Splinter Cell Blacklist - Ghost Play Through [UK]

[@kelpy_w_]

They made the dog twice as smart in the final.

[@kevinfaiz4716]

Why those sonar goggles are better than the final/released version?

[@lolmetaknight]

+Kevin Fox because it's ubisoft

[@r.daneel.90]

I'm from the future Too much Op, this goggles haves a very clear vision

[@DreadNawght]

goggles should have been like this for rookie difficulty at least. You can also use mods

[@CamperN00b47]

Apparently they use this version for the Blacklist SvM's Spy, because iirc that googles version look extremely similar to this.

[@DarthDragon007]

@@CamperN00b47 The fact that the sonar and night vision modes are better in SvM then the main game is sad AF. There's also the fact that in this Pre-Alpha gameplay that the Sonar Goggles are the default style (Standard Goggles) we get in the main game yet the main game version doesn't come with Sonar as standard.

[@hamster12512]

Zack is actually on the Blacklist forums. I'm on there and he gives it's members photos or videos before anyone else outside of the media gets them and keeps us up to date on the development. He's a really cool guy and always listens to us.

[@jakobfel2]

I don't know how I'd order them, but Chaos Theory, Conviction, and Blacklist were my favorite games in the series. Love the story of those three, the gameplay of Blacklist, the maps in Chaos Theory, and the general feel of Conviction.

[@Unamedsoldier26]

jacobjedi2 First Splinter Cell was the greatest in my opinion. I will never forget the CIA Headquarters infiltration mission. Just WOW. But of course.... all other SC games including Blacklist are great as well.

[@jakobfel2]

Yeah, I love the entire series (wish I could get the first game to work on my system; it just won't install for me). Brilliant game design. I may have major issues with Ubisoft but they definitely know how to create some of the most addicting games lol

[@sinenomine8739]

Try out GOG version.

[@joe-un1ky]

Went back and completed Chaos Theory this year, enjoyed it but it's got some of the problems old games have in general, like backtracking through levels etc. I think Blacklist is my favourite

[@AlejandroMorenoAle4l1fe]

I met my best online friend through this games thank you Tom Clancy may you rest in peace

[@kiranrajjha]

You met your best friend from a game? All I find are people that kick me out of games because I'm ''hacking'' even though I just got more kills than them.

[@AlejandroMorenoAle4l1fe]

Ha lol

[@MrWahab125]

waiting for another splinter cell to come -__- come on ubisoft seriously. seriously please i beg u

[@rubenguerreiro9382]

abdul wahab Same

[@MrNinjafreak]

Sam: UUUUOOOOoooohhhh Guard: WWWWHHHHAAAAAAAAA GHOOOSST *Guard Runs away scared* SC developer: And thats how ghost gameplay works :D

[@vicious2811]

xd

[@relatedzombie]

Just realized that we can't go "Inverted" whilst repelling down... if there's even any ropes in the game that are placed strategically at all.

[@benana101]

I gotta say you guys are pretty good at producing games! Looking forward to pre-ordering

[@w33d0wnz69]

I think it's really awesome that they incorporated a "Ghost, Panther and Assault." gameplay as ways for players to keep the player interested and never bored. Plus the new "Killing in motion ability totally makes things more realistic therefore more inviting.

[@DarthDragon007]

Dogs Pre-Alpha < Dogs in game lol. They really buffed up the dog's eyes and nose, maybe ears too.

[@lucbauer]

that monochromatic effect was one of the best things in conviction (as well as the incredible mobility), you felt protected in the dark, knowing that the enemies wouldnt see you wherever you were. i really miss it in this game. i hope ubisoft put this effect available even as an extra option of gameplay.

[@Liberator130]

"Look at that! A cliff!" This narrator can make anything interesting. Ha ha :)

[@RS3Ads]

You're right. Scott Lee said you can go through the whole game without killing anyone, and there's an achievement for this aswell. Seeing pure stealth on a daytime map is awesome, but imagine it on night.

