I was also positively surprised.
If you can get around the fact that Sam isn't the way he used to be and will never be that way again, it's a great game.
They put some Stealth back into Splinter Cell here.
Yesterday, me and my friend sat back and did all of the Briggs missions, and some of the other Co-Op missions. I give the Co-Op itself at least a 4.5/5
Other than Sam complaints, I wish they'd take the new Grim and put the old voice into her. That'd be perfect.
Vic is okay...and at least they more or less left Kobin the same.
*still regretting the end of Double Agent* Why couldn't they keep the crack team of characters?