Well, just got through the campaign and all SP side missions. I was playing on perfectionist difficulty (highest one) and managed to get 100% Ghost on each and every mission. And it was really fun and challenging experience.

Hands down the best game from Ubisoft since proly Chaos Theory. And finally a proper Splinter Cell game with awsome maps, multiple routes and great stealth gameplay. If anyone missed that or was on the fence i higly recommend to fans of Sam Fisher. It also has very neat coop mode. Some technical issues were present (it's still Ubisoft so no surprise there) but all in all a worthy succesor to CT.

I've only played it coop, not SP, so needless to say highest difficulty/100% Ghost was not even close to achievable. That said, I never enjoy highest difficulty anyway, I strongly dislike playing missions over and over and over to win or reloading it 100x to a given save to get it done.

If it's really hard to avoid detection at a certain point, screw it, let them detect me and I'll fight my way past!

CT is still my favorite SC game, though. I think this one ties with the original.



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Fortunately highest difficulty in BL does not mean cheating AI. It's really doable and not frustrating at all. In fact it's very satisfaying when you manage to bypass everyone and get the job done. And like I said you have multiple routes to choose from. For me it's the only way to play any SC games. Shooting mechanics are just meh for me:)

Yes, it's definitely a lesser game when the shooting starts, I just don't enjoy reloading or worse restarting when I'm 75% through and get spotted. It's always a case of getting as far as I can first. I also take out everyone...usually nonlethal but on occasion lethal if I get surprised or circumstances don't allow it...to minimize the chances of being spotted from behind by a guard I thought I was past. I know some people like the complete sneak, where you go through without taking out anyone, or almost no one, but that also feels unsatisfying.



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