Table of Contents (PC-version):
1. This post.
2. Mission 1 - Iceland : Post / Video
3. Mission 2 - Ellsworth prison : Post / Video
4. Mission 3 - JBA HQ : Post / Video
5. Mission 4 - Sea of Okhotsk : Post / Video
6. Mission 5 - Shanghai : Post / Video
7. Mission 6 - JBA HQ 2 : Post / Video
8. Mission 7 - Cozumel : Post / Video
9. Mission 8 - JBA HQ 3 : Post / Video
10. Mission 9 - Kinshasa : Post / Video (part 1) / Video (part 2)
11. Mission 10+11 - JBA HQ 4, Epilog : Post / Video (Mission 10) / Video (Epilog)
Table Of Contents (PS2-version):
(All content in this list courtesy of bunnyofdoom, questions should be directed to him)
1. Level 1 - Post / Video part 1 / Video part 2
2. Level 2 - Post / Video part 1 / Video part 2
3. Bonus level 1 - Post / Video
4. Co-op level 1+2 - Post / Video
Let's Play Splinter Cell: Double Agent!
Hello, and welcome to the exciting world of undercover operations! Double Agent is a 2007 game, released for the 360/PS3/PC/XBOX/Gamecube/PS2 platforms, and I'm sure I missed one or two other systems. However, the 360/PS3/PC version is substantially different both in story and execution from the more low-tech ones, interestingly enough. We will be playing the PC version.
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Update! Bunnyofdoom has started LPing the PS2-version in this very thread, thanks Bunny! Since the PS2-version is a very different beast compared with the PC-version, even you who have followed my PC run should take a gander.
Double Agent got somewhat battered by the critics when it came. The game got flak for being buggy (PC version, I'm looking at you), and for robbing Sam Fisher of much of the character that was built up in the three previous games. While I agree in part, I have always felt that Double Agent often gets an unnecessarily harsh treatment. There are some brilliant parts to the game, and the story (though perhaps darker than previous games) is solid. I hope more people will come to realize that this is quite a good game, even as it stands in the shadows of its predecessors.
For the full story, I highly advise you to check out my two previous LPs of Splinter Cell 1 and Pandora Tomorrow (SC 2), and Cooked Auto's still running LP of Chaos Theory.
But enough jibba-jabba, let's get to the point.
Below info only applies to PC-version, not PS2-version.
Story
We take the role as Sam Fisher, a veteran intelligence operative currently working for the National Security Agency's top secret Third Echelon division. After a personal tragedy strikes Fisher, he takes the most dangerous assignment he can get his hands on. He is to infiltrate a domestic U.S terrorist group calling itself John Browns Army, or the JBA. Posing as a member of the JBA, Fisher has to balance the tasks of keeping up appearances in front of the terrorists, and fulfilling his NSA objectives.
The LP
As I said, we will be playing the (oh so buggy) PC version. We will be playing on Normal difficulty, breaking the trend of the other LPs. I considered this decision with great care, but I finally decided that it was the right choice. The main reason (and pretty much only reason) why Hard was not chosen, is that on Hard you get no/zero/nada ammo for your guns. This limits the way I want to play and construct the narrative in this LP far too much. It will not be a 100% stealth run/no kill run either. Such gameplay is far too cautious and boring to watch for any length. I will try to present an exciting view of the levels. And besides, the knife is far to good not to be used.
Otherwise, the LP will follow the same formula as my other Fisher LPs. The videos will be in semi-narrative form, with minimum amount of suspension breaking or cuts. I want to show off the story and narrative, not every secret or easter egg. There will probably be bonus videos for major alternate routes, actions taken and so on.
Any e-mails or other relevant in-game data will be presented along with each post. Major gameplay mechanics will be explained in the mission posts as we encounter them.
Characters: (Updated up until latest mission, so contains spoilers)
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Sam Fisher
As a Splinter Cell, an agent of Third Echelon, the NSA's most secret subgroup, Sam Fisher has been trained to secure his country's defence by mounting a good offence. In addition to their weapons and hand-to-hand training, Splinter Cells use the latest high technology and espionage techniques to infiltrate sensitive locations, retrieve information, and execute operations the U.S. government cannot acknowledge. Fisher has been on the front lines of espionage through several key decades of world history. He has not only survived but excelled in his field through hard work, insatiable curiosity, and brutal honesty. He has little time for polite niceties and even less for lies. He is quiet, instinctive, and observant, somebody who watches from the outside. But in order to achieve the discipline necessary for his work, Fisher has had to bury certain parts of himself. He is a man of few words, a man with a strange and slightly dark sense of humour, a man with an adult daughter whom he loves but hardly knows. He is truly himself only when he is on the job - he has, in a sense, become what he does. This is where his world makes sense, where there are allies and enemies, and the difference has always been simple and clear...until now.
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Irving Lambert
Lambert is the Third Echelon director in charge of all field operations, answering only to one man. He became involved in the intelligence community as a young man, rising quickly in rank and responsibility. Serving in the Persian Gulf before and during Desert Storm, he co-ordinated intelligence and ran double agents. He moved on to Third Echelon, where he spearheaded the ambitious Splinter Cell program. Those missions scored several impressive successes, due in large part to the involvement of Lambert's subordinate and friend Sam Fisher. Although still a popular and well-connected man in Washington, D.C., Lambert's recent proposals for changes in National Security structures and procedures have turned him into a political hot potato - and a potential liability.
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Hisham Hamza
Hisham is a rising star within the CIA, a smart and efficient agent with a stellar record. For this, he was assigned to work with the NSA in the JBA-operation. Currently working undercover inside the JBA's ally Massoud's terrorist network.
