Rambling Thoughts About Splinter Cell VR (CANCELLED)

[@CriticalNobody]

Sorry for making you stare at my face for an extended period, but also thanks for listening to my somewhat unstructured initial thoughts on the Splinter Cell VR news. I'm not sure if Ubisoft will be able to convert this series to the platform without a bunch of sacrifices, but my personal experience with VR can't help but make me interested. Coincidentally, I just started recording gameplay footage for a video related to this franchise so the next proper release on my channel should also have a goggled man in the thumbnail. In the meantime, if you'd like to see more of my content, here's the Critical Nobody playlist - bit.ly/2M3r65U

[@cm8bruh]

nah man this was epic

[@TagartTalking]

Espire 1: VR Operative! Check it out if you need hope for this game to be good! It's no SC, but it's not exactly bad. Imagine it with more darkness.

[@hannahprince498]

I think a Thief might be a good representation of how a first-person stealth game can succeed.

[@ksya473]

Well Hitman 3 is also will get a VR feature next year

[@raymondhughley3696]

Hey you should check out panther VR. I feel like its the closest to a splinter cell game in VR I've scene and it makes me feel more confident in ubisoft for once 😅

[@S7AR2024]

Ubisoft is great at copying games (Assassins creed, the crew, etc) but the one time we want a copy pasted splinter cell game they fail.

[@TingusPingus445]

With assassins creed you can’t really have a different plot it’s been the same concept for 10 years now all they can do is pick a different era of time put the same plot which is (your character generic peasant number 26 was wronged by generic Templar number 39 and you find out about the assassin order from family or a random stranger who helped you ac unity and ac 2 respectively) they tried to change up the games and they didn’t do too well

[@proteus2103]

@S7AR LORD 2024 That's Ubisoft for ya.

[@NecromancerBree]

badger?

[@TheDubLatino]

@@NecromancerBree that's what i thought too, badger said the same thing in his new r6 vid

[@TheQuatum]

On god. Just copy paste the old games with better graphics and I'll buy it

[@Hasbulla761]

I would get a VR headset in the shape of sams goggles

[@wasteland_bandit0654]

You can make it just get the right tools for your idea

[@ChristianUrea]

So NVG

[@pastagiovanni6527]

Need

[@johnsantana601]

Mmmmm interesting

[@lionelhutz3142]

Pfft. I feel like enough of a tool playing video games and paying Ubisoft for trash I don't need to be wearing VR goggles in my living room looking for light switches to shoot out or turn off. Bringing them out in the shape of Sam's goggles doesn't make it cool...it's just pandering to cover up the fact Ubisoft doesn't care about this franchise. Hard pass!

[@outlawthunder2386]

I’m both excited and scared for the new splinter cell

[@ghostwarrior3878]

Same

[@ScottyDoggF14]

Same lol

[@Ijustbeoverthinking]

Me too but I'm mainly scared because I'm more of a console type of dude

[@blissridden]

Ubisoft be like: “open world splinter cell RPG experience”

[@ElTigre12024]

Likewise. Sam’s story is not yet over but I feel like Ubisoft won’t give it the closure it deserves

[@olliedavis7148]

They can’t just make a normal splinter cell game, can they?

[@NumaanTahir]

Same with ea when they made medal of honor for vr.

[@SoftAsABaboonAss]

Not monetizable enough it seems...

[@plow4277]

Depends on what you're calling "normal" The 4 firsts, well, these kind of gameplay will not please everyone. Or would need some major changes, changing the recipe, but then it's not "normal" anymore. the 5th, well, no and the 6th, mh.. i'm scared of more Ubi-bullshit they put in *every* games, those mechanics we're all used to for these lasts years.

[@NumaanTahir]

@@AbcIHateYou3 if its vr I think it's just a gimick to sell more vr sets and limit people who don't have vr

[@pet3r387]

Numaan Tahir Or maybe they just want to make the game for VR. You know to make something innovative instead of the same gameplay all over again?

[@monk6395]

Splinter Cell in VR would probably be like this: * Whisper in your mic to lure enemies. *Grab enemies by the shoulder to interrogate them. (or say” freeze”) *Lockpicking mini game. *Lockbreaking mini game. *Many objects to throw as distractions. *Grab weapon or key card out of enemies utility belt. * You can pull yourself up into an air vent, but it’ll be like your torso is passing through the bottom.

[@ghostwarrior3878]

This scares me for the future of the splinter cell series. Simple cameos for other games (Rainbow 6 siege, Ghost recon. Some stupid mobile game) give the man a proper game

[@DMH1999]

It may just be one of the first SC games translated into VR. Like Chaos Theory but VR. I do not think it will be a 'new' game. Unless I missed something that says it is a new game.

[@DMH1999]

@PogChamp One this is for sure. Or at least I am adamant of it. Ubisfot Paris should NOT make the next SC game. With what they have done to GR... I do not even want to think about how they would ruin SC.

[@VRnamek]

Ubisoft said they're new stories. That said, oh man. it'd be a dream come true to play as many classic games in VR as possible. It's an old dream to be inside games, maybe we can blame the classic 80s movie Tron for that. I want to be inside games, but when I look at games today - specially most short shovelware indie VR - I'd rather just hang myself...

