Splinter Cell BLACKLIST REVIEW! Adam Sessler Reviews

Sam Fisher is back with a new voice and an epic new stealth adventure in SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST. Does the game match the best moments of the franchise, or does it abandon what made its predecessors so great? Watch Adam Sessler's full review of Splinter Cell Blacklist to find out!
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[@nomercy8989]

most under rated game of 2013

[@felixgunner9538]

you probably dont care but if you are stoned like me during the covid times then you can stream pretty much all of the new movies on InstaFlixxer. Been watching with my brother recently xD

[@ephraimcarter2386]

@Felix Gunner Definitely, been using instaflixxer for months myself =)

[@AGlRLSCOUT]

I dont even usually take the time to comment a review video at all but I just love the structure of Adams reviews. I really appreciate the level of detail and compelling excitement in his voice that drives the pacing and gets you equally eager an anticipation to play a great game that may have not been on your radar before.

[@justintan4814]

I feel this game is very underrated

[@CatLover-g7j]

Justin Tan LEYKIS

[@HelterSeltzer_the_one]

It was a step in the right direction

[@tulud]

Its a genuinely good game

[@Draliseth]

It was marred by Ironsides absence. It's my favorite gameplay wise. I remember how they said Chaos Theory offered stealth or run and gun but this one truly offered both. And a bird suit. Ba-gok!

[@Draliseth]

@Tiredofdumbfuks Chaos Theory _forced_ stealth because it was too clunky and slow to risk playing otherwise.

[@gamnman159]

Love the longer format for reviews. It gives more time for the reviewers to put the viewer in their mindset, which makes it easier to understand the final score. Also, if people take the time and watch the whole thing, you learn a lot about which game design elements each reviewer holds in highest regard. I love it, it allows me to try and see if I was in their shoes, would I like the game or not. It's like a thinking thing for thinking.

[@SF01Pro]

one of my favorite stealth games. Never having played it with the radar option makes it more challenging and enjoyable. no spoilers, nothing. u should try it. spent a few hours beating swiss embassy, wave 10 on perfectionist.i was on a killing spree. this is my 2nd run through of the game. absolute thrill to play

[@garretthomson2036]

Thanks man! I worked on it :) Nice to know people appreciate it.

[@mechanoid2k]

Garret Thomson Are you from Montreal?

[@garretthomson2036]

mechanoid2k Actually, this game was made in the Toronto UBI studio. It was our first project at a newly formed studio. The multiplayer portions were done in Montreal and Redstorm in North Carolina, although the multiplayer architecture and matchmaking was done in Toronto as well.

[@mechanoid2k]

Garret Thomson Ahh very cool :), I was born in LaSalle montreal and my dad is from Verdun so I thought I'd ask. Great game by the way, thanks for all the work.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

I think it's classy how you incorporate an appropriate and relevant product/service advertisement at the END of the segment and elaborate on it in an informative and personal way. You make me actually consider a purchase every time. Rev3, keeping the fires of hope for game journalism kindled in my heart. xoxoxo

[@gringonewyork1994]

2018 and still love this game..

[@Piccadilly24]

lets run up spies vs mercs on playstation 3 my gamertag is dubstepgun106

[@apictureoffunction]

I remember playing the co-op in this game and in Conviction with my roommate. We're both lifelong gamers that have plenty of experience with stealth games. Eventually we got to the point where we were so in sync, we didn't even have to speak to each other while playing. For instance, if we approached a group of 4 or 5 guards, I would automatically know which ones he was going to take out and which ones I had to shoot. And based on which gadgets he would equip I could figure out what his plan of approach was, and he could do the same based on my actions. It legitimately felt like we were operating like a special ops team, we could clear levels in terrorist hunt without ever getting caught and take out entire patrols in the space of a few seconds. These two games were probably my favorite co-op experiences of all time for just that reason.

[@JcGross93]

Very good review, I love the series and I love the genre, and it finally delivered. This is the definitive stealth game in my opinion.

[@tvernile]

Adam you're the only game critic I trust nowadays. Just a heads-up: There were a couple brief 2-3 seconds of gameplay footage where the game audio washed out your dialogue.

[@jacksudathip5630]

Sessler Cell.

[@bennettwaisbren]

Excellent review. I'll always miss X-Play but I'm grateful that I get to still watch you review games in this new format.

[@vendettaAOF]

Anybody get this game with the EVGA holiday bundle?

[@CrimsonRoy-VI]

Man I love Adam's reviews. They are more thought out and in depth than other reviews I see.

