I mostly like the fact he talks about games I totally forgot about. Now I'm thinking, we don't have enough Burnout or Splinter Cell. It's a shame Splinter Cell won't ever get a new entry
Sneaking on the PC Splinter Cells is achieved by using the mouse's scroll wheel to achieve different movement speeds. It works rather well surprisingly!
I feel the mouse kinda trivializes sneaking. On controller, some amount of dexterity and restraint is required since you have carefully move the sticks to sneak. But with a mouse scroll wheel, you can set the ideal speed really easily
"The situations that Sam gets into are plausible in real life. Otherwise what's the point of having Tom Clancy's name in the game's in the title?" Wow, I wish someone at Ubisoft could realize that.
Seriously. If you watch old interviews from Red Storm, they understood what that name represented. They appreciated and respected the legacy. Now, it’s become a joke and doesn’t mean anything.
At that time new creative director Maxime Beland thought that Splinter Cell needed to be some fancy Bourne Conspiracy copycat. Because of that the tonality of the series went from rather unique «men at work behind the global curtains» to «let's save the world and kick some ass». Thank God they've he's being outed as sex predator and fired from Ubisoft, he nearly became one of the most powerful people in Ubisoft's creative team.
@@damienscott6561 , did he actually mention Bourne, or is that simply how you see it? I guess it’s the obvious comparison, but that’s exactly how I saw Conviction and Blacklist. If they were Jason Bourne games, they would have been great. As Splinter Cell games, they were disappointing. The next-gen version of DA was also a letdown and something other than SC.
I feel the mouse kinda trivializes sneaking. On controller, some amount of dexterity and restraint is required since you have carefully move the sticks to sneak. But with a mouse scroll wheel, you can set the ideal speed really easily
@@FraserSouris it's not as easy as you're making it sound and it's better to have more precise control over your fine movements than having to risk messing up because your analog stick is not properly balanced on controller There is some fine-tuning use when using a mouse as well because you have to scroll it several times That and the miserable aiming controls on Console make this game designed for PC
@@FraserSouris oh yeah, harder difficulty because of a control scheme, that's totally fair and not frustrating, right? Go ahead and rebind your aim and shoot keys to start and select, more dexterity is required so it has to be better!
@@kiiro712 Except in this case, the sticks aren't "harder arbitrarily" but because they reflect what is actually going on in the stealth game-slight movement based on minor and sustained input.
Oh man, reviews of Splinter Cell? Can't wait for Chaos Theory. I honestly recommend you the PC version for it. No bugs whatsoever and smooth 60+ FPS feels specially good in stealth.
Yeah but Pandora tomorrow is glitch as hell with the lightning on PC. PS2 has cutdown levels. Best on xbox. Also chaos theory is so graphic impressive on xbox I say it is the way to play. Back in the day looked impressive.
@@eulondon I pirated Pandora Tomorrow a while ago and whenever I walked in shallow waters or used the goggles, my FPS would tank. It's so badly optimized on PC, but I think it's a bit better on PS2
*I played this game for hours and HOURS as a child, I have so much nostalgia from it. It wasn’t until they brought it remastered on PS3 that I finally got to play it again and complete it, along with Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory. There is NOTHING more I want from Ubisoft than to bring this back onto next gen consoles remastered, cuz I would buy it instantly if it ever hit the PS store again…*
I'm playing this for the first time as well. Brutal experience but I still love the thrill of covertly moving behind enemy or even allied lines lol. The locations and music, especially for the Chinese Embassy Op has to be my favorite.
It's weird watching someone play one of the OG Splinter Cell games and they are shooting enemies like that's how you're supposed to clear areas. When I play my goal is to get through an area without even using very many gadgets against enemies much less bullets.
I've played Splinter Cell for ages now, and just now found out that you can hear the bullet casings hit the ground. That's how rare it is for me to fire a gun.
@@santiagoacostapereira7778 I pretty much shoot lights or do a rare headshot on a guy from the shadows. Getting into a firefight is counter to the entire premise of the games.
