Yeah, it's not really game of the generation material. But on the other hand, you haven't reached the best part yet. Early on in the game, you can just play it Splinter Cell style as you said, and that's not especially enjoyable. Later on, you are actually going to have combat encounters when you need to use your resources wisely.
I don't know why this was ever marketed as a stealth game. It's a half-decent stealth game and a brilliant action game.







