Post by: TheRealStJimmy on May 12, 2006, 11:59:00 AM
i would have thought going by the rather impressive (alright yes, i no its CG but good none-the-less) promo videos/screens that it would have a few more people talkin about it. not to mention the success of the previous releases.
ive been with Sam since day one and am soo looking forward to this title, SC has always been known for its lighting and atmosphere, at least in the beginning...can they really use the 360's power to immerse us even more?
anyone else or am i sittin in a corner mumbling to myself on this one?
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Post by: Rubix42 on May 12, 2006, 12:18:00 PM
I am pumped about it though, but more excited for the fresh new games coming, such as Prey, Gears, Too HUman, etc.
Post by: Deftech on May 12, 2006, 12:03:00 PM
QUOTE(Rubix42 @ May 12 2006, 01:49 PM) 
I think the lack of hype comes from the 3 previous titles being basically the same gameplay. Fans of the series know this game will be good, and will purchase it. Otherwise, it is just business as usual, a new year, a new SC.
I am pumped about it though, but more excited for the fresh new games coming, such as Prey, Gears, Too HUman, etc.
Couldnt have worded it better
and there is real gameplay out there and it looks awesome.
found some..
http://media.xbox360...174/vids_1.html
Post by: Rubix42 on May 12, 2006, 12:10:00 PM
Some levels feature alternative paths, but it pretty scripted. I'm hoping for a good boost to the AI and being able to go A-Wol on the NSA. . .
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on May 12, 2006, 12:47:00 PM
Post by: KAGE360 on May 12, 2006, 12:11:00 PM
QUOTE(Rubix42 @ May 12 2006, 01:49 PM)
I think the lack of hype comes from the 3 previous titles being basically the same gameplay. Fans of the series know this game will be good, and will purchase it. Otherwise, it is just business as usual, a new year, a new SC.
I am pumped about it though, but more excited for the fresh new games coming, such as Prey, Gears, Too HUman, etc.
you can say that about any series and yet people still go nuts over MGS
i think the lack of hype is for the fact that unlike when the first splinter cell rolled out, there are many other games to take the spot light. im not saying that splinter cell doesnt deserve it but it just has more competition from fresher games. other then halo 3, the majority of games being discussed/hyped here are new games that we have yet to experience. also just like rubix pointed out, a lot of what we know about seems to be the good ol' splinter cell. nothing wrong with that but not something that really needs hype as it has proven itself before many times. no doubt that the game will rock and i will be picking it up on release day.
while talking about this game, anyone notice how sam's voice is different? i really hope that they bring back michael ironside (or whatever the actors name is) to do the voice again, it wouldnt be sam without it, that voice is part of what makes up his persona
Post by: Deftech on May 12, 2006, 12:25:00 PM
QUOTE(KAGE360 @ May 12 2006, 02:18 PM)
while talking about this game, anyone notice how sam's voice is different? i really hope that they bring back michael ironside (or whatever the actors name is) to do the voice again, it wouldnt be sam without it, that voice is part of what makes up his persona
Its back, its in one of the videos. Its muffled but its Michael.
Post by: twistedsymphony on May 12, 2006, 12:33:00 PM
I was skeptical about the whole "double agent" concept but after watching that video I think this'll be the best SC yet.
Also the trailer, it's pretty obvious that some of it is just CG and some of it is actual game footage, is it just me or did most of the actual game footage look WAY better then the pre-rendered CG stuff
Post by: ILLusions0fGrander on May 12, 2006, 01:21:00 PM
i hope it goes back to the pandora style multiplayer, even though i play chaos theory multi all the time, i always wish people still played pandora becuase it was a much better mutliplayer game.
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Post by: Deftech on May 12, 2006, 12:49:00 PM
The inclusion of the "double agent" aspect will make for a great single player adventure
Post by: incognegro on May 12, 2006, 01:07:00 PM
I chalked it up to my theory of "if aint playable at e3, it aint worth talking about". That seems to be the trend this year but apparantly it was playable so..........
p.s. I know MGS wasn't playable and its still being hyped but as anything from that series every been playable?
Even if you own the game its still not playable!
Post by: Lpk32187 on May 12, 2006, 02:00:00 PM
Post by: miggidy on May 12, 2006, 02:33:00 PM
I can say that just about every great game (excluding the obvious H3 & GOW) shown at E3.
I think the problem is that too many great titles were unveiled at once at E3.
But I'm not complaining at all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
I'm just saying that you don't hear people talking much about any particular games because they're still trying to absorb everything shown at E3.
