Ubi: Splinter Cell Conviction "Shaping Up Nicely"

"It's been a while since our last message but we're happy to say that development of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction is continuing well and the game is shaping up nicely," wrote community developer UbiRazz on the game's official forum (thanks CVG).

[sonarus]

lol sure brings back my confidence.

[AlterEgo]

lol exactly.

this is great reassurance/damage control

good job Ubi!

[Nadine Coyle]

u keep at it ubi, you'll do just fine.

[Hydrolex]

I never trust them, Out of 10 games 1 is good.

They overhype their stuff too much.

HAZE flopped and Ubi has nothing to say. I hope they don't release it for the 360 because they lose more money

[theKiller]

is this why u r delaying it for 1 year?

[Bathyj]

It could only be funnier if he said it was going Swimmingly.

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

um didn't it just got scrapped and started all over?

[Sangria]

Yeah, that's why it's shaping up nicely 8-D

[Merritt]

Umm..Crimson Wolf that was a rumor.

[beavis4play]

really, do you think someone(involved with the dev. of a game) is going to come out and say "our game is a mess and we went back to the drawing board?

we just won't know what shape this game is in till they are willing to show a trailer. i wasn't thrilled with the direction they were taking the game. i hope they get back to the stealth theme.

[KillaManiac]

Ya....they need to steal everything from MGS4...DUH

Just like Saints Row 2...they delayed to see how GTA4 did and is working on what was popular and so on.

[1337haxor]

wow. i was sort of disappointed with how long it's taking to come out but this message raised my hopes. :) good goin ubi!

[thenickel]

This is great to hear and I really hope it turns out well but maybe they should take the longer development approach to all of there games.

[Fishy Fingers]

I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled people off SC to work on PoP. It's a multi-plat which equals more cash, but it also allows them to develop the engine enough to make it worthy of an exclusive (SC).

[zypher]

personally i was hoping they were going back to the drawing board with this whole Jason Bourne angle they're trying to take. won't judge until i actually play, but still, i'm not liking the prospect. now lets see all those disagreements lol.

[heyheyhey]

suuuuuure it is

[GiantEnemyCrab]

I'm suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuur e it is.

[juuken]

heyheyhey, better be careful. The 360 defense force is on high alert for any signs of attacks on their *superior* system. >.>...<.<

[Nadine Coyle]

no dont try and give us that name. phoney defence force battle fleet sounds better

[power of Green]

I think they were trying to avoid MGS4 media bias, keeping this game low-key will insure it won't be crushed by MGS4 hype by default deserving or not.

If Splinter Cell was anymore hyped content wise or even the date being talked about it would have been perceived as a MGS4 contender. They wouldn't even have to be within months of release of eachother to be seen as going head to head with eachother. The two games would have been compared regardless of Splinter CEll being more like a TACTICAL SHOOTER more on the SIM side of shooters vs MGS4's FANTASY arcade like style. SP's hype would be hurt because of the MGS bias.

[juuken]

Fail.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Your delusional rambaling nonsense makes me laugh!

Keep it up!

+Bubble!

P.s i was joking about the +bubble

You should be banned from this site for raising other 360 fan's hope's.Only to be insulted,mocked,laughed at when your false claims and whishfull thinking never comes true.

[Wildarmsjecht]

Please explain this Fantasy arcade style of shooting and how SC has a Tactical Sim style.

Also throw in the fact that MGS4 is all about stealth and not a shooter, but the option is there for those who prefer fps.

Present facts though, I've had enough of your BS for one day.

[Ali_The_Brit]

that and the fact it got delayed because it had to go back to the drawing board..yeh..

[lodossrage]

They never confirmed OR denied that stuff about having to scrap all that work and start from scratch.

[beavis4play]

having the game delayed isn't the end of the world. if it ends up being great; that's all that matters.

[steck67]

Well, if it's shaping up nicely, I expect to see some new footage at E3 this year. I am very confident for this game.

[highdro]

for the first time a peaceful comment session,....i hpe no fan boi comes and spoils the place...lol..!!

[Breakfast]

The xbox version is better. Its a proven fact.

oops...i mean i completely agree :)

[name]

knock on wood

[Dark General]

I'm sure the new Prince of Persia will fill the void that Splinter Cell: Convictions have left open. Take your time and make it as smooth and awesome as possible.