[@joeysmith5382]

I thought it was just gy to be a remake of splinter cell 1

[@asv520]

That guy from r6s doesn't look anything like Sam and instead looks like a wannabe punisher guy

[@asv520]

@Pinkamena Pie ubisoft lost the trust of their fan base long time ago...and what you mention is what happens to fan favourite characters when corporations don't care about the quality anymore and instead starts focusing on quantity just to milk as much money as possible even though they already have billions of dollars

[@shawklan27]

@Pinkamena Pie don't worry he's still got his tactical goggles so you'll know that's DEFINITELY him

[@mostafaahmedibrahim2541]

Yea its hes so fucking thicc man

[@kuneekunee]

im used to it lol. they already fucked up sam fisher in splinter cell blacklist

[@asv520]

@@kuneekunee yeah they did deviate from what makes him an actual likeable character

[@SolidSnake684]

7:41 I feel like the whole idea was based off this. It has to be, right? Some guy at Ubisoft had to come up with VR ideas, and they took one look at Sam's goggles and thought "Brilliant. Everyone was only in it for the goggles anyways, right?"

[@ShoobedoobeOG]

This is a big ol' "we'll see" from me. The biggest potential problem I see is that the medium is so young, that there are very few "established mechanics" that are universal across most games. Some games want you to do short teleports, others utilize the joysticks, etc. Although it would be cool to be immersed in the stealth gameplay, I figure that unless it's given the full-on AAA development that say Half-Life: Alyx was given, it will be an underwhelming, short experience with little to no story, and not a whole lot gameplay-wise that differentiates it from others like it. I guess what concerns me is that, for this to be really good, it requires Ubi to think outside the box and innovate on the VR medium, and I just don't know if they are capable of doing that anymore.

[@nikallport6609]

Yeah to be honest current day Ubisoft doesn't seem capable of pulling it off, I mean sure valve is lazy but the company was always innovate when they accaualy tried.

[@JZStudiosonline]

Imagine a stealth game where you just teleport around enemies. If they make it joystick only they might have to do the tunnel vision thing, killing peripheral vision. Or people just won't be able to play it because it makes them sick.

[@habadasheryjones]

Hitman 3 and IOI did it right. Give us another installment that is VR compatible in addition to being a normal game.

[@habadasheryjones]

@JNNNK ...but IOI has already done it right multiple times. Hitman 3 is already a better game because VR isn't forced on it's fans to play it.

[@Y2Kr4SHM4N]

@@habadasheryjones No, what developers should be doing is a VR compatible version of the flagship title, where the VR version was designed primarily for VR extra features and is the best way to play the game. Then a pancake version for non-Vr gamers. Another spinoff title exclusive for pancake gamers and yet another spinoff title or exclusive for VR. That way everyone is happy, and game technology advances. I’ve been a gamer for 35+ years now and I’ll tell you, it’s always been about the hardware. As games advanced, if you didn’t have the new ram, the new CD-Rom, the new graphics card, etc, then you missed out. It should ALWAYS be this way. Because every time that slows down, gaming innovation literally stops. And all you get is copy pasta of what has come before.

[@diogo763]

@@Y2Kr4SHM4N A VR compatible game were resources are split between pancake and VR only results in a mediocre game, especially for VR. Hitman 3 VR was just that.

[@Y2Kr4SHM4N]

@@diogo763 Well the alternative is the awful market of diminishing returns seen in the post Half Life Alex mobile games VR market. Your smart phone games rendered in glorious full 3D!

[@Beengus]

Next up! Splinter Cell In : Just Dance 2022!

[@toastedjambread]

You start dancing to El Cargo from Chaos Theory. Learn some new dance moves to impress that girl, Maria Narcissa.

[@CeeSan]

I'd like to point out Hitman existing, as the OTHER remaining stealth game series. I'm aware, it's a different kind of stealth game but I think it's worth noting. Also Hitman 3 VR aims to tackle the question of CQC combat, the VR trailer has Agent 47 garroting a target in VR.

[@chiptuna8292]

Close Quarters Combat combat?

[@ryanwile7112]

The issue is, this is basically nothing for the vast majority of people who don't own an Occulus. And they're not exactly affordable. Super upsetting, honestly.

[@mixererunio1757]

I'm really negative about new SC. "HL: A argument" is invalid in this case. This is modern Ubi we're talking about. They milked Sam dry and I just don't believe them.

[@lionelhutz3142]

Spot on!

[@beancheesedip8337]

Worker abuse aside, I think the most frustrating aspect of modern day Ubi is that the developers clearly know how to make good games. One of my favorite aspects of SC: Blacklist is Sam's character arc. I'm not saying the character is bad, but aside from being cool, he's always been a bit flat to me. They've tried to do things with him, like in Double Agent (but as Crit said in his video on the games, it didn't really lead to anything substantial when we set aside the superficial) and Conviction (which tries, but he starts the game a bitter rogue agent and ends the game a bitter agent of the state), they've never been super successful, in my opinion. And if you look at their more modern games, the development teams obviously know how to create compelling villains, fun stories, solid gameplay loops and convincing worlds, the higher ups at Ubi obviously really don't care and stuff every monetization scheme they can into their games and push them out as fast as possible with little regard for quality.

[@EddieTheBunny]

Ah... "Disappointed, but not surprised" shows it's face in my life once more.