Super special game to me. When I moved in to my first apartment by myself I had only the couch, the fridge and the ps2 setup and played this between painting and moving in. I'll never forget it ^^ great review as always
I feel the mouse kinda trivializes sneaking. On controller, some amount of dexterity and restraint is required since you have carefully move the sticks to sneak. But with a mouse scroll wheel, you can set the ideal speed really easily
@@FraserSouris well that kind of attentive stick control is what i hate about stealth-action titles on consoles. It just stressful and not as pin-point precise as an any action on PC.
My parents bought me my first computer in 2002 (or so?) at age 9, a Packard Bell desktop PC. It came included with Civilization 3, The Sims and... Splinter Cell. All great games I spent countless hours on, but Splinter Cell struck me as my favorite of the bunch, to this day I still play it like once every 1-2 years and it definitely is the reason why I love Stealth games to death. That modern and realistic spy movie vibe is just so cool, wish more games had that.
Just replayed the trilogy a few months back. My opinion of the first Splinter Cell actually went up all these years later. It was a really fun adventure. I always held it and Pandora in the same regard, but now I enjoy it way more. It has a touch of quality that wouldn't return to the series until Chaos Theory, and some of the levels are my favorites in the series (most notably Defense Ministry, Presidential Palace, and especially CIA HQ). It absolutely has some stupid parts (the large room with the flags in Chinese Embacy 2 can go to hell) and the lack of quick saves is almost torture at times, but for a first entry in a series, its a damn fine game imo. When it first came out I thought it was the coolest, most advanced game in the world, lol. Really captured the interest of a young me. I'm glad to say it still holds up all these years later. I'm excited to see what your thoughts on the rest of the series are. Its a bumpy ride, but its worth it. Cheers!
Pandora Tomorrow is a masterpiece. Only problem is PT still relied on auto checkpoints which were introduced in Chaos Theory. Double Agent on 360 was also a great game
Even though I don't really feel that feeling anymore, Splinter cell was one of the first games that gave me a heart pounding gut wrenching feeling feeling I was a kid. Only game that gives me that feeling anymore is when I'm on a several hour long life in Dayz when I see another player.
Splinter Cell is one of my all time favourite video game franchises. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the whole series if you're up to it but I highly recommend at least playing Chaos Theory. I'm not alone in saying that it's the best stealth game ever made, and it holds up so well to this day.
Chaos theory is , in my opinion, the best stealth game ever made. I have played it recently and it definitely hold up... outside of a couple minor things.
On December 15, 2021, Ubisoft announced that a remake of the game is under development at Ubisoft Toronto using Snowdrop, the game engine behind Tom Clancy's The Division and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.[105] Most of the staff involved in the original game are involved in doing the remake.[106]
First time commenting but I've been watching your reviews for years. Always like seeing fresh takes on games I played as a kid and the fact that you're reviewing the Splintercell games now has got me super pumped. The first three are some of my favourite games of all time, especially Chaos Theory. Keep doing what your doing!!
9:25 Well, on PC you can save your game at any moment you like, so that makes things more convenient. Plus, it's easier to aim with a mouse. Speeding up or slowing down Sam's movements with the mouse scroll is a pain in the @$$ though...
I have fond memories of the first Splinter Cell - even though it was kind of frustrating at points, the interesting traversal of maps was cool, and the lighting system seemed totally cutting edge at the time. Having said that, Chaos Theory blew it out of the water. It refined everything set out by the first game and Pandora Tomorrow, and changed the way you approach levels. It was a bit more forgiving, as you weren't quite so fragile, but it felt like you failed a mission even if you managed to complete it in a sloppy way. Pandora Tomorrow was cool, and some set pieces were great, but I think that the main selling point of that game was multiplayer, which I think may be dead in the water now.
In my opinion the Cube version is the second best console version under the Xbox. The PS2 struggled a lot with this game and the GameCube version felt so much smoother in comparison.
The PC version allow you to adjust your speed subtly with the mouse wheel making it imo easier to gauge how fast your able to get away with moving on certain surfaces.
When crouched, the lowest setting is safe. The second lowest is mostly safe. The third lowest can be mostly safe as long as you don’t use “move left” or “move right” and “move forward” at the same time. By “mostly,” I mean you should be stealthy as long as you’re not very close or on a loud surface.
Absolutely check out Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory. PT is more of the same thing you got with SC1, akin to a full length expansion pack. CT, however, is a massive step up and alleviates a lot of the frustrations that the first two games are loaded with. Either way I'm glad you were able to get through the trial and error nature of the first game to enjoy it, I think that's the biggest hurdle to overcome when playing it in the modern day.