[@portyMD]

The 2 newest splinter cells, conviction and blacklist, will NEVER be as good as the first 3, well i guess 4 if you want to count double agent. Ubisoft should remake splinter cell without the generic easy implementations of marking bad guys. If they made a game even with the same graphics of chaos theory I would buy it for 60 dollars. But instead we get this....modernized, pointless run and gunning basically. Sure the few stealth elements are good. It is a good game, just so far off from the originals which felt so good.

[@veegs23]

If you've played this game you would disagree. This has taken all its pluses form previous games and improved it into this game. The stealth mechanics are harder so this game is way more harder than chaos theory and theres even more paths of execution. Gadgets are a bit OP but hey it levels out for teh much harder AI (heavy armoured AI's are bitches).

[@portyMD]

the only hard guys were the armored AI, but once you get the skill to take them down its easy. too easy. Plus you can just let the game pop the guys in the head whenever you want pretty much.....:( easy

[@veegs23]

portyMD Its easy when u vs them individually. BUt if you are playing panther or want a stealth knock out when there are other enemies near (im kinda referring more to Grim's 4E missions) they become a bitch

[@portyMD]

I personally feel chaos theory and the ones before that are the best, then they added too much stuff to make the game easy, however the game is still awesome but i prefer the original crreepin stealth shit lol

[@XRezZzoN]

portyMD play the game on perfectionist if u dont want to be able to mark and execute, jeez. also, isnt this game really stealthy already, if u want to play it like that? and yes, u can do the run and gun thingy, but ffs, u can just go for real ghost on perfectionist mode, and boom, its a hard game. by real ghost i do not mean knocking everyone out silently, but to get through the levels without actually touching anyone. idk why u are complaining so much.

[@LPGamerOo]

Adam Sessler always gives the most honest and best reviews. I always watch his reviews over anybody else; gamespot, ign etc

[@chinglingding]

This game was awful, voice acting is terrible, missions are kind of forgettable, and controls are god awful. plus the new Sam Fisher sucks.

[@skateordie002]

The voice acting thing feels biased. The voice work is great, just not as good as previous titles. Everything else, I kind of get. I think Conviction's controls were better, from what I've played in Blacklist. And Eric Johnson was fine. It's just that Ironside (Jeez, even his last name is freaking awesome) knocked it out of the park so well, everything feels terrible by comparison.

[@chinglingding]

It honestly is, but Ive asked other people and they agree, voice was lacking and awkward. But youre right of me being biased haha.

[@skateordie002]

***** Okay, that, I get. Even in Conviction, Sam had more of a sense of humor than in Blacklist.

[@Damingo54]

Wow. What a high quality review. So much better then any of the other reviewers and sites on the net. Makes me wonder what we really missed with reviews he did when limited by his prior company. The game world is a better place with Adam.

[@palasako8732]

Splinter cell blacklist tops even chaos theory in my opinion. The splinter cell games always lacked in quality which blacklist has a lot of. Also, for those who complain about mark and execute, THERE IS A PERFECTIONIST difficulty. And it feels just like old splinter cell but way better.

[@palasako8732]

***** yes i couldn't stand pandora tomorrow. I don't know why but i just hated it.

[@palasako8732]

***** the quality of the game istelf was really poor

[@mr.niceguy1095]

+Palasako Most people hate blacklist because of voice acting and nostalgia.Chaos theory was revolutionary for it's time but you have to move on. Blackilst is a stealth game at it's core.People forget that CT also had an assault mode.Blacklist just improved in all aspects.So many gadgets,weapons,suits to select and the map design is also great.Enemy AI is improved and each type requires different tactics.Shame the game didn't get much recognition.Blacklist isn't flawless but it deserves much more praise.

[@komakala]

Not the case, the events in this game take place a few months after the events in Conviction. New voice actor was chosen for a few reasons, two of the biggest Ironside wanted out for personal reasons and one person to do the motion capture, facial capture and voice capture at one time makes things easier later.

[@onlythistube]

Very much appreciated and rare depth and eloquence among the many sources of game related content. The same is thankfully true Mr Scoville. Thanks Rev3!

[@OMGmyFACE]

A video game review with the word "apotheosis?" Damn, I love Adam Sessler.

[@UncookedMoa]

How is this made to sound intelligent? This is an easy to understand review. I found it clear, concise and most of all: Straight to the point. At least, for those of us who have English as a first language. English is probably your second language if you find this intellectual English. Intelligent English would be using words like "ubiquitous", "soliterraneous" and "prestidigitation" and other stuff like that. But that's just me.

[@martinharris6839]

I love coming to Rev3Games because they actually know what they are talking about!

[@foinkady]

The game reviews here are the best. They really look at all aspects of a game.

