4:59 thank you! The most unappreciated/greatest rule in movie history, the PG13, is like a “talent” requirement is writing!
@LesNessman20018 сағат бұрын
3:37 the fact that Ryan isn’t the “best” dancer or singer lands PERFECTLY! He is still very good, but just the right amount of “not as good as Emma” is gold.
@MMm-ye3xpКүн бұрын
i agree the 100% is pain in the head and the achievements takes so long great review btw loved it♥♥
@ThisIsReviewableКүн бұрын
Thank you so much. Spent way too long trying to get 100% it almost tainted the actual game for me. Thank you:)
@user-cv1pz7td2s7 күн бұрын
Splinter Cell Blacklist is one of my favorite stealth action games
@ninobrassinga977 күн бұрын
Easy said: Chaos Theory and Blacklist are and always been my number 1 Favourites 💚 💚 💚
@johnnymizanin48357 күн бұрын
The disrespect to Shades.
@PeanutButterAndJellyBros7 күн бұрын
I hope you read the novels. In fact, I believe you'll like the first novel of Splinter Cell.
@MimMdance7 күн бұрын
I think this movie only contained one moment of mild violence which was a slap from Mia to Seb. Or did I imagine it? Despite that, it was so terribly entertaining from start to finish and was throwing all the emotional and musical gut punches at the audience. IMHO, a memorable work of art doesn't need action, perhaps not even a huge 'conflict' in the story. Masterpiece.
@ThisIsReviewable6 күн бұрын
@@MimMdance I don’t think Mia ever slaps him but now you’ve got me wondering
@renatopaoli68898 күн бұрын
Replaying Blacklist these days. And I have to say ITS GREAT. Beautiful as f... Always loved Splinter Cell and stealth game. And Pandora tomorrow was also my first game ever. Wish we get a new SC soon.
@arycorvette8848 күн бұрын
The only thing missing was wall split jump in blacklist and conviction and the interrogation dialogues with Sam sarcasm humour also the melee takedowns are downgrade from conviction I like the gun point blank shots sneaking from behind over the karambit takedown other than that it's a great splinter cell I enjoyed
@rafindeed8 күн бұрын
A good stealth game will have great stealth mechanics that punish you if you go loud. An amazing stealth game will give you multiple tools to solve the puzzle as you see fit. The all time best focused stealth games, including immersive sims and rpgs like cyberpunk, are that good because they dont tailor a game in which you are forced a specific path. Including tools that can go loud but have room to improvise and adapt is an essential step to improve the game and make it even better. Hardcore fans that want the game to only be playable in a way dont realize that allowing different play styles is a key component to improve the pure stealth gameplay. See dishonored, the inclusion of tools that are lethal and loud is a key factor to make the pure stealth approach have even more variety. A great stealth game is all about environment puzzles, level design and tools. These three need to be planned and designed near perfection to make the game work.
@adlermckay54229 күн бұрын
i love the casual hating on the husband 😂😂
@ThisIsReviewable6 күн бұрын
@@adlermckay5422 he’s such a blockhead
@mickieg19949 күн бұрын
I had a ridiculous amount of fun with this game, so replayable and concise, it was so much fun to keep trying for he cleanest fastest runs to clear a stage or any individual area. I wished they did more of these, a mix between chaos theory for the story and game mechanics, conviction for its grittyness and art design style, and blacklist for its replayable sections and flexible gameplay
@faisalahmed811210 күн бұрын
Cannot agree more. ❤
@brotrip225410 күн бұрын
I absolutely love Blacklist..my favorite one so far and yes ive played chaos theory..i just personally love the freedom, and the overall gameplay.. i actually do love Sams new voice more im probably gonna get butchered for this but i dont care, michael ironsides voice was obviously amazing just to put that out there. And to me the story of blacklist is pretty good. Definitely hated on for no reason. I agree with you on the innovation part as well..ubisoft just improved what was already there..and personally i think having freedom to play these missions however you want is really the best move possible.. and one more thing.. maybe the reason why Sam isnt so sarcastic anymore might be because 1. Vic got severely wounded 2. He has limited time to stop the blacklist while also being in command of the whole Op. Just to put that out there..maybe that is why he aint sarcastic cuz hes extremely stressed and pressed on time..Just my way of seeing it while playing through the story.
@footsoljier646812 күн бұрын
I think it's a great game for a more modern audience. However, I personally don't care for how automated the series has slowly become since Conviction (and arguably Double Agent).
@russboatright236012 күн бұрын
They dont call it the Big Empty for nothing.
@juanmenjivar2812 күн бұрын
If you love blacklist. Trust me Double agent will leave a mark on your soul for the rest of your life. The story is legendary.
