Edit: Guys, I know Pandora Tomorrow for GBA isn’t rare or hard to find. I was just recounting my experience trying to acquire the game through Amazon. So basically, don’t order it through Amazon. That was my whole point. Apparently people enjoy listening to me talk about Splinter Cell, so here's more of that. These are the time stamps for each individual game if you want to come back later or hear my thoughts on one particular title. 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - Corrections 5:18 - Splinter Cell (GBA) 10:17 - Pandora Tomrrow (GBA) 15:33 - Chaos Theory (DS) 20:15 - Splinter Cell 3D (3DS) 23:12 - Splinter Cell: Essentials (PSP) Thank you for watching the video! If you'd like to see more of my content, here's the Critical Nobody playlist - bit.ly/2M3r65U
At The next Ubisoft event they should turn off all the lights after they “end the presentations” and have Michael ironside with Sams googles come out and show off the new game
I don't care if Sam isn't the playable character when we get a new Splinter Cell game. He can be behind the desk being your boss for all I care. I just want the good stealth gameplay and a good geopolitical intrigue story.
Amen. The story should be the mission. Not the people accomplishing that mission. One of Splinter Cell's greatest feats in the first three titles was making Sam interesting while also making him such a small, insignificant part of a much grander conspiracy to unravel. The world felt large, mysterious and hostile and you were a tiny piece of the puzzle. From Double Agent on, that was completely ruined. Sam is the focus, and he's a super-hero that does the work or 20 different agencies and teams combined.
@@CErra310 Nah, story wise, Sam would never let this happen. A supporting role or even a playable side story character would be better. Sarah as a civilian escaping a dicey situation with defensive skills Sam had taught her. Then Sam would get out from his command chair and to take on this mission himself.
Agreed. While Sam is a fine character he's just too old already. Have Briggs be the new protagonist or the Russian guy who was playable from Conviction/Blacklist.
Imagine being the developer who's told he's working on Chaos Theory for DS. "Hey Greg, guess what, you've got a new Splinter Cell Assignment!" "Sweet, is it the next-gen title?" "No, you're porting Chaos Theory from a phone to the DS. Have fun."
The ds was actually good with console demake ports, sonic and sega all stars racing is a good example (although, that was made by nspace, who were the absolute gods of ds demakes).
I own the DS version of Chaos theory and to get the code that you could not find, when you enter the office where you stop the timer, the table to the left of the computer has the code. You just pick it up from then and go to the vault, do what you need to do in there, watch the cutscene at the end, and you’re done. And by the way, the door you were at where Fisher said he didn’t know the code: that’s the extraction. You will need to watch the last bit of dialogue to know the code as it isn’t added to the OPSAT. Hope this helps.
@@CriticalNobody Please please please play it again! You'll hate, love and appreciate it at the same time. I know you'll not be able to go in to Multiplayer (which rocked btw), but atleast you'll be able to see the entire storyline on the DS and what they tried to cram in to that cartridge.
@@LongTimeAgoNL Forget about it. This guy is a joke! Always praising chaos theory on the xbox and claiming everything else should be thrown into the garbage. People can't understand the concept of handhelds, the limitations and development stages yet they have the nerve of calling themselves game "critiques".
Oh wow, this brought me back memories of when I used to work at Gameloft Brazil back in 2007, and I was tasked to localize and QA test a mobile port of Splinter Cell made in JAVA for the mobile phones of the time. It was painful. As seeing as there wasn't an unified OS environment for mobile phones back then (there wasn't Android/iOS around), there were MULTIPLE (and I mean HUNDREDS of) builds of the same game ported for each different mobile device. Since most of the development time was used for porting the games, they are all just as good as you can imagine, including Splinter Cell (I think Chaos Theory? A sprite-based, 2D representation of it, at least), which was _awful_ .
I played almost every single version of the Splinter Cell games released for 240x320 and 128x160 on my respective Nokia 5300 and 5200 back in the day, they were just amazing, as you mentioned, the games were sometimes quite different depending on the resolution, which also depended on the model of the phone. The only one I couldn't play was Pandora Tomorrow 3D, which was only playable on Sony Ericcson devices due to a "3d mascot capsule" crap that wasn't included in anything that wasn't a Sony device.
I feel your pain fam. If people would think that the Android ecosystem is already fragmented enough as it is, it was far worse back then due to having to scale back a full fat J2ME title to every single platform from a Nokia 6600 all the way down to a 3510i. And both the art and coding teams suffer from such madness.
8 year old me absolutely loved those games, dude. Tbh it was my very first exposition to Splinter Cell, save for a copy of the first game my dad bought for me that was so broken it force reset the computer every time you got on the zip line section in the tutorial.
There are Java emulators in which you can easily play the Splinter Cell phone games. Should you bother? Yes, because they are really, _really_ good. Think that GBA game, only with shadows, noise, proper aiming... and blood.
@@felisasininus1784 Yeah they were better than they had any right to be. The Java team of Gameloft was on fire back in the mid-late 2000s: Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, Rainbow Six, Assassin's Creed, FarCry 2, Real Football, King Kong and Rayman were all excellent games. If ever there was an era when phone games were good, that was it.
Splinter cell 3D was the first splinter cell game I’ve ever played, and for the time and my age even with it’s lower quality graphics and lack of co-op it blew my tiny brain, after recently replaying it and it’s Xbox counterpart I’ve noticed changed rooms and even levels but it was a great to play and show to your other friends, so if you had no other choice I’d recommend this version.
I played the DS chaos theory when I was super young, young enough to still be excited to just be playing a game no matter what the game was. Even at that time, I never made it past the bank stage, the game was just so so broken. Seeing the camera footage brought it all back 😅
duuuuude, that chase part in Splinter Cell GBA... I really liked that game when I first played it, but I couldn't get past that part years ago. I should revisit that game and finish that to have closure in my life.
I remember getting Chaos Theory for the DS when it came out. At the time (I was 14/15) I was obsessed with the promise of 3D graphics on a handheld. But like you, I never made it past the bank level. It was only several years later that I discovered the glory of the pc version. Speaking of which, the kill/knock out animations DID trip me up the first time I played it. I thought the kill animation was just Sam knocking out guys with his fist, while the pacify option looked like he was strangling them. (I didn't watch MMA back then, so I didn't know you could strangle a person JUST enough to put them to sleep.) It was only when I got to one of the "Don't kill anyone" missions that Lambert's freaking out told me I was mistaken. So, I don't know... Maybe the dev who switched the animations for "Essentials" felt the same way I did?
I'm starting to wonder if any proposed SC game for current gen got scrapped because it wasn't microtransaction-viable. Developers like Ubisoft seem so driven towards this model that they'd almost deem 'proper' games to be unworthy at this point. Granted, they could shove all that crap into a Splinter Cell game, but quite frankly I'd rather they leave the series alone rather than turn it into some cash-cow. The profit-factor is really starting to ruin games.
This is whats gonna happen, just watch. A splinter cell "title" will be revealed at e3 either 2019 or 2020. And I guarantee you that it will take the same form of wildlands mixed with the division. When you first start the game, you'll create "your own splinter cell operative" in an attempt to "give the player the most immersive splinter cell experience to date". Bullshit PR buzz words. Michael Ironside will be voicing Sam Fisher, however hell act as a mission giver and head of fourth echelon and probably won't be a playable character. Sam Fisher will become the games narrative, acting as the story teller and dialogue as the game progresses just like grim in the previous titles. you'll be "tasked with the objective to build up the agency and it's resources through completing tasks, missions, and recruiting personnel for the agency with help from other splinter cells currently in opperation" aka, other players. Essentially, it will become the division with the splinter cell name stamped on it. It'll have the customization options and progression just like wildlands, only all the best and most desired cosmetic gear and tactical clothing will be blocked behind loot boxes and in game currency, again, just like wildlands. I'd honestly be willing to bet money that of a splinter cell title is revealed, this is exactly what it's going to be
No. It's because they didn't sell well regardless. Ubi tried for years with Prince of Persia, Rayman and SC to make them juggernaut franchises only to find their sales were "lukewarm at best".They then decided it was better to make more devs work on fewer larger games that were more guaranteed to succeed.
