Splinter Cell Conviction can be completed in 12 hours

Jon Hicks from OXM UK writes:

"Creative Director of Splinter Cell: Conviction, Maxime Beland, has revealed it'll be possible to complete the game in around 12 hours, in an exclusive interview in the latest issue of OXM.

"I want people to play my games and finish them," Beland told us as we were getting our first playtest of the game. "We're going to ship with difficulty levels, at least a normal mode and realistic mode - like we did on Rainbow Six Vegas."

[N4PS3G]

Thats actually pretty lengthy for an action/adventure game considering that most of this type of games last 8-10 hours only. Add Co-op and Multiplayer and all is set . . First day

[green]

Agree 100%, 12hours is a very good length for an action/adventure title.I will be playing it on it's hardest setting so will obviously feel longer for me.

[HighDefinition]

That`s pretty standard for SC titles, can`t wait to get this game.

[no1safe]

And since now Splinter Cell has been 'redefined' it have some replay value - you can blast thru the whole game, or sneak around and pass your enemies without being noticed :D

[theEnemy]

That's pretty long.

And it's gonna be a blast!.

[Bnet343]

12 hours is average, coupled in with multiplayer, it's ok. I got all Splinter Cell games, so I'm def. getting this one.

[xabmol]

The perfect length for a game.

[The Lazy One]

how they're gonna do the multiplayer. Now that the gameplay's shifted to a more fast paced more action oriented. It seems like there's a lot more shooting from sam's pov, I wonder how that will affect the spy gameplay in multiplayer.

[Omega4]

Considering you can choose multiple ways to complete missions this game should have an extremely high replay value, not to mention that its going to be pure gameplay throughout.

And of course multiplayer will help too.

[Sez]

I can't wait for this game. Straight gameplay and no lenthy cutscenes. Day one purchase for me

[likedamaster]

"I can't wait for this game. Straight gameplay and no lenthy cutscenes. Day one purchase for me"

...and me.

I have always loved the Splinter Cell series and its approach to stealth/action. It's a title to envy if you're on the "other side"(Wii, PS3).

[-MD-]

12 hours is the perfect campaign time so I'm happy to hear this.

[Nelson M]

And The Bots are So Dumb and are Crap at Games
Now if this game was on the PS3(Not that we want this Garbage on the PS3) it would be Completed in 3 Hours or less by Superior Gamers

[-MD-]

You sort of just shot down your console of choice. Good job.

[GayASSAdmins]

KZ2 10hours nuff said.

3years ago PS3 games will be 50hours.

F1CK OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[N4PS3G]

you have to log in each one of your accounts to bubble up and agree with your comments..tsc tsc sad

[iDystopia]

This just in: PS3 is a Flop and Killzone 2 hasn't even sold 2 million copies yet.

ROFL

[AngryTypingGuy]

All of Nelson's posts are the same. He is an irrelevant douche, a one-trick pony, and rarely (if ever) backs up his claims with anything intelligent.

[Mo0eY]

And next year, it'll be on the PS3 with a 24 hour completion time.

Thanks for beta testing.

[Man_of_the_year]

MGS4 can be completed in 4. LOL and its on a blu-ray disc. I guess that game is a major disappointment to you also eh Nelson?

[el_rika]

...usually means around 8. But i guess that's still better than...let's say 5.

I remember the Uncharted devs saying something similar back in 07. 12 hours, and the game was 8 - 9 max.

[-MD-]

Yeah I finished Uncharted in a single sitting. Lets hope the sequel lasts longer.

[Redgehammer]

I would love for GRAW 3 to come out-- i know way off topic.

[IaMs12]

That is often very true, but you also have to take in account the person playing. If they are not very good it could take them quite some time but if you have a knack for games it wouldnt take as long as others.

[beavis4play]

yea, just like halo 3 and gears and gears 2. they were promised to be 10-12 hrs but ended up more like 7-8 hrs. lets hope the sequels to THOSE games are longer as well.
but, i think it's ok for a game to be a little short as long as it's a well-made, enjoyable experience.

[iHEARTboobs]

I couldn't put it down either. Took me a few sittings though. Second will be great.

Anyhow, never played a Splinter Cell game so this will most likely be the first.

[SpoonyRedMage]

Awesome, that's pretty long even with the standard exaggeration. I think I may be the only one here but I think Ubisoft are a really great publisher.

[-MD-]

Nope I also like Ubi.

[green]

Love Ubi as well.

[Sez]

Nah it's not just you. Ubi love here bro.

[PS360PCROCKS]

I think so too even though it seems a lot of people don't like them.

[likedamaster]

Ubi's loved in my book.

[Stryfeno2]

I think 12 hours is kind of long because Modern Warfare 2, Forza 3, Halo ODST, and L4D2 is going to keep awfully busy (not even counting the online play on those). However, I will enjoy Splinter Cell.

[-MD-]

Don't forget Borderlands ;)

[OO7]

And a few of the titles that Pratstation mentioned
You pair of Queers

[-MD-]

Fail comment of the day if I do say so myself.

[Shane Kim]

Lol, that's because he owned both of you.

