Splinter Cell Conviction Preview: A Smoother Operator
Ubisoft hadn’t shown Splinter Cell Conviction to the public in two years but brought it back impressively this E3. The game’s creative director said it could be tricky for us to play during an E3 demo. That didn’t scare us.
What has wowed people at E3 who have seen the new Conviction in action is how cinematic and how stylish it looks at every second. One striking visual signature are the giant mission goal text directions that appear to be digitally painted on the walls of buildings as you stalk through the game’s open-world levels. Imagine a mansion painted with full-story-high letters telling you to infiltrate it. Or imagine having your mission directives displayed as a black-and-white film projected dynamically on a bathroom wall on and around Sam and the guy he’s beating up.
But is stylishness what Sam Fisher and his world needed?
What Is It?
Splinter Cell Conviction is the fifth console Splinter Cell game, slated for an exclusive launch on the Xbox 360 later this year. When it was shown in 2007 it seemed to feature an unkempt Sam Fisher elbowing his way through a park in Washington D.C. A preview trailer for the revamped game leaked before E3, suggesting that the game had been changed and would be re-introducing some of the slickness of Sam in his super-spy prime
What We Saw
Brian Crecente and I both played part of a demo level set up by Ubisoft for E3. It opened with Sam Fisher beating up a guy in a bathroom before Sam’s objectives were displayed on the bathroom wall. This semi-interactive scene segued into a more traditionally playable game of hunting enemies — men on city streets and then inside a mansion, in this case — in order to set up the perfect stealth kills.
How Far Along Is It?
The game is set for a fall release, and the slice we played seemed to have most of the bells and whistles of a finished game.
What Needs Improvement?
The Teaching: I played the game in god mode, which helped me not die the many times I failed to sneak up on my enemies. Like all stealth games, playing the game “right” and playing it “wrong” are two very different things, and only one of them is fun. This game will need to teach players its tricky but impressive take on stealth in a clear manner in order for everything to click.
What Should Stay The Same?
Targeted Assassination: Splinter Cell Conviction’s core mechanic is a smart one that rewards a player’s effort for employing stealth tactics with striking rewards. There is a multi-step process. First, Sam must kill a bad guy — any bad guy in the open environment — using hand-to-hand combat. You can spot bad guys by stepping into the shadows. That desaturates colour from most of the world. Only enemies remain displayed in colour. Once Sam’s victim is killed Sam can then target other enemies for stealth assassinations. The number of enemies who can be targeted is determined by the weapon Sam wields. The pistol I had allowed two targets per time in assassination mode; other guns will permit four. I was able to have Sam creep into a dark mansion and look toward two enemies. Pressing a bumper button tagged each one with a circle over their head. Ideally, I would wait until both tagged victims were within Sam’s line of site. That could require some waiting. One in line, the circles above the bad guys’ heads would change colour and I’d press the Y button. Sam would go into a stylish, automated gun or hand-to-hand assassination animation, taking out both guys in one move sequence. Hard work, rewarded.
A Great Look: The game’s developers were inspired by some of the in-world floating text seen in the movie Man on Fire and the TV show Fringe. The result is a game world that has text and even movies that splash onto walls, showing the player what his or her motivation is or reminding them of the mission’s goals. The game also shows cinematics of levels during loading sequences and even makes some of its in-engine cutscenes interactive, like the opening one in the E3 demo’s bathroom that enables the player to have Sam drag the man he’s questioning to different parts of the room to see what pressing X does while they talk. (Dragging the guy to the urinal while pressing X is bad for the guy’s face, that’s for sure.)
Final Thoughts
Splinter Cell Conviction had been absent from the public eye for so long that it was easy to assume it had fallen apart. Instead, it appears to be coming together smartly, as a stealth game that allows the player to stage some terrific action scenes. Few games shown at the press conferences this week at E3 had as confident a visual design. Like many a Ubisoft game, there are strong ideas here. Let’s hope they make for a strong game.
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I was wondering what had happened to this game. The last trailer I saw was the one Stephen mentioned from E3 '07, where Sam Fisher is wondering around the park, flipping people over picnic tables and looking like a crazed, homeless Kenny Loggins.
This game looks 1000x better than that.
@Zhal: 1. You have to earn it by killing enemies in hand-to-hand, which is harder.
2. It's optional.
@-Xehanort: More people still prefer it on the Xbox I guess. Remember last gen the series was launched for the Xbox?
Still, sucks for gamers who only own one console (PS3 in this case).
forzak
@Mike Camilleri: Hey, another Maltese person reads Kotaku!