@@FraserSouris Those games failing to meet expectation and not making a healthy profit are not the same thing. Thy don't do them because everything needs to sell at CoD numbers and also generate profit year-round. We are mostly agreeing, but those other games were a success OR could easily have turned into one with an Uncharted 2 style sequel.
@@FraserSouris exactly... chaos theory is basically considered the best game in the series, and even with that type of recognition it really didn't do well sales wise when it came out... there's simply not enough market for this genre
I always saw Essentials as a greatest hits, I am not sure but I think some of the “new” levels are actually versions of bonus levels for the PS versions of Splinter Cell and Chaos theory. But I could be Wrong. While essentials wasn’t the greatest I like what they did with it. Collected a bunch of levels from previous games almost like a greatest hits. I wish more developers would make games like this. Imagine a Mario game with Redone levels from previous games.
i agree with your point. perhaps essentials wasn't the best game from a gameplay standpoint, but the concept of just compiling some of the best levels in the franchise seems like a cool concept
The GBA Pandora Tomorrow alarm system is in the original GBA game too, but it only comes into effect in late game levels starting with either Shipyard or Nuclear Plant. You can still disable the alarm within that initial time limit but on those levels on, you aren’t forced to reload if you miss it: you just need to hide from the elite guards, preferably above ground level. The Piotr boss on the oil rig is a tad easier once you know how to do it: you’re supposed to hit him while hanging from a pipe as it’s easier to pick up speed again once you put your gun away. Repeat for all pipe swinging sections in this part of the level and you get him easily. It’s still the worst part of an otherwise good level though and I was stuck on it for a while as a kid as said solution is not obvious at all.
its a great game, with a share of problems. 3D was my first real experience of chaos theory (i couldnt get many M games back then and the DS version was technically my first CT experience but like critical nobody, i never got past the bank)
I would love to see the original splinter cell trilogy released as a remaster, especially on switch! I liked double agent but didn’t enjoy the next ones as much
Splinter Cell Essentials used to be one of my favorite games on the PSP. I'll probably hate it if i play it today but i had fun with it back in the day.
lmao i have the same exact feelings about essentials. it was the first SC game ive ever played so i'll always have a soft spot for it, but if i were to replay it i would probably hate it lol
In regard to your Pandora Tomorrow "buyer beware" warning, I'd also recommend contacting the sellers beforehand and asking them to confirm whether they are indeed selling the GBA copy. I do that when there are different versions of the same book.
I swear I love this channel! This was a good cover of everything.... its weird.. nostalgia can reaaaaaaaally play with your mind. I played Essentials and the mobile game... thought it was amazing.. this broke the rose colored glasses for me lol Please keep this up. I love it dude
A GREAT follow up to your original video ... which is - in my opinion - the BEST SC video on youtube. Your journey through all the games truly helped ease my disappointment with E3, and I think a LOT of us found comfort in remembering the good times for this franchise. I made a comment in the last video that I would return to it a year later after E3 2019, and if we had still not heard any news by that point then I would start to believe the franchise is dead ... I PRAY I return to it with a smile on my face and all of us excited by the confirmation of Sam's return. He deserves to sneak around one more time ...
I think another reason the last SC vid did so well because there was really no proper Splinter Cell series analysis beforehand, so hopefully your video opened the floodgates. Glad to see a follow-up!
I actually had an N-gage, but didn't know there was a Splinter cell on it. It was more suited for strategy games like Pathway to Glory, which was tons of fun at the time and you could play multiplayer hot-seat with a friend, so it was fun while at school back then too.
Oh man, Chaos Theory on DS was amazing, regardless of what you think about it. Me and my brother had this game and frequently went MULTIPLAYER against eachother and it worked really well! Unless you were left-handed, you could move, aim and shoot at the same time so playing as a Merc felt really satisfying, like a proper shooter. And the co-op was proper and good fun as well. On a Nintendo DS! Yeah it looked like shit in some areas, but there were far worse contenders out there... Also the levels do improve later on... Some are skipped entirely via a cutscene or storyline, but some were done really well. Too bad you didnt stay to get through the rest :( And I agree on Essentials. Just read up on what happened 'in between chaos theory and Double agent'. I have the game and 'enjoyed' it, but it was a mess that had wayyy too much marketing vs actual product delivery.
GBA Splinter Cell 1 is how I got into the series and why I got the Xbox version after. I loved seeing the levels I was used to in 2D in their original 3D format, Sam was no longer a silent protagonist, I had _context_ for everything instead of painfully short Mission briefings and the final level made sense instead of recycling the Burma abattoir. Lost most of the cool music but the main game’s music is cool too, especially the tracks I recognised from GBA like Alert 1 and the X-Men cartoon style title theme (boss battle theme in the main game). I even got the PS2 version recently solely so I could play the original 3D Nuclear Plant mission from GBA and get better context for why Sam was there. Same with my bonus disk on Xbox for the submarine levels. Essentials is how I first saw Chaos Theory’s levels as well as the PS2 version of the Caspian Oil Refinery. Until I saw a PS2 playthrough, I thought the oil rig taking place at night unlike the original level was an Essentials thing and that the two Double Agent levels were taken directly from Double Agent version 2. Nope. The Essentials Prison and JBA HQ are unique to that game alone. I also played Essentials before Pandora Tomorrow on Xbox (tried a Turkish copy of the GBA version but didn’t get very far as saving didn’t work) so several things like the mine defusing puzzle, alarm system, title screen and death themes i retroactively recognised in Pandora Tomorrow from Essentials. Honestly I like Essentials despite the flaws you rightly pointed out (haven’t played it in years though) though I do hate the sloppy slideshow cutscenes and the final level for being too hard.
Although beyond the scope of this video, it’s worth mentioning that when looking back at the original Chaos Theory releases, the PS2 and GC versions were tangibly inferior to the Xbox and PC editions. On top of missing lighting effects and blurrier textures, several props and even huge chunks of scenery/geometry were omitted from the levels, making things seem less lived-in and dynamic compared to the more powerful machines. Having completed the PS2 game several times, this truly puts things into perspective.
I played Chaos Theory on the DS on repeat to a ridiculous degree. It hasn't aged well at all, but at the time I couldn't believe the production values for a handheld. Same with Splinter Cell Essentials on the PSP. Man, those were the days.
Im not a die hard fan of the series but I had shit load of fun with Essentials on my PSP. The gameplay was really fun and I didn't care much for the story but it was definitely too short in my opinion. :
E3 2019 is gonna be awesome. Can't wait for them announce a new installment for every Tom Clancy title except for Splinter Cell as well as a new Far Cry, a new Trials Fusion, and a new Rayman Raving Rabbids! P.S. I recognized the Mike Stoklasa, "SHUT UP!" and I clapped.
