Who has da Splintered Cell 3'd?

[EdenMaster]

As I said, gameplay may be the same but that's just one piece of a very intricate puzzle. You need more than good gameplay, and a recognizable and well-liked character like Solid Snake is a very important and welcome feature. Just like Link in my above example. It doesn't matter how good the game is, if you don't get to be Link, the game won't be as successful. Series that bond so closely with their main characters like Metal Gear and Legend of Zelda shouldn't mess with the characters, otherwise, hatred such as this for the newcomer will arise.

If you play MGS3, you'll see that while Snake is the main character and he is just as awesome as he was MGS1, there is plenty that he doesn't know about what's going on, and thus, neither does the player, allowing you experience the story unfolding just as Snake does.