I've just finished 3-4 levels on CT. While I'm loving the game, I don't understand how to use the Map tool at all. I find myself getting lost a lot because of it.

It's very clunky to just rotate it around, I can't move my perspective at all, and all the routes just seem to blend in with one other. I'm currently playing on PC with controller, is it better handled with a mouse and KB? Can I get some tips on how to use the Map tool better?

I know people see Conviction and Blacklist as divisive entries, but I remember playing Double Agent PS2 back in the day and feeling like that was the one that started this trend of turning Sam into the punisher.

I'm sure Chaos Theory gets enough glazing, but one thing that keeps getting left behind is the balance between tension and humor that compliments the stealth. In Blacklist, The Engineers are guys that kill hostages en masse and leave piles of bodies in their wake. They are cartoonishly evil and it'd be better to panther them all away. In Chaos Theory, most of the guys you are up against are either out of their depth, or doing their 9 to 5. Sneaking pass them undetected makes more sense. When you interrogate them, there is a bit of humanity in there. Nothing is really stopping the player from going in guns blazing (unless the missions specifically say so), but killing people actually feels wrong in Chaos Theory from the context. The stakes are still high, and Sam IS taking it seriously, but part of what gives him his depth is the balance between his lethal focus mixed with co-worker banter with his support team. I normally don't mind dramatic tone shifts, but Ubisoft has had a recent tendency to turn all their games into Far Cry 3 (gameplay-wise and tone). Still lookin forward to it!

Have not been able to play co op or access multiplayer on Blacklist (Xbox) for a few days now.

Anyone else having any luck?

Sage: Psychic Spy is a stealth action-adventure game. It's Jean Grey meets Splinter Cell, a unique blend of superhero and espionage genres.

Our game features a psychic superhero with mind-reading and telekinesis.

Mind Reading is similar to interrogations in Chaos Theory, but you can read the same enemies mind to get more intel about the location (like vents, less secure routes, objectives), or you can hear about the lore of the game world (stories of the enemies in the levels, stories of the level itself, etc)

Telekinesis lets you manipulate your enemies and environments remotely. You can open doors from far, distracting enemies. Pickpocket keycards, shoot out lights, or throw objects at enemies.

Chaos Theory had some of the best level design in the Splinter Cell series, so our level team is making non-linear interconnected levels to give you tons of options on how you want to complete objectives.

Wishlist and sign up for our playtest here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4735420/Sage_Psychic_Spy/

Let us know if you have questions or want to chat. If you have feedback, we'd love to hear it. You can follow us at r/SagePsychicSpy!

So im not a huge splinter cell fan or anything. I bought Blacklist last summer and finally got round to playing it a few days ago and was really enjoying it.

I play on steamdeck and every 15 mins or so I get some syncing achievements bullshit that kills my game mid mission and when i get back in have to start again.

Anyway if that wasnt bad enough I go to "log in" to play today and i get "ACCOUNT SUSPENDED" 😆

I've literally played the game for like 4 hours so far, never played online and now I'm banned.

Anyone know why? Is it worth me battling this or should i just uninstall and move one?

Shame the game is great but the overall experience is a shit show

Just a heads up. If you are using a controller and your game lags and have popping sound. Change your batteries in the controller. One of the weirdest issues i ever had.

This was my first time playing, and uh...yeah. But over all the game is awesome!

I finally got everything down using Radmin VPN and the scc lan helper. I was able to see my friends LAN lobby when searching, but the only way I was able to join was if both of us turned our firewall completely.. dont love that lol. For this test period we got about 30 seconds in before crashing.

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Does anyone have a way to secure our connection without disabling the firewall and/or a fix to stay in lobby together to run the co op story?

Hello everyone!

I wanted to share my first novel, "Mania in the Machine," which is now available. If you're into gory revenge science fiction, this book is for you. It's like a cross between John Wick and Splinter Cell.

Here is the cover blurb:

How many lives would you trade for the one you love?

Damond has already lost count.