" Can't wait for them announce a new installment for every Tom Clancy title except for Splinter Cell" Cool! Does that mean we are finally getting an EndWar sequel? Cause I really want that :D D:
The IOS version of Conviction was what got me into Splinter Cell in the first place. I played that game over and over again during a boring vacation. The most memorable thing about it is its neat menu theme which is quite different from the usual fare, sounding melancholic and a touch deranged. The track is part of the Chaos Theory Soundtrack Remixed album. The Splinter Cell music is something special. Amon Tobin really knows how to make an impression.
Hey! I'm not sure if you're going to read this because it's an old video but I figured I'd comment anyways. This video was a nostalgic trip for me as I grew up playing Splinter Cell on the 3DS and eventually fell in love with stealth games in general. I'm really glad that I found your channel. Your content is always quality. Thank you for reminding me what a great game I and many others grew up playing.
The DS one was really good. I know, it was annoying at first but the levels after the bank one are really good. I was waiting for you to cover them only to find out that you didn't play them.
Hey Craig, I'm one of your O.G. fans from WAY back in the day. I dont expect you to see this but I'm happy to see you are still working and I can watch your videos. I'll never forget or stop coming back. I love your content and I hope you are doing better since way back when!
That video you made back then made me buy sc blacklist again on xbox one and played hours over hours with friends in coop and svm and still play every day to this date 😌 That love to your channel is deserved for the dedication you showed in that video. I was also pretty disappointed that ubi didnt announce the new splinter cell but not even a teaser 😭 I mean there are so many clues scattered in the last two years over different games or interviews that at least a teaser should be here now 👿 on a last note: video games belong on proper like consoles or a pc. Portable systems cannot satisfy a gamers needs currently. Well besides gaming laptops maybe...
The reason why people think you hate conviction is that 6/10 is such a common score that most modern folk thinks that it means that is not worth a damn
My uncle gave me that game, and while I wasn't particularly good at it at first, I ended up loving it. Ended up being able to almost do an entire ghost run of that game on Expert, up until the escalator part in Kokubo Sosho.
Essentials doesn't hold up vs the console versions of course, but when I got it back when it came out it just blew me away that I was playing levels straight outta ps2 games on my handheld device. I've not played through it since back then and I guess my memory is rose tinted. I still remember thoroughly enjoying it at the time though!
It's not just about people enjoying splinter cell. It's about people enjoying good videos. You have done a nice work on these videos. May i ask, do you think on continuing this kind of videos on another series? Cause i really want this!
I've watched your first Splinter Cell Video like 8 times and I think I'm gonna keep listening to it while working. Hope you can go more in depth in the future, like a video per game. Keep up the great work!
Great Video!! SC Essentials is definitely a Frankenstein of a game but if you get it on PSVita ($9.99) turn on alternate controls and setup the right analog stick to the face buttons make it much more playable than playing on PSP. Some of the dialogue is so bad it’s good 😂 but agree with almost everything you said but I would put the SC Chaos Theory for DS on the bottom below SC essentials. After all by your own accounts you couldn’t finish SCCT DS and you completed SCE.
Big Splinter Cell fan too, really love your videos. Have you ever played the PS2 version of Chaos theory? Its a decent port but it has some level differences from the XBOX/PC versions as well as graphical downgrades. It really showcased the difference between the PS2 and XBOX's architectural capabilities.
I don't know. SC1, 2 and Double Agent were more faithful convertions from Xbox to PS2. Chaos Theory is a complete joke on the PS2, it's note even funny.
I played the PS2 version of chaos theory first and loved it. I still think it's a good game but than when I played the Xbox version it was like playing a remaster. Some parts of the PS2 version are impressive considering the hardware.
I first played Chaos Theory on the PS2, and I really hated the in-mission break up loading screens. Holy crap was I surprised when they remastered it for the PS3. It was so awesome being able to transverse a whole level without encountering a loading screen. I rarely break out my PS2 copy anymore. The bank level was probably the worst--after you rappel down, each of the two paths you encounter to progress forward gives you a loading screen.
Ah yeah, The gamecube version also missed like 3 big levels as well. My friend had a gamecube and SC: Chaos Theory on it and I had it on the Original Xbox, we were discussing it and I told him this and that about a certain level and he was like "What the hell are you talking about? That was a cutscene" "The fuck, no it wasnt, it was a complete level" and then we compared games.
I'm over a year late and this won't get seen but I've gotta say, Double Agent's Spy v Spy was so fun. It was my only MP mode I ever got to play mind you, but my god would I love to play it again and experience it fully aware at this age. I have so many fond memories and I wish I could do it all again.
This is whats gonna happen, just watch. A splinter cell "title" will be revealed at e3 either 2019 or 2020. And I guarantee you that it will take the same form of wildlands mixed with the division. When you first start the game, you'll create "your own splinter cell operative" in an attempt to "give the player the most immersive splinter cell experience to date". Bullshit PR buzz words. Michael Ironside will be voicing Sam Fisher, however hell act as a mission giver and head of fourth echelon and probably won't be a playable character. Sam Fisher will become the games narrative, acting as the story teller and dialogue as the game progresses just like grim in the previous titles. you'll be "tasked with the objective to build up the agency and it's resources through completing tasks, missions, and recruiting personnel for the agency with help from other splinter cells currently in opperation" aka, other players. Essentially, it will become the division with the splinter cell name stamped on it. It'll have a ton of customization options and progression just like wildlands, only all the best looking and most desired cosmetic gear and tactical clothing will be blocked behind loot boxes and in game currency, again, just like wildlands. I'd honestly be willing to bet money that if a new splinter cell title is revealed, this is exactly what it's going to be
After watching both of your Splinter Cell videos, your opinions on the games are just about the same as mine. SC, SC PT and SC CT are permanently installed on my laptop (alongside NFS MW 2005 eheh). They are games I keep getting back to, and I've lost count on how many times I've completed them. I was a MGS fan on my PSone and had the opportunity to play SC on my cousins PS2 on weekends. I played the hell out of his game and was lucky enough to get a trilogy pack for PC somewhere in 2006(?) as a gift from my mom ,and playing all the games on PC for the first time was so great and they did not disappoint. Just a few months ago got a copy of SC 3D (to play at work eheh) and was really surprised by it despite the frame rate and the weird controls at first. Really enjoyed your videos and appreciated that you mentioned both Double Agent versions and explained the differences, as I've only played the PC version and was unaware until recently that PS2 and Xbox had a different game. Keep up with the good content. Cheers!
PoisonFang27 That’s actually music from PT on GBA. I tend to use the soundtrack of whatever game I’m talking about. Plus...never played any Metroid games...I know, I’m a bad person
I was always a metal gear fan. I never even gave splinter cell a chance. But with the recent death of the franchise, I'm left empty, Craving a new spy/stealth game.
Hitman, Dishonored, Thief, Deus Ex, Tenchu, Alien Isolation... plenty of options out there, buddy! I also heard good things about the Styx games and Invible Inc. and maybe Sekiro goes heavy on stealth. Then again definitely check out the Splinter Cell games, I don't think age is an issue at all for those games. I also played them for the first time about 3 years ago and really liked them. (also a huge MGS fan btw.)
thats were the vita came in, sony just didnt know how to properly support it. that said, any psp game is better on it thanks to the second nub being programmable.
that was the first way i played conviction. i remember it was okay, but even less like a traditional SC. i loved it still. conviction is the strongest story wise
can you imagine if during the closing part of the ceremony the lights cut and just the splintercell goggles were on screen paired with the iconic nvg sound?