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Name: Jamie Washington (KIA)
Personal history: Born in Bowling Green, KY, date unkown. A dedicated music fan, Washington was arrested numerous times as a juvenile, and then quickly assembled a long criminal record as an adult. He drifted into the JBA from a career of petty crime.
Washington is an electronics expert, mainly self-taught. He tends to attach himself to stronger figures and give them his unquestioning loyalty. He also has a violent temper, which can manifest at any time.
Medical history: Washington has a congenital heart condition which has resulted in his being outfitted with a pacemaker. The device was implanted during one of his stays in prison. Otherwise, he is a normal healthy adult male.
Activities: Jamie Washington's escape from prison has returned him to a position of prominence in the JBA. An electronics expert, he as been attached to the team finishing the red mercury devices. He also functions as a member of Emile Dufraisne's inner circle, and often acts to carry out Dufraisne's policy decisions personally.
Notes: Jamie was broken out of prison by Sam Fisher, in hopes that Sam would be taken in by the JBA by Jamie's recommendation.
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Name: Emile Dufraisne (KIA)
Personal history: Born in Natchez, MI. November 10, 1958. Family was wealthy, owning much property in and around the city. Subject was an only child, and both parents died young. Inherited fully at age 18. Remained a pillar of the community for many yeats, investing heavily in manufacturing and electronics. Liquidated his holdings in 1992 and went underground, founding the JBA.
Strong, commanding personality, very intelligent. Single, never married, no romantic history to speak of. Regards the government as being in the hands of traitors to the founding fathers, and is willing to use any means necessary to reclaim it. Is the absolute authority in the JBA, and will brook no interference.
Medical history: For a man of his age, Dufraisne is in perfect health. Blood pressure is somewhat high, as is cholesterol, but other readings are well within ideal parameters. Dufraisne is still physically powerful, and can intimidate as much with force as with personality.
Activities: Dufraisne is the undisputed leader of the JBA, and his decisions are law within the group. He also serves as the external liason with other terror groups with whom the the JBA is cooperating.
Notes: Leader of the JBA.
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Name: Stanley Dayton (KIA)
Personal history: Born September 22, 1981 in Bend, OR. Self-taught computer expert. Poor grades in school except for math and sciences. unpopular with students and teachers. Exhibited 2 of the 3 classic "triad" symptoms. Dropped out of Reed College after 1 semester to take a computer job programming for local ISP. Fired after being discovered hacking into customer accounts. Long history of identity theft and other computer crimes. Has served grand total of 6 months, 4 days in jail, non-consecutively.
Note from the LPer: The "triad symptoms" mentioned are bedwetting, setting fires and killing small animals. These are considered to be indicators of a possibly psychopathic personality.
Joined JBA in 2007 as a means of getting back at his tormentors. Has antagonistic relationship with entire inner circle, with possible expection of Enrica Villablanca. Cowardly, sarcastic, and weak. Has a big mouth but frequently fails to back it up.
Medical history: Dayton is a relatively sickly individual, and can be said to be in the worst health of any member of the JBA. Plauged by chronic nightmares, he routinely suffers from numerous ailments and aches and pains. On more than one occasion he has been accused of being a hypochondriac.
Activities: Stanley Dayton is the systems administrator for the JBA. He is responsible for all computer equipment and peripherals, including those that support the secret project. He is a member of Dufraisne's inner circle.
Notes: The JBA's computer guy. Moans alot.
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Name: Carson Moss (KIA)
Personal history: Subject born January 19, 1968 in Dothan, AL. Played high school football and was offered a scholarship to Auburn before tearing up his knee. Dropped out of college and worked in private security. Implicated in a series of racially motivated beatings, but never arrested. Met Emile Dufraisne in 1996 and has remained fanatically loyal ever since.
One of the original members of the JBA. Single, never married. Hints at military experience but has never served in any branch of the US Armed Forces. Racist, bullying, and jealous of Dufraisne's attention. Strong sadistic tendencies, particularily against those he perceives as weaker than himself.
Medical history: Moss is physically powerful, if not particularly agile. He works out incessantly, and is extremely strong. His knee has healed sufficently to allow him average mobility and cannot be considered a weakness.
Activities: Carson Moss is the head of security for the JBA. He enjoys Emile Dufraisne's unquestioned trust, and carries out many of Dufraisne's most sensitive orders. He also commands all security details within the group.
Notes: Don't call him Moose.
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Name: Enrica Villablanca (STATUS UNKOWN)
Personal history: Subject born in Boca Raton, FL. June 2, 1978. Father was Cuban expat, mother 3rd generation German-American. Straight A student. Awarded scholarship to University of Florida for engineering. Phi Beta Kappa. Accepted into PhD program at Florida State University in Chemical Engineering. Active in campus enviromental groups, including ones participating in acts of vandalism. Involved in "monkeywrenching" incident at Highsen & Block chemical plant in Allachua, FL, May 4 2004 in which security guard was killed, and went underground as a result.
Surfaced as member of the JBA in 2006. Only woman in the organization. Not romantically linked with any of her peers. Pressured to stay with group by Dufraisne, using fear of exposure and arrest. Not devoted to JBA ideology.
Medical history: Enrica is in perfect health. While there is a history of heart trouble on her father's side of the family, it has shown no sign of manifesting in her. She engages in regular exercise and has had faulty vision corrected by LASIK surgery.
Activities: Enrica Villablanca is the sole woman affiliated with the JBA. She serves in a senior technical role, and is responsible for the construction of explosives and remote detonation devices. She also has some medical training, and as such has authority over medical supplies and treatment for the group as well.
Notes: The JBA's medic. Not bad looking at all.