QUOTE(Lpk32187 @ May 12 2006, 08:31 PM) 
SC is one of those games that have failed to let me down on any occasion. I don't even have to be hyped about it or skeptical because I know that it will be quality just like the rest in the series.
Amen to that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
I love the SplinterCell series (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pop.gif)
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Post by: lowendfrequency on May 12, 2006, 03:19:00 PM
Post by: Deftech on May 12, 2006, 02:58:00 PM
I think 1 or 2 of the gameplay vids show off excellent detail. I'll take any splinter cell, as long as theres more than 1 path(unlike pandora), and its in HD. It could use the SC 1 engine and Id still be all over this. Nothing wrong with a game that looks like a "darker recon" in my opinion
Post by: VOlition on May 13, 2006, 11:50:00 AM
Post by: Deftech on May 13, 2006, 11:18:00 AM
QUOTE(VOlition @ May 13 2006, 01:21 PM)
I'm a big splinter cell fan, and I am so hyped for the September release however I think it's got not getting enough attention it deserves is because it was delayed. It was supposed to come out near the 360 release and they delayed it till september therefore it is receiving tough competition by big shot games such Gears of War, Too Human etc.... Also, it would of been better if Double Agent was exclusive for Xbox 360.
Are you sure about that? There would have only been a few months between Chaos Theory launch and Sc 4? That doesnt sound right and I dont recall SC 4 being mentioned for a Launch Window title. I guess my memory is shot.
LOL and what happened to War Devil, another year and nothing. Thats going to be this decades Duke 4ever
Post by: VOlition on May 13, 2006, 12:23:00 PM
It was originaly supposed to be comming out march when Graw came out.
Post by: Deftech on May 13, 2006, 12:26:00 PM
QUOTE(VOlition @ May 13 2006, 01:54 PM)
computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=133227
It was originaly supposed to be comming out march when Graw came out.
I guess we have different ideas of how time is measured
I thought you meant launch window or atleast close to it. To me, "coming out near the 360 release" isnt 4 months later.
GRAW was supposed to be launch and got delayed. Which game do you release in March now that Recon get delayed? Recon or Splinter?
Recon ofcourse because thats what people have been waiting for, and Chaos Theory is still fresh in the minds of gamers.
Even IF SC 4 was ready(yeah right), they'd never launch it for 2 reasons...
They wouldnt launch 2 of their big hitters within weeks of one another..
and they wanted the 360 install base to be much bigger.
Recon being delayed till March had a lot to do with it Im sure. I could be wrong though, usually am
Post by: VOlition on May 13, 2006, 12:41:00 PM
! I'm the one with the bad memory here 
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Post by: Deftech on May 13, 2006, 12:47:00 PM
QUOTE(VOlition @ May 13 2006, 02:48 PM)
Thanks, your right my bad for not phrasing it right. I should of rephrased that Splinter Cell 4 was comming soon for the 360 and it makes sense that Graw came out instead of Splinter cell 4. Your never wrong, what are you talking about
! I'm the one with the bad memory here .Im never wrong when it concerns kutaragi being an ass, Im wrong with other things though
Post by: ikecomp on May 13, 2006, 12:55:00 PM
QUOTE(VOlition @ May 13 2006, 12:21 PM)
I'm a big splinter cell fan, and I am so hyped for the September release however I think it's got not getting enough attention it deserves is because it was delayed. It was supposed to come out near the 360 release and they delayed it till september therefore it is receiving tough competition by big shot games such Gears of War, Too Human etc.... Also, it would of been better if Double Agent was exclusive for Xbox 360.
What other systems/platforms is it supposed to debut on
Post by: VOlition on May 13, 2006, 02:01:00 PM
I'm assuming that Double Agent isn't an exclusive because the other splinter series debutted for all game consoles (ps2, xbox, gamecube....)
Post by: twistedsymphony on May 13, 2006, 07:25:00 PM
IIRC Ubi Montreal is designing and building the game for Xbox 1, PS2, and GameCube and Ubi Shanghai is porting it to Xbox 360 (not so much porting but rebuilding from the ground up based on the game Montreal designed)
Not sure who is handling the other versions, it should be interesting to see how it turns out.
This post has been edited by twistedsymphony: May 14 2006, 02:26 AM
Post by: b15ginz on May 14, 2006, 07:08:00 AM
Post by: corkinator on May 14, 2006, 07:20:00 AM
Graphics look nice but it's same old, same old.
Whistle, draw the guard, kill him. Get in crappy gun fight that doesn't compare to gun fights in other games with good and fun shootouts.
Like Gear's of War, I'd only be interested in the multiplayer.