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I clearly remember this game introduced me to real time shadows which blew my mind! the memories is still very fresh when I saw the sun peering through the window blinds and casting shadows on Sam as i went past them. this is also the game that introduced me to the bloom effect and when I first played it in 2006 i thought i was the coolest gamer in town. 🤣
Thank you for reviewing one of my personal favs Mr. Shed. Your content always makes my days a bit better, keep up the good work, and I’ll be liking and sharing your videos with my colleagues! Much respect -Ne0
One of firsts games on PS2, this totally blow my mind with the lightning effects, also the overall textures are pretty good also, and by that time, dude it was incredible! Took me months to finish it
You gotta play Chaos Theory, that's definitely the gem 💎 of the series besides the first one being very good. Hell, the second one is great in it's own merit, too.
I loved this game as a kid, but I also never beat it because the last mission is insanely hard from what I remember. You’re getting shot at by like every guard from every direction and they have NVGs on too, so hiding in the dark doesn’t even work. That said, I miss true stealth games like these.
This game was the future back then! Thanks for the review hope you do the second and third. If for some reason you burn out on the second..don't skip on the third!
The stickycameras are an interesting one, they may seem useless but if you get into the rhythm of using them for headshots they knock people out and they bounce off of their heads so they can be picked up, they're great for no-kill runs and that's what I did:D
I'm not a huge fan of the first 2 games for being so linear and trial and error heavy, but I love Chaos Theory. Double Agent and Conviction are also decent and Blacklist is probably the 2nd best after CT. It'd be fun to see reviews for the whole franchise.
Blacklist takes itself very seriously, it's visually unappealing, and the night vision is kinda useless as well as being clunky to activate, but other than those issues it was fairly fun.
Deeefinitely get Chaos Theory. It's like the first game but turned up to 11 in terms of all improvements made. Would recommend it on PC though obviously the XBOX version works just as well :)
I wouldn’t call myself a spy game fanatic, however, the Tom Clancy series is a stand out franchise at that. Excellent gameplay and very good action packed fun. Its only issue is the person-to-person quick combat. Even though, you are more than welcome to go blazing through enemies, they did not impliment it well enough to be worth it. For me, the stealth way is the only way. Feels tense but never unfair.
Now we’re talking! You’re one of my favorite reviewers and I love to see you expanding beyond games that in some ways involve racing (I know you’ve done quite a few, but I’m just saying it’s always good to see more) Btw, Chaos Theory is one of the greatest games ever made so *please* finish this series out!!
I really hope you try chaos theory. Pandora tomorrow is worth it, but it's not the best by any stretch. Chaos theory on the other hand, it's still a bit dated but its probably the best the series ever got
I remember playing the first level of Splinter Cell on a demo disc for PS2. Was instantly hooked and felt so bad ass at the age of 8 (I played the whole game because my brother bought it and yes I sucked at it). Such a great series! I’m scared a sequel today would get messed up however…
Yah man i seen trailer long time ago on tv, then my dad bought the game, when playing i felt so bad ass, all in black waking in shadows with silenced gun, also back in the day there was lots of movies about spies and bank robberies so it give me more hype, last good SP for me was Chaos Theory.
The pc version is the best one especially because of the great mk controls for this kind of game the way the mousewheel is used for walking speeds is genious!
Very first game I ever played on this series was conviction and it was cool as shit, especially on the hardest difficulty. Michael ironside is such a great voice actor man.
I seriously hope that the Remake we've been hearing about for the 1st Splinter Cell turns out to be phenomenal. This is without a doubt one of my favorite series of all time when it comes to video games and no question about it Michael Ironside was fantastic as Sam Fisher nobody else could have played him💯💯👍
Hey. Thanks for this review. Splinter cell and his sequel Pandora Tomorrow are in my Top 10 Games of all time. Splinter cell was my reason buying a Xbox console in 2002, what was even my first 6th Gen console before I get my ps2 and gamecube. (I still prefer nintendo and Sony to this day)
Ubisoft needs to realize story based single player games are in high demand. Spy versus mercs was one of the most popular multiplayer modes of the 6th generation of consoles. Micheal Ironside is still kicking ass...get it done.
