3/5 ★ – TalonJedi's review of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

So I was putting off on playing this Splinter Cell game because I wasn’t turned on by the fact that Michael Ironside couldn’t reprise his role as Sam Fisher but I got this on a deep sale at $6 so I said why not as it was the only entry in the series that eluded me for my own personal preference reasons and I’m actually glad I gave it a whirl. It was a great follow up to its predecessor Conviction. Moved very swift and had a great sense of urgency and fluidity to it not seen in most other Splinter Cell games outside of Conviction which may be a make or break for some if you’re a fan of old school Splinter Cell titles that rely solely on stealth. Blacklist does offer stealth, but does blend together some mandatory action sequences. It’s also very fast paced unlike the first 3 SC games. My gripes were just the voice actor for Sam Fisher which sounded like a 35 year old man trapped in a 60 year old’s body and the game is almost too fast paced that makes it almost feel on borderline Call of Duty paces. Other than that the game is a solid 10-12 hour fast paced high octane espionage ride offering some same tropes you’d find in most other games in the series including upgrading gadgets and gear in between missions as well as your HQ to make your journey to exercising the 5th freedom as tactical as possible.