@abeaconintheoffice13 күн бұрын
You _should_ be. All jokes aside, I played this one way back when. It was 'fun' but I didn't enjoy it as much as I did with Conviction. I like that game way better.
@SamLevine-u6r13 күн бұрын
Thank you so very much for perfectly capturing how I felt when I saw Mia's husband. Outstanding breakdown and couldn't agree more with every point you made.
@corsomagenta13 күн бұрын
HOHW and Hostiles are the best westerns of the last 20 years and two of the best ever.
@ThisIsReviewable13 күн бұрын
@@corsomagenta I remember liking hostiles, I need to rewatch it, it’s been forever
@LostinaMemory13 күн бұрын
Metal Gear?
@balmyplains603815 күн бұрын
This game is definitely easier than every other splinter cell game, but
@damian3k16 күн бұрын
I love every Splinter Cell. I hope Ubi will bring this series back, one day.
@robbyroos140916 күн бұрын
Great game, but getting a little tired of the constant back and forth.
@ThisIsReviewable15 күн бұрын
I can understand that. I suppose it comes with the territory for metroivanias but it would be nice if you could warp to each fast-travel point without having to start from a fast-travel point
@BobLazier-zk8gi16 күн бұрын
The only thing I didn’t like about blacklist was sam’s voice actor and it wasn’t his fault and doesn’t mean the dude was bad but to me he was no Sam fisher.. an that gd prison level.. fck that level.
@JT-rx1eo16 күн бұрын
"Muppet of a husband" 😂😂. Yea, it was a very poignant love story in musical for. My favorite movie musical of all time. And a true masterpiece.
@justgunsolid17 күн бұрын
I think Eric Johnson (?) who portrayed Sam in this title did a solid job, but the writing was leaning too serious and missing the old Ironside titles usual antics. The whole plot was serviceable, I don't mind that, but also was a bit too serious for characters to breath some levity in (maybe except Kobin). The gameplay is mad fun whichever way you want to play, a massive improvement and refined from Conviction (which I tended to treat that as a one-off). I have played since the first game but I'm not that hardcore, I wouldn't write this off as being an inappropriate entry to the franchise. In fact it was course-correcting back to the sweet spots if given more titles. Blacklist is a good and fun game that probably came out at the wrong time where expectations were high from both audiences and publisher, so it remains the latest entry .... Blacklist enjoyers should not be blacklisted for liking Blacklist.
@ThisIsReviewable14 күн бұрын
That last bit is a great slogan haha
@shadowfax32518 күн бұрын
He is the prince of Persia if u read the lore and the jar prophecy reveals it
@Mr69hammertime19 күн бұрын
Blacklist is my 2nd favorite riht behind chaos theory. Its damn near perfect.
@judevernichter2.019 күн бұрын
Congratulations for having shit taste,enjoy your "accessible" streamlined slop! ☺👍
@hughchester20 күн бұрын
If I had this movie to latch onto instead of 500 Days of Summer, maybe I could've stood a chance.
@pluginleah20 күн бұрын
Having played the first one when it came out, and all of the rest... I agree. Blacklist I great. My favorite one for gameplay. Too bad Sam is such a downer, otherwise it would be a clear #1 in the series for me
@IZA_Grey21 күн бұрын
I remember loving this game and when I finished the story they kinda imply that there's more enemies to deal with. Shame they seemingly abandoned this series.
@gamesergeanthd22 күн бұрын
Why the MGS music, doesn't fit Splinter Cell
@ThisIsReviewable14 күн бұрын
It was all a ploy to create dissonance. Although the two series are definitely tied together by virtue of them both being stealth pioneers
@gamesergeanthd22 күн бұрын
People disliked this game? it was great, I saw nothing but praise for it
@ThisIsReviewable14 күн бұрын
There’s definitely a contingent that hates this game, mostly upset old-school fans
@carloszerpa231222 күн бұрын
The Metal Gear Solid soundtrack on top of Splinter Cell footage felt so weird, I can't describe it.
@ThisIsReviewable22 күн бұрын
Always pleased to provide a disorienting experience
@kevinparkin332223 күн бұрын
Pretty good synoptic review. But, the real message of this movie is ... love. Love = the active concern for another person's well-being without any ulterior motive. Seb wants Mia to succeed, and he encourages her ... relentlessly. Mia wants Seb to succeed, and she encourages him ... relentlessly. At the movie's end, Seb walks past a Mia-is-a-successful-actress poster; he knows that she attained her dream; he has known for a long time. THAT was his greatest ambition; that SHE become successful. Finally, by coincidence, Mia discovers that Seb has fulfilled his dream; THAT was her greatest ambition. She smiles and he nodds. They loved each other into success. Love = the active concern for another person's well-being without any ulterior motive.