My first game was splinter cell double agent on Xbox 360. Took over a month to get through the first mission but after that I cruised through the rest of it in a couple days
I'm always excited when ColourShed uploads even if I don't care about the game he's playing.
I mostly like the fact he talks about games I totally forgot about. Now I'm thinking, we don't have enough Burnout or Splinter Cell. It's a shame Splinter Cell won't ever get a new entry
You should care about splinter cell :)
@@bosyogurtlight no
@@MegaBYSON yes
@@bosyogurtlight Mucho yes
Sneaking on the PC Splinter Cells is achieved by using the mouse's scroll wheel to achieve different movement speeds. It works rather well surprisingly!
The best platform to play it for sure. Imagine not having quick save and load.
@@Aravzil Eh, I just feel sorry for the Pandora Tomorrow port, or lack thereof in terms of modern support.
@@Aravzil yeah, right! It doesn't even support controller, and it's keyboard/mouse controls, with wheel adjusting movement speed are horrendous.
I feel the mouse kinda trivializes sneaking.
On controller, some amount of dexterity and restraint is required since you have carefully move the sticks to sneak. But with a mouse scroll wheel, you can set the ideal speed really easily
@@FraserSouris as a kid I used to equip the gun when close to someone as that limits your speed to max sneak speed ;)
"The situations that Sam gets into are plausible in real life. Otherwise what's the point of having Tom Clancy's name in the game's in the title?"
Wow, I wish someone at Ubisoft could realize that.
Seriously. If you watch old interviews from Red Storm, they understood what that name represented. They appreciated and respected the legacy. Now, it’s become a joke and doesn’t mean anything.
@@Jay_Sullivan that’s because the new generation of people making video games are just getting lazier and lazier
At that time new creative director Maxime Beland thought that Splinter Cell needed to be some fancy Bourne Conspiracy copycat. Because of that the tonality of the series went from rather unique «men at work behind the global curtains» to «let's save the world and kick some ass». Thank God they've he's being outed as sex predator and fired from Ubisoft, he nearly became one of the most powerful people in Ubisoft's creative team.
@@damienscott6561 , did he actually mention Bourne, or is that simply how you see it? I guess it’s the obvious comparison, but that’s exactly how I saw Conviction and Blacklist. If they were Jason Bourne games, they would have been great. As Splinter Cell games, they were disappointing. The next-gen version of DA was also a letdown and something other than SC.
After seeing the trailer of the new “Tom Clancy” game, they still haven’t realized it
Fisher's satisfying "oooouh yeah" after using a medkit for restoring 25%hp 💚
My favorite game quote comes from SC. "Sweet Christmas Sam.... you've killed us all." Absolutely brilliant
I like "deader than Elvis" from CT
The Sam/Lambert interactions are always golden haha
"You have lost existence privileges"
It sounds like a meme and yet, it exists
Lambert: Good Lord, that was General Kong Feirong!
Sam, mockingly: *GoOd LoRd* Who's that?
9:26 On PC you can adjust your walking speed by a mouse wheel which was a genius move
I feel the mouse kinda trivializes sneaking.
On controller, some amount of dexterity and restraint is required since you have carefully move the sticks to sneak. But with a mouse scroll wheel, you can set the ideal speed really easily
@@FraserSouris it's not as easy as you're making it sound and it's better to have more precise control over your fine movements than having to risk messing up because your analog stick is not properly balanced on controller
There is some fine-tuning use when using a mouse as well because you have to scroll it several times
That and the miserable aiming controls on Console make this game designed for PC
@@FraserSouris Lol dexterity for moving a stick...
@@FraserSouris oh yeah, harder difficulty because of a control scheme, that's totally fair and not frustrating, right? Go ahead and rebind your aim and shoot keys to start and select, more dexterity is required so it has to be better!
@@kiiro712 Except in this case, the sticks aren't "harder arbitrarily" but because they reflect what is actually going on in the stealth game-slight movement based on minor and sustained input.
This man singlehandedly covers all my childhood games
Can’t wait how he will regard chaos theory if he ever reviews it
Yep, same
he'll probably refer to it as everyone should. As the greatest stealth game of all time
can i skip Pandora and jump on chaos? Pandora isn't on steam
@@pentexsucks43 , it’s definitely not that. I don’t even know that it’s the best SC game.