I think it was my ninth birthday when my dad gave me Pandora Tomorrow on the GBA...from there I ended up getting the the first three games on Gamecube as well as Double Agent on Wii. I even got the first one on GBA, I suffered with Chaos Theory on DS (though I never got past the bank level like you), I played and LOVED Splinter Cell 3D (I logged over 100 hours on it). Later I found out that there was an entirely new version of Double Agent I didn't know about (Version 1) which I played through on PS3, choppy frame rate and all. I ended up getting the HD trilogy as well and was kind of blown away to see that there was a much better version of Chaos Theory than the Gamecube one. Later on, I got Blacklist on Wii U as well. Now I have a Steam Deck and can play almost all of the games on there (GBA games included) minus Conviction, which I still have never played due to never having an Xbox of any kind or a Windows PC that could run it. I've never played Essentials either, although my brother did, and he seemed to enjoy it. I can also run the PC version of Double Agent on it but choose not to because it's terrible. However, I recently discovered that just like with Chaos Theory, there's a "true" version of the Double Agent I played on Wii, the Xbox version, and I played it via Xemu on the Deck. The frame rate wasn't great, but I played it all the way through and really enjoyed it. Anyway, all this to say, it feels amazing having the full fat versions of Chaos Theory and Version 2 of Double Agent on a handheld.
I think that Essentials really nailed that non-lethal animation though. lets face it, you're more likely to kill someone by choking them out than breaking their spine.
I thought so too! So it might have been intentional. As a kid at least, the kill animation looked weird. I couldn't understand why Sam didn't just use his new (and high-tech!) knife to finish them off... like WTF!? You know, just like CJ in San Andreas! Actually, I still don't get it. Was the animation too gory? Would it have been too "unrealistic"? Like potentially too "messy" and loud, or something? Lol...
I don't know if you have noticed or not, but, the reason that first video was so successful was in large part because it was nearly an *hour long*. This video should see great results too (although not quite to the same level since its only a half-hour) Frankly, people are starved for epic-length gaming content that they can turn on as background noise or to fall asleep to without fear of the video running out before they fall asleep or having to get up. Try your best to crank out more long-form videos and you'll see a lot of growth within a year's time, I promise you that!
Splinter Cell 3D is literally the only Splinter Cell game I've ever played. Honestly it got me into the series and I was pretty impressed with how well it plays on there. I actually completely recommend that version for anyone looking for a portable Splinter Cell game. Just remember that it's a portable and it came pretty early in the 3DS' lifecycle.
Well I was first introduced to Splinter Cell franchise by N-Gage version of Chaos theory on my Nokia 6600. It was very janky but way better than what other Symbian OS and N-Gage games. After playing on mobile, I discovered the glory of the pc version! and became a fan of the series! And this was my first ever stealth game and has made me a fan of Stealth genre ever since!
Edit: Guys, I know Pandora Tomorrow for GBA isn’t rare or hard to find. I was just recounting my experience trying to acquire the game through Amazon. So basically, don’t order it through Amazon. That was my whole point.
Apparently people enjoy listening to me talk about Splinter Cell, so here's more of that. These are the time stamps for each individual game if you want to come back later or hear my thoughts on one particular title.
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Corrections
5:18 - Splinter Cell (GBA)
10:17 - Pandora Tomrrow (GBA)
15:33 - Chaos Theory (DS)
20:15 - Splinter Cell 3D (3DS)
23:12 - Splinter Cell: Essentials (PSP)
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Glad to see you are back man
Keep up the good work :)
DUDE! You still failed to acknowledge the amazing OST of Chaos Theory ;p
MrKosobi I feel like music speaks for itself. I mean, I DO keep using it
Thanks @ Critical Nobody
Wow I didn’t know my pandora tomorrow game is so Rare I’ll have to play it again
At The next Ubisoft event they should turn off all the lights after they “end the presentations” and have Michael ironside with Sams googles come out and show off the new game
If I was a "Make a wish" kid that's exactly what I'd ask for
THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING
True fans will know immediately by the iconic sound effect.
Ubisoft will never make another Splinter Cell game lmao
@@lawenda2099 this comment is a year old and you act like we don’t know that
I don't care if Sam isn't the playable character when we get a new Splinter Cell game. He can be behind the desk being your boss for all I care. I just want the good stealth gameplay and a good geopolitical intrigue story.
Amen. The story should be the mission. Not the people accomplishing that mission.
One of Splinter Cell's greatest feats in the first three titles was making Sam interesting while also making him such a small, insignificant part of a much grander conspiracy to unravel. The world felt large, mysterious and hostile and you were a tiny piece of the puzzle. From Double Agent on, that was completely ruined. Sam is the focus, and he's a super-hero that does the work or 20 different agencies and teams combined.
I want Sarah to be the new operative with Sam as a stand-in for lambert
@@CErra310 Nah, story wise, Sam would never let this happen.
A supporting role or even a playable side story character would be better. Sarah as a civilian escaping a dicey situation with defensive skills Sam had taught her. Then Sam would get out from his command chair and to take on this mission himself.
Agreed. While Sam is a fine character he's just too old already. Have Briggs be the new protagonist or the Russian guy who was playable from Conviction/Blacklist.
Ehh.
Not a fan of Briggs. He sounds like every cia recruit from every tv show ever
Want a good Splinter Cell game on the PSP?
Play Syphon Filter.
Ah I remember those days. Dark Mirror and Logan's Shadow are bae
I though the same thing when played these games. Lol
Man, Logan's Shadow had an amazing soundtrack.
Syphon Filter was my GAMMMMEEEEE
What about the DS tho?
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When you’re so rich, your carpet is made from raw bacon.
You Genius
Zeke Rippy i agree
I thought that it looked like raw meat too. lol.
Imagine being the developer who's told he's working on Chaos Theory for DS.
"Hey Greg, guess what, you've got a new Splinter Cell Assignment!"
"Sweet, is it the next-gen title?"
"No, you're porting Chaos Theory from a phone to the DS. Have fun."
All around me are familiar faces, worn out faces, worn out faces.
@@XanderPGK 😂😂😂😂😂
The ds was actually good with console demake ports, sonic and sega all stars racing is a good example (although, that was made by nspace, who were the absolute gods of ds demakes).
@@icravedeath.1200 The Force Unleashed on the DS was my childhood and I fucking loved it
@@seantds619 my favourite demake ports for the ds were toy story 3 and Lego Ninjago.
I own the DS version of Chaos theory and to get the code that you could not find, when you enter the office where you stop the timer, the table to the left of the computer has the code. You just pick it up from then and go to the vault, do what you need to do in there, watch the cutscene at the end, and you’re done. And by the way, the door you were at where Fisher said he didn’t know the code: that’s the extraction. You will need to watch the last bit of dialogue to know the code as it isn’t added to the OPSAT.
Hope this helps.
Magic Danny I appreciate the walkthrough, but I’m never playing that game again. Thanks though 😄
God bless YT comment section.
@@CriticalNobody Please please please play it again!
You'll hate, love and appreciate it at the same time.
I know you'll not be able to go in to Multiplayer (which rocked btw), but atleast you'll be able to see the entire storyline on the DS and what they tried to cram in to that cartridge.
LongTimeAgo it’s shit
@@LongTimeAgoNL Forget about it. This guy is a joke! Always praising chaos theory on the xbox and claiming everything else should be thrown into the garbage. People can't understand the concept of handhelds, the limitations and development stages yet they have the nerve of calling themselves game "critiques".
