And so far, it's pretty unanimous that they all love it. They say it caters to fans old and new, and despite what we've seen, is a thinking man's game, and screwing up now is still very easy.
And for you purists, there's a difficulty called Perfectionist, where Mark and Execute is turned off, you can't melee enemies from the front, and the goggles won't let you see through walls. The AI difficulty is also increased, as expected.
But that's enough of me, there are a crapload of articles you can read.
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FlN1Z_R6Xhs]Eurogamer's video[/url]
[url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-30-splinter-cell-returns-to-the-shadows-with-blacklist]Eurogamer's article[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG0Oiq-6Ct8]IGN's video[/url]
[url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/30/splinter-cell-blacklist-modernizes-chaos-theory]IGN's article[/url]
[url=http://gamerant.com/splinter-cell-blacklist-story-preview/]Gamerant's article[/url]
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0pgNMJ5Lio&list=UUQXR8pItAoKDAJSbphFxbrg]Adam Sessler's impressions[/url]
[url=http://www.gamespot.com/tom-clancys-splinter-cell-blacklist/previews/the-surprising-splinter-cell-blacklist-6403110/]Gamespot article[/url]
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I am loving this version of Splinter Cell. I am a old lover of the Splinter Cell series and played them all to death ( besides Conviction just rented that one ). And I am really glad they are bringing back the stealthy play style and not going total action. It is quite satisfying to sneak around lets say a yacht doing spy work without being seen or heard once and leaving all the guards standing.