@@yobro6053 yes. Pandora is just more of SC1. But Chaos Theory is amazing
Oh man, reviews of Splinter Cell? Can't wait for Chaos Theory.
I honestly recommend you the PC version for it. No bugs whatsoever and smooth 60+ FPS feels specially good in stealth.
Yeah but Pandora tomorrow is glitch as hell with the lightning on PC. PS2 has cutdown levels. Best on xbox.
Also chaos theory is so graphic impressive on xbox I say it is the way to play. Back in the day looked impressive.
@@eulondon You can fix the shadows in SC1 and PT on PC. And 4K120 with the PS3 HD textures is better than the Xbox experience nowadays.
@@eulondon I pirated Pandora Tomorrow a while ago and whenever I walked in shallow waters or used the goggles, my FPS would tank. It's so badly optimized on PC, but I think it's a bit better on PS2
and still looks amazing, half a generation I feel ahead of its time
@@santiagoacostapereira7778 Never had problems with it, and even now, with the shadows fix, it works great.
*I played this game for hours and HOURS as a child, I have so much nostalgia from it. It wasn’t until they brought it remastered on PS3 that I finally got to play it again and complete it, along with Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory. There is NOTHING more I want from Ubisoft than to bring this back onto next gen consoles remastered, cuz I would buy it instantly if it ever hit the PS store again…*
*Cool bro*
@@Naej7 lol 2 years later haha
@@RatedRRaj Better nate than lever
@@Naej7 LoOl. Couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic or not lol.
Great review. I loved the Splinter Cell trilogy. Blacklist was pretty good too
Ubisoft should bring back SC, Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil
Modern Ubisoft is garbage, they'd butcher it.
They will bring Splinter Cell back once they figure a way to put microtransactions in it lol
Red Storm is making a VR SC. I think Ubisoft is making a BG&E 2.
Yeah, as we say in Russia: "Dreams are not harmful".
They are working on it !
I'm playing this for the first time as well. Brutal experience but I still love the thrill of covertly moving behind enemy or even allied lines lol. The locations and music, especially for the Chinese Embassy Op has to be my favorite.
Enjoy the ride! These games and characters are very dear to me.
I also really like the CIA and Kalinatek levels of the first game
Just don't forget to pop out the lights in every room and it will be a cakewalk.
I love how he used the cut offs of the splinter cell cutscene in this review.
I don't. I feel it's annoying and cuts off the interesting stuff
@@FraserSouris I agree
It's weird watching someone play one of the OG Splinter Cell games and they are shooting enemies like that's how you're supposed to clear areas. When I play my goal is to get through an area without even using very many gadgets against enemies much less bullets.
I've played Splinter Cell for ages now, and just now found out that you can hear the bullet casings hit the ground. That's how rare it is for me to fire a gun.
@@santiagoacostapereira7778 I pretty much shoot lights or do a rare headshot on a guy from the shadows. Getting into a firefight is counter to the entire premise of the games.
Only use gun to shoot lights... Once spotted and the bullets start flying it's a quickload for me
I play the same way. He did mention that it was his first playthrought, I think, so we can forgive him.
Same, I go as stealth as possible!
A new video, always something to look forward to. I like your voice and tone, one of the best youtubers around for me personally!
Was absolutely mind blowing when it came out! The demo was mental!
Super special game to me. When I moved in to my first apartment by myself I had only the couch, the fridge and the ps2 setup and played this between painting and moving in. I'll never forget it ^^ great review as always
On PC you control his speed with mouse wheel, just like the first Sniper Elite
Couldn't have said it better myself.
First Sniper Elite is one of my favorite games
I feel the mouse kinda trivializes sneaking.
On controller, some amount of dexterity and restraint is required since you have carefully move the sticks to sneak. But with a mouse scroll wheel, you can set the ideal speed really easily
@@FraserSouris well that kind of attentive stick control is what i hate about stealth-action titles on consoles. It just stressful and not as pin-point precise as an any action on PC.
@@sinenomine8739 But it better represents the challenge of stealth in a tactical way rather than completely overriding it.
