Recent reviews by StuFX

One of the best games I've played in a long time - played the entire thing in one sitting and was glued to it from the get-go. Wonderful direction, art style and intuitive gameplay accompanied by a tense, emotional story with a wonderful soundtrack and stellar voice acting. Couldn't ask for more - would happily have paid double the asking price. Campo Santo have made their mark with this gem.

I was initially apprehensive about Blacklist, as what really is a standout feature of the Splinter Cell series is Michael Ironside as Sam Fisher, so to hear he wasn't returning (the reasons were because the game was done with performance capture and he was too old - yet, the Arkham games use performance capture and booth recording simultaneously, so go figure.) was a bit of a downer. The Splinter Cell series quality has dramatically declined since Chaos Theory, with Conviction sort of bringing a fresh approach which made me hopeful for Blacklist. Thankfully, the lack of Ironside is only irritating at the very start, and Blacklist has numerous new and immersive features that really aid the games flow. The story is interesting, gameplay is refreshing and the options and routes you can take in mission scenario's are fun to explore. Huge replayability factor, and longevity of the campaign was surprisingly impressive! Recommend it to any fans of the series, hopefully this signals a return to what made the original and first two sequels so tense and enjoyable. I do miss Ironside, though.