With the new Splinter Cell: Conviction demo out now, I'd thought we'd share some thoughts on the spectacle. What did you think of it? Will you buy it? Has it turned SC for you?
For me, I'm impressed by the demo. I wasn't expecting much, since the only Splinter Cell experience I've had was Double Agent (which in my opinion was just terrible), so I was very surprised to find that the demo was actually very good. The stealth isn't as constrained as I thought it'd be, you can survive on shooting your enemies instead of using the predetermined karate moves, and it's easy to escape if shit hits the bricks. And even though many movements are very automatic, like running between covers and executions, you don't have to do them, and can basically survive on close-up kills, sneaky crouching, and manual shooting.
As a person who likes stealth from a looking perspective rather than playing, it seems like a game that isn't too hard on newcomers. I've never gotten into playing stealth games before, mostly because I get easily stressed and panic at the merest indication of an enemy coming close, but also because I'm not very good at sneaking. But this actually looks good, and might get up on my list over games to get, along with FFXIII and God of War III.
For me, I'm impressed by the demo. I wasn't expecting much, since the only Splinter Cell experience I've had was Double Agent (which in my opinion was just terrible), so I was very surprised to find that the demo was actually very good. The stealth isn't as constrained as I thought it'd be, you can survive on shooting your enemies instead of using the predetermined karate moves, and it's easy to escape if shit hits the bricks. And even though many movements are very automatic, like running between covers and executions, you don't have to do them, and can basically survive on close-up kills, sneaky crouching, and manual shooting.
As a person who likes stealth from a looking perspective rather than playing, it seems like a game that isn't too hard on newcomers. I've never gotten into playing stealth games before, mostly because I get easily stressed and panic at the merest indication of an enemy coming close, but also because I'm not very good at sneaking. But this actually looks good, and might get up on my list over games to get, along with FFXIII and God of War III.
