Ubisoft was apparently testing out a Splinter Cell prototype again in the summertime, one which took inspiration from the Hitman video games.
After eight lengthy years, Ubisoft may lastly be answering fan calls for with a brand new, honest-to-goodness Splinter Cell recreation, giving Sam Fisher a brand new mission relatively than consigning him solely to cameo standing in cellular and reside service video games.
Ubisoft itself hasn’t formally introduced something, however one other report, this time from GamesBeat, says that Ubisoft was already contemplating bringing the sequence again earlier this yr.
In accordance with GamesBeat’s info, Ubisoft had made a prototype for a possible Splinter Cell recreation and examined it with gamers within the weeks working as much as E3 2021, in addition to the Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time remake, which has been indefinitely delayed to 2022.
The prototype wasn’t notably lengthy, solely protecting a primary tutorial part, however apparently, whereas it retained the Splinter Cell motion followers know and love, it featured some components impressed by the newer Hitman video games.
This really makes a point of sense as each video games have a powerful emphasis on stealth and selecting off enemies from the shadows whereas being as silent as attainable, versus participating in loud gunfights.
Nevertheless, this doesn’t essentially imply that’s what followers can count on from any future Splinter Cell recreation. It was solely a prototype so the ultimate product may end up markedly completely different. Plus, Ubisoft could have greenlit a unique type of Splinter Cell altogether.
With how uncared for the sequence has been up up to now, a brand new Splinter Cell would undoubtedly be welcomed by followers; though Ubisoft will most likely find yourself creating extra dangerous publicity than good if it finally ends up being Splinter Cell in title solely.
In lieu of a tangible new recreation, followers do have the Splinter Cell Netflix show to look ahead to. There’s been no information on the challenge since its announcement final yr, although, and all followers actually know is that it is going to be animated and is being written by the identical man who wrote John Wick.
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