[trancefreak]

regardless this will be hopefully a great game. Im fond of splinter cell and tom clancy games. this should be a great title.

[STARS]

I agree, can't wait to play it in 2010, LOL.

[Obama]

It looks like crap...good thing that rarely anyone pay attention to this game

[user858621]

"Shaping Up Nicely" aint that what they said with the whole "Sam living in a carboard box" plot lol whatever happened to that anyway? lmao

[BilI Gates]

Yeah just like Assassin's Creed was shaping up nicely, amirite?

[Dark General]

I liked Assassins Creed. I know alot of people thought it was too repetitive (which i agree with entering the home stretch) but the social commentary aspect of some of the side missions made up for that a little bit for me. I did wish though that it wasn't a time travel twist on it though. But it still had a solid story.

[BilI Gates]

Assassin's Creed 1.5

[thekingofMA]

how so

[PirateThom]

Here's what I think:

1. The semi-interesting 24 knock off plot is canned
2. The game will be relaunched as the standard Splinter Cell black ops, black suit game.
3. It'll be announced as running on Scimitar engine
4. It'll end up multiplatform

And absolutely no one will care once it's launched because there will be far more interesting concepts out.

[Dark General]

That's exactly what i think. I think they'll realize that they made a mistake with at first making Convictions a 360 exclusive and not cashing in on the Ps3's growing install base.

[Whoooop]

If I have the money when this game releases, I'm going to consider buying a 360. I dont' want to spend more money of my PC for gaming.

Ohh and If reviews are decent too... I wasted my money on a new graphic card just to play Double Agent and it sucked.

[n00bPwner]

SC sucks so much, Kojima had to steal everything from it. Camera, controls, gameplay, environments, etc. etc.

[juuken]

Lol?
If anything, Splinter Cell is a pure ripoff of MGS. Kojima is a genius, but then again you poor xbabies will never accept that.

[Varsarus]

Just goes to show he is THAT retarded.

[Dacapn]

Dude, Splinter Cell and Metal Gear don't have remotely the same camera, controls, gameplay, or environments haha. Have fun waiting for your hobo simulator.

[hotshot127]

hell, every stealth game after mgs stole mgs's concept.

but of course you forget that.

and enviornments? ok yea, mgs has always been more open and varied.
splintercell is much more in house.

and gameplay. ok yea mgs4 gameplay is miles miles miles ahead of splintercell.

only think that you can say they "stole" is the moving in third person view. other then that, everything about splinter cell is a rip off

[n00bPwner]

are you f*cking dumb? everything about MGS4 has been revamped to to be more PLAYABLE like SC. SC has always been a better game, now Kojima just wants some of that. MGS has always been about the cutscenes. the gameplay, camera, and controls are outdated. MGS4 is much different from the past games. n00b.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Your so ignorant,its astounding. MGS series date's back to 1987

and the concept remains the same,Tatical-espionage

the camera has been in the third person since "twin snakes on gamecube"

hell,even on my MGS3 Subsistence disc,i could switch it between overview and 3rd person.

Splinter cell is what? 5 years old? at most..

and the game's storyline is dull and repedetive,go hear,hack this thing sneak over there kill those guys,hack that thing to.get a predictable "sudden" change of mission plans etc etc,lame.fails is comparrison to ANY MGS game.

That's not my rabid Sony fanboyism talking

That's my rabid Metal Gear Solid fanboyism declaring your stupidity.

[n00bPwner]

And YOU'RE so dumb, it's embarrassing. You do realize your and you're are two different human words, correct?

And then you claim MGS has been around since '87? Huh? You mean Metal Gear? That's different than Metal Gear Solid. The first MGS was on GayStation 1. Do your homework next time, kid.

And don't think you can teach anything to someone like me who owns and beat BOTH of every MGS and SC game ever made. Did you? No? Sit down.

Seriously, you droids are sad as sh1t. All of a sudden, now that SC is 360 exclusive, it sucks. Just like with Bioshock "BIOSHOCK SUCKS!! WHAT A CRAP GAME1!!!" "OH WAIT, IT'S COMING TO PS3 NOW?!?! ZOOOMG BIOSHOCK RULEZ!!11!!! HAHA!!!"

