Splinter Cell: Double Agent. Better on Xbox or 360?

[WhatsHisFace]

Blas, have you seen No Country for Old Men yet? You need to be more like the main villain, Anton.

 

[블라스]

So we're actually doing that?

 

[GFreeman]

Talk about Splinter Cell here, and that there.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Yes... the time for off-topic talk of that nature is over. Let us not talk about that here...

 

[블라스]

Blas, have you seen No Country for Old Men yet? You need to be more like the main villain, Anton.

I could never be that mean

 

[WhatsHisFace]

That may not be a choice you'll be able to make.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Xbox. Easily....Xbox.

I think it's the best Splinter Cell game ever made.

It felt like the gameplay of Chaos Theory with great writing. Easily the best ending to a Splinter Cell game too. Not the usual abrupt, "wtf" endings we got in Pandora Tomorrow and the 360 version. A nicely paced ending.

 

[Kevin]

So, it's 2009 now, is the X-box version better than the 360 one? I Just got the X-box version without knowing there was a 360 one.

I also got splinter cell ($1.99) and Pandora Tomorrow ($2.99)

 

[Soapy]

So, it's 2009 now, is the X-box version better than the 360 one? I Just got the X-box version without knowing there was a 360 one.

I also got splinter cell ($1.99) and Pandora Tomorrow ($2.99)

Xbox version is definately better. It was made by Ubisoft Montreal who also made Chaos Theory and the first Spinter Cell.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Yeah, it's better.

I thought the Prison Break level was much more fulfilling than the 360 one, and the story was much tighter and better executed on the XBOX. The ending is very epic, and very dramatic on the XBOX, while things are abrupt (as was PT) on the 360.

And gameplay is different too. On the XBOX version, the gameplay remains the same darkness/shadows usage for Sam to do his thing. Mostly, if not all, night/dark based levels.

Whereas as, the controversial part of the 360 version, had mostly day based/fully lit levels.

I'd say play them both, if you're a huge fan of Splinter Cell. They're both, oddly enough, different games. It's kinda like watching two different films based on the same character/story. Just, different delivery, different ending, but with the same idea and theme.

 

[livrule]

Well after reading through this crazy thread I'm going to give the X-box version a go ...

I'm a massive SC fan and have played all the games to death ... 360 DA impressed me at first but I think that was mostly due to the improved graphics and unlike many I STILL get a buzz from the multiplayer mode ...

I never gave a thought to buying the X-box DA but talk of it playing like the originals has got me very interested.
A new adventure to guide Sam through is just what I need while the endless wait for Conviction goes on ....

 

[Mario_Galaxy]

When the hell is Conviction coming? Last I heard they ditched the situational stealth thing after AC didn't fare too well.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

I don't believe that rumor, because AC did incredibly well. It was Ubisofts bestseller when it came out.

I just think they don't know what they want to do.

The 'back to the drawing board' rumor seems more likely, because there was a huge backlash against the lack of...'Splinter Cell' from what we saw in the ConViction trailer.

 

[livrule]

I don't believe that rumor, because AC did incredibly well. It was Ubisofts bestseller when it came out.

I just think they don't know what they want to do.

The 'back to the drawing board' rumor seems more likely, because there was a huge backlash against the lack of...'Splinter Cell' from what we saw in the ConViction trailer.

Agree,

I think they were all set up to give us a very different Splinter Cell then nerves kicked in and they ripped up the plans.

But ... the delay is getting a bit much now and I fear if we don't hear something soon this might even be scrapped.

 

[Addendum]

The first Splinter Cell and Chaos Theory are the best. Pandora Tomorrow and Double Agent are just ok.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

I don't think it'll be scrappred, because it honestly is a a successful franchise that does make a ton of money for Ubisoft.

I do think that they need to be careful and not break the mold or they could shatter the franchise, and lose fans. They got a TON of heat for the day-based levels in the next-gen version of Double Agent.

I think alot of fans, alot of gamers...just lost they're **** when we all watched the demo trailer of what appeared to be...a Jason Bourne game, starring Hobo Sam Fisher.

I mean, if they go with that...I'll give it a chance, given it's the same studio that worked on Splinter Cell and Chaos Theory and the Xbox version of Double Agent.

But, it was certainly a departure of what all consider to be "Splinter Cell".

The Splinter Cell gameplay, use of light and shadow and hiding in corners of office buildings...stuff like that was what made it different than other games. Even stealth games, like MGS, seemed worlds apart from eachother.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Splinter Cell was the reason i bought an Xbox. The idea of a realistic stealth title just appealed to me from the get go. Iv enjoyed every Splinter Cell title and was was set to enjoy this new one, even with its more "Jason Bourne-esque" feel. Id prefer a game closer to Chaos Theory but ill take what Ubisoft gives me. They really haven't disappointed me yet. Other than the fact that they removed the FANTASTIC co-op from Chaos Theory. Double Agent was my least favorite of all the SC's tho, just didn't care for any of the terrorist missions.

 

[BlackLantern]

Chaos Theory is my favorite game of the whole series

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Chaos Theory is my favorite game of the whole series

Mine too, by far.

I loved the co-op.

 

[BlackLantern]

and Double Agent is a better game on the Xbox....the 360 version just seemed really rushed to me

 

[ProjectPat2280]

and Double Agent is a better game on the Xbox....the 360 version just seemed really rushed to me

Never played the Xbox version but yea the 360 version felt as tho it was missing something.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

It's glitched too. Getting 100% stealth on the Ohostk level is impossible because of some godless glitch.

There's other instances too.

I liked the JBA levels...but it was so obviously a cheap filler in the game. It was the same level, only they opened up some section...but, it felt like a cheap way to fill up the game.

I mean, had it been a reaaalllly long game, it wouldn't have been a problem at all.

The story felt rushed to me, in the 360 version.

Chaos Theory is probably my favorite, although I think DA for the Xbox maybe better.

It does seem like they nicely combine elements of Chaos Theory with the decision making elements and balance of loyality of the 360 version.

I couldn't track the game down in any gamestop. I had to order it online. I got it at a good price too.

 

[BlackLantern]

does anyone have a level in any of the games they consider their "prison *****"....like every time you play the level you own it beyond all shadow of a doubt??

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Yea, in Chaos Theory, the Bank level. I LOVE that level.

 

[BlackLantern]

Yea, in Chaos Theory, the Bank level. I LOVE that level.

I as well....Ive had the game for a couple years now and just recently found the short cut to the second floor....