Oh wow, this brought me back memories of when I used to work at Gameloft Brazil back in 2007, and I was tasked to localize and QA test a mobile port of Splinter Cell made in JAVA for the mobile phones of the time. It was painful. As seeing as there wasn't an unified OS environment for mobile phones back then (there wasn't Android/iOS around), there were MULTIPLE (and I mean HUNDREDS of) builds of the same game ported for each different mobile device. Since most of the development time was used for porting the games, they are all just as good as you can imagine, including Splinter Cell (I think Chaos Theory? A sprite-based, 2D representation of it, at least), which was _awful_ .
I played almost every single version of the Splinter Cell games released for 240x320 and 128x160 on my respective Nokia 5300 and 5200 back in the day, they were just amazing, as you mentioned, the games were sometimes quite different depending on the resolution, which also depended on the model of the phone. The only one I couldn't play was Pandora Tomorrow 3D, which was only playable on Sony Ericcson devices due to a "3d mascot capsule" crap that wasn't included in anything that wasn't a Sony device.
I feel your pain fam. If people would think that the Android ecosystem is already fragmented enough as it is, it was far worse back then due to having to scale back a full fat J2ME title to every single platform from a Nokia 6600 all the way down to a 3510i. And both the art and coding teams suffer from such madness.
I loved the ubisoft java games
8 year old me absolutely loved those games, dude. Tbh it was my very first exposition to Splinter Cell, save for a copy of the first game my dad bought for me that was so broken it force reset the computer every time you got on the zip line section in the tutorial.
You must be like 10 now commencing on comments that are a half decade old 😂corny
Chaos Theory on the DS was how I was introduced to the series. Can’t forget the memories of my hands straining from long hours of playing it
The 3D version introduced me to Splinter Cell.
I've watched that splinter cell video at least 5 times and showed it to all my friends, it's just so interesting and put together so well.
I used to have it in the backround while I studied. It was great
Right?? I'm glad I'm not alone with that.
I love how when he gets to Chaos Theory. He just took the words right out of my mouth. "This game. This...FUCKIN...GAME...Is a masterpiece."
Same.
Jacob Ross 600k more than you’ll ever have LMAO
There are Java emulators in which you can easily play the Splinter Cell phone games. Should you bother? Yes, because they are really, _really_ good. Think that GBA game, only with shadows, noise, proper aiming... and blood.
Ghost81 And you can roll too. Also there is even an underwater level with a shark if I remember correctly.
Also in Japan the blood would even spill on the transparent wind screens.
@@felisasininus1784 Yeah they were better than they had any right to be. The Java team of Gameloft was on fire back in the mid-late 2000s: Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, Rainbow Six, Assassin's Creed, FarCry 2, Real Football, King Kong and Rayman were all excellent games. If ever there was an era when phone games were good, that was it.
Ghost81 There were also these Zombie Infection games on Java that were even better than its smart phone counterpart!
@@Ghost_Of_SAS
Imagine how great splinter cell could have been on the ps vita
"Splinter Cell: Double Agent Version 2 has a Spy vs. Spy mode."
**MAD flashbacks**
I still remember the theme to that
Cool videos. Good luck on your channel. I'll eventually do a retrospective on splinter cell myself, but closer to the next announcement for a new game
Please Nick!! I love your retrospective videos and I'd love to see one about my favorite stealth franchise.
Well you did it
Splinter cell 3D was the first splinter cell game I’ve ever played, and for the time and my age even with it’s lower quality graphics and lack of co-op it blew my tiny brain, after recently replaying it and it’s Xbox counterpart I’ve noticed changed rooms and even levels but it was a great to play and show to your other friends, so if you had no other choice I’d recommend this version.
I played the DS chaos theory when I was super young, young enough to still be excited to just be playing a game no matter what the game was. Even at that time, I never made it past the bank stage, the game was just so so broken. Seeing the camera footage brought it all back 😅
Splinter Cell Essentials really suffered without a 2nd analog stick, it's enjoyable if downloaded on the VITA
Dont forget the 2nd stick hack through henkaku which fixes the camera problem
Even with a second analog on PPSSPP it's a mess.
Thank you for saying to everyone!
@@Oversensitive-S-poster Did TheFlow release something like that or..?
You can download it on the Vita? How do I do that?
Why buy retro games on Amazon? Mistake number 1 right there lmao. eBay is ALWAYS your friend for those things
@St. Petersberg Hackerman
realized this when I saw sims 2 for 50 dollars
Rule #1: Never buy a retro game from a seller using a stock image
It wasn’t just a nostalgia bug, your video was really good and spread around by people who liked it!
duuuuude, that chase part in Splinter Cell
GBA... I really liked that game when I first played it, but I couldn't get past that part years ago. I should revisit that game and finish that to have closure in my life.
Do it and come back to this comment to tell me how it went.
Did you finally beat it
been 2 years, beat it yet?
It’s been 3 years still stuck on the chase sequence are you
Legend has it he is still chasing after the guy to this day.
I remember getting Chaos Theory for the DS when it came out. At the time (I was 14/15) I was obsessed with the promise of 3D graphics on a handheld.
But like you, I never made it past the bank level. It was only several years later that I discovered the glory of the pc version. Speaking of which, the kill/knock out
animations DID trip me up the first time I played it. I thought the kill animation was just Sam knocking out guys with his fist, while the pacify option looked like
he was strangling them. (I didn't watch MMA back then, so I didn't know you could strangle a person JUST enough to put them to sleep.) It was only when I got
to one of the "Don't kill anyone" missions that Lambert's freaking out told me I was mistaken. So, I don't know... Maybe the dev who switched the animations
for "Essentials" felt the same way I did?
GBA had some 3D graphics too, like 007 Nightfire or Driver 3 which had a 3d open world.
I'm starting to wonder if any proposed SC game for current gen got scrapped because it wasn't microtransaction-viable. Developers like Ubisoft seem so driven towards this model that they'd almost deem 'proper' games to be unworthy at this point. Granted, they could shove all that crap into a Splinter Cell game, but quite frankly I'd rather they leave the series alone rather than turn it into some cash-cow. The profit-factor is really starting to ruin games.
This is whats gonna happen, just watch. A splinter cell "title" will be revealed at e3 either 2019 or 2020. And I guarantee you that it will take the same form of wildlands mixed with the division. When you first start the game, you'll create "your own splinter cell operative" in an attempt to "give the player the most immersive splinter cell experience to date". Bullshit PR buzz words. Michael Ironside will be voicing Sam Fisher, however hell act as a mission giver and head of fourth echelon and probably won't be a playable character. Sam Fisher will become the games narrative, acting as the story teller and dialogue as the game progresses just like grim in the previous titles. you'll be "tasked with the objective to build up the agency and it's resources through completing tasks, missions, and recruiting personnel for the agency with help from other splinter cells currently in opperation" aka, other players. Essentially, it will become the division with the splinter cell name stamped on it. It'll have the customization options and progression just like wildlands, only all the best and most desired cosmetic gear and tactical clothing will be blocked behind loot boxes and in game currency, again, just like wildlands. I'd honestly be willing to bet money that of a splinter cell title is revealed, this is exactly what it's going to be
No. It's because they didn't sell well regardless. Ubi tried for years with Prince of Persia, Rayman and SC to make them juggernaut franchises only to find their sales were "lukewarm at best".They then decided it was better to make more devs work on fewer larger games that were more guaranteed to succeed.
@@FraserSouris Those games failing to meet expectation and not making a healthy profit are not the same thing. Thy don't do them because everything needs to sell at CoD numbers and also generate profit year-round. We are mostly agreeing, but those other games were a success OR could easily have turned into one with an Uncharted 2 style sequel.
