Check out the video above for a look at the new "mark and execute" feature as well as the "last known position" silhouette. And, of course, you can just admire Sam being a badass. Get to the watching.
Video: Sam Fisher's rebirth in Splinter Cell Conviction
by Richard Mitchell 
on Jul 1st 2009 7:30PM
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Check out the video above for a look at the new "mark and execute" feature as well as the "last known position" silhouette. And, of course, you can just admire Sam being a badass. Get to the watching.
Reader Comments (40)
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 7:52PM latin trident said
I haven't laughed so hard for a long time. Thanks Joystiq!
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Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 8:09AM (Unverified) said
I thought no way as well.. Well done, you bored yet ?
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 7:35PM Look At This Suit said
Well played Mr. Mitchell. Well played indeed.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 7:39PM (Unverified) said
LOL yesss!!!! I was really hoping something like that was done =D
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 7:54PM (Unverified) said
lmao at the end of the vid i got a google ad for internet explorer 8 haha.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 7:55PM (Unverified) said
btw i love this series and i cant wait till it comes out. its been out of the spotlight for too long.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 8:22PM chichipapa said
allowing this to be to action focused will turn this into a average action game instead of a great stealth game
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Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 11:13AM Tephlon said
chris, were you paying attention?
You aren't rewarded the 'Mark and Execute' ability UNLESS you approach the situation stealthily. If you try to play this like Gears of War or some fast paced action platformer... you'll likely get your ass handed to you.
Also, this game is all about how YOU decide to play the game. I've seen nothing to make me believe you couldn't play this like a classic splintercell... except now, when you fuck up and get caught, you don't turn into a total pussy and instantly die.
Before they were PUSHING the stealth a little too much by gimping your abilities. Now they're giving you the skills to make the choice yourself.
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You aren't rewarded the 'Mark and Execute' ability UNLESS you approach the situation stealthily. If you try to play this like Gears of War or some fast paced action platformer... you'll likely get your ass handed to you.
Also, this game is all about how YOU decide to play the game. I've seen nothing to make me believe you couldn't play this like a classic splintercell... except now, when you fuck up and get caught, you don't turn into a total pussy and instantly die.
Before they were PUSHING the stealth a little too much by gimping your abilities. Now they're giving you the skills to make the choice yourself.
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 8:12PM (Unverified) said
Lets just keep doing this forever, that way we can never talk about the topic of the article ever again!
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 8:18PM (Unverified) said
= less fanboy warz
DSG is bringing us all closer together :D
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DSG is bringing us all closer together :D
Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 10:59AM (Unverified) said
LESS FANBOY WARS+THE WEIRD GIRL FACE=ULTIMATE JOYSTIQ!!!
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 8:18PM MaliceMajorE15 said
"you've got sam moving in such a way that he never moved before. he's doing moves that are just, you know- powerful"
who writes this stuff?
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who writes this stuff?
Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 11:20AM MaliceMajorE15 said
Well you have just exposed yourself as a dickhead havent you. Well done for taking my comment so literally, its a saying its plain to see its not scripted. we all know that devs are suppose to wax lyrical about their titles but it helps if they convey it in such a way that it appears natural. and you genuinly believe that that is the way the developer feels about it. to me it just looked like he was just doing his best to lay on the superlatives, which he succeeded in doing- only lamely.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 9:06PM friendlygummybear said
The start of the article says it all...
"Let's face it"
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"Let's face it"
Posted: Jul 1st 2009 10:02PM The Monarch said
It was very hit or miss, actually. A lot of people would disagree with you. Personally, I loved it, and I think it was definitely worth $60.
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 10:17PM FireFighter214 said
I really like Splinter Cell, but didn't Metal Gear invent and define the stealth, action genre?
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Posted: Jul 1st 2009 10:59PM (Unverified) said
I always felt that Metal Gear made the first couple "hide and seek" games, but Splinter Cell was where the first (modern, at least (Thief!)) deadly shadows came to be. Splinter Cell really played with lighting and silenced weaponry, and never once did it have a fixed camera angle.
Noah
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Noah
Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 2:30AM (Unverified) said
Wow, that was a great use of the Dead Space girl. I didn't think you'd bother to put her in a video -- I was wrong to doubt your commitment to a joke, Joystiq.
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Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 10:35AM StormEagle said
Kudos for the DSG....
Though I expected her to flash up at the end real big with the loud "AAAAAHHHH" scream..
You know, like they used to do back in the day when you would trick people into staring at an image and then the exorcist chick would appear.
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Though I expected her to flash up at the end real big with the loud "AAAAAHHHH" scream..
You know, like they used to do back in the day when you would trick people into staring at an image and then the exorcist chick would appear.
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