Joe Bob,
Very well said.
I remember the flap with FS when virtual cockpits were coming out. "oh, it's just eye candy, why waste time with something so unimportant". These whiners were obviously NOT wanting a simulation of the real thing.
I was sad to hear MS dropping FS. That is just a perfect example of how crappy depending on consumerism is. Flight sim, is head and shoulders better than most aircraft sims out there short of a full motion simulator used by the big boys. It is the only mainstream simulator that can be autorized by the FAA as a training tool for actual pilots. I keep sharp with my instrument approaches using flight sim.
As I have said before on these forums, people seem to confuse games with simulators. First person shooters are highly un realistic. How so? Well I watch my friend play modern warfare, when his character gets so injured he can't do anything, my friend hits a button and his character blows himself up. Instead of being kicked out of the match which would be close to realistic, he instead gets a fresh new character and is back in the fight.
When your boat gets sunk, you have to restart from your last save, which is hardly realistic, but acceptable for continued game play.
I think the first trailer for sh5 worked on this point. "Oh no, this is no game.". It is'nt a game.
IT IS A SIMULATION of something thankfully none of us will experience in real life.
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