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"Metal Gear Solid" or "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell"?

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 183 73.49%
 
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction 66 26.51%
 
Total:249
rocketpig on 22 February 2010

I'm more of a Splinter Cell fan because of the gameplay. I think it's far more intuitive and "fun" than MGS (excluding the awesome MGS boss fights).

MGS has its upside as well, though. I enjoy both series, though MGS can wear on my nerves with its mind-numbingly stupid plot lines.




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Wagram on 22 February 2010

Is that a serious question?

Metal Gear by FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. and then some more.



CommonMan on 22 February 2010

I have only played Double Agent of the Splinter Cell series, but it is by far a better stealth action game than MGS4. MGS4 has an awesome story with crazy things happening that make you go WTF! but the gameplay is sooooooooo bad.



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fighter on 22 February 2010

Splinter Cell - better gameplay, more fun, more realistic, better online features

MGS - story-driven - original and fantaisist universe - active fanbase



rocketpig on 22 February 2010
CommonMan said:
I have only played Double Agent of the Splinter Cell series, but it is by far a better stealth action game than MGS4. MGS4 has an awesome story with crazy things happening that make you go WTF! but the gameplay is sooooooooo bad.

Just wait til you play an SC game from Ubi Montreal (versus Shanghai for Double Agent). They're VASTLY superior games. The original SC and Chaos Theory were Ubi Montreal games, as is Conviction.

I'll put it this way: you know how awesome it was to sneak into that Shanghai skyscraper in DA? Well, the original SC and CT were that way for the ENTIRE GAME. The gameplay was so much better than MGS at the time that it was ridiculous.




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fighter on 22 February 2010
CommonMan said:
I have only played Double Agent of the Splinter Cell series, but it is by far a better stealth action game than MGS4. MGS4 has an awesome story with crazy things happening that make you go WTF! but the gameplay is sooooooooo bad.

This

 

 

I was afraid to say it, but, hey, it's true. MGS4 doesn't stand out for it's gameplay, at all !



rocketpig on 22 February 2010
fighter said:
CommonMan said:
I have only played Double Agent of the Splinter Cell series, but it is by far a better stealth action game than MGS4. MGS4 has an awesome story with crazy things happening that make you go WTF! but the gameplay is sooooooooo bad.

This

I was afraid to say it, but, hey, it's true. MGS4 doesn't stand out for it's gameplay, at all !

I started playing MGS4 and yelled "FINALLY! Kojima decided to rip off Splinter Cell's controls! Yayyyyyyyyy!"

The only problem is that Splinter Cell released in 2002... a little late to the game, Kojima...

And even MGS4's controls weren't as good as Splinter Cell. They felt less fluid.




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CommonMan on 22 February 2010
rocketpig said:
CommonMan said:
I have only played Double Agent of the Splinter Cell series, but it is by far a better stealth action game than MGS4. MGS4 has an awesome story with crazy things happening that make you go WTF! but the gameplay is sooooooooo bad.

Just wait til you play an SC game from Ubi Montreal (versus Shanghai for Double Agent). They're VASTLY superior games. The original SC and Chaos Theory were Ubi Montreal games, as is Conviction.

I'll put it this way: you know how awesome it was to sneak into that Shanghai skyscraper in DA? Well, the original SC and CT were that way for the ENTIRE GAME. The gameplay was so much better than MGS at the time that it was ridiculous.

Funny, that was one of my favorite moments in gaming, when you're hanging off the side of the skyscraper (in DA) and the guy leans out the access door and you yank him out, you can watch him all the way down. I chuckled.

Should I go back and play the originals then?

Edit: In honor of post 1234 I'm changing my avatar.



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rocketpig on 22 February 2010

You can skip Pandora Tomorrow but I highly recommend playing SC and CT.

If you only have time for one, probably go for CT.




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O-D-C on 22 February 2010

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