Phantommizzi
@HobbaHobba: I'd also prefer it on the PS3.
-Xehanort
@thejtrain: While I agree that he should have been accurate, your theories of PC prejudice are definitely an overreaction. If anything, Kotaku likes to dish out love to the Dreamcast and the PC. :/
-Xehanort
@Deenight: It's technically exclusive, though a port wouldn't surprise me at all.
-Xehanort
@NeVeRMoRe666: I care you jerk:P
moehannes
Looks fantastic, I wonder if it'll ever come to PS3? Nothing is really ever exclusive anymore, unless it's published by the maker of the console.
@parad0x360: Agree whole heartedly.
@A_White_Nite Although I think Chaos Theory's spies vs. mercs gameplay was better than Pandora's, I am absolutely shocked that this type of innovative cat and mouse gameplay was abandoned by Ubi. I'm even more shocked that some other developer hasn't stolen the idea for themselves.
Stinkfinger
He got you there
ScholarMasterJ
Yeah good point. I actually think that pandora Tomorrow had even traces of the personality he has in Conviction. In SC:PT Sam would often think twice and question Lambert's decisions.
ScholarMasterJ
@thejtrain:
heart clicky :D
This game looks amazing. Now I hope they bring back Chaos Theories vs multiplayer because they ruined the spies in DA with that stupid beeping that made being stealthy pointless. Id prefer the game to take some skill instead of being dumb down so everyone can play it. Also some of that Chaos Theory coop wouldnt hurt.
parad0x360
@Dead Giveaway: They ruined the MP in double agent by nerfing the spies. That stupid radar beep made being stealthy useless. Hopefully its more like the MP in Chaos Theory where it actually took skill to play either class.
parad0x360
@wolfsingleton: How could you not be a fan of Sam Fisher? He would make Solid Snake eat his boots.
parad0x360
@dagamer34: You know this how exactly? Where you in the backroom dealings?
Making stuff up is fun!
Mario Galaxy 2 was gonna be on the 360 but MS didnt wanna let Nintendo make Halo Kart for the wii so the deal fell through. Awesome!
parad0x360
Sounds good I hope it eventully comes to the PS3...
Is there a release date yet?
MrWhitmore
@fatheadwilson:
Gameplay was pretty unforgiving, uses more daytime stealth than I prefer. Also, the story could've used more development time; you're supposed to care about certain NPCs but you aren't really given the chance to.
And the PC port was pretty bad, poorly optimized with a lot of bugs and a weird interface.
They got some things right. The last mission and the epilogue after the credits were fun.
But yeah, I agree with Jyuu, Chaos Theory was a fantastic game and it felt like Double Agent was a step backwards from that. Thankfully Conviction looks great, and I'm glad Sam's finally showing how much of a badass in combat he really is.
Aldashin
I'm very, very excited about this one. The text on the environment thing is neat, reminds me of the Hitchcock film "North by Northwest". Loving the Bourne vibe as well; I've always wanted to stealth around in proper crowds (Assassin's Creed messed that up in that you were either invisible or not; an exaggeration of course, but you get the point). If this remains an exclusive, then there's yet another reason for me to get an Xbox 360.
I'm very torn on this title. I've been a SC fan since the beginning, and while I'm not opposed to change, this seems like it may have broken the formula i enjoyed so much.
At the same time, the new over the top action style plays very will and looks fantastic, but it just doesn't feel SC to me. I almost wish they'd make a spin off series and keep the original in tact (obviously throwing in evolutions that make the game more fun) as this feels just a little too Bourne Identity to me. Sure Sam Fisher's a bad ass, and anyone who's seen Taken can see the killer similarities, but it just feels a little too arcady/automated so far. Here's to hoping for a small tweak in balance and maybe a slight slowing of the pace...
I like the projection thing, very Natural Born Killers.
The in-game text printed along the environment looked amazing. It's so much more refreshing than the same ol' PDA missions or small white text in the corner of the screen.
Along with cinematics played on the walls as well, it's a visually pleasing presentation to say the least.
wtf_G
@fastpotato: cant blame 'em, they sound good.
feathers4sale
@BarbeQueQ: -Add more cruel moves and techniques.
-Make it possible to go through levels in Rambo fashion but reward players for being stealthy and professional.
MG4 already did that. Or nut squeezing isn't enough.
feathers4sale
This game looks interesting, I really like the "Panic Room/Fringe"-Esque mission command placement. I wonder if the automatic kill thing will satisfy the urge. I am glad you mention it.