@@FraserSouris exactly... chaos theory is basically considered the best game in the series, and even with that type of recognition it really didn't do well sales wise when it came out... there's simply not enough market for this genre
I got Pandora Tomorrow GBA for Christmas as a kid and this video made me dig it out and I still have it.
Burn it!
@@mulderscully3707 What, why!?!? He may be the only one in existence to still have it
@@ori.g4mi Lol... Well if you have the last copy then sell it.🙌💰💰💰💰💰
@@mulderscully3707 *facepalm*
I always saw Essentials as a greatest hits, I am not sure but I think some of the “new” levels are actually versions of bonus levels for the PS versions of Splinter Cell and Chaos theory. But I could be Wrong.
While essentials wasn’t the greatest I like what they did with it. Collected a bunch of levels from previous games almost like a greatest hits. I wish more developers would make games like this. Imagine a Mario game with Redone levels from previous games.
i agree with your point. perhaps essentials wasn't the best game from a gameplay standpoint, but the concept of just compiling some of the best levels in the franchise seems like a cool concept
The GBA Pandora Tomorrow alarm system is in the original GBA game too, but it only comes into effect in late game levels starting with either Shipyard or Nuclear Plant. You can still disable the alarm within that initial time limit but on those levels on, you aren’t forced to reload if you miss it: you just need to hide from the elite guards, preferably above ground level.
The Piotr boss on the oil rig is a tad easier once you know how to do it: you’re supposed to hit him while hanging from a pipe as it’s easier to pick up speed again once you put your gun away. Repeat for all pipe swinging sections in this part of the level and you get him easily. It’s still the worst part of an otherwise good level though and I was stuck on it for a while as a kid as said solution is not obvious at all.
My first every Splinter Cell game was Splinter Cell 3D
Same here.
Also same, bought and sold it for four bucks
its a great game, with a share of problems. 3D was my first real experience of chaos theory (i couldnt get many M games back then and the DS version was technically my first CT experience but like critical nobody, i never got past the bank)
I would love to see the original splinter cell trilogy released as a remaster, especially on switch! I liked double agent but didn’t enjoy the next ones as much
Splinter Cell Essentials used to be one of my favorite games on the PSP. I'll probably hate it if i play it today but i had fun with it back in the day.
you shouldnt base your experience on someone else's opinion on the game, what matters is just to have fun
but still worthy game if you play on ppsspp on mobile phone/pc
still one of the best stealth game aside with metal gear solid peace walker which isnt
if you can emulate it, you can get rid of the control issues and make it a totally fine game, its just not great
lmao i have the same exact feelings about essentials. it was the first SC game ive ever played so i'll always have a soft spot for it, but if i were to replay it i would probably hate it lol
@@quinnmarchese6313 even if you rebound the stick to work as the camera, wouldn't you have to stop moving to move the camera anyway?
2:21 Spy be thicc
Wet Wizard 😂😂😂
Damn it you stole my comment
0:56 Here we are again my old friend depression, back after E3 2019
Yeah another year of no splinter cell
It’s crazy that we won’t get another one until probably 2021 at the earliest.
In regard to your Pandora Tomorrow "buyer beware" warning, I'd also recommend contacting the sellers beforehand and asking them to confirm whether they are indeed selling the GBA copy. I do that when there are different versions of the same book.
I swear I love this channel! This was a good cover of everything.... its weird.. nostalgia can reaaaaaaaally play with your mind. I played Essentials and the mobile game... thought it was amazing.. this broke the rose colored glasses for me lol Please keep this up. I love it dude
A GREAT follow up to your original video ... which is - in my opinion - the BEST SC video on youtube.
Your journey through all the games truly helped ease my disappointment with E3, and I think a LOT of us found comfort in remembering the good times for this franchise.
I made a comment in the last video that I would return to it a year later after E3 2019, and if we had still not heard any news by that point then I would start to believe the franchise is dead ... I PRAY I return to it with a smile on my face and all of us excited by the confirmation of Sam's return. He deserves to sneak around one more time ...
I think another reason the last SC vid did so well because there was really no proper Splinter Cell series analysis beforehand, so hopefully your video opened the floodgates. Glad to see a follow-up!
This poor guy is still waiting for the next splinter cell
Thanks for featuring me in your vid CN! ;)
PaX MalombellA SHUT UP...I hate you...
@@CriticalNobody Aww
I actually had an N-gage, but didn't know there was a Splinter cell on it. It was more suited for strategy games like Pathway to Glory, which was tons of fun at the time and you could play multiplayer hot-seat with a friend, so it was fun while at school back then too.
Oh man, Chaos Theory on DS was amazing, regardless of what you think about it. Me and my brother had this game and frequently went MULTIPLAYER against eachother and it worked really well!
Unless you were left-handed, you could move, aim and shoot at the same time so playing as a Merc felt really satisfying, like a proper shooter. And the co-op was proper and good fun as well. On a Nintendo DS!
Yeah it looked like shit in some areas, but there were far worse contenders out there...
Also the levels do improve later on... Some are skipped entirely via a cutscene or storyline, but some were done really well. Too bad you didnt stay to get through the rest :(
And I agree on Essentials. Just read up on what happened 'in between chaos theory and Double agent'. I have the game and 'enjoyed' it, but it was a mess that had wayyy too much marketing vs actual product delivery.
I always wanted to try the versus mode how was it?
GBA Splinter Cell 1 is how I got into the series and why I got the Xbox version after. I loved seeing the levels I was used to in 2D in their original 3D format, Sam was no longer a silent protagonist, I had _context_ for everything instead of painfully short Mission briefings and the final level made sense instead of recycling the Burma abattoir. Lost most of the cool music but the main game’s music is cool too, especially the tracks I recognised from GBA like Alert 1 and the X-Men cartoon style title theme (boss battle theme in the main game). I even got the PS2 version recently solely so I could play the original 3D Nuclear Plant mission from GBA and get better context for why Sam was there. Same with my bonus disk on Xbox for the submarine levels.
Essentials is how I first saw Chaos Theory’s levels as well as the PS2 version of the Caspian Oil Refinery. Until I saw a PS2 playthrough, I thought the oil rig taking place at night unlike the original level was an Essentials thing and that the two Double Agent levels were taken directly from Double Agent version 2. Nope. The Essentials Prison and JBA HQ are unique to that game alone. I also played Essentials before Pandora Tomorrow on Xbox (tried a Turkish copy of the GBA version but didn’t get very far as saving didn’t work) so several things like the mine defusing puzzle, alarm system, title screen and death themes i retroactively recognised in Pandora Tomorrow from Essentials.
Honestly I like Essentials despite the flaws you rightly pointed out (haven’t played it in years though) though I do hate the sloppy slideshow cutscenes and the final level for being too hard.
Although beyond the scope of this video, it’s worth mentioning that when looking back at the original Chaos Theory releases, the PS2 and GC versions were tangibly inferior to the Xbox and PC editions.
On top of missing lighting effects and blurrier textures, several props and even huge chunks of scenery/geometry were omitted from the levels, making things seem less lived-in and dynamic compared to the more powerful machines.
Having completed the PS2 game several times, this truly puts things into perspective.
A youtuber who listens to the comments and fully addresses their viewers? Goddamn, what a rare find. Subbed.
Greatly enjoyed Metal Gear Solid's 3DS port, so im gonna give Splinter Cell a try as well.
Great video, Subbing
I played Chaos Theory on the DS on repeat to a ridiculous degree. It hasn't aged well at all, but at the time I couldn't believe the production values for a handheld. Same with Splinter Cell Essentials on the PSP. Man, those were the days.
