At last year's E3, Splinter Cell: Blacklist made a splash not too many fans cared for. The demos run on the showfloor and during presentations looked heavily action-oriented and with the revelation that Michael Ironside would not be voicing Fisher, all signs pointed to "Outlook Not Good".

Since then, however, Ubisoft has stealthily let the game proper do most of the talking and, while action is a part of what's coming, the Sam we know and love is the core of the game: dark, ominous and deadly. We caught up with Blacklists's animation director Kristjan Zadziuk who spoke openly about AI, stealth, the series' rich history, systemic gameplay, using the original Splinter Cell engine, next-gen and much, much more.

Click here for our full video interview feature.