Link to the article I commented on: http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/03/new-splinter-cell-blacklist-video-features-ziplines-human-shields-a-crossbow/?mtc=comment-363901#comment-363901
What I said:
"I've played every SC game to-date and have enjoyed all of
them in one way or another, the latest two (DA and Conviction) we're different
from the Original 3 but there's always been some cool ideas rolling round in
there.
Admittedly though it seems like what we know and love about
the franchise is being casually ignored and I'm worried about where it's going,
I mean - I think the game looks good, the trailers look cool, but I don't know
if I can get it, as I feel quietly and subtly betrayed by it.
SC has always been ‘cinematic’ to a degree, even the first
game was one hell of a looker when it came out 10 years ago - but in those 10
years Sam has been battered and tested both physically emotionally, his
daughter killed, killed his own boss ect ect, but his character has always
grown, each new game felt like it was Sam following his course, even to the
last one (Conv) but now I can't even feel like Sam is Sam any more, Michael
Ironside has been voicing that character for 10 years through a ton of games
and now just like 'that', he's not the voice anymore and for what? Having the voice being worn out from
physically acting Sam rather than just acting worn out for the voice over? I
mean for God’s sake there's a reason it's called 'voice acting' and he'd done a
perfectly fine job up until now.
Hell, make your new cinematic gaming experience with all
your action set pieces and your 'all-in-one' actors, but stop labelling them
with the titles of well known and loved franchise for the sake of selling off a
boat load of copies just of the back of its name.
I guess it's done us gamers good in a way though, this kind
of one directional thinking (crossbows, ‘cinematic action’ yadda yadda) has paved the way for the
coming of Indie developers by allowing them a following of people who want to
make and play games because it’s a boat load of fun and not for the sake of
making a bunch of people rich.
Like I said before, this isn't a hate post against large developers,
I love big games and I dig cinematics and the such and like I said even this
game looks good but please, if you want a franchise to be dead, do it by making
something new and leaving it to rest in peace, don't kill it.
Either make a new Splinter Cell Game or make up a new
franchise, don't try and bring the two together.
Sorry...... rant over."
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