My parents bought me my first computer in 2002 (or so?) at age 9, a Packard Bell desktop PC. It came included with Civilization 3, The Sims and... Splinter Cell. All great games I spent countless hours on, but Splinter Cell struck me as my favorite of the bunch, to this day I still play it like once every 1-2 years and it definitely is the reason why I love Stealth games to death. That modern and realistic spy movie vibe is just so cool, wish more games had that.
Just replayed the trilogy a few months back. My opinion of the first Splinter Cell actually went up all these years later. It was a really fun adventure.
I always held it and Pandora in the same regard, but now I enjoy it way more. It has a touch of quality that wouldn't return to the series until Chaos Theory, and some of the levels are my favorites in the series (most notably Defense Ministry, Presidential Palace, and especially CIA HQ). It absolutely has some stupid parts (the large room with the flags in Chinese Embacy 2 can go to hell) and the lack of quick saves is almost torture at times, but for a first entry in a series, its a damn fine game imo.
When it first came out I thought it was the coolest, most advanced game in the world, lol. Really captured the interest of a young me. I'm glad to say it still holds up all these years later.
I'm excited to see what your thoughts on the rest of the series are. Its a bumpy ride, but its worth it. Cheers!
Pandora Tomorrow is a masterpiece. Only problem is PT still relied on auto checkpoints which were introduced in Chaos Theory. Double Agent on 360 was also a great game
Ps2 and Original Xbox double agent >> 360 double agent.
Even though I don't really feel that feeling anymore,
Splinter cell was one of the first games that gave me a heart pounding gut wrenching feeling feeling I was a kid. Only game that gives me that feeling anymore is when I'm on a several hour long life in Dayz when I see another player.
The cuts like in the game when you are discussing the plot are amazing! Good job!
Splinter Cell is one of my all time favourite video game franchises. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the whole series if you're up to it but I highly recommend at least playing Chaos Theory. I'm not alone in saying that it's the best stealth game ever made, and it holds up so well to this day.
Just found your channel. Love it, the style,your voice and your reviews, especially older games. 10/10
Stealth in video games can be so good. I slept on the genre most of my life, but as I get older, I appreciate them more and more.
Chaos theory is , in my opinion, the best stealth game ever made. I have played it recently and it definitely hold up... outside of a couple minor things.
On December 15, 2021, Ubisoft announced that a remake of the game is under development at Ubisoft Toronto using Snowdrop, the game engine behind Tom Clancy's The Division and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.[105]
Most of the staff involved in the original game are involved in doing the remake.[106]
First time commenting but I've been watching your reviews for years. Always like seeing fresh takes on games I played as a kid and the fact that you're reviewing the Splintercell games now has got me super pumped. The first three are some of my favourite games of all time, especially Chaos Theory. Keep doing what your doing!!
This is awesome. I've been waiting on you to do the splinter cell series!
SC games are actually best played on PC with it's mouse and it's scroll for speed controls
Love your videos!
Always listen to them before I go to sleep.
Thank you!
I remember the 1st stealth game that I played was Teif The Dark Project
You deserve way more subs. All your videos are very, very well presented. All the best for your channel, always a great watch.
9:25 Well, on PC you can save your game at any moment you like, so that makes things more convenient. Plus, it's easier to aim with a mouse. Speeding up or slowing down Sam's movements with the mouse scroll is a pain in the @$$ though...
I have fond memories of the first Splinter Cell - even though it was kind of frustrating at points, the interesting traversal of maps was cool, and the lighting system seemed totally cutting edge at the time. Having said that, Chaos Theory blew it out of the water. It refined everything set out by the first game and Pandora Tomorrow, and changed the way you approach levels. It was a bit more forgiving, as you weren't quite so fragile, but it felt like you failed a mission even if you managed to complete it in a sloppy way. Pandora Tomorrow was cool, and some set pieces were great, but I think that the main selling point of that game was multiplayer, which I think may be dead in the water now.
Chaos Theory is the best SC game. It’s also one of the greatest games ever made imo
It holds up so well
This game was pretty good. I had it on GameCube and no joke, even on that system, it was super graphically impressive for that time.
In my opinion the Cube version is the second best console version under the Xbox. The PS2 struggled a lot with this game and the GameCube version felt so much smoother in comparison.
The PC version allow you to adjust your speed subtly with the mouse wheel making it imo easier to gauge how fast your able to get away with moving on certain surfaces.