Just plain dumb.

[power of Green]

MGS4 still has major issues with primitive
gameplay elements. Hideo may have copied SC's modern camera and more realistic combat mechanics but it still has serious Japanese innovation flaws in it.

Those Halo's of symbols *or* marks overhead indecating MOOD and INTENT of the enemy AI's is just plan silly in MGS4. The AI enemies patterens seem forced so that you can use Snakes do-dads on them.

Anyways MGS4 is probably a 8-9 scoring game its just the Media Outlet *appeasement* based from respect of Hideo and MGS4 hence the cover-ups in the reviews due to the bribes from Hideo causing MGS4 not to be docked for its flaws only a few would dare comment on and even further score on.

SC-C(Splinter Cell Conviction)is the complete opisite you have to apply real world behaviors to the world of coviction due to the realism of the world and enemies, there is not any *?* Question marks above Sam's enemies heads(no ZzzZzz when knocked out) lol.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Notice how i said the "MGS series dates back to 87" (keyword series)

and after all i said all you can say is i mispelt your with you're?
(excuse me im an 18 year old drug addict who dropped out in grade 5)
didnt realise i was wrighting an english thesis.

No,nobody is saying SC sucks cause it's an exclusive.There saying it sucks,cause it sucks.

And i highly doubt i could teach you anything either,all you do is B*tch and whine about "sony droids" day after day,night after night.
Mindlessly and arogantly denouncing anything/anyone who isnt on your console of choice.Your the pure deffinition of an Xbot.The worst kind..

There's the right way
There's the wrong way
An there's the 360 way

(its the wrong way with more fanboys)

And i SERIOUSLY doubt you beat every single MGS i was playing MG back when your mommy was spanking your Ass.

Who's the Final boss in MG?
Who's sunny's mother & father?
Who was Adam in MGS3?
Who's Johnny sasaki?
What's the the name of the Group Big boss founded after The shagohad incident?
Where's Shadow mosis?
What was the first Metal gear solid prototype?
Who was solid snake's rival/ally in Metal gear solid "twin snakes"
Who/what killed the DARPA chief?
Wich eye did naked snake lose?
What was the name of the FIRST PSP version of MGS?

Have fun,noob.

your one of the most useless fanboys on this site.you know nothing but b*tching and whineing,and wishfull thinking.

NEVER a fact,or a link to back anything up.

And when you feel stupid and backed into a corner you either

A:lash out with fazeless insults about the persons name/avatar

B:Point out a simple spelling mistake.

Your parents must be proud indeed.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Why do you think the MGS series is so popular and loved?

it has beautiful graphics,a twisting storyline that keeps you hooked and begging for more.hands down the best gameplay i've ever had.

and the little *?* as you put them,are what really set this game apart. its the quirky random comedy that has MGS fans smileing from ear to ear on every game they've had,from the familiar guard with the diarreha,the porn magazine's,the random japanese model posters througout the game.the seemingly endless amount of "easter eggs" to find.The funny random codec calls,Intense boss battles,to even pointing your gun to the guards crotch and watching him dance like a b*tch (kinda like n00bpwner) and robbing his dog tags.

as for splinter cell its seriously (a serious) game.i have the one of PS3 (forget the name) its really not that fun,i played it half way through and its just the same thing each level,no inovation.no humor,just a pist off bald guy,kickin ass & takin names.

[tehReaper]

Both of you are being bias. No matter how much "pwnage" you think you're dishing out.

Both Splinter Cell and MGS are great franchises. What one person likes, the other might not. MGS seems to be more popular than Splinter Cell. That doesn't mean Splinter Cell is bad. I think of Splinter Cell as a simulator. MGS is more of an adventure game.

Get over yourselves and accept the fact that both games appeal to different kinds of people.

[i rule]

then meatal queer

[LuHawk]

Yep way better than metal queer

[CaptainHowdy]

Metal Gear Destroys Sphincter Cell

[kosha]

Well i was reading a story not long ago that alot of the game had been scraped. This is damage control.

[Nykamari]

Yup I said it, Gabe Logan had everything before Sam Fisher. They even took the storyline. You all forgot about that.

[Venomous_1]

Shaping up So nicely we wont even see it at E3!