What to buy? SH3 or SH4?

[Mash]

Hi All,

I like to get into a SH games again but was wondering which game to get. Should get the SH3 with GWX mod or SH4 + mods? Which game do you feel is more difficult/complicated to master, detailed, and overall fun/challanging. I like a good challanging game.

What are your thoughts on both games.

Thanks.

[Falkirion]

Get both, shouldn't cost too much.

[Max2147]

Get both, shouldn't cost too much.
http://digitalstore.ubi.com/0/6208/product/Buy-Silent-Hunter-Collection-Download

SH3, SH4, and SH4 U Boats for $30. It's an absolute steal. I regret not doing it myself.

[Elder-Pirate]

Well here is SH4 at a bargin. and you can buy SH3 here also.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MR5FBU?tag=cyberknight&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=B000MR5FBU&adid=08BKAHN5H0CVBW122QW9&

[Platapus]

They are really two different games with only a similar topic in common.

The SH3 game experience is totally different from SH4 (even with the Indian Ocean expansion).

Honestly I can't say which is better. I love them both. If I had to only play one I would pick SH3 but that's because I like the German theater better.

Falkirion is right, you should be able to pick up SH3 for minor bucks these days.

From D2d.com you can get both + 1.5 for 30 bucks or just SH3 for 10.

http://www.direct2drive.com/Search.aspx?SearchTerm=silent%20hunter

Good luck

[Mash]

Thanks all. My question was not a matter of money. I only have enough space on my PC to run one of the SH games. I am holding of on upgrading my PC.

Given that I can only get one of the games which one do you think will be more immersive and heart pumping?

How are the gaming experiences different?

Thanks.

[JonB]

Well, since I only had vanilla SH3 but running SH4 with mods, perhaps it wouldn´t be fair to compare them.

But I prefer SH4 over SH3. I guess it´s mostly because I know a lot more about the war on the Atlantic then in the pacific, wich have made SH4 more interesting for me.... (Did that even make any sence?)

Also, SH4 got a better variety of missions, though again, I havent tried SH3 with mods...


Either way, you defenatly wont get disapointed.


good luck

[Sailor Steve]

You mention waiting to upgrade your PC. Is hard drive space the only problem? If you don't have enough RAM or a good enough video card then either one may be too much for your computer. If you have a pretty good setup but not the top-of-the-line, SH3 is easier on a middling system. I have both, but my PC doesn't run SH4 very well, so I play SH3 and look at SH4 once in awhile.

[AVGWarhawk]

Get both. Support the genre:up:

[Arclight]

I agree, my copy of SH2 is still wrapped in plastic. :yeah:

If you get tired of the pacific, you can stalk the atlantic for a while, or vice versa.

[FIREWALL]

You mention waiting to upgrade your PC. Is hard drive space the only problem? If you don't have enough RAM or a good enough video card then either one may be too much for your computer. If you have a pretty good setup but not the top-of-the-line, SH3 is easier on a middling system. I have both, but my PC doesn't run SH4 very well, so I play SH3 and look at SH4 once in awhile.


SS said it right. :yep: Check the system requirements on both games.

If you don't know your computer specs d\l BELARC (IT'S FREE) and it will tell you all your Specs.

[Mash]

What I should have said is that I don't have enough hard drive space for both games but my PC has the system reqs for both games. Given this and that the fact the games focus on two different theaters which game do you feel is more immersive (atmosphere), challanging once you add all of the top mods.

[Max2147]

Remember that mods take up HD space. If you don't have enough room for both games, you might not have enough room for one game plus mods.

[FIREWALL]

What I should have said is that I don't have enough hard drive space for both games but my PC has the system reqs for both games. Given this and that the fact the games focus on two different theaters which game do you feel is more immersive (atmosphere), challanging once you add all of the top mods.



BOTH !!! :yeah: :har:

[Water boy]

3.............

[Webster]

if i were you i would get sh4 gold edition the hold off on sh3 because i heard that sh5 is in the works and they hope it will be out for xmas 2009.

there is speculation that it could very well be a new reworked version of sh3 that uses the newer game engine and grafics.

so untill you know for sure what sh5 will be you might want to wait.

[Elder-Pirate]

@Mash
Surely you have some other game/games that you can delete off your HD so you will have room for both, then you decide which one is best.

[Platapus]

What I should have said is that I don't have enough hard drive space for both games but my PC has the system reqs for both games.

Delete some of that porn man and free up some space!!!!:D

[Mash]

Thanks you guys. You are all too funny. A typical bunch of sailors :DL . I ordered SH3 last night since I know more about Uboats. Now, I have to figure out which other mods to get in addition to GWX3.

[Sailor Steve]

if i were you i would get sh4 gold edition the hold off on sh3 because i heard that sh5 is in the works and they hope it will be out for xmas 2009.

there is speculation that it could very well be a new reworked version of sh3 that uses the newer game engine and grafics.

so untill you know for sure what sh5 will be you might want to wait.
Where did you hear that they hoped it would be out by Christmas? When I talked to Dan back in October all he said was that it was in the works; not even what it would be. Speculation is nice, but is there new information I missed?

[Seacuckoo]

I see that I'm a bit late to bring this up, but my reluctance about re-installing SH3, after I did my last OS reformat and install, was the presence of the Starforce copy protection, included with SH3. Instead, I decided to pick up SH4, in order to get back into the genre.

As far as I know, there never was a patch that disabled the installation of the Starforce drivers. But, since no one else mentioned any concerns about Starforce, maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe the downloadable version of SH3 doesn't have Starforce?

[Water boy]

Got mine on CD, no starforce........
I think the later editions didn't have it.
Roll on SH5!......... by the time it comes out I might have a machine that might run it.

[Ivan Putski]

I have both SHIII, and SHIV installed, and multiple installs of each. Lately I`ve been playing SHIV, of which I have RFB+RSRDC, TMO 1.63, FOTRS, all of which I switch between. Right now I`m on my second mission of my first campaign in FOTRS, and having a good patrol. I bought the SHIV Gold addition awhile back, and I`m really enjoying it. Puts:up:

[Webster]

Where did you hear that they hoped it would be out by Christmas? When I talked to Dan back in October all he said was that it was in the works; not even what it would be. Speculation is nice, but is there new information I missed?

it was in a post on ubi said a dev let slip something about a xmas present for players but its all gossip at this stage since ubi has no official comment on it except to say no comment but they didnt deny it either. which furthered speculation about it but, it could have refered to xmas 2010 but no matter, if its true and its this xmas im sure we'll here something by summer or if not we know its not gonna happen.

[Elder-Pirate]

Damn, I have to upgrade again? :o Well bring it on. :arrgh!: :up:

[Sailor Steve]

...it was in a post on ubi...
It's been so long since I've been to Ubi it didn't occur to me that it might have come from there. Thanks.