[@Kechioma]

I thought you died, you haven't uploaded in years

[@speedandhurry2654]

Hey Eddie, we have a splinter cell discord that we usually play SvM including the OG titles. It would be really cool if you join discord.gg/XS2qbJjv8V

[@MutaharFarooq]

5:24 I mean Sam Fisher already does that in the PC version where he uses one hand to hold onto a pole above him and another to shoot an enemy with his pistol, though I guess with limited FOV in VR headsets it might make it more difficult to do so.

[@AQDuck]

Aaaand it's oculus exclusive... In other words, you're REQUIRED to have a Facebook account. I hate how publishers are treating VR headsets like consoles... It's way too small to have brand exclusives, it's like having a game be exclusive to Samsung monitors.

[@VRnamek]

you're posting this comment with a Google account and I don't see you bitching about it

[@ThugHunterfromIsrael]

"waaah facebook collect data" *uses steam, youtube, google, probably discord, probably instagram (which is owned by facebook btw) and maybe reddit

[@AQDuck]

@@VRnamek I'm posting this from a KZbin account* I'm not using any other Google service on this email.

[@warbossbonesmasha3751]

That and when it comes to vr you cant really have exclusives due to how niche it is like no ones gonna buy another 300 dollar headset to play one fucking game that and exclusives in general fucking suck it just creates a gamble of what headset to buy because you need to have a THATS SO RAVEN flash into the future to see which console has better exclusives

[@STEALTHYJD]

Medal of honor was originally an could exclusive but no longer is

[@easter3000]

C’mon you’re talking about current Ubisoft. They even didn’t include NVGs in Wildlands. And look what they did with whole GR franchise. They cannot be trusted.

[@BackupPanic07]

A VR Splinter Cell is an insult to me personally, and more importantly the limitations of VR will necessitate the gameplay design to be the most far removed Splinter Cell yet developed, something I'm not at all optimistic in UbiSoft (or any developer/publisher) to be able to do in a satisfactory way. And from a business perspective, I don't really see why they would make Splinter Cell, of all franchises, a VR exclusive. The Splinter Cell name won't help sell the game to new people, and only serve to piss off a huge swathe of whatever fans are left at this point. When this thing does comes out though, the hardcore fans will be looking back at Blacklist a little more fondly, I think.

[@lionelhutz3142]

Spot on! This VR idea is trash. Can you imagine creeping around your own living room looking for light switches to turn off? 😂🤣😂

[@haydncox7225]

I'm SO disappointed ubi cancelled splinter cell VR. It could be such an amazing game... Indulge me for a second... Imagine grabbing enemies with an interrogation chokehold from behind, pulling them into the shadows and using voice recognition from your headset mic you say under your breath 'TALK!' or 'SPILL IT!' some enemies may need more persuading using VR interrogation mechanics to scare them, the enemy gives you some info like a password or secret giving you a tactical advantage in the next room. Then you knock them out, pick them up and hide them in a dark hidden shadow to conceal them from other enemies IN VR Imagine climbing a pipe and dropping down on an enemy knocking them out in VR. Imagine if they brought back the light and sound meter in VR so if you accidentally wack something and it drops on the floor depending on how loud that object is, the enemies may hear it and come over to investigate. Imagine bringing the goggles over your head and switching from NV to Thermal to EMP in VR. Imagine being able to climb fences, ladders, rappel off walls, rappel from a ceiling, vault over obstacles in VR Imagine being able to do the split jump between two walls and then drop onto an enemy in VR. Imagine being able to hang from ledges and either pull enemies over the ledge so they fall and knock themselves out or you climb over for a suprise interrogation. ALL. IN. VR. Imagine being able to pull off CQC in VR Imagine being able to play as Sam Fisher in VR or imagine an old Sam Fisher as your handler guiding you through. Just hearing Ironsides Sam Fisher voice in VR would be enough. Now imagine being able to do all this WITH A FRIEND in co-op where you and a friend can breach rooms from different angles and get the drop on them via various entrances! Imagine being able to give your partner a lift to access a high ledge and then they help pull you up that hight ledge IN VR Imagine being able to do the back to back wall climb with a partner to climb up elevator shafts etc IN VR Imagine being able to do the long jump where a partner helps to launch you over a massive gap IN VR Splinter Cell VR really has the gameplay, mechanics, story and material to be one of the best VR games ever made. I can literally see it so clearly in my head. It's so frustrating that Ubi gave up on the dream. I don't know if anyone else wants something like this, but God damn does it make me wanna learn how to develop games to make this happen lol

[@arctik2928]

I guess they just couldn't get the "goggles thing" right and took your advice.

[@ProwoodStuff]

Not what I expected, but it's something, and it's better than a mobile game. Although I don't own a VR headset I'll just get a copy to complete my unfinished collection. Gotta say, I am PUMPED!

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

This is not what anyone wanted, I don't think ubisoft deserves validation in any way for this. This is yet another episode in the "let's troll Splinter Cell fans" saga. The wildlands fiasco, the breakpoint fiasco, the mobile game, the R6 Siege operator, and now this, a game that _maybe_ 10% of gamers can even play, assuming it's even worth playing, and that will most likely not have Ironside, so I personally don't care to begin with.

[@bosyogurtlight]

8:08 I guess they weren't doing that

[@phristo]

Sam Fisher is like Ubisoft's batman, and I don't know why they're not putting him in his full potential

[@RussieDear]

9:50 I do believe they're referred to as "pancake games" since it's on a flat screen and you're not jumping into the world.