Like most people, I kind of enjoy doing stealth kill runs with my own brainpower but this might be cool.
tnmnsquare
@Zhal: I think the point of this is to emphasize the stealth mechanic. It isn't at all that different from what other games have done in the past (Assassins Creed, - instinct kills in other games when you sneak behind them and slice their throat ect.) In the end, aren't all games simply reduced to just pressing buttons?
I'm not concerned about whether or not they fade out becvause it seems like a fast-paced game and so I don't anticipate staring at them long.
Oh, and I pre-ordered the game from Amazon after seeing the E3 presentation on G4 :)
paydirt76
@Deenight: "Exclusive"
@bibalasvegas: Yeah, but no one cares about the PC anymore :p
@cyhborg: now all we need is a 24 game and ill be happy : )
"slated for an exclusive launch on the Xbox 360 later this year"
Come on, Totilo - is it completely beyond proper expectations for actual journalists to get this stuff right? I mean, I know there's a little bit of confusion given that the main game page only shows the XBox 360 logo and not the PC-DVD logo, but when the Ubisoft guy giving the live demo at Ubisoft's E3 press conference very clearly says "XBox 360 and PC" at the end (75:00 mark here, and then his buddy stars in a same-day walkthrough from the Ubisoft offices and says *the exact same thing*, well, that's where the news-consuming public is looking to you, the game journalist, presumably being paid for this kind of thing, to ferret out the truth among conflicting reports. It's not that hard to pause in your typing that line I quoted above and shoot a quick email to your contacts @ Ubi to confirm that these two Ubi guys (and the Community guy, UbiRazz, quoted here) know what they're talking about when they say, "XBox 360 AND PC."
Maybe I'm making too big a deal of this, but it just seems like we PC-first gamers are being considered second-class citizens these days when mentions of the platform we're passionate about are completely missing from platform-"exclusivity"-wartime comments like this one.
thejtrain
@NaeemTHM:
I'm completely with you. Splinter Cell: Conviction was only slightly on my radar before. . . it has shot to my most anticipated game now. It looks absolutely incredible.
BattleBee
@dmfamzo: ROTHLMAO
InvaderPhlegm
Is it just me, or would it be awesome to work at Ubisoft? They are a great company, and I love their games. Anyway, I am so happy to see Convictions evolution since its last showing. It looks so much better, and finally returns to the darkness as well.
This game looks AMAZING. It's like the took Splinter Cell and mashed it with 24 and the Bourne movies!
... what more could you ask for?
hardcache
@Dead Giveaway:
SC:CT had great online MP, but SC:PT was 10 times better. That game was so innovative for its time. Pandora Tomorrow also had better design for the levels and the gameplay was far more intense.
I feel CT had some fairly cheap levels but in the overall perspective was a very solid game.
Double Agent was solid but it seemed to of ventured too far away from the original fun factor of the MP in splinter cell games.
All I want to see is big maps with no more than 6 playable characters (even with 6 in DA it got very laggy). I am VERY optimistic for this game!
@zgnoud: I've always prefered playing my SC on the Pc as well, but DA had some serious bugs in the PC version. I did buy DA later on super discount for the 360, and it was less buggy, but I didn't like the controls. However, with this new version having new controls and the ability to actually move quickly and efficiently I may just pick this up on 360. The previous games, trying to move quick was pretty much a death sentence.
hardcache
@ieatchocolate: no, PC as well. :)
curly haired boy
@fatheadwilson:
Because Chaos Theory is easily one of the best games ever (94 on Metacritic) with really really great coop and a deep spies vs mercenaries mode. Not to mention the amazing music by Amon Tobin.
@knownspace:
yeah i was a little worried it would be spammable, but having to earn each one through a melee kill (which can be rather difficult in this series) makes sense.
Acornactivist
@BarbeQueQ: I think you have to take into account the story that is driving this game. In all previous SC games, Sam has been apart of a VERY organized, VERY professional branch of espionage. As such, the gameplay was appropriately methodical and precise (tho questionable in some cases). NOW, however, Sam's NOT working for Third Echelon, and hid daughter is dead. He's motivated by anger and revenge, and is no longer tied down by red tape. Because of where this story has gone, i'd be SURPRISED if the gameplay remained a slow paced as the previous ones. If you follow Sam's character development through the games, you can see how it's been slowly moving in this direction, really since chaos theory. I think its a smart and somewhat natural development for the story (i think he'll probably end up back in the organization), but for now, Ubi is matching the gameplay to the tone of where the storyline is. And i think it's going to be awesome.
