Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

After finishing Splinter Cell: SAR, I jumped straight into this game and.......... It's kind of a mess. I understand this is the OG game, not a remaster but this game is littered with bugs and poor decisions. It's pretty much SC:SAR but with a lot of issues. First of all, this game suffers from HORRENDOUS audio compression. I was baffled because I've played older games with better audio. Besides Michael Ironside. the voice acting is terrible. Lambert' new VA sounds robotic and flat while Anna sounds jarring and off-putting. Also everybody is just American. You'll be exploring places like France, Israel, Indonesia and not one person will sound like they belong to that region. Gameplay wise, it's the same. Some mechanics have been refined and work well while others were altered, wall jumping being a prime example. You can't wall jump by default now, you have to be within an area that requires you to do set action. You don't split jump anymore, instead you do a half-split jump which does let you reach higher areas but the wall jumping alone would've helped with this so I don't understand it's removal. A big positive for the game were the Missions/Levels. I enjoyed playing through each mission, especially the later missions as they added environmental effects that make Sam visible like lightning, forcing you to time your movement between obstacles. The only problem with missions in SC:PT is how linear they are. If you thought the first game was bad for linear missions, SC:PT makes missions feel like a straight line. It's a shame this game didn't have an 'Enhanced Mod' because it probably would've helped with a lot of issues that plague the game. If you were looking to play this game and you haven't purchased it, get an emulator and play.

ܢܗܘܐ ܩܠܝܠܐ ܥܘܬܪܟ، ܘܢܬܒܕܪ ܣܘܪܟ ܛܒܐ، ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܚܫܒ ܐܢܬ ܢܦܠ، ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܪܓܝܫ ܐܢܬ ܢܐܒܕ؛ ܘܐܦܢ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܚܠܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܢܬܒܛܠ ܠܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ.Ubisoft Connectܢܗܘܐ ܫܡܟ ܡܠܝܐ ܚܣܕܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܠܡܐ، ܘܢܗܘܐ ܡܒܙܚܐ ܘܣܢܝܐ ܒܟܠ ܐܬܪܐ، ܘܢܚܦܪܟ ܒܟܠ ܕܘܟܬܐ، ܘܢܥܛܦܟ ܒܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܘܦܐ.

One of the best game ever

While it doesn't expand very much on the mechanics of the original, Pandora Tomorrow is still a very enjoyable experience, with some pretty tight stealth encounters. This steam release, however, is not very good, and requires patching to run smoothly and with a controller.

Was a fantastic nostalgia trip. Kept crashing on the last mission near the last elevator, but eventually with quick saving every 2 minutes, I was able to complete the game.

The second of the Splinter Cell game series. The game is a marked improvement over the first game and a real gem of a game. The port however, is very bad. Just like the first game in the series.