[@JakeT304]

Kinda annoyed mostly. Ubisoft knows we want a new splinter cell but goes out and makes a VR game. Not that VR is terrible or anything, but it's still pretty niche to say the least.

[@lionelhutz3142]

Spot on. The time for redemption and closing Sam Fisher's saga has passed. The SC novels were pretty good though.

[@aaronbailiff4223]

@@lionelhutz3142 feels similar to when diablo developers made a mobile version when everyone was ready for a proper game

[@watchtheshadows8309]

Maybe they could take inspiration from the new hitman vr and use a controller for more complex movements or use some mechanical ideas from the game.

[@lionelhutz3142]

God forbid Ubisoft listens to fans and just brings out one more Splinter Cell stealth-action game with a good story and characters to conclude Sam Fisher's saga before Michael Ironside passes away. No matter...the time for some kind of Splinter Cell redemption has passed and the VR idea is complete trash. I feel like enough of a tool being a middle-aged man playing video games I don't need to be in my living room with VR goggles creeping around guards and looking for light switches to turn off in a "stealth game". Hard pass!

[@ThreeProphets]

Situational awareness in VR is actually better than with a controller because you can freelook realistically while easily keeping track of your body's orientation. In order to look over both shoulders consecutively while moving with a controller you have to wiggle the stick in an awkward half circle twice in a row, trying to match the camera's movement speed. In VR you can track three patrolling hostiles while moving, opening a door, and switching gadgets all at the same time. And your character can have as much strength as you want, so you can use both hands to hang from a pipe while drawing a weapon, or hold a weapon in one hand and a gadget in the other. Its versatility actually lends itself very well to the stealth genre That being said, Alyx and Boneworks were the exception, not the rule. The vast majority of licensed VR games have been short, gimmicky tech demos, and Ubisoft just announced two of them at the same time while already working on a full game for one of the attached licenses having just ousted their entire executive and lead creative staff, so I doubt they have the resources to start working on projects of that scale on an unfamiliar platform. Before Alyx, Valve's VR team made several instantly forgettable tech demos to get familiar with the medium and test their new peripherals, and they weren't simultaneously going through a corporate coup d'etat and a global pandemic

[@EddieTheBunny]

Honestly, I think they did this because VR appears to be a cheap method to make a quick buck and requires little effort. They didn't make a real Splinter Cell game because they don't know how to monetize it. That's what it's all about. You can't really monetize a stealth game in a way that brings in a lot of money.

[@lionelhutz3142]

Spot on!

[@Molochem]

So I guess that's the final nail in the coffin for Sam ? So sad to see all the old Stealth Heros die a dishonourable death (splinter cell, mgs, thief etc.)

[@xDinomanx]

I just hope Micheal Ironside is back at the forefront as the voice of Sam. It aint a Splinter Cell game without the legend himself voicing Fisher.

[@SterlingFM]

Can’t help but noticed you failed to mention the worst part about this game’s announcement. It’s in partnership with Facebook, meaning that if you don’t own an oculus headset, you can’t play it. So anyone who spent $1000 on a Valve Index is getting screwed by Facebook and their greedy, unhealthy exclusives for an already struggling market.

[@SpicyboyCharlz]

You can play oculus games on vive/index with an app called revive

[@edisleado]

Facebook also seems to be stepping out of the PC VR market, so I'm concerned as to whether we'll even be able to play this on PC. They revealed this news while showing off the Oculus Quest 2 after all. It seems very possible this may be a Quest exclusive, not just an Oculus exclusive...

[@lionelhutz3142]

🤬

[@SweatiestDegree]

I have nothing agaisnt VR (other than I don't have a set xD ) but tbh (I might be wrong) but the install base for VR is minuscule compared to "normal" style games... so I feel like the scope and budget of this game isn't going to allow for the Splinter Cell we've all been waiting for. but let's hope it's decent and jumpstarts the franchise.

[@ashleykettle343]

I just super don't trust Ubisoft right now. Look at Rainbow Six, look at how they stuffed up Breakpoint, not to mention their new Immortals Fenyx Rising game. They either want their games to be the next COD or the next Fortnight, littered with microtransactions. It will either be a goofy Splinter Cell game or the next Blacklist - which tried it's hardest to be an hollywood action military something something... I hate to be so negative because I know there are folks working at Ubisoft that want Sam to return to form but they just can't cus it won't make the big bucks. They need to take notes from horror games and horro films. Make it smaller budget, smaller team, less risk. Stealth games, like horror, are pretty niche. They keep screwing these games up cus they through tens and hundreds of millions into them and don't see a return.

[@TommyLeonBlade]

I'll be honest. I really, and I mean REALLY don't like VR. It doesn't bring anything interesting for me into gaming. I would rather go to shooting range than try VR shooting range. I just don't like useless gimmicks. Same with 3D, Wii Mote, Ps Move, Kinect... I would rather get a game with great story and/or at the least great gameplay... And after what they did to Ghost Recon or Rainbow Six (crappy online shooter that doesnt have anything to do with R6)... I don't expect anything good from this game. I love this series but I honestly can't justify buying VR for this and Alyx... And I say this as someone who personally knew guy that was awarded by Ubi as "the biggest SC fan in the world" and we sometimes weren't sure who of us was a bigger fan...

[@lionelhutz3142]

Spot on! Ubisoft let the Splinter Cell franchise slip through their fingers...