[@anthonykay1580]

Blacklist was great, shitty story, but Nice gameplay. But Ubisoft needs to bring back the Chaos Theory gameplay

[@bosyogurtlight]

Yes, or at least correct certain things like the sound and light bar, mark and execute, sam Fisher unrealistic slide movement, the absence of Michael Ironside, etc

[@anthonykay1580]

@@bosyogurtlight yes.

[@ice7223]

Oh hello there!

[@LuigiTheItalian]

I wouldn't say shitty story. It's alright, nothing special but I don't think it deserves the "shitty" rating. And Ubisoft doesn't need to bring back anything, they need to evolve. If you want Chaos Theory gameplay, go play Chaos Theory. People are just stuck on nostalgia they can't move on.

[@arkhamofgears66]

SC Blacklist had a slew of gadgets & other gear at your disposal. Especially different kinds of goggles. The goggles that are presented only just for a few seconds in this video look amazing. For the amount of playability they put into Blacklist with all the different gear you could switch up & wear, they definitely had a faux paus moment when they decided NOT to include these badass goggles.

[@DarthDragon007]

They are the Standard Goggles in the main game (which only have Night Vision sadly) with this version of the Sonar given to SvM mode instead. :(

[@marvelousmartin2]

Ubisoft you guy need to make this version on the ps4

[@MrWahab125]

agreed

[@JayJay-tm1me]

I was wondering where is your Splinter Cell Conviction walkthrough. I wanted to see your playstyle on that it would be awesome. I enjoyed watching all of your Splinter Cell trilogy walkthroughs.

[@SagaraUrz]

The gameplay is nice but it lacks maps, it should have a map editor so people can do infinite of maps themselves

[@hamster12512]

If you've played the current gen version of Double Agent you'll know that Fisher has a light on the back of his suit, right below his neck that changes colour. Green if you're hidden, yellow if you're not hidden and red if you're detected. He's got the same thing on his back in Blacklist although we don't know how it works yet. Could be the same thing.

[@Evaquiel]

Is it me or the game looks better then the final version? Why they always do that to games.

[@emekaokeke5770]

I know right

[@chiquyentrantran3477]

Because they want people to think the game look great and will paid 60$. 😡

[@hardwoodhead]

You don't know that either though. If it was available to him, don't you think he would have done it? it just makes sense. The character was in an idle animation then stepped forward a centimeter, the reverted back ti the idle animation. This heavily implies that he was tapping the analog stick forward ever so often and not holding it down slightly. And yes, that's was if you were in dim enough light, but this is broad daylight and he clearly wasn't too hard to see.

[@samevans2468]

I want Splinter Cell 7, Its been FOUR Fucking years now... (T___T)

[@TOGYS7]

"We've listened to the fans! That's why we have dropped Micheal Ironside and we're adding On-call airstrikes, more daytime missions, out in the open gunplay, Killing in Motion and Rocket-strikes from a bomberplane just like CoD..... oh and we've given Sam his knife back as well. It's everything the fans want! "

[@octavianluca8264]

DOWNGRADED

[@2sallads]

That was made by different developers which were on a whole other level. They are making watchdogs now. They have so much skill in making games.

[@ZakX11]

But splinter cell was never ABOUT being a gun-slinging badass who shoots all bad guys he sees , until Conviction. Now idc about you but many people are pissed off about the fact that the game actually allows you to do that , and rightly so.

[@mgleduardo]

6:54 Is this possible in the game? I just buyed this game, it´s amazing.. but i can´t do this, and didn't see this animation in any gameplay so far

[@brindas2977]

Same here

[@raabi2129]

Its pre-alpha.... Meaning they changed many things before the game was finalized

[@EXHellfire]

the cliffside feels so forced, instead of it being an option there that makes sense it's like a "look around and you'll find some convenient shortcut like a tunnel for ghosting to be easier"

[@countryoutlaw100]

Agreed completely but remember this is Pre Alpha footage for a game that releases a year from now. It could change for better or worse but I find this to be a suitable replacement from what we've seen previously in other demos.