Im not a die hard fan of the series but I had shit load of fun with Essentials on my PSP. The gameplay was really fun and I didn't care much for the story but it was definitely too short in my opinion. :
It got really bad reviews. Is it worth another look on the Vita?
@@GuyOnAChair yep 100%
Splinter cell essentials was a game that I loved on the psp. I remember having so much playing this and killzone.
E3 2019 is gonna be awesome. Can't wait for them announce a new installment for every Tom Clancy title except for Splinter Cell as well as a new Far Cry, a new Trials Fusion, and a new Rayman Raving Rabbids!
P.S. I recognized the Mike Stoklasa, "SHUT UP!" and I clapped.
They already announced a new Far Cry.
And Ubisoft omits other important franchises too like Rayman, Prince of Persia, Brothers In Arms ..... :/
Cant wait for Rayman 4 :3
You forgot another Just Dance title, that will also be coming to the Wii....
" Can't wait for them announce a new installment for every Tom Clancy title except for Splinter Cell"
Cool! Does that mean we are finally getting an EndWar sequel? Cause I really want that :D
D:
And finally add it to the 3DS and Vita after many people have been demanded for it.
The IOS version of Conviction was what got me into Splinter Cell in the first place. I played that game over and over again during a boring vacation. The most memorable thing about it is its neat menu theme which is quite different from the usual fare, sounding melancholic and a touch deranged. The track is part of the Chaos Theory Soundtrack Remixed album. The Splinter Cell music is something special. Amon Tobin really knows how to make an impression.
This channel is going places, I can feel it.
Good call tbh
Hey! I'm not sure if you're going to read this because it's an old video but I figured I'd comment anyways. This video was a nostalgic trip for me as I grew up playing Splinter Cell on the 3DS and eventually fell in love with stealth games in general. I'm really glad that I found your channel. Your content is always quality. Thank you for reminding me what a great game I and many others grew up playing.
The DS one was really good. I know, it was annoying at first but the levels after the bank one are really good. I was waiting for you to cover them only to find out that you didn't play them.
Hey Craig, I'm one of your O.G. fans from WAY back in the day. I dont expect you to see this but I'm happy to see you are still working and I can watch your videos. I'll never forget or stop coming back. I love your content and I hope you are doing better since way back when!
Started laughing when he pulled out the 3 games that werent gba, lol
lambert changes voices entirely when he's angry
Not even halfway through the video and you already earned my sub
11:00 this happened to me with dreamcast RCA cables a couple years ago. I kept getting Genesis Model 2 cables.
I played Essentials on PSP when I was little and I agree with you...
I like how Assassin's Creed Bloodlines handled camera movement on PSP.
That video you made back then made me buy sc blacklist again on xbox one and played hours over hours with friends in coop and svm and still play every day to this date 😌
That love to your channel is deserved for the dedication you showed in that video.
I was also pretty disappointed that ubi didnt announce the new splinter cell but not even a teaser 😭
I mean there are so many clues scattered in the last two years over different games or interviews that at least a teaser should be here now 👿
on a last note: video games belong on proper like consoles or a pc. Portable systems cannot satisfy a gamers needs currently. Well besides gaming laptops maybe...
@SoSeriousDonagon depends on daytime i guess sometimes i find a lot sometimes nobody.
Switch is great
ThreeGhost 3ds games are fun
How'd you play it for Xbox one? I thought it was only ps3 and Xbox 360?
Kyle Devy backwards compatibility
I'm so happy you covered the portable versions. It brings back me some good memories, thank you!
Chaos Theory on DS was actually relatively OK gameplay wise, but the graphics succed. But CoD4 was WAY worse.
CoD 4 runs and probably plays way better than Chaos Theory DS. I own CoD4 on DS.
@@Takimeko Same here. What a game lmao
idk, at least Cod 4 was playable
The reason why people think you hate conviction is that 6/10 is such a common score that most modern folk thinks that it means that is not worth a damn
I’m not ashamed to admit that Splinter Cell 3D was my first Splinter Cell game.
My uncle gave me that game, and while I wasn't particularly good at it at first, I ended up loving it. Ended up being able to almost do an entire ghost run of that game on Expert, up until the escalator part in Kokubo Sosho.
I beat the first one on DS. Soooo much nostalgia. And that platforming section was rage-inducing. Great video!
Ok, did anybody aside from me notice that Splintercell 3D uses the same text font as Minecraft? No? Ok:(
What is social life?
Essentials doesn't hold up vs the console versions of course, but when I got it back when it came out it just blew me away that I was playing levels straight outta ps2 games on my handheld device. I've not played through it since back then and I guess my memory is rose tinted. I still remember thoroughly enjoying it at the time though!
It's not just about people enjoying splinter cell. It's about people enjoying good videos. You have done a nice work on these videos.
May i ask, do you think on continuing this kind of videos on another series? Cause i really want this!
I've watched your first Splinter Cell Video like 8 times and I think I'm gonna keep listening to it while working. Hope you can go more in depth in the future, like a video per game. Keep up the great work!
The PSP essentials game is so good.
Great Video!! SC Essentials is definitely a Frankenstein of a game but if you get it on PSVita ($9.99) turn on alternate controls and setup the right analog stick to the face buttons make it much more playable than playing on PSP. Some of the dialogue is so bad it’s good 😂 but agree with almost everything you said but I would put the SC Chaos Theory for DS on the bottom below SC essentials. After all by your own accounts you couldn’t finish SCCT DS and you completed SCE.
Big Splinter Cell fan too, really love your videos. Have you ever played the PS2 version of Chaos theory? Its a decent port but it has some level differences from the XBOX/PC versions as well as graphical downgrades. It really showcased the difference between the PS2 and XBOX's architectural capabilities.
I don't know. SC1, 2 and Double Agent were more faithful convertions from Xbox to PS2. Chaos Theory is a complete joke on the PS2, it's note even funny.
@@raresmacovei8382 it's just like the gamecube ports, downgraded from the PS2 versions
I played the PS2 version of chaos theory first and loved it. I still think it's a good game but than when I played the Xbox version it was like playing a remaster. Some parts of the PS2 version are impressive considering the hardware.
I first played Chaos Theory on the PS2, and I really hated the in-mission break up loading screens. Holy crap was I surprised when they remastered it for the PS3. It was so awesome being able to transverse a whole level without encountering a loading screen. I rarely break out my PS2 copy anymore. The bank level was probably the worst--after you rappel down, each of the two paths you encounter to progress forward gives you a loading screen.
Ah yeah, The gamecube version also missed like 3 big levels as well.
My friend had a gamecube and SC: Chaos Theory on it and I had it on the Original Xbox, we were discussing it and I told him this and that about a certain level and he was like "What the hell are you talking about? That was a cutscene"
"The fuck, no it wasnt, it was a complete level" and then we compared games.
I'm over a year late and this won't get seen but I've gotta say, Double Agent's Spy v Spy was so fun. It was my only MP mode I ever got to play mind you, but my god would I love to play it again and experience it fully aware at this age. I have so many fond memories and I wish I could do it all again.
This is whats gonna happen, just watch.