[@kennethmorrison3012]

Hey Adam! I'm thinking of getting the Wii U version. Does it do anything different/special than the other versions? All I heard is it does not have off-line co-op.

[@darthjimmi1481]

That was an incredibky exceptionnal review :D i've rarely seen such quility in a review, even from proffessionals! You, sir, git a new sub :D

[@cleeterman]

Blacklist makes me feel like a badass. I know it's a good game when I feel like a badass. Great review, I tell people to check you out for reviews all the time.

[@k00LGuY671]

First mission starts at Anderson Airforce Base on Guam. that's so cool because I live near the Airforce Base.

[@Chubzdoomer]

Just beat this game for the first time... FANTASTIC modern stealth title.

[@corinthian313]

Sessler, you are awesome. Im so glad you're not with G4 and their bullshit anymore. When you have the time and journalistic freedoms, you truly are a reviewing beast. Glad you're on our side.

[@TekkenStudent]

I think the problem you had Adam with what you believe was inconsistent with hidden take down was, when the enemy is alarmed they are more cautious when on patrol. If you attract some guards will just walk calmly in investigate, where others will pie a corner looking for you thus making your take downs unsuccessful If you stand still and use the right analog stick different options for the A button will pop up making you walking around trying to find the right time to press it unnecessary

[@tashawn857]

Great review Adam! We need special agent Bob and secret agent Steve. Ah the good old days.

[@Scybes]

I remember watching Sessler on the screen savers showing off Splinter cell to Partick Norton, good times.

[@TheFlyers1980]

Adam I have to ask, me being a big fan of splinter cell chaos theory and the ability in that game to go through the whole game without killing anyone. Is this game style a possibility in the new blacklist or is it like conviction where you are forced into situations where it is eliminate the whole room to proceed.

[@2sallads]

Chaos Theory had a "one button does everything" but unlike Blacklist if you were near multiple things you could hold down the button and a list would pop up and you could choose what you want to interact with. more reasons why i loved the game so much.

[@XZanayu]

I miss seeing Adam and everyone from X-play on TV, but at least I can get review from Adam on youtube. Love ya Adam.

[@randomfox12245]

It was the second level where this game suddenly turned into Call of Duty that I chucked the disc in the garbage. It was later when I found out there's literally, LITERALLY a level that's just an FPS later in the game that I set it on fire.

[@sotozen7955]

Great review man! You even explained to me my own criticism against Conviction :) The level design that controlled the players behavior instead of giving freedom too i. Subd and liked, keep it up!

[@tintintb1980]

Good points. My "where did you get that from?" was really referring to the newer AC games but the with the older ones, yeah I can see where you're coming from. :)

[@dajzilla]

who's playing this in 2019?! YAAAAAAS!

[@Piccadilly24]

i still am what console do you play on we can run some games if youre down since not much people play it anymore

[@Piccadilly24]

we should playb spies vs mercs bro add me on psn gamertag is dubstepgun106

[@g0alieman]

Good to see that Adam is still out there, gaming hard as fuck

[@Omega4694]

Agreed. Ubisoft really took a risk making Sam in his 40's in the first game. Now they are kinda paying for it. This should have been either an origin story of how Sam got to be a stealth master, or a brand new character with Johnson's voice with Ironside Sam in Lambert's place.

[@TotalJargon]

Splinter Cell: Blacklist Co-Op Theatre: make it happen.

[@GBisquick]

So this means that a new season of Special Agent Bob and Secret Agent Steve is in the works, right? Please?

[@KBNelson04]

Adam Sessler should do ALL the reviews for Rev3

[@08oday]

Been watching Adam since 2003, when I was a young lad of just 13!!!! Glad I found him again on youtube, Hallelujah baby Jesus!!!!!!!!!

[@ChunkyChud]

Its only after watching Adam review something am I reminded just how well spoken he is.

[@Aladelicous]

Putting the jump button back in and taking the execute button out can help alleviate the button problem. Still, more open levels designs and letting you play your way sounds great. Story sounds disappointing, but that's something I can easily overlook if the gameplay is there and done well.

[@marquisellis136]

First time I have seen Adam do a review since I was around 10-11 when g4 was still good. Nostalgia intensifies!

[@omnaysayer]

wow, great analysis. i'll be watching more from this guy.

[@Ayenima]

Honestly, what fan of Chaos Theory is actually excited for this? There's no tension (a major draw of the stealth genre) in a game when you can press a single button and empty a room. It looks cheap and feels ridiculous when you can sprint through a room guns blazing (in a stealth game, again) and do just fine.

