Splinter Cell 4 Teaser Site

[Abash Alarmist]

Ubisoft has launched a teaser website (http://www.bewaresamfisher.com/uk/) for the previously announced Splinter Cell 4.

The game is said to go deeper in the life of its main character: Sam Fisher. From what is currently on the website Sam Fisher's daughter, Sarah, has been killed and he has been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces.

There is more, but you should check it out for yourself. Enjoy.

[thecrazyd]

I'm not too sure about that...

[The Iron Weasel]

I have a feeling there gonna go Warrior Within on this puppy....

[Arcon]

props to ubi for trying something different with the premise. I hope this "more personal" story development isnt just setting the scene and we're back to "fighting terrorists by numbers". I'd be very interested in seeing fisher 'go dark' and take the law into his own hands.

the death of his daughter doesnt seem to steeped in international terrorism, maybe this is the trigger that sends him over the edge and in the following weeks we'll get a sniff at a darker fisher who goes bruce wayne and burys himself completely in making the world a safer place.

or he just tries to drink his problems away

[Kelegacy]

Good, that bitch Sarah deserved to die.

[Paranoia]

Sarah who?

[The Iron Weasel]

or he just tries to drink his problems away

I hear the last mission you have to drink the murderer of his daugher under the table before you can cap him.

[Draft]

Hell fucking yeah. I bet this one takes place in prison. Gives a whole new meaning to taking people down from behind >.>

[The Iron Weasel]

Hell fucking yeah. I bet this one takes place in prison. Gives a whole new meaning to taking people down from behind >.>

eww.........

[Draft]

eww.........You wouldn't last a day inside.

[Abash Alarmist]

He is the "Iron Weasel" afterall...Maybe he has protection on the inside.

[The Iron Weasel]

He is the "Iron Weasel" afterall...Maybe he has protection on the inside.

Yeah, every part of me is solid iron.....every....single....one.....

[Kelegacy]

Hell fucking yeah. I bet this one takes place in prison. Gives a whole new meaning to taking people down from behind >.>
Haha! I bet the prison grounds antagonist is fitbabits. He probably won a role in this game, too. Would suit him well.

[Balthasar]

Haha, sounds like Sam Fisher is going the route of Solid Snake. You know, a plot?

[The Iron Weasel]

Haha, sounds like Sam Fisher is going the route of Solid Snake. You know, a plot?

Please god leave out the 40 minute cut scenes. Seriously I fell asleep during one in MGS2.

[jwbxx]

Sarah who?SARAH CONNAR!(Arnold voice)

[jwbxx]

I hope he does work with the NSA in this game. It was a lot cooler because it made the game feel more realistic compared to mgs.

[The Iron Weasel]

I hope he does work with the NSA in this game. It was a lot cooler because it made the game feel more realistic compared to mgs.

let me re-itterate...they're gonna Warrior Within up this puppy.....(as in fuck the atmosphere and whole feel of the game)

[Abash Alarmist]

How can you mess with the feel of this game? Its pure stealth. How can they even make it close to the abomination that is WW.

[The Iron Weasel]

How can you mess with the feel of this game? Its pure stealth. How can they even make it close to the abomination that is WW.

i'm sorry but if i'm a hobo sam fisher, hunting down the guy that murdered my daughter, that has changed what splinter cell is, thats a splinter cell clone.

[Cupelix]

Heh, Fisher was born in Towson, MD. I briefly went to Towson University. I have a sudden love for this character I didn't have before.

[jwbxx]

Heh, Fisher was born in Towson, MD. I briefly went to Towson University. I have a sudden love for this character I didn't have before.Well if you love him so much, why dont you marry him then?

/third grader

[Inglorion]

OT: Whatever happened to making a normal site with screenshots, videos and info instead of attempting to make it an "extension" of the game?

[Vjornaxx]

Where does it say that he was dishonorably discharged? I see the personnel document with the big red "DISCHARGED" stamp... but I don't see anywhere that says he was dishonorably discharged.

