Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent®

Just pirate this game. No joke, I decided to both buy AND pirate this game out of morbid curiosity. And the pirated version literally ran BETTER since it had the fan patches pre installed, whearas Ubisoft completely neglected this almost 20 year old game with broken AI and bad level design. Look, I want you to trust me that this game is just as bad as they say, worst PC ports of all time. HOWEVER, the game itself isn't 100% bad and has some nice moments, however due to this being a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ port, you're better off pirating it from steamrip rather then buying this since the pirated version actually comes preinstalled with patches. I'm not gonna be one of those people that say "Oh just play V2" which, yeah V2 is better overall it's more like Chaos Theory, however this game also has some cool stuff like Shanghai or the JBA HQ sections, which is why I'd still recommend you try this game out... By either pirating it OR emulating the 360 version. In fact I HIGHLY recommend you emulate the 360 version since it actually looks better then the PC and PS3 versions (for some reason PC and PS3 look the same, whereas 360 has better models and shadows leading me to beleive the PS3 and PC ver…

Ubisoft deserves to go out of business with how poorly this game ported. - Constant crashing - Buggy controller mapping - Wonky UI - Patch since I last played it 2+ years ago somehow made it worse??? I deserve an apology I know I'm never gonna get from how bad this game is.

Double Agent V1 itself is a pretty decent, underappreciated Splinter Cell game, but the main problem with this PC port is that it is a bugfilled, unstable mess in vanilla. This port is 80%(ish) playable after applying all the official patches, installing the widescreen fix, and doing some ini tweaks.

Trust the reviews and rating SCDA is an unplayable mess on pc, you'll have random crashes, cutscenes breaking with gameplay, save files that randomly corrupt, crash on pressing continue, broken AI (♥♥♥♥ Moss with his braindead AI that gets stuck on nothing), ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ possible safe cracking mechanic (which breaks if you interact with it at slowest movement speed). I ended up getting SCDA Enhanced patch, and even with the patch the game refused to work. I feel like if you play original Trilogy, decide to skip DA and head into Conviction, Conviction would still make sense even without playing DA

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Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent puts Sam Fisher in one of the most difficult situations in the series: working undercover inside a terrorist organization while still serving the NSA. The double-agent concept creates real tension, since your choices can affect which side trusts you. The game offers strong stealth missions, useful gadgets, and several moments where players must decide how far Sam is willing to go to maintain his cover. Its winter locations and moral choices give the campaign a darker, more personal tone than many other entries. Some missions are less polished than the best Splinter Cell games, and the version of the game can vary depending on the platform. Still, Double Agent is a worthwhile stealth adventure with a compelling premise and plenty of classic Sam Fisher gameplay.