It is an action-packed, Michael Bay kind of story, but it just feels a step back from Conviction. You know the deal I found the story in this game to be one of the most uninspired ones in the series.
There is a terrorist plot, missing weapons, a new terrorist group, and so on. Speaking of the story, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist has you going all over the world from small villages to big cities. It made the story a bit harder to get invested in, I know that sounds harsh, but Michael Ironside did such a great job in making Sam feel like a real character, you got very invested in the story. It was quite jarring to hear Sam Fisher sound so different from what we were used to.
One of the main criticisms thrown the way of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist was that the voice actor for Sam had been changed.
While not many people look back on this game, the fact of the matter is at the time, this was a big deal and most people (myself included) were very happy with what this game turned out to be. It was a direct sequel to the last game which was why I was all in on this. There was a time when a new game in this series was a big deal and I was very excited for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
