Putting the Stealth back in Splinter Cell?
CVG reports that a new Splinter Cell title is to be announced soon. The report states that the next chapter of the franchise is rumored to be called Splinter Cell: Retribution. The Ubisoft studio head Jade Raymond has been quoted saying the game will focus on its “root themes.”
[quote]”It will have all of the action flick elements for sure, but we’re trying to also explore something a little bit more interesting that is actually one of the themes that’s at the root of the franchise historically, but never has been surfaced so much.”[/quote]
What does this mean for fans of the franchise? Well Splinter Cell: Conviction was more action orientated. It moved away in large part from the stealth part of the game for more direct combat, but the stealth component was still there.
Hopefully this time around the mentioned root themes means a return to the super stealthy gameplay of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Only time will tell.
Keep your fingers crossed.