Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®

Ubisoft today could never

TIght, unfrgiving stealth action game. 10/10

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is good

Very good game stealthy

God dammit fisher... The mission is over....

A great stealth game that I really enjoyed. The light and shadow mechanics are super satisfying, and sneaking past enemies feels amazing. The story keeps you hooked, and figuring out each level is challenging but rewarding. It’s just a solid, fun game if you’re into stealth and strategy.

Had to pleasure to play this gem myself after 22 years of its release . It was an EPIC journey , now I totally get the fans of the series . On to the next games , highly recommend this one for all gamers.

Great game for its time. Multiple extremely frustrating parts which I assume are significantly easier with a game console controller, but the adaptation to PC has left a few parts of the game very difficult to get by because of the way the controls are mapped. IE Mouse scroll up or down to control speed vs amount of stick deflection. Some parts you need to accelerate to 100% to jump across something and it's extremely difficult to get moving that quickly by rolling the mouse wheel and moving forward to jump at the right time. I've played it on a console and it's nowhere near as difficult. It's frustrating to get stuck on one part of the game which is essentially an obstacle course for a number of attempts. This isn't why the game should be difficult.

no matter what i do it doesnt launch properly. the furthest ive gotten to is the start game inside the load option in the actual game which doesnt work. i've heard alot about this and no one else seems to have my issue. ive heard lots about how great these games are and i loved every single metal gear game so i was pretty hyped up for this. but over a month of attempting this i might have to just refund, it didnt cost me much so i might just keep trying but come on guys. off rip no modifications and the game doesnt work? bffr

install this game :P

Its a classic but in the same way the expired eggs in your fridge have been there since day 1. I'd recommend starting with Chaos Theory and play this if you are a big fan of the game. do be ware that the controls are very old

A classic stealth game that'll crush your balls for slipping up!

Very Good

It's a classic that built a legacy, and still runs well today.

A somewhat buggy port, from rough asset application with gaps to poor aim and inconsistent voicing.

dam like dam at the end i had to really get resourceful man this game is fun
hard but fun i liked it well on to the next one!!!

Excellent stealth game!

I was surprised by how well a game from 2003 nailed the lighting and atmosphere. For the stealth genre, this goes a very long way. The OST is quite good too. Sam Fisher and Lambert are compelling characters and I always look forward to their interactions.

My only criticism is that this game can still definitely show its age. It's rough around the edges and the ai can be inconsistent. Missions will have to be beaten via trial and error, and that can ruin the immersion.

Final note, if you want to play this game nowadays you will have to follow this guide first: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1692255530

Absolute classic. The godfather of old school stealth games.

Amazing game, incredible series!
Oct 29, 2024!

Splinter Cell might be the most iconic stealth game series of all time together with metal gear and theres a reason for it. Even after all these years its still a decent game. I remember playing Splinter cell games as a kid on my PS2 and the game just burned itself into my mind. The whole vibe this game has.. the atmosphere.. maybe nothing special to gamers these days but when i played it as a kid it really gripped me. There is a certain feeling this game gives you thats hard to decribe but if you manage to be the most badass ghost that is never seen and always gets the job done you feel like a goddamn legend. The game can be janky sometimes but never to the point where it ruins the game. Splinter cell is just a great piece of gaming history that (at least in my opinion) is still very enjoyable after all these years. You don't really see Ubisoft do anything meaningful anymore so its crazy to see how they used to make these very creative franchises that these days are either dead or twisted into some unholy abomiation. One more reason to go back to the good old days for a while...

Oh! What a awesome game made by Ubisoft back in 2003. Recently finished and totally enjoyed. It is a best spy game. 100% recommendation.

Wow this is awesome.