[@stopmotionpresents8772]

I think that espire 1 vr operative did the stealth vr thing very well, and if Ubisoft does it similar it could work well.

[@KillaGandhi]

To sum up this 13-minute video: This game is probably gonna blow.

[@Xlxxl1999]

Ubisoft got NimSony working for them now, and that guy creates one of the most satisfying climbing/movement in VR. So it will be interesting how interactive the game can be.

[@arthurrevan5811]

Life long Splinter Cell fan. I’m excited if it also means they’re working on a new traditional entry alongside it. SC VR, I think about the part in Half Life Alyx where you’re sneaking around Jeff. If they nail the atmosphere, music, sound all of it, and create tension, I can see it being a satisfying stealth experience. Also off topic, is Michael Ironside no longer Sam? He was brought back of Ghosts but not Rainbow Six. Not saying Jeff Teravainen did a bad job, but Ironside is Sam imo. He added humanity to an otherwise blunt instrument. Worried about the future of Sam Fisher.

[@doggydude98]

I mean Michael Is Sam, but I think this new voice actor is at least ten times better than Eric... not hating on him, Eric didn't do a bad job or anything, but he was the worst as Sam

[@arthurrevan5811]

doggydude98 very fair. Those moments when Blacklist Sam is on the phone with Sarah felt so weird. More like a dude talking to his gf. Anyways you’re right about Jeff, he also has a ton of respect for the Character and the series (follow him on IG) it’s refreshing to see.

[@doggydude98]

Andy Revan was that his name? I actually only heard his voice on the rainbow six trailer and that anime trailer.... at least I think that’s him.... still woulda preferred Michael though... he’s irreplaceable... everyone notices when Michael isn’t voicing Sam, because his voice is just so unique.

[@nathannotnate4908]

Honestly I think I would be really badass to be shooting out lights and sneaking around in vr. I would be kinda cool to just have everything in your person, like you could reach down and heal a sticky cam off your vest and actually throw it and stuff. It would make it all the more immersive

[@KratosisGod]

Ubisoft can easily fit splinter cell into a open world game by making it like MGSV and the plane from blacklist can be the equivalent to mother base.

[@KratosisGod]

@PUPPET MASTER I am not saying they should do it, I am just saying how they can do it.

[@zcritten]

The worry about grabbing people, the new walking dead game actually did that okay, but that was more a way to grab enemies and keep them back or make melee strikes easier, so a precise grab is kinda untested

[@Kechioma]

Honestly hoping for it to be a port of Chaos Theory but in VR, I feel like it has the perfect amount of speed, stealth, and a bit of action to fit VR. I personally found the 3DS version of Chaos Theory to be pretty damn fun to play and it honestly the best game they could've picked to bring in new fans to the series. Playing in first person going through a darkened New York or opening a super cool vault and accidentally triggering the invisible tripwire at the door on the way out would be awesome in VR. The first person mod that got released for Chaos Theory about 5-6 years ago would give a good idea of how it'd look in VR. A good VR stealth game that works pretty well is Espire 1, it has climbing, grabbing enemies, hanging from a pipe and drawing your pistol is so satisfying compared to a regular game. I hope they look to that game for inspiration of gameplay.

[@noneoftheabove5816]

imagine how much money ubisoft would make if they actually listened to their fans

[@dusk1234567890]

If game developers listened to their fans we’d still be on 8 bit gaming. Nothing great was ever made for the fans. We didn’t ask for raiders of the lost ark. But we did ask for crystal skulls.

[@shawnstjohn3831]

I had pretty much given up on SC and Ubi as a whole. Everything in their franchises has gone hyper liberal and their inherent "wokeness" has destroyed their brands. (President Caldwell, err... Clinton...or whatever). 🙄 And, to add insult to injury, they gave over $500k to antifa/blm thugs (America's very own, already well funded, domestic terrorism). And it's not just Ubi. Most game devs are slip sliding down this slope. Basically, they take what you like about their IP, piss all over it, liberalize it, skew it into some hyper feminazi/lgbtq - esque dumpster fire then wonder why it tanks horribly. All the while, play it off as though "gamers just aren't interested in that genre" and scrap the whole franchise. Gaming has become just like Hollyweird (Pedowood). If you don't like the filth their peddling, it's your fault. I've decided to say to hell with them all. I'll play the games I have on the consoles I have and that'll be that. F**k em.

[@TingusPingus445]

He needs to make a every metal gear solid video

[@CriticalNobody]

I'll get to it one day when I feel like crying in the fetal position

[@tattlepoke9597]

@@CriticalNobody don't we all?

[@GuyOnAChair]

@@CriticalNobody Please don't, we have ENOUGH Metal Gear Solid videos! 😅

[@Efishrocket102]

@@GuyOnAChair shut up

[@acer5720]

@@GuyOnAChair guy on a chair? More like GAY on a chair

[@Cloudmaster1511]

well imagine having "the climb" style gameplay when infiltrating and on top of that imagine literally leaning auround doors and into windows to sneak around enemys. gosh i´d LOVE this i mean the game mechanics are already fleshed out. ready to be taken from many different games. climbing shooting, sneaking, knife play. everything is ready to be taken. almost no more work involved.

