{"id":188107,"date":"2021-02-08T01:03:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T01:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/ubisoft-splinter-cell-game-next-gen-2021-missing\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T01:03:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T01:03:43","slug":"in-2021-theres-still-no-new-splinter-cell-in-sight-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/08\/in-2021-theres-still-no-new-splinter-cell-in-sight-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"In 2021, There’s Still No New Splinter Cell in Sight | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sam Fisher’s been everywhere at this point, thanks to Ubisoft’s ever-expanding universe of\u00a0Tom Clancy’s<\/em> games. He’s shown up in games as large as\u00a0Rainbow Six Siege<\/em> or\u00a0Ghost Recon Wildlands<\/em>, and as small as\u00a0the\u00a0Elite Squad<\/em> mobile tactics game. While it’s been over seven years since the last\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em><\/strong> game, the titular hero has managed to find himself basically any place besides a mainline sequel. Not to mention\u00a0Splinter Cell Blacklist<\/em> left the series in a very different state compared to his iconic outings from games like\u00a0Chaos Theory<\/em>. One of gaming’s most iconic secret agents deserves his own adventure, rather than being a footnote in someone else’s.<\/p>\n

However, based on the pipeline of games that’s quickly become Ubisoft’s forte, it’s hard to see where a traditional\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>game fits in. Nearly every single game that’s been published by Ubisoft since 2013 has been an open-world game, focusing strictly on minimal linearity and emphasizing co-op play. New entries in\u00a0Assassin’s Creed<\/em> and\u00a0Far Cry<\/em>, as well as the beginning of\u00a0Watch Dogs<\/em> and\u00a0The Division<\/em>, have all released since the last mainline\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> game. Clearly that has to be indicative of something, but there’s also a pretty compelling reason why\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> could make a return\u00a0relatively<\/em> soon, though it’s tough to say when.<\/p>\n

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Putting aside the sheer amount of\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> cameos there are<\/a>, Fisher’s appearance in games like\u00a0Ghost Recon<\/em> and\u00a0Rainbow Six<\/em> imply something far more important. Looking back on what Ubisoft has published in the last seven years,\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> is virtually unlike most games that are out and supported by Ubisoft currently. Examples like\u00a0The Division 2<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Rainbow Six Siege<\/em> are procedural multiplayer games, that continue to evolve and change over time.\u00a0Examples like\u00a0Assassin’s Creed Valhalla<\/em> and\u00a0Far Cry 5\u00a0<\/em>are huge non-linear, open-world games full of branching storylines and side quests, which is a format never attempted by a\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> game.<\/p>\n

To be fair, it’s arguable whether or not that kind of foundation would make sense for a Splinter Cell<\/em> game. Evidence of that being early demoes of\u00a0Splinter Cell Conviction<\/em>, a game which was severely altered during development so it wouldn’t be so similar to\u00a0Assassin’s Creed<\/em>. Even for Conviction<\/em><\/a>, the game that largely broke from most of the franchise’s established stealth conventions anyway, it was clear\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em>\u00a0was best developed as a linear experience. Nearly every Ubisoft game since Splinter Cell Blacklist<\/em>‘s release\u00a0has basically been the antithesis to linearity.\u00a0However, a new\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em>\u00a0game could break from Ubisoft’s pattern for one important reason.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0The Next Splinter Cell Game Could Be a Remake Like Prince of Persia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There’s a gigantic,\u00a0Metal Gear Solid<\/em>-sized hole where strictly stealth-oriented action games used to be. The original\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> game was largely inspired by\u00a0Metal Gear Solid<\/em>‘s innovations, but now that\u00a0Metal Gear<\/em> Solid\u00a0<\/em>is presumably dormant<\/a>,\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> could return and fill that niche. It’s not like there aren’t any\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> fans left, as fans have been asking for a new entry ever since Sam Fisher gained his new penchant for cameos in other Ubisoft games. There’s plenty of potential in a new\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> game, like utilizing ray-tracing tech and improved shadows to refine the franchise’s darkness stealth systems, just to name one example.<\/p>\n

That’s probably the biggest reason why there hasn’t been any recent\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> games, because Ubisoft knows it can take its time. With no major competitor in a very specific genre of games Ubisoft has plenty of history in,\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> has all the time in the world to nail its grand return. In fact it needs to, according to Ubisoft, which had initially stated that\u00a02013’s\u00a0Splinter Cell: Blacklist<\/em> had not met the publisher’s expectations<\/a>.\u00a0Splinter Cell Blacklist<\/em> doubled down on the mechanical changes made in\u00a0Splinter Cell Conviction,\u00a0<\/em>while injecting more hardcore stealth mechanics, but the result still wasn’t quite the same traditional stealth experience from previous entries.<\/p>\n

At this point, many would expect\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> to get a full-on reboot in its next entry, which would make sense.\u00a0If a series like\u00a0Hitman<\/em> can receive such a well-praised revival with modern sensibilities,\u00a0Ubisoft would likely want to give\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> the same treatment<\/a>. Though a new\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> game has only been rumored for the past few years, perhaps\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em> will finally have the resurgence it deserves this upcoming console generation.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0Splinter Cell<\/em><\/strong> project is rumored to be in development.<\/p>\n

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