A splinter cell "title" will be revealed at e3 either 2019 or 2020. And I guarantee you that it will take the same form of wildlands mixed with the division. When you first start the game, you'll create "your own splinter cell operative" in an attempt to "give the player the most immersive splinter cell experience to date". Bullshit PR buzz words. Michael Ironside will be voicing Sam Fisher, however hell act as a mission giver and head of fourth echelon and probably won't be a playable character. Sam Fisher will become the games narrative, acting as the story teller and dialogue as the game progresses just like grim in the previous titles. you'll be "tasked with the objective to build up the agency and it's resources through completing tasks, missions, and recruiting personnel for the agency with help from other splinter cells currently in opperation" aka, other players. Essentially, it will become the division with the splinter cell name stamped on it. It'll have a ton of customization options and progression just like wildlands, only all the best looking and most desired cosmetic gear and tactical clothing will be blocked behind loot boxes and in game currency, again, just like wildlands. I'd honestly be willing to bet money that if a new splinter cell title is revealed, this is exactly what it's going to be
TL;DR every game Ubisoft releases nowadays
After watching both of your Splinter Cell videos, your opinions on the games are just about the same as mine. SC, SC PT and SC CT are permanently installed on my laptop (alongside NFS MW 2005 eheh). They are games I keep getting back to, and I've lost count on how many times I've completed them. I was a MGS fan on my PSone and had the opportunity to play SC on my cousins PS2 on weekends. I played the hell out of his game and was lucky enough to get a trilogy pack for PC somewhere in 2006(?) as a gift from my mom ,and playing all the games on PC for the first time was so great and they did not disappoint.
Just a few months ago got a copy of SC 3D (to play at work eheh) and was really surprised by it despite the frame rate and the weird controls at first.
Really enjoyed your videos and appreciated that you mentioned both Double Agent versions and explained the differences, as I've only played the PC version and was unaware until recently that PS2 and Xbox had a different game.
Keep up with the good content.
Cheers!
It would be cool if you would review the GCN/PS2 versions of Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory.
I've been waiting for this. Really liked your first Splinter Cell video.
That moment when a GBA game was the best portable version of Splinter Cell.
I remember instead getting the GBA version of Splinter Cell and Pandora Tomorrow because the home version is too hard for me as a kid.
3:43 when you’re questioned why you’re at work in 2020.
The Metroid Prime Hunters music around the 12min mark made me smile. Great work on another great retrospective!!
PoisonFang27 That’s actually music from PT on GBA. I tend to use the soundtrack of whatever game I’m talking about. Plus...never played any Metroid games...I know, I’m a bad person
@@CriticalNobody well damn, it sounded so similar Haha. And hey, you're fine, just give em a go someday! At least the prime games, they're amazing!
Splinter Cell Franchise is the Best Franchise EVER made
16:47, the whistle track from deadly premonition fits surprisingly well lol
I was always a metal gear fan. I never even gave splinter cell a chance. But with the recent death of the franchise, I'm left empty, Craving a new spy/stealth game.
FloSauce Try the first three Thief titles, and then The Dark Mod.
Get Hitman 2
Hitman allows for a lot of freedom and experimentation. The reboot and it's sequal are superb. Blood Money is still great too.
Hitman, Dishonored, Thief, Deus Ex, Tenchu, Alien Isolation... plenty of options out there, buddy! I also heard good things about the Styx games and Invible Inc. and maybe Sekiro goes heavy on stealth.
Then again definitely check out the Splinter Cell games, I don't think age is an issue at all for those games. I also played them for the first time about 3 years ago and really liked them. (also a huge MGS fan btw.)
you are one of the few youtubers who genuinely cares about video quality and content. I love your videos bro keep it up please!!!!!!
PSP was almost the perfect handheld. It just needed a second nub, dammit.
even when it came out it was dumb to not have another analog stick, still enjoyed the hell out of it but it's such a shame.
thats were the vita came in, sony just didnt know how to properly support it. that said, any psp game is better on it thanks to the second nub being programmable.
the ost for splinter cell 3d is actually all remixes of the original ost by artists from the label ninja tune and so on, uk based electronic producers
What about Splinter Cell Conviction for iOS? Technically mobile but it was a full 3d game with a cinematic campaign.
that was the first way i played conviction. i remember it was okay, but even less like a traditional SC. i loved it still. conviction is the strongest story wise
can you imagine if during the closing part of the ceremony the lights cut and just the splintercell goggles were on screen paired with the iconic nvg sound?
I'm playing chaos theory on a gamecube emulator on my phone o.o
I think it was my ninth birthday when my dad gave me Pandora Tomorrow on the GBA...from there I ended up getting the the first three games on Gamecube as well as Double Agent on Wii. I even got the first one on GBA, I suffered with Chaos Theory on DS (though I never got past the bank level like you), I played and LOVED Splinter Cell 3D (I logged over 100 hours on it). Later I found out that there was an entirely new version of Double Agent I didn't know about (Version 1) which I played through on PS3, choppy frame rate and all. I ended up getting the HD trilogy as well and was kind of blown away to see that there was a much better version of Chaos Theory than the Gamecube one. Later on, I got Blacklist on Wii U as well.
Now I have a Steam Deck and can play almost all of the games on there (GBA games included) minus Conviction, which I still have never played due to never having an Xbox of any kind or a Windows PC that could run it. I've never played Essentials either, although my brother did, and he seemed to enjoy it. I can also run the PC version of Double Agent on it but choose not to because it's terrible. However, I recently discovered that just like with Chaos Theory, there's a "true" version of the Double Agent I played on Wii, the Xbox version, and I played it via Xemu on the Deck. The frame rate wasn't great, but I played it all the way through and really enjoyed it. Anyway, all this to say, it feels amazing having the full fat versions of Chaos Theory and Version 2 of Double Agent on a handheld.
I think that Essentials really nailed that non-lethal animation though. lets face it, you're more likely to kill someone by choking them out than breaking their spine.
I thought so too! So it might have been intentional. As a kid at least, the kill animation looked weird. I couldn't understand why Sam didn't just use his new (and high-tech!) knife to finish them off... like WTF!? You know, just like CJ in San Andreas! Actually, I still don't get it. Was the animation too gory? Would it have been too "unrealistic"? Like potentially too "messy" and loud, or something? Lol...
You know sam is stabbing them in the spine with his knife right? Not hitting them. Come on guys 😑😒
@@shaynekatchmark810 it looks more like he's just kicking them in the spine with his knee.
The version of Chaos Theory and Pandora Tomorrow for Java Phones is incredibly good
YEAR REVIEW 👏👏
Why was Critical Nobody not in the TH-cam Rewind?
I don't know if you have noticed or not, but, the reason that first video was so successful was in large part because it was nearly an *hour long*. This video should see great results too (although not quite to the same level since its only a half-hour)
Frankly, people are starved for epic-length gaming content that they can turn on as background noise or to fall asleep to without fear of the video running out before they fall asleep or having to get up. Try your best to crank out more long-form videos and you'll see a lot of growth within a year's time, I promise you that!
Wow, I remember Essentials being much better, then again, I was 9.
Craig, Essential was supposed to be the truth of what happened in Double Agent, since it had multiple endings
"It's the best I could do", or you know, just emulate it.
Splinter Cell 3D is literally the only Splinter Cell game I've ever played. Honestly it got me into the series and I was pretty impressed with how well it plays on there. I actually completely recommend that version for anyone looking for a portable Splinter Cell game. Just remember that it's a portable and it came pretty early in the 3DS' lifecycle.
Thanks for the heads up Craig. No offense but like Chaos theory your new video was not on par with the original😉
Well I was first introduced to Splinter Cell franchise by N-Gage version of Chaos theory on my Nokia 6600. It was very janky but way better than what other Symbian OS and N-Gage games. After playing on mobile, I discovered the glory of the pc version! and became a fan of the series!
And this was my first ever stealth game and has made me a fan of Stealth genre ever since!
So how many subs until you change to critical somebody ?
armybull52 I’ll always be a nobody 😎