[@MasterWar164]

If they don't make it were we can bob our heads like sam and make the night vision slide down i don't wanna play

[@ArchOfWinter]

If they ever want to make a new mainline Splinter Cell game, they might need to go for more kind gameplay style to appeal to a wider audience, but they shouldn't water down the stealth. They should split the game into three main gameplay loop as you control three main characters. Stealth: like Chaos Theory, Sam is slow and methodical. Assault: Briggs is fast and aggressive, stealth is optional, his stealth would be quicker but easier to be spotted. Undercover: Grim or another character, plays like Hit Man or early Assassin's Creed, mostly non-lethal and you blend into a crowd populated mostly by civilians. Each level will have multiple play option and segments. You might start a level with Stealth to create an opportunity to let your Undercover character into the level, how you do determined how easy the Undercover section is, and if you blown your cover in the Undercover section, you can start an Assault segment to extract your Undercover character, if you didn't cause a commotion, start another Stealth segment. The combination and order of the type of gameplay segments is endless, but should change according to story and mission. This will also make coop and Spy v Merc very interesting if they can get all three gameplay segments into a single level.

[@gregorybarry4564]

The scene with heading face first into the TV that would be one of my worst fears. However the prospect of a virtual, immersive, stealth experience..."Grandma you need to leave the room you might get choked by accident!!"

[@toastedjambread]

Unknightly showed the potential of a stealth game in vr that is very similar to thief. So far it's an unfinished product, but VR for splinter cell has very big potential. Being face to face with a guard while you are hiding in the shadows and holding completely still is very intense. Sneaking up on a guard, you physically creeping up on the guard hoping he wont hear you or turn around. Try unknightly, and you'll understand what I mean. Stealth in VR is terrifying.

[@ayaanamir3477]

I think if Ubisoft does this properly, it's gonna go well. Stealth in VR can work amazingly. Just imagine climbing on pipes and taking out your enemy from above, and then dragging their body into the shadows. Physically hiding and taking cover from enemies will add so much to the suspense and experience. Come on Ubisoft, we're counting on you.

[@jarodk1294]

Would’ve been cool to get SC VR along with Remake that is in works and after that new original one. But sadly they’ve cancelled SC VR and I wouldn’t be surprised if they cancel remake later on, like they most likely did with Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, but we don’t know yet, since they are lately on cancelling spree, due to lack of money, from what I’ve heard.

[@gameshock2916]

7:33 Well, should not have jinxed it.

[@mitchrolla2619]

When it comes to mobility, I always think of blade and sorcery. That game always seemed the most intuitive with player movement(even moreso than boneworks). Climbing feels simple but satisfying, you can grab NPCs by gripping the controller over "grab points", and that was developed by a single guy and later a small team. Just make sure to nail the vaulting mechanic so we can climb up to higher vantage points easier! I feel like a splinter cell using mobility mechanics similar blade & sorcery and unkightly would be a great jumping off point for Ubisoft. I do think the climbing through vents would be interesting, but an easy solution to that would be making them large enough that you could crouch though them (like in Arkham games). That way we don't have to go prone and it just makes it easier in general. Lighting/sound mechanics could be pulled straight from chaos theory. Have the light/noise meters viewable on your wrist OPSAT and even in the corner of your NVG view when they are activated. Have NPC detection work off of those meters and voila. Sticky cameras and the door cameras would be fun to use too. You could have a tablet on your back like the game Onward, and check camera feeds there. I think the makings of a splinter cell game are there, it's more a matter of trusting Ubisoft to be capable to see them. At least in my opinion. If only I could hear Lambert and Grims voice in my ear one more time....

[@fewfriesshort5593]

In R6, when you choose the skin where Sam (Zero) is bald and goggles, he actually looks very good. He looks like an older Chaos Theory Sam.

[@NoName......]

Honestly, a VR stealth game is an INCREDIBLE idea!

[@TheAandJStudio]

There's one called espire 1 and it blows

[@MarzTheBean]

I'm new to the splinter cell series, I literally just started playing it this month and I'm STILL waiting for a new game

[@alexwilliams3512]

You said ‘put Sam Fisher in Rayman,’ as a joke, but I’m pretty sure there was a Sam fisher skin in Rayman: Raving Rabids 2, or at least a splinter cell poster

[@stephenirvine6832]

I think panther vr is like a proof of concept for this game it's very rough around the edges but I feel as if splinter cell vr will be similar to panther

[@ArchOfWinter]

I think Splinter Cell would work in VR. Shooting will work great, yes, but it will change how you play a stealth game. Some move set will have to be removed, especially the fast pace movement from Conviction and Blacklist, but the new first person perspective will give new life to stealth. I'm hoping they might even remove the light and sound meter and make you rely on your own senses. The smaller move set would also reflect on Sam's older age, if we are having him as the protagonist. Aside from your lifting goggle up idea, a quick flip of your neck up and down should also activate and deactivate the goggle (if the real VR goggle can support a flick of the neck without it falling off). I think the major downside would be if you need to keep yourself physically crouched to crouch walk in game. It might kill some knees. Assassin's Creed might also work if they completely remove the parkour mechanic and focus solely on the social stealth and blending in from the older titles. Basically a first person Hit Man or Spy Party game set in a historic time period.

