Stealth Is Hardly The Only Way To Succeed In Splinter Cell: Blacklist

2 responses to “Stealth Is Hardly The Only Way To Succeed In Splinter Cell: Blacklist”

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   transientmind

   July 25, 2013 at 2:39 pm

   The walkthrough we saw at PAX showed that silent take-downs were worth more exp, and non-lethal was worth more than lethal.

   Min-maxing will show you the way to true Splinter Cell purity, my son.

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   fruitlewp

   July 25, 2013 at 3:28 pm

   I don’t mind the idea of having a last-known-position, but I can imagine the AI being easily exploitable if they just haul towards them every time without a thought as to the possibility of Sam moving locations even slightly.
   It’s like the disguise system (or hiding in plain sight in a cupboard with your head poking out, for that matter) in Hitman Absolution – unless there’s surprisingly good AI written around mechanics like this I can see it as being an easy method of exploitation for personal gain.

   Anyway, as for which method to use – like many stealth games with those options, non-lethal is always the most beneficial. Dishonoured discouraged you killing people, and Hitman actually took points away for every non-target kill. The first splinter cell actually didn’t give you a great deal in terms of full-on assault or lethal takedowns; you spent most of your time knocking people out.

   I don’t mind the prospect but it sure would be great if there were equally cool benefits for all of the options, if not to make them all tempting in some way.

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