@RahStahMon23 күн бұрын
Blacklist is great, It's just a little fast. The older games played a lot slower and this combined with Sam being older gave it a certain vibe. Double Agent on 360 played like this, and it felt clunky so they overhauled the movement for conviction and worked on fluidity. Thing is, if you change how the game feels to play, you're basically changing the game. Even if it's objectively better, it's like great... but it's not Splinter Cell. Conviction and Blacklist would have done great as a new IP marketed as a successor to splinter cell.
@actualkarenokboomer315823 күн бұрын
And Gosling doesn't read music. I definitely agree that Seb is the good guy. He gave up his dream so she could quit her job and start her dream. I have not seen "Manchester By the Sea", but Casey Affleck must have been great because Gosling is really great in "La La Land". I am happy he did get a golden globe. I had never seen a Gosling movie until Barbie, but I have seen them now.
@ThisIsReviewable23 күн бұрын
Ooooh… I forgot they were nominated together. As much as i love Ryan Gosling in this movie, the award definitely went to the right person
@nesano473524 күн бұрын
There is one big problem and that's the fact that they gutted Chaos Theory's stealth to where it's still black/white visual and the ambient sound isn't taken into account.
@redhood777824 күн бұрын
It's a great Splinter Cell game.
@MrLangobard25 күн бұрын
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this was first SC game with in-order executions( order of tagging the enemies for kill-shots) where executed in that exact order. That made strategic takedowns look like action movie...
@JaggedMercenary25 күн бұрын
It has no quicksave and forces you to reply entire sections, since it autosaves only rarely and in the move inconvenient areas. This is the only reason why it was a failure. I gave up on it out of frustration. I always said it, add quicksave support and it would be almost as good as Chaos Theory.
@idunno12126 күн бұрын
Well, you should be
@BSeeD0627 күн бұрын
It's definitely not a masterpiece, combat is way clunkier that what you stated for instance and level design is okay without being awesome either. I think it's a very good point of entry for metroidvania newcomers though, and a good job from Ubi indeed
@AedanBlackheart27 күн бұрын
Conviction was my fav/most memorable. That and lambert going "god damn it fischer!" 😂
@vidraul27 күн бұрын
This review hit harder than the movie
@kyedavis189928 күн бұрын
Now I'm curious. What is your opinion on conviction? That was my favourite and my introduction to SC. Blacklist was pretty good but it had some goofy bugs and bad dialogue. I have also gone back and played the originals but was only able to complete double agent. It's also worth noting that DA is different when played on OG Xbox and 360, not sure about PC.
@ThisIsReviewable27 күн бұрын
I haven’t played conviction yet, I’m sure I will at some point but it’s in a long backlog unfortunately
@AedanBlackheart27 күн бұрын
Yeah it's only been out since the 360 days... plenty of time no rush 🙄 ha ha.
@ThisIsReviewable26 күн бұрын
@@AedanBlackheart so you’re telling me you’ve finished all 360 era and before games on your backlog?
@gw135729 күн бұрын
The replayability on Blacklist was one of the best things about it. Getting full marks for each of the three play styles on every board plus the challenge modes was very rewarding. I don't get why people were ever down on Blacklist. I'm a long time stealth player -- all the Hitman games, most of the Assassin's Creed Games, most of the Metal Gear games -- I played them all to the 100%. I've also played every single Splinter Cell game. I'd put Blacklist ahead of most of the SC games -- definitively behind only Chaos Theory. (Incidentally, Double Agent gets my vote for most underappreciated SC game.)
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4:59 thank you! The most unappreciated/greatest rule in movie history, the PG13, is like a “talent” requirement is writing!
3:37 the fact that Ryan isn’t the “best” dancer or singer lands PERFECTLY! He is still very good, but just the right amount of “not as good as Emma” is gold.
i agree the 100% is pain in the head and the achievements takes so long great review btw loved it♥♥
Thank you so much. Spent way too long trying to get 100% it almost tainted the actual game for me. Thank you:)
Splinter Cell Blacklist is one of my favorite stealth action games
Easy said: Chaos Theory and Blacklist are and always been my number 1 Favourites 💚 💚 💚
The disrespect to Shades.
I hope you read the novels. In fact, I believe you'll like the first novel of Splinter Cell.
I think this movie only contained one moment of mild violence which was a slap from Mia to Seb. Or did I imagine it? Despite that, it was so terribly entertaining from start to finish and was throwing all the emotional and musical gut punches at the audience. IMHO, a memorable work of art doesn't need action, perhaps not even a huge 'conflict' in the story. Masterpiece.
