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[Old but still good] Splinter Cell Chaos Theory.
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Ahh, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, one of the best if not the best stealth action games ever made. Everything about it was so good, from the music, to the levels, to the gameplay. This was actually the game that got me interested in the Splinter Cell series. The three difficulty levels allow you to play at your own pace, and the save system makes sure you won't get frustrated. I was dissapointed in Double Agent, coming from this game the sky was the limit, but instead it was rushed and took away what was good about Chaos Theory.
So what does everyone else think about Chaos Theory and the rest of the Splinter Cell series?
Oh, and just in case someone asks, CT is compatible with the 360, buy it now.
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Chaos Theory was easily the best game in the series. The first one was really good too, but they were still sort of figuring out what they were doing. I actually liked Double Agent (played the 360 version). It wasn't as good as CT, of course, but it was still a good game. But CT was certainly the best.
Come to think of it, I skipped Pandora Tomorrow. Did I miss anything?
Oh, and anyone have any tips on how to get the PC version to recognize the 360 controller? Tips other than "give up".
Too bad the small amount of people who remain on live are complete douchebags.
I don't have any tips on the PC version, but for all that is good, DO NOT PLAY PANDORA TOMORROW. If you thought the first one was cheap, just wait until you play PT. So much hate.
The only really bad part in the first one was when you had to invade CIA headquarters.
There is something about Splinter Cell that puts me off. I think it may just be that I am so accustomed to the Metal Gear Solid style of Stealth Action gaming, but there seems to be a certain clunkiness about the game. It does feel as though Sam Fisher is almost fighting back when I try and move him to places. That isn't saying they are bad, there are some pretty cool innovations that wowed me when I first played (the shimmy up a wall and hang over enemy before stabbing them trick being one of the more obvious ones). It's just to me it seems that they aren't always fun. Which, you know, games should usually be.
Again, citing Double Agent here, but the prison level in the game when you break out of the prison is horrible. I don't like there being one set path and that you have to do it, and how the game pretty much takes you by the hand and shows you all the conveniently placed buttons and who to kill.
That said, I am almost looking forward to Conviction. It seems that (if it ever is released) it will be totally different to anything done before, and the idea of having to Stealth Action through a park would be awesome, cutting the throats of Ice Cream sellers who get in your way (this being what I've seen from the limited promotional material).
That was bad enough to make me quit. Eventually I did manage to do it though. I would have sold the game were it not a promo copy, so well over a year after getting stuck on that bit did I manage to complete it.
Edit: And hilariously the current gen version of Double Agent stinks. The next gen version is better. At first I thought the Oxbox version was better, but after playing through it, no, just no. At least the story is a little better but it's still junky.
Yeah, you need to go get Chaos Theory.
Come on, four dollars. No excuses.
edit: Also, the PC version is infected with Starforce. There is an... unofficial removal patch, though, and if you use that patch before running the game even once, then you won't get the Starforce drivers installed on your computer.
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In CT, recovery from being detected is difficult sometimes, but never impossible, and you're rated out of 100% at the end based on how discreet you were, much like in Hitman.
I love the shotgun so much for when I say fuck it to stealth and just want to kill stuff. *BLAM-riiiiiing*
Is there any word on the one that's supposed to be coming out next? I remember reading a year ago about it but have heard nothing since. I thought it was supposed to be very Assassins Creed but modern-day-esque.
Chaos theory was awesome, mostly. I was going through the game, loving it the whole way until I hit a point of such utter bullshit that I put the game away in disgust. I felt so annoyed because up until that point the game really was 100% the best game in the series.
The whole section really stood out from the rest of the game in that it was so poorly put together. Having enemies pretty much teleporting into the room to cut you off just seemed so out of place with how the rest of the game works up until that point.
Pandora Tomorrow is good though. Especially the last two levels. And Playing it before CT gives good background on Shetland. In CT he's mentioned as a friend of Sam's, but it's exacerbated more in Pandora Tomorrow.
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Yes... so for those of us that like to be stealthy so they can find a good spot to kill people from, the game is still playable. ;-)
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*shakes fist* Curse you Starforce!
for those of us who go through the game with a ninja-like semi-stealth, where you sneak up on and murder every human being in the level, it works out fairly well too.
Ahh, summer nights. It's something I could get back into (if the playerbase exists and the 2v2 dynamic is as well done)
But as for each:
Splinter Cell: you need to play this one. I liked it more for the story than any of the others
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow: can skip. I just rent it and beat it to say I did. The story didn't captivate me at all.
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory: Also need to play, though I didn't get as into its story as I did with the first.
Double Agent: Meh. I still haven't beaten it.
This thread will likely be bigger than the PC's Game On thread.
Dev switches explain this.
Which is why I remain hopeful for Conviction, despite the change in setting.
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As for Conviction, it saddened my to read that it's pushed to next year. That was in the last EGM, btw. Being honest though, I'd have to wait for a demo to see if it's a purchase or not.
Re: Chaos Theory, I agree with all the praise lavished on it. Loved the game. Probably my favorite of the series (and I love the series). For an OxBox game, stunning graphics, too. That lighting engine looks amazing.
I'm surprised they haven't released a version of this with the three DLC levels built-in. They form a nice little three-chapter coda to the main story and were very challenging levels.
Man, do yourself a favor and play the XBox/pc version if you can. The PS2/gamecube versions had to be built from scratch and are inferior to the xbox/pc version. On Xbox/pc you get:
-Larger levels with more different paths to choose from
-No loading screens between different parts of the levels
-A possibility of much more dynamic lights per area. (I think gamecube/ps2 were limited to 2 per area, which made a lot of the lights static/unbreakable)
-More and better AIs
-And the coop on ps2/gamcube is awful. The levels had to be separated into a lot of small subsections, something like 5 or 6 per level. That means that you had parts that played like: Loading screen -> Walk down a hallway, take down one guy, open a door -> already another loading screen.
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