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The graphics are impressive the gameplay could be better and with egg on my face that DRM is a bast*rd! My internet is not good at running this game where i can't play it without timeouts disconnections. Waiting for Ubisoft to put out a offline patch... I don't get this time-out disconnections bullsh*t with blizzard servers, Battlefield, or any other online game but with SH5 its terrible. Ubisoft need to look at Blizzard and see how well they have done it. Even Starcraft 2 multiplayer beta which im playing atm and is a singleplayer game where we will have to be online like sh5 runs smooth as a babys bottom! No timeouts, no crashes just smooth gameplay.

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Originally Posted by princzz (Post 1325033)

I must say that I was a great fan of the Silent Hunter series. From Silent hunter 1, which was prehistoric, to Silent hunter 3, which was and extraordinary leap above Silent hunter 2. Silent hunter 4 added a beautiful gameplay and graphics.

Silent hunter 5 is another matter. This game has fallen from grace. It is not only not a fun game, not only can you not do the things it wants you to do like climb ladders and select dialog in many aspects, but the graphic intensity is ridiculous.

In Silent hunter 4, I could add every option in the graphics and my Intel i7 processor would have it working like water. Also, it would show in 1980x1080 because I have an HD computer. Silent hunter 5, won't even play smootly on my powerful computer. I don't know if it is the required internet connection or what (which is a turn off).

Some other things that are not fun are:

1. No compass....
2. No way to accurately use the sonar, radar and TDC
3. Slow interface
4. The rudders don't work properly from right, left and amidships.
5. Limited missions
6. The campaigns are slow and you don't know what to do and how to use it.
7. The control buttons don't always work as indicated.
8. There is no complete manual.
9. You can't see the submarine in a 360 angle.
10. You can't scroll through the other ships in your area when fighting.
11. The controls are primative and no where near as streamlined and concise as Silent hunter 3 or 4.
12. Water splashes on the screen during daytime and calm water!
13. You can control the deck gun or even go to it!
14. There is no tutorial (submarine school) to teach you how to navigate in this new game.
15. Crew management is non-existent!
16. Repair of submarine is not controllable.

I could go on and on. Silent hunter 5 is terrible and not enjoyable to play at all! If you buy it...you will be VERY VERY VERY SORRY! Especially if you have a slow internet connect or not a powerful computer. If you have a laptop, you will need an i7 processor with a 1GB Nvida graphics card. Even if you have a desktop, you will need all of that! AND More. You won't enjoy this game!!! You can see other reviews on Amazon.com (UBISOFT's exclusive distributer) or gamespot.

I must say, I did complete all the historic missions in one day...and started the campaigns, but it is not reasonable to sink 100,000 tons of shipping with only 8 torpedoes!

Dr. Jil:damn:

I full agree, mate!

After i play sh5 in a house of a friend of mine...it was the best thing witch happen to me...because i was a long time "in the harbour" and after a few war patrols if you call this...i run away to my place to play sh3 gwx 3.0 again, witch make me VERY VERY HAPPY! :D

P.S. SH3 GWX 3.0 RULES...

I went back to SH3 GWX Gold once again!!:yeah:

Well done...

SH5 sucks...and you will see it will be time to the modders start working in a brad new gwx to SH4...AND THEN IT WILL BE A GREAT SUCESS LIKE THE SH3 GWX 3.0 WAS! :yeah:

Good Hunting!

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Originally Posted by Red Heat (Post 1329869)

and you will see it will be time to the modders start working in a brad new gwx to SH4:yeah:

Don't hold your breath.

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Originally Posted by sdflyer (Post 1325234)

Welcome to the club of SH5 whiners :DL

Yes there is in the later models right at the bridge. I have one in on my VIIC

They do same as in SH4. SHIFT ARROWS, KEY PAD ZERO

Nice welcome :nope:

Actually NO the rudders do NOT function the same in SH5 as they did in SH4.

Hitting SHIFT Arrow gives you FULL rudder AND AWESOME/Insane/Crazy/Ludicrious Speed ahead (they cant call it FLANK speed ahead because the console kiddies wouldnt understand it I guess).

Or just use arrow keys for 1 degree for rudder (one degree??? wtf use is that?)

