03-12-2010, 11:58 AM | #1 | |
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Splinter Cell: Conviction - all things thread
"I'll just hang around til these douches get bored and leave." Ubisoft confirms demo for Splinter Cell: Conviction | Joystiq Quote:
Oh, and this thread should be for all discussion on SC: Conviction!
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03-12-2010, 12:12 PM | #2 |
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Oh good a demo. I was wondering if they were gonna release one. Or was that Alan Wake?
Either way...
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03-12-2010, 12:30 PM | #3 |
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My memory may be a bit shoddy, but iirc no demo for Alan Wake is forthcoming.
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03-12-2010, 01:28 PM | #4 |
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Darn.
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03-12-2010, 10:10 PM | #5 |
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I have Splinter Cell 1, and I still have not played it, despite the fact that I love stealth games. I need to get my ass in gear.
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03-18-2010, 08:17 PM | #6 |
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I'm going to buy this game immediately when it comes out! I am a total Splinter Cell fan, and have been one since I bought the first game in 2003. Because of that, I'm not even going to play the demo!
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03-19-2010, 02:50 AM | #7 |
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Playing the demo right now. So far the interface and controls are smooth and elegant, a bit different from the previous titles (though each one has always been different from the other) but the fluidity is essentially intact. The "mark and execute" feature is so badass to watch. You earn targets for it through hand-to-hand stealth kills, which are varied in animations. This iteration of the Splinter Cell game deviates from the others in that killing targets is not penalized in anyway (basing it on the demo) and it's natural in the story this time around (rogue, vengeful Sam). The graphics are superb as always, and on a larger HDTV screen (I played the first SC on PC, subsequent ones on analog TV) it lends a cinematic edge. The in-game environmentally presented directives are kinda cool but they're a bit too pronounced; I'd turn down the distracting whiteness of the text if I could. The demo doesn't really spoil anything much. The emphasis is on the gameplay, so it won't hurt to play it. Overall it just feels very modern and sleek.........and yes, sexy. But then I have a very personal vested interest in Sam Fisher.
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03-19-2010, 04:06 AM | #8 |
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I forgot the demo was released (yesterday?). I'll check it out later today.
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03-19-2010, 04:54 AM | #9 |
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Sons o'bitches aren't doing a PC demo.
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03-19-2010, 07:12 AM | #10 |
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Ubisoft are really trying hard to win our hearts and minds eh...
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03-19-2010, 09:54 AM | #11 |
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I assume they're still salty at us because "we" pirated their Prince of Persia game that they neglected to put any protective controls on whatsoever.
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03-19-2010, 10:21 AM | #12 |
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That shit gets pirated even when they try to protect it, I don't get it? ...Oh, do they think piracy is done for the challenge of it?
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03-20-2010, 08:31 AM | #13 |
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Actually, it is. The tougher the copy protection is to crack, the more prestige it brings the hacker that actually does it.
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03-20-2010, 12:50 PM | #14 |
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Ok sure, initially the hack is done for shits and giggles, but everyone who subsequently gets the cracked game does it because it's free, not as some sort of kudos to the hacker. So an unprotected game would logically be downloaded as much as any other, except no one gets glory from it.
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03-23-2010, 07:36 PM | #15 |
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More stealth for your buck!
If you pre-order at Amazon you can get the regular edition of the game for $46.99! It's already discounted at $51 and the code below knocks the price down more. (the code also works for the PC version) SPLINTER I had to cancel my pre-order, re-order, and use the code.
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And, for people in the UK (not sure about anywhere else), pre-order on the Wednesday, before 12pm from ShopTo.net, and you can get either a Splinter Cell: Conviction t-shirt or a long sleeve shirt. Of course, the snag is is I don't think you can choose your size. I know I couldn't when I got my Batman: Arkham Asylum shirt.
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This is one damn sexy game.
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I'm not into splinter cell games (I've played the first one and the Double Agent) but that one looks awesome. Since my internet is really slow for downloading the demo, I'll give it a rent.
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04-14-2010, 03:40 PM | #19 |
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Isn't that standard practice for including t-shirts with games? I doubt they'd take the time, money, and effort to do "custom orders" for free stuff. They're better off giving you sew-on patches and plastic figurines.
However I wouldn't mind a very nice free Italian silk chiffon scarf printed with little EMP grenades and sticky cams included with my CE copy of SC:C. I need something chic to wrap around my pretty, bald, shaved head while prowling in the dark with Sam. Oh, and I'm having a most awesome time in the game. Compared to previous SC titles this one is particularly violent (not that I like it any more for that) and gritty, as befits a very, VERY pissed off Sam.
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They should. Thankfully, my long-sleeved t-shirt is a Large and fits nicely.
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EDIT: Great. Well, it looks like I won't be playing Conviction anytime soon. I've not touched my console for just under a week, I turn the console on, watch a few videos, come to play the game... and I get the bloody Red Ring of Death!! Again!! I've lost count on how many times I've had to send the bastard console for a repair.
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