[@joeslim83]

Good alternate take. This is what I'm looking for. Hope the enemy placement is random or a deniable ops for that because that really prolonged the experience. Or else the campaign will be one-and-done.

[@werttingo]

Its meant for you to see Sam, if you are playing on low brightness you cant see Sam yourself if not that little light.

[@mac54500]

it is a pre alpha footage . you can when the full version comes out , its not shown here cos it hasnt been added yet

[@hardwoodhead]

Well, for one, there is only one set crouch walking speed, if you notice as the player was sneaking past the guard before climbing the cliff, he simply kept tapping the stick. In the older games, one could slowly creep forward rather than doing little jittery movements to advance quietly. Secondly the enemies clearly saw Sam several times yet forgot about him 2 seconds later. If this were CT, they would have at least gone "what was that?" and went to check it out.

[@jeanlsh32]

For the outfit, they probably took it out, considering it's a pre-alpha build, and for your other question, I have no idea.

[@thomass863]

Even the first mission forces you into a gun battle at the end with Kobin's thugs. The fight at the end of White Box, even Third Echelon HQ has an over the top gun rush accompanied by a Die Hard explosion. I'm well aware that it's possible to go through those missions and stealthily take out enemies, but that isn't exactly what the original games were about. Splinter Cell was always about remaining completely undetected. For example, you can complete Chaos Theory and only kill 2 guys throughout.

[@hardwoodhead]

Yes, it could also mean that, however it was the fact that he did it repeatedly that leads me to my assumption. Also, the difficulty you are on most likely has an effect on that as well.

[@Lb8068]

So basically, you've got a stealth game where playing stealthily or not is optional. What results is a game which plays itself. You can pick any play style you want without any repercussion.

[@Gg5ooo]

Isn't the outfit in this game play the first outfit you unlock? Like the default outfit.

[@GonadTheNomad_]

I suppose it's a matter of opinion. I did kind of like how calm a vibe the monochrome felt. But I do like the way the Iphone version worked, there was a little eye icon that lit up red if you were in the light, and the HUD faded out a little if you were hidden.

[@Markeeswill97]

Chaos Theory 2nd mission on the ship. You can quickly wait for the guy at the bottom of the steps to the left to walk away (very slowly as alway) and jump up between giant semitruck looking crates and move past all 4 guards. You dont have to do this but to people complaining about the cliff part... bypassing enemy paths are around a lot if you spot them in each game. This is like a first level where they are easier to find. Even conviction did a great job of throwing in alot of routes to sneak

[@googleslocik]

to see better ? night vision, or infrared dosnt bright up what you see, it records light in different frequencies, so you can even see masked enemies. Also he seems to use some kind of sonar not night vision.

[@ZakX11]

I don't know what's worse , the fact that you WANT to do that or that you actually CAN do that in this game

[@solarboy48]

Don't get me wrong- I'll be one of the first to express my frustration at what happened to the series. I would have been roughly 10 times happier if they had just made this a new IP and left the old splinter cell up for grabs by some company that cared a little more. But I can't say blacklist looks bad. Because it doesn't. It's not a splinter cell game, but it does look like a solid *game*. At least they tried to make some of us vets happy with nonlethal and body dragging.

[@kornflakes89]

Stealth is what exactly? Avoiding detection using any means available, climbing alongside a cliff is a means to avoid detection, therefor, it's stealth. And don't forget, even the older games had you hugging walls to avoid light, and often going around some areas to avoid the enemies, it's not all that different.

[@ElCabron889]

Agreed. To be fair, this game looks amazing. I like the fresh, new changes they've made and how they've blended Conviction and the older games, no matter how dumb the AI are, or how bright the daytime is. If Ironside were there, it would be perfect.

[@splintcell22]

Before you get your panties into a twist. This is pre-alpha. There will be a variety of night missions. There will be an option for a slower climbing pace. Having cover is a good mechanic. The A.I is till in programming stage. And the sonar vision is optional.

