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The Visual Signature of Splinter Cell: Conviction

Ubi devs talk about what it means to write mission objectives on walls.

Mar. 24 2010

Posted by: Brad

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I'm probably the only one who thought, "This Is Sparta!" when he kicked the dude through the glass onto the table below. Game looks interesting. Never played much of the others though.

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I cannot wait for this game but after playing Arkham Asylum and Just Cause 2 I'm going to miss having a grappling hook.
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Someones with a portable overhead projector is stalking Sam Fisher.

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zombieland!!

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Reminds me of the TV show Fringe.  Its establishing shots usually have the name of the location worked into them.

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They have text on the walls, WE GET IT, they talk about it likes it's the only feature, SO WHAT!!!
 

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@chem said:
" @Ubiquitous said:
" @girdz said:

"If the DRM were'nt so retarded I woul pre-order this for PC."

This. One thousand bagillion times this. "
I love Splinter Cell and the DRM is k i l l i n g me "
Their DRM is really biting them in the ass, it seems to be losing them sales more than it's saving them from pirates.
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@Ubiquitous said:
" @girdz said:

"If the DRM were'nt so retarded I woul pre-order this for PC."

This. One thousand bagillion times this. "
I love Splinter Cell and the DRM is k i l l i n g me
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Michael Ironside. Creativity. I may need to buy this.

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@JoyfullOFrockets said:
" That skinny guy got real stoked at the end. Just made me chuckle a bit. "
That's a good sign, the fact that a developer is actually excited about their own game.  Usually devs are like,  "blah blah blah...cool graphics...blah blah blah...can I go home yet?"
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meh

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@girdz said:

"If the DRM were'nt so retarded I woul pre-order this for PC."


This. One thousand bagillion times this. 
 
As for the video itself: I like the idea of hidden loading times a lot. I'm not crazy about the projectives but they look pretty sharp I suppose.
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I ask you, how can they not call this projectives?

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If the DRM weren't so retarded I would pre-order this for PC.

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@Olivaw said:
" @gakon5 said:
" I found this editing slightly bizarre.  As in, showing someone talking, and then cutting to them not talking while they're still talking, like it's all edgy. "
I didn't. There's tons of documentaries that use the same sort of technique. "
Bizarre more in that I find it unnecessary, not unusual.  You are right.
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First of all, this is my most anticipated game of 2010 so far, but I see a few and minor problems with what they've shown so far (cover system felt bad and clunky f.ex).  
I'm just gonna mention two things they said in this in this video though; interrogating Gramkos gets tedious and boring after the second time you do it(at least in the demo) but is a cool feature in the game(even though it doesn't really require any "gameplay").  
Secondly, the idea that you are going through your formal agency is sorta cool, but I don't remember you exploring or visiting that area in previous game, if so, that would be more epic, like when Solid Snake returns to shadow moses in MGS4. I just think that it has potential to make less impact, and just seem like another level you're going through. 
 
Anyway, I can't wait for this game to release, always loved the splinter cell series, and this seems to stay true in many ways, just a little more fast paced.

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i saw 3 green lights in this video...
 
Vinny's side of the bet is looking good

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@gakon5 said:
" I found this editing slightly bizarre.  As in, showing someone talking, and then cutting to them not talking while they're still talking, like it's all edgy. "
I didn't. There's tons of documentaries that use the same sort of technique.
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The only visuals i see for this game is the DRM

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I found this editing slightly bizarre.  As in, showing someone talking, and then cutting to them not talking while they're still talking, like it's all edgy.

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This is a prequel to LINCOLN FORCE

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Projecting onto walls is fine but there's far too much of it and its too big.
On a side note, another example of a developer saying "never been done before".... what... instant melee kills and shooting people in the head? interesting.

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I was skeptical about this, but I tried the demo and it was pretty snazzy. I really love the more fast paced stealth approach that this game has.

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@andrewf87462 said:
" Just played the demo, thought it was pretty good. although a little bit easy. "
It's the tutorial level buddy, it's meant to be easy.
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That skinny guy got real stoked at the end. Just made me chuckle a bit.

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SEXY!

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Just played the demo, thought it was pretty good. although a little bit easy.

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The ShamWow guy is making games now?

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The real visual signiatue of this game is running in lower res 1024x576 with no v-sych

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cant wait for this game to come out next month.

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super excited

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@EthanML said:
" This is an awesome looking idea, but one that will no doubt be stolen by every other game from here on out... "

Stolen? Heavy Rain went even further, integrating the whole interface to the surroundings.

It's not like this design choice is something completely original.

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@EthanML said:
" This is an awesome looking idea, but one that will no doubt be stolen by every other game from here on out... "
Yep. Then some stupid gamers will act like another game did it first.
 
It is like those silly fanboys who think that Halo invented the first person shooter.
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Conviction trailer overload the past few days.

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This is an awesome looking idea, but one that will no doubt be stolen by every other game from here on out...

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I gotta say I love the way the objectives are presented in this game.