[Kentor]

i'm sorry but if i'm a hobo sam fisher, hunting down the guy that murdered my daughter, that has changed what splinter cell is, thats a splinter cell clone.You know... what if you aren't playing as Sam Fisher anymore?

[InstaPete]

Where does it say that he was dishonorably discharged? I see the personnel document with the big red "DISCHARGED" stamp... but I don't see anywhere that says he was dishonorably discharged.

Look under the "HE" in "ECHELON".

[Ludoc]

Where does it say that he was dishonorably discharged? I see the personnel document with the big red "DISCHARGED" stamp... but I don't see anywhere that says he was dishonorably discharged.

On that same document with the large "DISHARGED" stamp. Look behind the "H" in the word echelon in the giant Third Echelon stamp/water mark.

[The Iron Weasel]

You know... what if you aren't playing as Sam Fisher anymore?

Then I'll cry....tears of acid...on the top of the idiot that fucked up one of my favourite series....

*thinks of raiden, naked, kartwheeling*

*shudders*

*takes cold shower*

*cries*

[Savok]

Many great TV shows have had a "rot" set in when they've gone too deep into the characters when that wasn't the point originally.

[Liquidize105]

SARAH CONNAR!(Arnold voice)
Hahaha :D

So what's the plot of this one? :confused: Is Fisher going underground? Is he turning rogue in this one?

[Deadend]

I never cared about Sam Fisher the character, he was always a poor man's Solid Snake to me. If the game gets much further into the future, Sam will have to retire, as geriatrics should not be doing gymnastics.

I would settle for playing as a new character, maybe a kinda creepy guy who is all lanky and spiderey, possibly even a bit sadistic and evil. More of a boogey-man. Possibly have the story be about switching off between him and Fisher in a cat-and-mouse game.

[The Iron Weasel]

Hahaha :D

So what's the plot of this one? :confused: Is Fisher going underground? Is he turning rogue in this one?

Yeah considering that video had mug shots....i dont know, i just get a warrior within feeling from this one....or maybe even worse....a lockdown feeling....GASP!

[Liquidize105]

There's no warrior within, alright?! Gees! Quit that yapping!

It's a fishing game, clearly. :)

[spacerat100]

wow..this sounds really REALLY spectacularly catwomanish with a side of daredevil bad

[spacerat100]

on a side note this reads A LOT like Without Remorse by Tom Clancy... spec ops guy has someone close to him die.. decides to go vigilante ect ect. Also see Punisher.

[The Iron Weasel]

If they can pull it off, kudos. But until I hear more, this game is on my do not buy under any circumstances list.

[Ludoc]

on a side note this reads A LOT like Without Remorse by Tom Clancy... spec ops guy has someone close to him die.. decides to go vigilante ect ect. Also see Punisher.

If by vigilante you mean rob banks and kill civillians and cops, then yes, this is indeed like Without Remorse.

What the hell am I talking about? Visit Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=23902463) and prepare to have your mind blown.

However, that info wasn't enough for one GA forum member. Dissecting the site, it was discovered that the image files were organized sequentially, and s/he eventually found 20 images and posted links to them. Ubisoft responded quickly by renaming the images and rendering the links useless.

The big ruckus? According to the pictures Ubisoft didn't want people to see, Mr. Fisher became a wanted man for robbing banks and was eventually arrested. The most striking piece of evidence (image 1) shows a poster depicting a bald Sam Fisher with "BEWARE" in large print. While gamers are used to Fisher being somewhat of a lone wolf, this image--complete with Fisher bearing a shaved head--makes it seem as though the agent has indeed gone off the deep end.

Dear Ubi,
Please don't fuck up all you cool franchises.
Sincerely,
Ludoc

[The Iron Weasel]

If by vigilante you mean rob banks and kill civillians and cops, then yes, this is indeed like Without Remorse.

What the hell am I talking about? Visit Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=23902463) and prepare to have your mind blown.



