Ubisoft has released a special Splinter Cell mission for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands which has a really lovely easter egg for the Metal Gear Solid series. And while we usually don’t share such stories, this is one that somehow touched us. After ‘acquiring’ the top-secret Intel from the rogue CIA agent, Sam tells Grim that there was another guy who could infiltrate bases and wore a bandana to which Grim responds by saying that he retired.
Sam’s reaction then is incredible as he hums to himself that he’s the only one left now. Sam also appears a bit sad and surprised, which is pretty much how most Metal Gear Solid fans actually feel about the franchise after Kojima’s departure.
In case you didn’t know, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell was Microsoft’s answer to Sony’s Metal Gear Solid series. While both of these games found their way on the PC, Metal Gear Solid 2 was originally released exclusively on PS2 in 2001, whereas Splinter Cell came out exclusively on the original Xbox in 2002.
Below you can find the video showing this easter egg, courtesy of MRJ!
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He didn’t retire, he was sent to a forced labor camp in the pachinko mines where he died of cancer.
Why are we still here though? Just to suffer?
Hearing Ironside as Fisher again just feels nice He IS Fisher, and he better be in the next game. (If there is a next game)
Give us another game and let Sam retire too, he is been running for so long and I really want him to get out than die off.
I wonder who’ll take the mantle from them? Can’t think of anyone. Maybe some stealth game’s being made right now that’ll serve as a spiritual successor to Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid.
Stealth games now a days where stealth is an option.
Arigami, styx master of shadows.
Forgot about Styx! Interesting suggestion, though obviously a very different setting. I’ve only seen Arigami in passing. Was it well received?
Yeah that is what I thought they might have done too, like pass on the mantle to a brand new protagonist or something.
Yeah he looks so old. Its not like there arent any other stealth games outhere.
That 30fps in that video looks bad… when game runs in 80’sh~
Oh nice one. I will download the game just to play this mission.
It’s a nice easter egg but I hope Ubisoft won’t turn Sam into a Reddit character.
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