I think I skip this and stay with SH III & IV... DRM would have killed it for me anyway. Even silly scheme with activation that SiGames went with their Football Manager 2009 is not this stupid idea.

DRM sucks, thats true :(
only had one time when I couldn't play, and it only lasted about an hour, but I should be able to play offline when ever I want? :(

other than that, I like it.......it makes a nice change from SH3 (never enjoyed SH4 much)

amazed how people moaned that they wanted the whole sub modelled and when it is (SH5) they all moan about ladders lo0l ;)

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/pc/20...ter-5-review/1

I noticed that Bit-tech.net has a review on Silent Hunter 5. I pasted the link here, but I have not read it yet. :haha: I'll take a look at it later this evening.

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1329901)

Don't hold your breath.

:O:

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Originally Posted by Decoman (Post 1330272)

Woozers! The reviewer righteously hammered the title somethin' fierce. :|\\

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Originally Posted by Spartan (Post 1331105)

Woozers! The reviewer righteously hammered the title somethin' fierce. :|\\

Especially the ending bit on page 2.
When someone recommends a previous game in the series (SH4) or a movie (Das Boot) as a better choice than SH5, it gives a big impression that there is something horribly wrong with SH5.

Back the the subject of SH5 apparently being poor in its stock form...

I wonder if SH5 is working just as Ubisoft planned...
It's part of an odd theory.
That they are going to do with SH5 what they did with SH4 (release as buggy, not patch much, just enough to keep people interested, make a final patch only be part of an expansion that adds a lot of stuff and 'expands' the game, and then drop support in general after they get their second surge of income... or something like that, all while the Devs cry at what is being done or not allowed to be done with their work.)

Anyways, back on topic... again...
Even if only half the stuff from the OP are correct, it is still a few to many down sides for my tastes.

Looks like I am still sticking with SH3/SH4 for now. (to heck with graphics and eye-candy. I think I would prefer my old DOS, SNES and Sega Genesis games rather than try SH5 at this point... or worse, dig out Submarine Titans...)

I thought it was a fair review!!:yep:

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Originally Posted by rditto48801 (Post 1331134)

Looks like I am still sticking with SH3/SH4 for now. (to heck with graphics and eye-candy. I think I would prefer my old DOS, SNES and Sega Genesis games rather than try SH5 at this point... or worse, dig out Submarine Titans...)

I think right now I'd rather dig out Command Aces of Deep, than invest on SH5...:arrgh!: Damn, I loved Aces of Deep.

So, I think I'll stick with my SH III with NYGM 3.0. My old rig would not like eye-candy that much anyway. :O:

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Originally Posted by Red Heat (Post 1330535)

:O:

Now that's not to say there's going to be another group of talented modders who pool their abilities and come up with a SH5 supermod that will knock our socks off. Just don't expect a GWX brand name on it. :03:

Its MOOKIE!!!! :DL

How i've missed you mate....been hanging in these forums just to read your words and to salivate in your general direction. :yep:

Let bygones be bygones I say. So how about it buddy, you ready for a big hug from yer old pal Hans huh ? Go on, you know it makes sense. Just a quick snuggle and maybe a peck on the cheek ? Go on.....you know you like it ;)

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Originally Posted by Uber Gruber (Post 1331530)

Your trolling gets more insipid each time:rotfl2:

I think i'm taking it to a whole new artistic level :salute:.

This is the worst game I have ever bought.

Hi people and sorry for such a negative way to introduce myself...and leave.

But SH 5 is without doubt the most disappointing rip-off, cow pat universe of a poopy game I have ever paid my pension money for.

It really is that bad.

Ubisoft's new generation of children have taken a brilliant (if flawed) WWII sub sim and totally ruined it.

It really is that bad.

How could these young guns take such an epic grasp of WWII u-boat warfare and do such a travesty of the atmosphere, interface, indeed everything, including the graphics? (The crew from SH3 moved me..these new clowns of a crew make me want to join the Royal Navy). You had the gold already and went with the bronze, fools.

I spent over $90 of my pension money on this cow-pat universe of ****e and as a result forwent a new battery for my little 19 foot sailing boat.

True.

This is the last Ubisoft game I ever buy, you crooks.

From an old salt.

Also, after I deleted this piece of robbery I played SH-3 (grey wolves...thank you people here so much) one last time. Then I deleted the lot and went sailing without a motor.