@@MimMdance I don’t think Mia ever slaps him but now you’ve got me wondering
Replaying Blacklist these days. And I have to say ITS GREAT. Beautiful as f... Always loved Splinter Cell and stealth game. And Pandora tomorrow was also my first game ever. Wish we get a new SC soon.
The only thing missing was wall split jump in blacklist and conviction and the interrogation dialogues with Sam sarcasm humour also the melee takedowns are downgrade from conviction I like the gun point blank shots sneaking from behind over the karambit takedown other than that it's a great splinter cell I enjoyed
A good stealth game will have great stealth mechanics that punish you if you go loud. An amazing stealth game will give you multiple tools to solve the puzzle as you see fit. The all time best focused stealth games, including immersive sims and rpgs like cyberpunk, are that good because they dont tailor a game in which you are forced a specific path. Including tools that can go loud but have room to improvise and adapt is an essential step to improve the game and make it even better. Hardcore fans that want the game to only be playable in a way dont realize that allowing different play styles is a key component to improve the pure stealth gameplay. See dishonored, the inclusion of tools that are lethal and loud is a key factor to make the pure stealth approach have even more variety. A great stealth game is all about environment puzzles, level design and tools. These three need to be planned and designed near perfection to make the game work.
i love the casual hating on the husband 😂😂
@@adlermckay5422 he’s such a blockhead
I had a ridiculous amount of fun with this game, so replayable and concise, it was so much fun to keep trying for he cleanest fastest runs to clear a stage or any individual area. I wished they did more of these, a mix between chaos theory for the story and game mechanics, conviction for its grittyness and art design style, and blacklist for its replayable sections and flexible gameplay
Cannot agree more. ❤
I absolutely love Blacklist..my favorite one so far and yes ive played chaos theory..i just personally love the freedom, and the overall gameplay.. i actually do love Sams new voice more im probably gonna get butchered for this but i dont care, michael ironsides voice was obviously amazing just to put that out there. And to me the story of blacklist is pretty good. Definitely hated on for no reason. I agree with you on the innovation part as well..ubisoft just improved what was already there..and personally i think having freedom to play these missions however you want is really the best move possible.. and one more thing.. maybe the reason why Sam isnt so sarcastic anymore might be because 1. Vic got severely wounded 2. He has limited time to stop the blacklist while also being in command of the whole Op. Just to put that out there..maybe that is why he aint sarcastic cuz hes extremely stressed and pressed on time..Just my way of seeing it while playing through the story.
I think it's a great game for a more modern audience. However, I personally don't care for how automated the series has slowly become since Conviction (and arguably Double Agent).
They dont call it the Big Empty for nothing.
If you love blacklist. Trust me Double agent will leave a mark on your soul for the rest of your life. The story is legendary.
You _should_ be. All jokes aside, I played this one way back when. It was 'fun' but I didn't enjoy it as much as I did with Conviction. I like that game way better.
Thank you so very much for perfectly capturing how I felt when I saw Mia's husband. Outstanding breakdown and couldn't agree more with every point you made.
HOHW and Hostiles are the best westerns of the last 20 years and two of the best ever.
@@corsomagenta I remember liking hostiles, I need to rewatch it, it’s been forever
Metal Gear?
This game is definitely easier than every other splinter cell game, but
I love every Splinter Cell. I hope Ubi will bring this series back, one day.
Great game, but getting a little tired of the constant back and forth.
I can understand that. I suppose it comes with the territory for metroivanias but it would be nice if you could warp to each fast-travel point without having to start from a fast-travel point
The only thing I didn’t like about blacklist was sam’s voice actor and it wasn’t his fault and doesn’t mean the dude was bad but to me he was no Sam fisher.. an that gd prison level.. fck that level.
"Muppet of a husband" 😂😂. Yea, it was a very poignant love story in musical for. My favorite movie musical of all time. And a true masterpiece.
I think Eric Johnson (?) who portrayed Sam in this title did a solid job, but the writing was leaning too serious and missing the old Ironside titles usual antics. The whole plot was serviceable, I don't mind that, but also was a bit too serious for characters to breath some levity in (maybe except Kobin). The gameplay is mad fun whichever way you want to play, a massive improvement and refined from Conviction (which I tended to treat that as a one-off). I have played since the first game but I'm not that hardcore, I wouldn't write this off as being an inappropriate entry to the franchise. In fact it was course-correcting back to the sweet spots if given more titles. Blacklist is a good and fun game that probably came out at the wrong time where expectations were high from both audiences and publisher, so it remains the latest entry .... Blacklist enjoyers should not be blacklisted for liking Blacklist.
