Ubisoft confirms that a Splinter Cell remake is real and in development

Date:
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:59:20 +0000

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Ubisoft confirms that its working on a remake of 2002s Splinter Cell.

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Ubisoft has confirmed that its developing a remake of Splinter Cell, with Far Cry 6 studio, Ubisoft Toronto, at the helm.

The news comes from an official blog post on the Ubisoft website, which confirms that the publisher has greenlit the development of a Splinter Cell remake that will draw from the rich canvas of the brand. According to the
post the game will be rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisofts own Snowdrop engine (thats the one being used for the in-development Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora) with the aim of delivering new-generation visuals and gameplay, and the dynamic lighting and shadows the series is known for.

In the reveal post, Ubisoft is keen to emphasize that this will be a from the ground up remake rather than a remaster but that itll still retain the spirit of the original.

According to producer Matt West, the team is still in the very earliest
stages of development but he adds, what we're trying to do is make sure the spirit of the early games remains intact, in all of the ways that gave early Splinter Cell its identity. So, as we're building it from the ground up,
we're going to update it visually, as well as some of the design elements to match player comfort and expectations, and we are going to keep it linear
like the original games, not make it open world.

Building on Wests comment, Creative Director Chris Auty goes on to say, Splinter Cell was a breakthrough in stealth as Matt mentioned, it was
stealth redefined with a huge focus on getting that core gameplay right above all, and delivering on an ideal: be a ghost. Its important for us to preserve the sense of mastery by supporting players who observe the situations, make their plan, use their gadgets, and outsmart the enemy creatively to deal with the challenges they are presented with. Ideally, they end up coming out on
the other side with no one having realized you were even there. Thats the essence of Splinter Cell.

With West pointing out that the project is still in early development and the studio building up its team, we think its safe to say that itll be a little while before the games releasetheres no whisper of a release window in this post. However, after endless rumblings about a series revival, its something of a relief to finally have confirmation. Analysis: Finally some word

It feels like there have been rumors and reports around a revival of the Splinter Cell series for years now and finally weve got confirmation of something. That said, we werent fully expecting a remake of the original
game.

But maybe that's the right approach for now; to go back to the series' roots. Back in 2019, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot suggested in an interview with IGN that the publisher was ready to revive the series again but he noted that
"the last time we did a Splinter Cell, we had lots of pressure from all the fans actually saying, Dont change it, dont do this, dont do that," which made "some of the teams [...] more anxious to work on the brand."

"Now," he added, "there are some things and some people that are now looking at the brand, taking care of the brand, so at one point you will see something, but I cant say more than that."

A recent report suggested that a new Splinter Cell game would take an open world of sorts approach but this announcement seems to distance itself from those rumors, making it clear that the studio intends to keep it linear like the original games, not make it open world.

Its kind of hard to believe (or maybe it isnt) but its been eight years since the last mainline entry in the series, with Splinter Cell: Blacklist released back in 2013. Fans have been pretty vocal about their desire for a new game and while the series protagonist Sam Fisher has popped up, making various appearances over the years, this is the first time theyre getting something more than a cameo.

Interestingly, Ubisofts interview with the games development team suggests this isnt a one-and-done scenario. Creative Director, Chris Auty, says with this remake, we are building a solid base for the future of Splinter Cell so were looking forward to seeing what the future holds.



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