After shoehorning protagonist Sam Fisher and his iconic night vision goggles into, well, everything, Ubisoft has allegedly given the go-ahead to the first mainline Splinter Cell game in almost a decade. According to “development sources” reported by VGC, the release is in the early phases of production and is seen as a means of winning back fans who have been frustrated by its use of the stealth series.
It’s unclear where the game’s being developed – remember, Ubisoft has a ton of teams all over the globe – although it’s believed to be in production outside of its “traditional Montreal base”. Despite being in the “early phase of production”, it’s alleged that there’s a “small chance it could be announced next year”. Obviously, between the likes of Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Skull & Bones, the French publisher has a track record for revealing projects early.
The last proper Splinter Cell game was 2013’s Blacklist on the PlayStation 3, but there has been crossover content in a number of different titles, including Ghost Recon: Wildlands. A few years back there was strong speculation that Sam Fisher was on the cusp of a return, but when that project failed to emerge many gave up hope of a comeback. It sounds like, assuming these reports are accurate, we’ll finally get our wish.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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Sorry I’m old enough not to believe in unicorns anymore.
I'll believe it when I see it
Shouldn't take them too long to slap a Splinter Cell skin over the last Assassins Creed
I can't wait to see Ubisoft butcher another franchise of theirs.
Create your own "Sam Fisher" avatar (male or female); open-world setting; icons galore; radio towers; strongholds; "down with the kids" "humour" (written by middle-age execs); skill trees; XP boosters; enemy health bars etc etc.
I’m surprised it’s only just entered production. They must have been looking at this for a fair few years now. Let’s hope they pull it off.
@kyleforrester87 You may laugh, but I actually feel as though they could "slap" the Splinter Cell IP onto the bones of GR Wildlands and make a fantastic game, with a few gameplay tweaks.
Take out the squad (they ended up doing this initially with Breakpoint anyhow) so it's a solo affair (or have 2 player co-op). Expand on the melee fighting and stealth options (steal some of Assassin's Creeds stuff here). And add Splinter Cell specific gadgets and tech.
Then you've got a story of a one man operative heading into a hostile nation to overthrow a corrupt government from behind enemy lines.
That would be really cool, if you ask me. And it could push the series into new realms without totally bastardizing it, necessarily.
Watch, it's gonna be another game with RPG and loot mechanics like all of their other games.
@JB_Whiting You forgot about the in-game store featuring an eye-watering amount of overpriced, candy-colored cosmetics, a shoehorned gear system, bullet-sponge enemies, lots of glitches, at least two post-launch DLC's of very mixed quality, an under-developed villain with the likeness and voice of a famous actor, and an always-online connection requirement.
@MFTWrecks You've pretty much described Phantom Pain. Now THAT'S a game I'd be more than happy for SC to replicate.
@lolwhatno I've got one better. Sam Fisher wearing an overpriced Rick and Morty costume while he's Fortnite dancing over the corpse of the glitched-out enemy he just killed.
If they nail this, it would go a long way in helping fix Ubisoft's image. Please if you do this Ubisoft, do not pull a Splinter Cell: Frontline. Go for a God of War style re-reveal.
This is either going to be a generic Ubisoft open world collectathon or another pink-afro online multiplayer eyesore going after the Fortnite market.
Why bring ***** that was cancelled because of lack of interest and lack of sales. Games like this have had their day. Gaming has moved on. It’s like as times goes on people forget and aren’t intelligent enough to realise it’s the same ***** that wasn’t good enough then DEFINITELY won’t be good enough now
I’d be happy with a remastered collection of all the old games and then a new game
I wonder if this is a response to them (ubisoft) getting dunked on over almost of there recent anoucments the division heart land X defiant or what ever its called and then the ghost recon front line . They need some good will because it won't matter if every one of your franchises are free to play money makers if no one wants to play your ***** your dead in the water.
@Boucho11 I second that
@JB_Whiting @RBMango you guys are right on the money lol, cross fingers it wont be like that though.
I never played blacklist, some say it's too action oriented, that could be another misstep i guess.
Is it any good?
@JB_Whiting bit out of subject matter but that is Dante i guess your avatar.. i never gave a chance to both old and newer dmc series, but i tried the demo of 5 and liking the quality and moves.
I just got 4se now on sale on psn for ps4, I know not best maybe in the series but its the nicest modern looking of the old series and wanted try that. Also i liked it more from videos, stylish, with religious tones, music presentation etc
Will get dmc de and 5 later on.
I almost paid extra for the 3 1st games included, was tempting, but bit old clunky seems, like old re games with cam etc.
I regret it a little as it will take a while to get those for so cheap separately again.
They take time to make them it seems.
Cheers..
Haha Ubisoft getting destroyed over here 🤣 gold fellas keep it up
Yeah, cos what we really want is splinter cell, but open world and with microtransactions. As far as I'm concerned hitman 2016 and onwards is the new splinter cell. Sure it's not as serious and it's not the same by any stretch, but I much prefer it to what I imagine Ubi putting out as another splinter cell game..
@Jtheripper Dude grab the HD trilogy, skip 2 though, it's an abomination!
(my avatar is Nero from 4, because I have platinum hair and always where headphones for work so, yeah lol)
idc , i hope its true
I would go for a Splinter Cell game where you infiltrate the hostile country and start living a double life. You would have a civil life as a cover where you can talk to people to collect information and plan your missions. And then you suit up your stealth gear to complete the missions. Both play styles happening in the same game map. A game that let you feel like a... spy, you know? Crazy, right?
Happy news if true, but not believing anything until I see an official/public announcement from Ubisoft themselves.
Don’t ***** this up, Boobysoft!
If they mention it’s open world and an online multiplayer game, I’ll give up hope.
Incoming gun wrap skins, Sam Fisher skins to replay missions, a skill tree and the whole thing takes place in one big map with pointless side quests.
@JB_Whiting Absolutely. Just saying, they have all the pieces in their library. They could legitimately take ideas from their own IP and put together a great spin on it.
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