[@fatmonkey9757]

Imagine it coming with aa VR headset shaped like sams goggles and when you turn them on it makes the "turn on noise''' from the games That would be sick

[@lionelhutz3142]

Negative. That's overpriced trash

[@fatmonkey9757]

@@lionelhutz3142 it "could" be expensive but so are all VR headsets

[@shawnkelsey6224]

I’m not happy with how things are at the moment with some of my favorite video game franchises . Most Notable is the Splinter Cell series . There is many reasons . Now I’m not saying Conviction is a bad game but here’s my thoughts on it. It’s a good action game , it’s not a great stealth game . It focuses more o. How brutal Sam is , where in the other games he didn’t take pleasure in doing what he did to other people but it was the mission . I think after Double agent is where the series started shifting it’s attention towards a Conviction like approach . I know that the books are better than the games there’s no comparison that can really be made . Micheal Ironside was what drove to play Splinter Cell and the games after that . His gravelly voice made it feel like you knew who Sam was before you knew much about him . DLC has really ruined the gaming scene in my opinion. Also .... that dreaded Zero character in RBS Siege .... I’m not gonna lie worst decision they made about the game . And as far as mobile games like the one you talked about in this video ...... Just No. enough with the pay to win games, enough with games like Siege . Ghost Recon suffered too. And I don’t want to see Sam Fisher suffer the same fate as the games listed . He deserves better !!!. He needs to pretend to be Harry Tuddle and disappear. Just my thoughts

[@FAL_Enthusiast]

I think stealth would still be pretty fun in VR. Just look at Espire VR operative where you can shout at guards to freeze.

[@harrison6082]

Ugh. Just imagine the motion sickness everytime you try and climb a ledge. They would really have to make changes for that to work

[@asrkz]

I really hope this game turns out well. We need a good vr stealth game, and Splinter cell is a AMAZING game to choose. Espire 1 was a pretty good stealth game, but was a bit jank for me. Phantom covert ops was a stealth game with you being in a cayak, but was amazing. Hopefully we get a good normal stealth with Splinter Cell vr.

[@DannyStrangePer]

I have a… complicated history with Splinter Cell but the short version is; I’m retrying this series again and hell, I’m having fun! First game and I just beat the CIA level! :D Now, I started searching for Splinter Cell vids on youtube and found your videos! I want you to know, those same videos are pushing and motivating me to keep going and experience all the SC games. That’s how you affect other people! :D I was looking forward to Conviction the most since I loved the Demo but now? Now I’m intrigued to try Chaos Theory… Anyway, thank you for videos! You have 1 more subscriber! 😎👍

[@sp1r048]

Using the Half Life argument doesn't stand. Even though Valve releases a new game once in a blue moon, they actually make quality games.

[@phoondos]

there is an extremely rare chance that they could remake one of the older ones in virtual reality, but this is ubisoft so its literally the least likely scenario to happen. it would probably be a spin-off post-blacklist or something like that, but i'm still excited for stealth vr games

[@ianbravogaming]

I have a stealth spy game on my oculus quest, its called espire. I would highly recommend you check it out. You climb and take out people stealthy. I think it shows the potential. And if its done well, splintercell could be amazing

[@1800cc-Dead-Meat]

It will be interesting to see how they try and solve many issues. But what is most likely is that instead of being stealth games with combat in them, both of these VR Games will morph into puzzle solving and combat.

[@chieppachat9381]

Half-life Alyx basically was half-life 3 since the gave up on that other story line

[@MrTHotz]

Have you played Unknightly in VR? It's a stealth action game heavily inspired by Thief. I don't own a VR headset yet but its high on my play list when I do. Perhaps it will give you an idea of what Splinter Cell VR could be like in terms of stealth gameplay along with Phantom Covert Ops?

[@Puyo499]

What I don't like about the whole VR tech is how "moving around" feels, you either use a joystick which kind of negates the immersion making you feel like you're on rollerskates or "leap" from place to place on the press of a button which in either case would be weird with SC. This tech is awesome for combat games sure but not for stealth at all imo... And how on earth are they going to implement towers to climb??! I mean, that's the best part of any Ubi game right?? ... right? But what scares me the most is that there's almost no way they'll be able to implement the "classic" SC moveset into this in a good way! Grabbing someone will have to be weird like you said, ledge climbing, doing the splits on walls, lockpicking, even just jumping will be weird man...

[@CErra310]

Someone please hold me. It hurts so much

[@SpicyboyCharlz]

As a long time VR gamer, I have a few recommendations: Espire 1 is a stealth focused VR game that gives me a lot of hope for splinter cell. It's got climbing, night vision, holding guards up at gunpoint, etc. Also space junkies, ubisofts only current vr title that I know of, is superbly fun, and if it had more players I could easily say it's one of my favorites. Lastly, IO is working on hitman VR for psvr, so I'm curious to see how that one turns out

[@TheAandJStudio]

But Espire is not good.

[@SpicyboyCharlz]

@@TheAandJStudio I enjoyed it quite a bit

[@Sparrow_Dynamic]

Im personally super excited for this. Ever since i got vr I’ve wanted a spliter cell vr. All they got to do is make the reloading realistic and make the graphics good then they cant screw up that bad then.

[@alanjohnsonbmw]

Ubisoft should be treating a nearly 20 year old much loved IP with pride and class and not even thinking about milking it dry. Look at how well IOI recently handled the Hitman trilogy. Ubisoft should monetise the heck out of their Rainbow Six Siege and Assasins' Creed Timersavers crap to keep them competitive and use the funds to make the best single player stealth game on the market. Have some pride in your product and fanbase Ubisoft! Edit: I'd actually just be happy with a Full 4K Collection Remaster/Remake from SC:1 to Blacklist with full trophies for each game.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

If they make an HD collection I'd love for them to include both versions of Double Agent tbh and maybe even Essentials cause why not? Besides I think an HD Collection would be easy money for Ubisoft in all honesty

[@JamieManVR]

@critical nobody Try espire: VR agent on steam, i think it is similar to what a new splinter cell will be

[@furiomorius7962]

Dishonored and Thief on VR would be badass.