That last bit is a great slogan haha
He is the prince of Persia if u read the lore and the jar prophecy reveals it
Blacklist is my 2nd favorite riht behind chaos theory. Its damn near perfect.
Congratulations for having shit taste,enjoy your "accessible" streamlined slop! ☺👍
If I had this movie to latch onto instead of 500 Days of Summer, maybe I could've stood a chance.
Having played the first one when it came out, and all of the rest... I agree. Blacklist I great. My favorite one for gameplay. Too bad Sam is such a downer, otherwise it would be a clear #1 in the series for me
I remember loving this game and when I finished the story they kinda imply that there's more enemies to deal with. Shame they seemingly abandoned this series.
Why the MGS music, doesn't fit Splinter Cell
It was all a ploy to create dissonance. Although the two series are definitely tied together by virtue of them both being stealth pioneers
People disliked this game? it was great, I saw nothing but praise for it
There’s definitely a contingent that hates this game, mostly upset old-school fans
The Metal Gear Solid soundtrack on top of Splinter Cell footage felt so weird, I can't describe it.
Always pleased to provide a disorienting experience
Pretty good synoptic review. But, the real message of this movie is ... love. Love = the active concern for another person's well-being without any ulterior motive. Seb wants Mia to succeed, and he encourages her ... relentlessly. Mia wants Seb to succeed, and she encourages him ... relentlessly. At the movie's end, Seb walks past a Mia-is-a-successful-actress poster; he knows that she attained her dream; he has known for a long time. THAT was his greatest ambition; that SHE become successful. Finally, by coincidence, Mia discovers that Seb has fulfilled his dream; THAT was her greatest ambition. She smiles and he nodds. They loved each other into success. Love = the active concern for another person's well-being without any ulterior motive.
Blacklist is great, It's just a little fast. The older games played a lot slower and this combined with Sam being older gave it a certain vibe. Double Agent on 360 played like this, and it felt clunky so they overhauled the movement for conviction and worked on fluidity. Thing is, if you change how the game feels to play, you're basically changing the game. Even if it's objectively better, it's like great... but it's not Splinter Cell. Conviction and Blacklist would have done great as a new IP marketed as a successor to splinter cell.
And Gosling doesn't read music. I definitely agree that Seb is the good guy. He gave up his dream so she could quit her job and start her dream. I have not seen "Manchester By the Sea", but Casey Affleck must have been great because Gosling is really great in "La La Land". I am happy he did get a golden globe. I had never seen a Gosling movie until Barbie, but I have seen them now.
Ooooh… I forgot they were nominated together. As much as i love Ryan Gosling in this movie, the award definitely went to the right person
There is one big problem and that's the fact that they gutted Chaos Theory's stealth to where it's still black/white visual and the ambient sound isn't taken into account.
It's a great Splinter Cell game.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this was first SC game with in-order executions( order of tagging the enemies for kill-shots) where executed in that exact order. That made strategic takedowns look like action movie...
It has no quicksave and forces you to reply entire sections, since it autosaves only rarely and in the move inconvenient areas. This is the only reason why it was a failure. I gave up on it out of frustration. I always said it, add quicksave support and it would be almost as good as Chaos Theory.
Well, you should be
It's definitely not a masterpiece, combat is way clunkier that what you stated for instance and level design is okay without being awesome either. I think it's a very good point of entry for metroidvania newcomers though, and a good job from Ubi indeed
Conviction was my fav/most memorable. That and lambert going "god damn it fischer!" 😂
This review hit harder than the movie
Now I'm curious. What is your opinion on conviction? That was my favourite and my introduction to SC. Blacklist was pretty good but it had some goofy bugs and bad dialogue. I have also gone back and played the originals but was only able to complete double agent. It's also worth noting that DA is different when played on OG Xbox and 360, not sure about PC.
I haven’t played conviction yet, I’m sure I will at some point but it’s in a long backlog unfortunately
Yeah it's only been out since the 360 days... plenty of time no rush 🙄 ha ha.
@@AedanBlackheart so you’re telling me you’ve finished all 360 era and before games on your backlog?
The replayability on Blacklist was one of the best things about it. Getting full marks for each of the three play styles on every board plus the challenge modes was very rewarding. I don't get why people were ever down on Blacklist. I'm a long time stealth player -- all the Hitman games, most of the Assassin's Creed Games, most of the Metal Gear games -- I played them all to the 100%. I've also played every single Splinter Cell game. I'd put Blacklist ahead of most of the SC games -- definitively behind only Chaos Theory. (Incidentally, Double Agent gets my vote for most underappreciated SC game.)