[Arnon]

You don't own someone by calling someone a name.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

Perfect!

[Sonyslave3]

agree i remember 3yrs ago about how blueray was going to make ps3 exclusive game longer lol 40 hours long.

[HemDroid]

12 Hours
My Dimply Bot Ass

[evolution54]

12 hours to the dev probably means 15-16 hours for me. I honestly don't know how someone can complain about this. I mean I don't consider myself a busy person, where I constantly have a bluetooth attached to my ear and cell phone ringing like crazy, but more a average schedule. I work, eat, sleep, hang with friends and girlfriend, watch sports, exercise, read etc...Fitting in some gaming time is not hard but for someone to say 12 hours is short? That's absurd.

I say that with no offense whatsoever. It just bothers me when someone calls a game short. So far, I see a lot of people considering this game to be just right, which is good. Besides, it's an action/stealth game. It's always cool to try out different methods of achieving your objectives so that should add in some extra time as well.

[GayASSAdmins]

lol @ nelson's multiple accounts disgreeing like theres no tommowrow!

[The Stuttttterer]

B B B B Bo Bollox

[iDystopia]

N N N N Na Nasim

[Nelson M]

Is that it !!

Haaa hah

I had a Battle with The End in MGS3 that lasted longer than 12 Hours

[ZEEBO4LIFESTFU]

you watched an interactive movie that you pressed a button once in a while during? How long was that garbage game infamous again?

[Grown Folks Talk]

you must have turned off your superior skills for that battle.

[2FootYard]

Nelson is a cunt. Disagree if you're a handsome billionaire who owns a marijuana plantation, an ecstasy lab, and a brothel.

[JeffGUNZ]

why would anyone want to have a boss battle that lasts 12 hours long. Nelson, you're comments don't even make sense anymore.

[kissmeimgreek]

you must suck dude.

[Djinn]

inFamous isn't garbage. -_-

[Bluemaster77]

Nice length i just hope they bring the CO-OP from chaos theory back best co-op ever made !!!

[criticalkare]

Pretty good length plus multiplayer it is going to be awesome

[devilhunterx]

and in only 1 hour, if they added a run button and remove the obligatory shoot at every single light bulb :)

[mesh1]

the poos 3 is going to be finished by next year.

[W S K]

12 hours is pretty fair...
some say 6 or 8 hours is too short (though you couldnt say that in general...it depends on the flow of the story)
but im fine with that.
i know these 12 hours are going to be pure fun (+ about 50hrs. multiplayer) so im not really worried at all.

[shysun]

I might give it a shot but 12hours is short, compared to the last Stealth game that I played.

[NeptuneOO7]

What was the last stealth game you played ?

[shysun]

MSG4. I remember people bashing it for being 20 hours long (not including cut scenes). All they would bring up was how long the cut scenes were, and ignore the fact there's 20 hours of gameplay.

To me SC has been going down hill fast. This one looks to be better but I need to play it first. the writing on the walls is distracting.

[kewlkat007]

Your trying too hard there buddy....20 hrs not including cut scenes...hehe

I doubt it was bashed because it was 20hrs without cut scenes.

[shysun]

It was. The game is 20 hours long and you're telling me people didn't bash it, saying it's all cut scenes and no gameplay? That's the first thing that came to my mind when I saw people praising this game for being 12 hours long. I'll give it a try but I'll be comparing it to MGS4 the entire play through, so UBI better have their S together.

[cranium]

MGS4 can (somehow) be completed in the hardest difficulty, using no health/special items or continues, all in under 5 hours. The first time I beat it, it took me about 17h, watching all of the cutscenes. So saying that it has 20h of gameplay is a bit farfetched.

[shysun]

Hell the cut scenes alone are damn near 17hours! /sarcasm

It took me about 25hours to beat, cut scenes and all. I took my time, I wish I could show of all the stuff I unlocked on my first time through. I wish they would patch the damn game for awards.

Any game can be ran through really quick, but I choose not to.

[Myze]

@cranium

Yes, MG4 can be beat in 2 1/2 to 3 hours skipping cutscenes, however, that doesn't prove anything really. It would be near impossible to beat in under 10 hours (skipping cutscenes) on the first play through, and without people stating a lot of BS, most people would complete the game in around 20-24 hours if you include cutscenes. After playing the game 6-7 times though, I would expect playtime to go way down because as a player, you would know where everything is and know exactly where to go at all times.

I'm sure it will be the same for SC, if it's ~12 hours stated by the devs, that would be for the first playthrough, and it would vary from about 8-12 hours. Now, after you play through it 6-7 times, it can probably be completed in 2-3 hours as well. This is not exclusive for these games. I would say 95% of all games can cut the playtime in half, at least, after playing through it a few times. There is nothing wrong with this, and it's one reason I was hoping no one would bring up MGS4 length (not saying you did).