[@tinyraptor]

Chaos Theory excels with tension (PT and original also had good tension). In Conviction all that tension flew out the window with the abilities/mechanics they put in. Blacklist just looks like a beefed up Conviction with old gadgets added in to try to say, "See? We're like the originals again!" But really, that doesn't matter, because the mechanics and play styles from Conviction will still be there. All tension will be mitigated when you know you can adapt to an Assault playstyle at any time.

[@threedotsdead]

No, I don't know much about the "internal workings of computers" whatever that has to do with this. I do however expect enemies to have peripheral vision greater than 45° and dogs to have excellent hearing and sense of smell in a video showcasing the supposed stealth aspects of a game.

[@hardwoodhead]

Yes you were, in CT if you just rambo'd the place up and made a shit load of noise, then guards got better equipment, and even fortified their positions and waited for you. Plus the damage Sam could take before dying was minimal, showing that a non stealth play through was not the way to go.

[@adriantepes100]

Well drag bodies and the non lethal moves are back, that's a relief. The others things you said could make a hell of a Slinter Cell game as we know come back

[@RedHawkTheGamer]

I love how for a sequel Sam looks and sounds younger.

[@RMJ1984]

and please implement the scroll wheel on the mouse to control sam's speed. so we can walk very slowly. it worked very well in the earlier games.

[@tonymax97]

i agree...i agree..., in conviction you can see lots of splinter cells and there are archer and kestrell in the coop gameplay. Why not use any of them?

[@GURU235]

I guess you don't see or hear its a pre-alpha stage demo and we want more verity mission not all night missions. I guess some people will always look for something to complain about

[@Hotline64]

Stealth has no weight when it isn't a necessity. That's what made Chaos Theory and games like Thief so good. If you got caught, you were pretty much guaranteed to be dead, sure, you could fight your way out, but it'd be with a sliver of health left. Now if you get detected you can just kill everyone without a second thought. Also there's the fact that the stealth for this is literally just another route that's out of the way of enemies.

[@TheCrazyLinkUno]

You know they have shown more night/dark levels than they have light, right? And Spies vs Mercs mode is back and is all about the shadows.

[@Erniesrubberduk]

No non-lethal approach? Did you not hear him say "This is the pre-alpha build so the non-lethal animations haven't been added yet."

[@rocospi]

He didn't sound wasted, but there was a certain charm to the slurring of a few words.

[@kcmaster32]

you are right, but didnt Ubisoft say that black list would give you an option of how you wanted to go through the game? the action aspect of the game may be to encourage other gamers to play the game as well. while they give us true splinter cell gamers a choice to go stealth. that sounds good enough to me as long as they dont give us bad stealth mechanics.

[@dengarassassin]

AC was a stealth game actually, if you're clever enough to plan out your assassination without alerting the guards. In the first assassins creed, what you said was true about it in the end it's a run away and find a hiding spot. Sometimes of course the main targets assassination that would affect the main story line, they intentionally place tons of guards there, and leave you to free run away from them, but the others, it is possible to kill without alerting guards (poisoning, shooting etc).

[@Youngbling76]

hey the devs have clearly stated that this game will have missions that if u get spotted; you have to start over or that checkpoint. Also you don't have to kill; if you're tempted then your problem man. SC Black. seems amazing and loving the whole classic mixed with new features.

[@afonsocoimbra5398]

First question: You costumize all parts of your suit(pants,torso,gloves,etc.) with the desert suit camouflage and voila... Second Question: Basicly you move your cursor during mark and execute to kill in motion, but like in conviction you need to do a hand to hand kill before... Hope that could help. If you have more questions, you can I ask I try to answer it. I have the game for like one and half weeks and I'm loving it. Stealth is great, definitly the best splinter cell so far.... :)

[@MrEvilWasp]

when i watched the first gameplay ages ago i had no intention of playing Blacklist - but after this on the same part of the level as the run and gun one i'm starting to get excited again

[@TheDanibits]

Blacklist isn't out yet, so you can't know that. I'm glad they're bringing the stealth back, but we'll have to wait and see whether or not the Execution marks and the high tech googles are gonna make it too easy. Though you're probably right, i think if they do it right, this could be a new best.

