Action adventure genre in a renaissance, says Splinter Cell dev

I agree having this new action-adventure game, but if you changed Sam's voice, then change the title, change the main character and remove anything related to Splinter Cell from the game. It would be awesome.

Fuck you and your renaissance. Just give us a full stealth trailer, so we could all move the fuck on already. 

P.S. Chaos Theory style, that's all you had to do for Blacklist dickweed. It's not that hard.  

You know, I get that they wanted to use an existing IP to cash in on name recognition; but if you were going to do that, why not choose Bourne? I mean this gameplay style already fits that franchise and Bourne is even more recognizable than Splinter Cell to the audience they're trying to reach with this game. This game would have been amazing if they had just called it Bourne instead.

I can't believe they changed his voice!? He even looks younger in this one and sounds younger! It's stupid! Ironside was the best. Should have kept him.

No this isn't what people who liked splinter cell want...just like the abomination conviction. After seeing the video for this game,im coming to terms with the fact that the splinter cell 'stealth' series is dead and they didn't just make a mistake or lose their way with conviction. 

rip the old school splinter cell..

I think the game will be fun, but I'm tempted to NOT buy it... Is that what it will take to get them to stop butchering the SC series? It's becoming a CoD infuenced joke, along with Resident Evil. The game used to require using your brain instead of sprinting out and shooting everyone you see. Out of respect, at least change the name of the series. It's like Justin Bieber calling himself Eminem.

another great game ruined. miss the titles where they were still spying, because now it's just shoot the first terrorist to pass without worrying about the rest.

I enjoyed Conviction, but I'd prefer Splinter Cell go back to it's roots (Chaos Theory). I will most certainly not be buying this. I am sick of great games ruined because idiots can't handle the complexity. RIP Splinter Cell and Brothers in Arms

RIP Splinter Cell.

hope it comes to  ps3 eventually. looks good.   

No Michael Ironside, no sale.

"claims players are "really hungry" for upcoming Blacklist game"Not me. Blacklist looks a sickening meal.

One more "Trying to avoid the nerd rage here" developer post. 

I have finished SC1, Chaos Theory and Conviction, and stopped playing Double Agent because i wasn't having fun.

CT is the best one, but I liked Conviction a lot, including it's salad of genres.

Blacklist could be one helluva action/adventure game (like Dead Space 2, ME2, Batman: AA/AC, Zelda, Darksiders, etc.) with a lot of amazing Sam "Panther" Fisher stealth segments.

MGS4 was a long CG movie with great stealth gameplay segments, and people complained far less.

Action adventure huh?  Guess they decided to get rid of stealth all together and make this another generic shooter game

i dont think ill be getting this one, a sad day for splinter cell. i hope they don't kill rainbow 6 like they did with ghost recon.

watchdogs is looking good !!

With all due respect, I own every single SC game made, and have completed all of them. Conviction was the weakest link. Blacklist looks absolutely horrible. Worst game of E3 by far.

Stealth. Michael Ironside.

That is all. Take notes, Ubi

I agree with the developers about giving the player options as opposed to a more rigid approach, but they could do more to reward the player for making different choices.  hear me out, even though I loved the old splinter cell games, i always craved for something a bit more raw -- my logic being that this guy was the ultimate agent; able to dispatch multiple foes with a single moment.  I think they likened sam to a "panther" in Conviction.  being quick and pretty and powerful about your take-down strategy felt awesome and suitable...I took great pride in playing conviction without firing weapons...or at least using the pistol as a last resort and feeling a bit guilty about it.  sometimes i'd take it a step further and refuse to use gadgets.  (if you thought the game was easy, then try it like that.) For me, and i do consider myself a stealth purist, enjoyment came from my ability to challenge myself.  But the game itself did not give me feedback, which could have helped make me feel even more satisfied with my choices.  I think that's what's missing, because otherwise the game can be as hard or as easy as you want it to be...just use your imagination. Hopefully they do that for this game so that more people can start appreciating the hardcore fun.

also, they could balance the one-on-one multiplayer mode.  sonar made stalking your opponent feel stupid because we both could find each other in seconds.  get rid of it entirely or make it so that agents can't see each other.

"Reniassance?" No way not when their last game was like 3-4 hours long with no multiplayer to speak of and little to do outside the campaign...even in the campaign left much to be desired in terms of content and gameplay. I loved the first 3 games but after CT I feel the series went down hill.

Why do they have to completely change the focus of an old IP? Why not make a new IP? So stupid. SC should have ended at Chaos Theory and they could have made a new series.

I can see why they want to support both game styles, but when every mistake can be fixed by running-and-gunning, your actions have less effect. Being good at a difficult stealth game feels rewarding; being good at an easy stealth game kinda makes me feel like an asshole. Spy vs. Mercs was a good decision though.

Whatever happened to games where planning was key, and making it through a level without firing a shot or killing anyone was a key game mechanic that was rewarded.

I've already played a few hundred games in the past year alone that are hiding behind chest high walls and shooting everything in your path.

I love the SC series with 'Chaos theory' & 'Conviction' being the standouts, and am really looking forward to Blacklist, hopefully Ubi will restore the ability and requirement to hide/dispose of neutralised enemies, i loved the 'On the fly' change of pace that Conviction provided, and although Stealth was a key element it just missed the extra component required to make you think that little bit harder.

All in all, a great series nonetheless.

Its not a renaissance its  just a bunch of action games are coming out at the same time which is EXACTLY why you guys should have made this a stealth game

I played old, and I played new Splinter Cell games, and they are quite different, but I don't agree that Conviction was bad. If you look at it as some SC sequel, than you might get disappointed because it's nothing like old ones. But I like Conviction. I like the cover system, I like the ending, and I like the fact that I'm not waiting in shadows for an enemy to come by so I can kill him. I just go hunting. So if you look at it as one game, not a new SC, that is really fun, than you got you're self a good game. So I'm looking forward to Blacklist. It looks like it's gonna bring some dynamics to a Conviction concept. But, after all, this is just my humble opinion.

@ficha13

All games of  the seventh's generation of console (and PC) are worse than the pats generations.

Developers, well...Producers, Prefer put Cinematic and Emphatic moments in their priducts in spite of the frenetic and fast gameplay. A game all graphic and less gameplay is just a Rubbish!

My question for you and all gamespot's users is: Why people begin to prefer Reboot game like Mortal kombat 9 or Deus ex Human Revolution instead of new games like, for example, Heavy Rain or Portal?