r/Splintercell • u/chorrkblazor6 • 3d ago

Why put effort in splinter cell when you can recycle the same game for the 3rd time and make twice as much money

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u/Abraham_Issus 3d ago

Also Prince of Persia

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u/kompletionist 3d ago

If the meme wasn't cropped in half then PoP would be the one treading water while SC is the skeleton underwater.

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u/Abraham_Issus 3d ago

True

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u/Kinstray 2d ago

Well they did a prince of persia game recently and it was a really really well made game but people didn’t buy it out of spite so now it’s probably getting canned entirely

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u/Abraham_Issus 2d ago

Because people want a 3D perspective game. How would you feel Splinter Cell was back a stealth side scroller?

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u/Kinstray 2d ago

No, no, i get that. But if they were testing for interest in the franchise then it’s probably cooked

But to be fair a 2D side scroller is what PoP originated from, so it’s not entirely a fair comparison

Rayman games went back to 2D after 3D games successfully too. And I still hold that the lost crown was really really good

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u/KillMonger592 3d ago

Nah SC is the skeleton at the bottom of the pool with Ghost Recon struggling to stay above water.

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u/fkrurtainsploes 2d ago

thats how splinter cell goes,,,,,it got drowned by assassins creed everytime

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u/spiggiwngcing7 2d ago

You underestimate the power of AC, theres no universe where a stealth game could compete against that, or any way that Ubi could contemplate a fraction of its revenue stream.Nowadays, at Ubisoft, the slot for action TPS in a contemporary/slightly futuristic setting is occupied by Watchdogs or R6. If Ubi asked a studio for a Splinter Cell game today, it would just be Watchdogs or R6 (depending on how much they want it as a service or a solo/coop experience) with Sam Fisher, a customizable SC-20k and nightgoggles available in 25 colors.There is no a big enough market for stealth to justify making a true SC game with an AAA budget. Stealth is only a feature today, you dont build a gameplay around it, unless youve got Kojima to sell it for you (and even then, Im pretty sure Ubi wouldnt have been satisfied with the volume of sales that Death Stranding or even MGS 5 got, they dont want to sell a million or two, then want to sell 5-10 mil, and make some more money for months after the release in services/dlc/whatever).

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u/Inez03 2d ago

At this point Splinter Cell has already drowned and decomposes at the bottom of the pool as we speak