[@keEpitReal331]

Nice job, this is an amazing taste of whats to come.

[@washintification]

Splinter Cell isn't about going around the enemy because there is an alternate route or two. Splinter Cell is about those moments when you're breathing on the neck of a terrorist and you let him go; and Ghost on through the level.

[@oGJixxeR]

My point exactly :) .. Old roots + New mechanics = The return of Splinter Cell !!!

[@aRC00339]

To be fair, you could sort of do that in the earlier SPs if you turned the difficulty down, and as for Conviction, sure you could go in run and gun but that was a really bad idea on higher difficulty levels. Though I do agree with you, I don't think you realize that Ubi is doing this to make the genre more accessible to new players. At the very least they aren't pulling a Conviction where it forces you to kill everyone, least you can now do things the quiet way.

[@joelepage8]

The green LED is so the player can see him in the dark. at least that's how it work's in the first four games. in conviction when you entered shadows the game went black and white but i'm not sure if that'll still be in this game.

[@kornflakes89]

Neither are night vision goggles that work in total darkness, something they can't do because they need at least a small amount of light because they amplify existing light a couple hundred times. Your point?

[@CYSADProductions]

but the biggest question is: What is the benefit to being stealthy? I mean besides the less of a chance of dying. That's one thing I think killed Conviction was the lack of a reason to be stealthy. You could go in guns blazing and have no regrets. I feel like they should at least make one downside for each style of play, like maybe there's less frequent checkpoints or whatever, so if you die it's a long way back, but stealth is more difficult (e.g. bring back the light and sound monitors). Idk.

[@GhostForces77]

Its in Pre-Alpha stage, and its also a demo, the don't want the demo to be boring.

[@mondrometal]

i get your point, the game will probably lack of challenge and atmosphere if they let you kill 5 guys by pressing a button but if they give us(the players) the choise in the gameplay to play as we want then its ok.. the action-like gameplay is just there to sell more, and there´s nothing to do against that

[@placebo4yo]

I think they've noticed the positive responses hitman has been getting by showcasing both its action and stealth elements. Either way, most of the time I do stealth, however there are those moments when I just want to be a badass. And its great that it offers both styles. You gotta love the franchise even if it's sightly changing. Thats a fan.

[@bunnyfreakz]

I wonder why they always green light on back?? That thing is very spot on

[@thatsjustqueer]

I know what you mean, I thought the same when I saw the demo for conviction but nothing changed, it all remained pretty much the same. I can put up with the fact that they decided to support the action player but at the beginning you are forced to kill those people and torture that guy and at the end you still have to kill all those people in that room. If you play stealth than you should be able to have a stealth finish.

[@TheMaMuffin]

I think it might've turned on because Grim was contacting him at that moment instead.

[@imDannyGaming]

I'm sooo pre-ordering this. They kept the speed and agility from SC: Conviction and brought back stealth (and non-lethal takedowns, even though the animations are not in this shown build). And yeah, Zack did god too :)

[@mrcaballero10]

I like the fact that you can pass a level without nobody knowing you are there, but the movements in other splinter cells were more natural and i realy liked that. But in this game the movements look a bit unrealistic.

[@MrMacrofl]

The E3 Demo made it look like the abomination that Conviction was. I like how they have gone back to being able to do almost the whole game without killing anyone. Getting 100% stealth was one of my most favourite things to do on Double Agent.

[@TheQwerty39]

Press HOME button and click MAP. White highlighted room is the one where you are. Red box is objective.

[@fidgetcats]

It looks like you'll still have to kill the 4 people in the last room as well as the 3 in cut-scene before the mission. Hopefully there is a way around that.

[@2sallads]

Rmember when you were not able to see through walls? Remember when there was a light and dark meter and the enemies vision of where you were would decrease depending how far into the dark you were? Remember the sound meter that told you how loud an area was and how loud a sound you can make before the gaurds heard you? Chaos Theory Forever.

