2 playable sides... is hooked gamers pulling my leg?
 

from the hooked gamers article i quote


Historic battles


If you were disappointed that you could only play on the Allied side in Silent Hunter 4, you will be happy to learn that this is remedied in Silent Hunter 5. Regardless of the side you play for, the game is easy to get into.


They dont give sufcient details on what exactly can be played . I wonder what they mean!
Check it out yourself. http://www.hookedgamers.com/pc/silen...ticle-551.html

does this mean theres multiple sides...:hmmm:

perhaps if its staying in the ATO then we will have a german/english side version or maybe we might get fleetboats too :woot:

probably a single player element where you can chose sides. :hmmm:

im just not excited about it. sorry.

U-Boats is where it should be for SH5

I think they mean this

"the game is easy to get into. Ubisoft is making the game playable for both beginners and genre veterans by implementing two different modes."

But this here made me confused too
" Regardless of the side you play for" for me it means whatever you play as allied or the axis.

I'll find out when I have purchased the game

Markus

They only reference SH4 here, no mention of SH3. So my take on it is this. In SH4 you played the Americans, with SH5 you will be playing the Germans. To me they came across like playing the Americans was a bad thing, a problem that needed a remedy. But hey I could be wrong, maybe we'll get those Brit boats after all!

It includes axidental results.

Axidental operations are those performed by Kriegsmarine dentists. :D

Uhhh. Why doesn't someone ask them point blank what they meant ? :hmmm:

Or is this second guessing game more fun ? :yep: :doh:

It's called a 'tease' :woot:


posted in Firewall sized font.


This is a most curious development.

Is it just me or are these navy seal avatars realy multiplying...:o

that doesnt mean that you can play both sides. Its stating that since you played allied in SH4, you now play axis in SH5.

"Regardless of the side you play for, the game is easy to get into"

Intresting... I wonder :hmmm:

As i understand it one can play both sides in SH5. Looks like we get mediterrainien and Atlantic in one package, finally.

Maybe it only means "side" of simulation or arcade mode is easy to get into...
Even if it sounds like both allied and axis side cold be implemented but I don`t think so.

Why not?
It's already been done with U-boat missions.

Because they never mentioned about making allied side, only U-boats in atlantic. If they would, it`d be the first thing to metion in "features" don`t you think? (But still they can surprise us ofcourse)
I`m pretty sure they`ll do something in expansion pack though.

Edit: And making it this way brings them more money.

Maybe, though what would be involved to make Allied & Axis ATO campaign in the SHV?

IMHO it would most be Art related, e.g detailed 3d models Allied submarines.
Some US Fleetboats like the S-1 & Gato could be ported from Sh4 and it wouldnt be too hard to build a few British Subs. though im not sure about the interiors as I dont belive there are many (if any) Royal navy WW2 era SUBs in existance today, AFAIK they all got recycled into back into 'pots and pans' the 60's.

Eveything else, like NPC units and campaign file etc is already in place for the Uboat campaign..
Would just need abit more Axis traffic (around Biscay, North Sea/ Norway and of course the MED)

Wouldnt hold my breath, but it certainly not an impossible scenario :hmmm:

I think Ive figured it out.

Perhaps the author of that article had some reservations about playing as a German 'Nazi'. Hence the quip "no matter which 'side'".

They haven't mentioned this and tons of other features we all are eager to hear about. This is how they hype a game. They won't give us everything yet. And since this was introduced with the U-boat addon they might not consider this as big news. What we think is another case.