Splinter Cell Essentials
Platform: PSP
Publisher: Ubisoft
Review Type: Looky
Version: Screenshot
Guess what emotion Sam Fischer is feeling in this picture. The image of a hero standing before the grave of a loved one is not unique in modern media. It's a crutch Sam Raimi falls back on every time he tells the superhero story. But for an image like this to show up in a screen shot is something special. Most promo material for games falls into a small handful of categories; scenery, people doing next to nothing, people getting shot and people about to get shot. The choice to depict a contemplative moment such as much this in an offical image says as about the person editing the pics than it does about the game. We're looking at a classic "backstory" image -- the kind that goes hand in hand with a mother holding a baby or a couple standing at a wedding altar. And this moment suits the game, which promises to unveil the drama of Sam Fischer's past.
Splinter Cell Essentials is due spring 2006.
Publisher: Ubisoft
Review Type: Looky
Version: Screenshot
Guess what emotion Sam Fischer is feeling in this picture. The image of a hero standing before the grave of a loved one is not unique in modern media. It's a crutch Sam Raimi falls back on every time he tells the superhero story. But for an image like this to show up in a screen shot is something special. Most promo material for games falls into a small handful of categories; scenery, people doing next to nothing, people getting shot and people about to get shot. The choice to depict a contemplative moment such as much this in an offical image says as about the person editing the pics than it does about the game. We're looking at a classic "backstory" image -- the kind that goes hand in hand with a mother holding a baby or a couple standing at a wedding altar. And this moment suits the game, which promises to unveil the drama of Sam Fischer's past.
Splinter Cell Essentials is due spring 2006.
2 Comments:
It's weird, even though everyone swears by these games I've never been that into them. Maybe I should give them another shot now that they're headed for the PSP.
I tend to find steath games more frustrating than fun.
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