Acornactivist
@heretrix: Oh, and I also like your avatar. Can't wait for ME2!
I am so over these type of text treatment. I am so over Sam Fisher. Ubisoft, move on.
Illist
@HobbaHobba:
The actually offered the game to Sony to put on their system, but they passed over it. I think they wanted Sony to fork over some money.
@Deenight:
the deal was PS3 owners got served with Haze
and now it, 360's turn
;)
@ieatchocolate: Nah. PC too.
Ugh. I hope it's not all assassinations and killing to progress through the levels. I loved the challenge of trying to come as close as possible to ghosting a mission; if I wanted to leave a trail of bodies in my wake, there are lots of other games I can play for that.
Everard
@fatheadwilson: I can't speak for the other fans but I really didn't like the controls and I thought the story was kinda dumb.
@BarbeQueQ:
I think your first point is partly addressed in the game already. Reading Kotaku's preview it sounds like there will be many many context sensitive ways to deal a lot of damage to enemies being both graphic and painful.
Point 2 is probably not going to be in the game because it's still a stealth game at heart (even if it doesn't place as large an emphasis on it as previous games did). The preview said that the player needed to be pretty accurate in taking down enemies or the consequences for failing to do it properly were pretty heavy. So it looks as though if you aren't fully prepared when the bullets start flying you won't last long, making stealth still an important part of the experience.
Hooded_Robin
For some reason the whole targeted-assassination mechanic really reminds me of Tenchu 4 for some reason.
If it is really like its here explained then it really takes away from the old core-gameplay.
Having to sneak up at 1 target and take him out while his comrades were distracted always was what made splinter-cell for me.
Well dunno we will see but as it stands now I dont like it.
@Thermatico: from what i saw they do fade out over time.
@heretrix: Just curious why a lot of fans of SC think Double Agent was such a mess. I played DA, but I hadn't played any of the previous games. I didn't love DA, but I didn't think it was terrible. But that could be because I'd never played the earlier titles.
This was my fav. game(besides Alan Wake which looks badass) that I really wanted to see at E3 and shocked me with the On-Stage demo of it I left with what little brains Microsoft left me that day to have my mind fully blown.
Adrian Jackson
@BristolRuss: He went without them a few missions in DA... If i remember correctly. Could be wrong though.
They cant do away with the NVG though, it's possibly the coolest icon in a game, imo.
Also, I hope that players fully have the option to run stealth 100% if they choose. In the past games, I would do everything in my power to keep from being detected or seen at all. Several missions I was able to complete without any alerts or being seen.
Yeah, at times I want to kick the door in and just mow everyone down with a big gun, but if I can get in a room, get what I need and get out without them knowing I was even there, then that is what I want to do. I like to see how much of a mission I can complete without having to kill/knockout anybody.
That is one of the biggest things that drew me to the series.
"Hard work, rewarded."
Yeah, targeting couple enemies and pressing Y is so hard. I hate where uBisoft is going with games.
@Capp:
Pretty much agree with everything you just said, especially about the Multiplayer.
DA was better in the ways that it was more stylish, easier to control and the spies escape moves were pretty kick ass and it was considerably less glitchier than CT was.. But me and my friends always felt that it never had the right feel that CT did, which is why we always go back and play that instead of playing DA.
Really hope that that it takes a step backwards, in a sense, to the Pandora Tommorow and Chaos Theory Multiplayer ways, but still keeps the style that DA had.
Also, Co-Op Missions plzkkthxbai.
@Deenight:
Neither. It will come out on the pc at the same time.
bibalasvegas
looks like fisher and bauer attend the same school of interrogation
cyhborg
The game certainly looks amazing. I have been totally out of touch with this franchise though. The only game in the series I have owned is the original on the xbox.
Is this the first game without the trademark goggles? I'm sure he had them in the previous sequels.
Nice. ive always prefered Sam Fisher to Solid Snake in previous literations - no xbox or ps3 here, just the good ole pc.
zgnoud
There's a lot of talk about learning to play the game correctly....how different is it from previous Splinter Cells? As a fan of the series, will I be able to pick it up pretty quickly? Are you simply not somebody who's played a lot of Splinter Cell or is it really a big change?
jcb231
@Deenight:
Ubisoft was the one to announce years ago that after Double Agent, all future Splinter Cells were Microsoft exclusive, so methinks that they would know best.