[@XTORD1]

it is just more or does it really seem that there isnt a sillencer on the gun at 0.30? but a few secs later when he pulls it down there is..

[@Tetrumo]

This was good, but why is Sam still in the field?! It's not that I wouldn't want to play as him, but he is in charge of an organization now. If I remember correctly, there are other splinter cells. Could you, possibly, give some explanation as to why Sam is personally handling these missions?

[@hitdoctor24]

Finally...a stealth play through! Looks awesome! I just wonder how you get past the guy who ubisoft used as an example for hiding bodies.

[@Plutonia001]

When you have strength, use it. When you don't, use stealth. The whole reason why Fisher sneaks in Splinter Cell to begin with is that he is always outnumbered. Being able to "kill in motion" (go guns blazing) defeats the purpose of it being a stealth game.

[@skytop082]

Yeah, I like how you can skirt the edges of the map and just avoid everyone. Because, Stealth isn't about patience, timing, and learning your environment to discover the best path. It's about having a convenient passage that is completely out of every single guard's line of sight. All you have to do is crouch down, move forward, maybe interact with a ledge, a rope, or a vent shaft. Christ, am I the only one who remembers the days when you had to watch your darkness and noise meter?

[@ngtobzzz]

the availability of choice is what I love about this game, conviction and others like dishonored (which heaps of people actually hated) the fact you can go in guns blazing - the developers have catered to that and made gameplay amazing in games like conviction (I tried doing this in previous splinter cell games and obviously you probably know you can't) but then after a while I liked going in sneaky, and that element is also good too, which is what makes the new splinter cell games amazing

[@clovis2012]

I think Blacklist will combine the best elements of Conviction (the cover system, the action and animations) with the best of the older games (mainly their story and stealth element). I wish people would stop complaining. The series needed to evolve. The new voice actor for Sam was coached by Michael Ironside for the role. That's good enough for me. Sam doesn't look younger. He probably trained harder and got into better shape now that he's back on the job since SC:Conviction

[@CTHULHUCALL]

i agree, i loved how fisher was old and straining in his acrobatics, i think they never should have changed it. they tried to make him more like jason bourne. i dont wanna be bourne, i wanna play old grumpy sam, it could have been an interesting game mechanic, sam not being as enduring, only so often being able to perform little moments of baddassery before he gets tired

[@Mechmon99]

when the white bar on the screen shrinks till it disappears THEN the enemy detects you. i agree the game needs a sound meter, but a light meter would be silly considering its daylight in a lot of the levels. besides all that. its ubisoft toronto. not montreal, the toronto studio is pretty new, its gonna take some time for them to get everything right.

[@ropy89]

i think that those extrem stealth-overkill-skillz are way too much but things might get real hard on upper scale difficulties and as the story progresses. i played future soldier though and it's good to see the system is somewhat the same,some familiar controls and all. looks like an interesting game,hope the SP will be long enough and thrilling to keep one playin' it,can't really imagine a propper MP part for this with players trying to out ninja one another

[@joeldunsdon]

Actually I did, but in conviction it was perfect. His voice acting seemed to get better each game and he nailed it in conviction.

[@MrJekken]

Might be good, although I don't get why Sam Fisher is being used as his story ended in Conviction. Should've made another character or something. There's lots of potential here, so I'm remaining cautiously optimistic.

[@trebooN]

At 3:57, I can understand if the guy didn't hear/see him, but the dog definitively would've gone ape shit.

[@irishsoldier666]

for proper stealth it should be more like the first one bullets should be limited better prepheral vision and having to move much slower when nearby enemies

[@Nakata995]

He's not dead. Ironside was dropped because Ubisoft "needed an actor who could do action and dialogue at the same time".

[@SoIoCreep]

These were 2 small examples in the video. Everyone is jumping to quick opinions. I think it was pretty cool so far. I wonder what the rest of the terrain/maps look like. He said work in progress so im not going to judge it too much. I bet it will turn out just fine and be a lot of fun.