Played with widescreen patch. I will use one of the guides to play Pandora tomorrow and also give my thoughts here about that game later.
Splinter Cell 1:
Honestly its still pretty good for a 2003 game.
Its not polished really at all to be honest though unlike chaos theory and it has a lot of jank like one random area in the dark being a lot brighter for no reason or the fact your handgun does everything in its power to not shot straight no matter how still you stand sometime, its pretty much a quick-save quick-load stealth game due to it which warning you can quick save at any time so make sure to periodically though a level make a couple hard saves like 'A' 'B' 'C' ect and use these as extra quick save slots. If you dont mind doing that then it should be fun, if you do then this wont be fun at all because guards are just super finicky and it has a lot of moments that are not obvious. As an example, in one mission their is a rooftop and its apparently made of sheetmetal and I couldnt tell because this is an out of nowhere mechanic where you need to avoid the sheet by walking on the... flimsy ventilation shafts and other means to get across to turn something off all for it to trigger a scripted soft alert anyways.
That and I seriously cannot tell the difference between surfaces to walk on other than obviously water and glass being louder. while someone is moving you can move one tick faster but even on carpet if you go any faster they instantly 180 and its just a bruh moment all around.
It also has some back hitbox shenanigans sometimes if you click to melee (no need to hostage take) on their side they just 90 degree turn and blast you in the face.
But really getting sus spotted at random times almost because one shade of pitch black is a lot lighter than the other apparently is quite annoying. Ofc this works in reverse, I have been pretty much fully visible just staring crouched at people while they stare blankly back and I can only assume they are too afraid of what will happen if they notice.
Ai can break though I think this is a 60fps issue, its not really a big issue but one AI will walk into a landmine or others get stuck for a moment and can spin around in place when interacting with doors and things next to them like light switches or eye readers.

General tips.
-You can sneak up with the +1 tick move speed while someone is walking and then full speed rush them like in Bloodmoney but like all old games if you fuck it up(or the game says "no lol") the enemy spin in place far faster than you can correct to get to their back so practice it a bit with your quick loading.
-Metal generally is pretty loud and a lot of stairs are made of metal so just be careful with stairs.
-I was able to hostage grab someone from partial dark and even though it alerted other guards, they wont fire at their friend even as your fading away into the dark with them so if their is a lot of darkness you can drag them away and possibly lose aggro (its also really cool to do). Anything that requires parkour near ledges you must quick save because sometimes the game decide to launch you off it instead of letting you drop down.
-You can press your crouch button while ziplining and you have to do this for an oil rig level other wise you just fall into the ocean comedically.
-The wall jump into a leg split is the coolest ability in the game and I always thought so back when I was a kid in 2005 but its practically impossible to use because the game just doesnt let you even if it should work. The only time I was able to make it work was on the final level in the back of the kitchen (and it was probably intentional to be used there).
Dropping onto someone is an auto KO and can be very useful to skip the stalking(slow walking up to someones back, this term is also used in MGS and Hitman). So if you can get onto a box and jump on someone you can basically Mario them.
-Yes bodies must be in the dark generally otherwise it causes an alert, its possible some areas make an exception but generally I never ran into this problem other than one level where the lights swing back and fourth on load so make sure they are in the dark, which can be in nonsensical places like in the middle of a small patch of darkness in the hallway. (sometimes scripted extra guards may spawn to patrol though)
-*Some* scripted fights can be avoided, Theirs an office alert that I was able to take the KO'd dude and sit right in the corner next to a filing cabinet and after clearing the room they left so its possible.
-Smoke nades are not useful really, I have been able to Ko 3 guards back to back in the mist before but the rolling physics combined with them auto alerting when they see it just makes it hard. Instead if they are directly infront of eachother use a distraction cam and just gas them.
-I think sentries can run out of ammo so if you can get it to shoot at you and only hit cover it should theoretically run out of ammo (idk)
-Wall mines must be disarmed when they blink green, also I could never get them to detonate on enemies even in combat but maybe thats just me.
-Thermal goggles can let you see through walls and objects at times so flick them sometimes especially in combat. Infact take your noggs off sometimes to gauge how fucked you are when it comes to the inconsistent dark spots
-You can't slide behind objects while crouching in cover mode, you must stand if it wasnt obvious (or your retarded like me).
-Your rifle is actually pretty accurate so use that for important shots

Splinter Cell PT:
Using widescreen patch, PC textures and removed mouse accel.
-Looks good and the shadows actually are polished well, infact the first non-tutorial level has a beautiful office and these levels just are better.
-Enemies are a bit tougher it seems but also less janky when it comes to melee takedowns from side and front so its a bit better IMO.
-Split leg jump was improved and I can find places where it actually works now.
-Putting yourself against a wall is a lot better now and enemies seem to be able to walk right next to as they past you(they seemed to spot you at the same distance whenever or not you pressed up against a wall in the first game). You can do quick cover jumps with space bar and enemies don't seem to detect you really when doing so.
-You can now ambush people by letting them walk into you while your in the dark and punching their lights out, this makes dealing with multiple enemies a lot easier, trade off is drop attacks at least for me no longer KO.
-This game adds a lot more charm to characters and Fisher, Fisher is like he is in later games where he is a wise crack joker, not that SC1 didnt have like 2 instances of this its just now more common.
Too be continued

Its a bit dated by now and VERY linear in comparison to the goat Chaos Theory. There is clearly one path that the dev team had in mind to take. Some of the AI is not that predictable and sometimes a bit random. Very much trial and error but Quick Load/Quick Save on new machines takes less than one second so it really doesnt get in the way of this iconic stealth game.