[@Liventtt]

I think that a good look at what a Splinter Cell VR game could be, will be Hitman VR. I mean, it is stealth focused at times, and at those times we'll be able to see how stealth in VR works. Also the climbing and shooting is in a way similar to SC. I want this to be good so bad, 'cause as I see it - this is the make or break for the whole franchise.

[@BurntToast-m3s]

You should try budget cuts it's a stealth vr game and i think it's a great template for what a vr splinter cell game could be like

[@kovugreen]

SC VR sounds like it HAS to go back to its atmospheric methodical slow-paced stealth roots, which is a good thing. You can't create a Conviction/Blacklist experience in VR currently.

[@madmanmiles42]

Finally he talked about the Rainbow Six version of Sam, Because I wondered what he was thinking of it

[@gayboichow2770]

I think the best stealth experience I’ve tried in vr so far is payday 2 but that stealth is a lot less complex then splinter cells so i really don’t know if they can pull it off but I’m optimistic

[@BlakeBlackstone]

I never got into games as a kid. I was a late bloomer when it came to games and I can thank Splinter Cell on XBOX for that. The last two Splinter Cell games were really bad though. I think that maybe the limitations with the VR may help ground the game again in the best possible scenario.

[@romulocasas4906]

i actually think it would be cool to stealth stalk and avoid guards in vr, by staying hidden. ive only played a little of vr but if it would be anything like resident evil 7 with the intensity of not being found than it would be great. i of course dont have vr and with everything already being released, i dont have an extra 500 to drop on vr, especially if its going to be pc only

[@Cosmo6677]

Yeah no. This is extremely stupid, its going to be at least 5 to 10 years before I even consider giving VR a chance. Its still absolute shit compared to its real potential and people still want to drop over 2k just to have some fancy 3d glasses on, LOL. Its obvious they don't care about their playerbase if they do this. Not surprising though considering its been what, 6 years since blacklist? Before I get idiots saying it doesn't cost 2k for VR, if you want a DECENT experience compared to others, at least 1k. Oh wait, you also need a GOOD computer and the game itself. Over 2k just to play a new splinter cell? I want the drugs ubisoft is on lol

[@NarrenHeits]

i really want ubisoft to create a splinter cell game like when they did chaos theory and double agent (with the xbox original version of course), because in there i really felt like what's it like to be a splinter cell, being stealth, i can have my own options weither to be aggresive or silent as a ghost, i really felt that sense of having actual fun playing the game. to be honest i even haven't played conviction and blacklist because i've seen people on the internet, and i was like this is not the splinter cell i know back when i was a kid, more combat than more being stealthy. and tbh chaos theory had a lot of jokes that cracks me up everytime. i just want ubisoft to make another splinter cell game with the same formula as the chaos theory does, where i can just choose my set of weapons with 3 options, and weither i need to be violent or stealth through out the level. and i won't even bother if they remastered chaos theory and making the xbox original version of double agent available for the pc, better yet why not just combined those two games into one game, make it-- i don't know like 20 replayable levels? and make the gameplay at least to be 8 hours long to complete it. i would really really love that. i'm so in love with chaos theory, that i don't even want to play conviction and blacklist. tho i appreciate the work that have been putting on those games, but i just don't feel it. i want the old sneaky sam fisher back :( and one last thing, please bring back michael ironside to voice sam! hope ubisoft see this

[@NunyaBiznes100]

Based off of what far cry vr looks like, my guess is that ac vr is gonna be something ezio related, and splinter cell is just gonna be blacklist vr or something like that

[@JRashid90]

Since hearing about prince of Persia I am incredibly nervous

[@EmeraldCave1]

I don't have a VR headset but the announcement of Splinter Cell VR motivated me to get one. Even if it's bad, I'd still like to play the entire series start to finish.

[@Undone545]

Ubisoft are just mishandling things. The very day kojima left konami. A splinter cell teaser should have dropped. For years people have wanted a ninja assassins creed and we are getting viking assassins...what? Its actually frustrating because they have good IPs and money to burn but make really odd choices.

[@randomduck8679]

That would have been unwise. Announcing a game that doesn't exist

[@Undone545]

@@randomduck8679 every teaser is for a game that doesnt exist. Thats the nature of teasers. God of War ragnarok does not exist but that teaser brought excitement to the ps5 launch. Presumably fans of splinter cell would be happy to know that a solo splinter cell is at least in development rather than not

[@randomduck8679]

@@Undone545 God of War Ragnarok has probably been in development since 2018.

[@harrifongostudios]

I would love to see some VR content! Stealth has so much potential in VR. Pistols with silencer feels amazing.

[@MaxCarney47]

I’m certainly curious to see what this game can bring to table but ultimately glad a new installment of some kind is happening. VR isn’t my thing but something is better than nothing and I’m glad Sam is finally getting some proper love. I just hope this paves the way for a proper console game down the road because I know deep down that’s all us the fans want.

[@arthurhenrique4380]

A VR headset where i live is more them R$10.000 so i wont be playing it