When crouched, the lowest setting is safe. The second lowest is mostly safe. The third lowest can be mostly safe as long as you don’t use “move left” or “move right” and “move forward” at the same time. By “mostly,” I mean you should be stealthy as long as you’re not very close or on a loud surface.
It’s crazy, today I thought about colourshed during the day at work. Then this came up in my sub box. Nice
Absolutely check out Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory. PT is more of the same thing you got with SC1, akin to a full length expansion pack. CT, however, is a massive step up and alleviates a lot of the frustrations that the first two games are loaded with. Either way I'm glad you were able to get through the trial and error nature of the first game to enjoy it, I think that's the biggest hurdle to overcome when playing it in the modern day.
at 18 years old man It was so satisfying to beat this game I loved this game
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I clearly remember this game introduced me to real time shadows which blew my mind! the memories is still very fresh when I saw the sun peering through the window blinds and casting shadows on Sam as i went past them. this is also the game that introduced me to the bloom effect and when I first played it in 2006 i thought i was the coolest gamer in town. 🤣
Thank you for reviewing one of my personal favs Mr. Shed. Your content always makes my days a bit better, keep up the good work, and I’ll be liking and sharing your videos with my colleagues!
Much respect
-Ne0
Can't wait for Chaos Theory review (if it's getting a review)
Hey man, do you plan on reviewing Crash'N'Burn for PS2 / Xbox ?
OH so you're getting into stealth games now? Interesting
One of firsts games on PS2, this totally blow my mind with the lightning effects, also the overall textures are pretty good also, and by that time, dude it was incredible! Took me months to finish it
Well the PS2 version was a serious downgrade tho, even if it kinda made up for it with bonus stages.
The game was way more impressive on Xbox.
Engravings, give you every tactical advantage.
Finally ! Please do the whole series. It is one of the best game series of all time. Chaos Theory is a masterpiece !
You gotta play Chaos Theory, that's definitely the gem 💎 of the series besides the first one being very good. Hell, the second one is great in it's own merit, too.
Good review as always! But
The getaway black monday?
Black Monday was a great game that improved on most of the issues that the predecessor had.
I loved this game as a kid, but I also never beat it because the last mission is insanely hard from what I remember. You’re getting shot at by like every guard from every direction and they have NVGs on too, so hiding in the dark doesn’t even work. That said, I miss true stealth games like these.
This game was the future back then! Thanks for the review hope you do the second and third. If for some reason you burn out on the second..don't skip on the third!
The stickycameras are an interesting one, they may seem useless but if you get into the rhythm of using them for headshots they knock people out and they bounce off of their heads so they can be picked up, they're great for no-kill runs and that's what I did:D
I'm not a huge fan of the first 2 games for being so linear and trial and error heavy, but I love Chaos Theory. Double Agent and Conviction are also decent and Blacklist is probably the 2nd best after CT. It'd be fun to see reviews for the whole franchise.
Blacklist takes itself very seriously, it's visually unappealing, and the night vision is kinda useless as well as being clunky to activate, but other than those issues it was fairly fun.
Deeefinitely get Chaos Theory. It's like the first game but turned up to 11 in terms of all improvements made. Would recommend it on PC though obviously the XBOX version works just as well :)
And it also includes a Co-op mode with the Xbox version being able to be done in Split-Screen
@@snake2106 well yes, obviously the Pc version is better. The original Xbox is not that powerful after all.
I wouldn’t call myself a spy game fanatic, however, the Tom Clancy series is a stand out franchise at that. Excellent gameplay and very good action packed fun. Its only issue is the person-to-person quick combat. Even though, you are more than welcome to go blazing through enemies, they did not impliment it well enough to be worth it.
For me, the stealth way is the only way. Feels tense but never unfair.
Now we’re talking! You’re one of my favorite reviewers and I love to see you expanding beyond games that in some ways involve racing (I know you’ve done quite a few, but I’m just saying it’s always good to see more)
Btw, Chaos Theory is one of the greatest games ever made so *please* finish this series out!!