[cranium]

I wasn't bashing MGS4 in my previous post, I was just trying to prove that playtimes vary greatly in most games, it all depends on what difficulty you play it on, your style of play(sneaky, suicidal, ect.) or how thorough you are in the levels. Do you explore every square inch of the game, or do you just rush through the whole thing? It's things like that that decide your final playtime. So in SC, I'm guessing that the playtime will vary from 5-20 hours. Then there's replayability: is there any incentive to beat the game again like extra difficulty levels, more weapons, ect.
I have personally beat MGS4 7 times, so despite it being beatable the second time through in 5 hours, it has a massive replay value that kept me glued to the TV for hours on end.

[PS360PCROCKS]

whoa. 12 hours? That's impressive it seems like this is the gen of the 8-10 hour game so that's good to hear!

[AngryTypingGuy]

What's wrong with 12 hours? Some games can be too long or too short. Maybe for this particular game, 12 hours is just right. And just because it CAN be completed in 12 hours doesn't mean everyone will do it. I tend to take my time and explore levels, so I'm sure it will take me longer.

Super Mario Bros. can be completed between 5 and 6 minutes, but it takes most people longer.

[kissmeimgreek]

i remember on the last hitman i spent like 3 hours a level figuring out all of the ways to complete the mission. this is my kinda game.

[Gamer_Politics]

12hr is perfect for me but i'll be playing the old school way using stealth

[Grown Folks Talk]

but most important to me is the fact that I can play it in so many different ways. Replay value is virtually limitless. Just hoping I still get a knife for my slicin n dicin playthrough.

[Bluemaster77]

wait MGS4 is no where near 20hrs without cut scenes more like 5

[dawgsfan117]

I beat bioshock in less than 12 hours and it was still the greatest single player game I have ever played. Also no im no xbox fanboy. I own a PS3 aswell and love it. But I have beat countless games in less than 12 hours and still loved alot of them. Just get an unlimited rental thing at blockbuster or whatever rental store happens to be neer you and just by the ones with great replay value.

[cranium]

I hope it has lots of unlockables for even more replay value.

[josephayal]

12 HOURS CRAP!!!!!

[ShadowCK]

It's a good thing the game is going to have Multiplayer isn't it?

>.>

[KingKionic]

Multiplayer is confirmed

http://www.totalvideogames....

[KingKionic]

12 hours and no cutscenes.

I think im going just cry now.

*tear*

[kaveti6616]

12 hours seems a tad short for me. I started out playing video games like Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic, and Sega GT 2002 and games like this last between 30 hours and 60 hours. As an action game I'm sure that Splinter Cell Conviction tries not to be tediously long, like Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (what a garbage film). I even remember playing Bioshock and being surprised at it's 20 hour length. I don't know guys. I'm sure SC Conviction will be an awesome game, but I don't want to finish it with the feeling of wanting more. Games like that frustrate me.

[interrergator]

i wonder how i should play this game stealth action or both hmmmm

[KingKionic]

How bout both?

Mix it up..

[badbond1]

is only garbage because you can't own it. You don't have a PS3, so keep playing your wack azz games until this game and Forza 3 come out. I will be playing the best baseball game in video game history - MLB 09 The show, the best FPS Killzone 2, the best sandbox game of 2009 InFamous, and soon to be playing GOTY Uncharted 2 and possibly GOTC (century azzhole) Gran Turismo 5! Don't hate me because I'm extremely happy with my PS3. The crapbox will never get my hard earned money!

Long live the best stealth action game MGS4!

[iDystopia]

Infamous can suck my nuts. Crappy Sony made titles that no one buys FTL.

[ssipmraw]

games made by m$.... oh wait there are none!!

[Arnon]

People don't hate you because you're happy with your PS3. I love my PS3. That being said, people hate you because you wont shut the hell up about it, and how much you hate another console because... well idk why. Why do you hate it?

[dawgsfan117]

I willnever understand this stupid flamewar between people who own one console. First of all Baseball sucks so who care secondly. The best shooter to me was COD4 because of a movie like campaign and amazing multiplayer. Killzone was just the best looking but the camera was situated far too low so that you felt like a midget and it was kinda skimpy on the gun selection. However I still beat it and would give it an 8. I dont like simulation type racing games so GT5 is gonna suck in my opinion.

Dont state everything as fact when its just your extremly biased opinion.

[ticklechamp]

12 hours translates to 20 hours for me. i like to take my time and appreciate the work the devs put into a game.

[Madvillain]

Not sure if I should be happy or sad??

I mean on one hand that's the average playtime for an action game of this caliber, but on the other hand if its like the previous games I'm sure I can beat it within 8hrs thus making it no more than a rental.

Damn I hope they mention a Co-Op campaign different from the SP to provide some replay value.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

I doubt it. I bet if you took your sweet a$$ time looking at the menu before before loading the first mission you should be able to achieve such an exaggerated claim.

Keyword is "can".

[Madvillain]

Guy its Splinter Cell, just knock out the lights and its a wrap. Hell they even have it now where you can tag everyone in the room and execute them all with the press of a single button. lol

The game at this moment just screams cake walk. Only way I can see it taking any longer to beat the game is if the player themselves don't take advantage of the stuff they put at your disposal and try to run and gun.

And yeah the reason I did use "can" is because it may not be possible thus making it more of a challenge on myself. I see no reason to take my time cause these games never had much of a story to pay attention to.