Probably more a 7/10 by now, cause its a bit clunky compared to more modern games.

Better then Star Wars Outlaws

jankest stealth game i've ever played. all of the action-stealth game mechanics are the most primitive, antiquated versions so nothing really works as intended.

the lighting makes no sense, and not even in a "this game is old so i'll give it a pass" kind of way. you'll be in pitch darkness in areas that appear well lit and vice versa. which granted is a problem old stealth games had, sure but it makes the 'light meter' the only way of being able to tell if you can be seen or not. if that was the only problem though, it wouldn't matter to me too much. Thief 1 and I think 2 had the same issue, but this game's lighting system also just doesn't really work properly. you can literally be in complete pitch darkness and then walk two steps and be in the most possible brightness possible, causing sneaking to be a gamble on whether or not the retarded ai will actually let you get around them.

sam also is possibly the most inept """special agent""" i've ever seen in media. he can't throw a can further than 5 feet and shoots guns like he's blind in both eyes. The reticle for guns can literally be directly centered on an enemy's head while you're completely motionless and he still misses nearly every shot. theoretically you're supposed to use the scope on his F2000, but even his aim while he's scoped in wobbles around like both of his arms are broken.

the platforming also doesn't work very well, getting sam to jump onto things or up walls or pretty much anything requires a quicksave beforehand cause there's a very high chance he'll just jump into the wall and then alert every guard in a 20 mile radius with his fat ass footsteps.

idk how anyone back in the day was able to play this because every move you make is the most inconsistent thing ever. i expect to be quicksaving and quickloading a lot when i play stealth games but this one is honestly too ridiculous. any sense of realism and any desire to do missions cleanly is immediately thrown out the window when i am restarting a quicksave 20 times due to an UNMANNED spotlight noticing me cross a dark lot and spawning random joe schmoe soldiers that have better aim than your supposedly highly trained special agent. "special" is right.

this game is very good for its time and also now its has impressive lighting and shadows and very addictive game play. 8/10
Also since Pandora Tomorrow is not on steam ill rate it here its fine just more of the first 7/10

hot take splinter cell completely shits on MGS as a stealth series

A good franchise, I will definitely play other games in this series

a classic stealth-based video game that has left a significant impact on the gaming industry. The game's protagonist, Sam Fisher, is a highly trained agent who uses a variety of gadgets, weapons, and stealth techniques to complete missions.

One of the things I liked most about Splinter Cell is its emphasis on stealth and strategy. The game encourages players to think carefully about their approach to each mission, using shadows and sound to avoid detection. This makes for a challenging and rewarding gameplay experience that sets it apart from more action-oriented shooters.

The game's story is also noteworthy. Set in a near-future world of political intrigue and espionage, Splinter Cell's narrative is engaging and well-written, with a cast of memorable characters and a strong sense of atmosphere.

That being said, there are some aspects of Splinter Cell that may not hold up as well today. The game's graphics, while impressive for their time, are starting to show their age. Additionally, some of the controls and mechanics can feel clunky and outdated compared to more modern games.

One of my all-time favorite espionage games.I love how detailed the make the missions in this game. I would love to see a an updated version with better graphics.

suddenly very grateful to have an f5 key

Copped it on sale for 2 fiddy. Good stealth and action, but a little wonky on physics. You also gotta keep in mind that this game was made in 2002.. Graphics aren't too bad (as long as the humans look like humans, it's fine by me!) Get this gem before it goes off-sale--or not (if you're broke just say that)

It's good, the level design is not exactly the best, and the jankiness of the enemy AI can be a bit frustrating. Scouting ahead with snake camera is your best strategy before coming through any doors, equipment needs to be manually selected so just take as much time as you need, for the game is absolutely unforgiving. The combat (yes, this game, somehow, has FORCED combat segments) can be your biggest roadblock if you don't have a decent plan, a load of bullets, and health kits. I recommend not killing NPCs except absolute necessary, you won't have enough bullets for combat segments if you really encounter one. One last thing to remember: SAVE REGULARLY, THE GAME HAS VERY LITTLE CHECKPOINTS. If you enjoy being extra careful and sneaky, this is for you.

very fun stealth game although graphical tweaks are needed to support modern resolutions and aspect ratios

This game doesn't require Ubisoft Connect, so you'd assume it's unfair to give it a negative review based on other Ubisoft games requiring it.

