Forget Ghost Recon, Ubisoft Still Hasn’t Brought Back Its Greatest Series

After a six-year wait since the release of Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, the series is apparently getting an exciting new entry that aims to take the franchise back to its more realistic roots. Although the project hasn’t been officially revealed yet, that hasn’t stopped information from being leaked from an insider meeting at Ubisoft. While a new Ghost Recon game is a welcome addition, there’s one franchise that I can’t help but feel deserves the focus instead.

Taking a new direction with gameplay that looks “somewhat akin to Ready Or Not”, according to Insider Gaming, the fresh start could be just what a series like Ghost Recon needs to appeal to a wider audience again. While I’m looking forward to seeing the new direction that the next Ghost Recon game is reportedly taking, the new opportunity feels even more appropriate for one painfully absent series.

Splinter Cell Deserves A Major Comeback

Only Something Special Can Make Up For Splinter Cell’s Absence

Having a revolutionary chokehold on the stealth genre that is still talked about today, few of Ubisoft’s franchises live up to the legendary status of Sam Fisher’s adventures. With over a decade having passed since the last official entry in the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series, Ubisoft’s groundbreaking stealth games are long overdue for a modern revival.

Even though Splinter Cell‘s Sam Fisher has shared the spotlight in an animated series, DLC tie-ins, or cameos in games like Ghost Recon, the legendary stealth hero hasn’t had nearly enough chances to shine on his own over the years. Despite countless teasers over the years and reports that a Splinter Cell remake is currently in development, the lack of official updates on the topic is almost baffling at this point.

Ubisoft’s groundbreaking stealth games are long overdue for a modern revival.

With reports of yet another animated Splinter Cell project in the works ahead of an official game release, it begs the question of whether the series will ever get the second chance it deserves. Hopefully, the success of the planned remaster project will open the doors for even more titles to emerge from the Splinter Cell series, but the development updates seem to keep getting sidelined by Ubisoft’s bigger-budget franchises like Ghost Recon.

Splinter Cell Is Ubisoft’s Best Abandoned Franchise

An Unforgettable Formula That Hasn’t Been Replicated Since

Even if Splinter Cell‘s abandonment has opened the door for stealth monoliths like Hitman to take center stage, several entries in the Splinter Cell franchise still stand the test of time as some of Ubisoft’s best offerings.

While some games like Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory easily rise to the top, each entry in the series offers some groundbreaking way to experience its dedicated stealth combat. From interactive environments to dynamic and naturally reactive enemy AI, the Splinter Cell franchise still has plenty to offer today.

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While I would be more than happy to see the first Splinter Cell game get remade in all its former glory, it feels like an injustice to only deliver one remaster for the legendary series.

Aside from only the start of Splinter Cell‘s narrative, the stealth-action franchise has just as much room for a rebooted sequel as a remaster. Even with the core single-player experience aside, Splinter Cell also has great potential for unique multiplayer offerings, as seen in Splinter Cell: Conviction’s PvP modes.

The sheer level of gameplay details in the Splinter Cell series hasn’t been replicated much over the years.

Aside from its addictive gameplay that encouraged strict stealth as opposed to most action-focused blockbusters of the era, the sheer level of gameplay detail in Splinter Cell hasn’t been replicated much over the years. Often facing comparisons to the somewhat similar Metal Gear Solid series, Splinter Cell has plenty of room to breathe in a much less competitive stealth market, although upcoming games like like Mudang: Two Souls could potentially replicate the formula with their own twists.

Source: Insider Gaming