[@DatGrunt]

I got this game free with my GTX 770 and it's really really good. It's my first Splinter Cell game and if it means the rest are going to be the same, and by the way R.I.P Tom Clancy you genius bastard, I'll definitely be getting them. Amazing visuals at least on PC, great customization, level design is perfect, stealth and movement feels natural. You really feel like a badass and a professional. I just finished the game without killing anyone and it felt great. Now going to go through it again Assault style.

[@nacho1138]

I don't feel like Rev3 has "biased" opinions, rather individual opinions. They also do an excellent job of telling it like it is while managing to share their own personal experiences. And I think Adam is just a lit major.

[@JuanDingoHD]

It's good to hear Adam say a number... "out of 5". :)

[@Svederik]

Oh good, I was afraid from the trailers that the game was going to be action heavy, and not entirely stealth based. Great review Adam, keep it up.

[@swat10101]

For anyone that has the game, does it have 4-player splitscreen support for the multiplayer? I'm thinking of whether or not to get it on PC or 360 as my friends are fond of couch gaming rather than online play.

[@savecontinuepodcast9765]

just picked this up on steam. so excited to go through it now

[@Stunnels]

Really well done review Adam! This game really wan't on my radar before now.

[@dewyocelot]

What's the name of the song playing during the wrap-up, before the ad?

[@VVHIT3WOLF75]

I'm so glad this game got an honest review from Sess. He represented the good and the ugly very well and to be honest after his review I'm looking forward to this game even more and plan to pick it up at midnight.

[@jnco300]

So you're telling me I can re-create a modern version of Special Agent Bob and Secret Agent Steve? Definitely buying this

[@metalmario298]

Not the main campaign, but there is a co-op campiagn consisting of 4 missions, and there are 6 side missions you can play alone or in splitscreen.

[@G-0]

Yeah you tell him. Seriously I am so happy with the cleaning of the HUD because the sound meter was only in Chaos Theory really. Plus all these haters know half to nothing on this game. Like really if you were a true Splinter Cell fan you would know a lot about this game already. In multiple interviews and gameplays the devs have mentioned that sound and light are a huge factor in this game although not represented on the HUD. I am really liking your comments btw you keep everything true.

[@G-0]

Totally agree dude. I would say that this game is 10x harder than Chaos Theory, and I'm not saying the old games were easy (especially the Co-op !). This game makes me love the franchise even more and every thing feels perfectly catered to any audience. It grabs every good thing about the franchise and turns it into something amazing. My personal favorite Splinter Cell.

[@kloakovalimonada]

What an exquisitely smart and eloquent review.

[@moeezS]

Can we expect a Gone Home review? Been hearing a lot of praise for it, along with Brothers and Papers Please this month which is huge for indies.

[@sinisterravi182]

it just feels right to hear u reviewing a game!

[@AccidentProneFireman]

This, plus it would make more sense from a story perspective, or so I would think. Is it really a good idea for the leader of Fourth Echelon to be out in the field, where he could easily be killed or captured? Although this series peaked with Chaos Theory, I was still mildly interested in Blacklist. I may pick it up on the cheap next year or something.

[@Saiyanprince1114]

"Repeated deaths gave me the opportunity to discover, not just new paths, but new ways to manipulate geography to my advantage." I love the fact that Sessler admitted that the game kicked the shit out of him xD

[@TheDrMayonnaise]

There seems to be a ton of screen tearing in all the reviews I have watched is this in game or just an issue with youtube?

[@KeanonGilliamSlang369]

I never played any of the Splinter Cell games but I know Michael Ironside is a great actor as well as a voice actor. I've watched my friends play Splinter Cell with Ironside's voice and it's a perfect fit. Now I just preordered the new one but disappointed to hear Ironside isn't doing the voice.

[@ShadrackMeduson]

well the length depends a lot from play stile and dificulty, if you do ghost only you can find many hidden paths that avoids confrontations and makes the lvls kinda short and fast, making the main campaing 5 hours long, now if you play as panther (kill all enemies by using stealth) the main campaing can be 7 hours long, and also the game has many side missions so it adds other 2 hours on the game play making the game in total 7-10 hours long

[@icemanmwk]

Excellent review. I'll be stopping by this site again for sure. SC:Blacklist is my first time doing any SC game. I really liked the missions up to one in particular which, because of its flooding the environment with guards (and inconsistencies), while not being creative enough with solutions, made it a restart hell and ultimately tedious, which no game should ever be. It's a pity because so much of it is fun.

[@JiWada321]

1 min in and I remember what I missed from the lack of Adam's reviews: Big words

[@Practiti0ner]

I agree with you to a point, While not all games need a good story to stand by themselves, i do want a games story to make sense or at least be compelling enough to make me want to finish it.

