by someone who hadn’t worked with the hardware.
If anything..If the 360 hardware was so great, why did they feel the need to go back to the drawing board once again?
January 4th, 2010
‘said cannot be done on the PS3 because PS3 cannot handel a complex AI’
@ CAD: LMFAO stupid comment. Xbox is great but in no way can it outmatch the PS3 lol.
January 4th, 2010
Ps3 could handle Splinter Cell Conviction with ease as well as any other Xbox360 game.
January 5th, 2010
Typical fanboy our CAD.
January 5th, 2010
“Ps3 could handle Splinter Cell Conviction with ease as well as any other Xbox360 game.”
As 360 could handle UC2 with ease as well as any other PS3 game.
January 5th, 2010
CarlB,
I actually have no problem with your statement except for the fact that Ps3 exclusive titles generally look better then Xbox360′s exclusives titles. I’ve never personally stated that this can’t be done on the Xbox360. It’s just that I haven’t seen better looking graphics on the Xbox360 yet. Multi-platform games are a different story. When it comes to multi-platform games, Xbox360 has the slight overall edge. However, most Ps3 games are starting to be just about equal or slightly better than Xbox360 games.
January 5th, 2010
‘As 360 could handle UC2 with ease as well as any other PS3 game.’
PMFSL!!! OK CAD, OK.
January 5th, 2010
Sorry I meant Carl… it just seemed like a CAD response.
January 5th, 2010
I thought at first SC Conviction will be a timed released but I did some researched and this is coming from the horses mouth
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5271091065/m/1911036467
videogame.com also offer a written interview with it. Google for it.
In other words Ubisoft focus on 1 hardware to make the best game similar to Naughty dog focus on PS3. Sound pretty logical.
January 5th, 2010
Looks like I’m getting it for the 360 then I suppose
I hate having to plug that thing back in, the battery pack takes up the whole house lol.
January 5th, 2010
In addition to having the least reliable hardware at launch in console history, it also has the largest power brick in history… lol.
January 5th, 2010
I’ll hide it somewhere, might even finish Mass Effect while I’m at it, nearly banging that blue bitch… she’s gagging for a bit of the ‘Shep’ lol.
January 6th, 2010
Xbox 360 is the biggest garbage ever made with nothing good for it.
January 7th, 2010
Which of course is why Ivan owns one.
January 7th, 2010
But it must be true because he hardly ever uses it… lol.