Dear Ubi,
Please don't fuck up all you cool franchises.
Sincerely,
Ludoc

Dear Ludoc,
Too late
Fuck You,
Ubi

[Deadend]

and at the end... it was all a VR simulation!
Or it was a secret plot to get sam to infiltrate undercover style a evil organization.

God, I hate Tom Clancy's world.

[Wokapto]

How can you mess with the feel of this game? Its pure stealth. How can they even make it close to the abomination that is WW.

I hate it when everybody starts bashing a game just because Penny Arcade said it was bad. Seriously, WW wasn't as good as the original, but it was still a good game. The story may have been a bit iffy but the platforming gameplay was just as good as Sands of Time, which is what made the first one was so good.

[megaman]

Sarrah dead :( ..always wanted to see what she'd luk like all grown up and.. :(

Anyways, I sincerely hope Fisher dies of shock as a result and v'd all get to play as Garret instead! :D

[Savok]

WW was awful because they had a unique and charming game with awesome gameplay and promptly fucked it. It's worse then just a shitty setting because we KNOW they could have done better.

[Savok]

And come to think of it, SC had its own charm as well, some of the stuff Sam would say to enemies during interrogations was hilarious, it made Sam, Sam. Now they seem to have gone generic brooding anti-hero.

Guard: [after being taken captive by Sam on the roof of the Displace office] Hey who are you?
Sam Fisher: Pretend I'm Harry Tubman
Guard: Who?
Sam Fisher: I'm an ill-tempered, heavily-armed heating engineer asking about your ventilation system.
Guard: I guess, I guess it's not working properly since the blackout
Sam Fisher: So it shouldn't take much to shut down that big fan if i wanted to.
Guard: I, I don't know why would you want to do that?
Sam Fisher: The adventure, the travel.
Guard: ...Okay

[bapenguin]

I don't know, this sounds like it could be cool.

At least SC always had a COHERENT story....

[Arcon]

i hope this isnt just a cover story and that everything is in actuality fine but a ruse so fisher can go undercover. I want him going Jack Bauer and breaking every rule in the book to get his man.

I dont think i'd mind playing someone else. The story would no doubt be about fisher anyway, and the purpose of telling the story from someone elses perspective makes the fisher character all that more awesome by raising them to almost legendary status.

MGS2 just cocked it up by making Snake look even more awesome by letting us play as a 13 year old emotional school girl.

I for one hope the new found balls of the SC team arent wasted on a great build up for more join-the-dots storylines.

[Spigot]

Then I'll cry....tears of acid...on the top of the idiot that fucked up one of my favourite series....

*thinks of raiden, naked, kartwheeling*

*shudders*

*takes cold shower*

*cries*
That's funny... I thought those were Kelegacy's favourite parts...

:)

Now it would really be bad if you played as Sarah's ghost, haunting her father and slowly driving him insane...

Actually, that would be kind of neat. Like Geist only, well, good.

[Suicidal ShiZuru]

Wow, horrible site design.

[Spigot]

I hate it when everybody starts bashing a game just because Penny Arcade said it was bad. Seriously, WW wasn't as good as the original, but it was still a good game. The story may have been a bit iffy but the platforming gameplay was just as good as Sands of Time, which is what made the first one was so good.

I have to agree with you, somewhat.

It took me several tries to get into WW. After actually getting past the horrid first 2-3 hours of the game, it actually starts to get more like the original although it still suffers from the horrible music.

The biggest problem with WW is that it feels so forced on its attempt to be all dark and 3xtre3eeeeme. I have no problem with a darker continuation of the story from Sands, but it isn't until you've put a lot of time in with WW that it starts to feel natural.

I'm holding out hopes for the new PoP... not a lot of hope, but maybe it won't be as jarring as the difference between Sands & WW.

Back on topic: Now that I think about it, if you were a member of 3rd Echelon and were tracking down Sam as he goes mental... that would be kind of neat.

