Splinter Cell is no longer a stealth action series. Much like Rainbow Six Vegas killed off that series as a Tactical FPS. Both are now simply action games.
This what made these games great. You had to use your brain and plan ahead while feeling vulnerable instead of playing a ridiculously over powered invincible character, mowing down hordes of adversaries endlessly charging at you borefest.
Rubbish it did not. Unfortunately all similar genres will change into over the top arcade style gaming for kids with ADHD which is a great shame.
We can only hope there is a return to developers who have a passion for the genre instead of these dull games for the masses with profit being the bottom line.
While detracting from what in essence Splinter Cell was.