[@bigdude1302]

I always learn a new vocab word with sesslers reviews.

[@tgaze]

I agree. This was the perfect chance for Ubisoft to create a new lead protagonist with his own backstory.

[@gwidao123]

Are the graphics low polished like that or are you playing a low config?

[@macgivor]

uplay has gotten better in the last year or so. you can launch in offlien mode now and its only one click to go straight into the game. i remember the days when uplay took like 2 mins to load and you had to explore around until you found the launch game button.

[@Plutonia001]

Thanks for addressing the contextuality issue. The Xbox360 has 16 buttons. Why do so many actions need to be filed under the same button? And for a stealth game that brutally punishes for mistakes, why do the contextual actions need to have such wide area prompts that allow unpredictable behavior between several unrelated actions? Why is there no "jump"-button? There should be optional binds for true stealth players who want precise unambiguous actions, and different setups for action-players.

[@dibils]

whats with the purple light? why isnt it green

[@abigbrownbear]

Hi Adam! How do you feel about M. Ironside's replacement E. Johnson as Sam's VA? To me Ironside sold the dark grizzled spy and attached his cold voice to Sam. Ironside survived cancer twice, has had multiple roles in shows/movies, and has been Sam since 02'. I had hoped he would remain as a sort of Lambert. Old and wise in the control room giving orders to the new Splinter Cells that could've been better to intro E. Johnson to the SC series. Thanks for answering if you do,

[@OrientalXpresso]

A classic and eloquent Sessler review

[@Ularg7070]

It looks like the Spy V Mercs footage was from only 1 map. But it looks like that map pushed the spies to be on the ground floor with mercs a lot. Is this a common thing or just something from the chosen footage? I was expecting the return of the complicated and expansive horizontal and vertical maps for spies to exploit. Catwalks, support-beams, railings, airducts and sky roofs.

[@BVBZ123]

Loving the customizable goggle colors!

[@isakkallenbach462]

Hey, Adam where did you get that hoodie? I've been looking for a similar one for ages. If anyone knows let me in on the secret!

[@Nathanthepoe]

Adam, a long time ago you were saying how you liked the Mario & Luigi games and how they have resonated with you. I have waited for you to review dream team and it has not happened. Even if you don't make a video review of it, at least tell me your thoughts on the latest entry in the series. I am genuinely curious about your opinions.

[@wezleey25]

They actually clarified this in the first game. They said it is just for the gamer, it doesn't technically exist in the gaming world. Think of it like the projections on the buildings and such in Conviction and BL

[@dannycr06]

Hey Adam, After watching the review, I can't help but feel that this is practically Hitman: Absolution but with faster action. Do you think that's the case? Do this game feel like Hitman at all?

[@davy1972]

A review that leads the readers to review the review! I enjoy Adam's reviews, and you can tell he enjoys doing them. Nevertheless, some criticism is warranted. While a strong vocabulary is present and welcome, perhaps he could slow down some and maybe trim some of the fat in the script.

[@tintintb1980]

No, they don't need to be trimmed at all. People LIKE Adam's reviews because he treats like adults and not 14 year old kids like most sites/reviews do. I hate 3 minute long reviews because they always leave you asking so many questions. These cover nearly all bases. They [Adam's reviews] are excellent, well thought-out reviews and long may they continue.

[@wardtaylore]

Is screen tearing as bad as it looks in all the reviews? During gameplay AND cutscenes?

[@Smorgasvord]

How often do they release SC games? I just got into the series with Blacklist now I can't wait for the next one

[@clanwargods]

I think it's sometimes every 1 - 2 years, maybe 3, The Division might come out in 2015 or 2016 from what I'm hearing though.

[@charms71]

wow go find Chaos Theory. It's by far the best but I think you can only find it on playstation 2 or xbox platforms

[@damev2]

+MusicisLife8393 has anyone heard of essentiaks

[@damev2]

+laflare blair essentials

[@voodoo24000]

Co-op is online, and it follow the single player as a sort of side-mission setup.

[@NascarFanMel141820]

What's the Wii U version like Adam?

[@Liberator130]

LOVE Blacklist! I thought it was one of the strongest stories in the Splinter Cell franchise as well as the stealth genre.

[@KevinoftheCosmos]

I like the background music, and Adam...nice shirt.

[@tonezzonez]

Anyone else find the other string on Adam's hoodie annoying when its not parallel with the other?

[@pavester4]

This review relieve a lot of my worries about the game. And because its Adam sessler and not one of the countless shills out there, I actually trust it