New details regarding the upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist were revealed recently to go along with the potential of a Wii U version possible if a retailer listing is true.
Unlike Conviction which took place mostly in Virginia and Washington DC, the storyline for Blacklist will take place in multiple regions and cities around the world similar to older Splinter Cell games.
Some details in regards to Sam Fisher's role in the new game were also revealed and are a bit of a spoiler.
He's the boss of Fourth Echelon after Third Echelon is dissolved and everyone who works for him follows his orders. He can call in airstrikes, drones, and other stuff to be used in missions without having to wait for approval.
Stealth and gameplay is a bit more fluid due to Sam Fisher being a bit leaner and faster in this game than in previous games.
A new feature was revealed called "Killing in Motion" and sounds a bit similar to what Ubisoft is trying to achieve with Assassin's Creed 3.
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Ubisoft's Toronto dev studio takes over where the Montreal team left off and they're calling the new philosophy governing Blacklist's gameplay "Killing in Motion." It means that Sam can vault from a stealth position, stab an unsuspecting enemy in the neck and pull off two Mark & Execute kills while running to a wall that he'll effortlessly climb in seconds. The old days of watching a light meter and trying not to cough too loudly appear to be gone.
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The game will also borrow a bit in style from Deus Ex Human Revolution and past Splinter Cell games by giving the player the option of which style they'd want to use for any mission between pure stealth, pure action, and a mix of both.
Returning from Conviction is the "Last Known Position" feature and interrogations which this time will offer more branching options. The ability to upgrade weapons were also revealed to be new features for the game.
While Ubisoft only announced the game will be released on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3, a Wii U version might be revealed in the future if a recent leaked inventory list from Best Buy is true.
http://kotaku.com/5917737/splinter-c...ier-sam-fisher
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ist-for-wii-u/
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