Splinter Cell Conviction vs Alpha Protocol

[Slowtrain]

I owned Chaos Theory but never played it and eventually gave it away to someone at work. That was sole brush with anything Splinter Cell

[J.E. Sawyer]

Only played the fourth one (Double something) and I thought it was really poor.

I think most people consider it to be the weakest in the series, especially coming right after Chaos Theory.

[Freezerr]

Good apples vs. apples fight but will ultimately hurt both Splinter Cell and Alpha Protocol sales. I'd guess Splinter Cell will win in combat and stealth mechanics and Alpha Protocol will win with story and choices. I'll probably buy both as I really loved Ubi Montreal Splinter Cell games (original and Chaos Theory) but I'll still root for the underdog.

 

 

I think there's still quite a bit of room for Alpha Protocol to do well, even with all the buzz that Conviction is generating. AP is positioned very well in the RPG release timeline; with Mass Effect 2 coming 2010 and no Elder Scrolls V this year, the only real competition will be Dragon Age: Origins (which is looking to be a bit of a disappointment).

 

And while I certainly hope that AP sells well so that Obsidian can expand and continue making interesting games, I'm mainly excited just to play this game. Whether it sells well or not, AP is looking like it will be one of my favorite titles this gen.

[Pop]

Chaos Theory was awesome. It had the best co-op campaign of any game on the original Xbox. Isn't that enough to get you retards' attention?

[SpaceAlex]

I don't care what anyone says, I'm buying both. It is true that story is not SC's strongest element (some interrogations and radio chatters are great though), but I love the gameplay and graphic. Chaos Theory still looks and plays better than most modern games. As for Double Agent, it was clearly behind CT but I still liked it.

 

I'll be playing AP for dialog, story, and RPG elements; just like most everyone else.

Edited June 16, 2009 by SpaceAlex

[kreese12]

Personally I'm not too huge into Splinter Cell at all, but I'm really looking forward to Alpha Protocol.

 

Unfortunately however in the short term I could see the sales battle being won by S.C.C, just because of the whizz-bang graphics. (Personally I don't care how a game looks much at all...I much more care about how it plays.)

 

Who knows though. I honestly hope that Alpha Protocol gets some massive scores from the game review sites on the strengths of its gameplay and the game is the surprise hit of the year.

Edited June 17, 2009 by kreese12

[mrmud]

AP is probably going to be the game I will enjoy most but lets not kid ourselves. Splinter Cell will sell millions of copies, AP probably wont.

[entrerix]

bioshock was a big hit and that was originally a little bit niche. of course it had killer good reviews... so lets keep that quality we all know your capable of obsidian! this is your first real chance to show people what you're made of.

[Oner]

Oh, they showed that already a few times.