OG Splinter Cell Remake in development at Ubisoft Toronto

To refuse to do anything useful with the Faction License in the years since 2013 Blacklist: Follow, Ubisoft seems to haveI heard the plaintive screams from the fans because it was decided Bring back the sneaky spy Sam Fisher in a new remake of the original Xbox classic from 2002.

Ubisoft Toronto – the developer behind it Splinter Cell: Black List

and more recently Far Cry 6– is the spearhead of the remake. And don’t twist: This is a remake of the original stealth-action title, not a remaster. In one (n Ubisoft blog post

Producer Matt West suggested that players now have “an even more sophisticated palate”. As such, the studio “builds” [the project] from the ground up, ”including updating graphics and reviving design elements to better suit modern gamers.

It’s plausible that a remake of such an old game might move further away, say into an open world, but West said on the blog that the game will keep its traditional linearity.

“One of the things that I think is really exciting about this project is that the last couple of games we’ve all been working on have been really big worlds,” said West. “That means that the economics of decision making is very broad while I’m working on one Faction map is every square inch stands for intentionality. Each square centimeter is part of a choice, or directly provides a choice, or has a direct branch. This density of gameplay is in the foreground Faction

, and that will be very, very important for us. “

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The focus of the project is the technical producer Peter Handrinos on “Exploration and Innovation”. And according to Creative Director Chris Auty, the remake will serve as a “solid base” for the future of the franchise.

Ubisoft Toronto is still in the early stages of development, so there is no information on a release window or which platforms the Faction Remake starts up. All we know is that it will come and The studio is looking for talent.