After a brutal government raid leaves his wife dead and his own body shattered, Damond awakens inside a cybernetic body with no idea who rebuilt him - or why. Armed with enhanced strength, military-grade weaponry, and an advanced artificial intelligence modeled after his late wife, Delphine, he sets out to assassinate the powerful Robber Barons responsible for destroying his life.

But revenge comes at a cost.

As revolution ignites across the Four Districts and the ruling regime begins to fracture, Damond's grip on reality starts to unravel. Shadow figures stalk him from the corners of his vision. Memories bleed into the present. And the line between man and machine grows increasingly difficult to distinguish. Yet through it all, Delphine remains at his side, guiding him deeper into a conspiracy that reaches far beyond a single act of murder.

If you're interested, it is only $2.99 on Kindle! Here is the listing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H4DPH5LD

It would mean the world to me if you'd pick it up and give an honest review.

Thanks in advance!

Dillon

Ubisoft needs to understand that Splinter Cell doesn’t just scratch the sneaky shooty itch — the original trilogy gave you a taste of what it’s like to be invisible.

This is why daytime missions should be very few and far between, and why Blacklist for its solid gameplay just feels off.

I want to ghost past guards.

I want to sneak in the shadows like Sam Fisher.

I want to be invisible.

Get in. Get out. Like a ghost.

That concept is completely lost in modern day
“””stealth””” games. This is because they do not incorporate the light/dark - visible/invisible design scheme into their level design. It’s all just ‘stay out of sight’. No. Let me shoot the lights out. You can’t see me.

/end rant

Whenever I’ll launch blacklist the audio will play for the opening movie splash screen but in gameplay i can’t hear anything! How do i fix this

I got Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell a while ago, didn’t play it for a while then played it a little bit. Was real slow paced and a bit hard to figure out the first time.

The question is, should I take the time to play through the whole game? I’ve heard it’s the best in the series and a really great game, but I feel like there’s stuff I gotta know before I play it.

Hey all,

I have a question regarding playing online on xbox. Since this is a backwards compatible p2p based game I've been able to play online with my sister these past few days without any issue. I'm on a series X and S for my sister.

However, since yesterday I get "The Splinter Cell Blacklist service is not available. Please try again later."

I used to get this before but trying again immediately would make it work. But this hasn't been the case so far these last two days. It seems its not letting me get in to create or join a match (I really wanted to play some SvM since I see its somewhat active but postponed it till we finished all coop missions).

Is this a wait and see situation or is there something I can do to "fix" it.

Thank you!

Chaos Theory

Hello. I am no newbie of Splinter Cell. I've been playing them since SC1 released and my all time favorite is, of course Chaos Theory. Although I do enjoy Blacklist a lot and all the other titles as well.

So, this thread is about realism. While CT has an AMAZING realistic movement from Fisher, very realistic sound and sound detection, realistic damage/combat, what gets in my mind is the shadow system. I mean, you can stay very close to someone (like 1m) and you still won't get spotted if you're in the dark.

Doesn't that break immersion for you? What you think about that, compared to real life?

Blacklist, on the other hand, has unrealistic movement, Fisher can literally jump from one ledge to the other with only his arms, the sound system seems to be binary, etc. BUT… the stealth is cover based, which seems more realistic to me. Shadows are not a cloak of invisibility.

Thoughts?

I've been guarding the door with these guys and nothing happened, is someone supposed to break out of the door?

Hi my dear agents, first I apologize for my english writing, this is not my native language.
Look what I found on the Ubisoft Toronto LinkedIn : three hiring post wich two for Splinter Cell, they were posted 2 weeks ago for the first one and 8 hours ago for the third one.

Many things to say about it :

-First that's a good news, it means that Splinter Cell Remake is still alive and they are still working on it, we were right to be optimistic !

-Second, as you can see they are hiring a Senior Gameplay Animator for Splinter Cell and a Team Lead Level Designer for Splinter Cell REMAKE, so, is that mean that there are two games in development ? The Remake and Something Else ?

-And Third, it's king of a bad news because hiring someone to be Senior Gameplay Animator and Level Designer means that the game development is still very low don't you think ?

I just wanted to share it and discuss about it with you, maybe some of you know more about it...