Please have co-op missions. I hated, absolutely hated, that Double Agent had no co-op. Me and my friends played the co-op stages in SC:CT for countless hours, trying to perfect it, complete the missions without being detected, etc..
I do agree that it doesn't have to be co-op in the story mode, but allow us to have a hand full of side missions that follow the same playing concept as the story, like in Chaos Theory.
In double agent, it got really old doing nothing but hacking terminals. it was fun in the start, but got old fast.
I also hope they bring back the good Versus too. In SC:CT, The mercs tried to kills the spies while they collected discs or other data, but the spies could at least fight back. You had proxy mines, flash bangs, etc.. to take out the spies. In the last one, the only thing you could do is hope you fall on one of them and knock them out for 2 seconds while you run away. If you were ever seen, you just hoped and prayed you remembered the layout of the stage while you are being shot at and having grenades lobbed at your head.
In my opinion, Chaos Theory was the pinnacle of the series when it comes to multiplayer. I hope they bring that style of game play back in Conviction.
@MrPaulJames:
No confirmation as of now.
I take everything with a grain of salt these days, as companies like to switch "exclusivity" later on. PS3 to 360, 360 to PS3 you get the gist.
HobbaHobba
@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: You have to earn it each time though with a stealth kill. So you can't charge into a room and use it several times, you'll use it to make the entrance then the rest is up to you.
knownspace
I don't see why it wouldn't have MP.
I always heard that SC:CT had great online MP but I never really played it. But I did love the online Co-op, and that's why i'm hoping it comes again on this release because it was absent from the last title.
SC:DA, although it seems people didn't like it, I had a great time playing it with my friends. It can get very intense, something that doesn't happen much for me in other online games.
For as long as this game has been known for, they better have a decent MP feature and a great Co-op option.
I thought it looked excellent and well worth the wait. I'm extremely glad that it seems like this won't be a horrible mess like Double Agent.
And holy shit is Sam one brutal mofo now.
I like.
I understand that the stealth genre is a niche genre and that stealth games don't sell as good as action games BUT there should be other ways of making stealth games more appealing to the crowd.
Two things I think would help stealth games to sell better:
-Add more cruel moves and techniques.
-Make it possible to go through levels in Rambo fashion but reward players for being stealthy and professional.
BarbeQueQ
@Heliophage: question is, considering how long its been in development hell, can ubisoft justify not porting it over to the ps3 to recoup some of the costs by keeping it just for the 360.
@Dead Giveaway:
I agree! Chaos Theory's split co-op was awesome and so was double agent's co-op challenges. I would appreciate it if both of those were in the game (I know its a lot to ask for).
Also, has anyone heard any news whether this will have online MP? I love the MP in SC games but I havent heard any details.
@HobbaHobba: They announced if games were time exclusive or not in the conference. Did they not?
MrPaulJames
@uchennaokafor: How exactly?
MrPaulJames
What floored me most about it is that I assumed after delays and restarts that it would come out horrible, like most titles that face those same roadblocks.
I'm happy it's alive, though the fact that it's shaping up nicely is good as well.
@Goldwings: The SCC team don't even have PS3 devkits.
@Dead Giveaway: Chaos Theory had the best co-op mode - it was like Army of Two long before Army of Two actually showed up. I was disappointed when later SC games dropped that feature... The other versions of multiplayer seemed more gimmicky and less fun.
I really dislike the sounds of that auto kill function....
This game's gonna be based in my country Malta :)!
Mike Camilleri
@NaeemTHM: Oh no, I'm with you there. I didn't even really think about Conviction before seeing the demo of it - now it's rocketed to the top of my list.
I'm probably in the minority here but THIS had me the most excited at this years e3.
Well this and Metroid: M....sweet zombie Jesus it looked incredible.
NaeemTHM
@BarbeQueQ:
Well the positives and negatives of keeping old players while attracting new players needs to be weighed up. As a fan of the original I'm finding more and more that I want to be able to sit down, play a game for 20-30 minutes, have some fun action and then save and get on with the numerous other things I need to do.
There seems to be this air from hardcore fans of anything that they just want to play/see more of the same and while this will work for a while (SC 1,2,3) if the product or experience doesn't change, new players won't come and old players will fall away apart from some dedicated few who always seem to throw a hissy fit like their owed something when the formula changes slightly.
I'm not having a go at you in that last statement since your comment doesn't convey any of that elitist fanboy smell, it's just something I've observed in my 20 years of gaming (I'm 26 if that matters).
The old SC seemed very cold, methodical and calculating. This new SC seems more like a Bourne/Mission Impossible movie which I think is what Ubi are going for. I'm really looking forward to playing it when it comes out.