The Original Stealth Game

Negative review because f#$k ubisoft

Great game for the price of 2 hot wheels at Walmart (I got it on sale)

brings me back to my dads house when i was like 5 and played this shit like i knew what i was doing.. good times

This might be one of my favourite stealth games of all time. The visuals are really well done, I love the art direction here. The sound design is top-notch too, from the subtle sounds of bees buzzing to a gust of wind going by. The soundtrack is so atmospheric and peaceful, making it a joy to listen to. You can really tell how much love and care the developers put into this game.
The stealth mechanics are great and make you feel so fucking cool it reminds me a lot of the stealth in Metal Gear Solid (1988), from which they obviously took a lot of inspiration from. It strikes the perfect balance between not being too easy and not being too hard, making it such a blast to play. It's so well crafted I can't even imagine how it felt to play this when it first came out, it's really ahead of its time in many ways.
One of the only things I dislike is the forced gunfights, which really show the age of the game and thankfully, there aren’t too many, so it’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Overall, this game is great and definitely a must-play I can't wait to play the next games in the series I've heard they improve all the things that this game did so well which is so exciting to me. If you love stealth as much as I do, you’ll have a great time with this. Just remember to grab those couple of patches that Ubisoft, for whatever reason, didn’t add to the PC port.

This is a terrible port of the game. It does not have widescreen support, the controls work poorly, mouse acceleration is applied without an option to turn it off, and the game runs at frame rates that are so high, it is game breaking. This game is designed to run at 60fps, but is not capped and a frame cap option is unavailable. Running this game at frame rates of 100 fps and above breaks AI pathing and game physics to the point of being unplayable. There are also very many stutters with mysterious causes since the frame rates are high, therefore not the cause. These stutters are very jarring and made the game not enjoyable to play at all. I also find it hilarious how a game that was originally an Xbox exclusive does not have ANY controller support on PC. Overall, this game is basically unplayable, a very sad state for an otherwise excellent game. All hope is not lost however, if you are willing to do some tweaking and patching. There are some community patches that have reportedly made this game work very well, but I am not willing to put in the extra effort nor take the risk. The patches are not from reputable sites, it is from someone's personal Google Drive, so you are on your own discretion on what happens to your PC when doing so.

If you want to play this game without the need of fiddling with self-patches, opt for the original Xbox copy which is also backwards compatible on the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, so you don't need the first gen Xbox to play it. The definitive way of playing this game however has got to be the HD collection on the PS3. The games are polished up nice with better textures, animations, and shadows, are in 1080p, and runs on 60fps without any loss of content or quality whatsoever, it is the best way to play the trilogy. Stay away from the PS2 version. The Gamecube version is less offensive, but is not a good way to experience the game because of the graphical sacrifices compared to the Xbox version.

Bottom line: get the OG Xbox copy or the HD collection on PS3, and stay away from the PS2 version and this Steam version, unless tweaking old games to run on modern PCs is your niche hobby.

Pros:

• Classic stealth game
  
• Good soundtrack
  
• Steam cloud saves
  

[*]Old game. Need tweaks and improvements. I recommend to use this guide

how i knew you werent in love with me. I knew better and i knew this whole time. The only game i'm playing is this wednesday, september 35th. I clocked thee now and here forever shine bright my flowery fruit. I bid thee farewell and sweet dreams my love.

Yeah i didnt really enjoy this that much. The janky parkour,shooting(in combination with forced shooting portions) and some odd level designs+turrets just soured the whole thing. The story is nothing to write about and is carried by sams and lamberts va. I would recommended the thief series more if you want some old school stealth(even if thief gold has some of its problems too)

The start of an epic game series. Hope we still have many more SC:s to come!

W Classic

Ta bueno

"The first step in a great journey."This, this right here is what started it all. This is what made the stealth genre more than just a single-big-franchise-gimmick ( yes its MGS). Loved every second of this game, the AI can get wonky but for me it's a part of the charm this game has. Stealth genre is dying, but some of us are here to still keep it alive :) . All in all a great game worth buying on a sale.