Splinter Cell: Double Agent - Day 1

While I did get it the day before, I didn't get too far into it. But I did use today to help get farther.

The first Splinter Cell game I played was the original one. I never played the other two, so I knew I had some catching up with new functions. I did the two optional training missions, which I nearly got blinded from because they decided to use all white rooms for most of it.

After my corneas had recovered, I started playing through. I already like some of the things you can do. I have had a lot of fun just grabbing people while in the water and killing them under the surface. And, how the pistol has an EMP on it to take out lights

I also like how the aiming in this game has greatly improved. It would take forever in the original one to line up a pistol shot, and even then with no movement and crouching, you could still miss by a mile. This one, the aiming for both guns is a lot tighter.

While I haven't played the original in a long time, I do remember some form of a throwing trajectory. I really miss that if it was there, because if I wasn't throwing smoke grenades, I would have detonated myself a couple of times already. Though, I don't even throw many objects anymore.

As for the AI, it seems almost too smart. While I may be on normal (knowing my limits for a stealth game), the AI can see for miles it seems. The indicator on my back and side give off light...I guess that was their hint that something was there. Though, if I am looking at them in a dimly lit room, they must assume that I am a new cardboard box put into the room, and that it would be safer to just not go looking into said box.

I will continue the huge amount of loading and reloading my save because I ruined the whole mission by trying to chase someone down.

Achievement Progress - Splinter Cell: Double Agent
8 of 38 achievements
210 Gamerscore

New Achievements - Splinter Cell: DA
Training Completed - 10 GS
Teacher's Pet - 40 GS
The Human Light Switch - 20 GS
Iceland Assignment Completed - 30 GS
Ellsworth Assignment Completed - 30 GS
HQ 1 Assignment Completed - 30 GS
Getting Technical - 20 GS
Okhotsk Assignment Completed - 30 GS