Hooded_Robin
@uchennaokafor:
Dude have you played the last 4 Splinter Cell games? They're almost all like this. Only this one seems to be a bit more action orientated.
NaeemTHM
@uchennaokafor: You mean in terms of awesomeness and the cinematic high it gave us all during its demoing? Hell yeah!
*hi-fives uchennaokafor*
Can't wait for both titles.
Please, Please, PLEASE have a CO-OP feature!
I'm not even asking for the Campaign to be Co-op, i'm talking about a whole side story that is 2 or maybe even 4 Player Co-op.
Kinda like what Chaos Theory had.
However, I did enjoy the MP from Double Agent, especially the 3P Co-op Challenges.
I've never been a Sam Fisher fan, but this has been the game announcement I have been most intrigued by. I am going to be spending more time on this than with my wife (thank god lol)
wolfsingleton
@BarbeQueQ: i think that it's still a stealth game. look at how much action metal gear had in the newest iteration. that action is needed to keep player's attention.
while i love the kind of stealth game that you are referring to, we are in the minority. if there's not enough action people simply will not play the game. i know too many people that found assassin's creed to be boring, and the original splinter cells to be too frustrating.
@Fadecy: Rival Schools for PSN/XBLA PLZ: In this day in age, if a company doesn't have some kind of hand in development (or hands full of money bags), then I remain skeptical and will assume that this title is "timed."
Anyone know for sure?
@HobbaHobba:
Back in its old form they cited something about general purpose RAM or some such justification for choosing to make it exclusive to the 360. Then again, a lot of time has passed since then.
@Vitalz: Just 360. Lucky buggers.
ieatchocolate
@Deenight:
Actual exclusive.
Well, 360 and PC, I believe.
Every trailer uses that damn Lacrimosa music, and it pisses me off, because that song is so badass, but now its getting stale because of the over use, just like the Requiem for a dream music
@Sorwah: I guess that's why I want it to fade out over time. It just looked too much like the objectives were actually painted on the surface at the moment. I loved the part shown in the screen shot attached to the story, though. Very cool.
Thermatico
@Deenight: Exclusive I think.
This looks sick, seem like they took a page or two outta naughty dog's uncharted book
@Thermatico: For me, it is a method to pull me in even further. The text and cinematics make me feel that this is what Sam is seeing. He has lost touch with the world in his anger to find his daughter's killers. The cinematics make me feel he is "remembering" who it is that the one interrogated is fessing up. The text is him adjusting his mission. It's surreal and I like it. It sort of takes me into the mind of someone who has lost his.
Sorwah
Looks good from what I've seen but its still too action packed. In fact, this seems to have the most action in the series. That's really sad considering that SC was originally a stealth game.
BarbeQueQ
Props for 360 owners for getting exclusive for this.
I bet this is a time-exclusive, though. I'd rather have this on PS3.
HobbaHobba
If I am not mistaken, this is for PC and 360 only. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. (which I am sure you will :D)
Vitalz
so was it exclusive or time exclusive for the x360?
Deenight
While I think it's cool painting the mission objectives within the world like that, I hope they eventually make them fade over time. They pull me out of the world a little too much at the moment. Snap judgement purely from watching the E3 footage of course.
Thermatico
@-Xehanort: Yeah, I didn't really mean in an intentional "Hey, he's leaving us out!" sense, just that PC has sort of become something of an afterthought, when consoles have captured so much of the mainstream attention that what's usually reported is just Wii-vs-360-vs-PS3 stuff ("Oooh, burn on PS3 owners, no Splinter Cell for them, 'cause it's exclusive to the 360, haha!"), with PC in a category of its own and forgotten about.
thejtrain
@BarbeQueQ: Stephen said that he was playing the demo in God Mode, and if we assume the demo video they showed also had someone playing in God Mode, then I think it's safe to say that it's not going to be that "action-packed" when you play it yourself. What I mean is, if you went in guns blazing like the guy in the demo does most of the time, you'd probably die since you don't have infinite life. You'll have to be a little more stealthy and careful than he was, I think.
I hope so, anyway, otherwise I'll just find all the windows in a room and keep jumping in and out of them until everyone is dead. :)
im worried about multiplayer.
I didnt like DA's multi, compared to the original xbox releases. Ubisoft shanghai made the multi bad-a and they kept it that way for the original xbox titles, but i think they thought they had to do something better and newer of the 360 release. dont fix it if it ain't brok, right pa?