Wait till you play Chaos Theory 😁
On pc version you performed stealth my changing your movement speed with the scrolling wheel. It was intuitive an I really liked it.
the ps3 hd version lags a lot
sometimes when i save it turn back to the main ps3 menu
When you play Chaos Theory Will be more easy because that game you can save when you want
Nice touch on the audio cut offs lol. U have my like sir
I love this channel please keep uploading
Thank you very much for the review! Hope you enjoyed the game after all and are looking forward to the next one in the series.
I really hope you try chaos theory. Pandora tomorrow is worth it, but it's not the best by any stretch. Chaos theory on the other hand, it's still a bit dated but its probably the best the series ever got
Lots of Splinter Cell reviews recently, absolutely no complaints at all
Lots of reviews but no new games. Ah well, I'd rather the series be lain to rest than have modern day Ubisoft at the helm.
Been playing them since the beginning. Splinter cell is my favorite.
I remember playing the first level of Splinter Cell on a demo disc for PS2. Was instantly hooked and felt so bad ass at the age of 8 (I played the whole game because my brother bought it and yes I sucked at it). Such a great series! I’m scared a sequel today would get messed up however…
Yah man i seen trailer long time ago on tv, then my dad bought the game, when playing i felt so bad ass, all in black waking in shadows with silenced gun, also back in the day there was lots of movies about spies and bank robberies so it give me more hype, last good SP for me was Chaos Theory.
Abattoir, wow, I remember that level.
I'm super excited I been waiting for you to do the splitter cell series
Chaos Theory is a stellar title that is the first game amplified and polished x3 in its quality, you wont be disappointed
This was my childhood. Well, a part of it. I mean, I was 4 or 5 and the satisfaction of being able to complete a mission was the best thing ever.
Just found your channel and gotta say I love these kind of videos
What a coincidence just started playing the series on ps3.
Also Micheal Ironside's voice is awesome
The sandbox feeling is just so satifying even in a linear fashion
The pc version is the best one especially because of the great mk controls for this kind of game the way the mousewheel is used for walking speeds is genious!
Very first game I ever played on this series was conviction and it was cool as shit, especially on the hardest difficulty. Michael ironside is such a great voice actor man.
Wait until you get your hands on Chaos Theory, not only the best Splinter Cell game, but one of the best stealth games ever made.
Pandora Tomorrow was amaziiiiiiiiiiiiiing
the sticky camera is literally for distracting enemies and previewing areas, its very useful in no ko runs
Yes!!! Please do the whole series !!
A coulourshed review of one of my most beloved series. Dude.
I seriously hope that the Remake we've been hearing about for the 1st Splinter Cell turns out to be phenomenal. This is without a doubt one of my favorite series of all time when it comes to video games and no question about it Michael Ironside was fantastic as Sam Fisher nobody else could have played him💯💯👍
I used to have Nokia n gage (the bigger screen one) . I remember tring this splinter cell on that . It wasn't the best experience .
You're in for a treat if you've not played Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory my friend. They're fucking brilliant.
Good review as per.
My two favourites are Pandora Tomorrow and Blacklist, I highly recommend.
Can’t wait for the Pandora Tomorrow review
You can press crouch before landing from any jump and land quite like a ninja
Thanks for the video...my all-time favorite game series!
I hope you review the sequels!
Hey. Thanks for this review. Splinter cell and his sequel Pandora Tomorrow are in my Top 10 Games of all time.
Splinter cell was my reason buying a Xbox console in 2002, what was even my first 6th Gen console before I get my ps2 and gamecube. (I still prefer nintendo and Sony to this day)
Ubisoft needs to realize story based single player games are in high demand. Spy versus mercs was one of the most popular multiplayer modes of the 6th generation of consoles. Micheal Ironside is still kicking ass...get it done.
💥💥 Ah the good ol days of gaming the 90s and 2000s
That tom clancy game that ended up being xdefiant left me thirsty, so im gonna go re-buy all the old splinter cell games lol
I’ll make a statement right here and right now. Chaos Theory is the greatest stealth game of all time.
Strong recommendation from here towards Chaos Theory! That's an awesome game!
My first game was splinter cell double agent on Xbox 360. Took over a month to get through the first mission but after that I cruised through the rest of it in a couple days
I have finished every Splinter Cell game *EXCEPT* this one. I want to see the end for myself haha!
Really? Its great and not all that long. Find a way
damn 1 and 3 are the only good ones : P
Bruh...if you liked this one, Chaos Theory is just *Muah!*