[The Iron Weasel]

I Didn't say I didn't like the gameplay in WW, the gameplay was good, in that respect it surpassed the original. I just hated the atmosphere and the Bad-ittude. I have no problem going darker, but the rediculous butt-rock, and everything else thats just over the top with the extreme thing is just too much.

[InstaPete]

Are people seriously "giving up" on this game based on wild internet speculation and a teaser site with, what, 4 images?

Jesus.

[The Iron Weasel]

Are people seriously "giving up" on this game based on wild internet speculation and a teaser site with, what, 4 images?

Jesus.

Read the gamespot stuff, and look at the fisher mug shots, seriously they are taking the game somewhere splinter cell has never gone before, and its nothing anyone ever wanted OR suspected. I've said that I don't like the idea of the game. The gameplay will most likely be splinter cell. I'm just hoping its not a 3rd person shooter this time. The reason i say that is because they turned Rainbow Six, into a fucking RUN AND GUN shooter. So anything is possible.

[Arcon]

this isnt going to be the story, you're not gonna be a crook for god's sake. This stuff is probably a precursor to something, like maybe he's setting up his own private war and he needed the money.

Sneaking is going to be old-school again. no night vision, no light sensors, no communications back to HQ, just a guy in the shadows. I for one am excited that its not another carbon copy of the last game just with new 'plot' (if you can call it that).

Fisher's a patriot through and through the liklihood of trying to sell him as a born-again crook is laughable. i wouldnt take whatever's going on here as the final product. there's a long way to go before we get a game on our machines, we've not even seen a single screenshot yet there's people here calling it a write-off already. Perhaps a little faith?

[Nerv]

Hell, I wasn't much of a fan of Pandora Tomorrow, but Chaos Theory was fucking excellent, so I'm very willing to wait an see with this.

[The Iron Weasel]

Hell, I wasn't much of a fan of Pandora Tomorrow, but Chaos Theory was fucking excellent, so I'm very willing to wait an see with this.

Chaos Theory was one of the best pieces of software ever if you ask me. I loved every second of that game. The animations, the graphics, the way the levels were designed to be open, and less linear. God it was just so good. Oh the knife was damn cool aswell.

[InstaPete]

Chaos Theory was one of the best pieces of software ever if you ask me. I loved every second of that game. The animations, the graphics, the way the levels were designed to be open, and less linear. God it was just so good. Oh the knife was damn cool aswell.

AGREED. I liked Pandora Tomorrow, but it didn't really grab me the way Splinter Cell 1 did. Just about the entire way through Chaos Theory, though, I couldn't stop thinking "Jesus. This is probably one of the best games I've ever played."

Which is why I'm not worried about SC4, as long as it's being developed by Ubi Montreal, and not the studio that did PT(Hong Kong?).

[Mr.Green]

I swear some of you guys criticize just for the hell of it. ;)

[mpsmith]

Some of you seem to have missed that his daughter was killed by a drunk driver and instead think that someone murdered her intentionally (as suggested by having Sam "go after" someone).

[The Iron Weasel]

I swear some of you guys criticize just for the hell of it. ;)

WHO TOLD YOU......I mean.....your crazy.....hehehehe....... :D

[Spigot]

Some of you seem to have missed that his daughter was killed by a drunk driver and instead think that someone murdered her intentionally (as suggested by having Sam "go after" someone).

Aye, BUT her death plus the strains of all his years as a secret operative may have tipped him over the edge, wherever and whatever that may be.

I'm sure that it's a catalyst for the plot in some way, shape or form. Sam also has been discharged for some reason or another which means that he likely won't have all the fancy gadgets.... unless it's a Jack Bauer-type situation where NOBODY in charge knows what he's up to as he worms his way into some fancy organization.

Of course this is just wild speculation. Sam could fight martians and Elder Gods from beyond the stars for all I know. Hmm... Splinter Cthulhu...

I swear some of you guys criticize just for the hell of it.

You're just cluing into this NOW? :) Welcome to the internet.