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Originally Posted by urfisch
same here in germany...big stores all have a delay in the shipping from ubi side. game should have been delivered by 26th of febr, and is now to be in stores round the 5th of march.
lol..
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I don't think I've made my point clear. No matter where you search on gaming store sites for "Silent Hunter 5", you get "No results". There is one single store that mentions it, but there is no price. I've even found figurines for Final Fantasy XIII (with prices) but no mention of SH5. This isn't about receiving the games late from Ubi because the trains ran late.
On the bright side, the monthly magazines again do their job. On the newest XTREMPC March issue, they make a Hands-On preview of SH5. The author of this article managed to do a good job for someone who can't tell the bow from the stern so this should by no means be regarded as a critique to her. Let me quote a few interesting lines:
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Surprisingly, in this age of shooters and RPG-strategy games, the Silent Hunter series stubbornly tries to ride rides the waves of the gaming industry sea.
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etc. you drive a U-boat, historical research, not that easy even for begginers, trigonometry needed for high realism (oh really?!), interesting dynamic campaign etc LOTS of info on what a sub actually does
, apparently you can even suffer damage from escorts (that's new), praise for the sub cramp interior...
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On full realism you need a good knowledge of math in order to calculate torpedo tracks, particularly because the real german subs had no automated computer to calculate ranges and distances and everything depended on the skill of the crew( you don't say).
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etc. need to shoot "somewhat" ahead of the target, the need to hit specific parts of the target etc.
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Left mostly alone in the field of naval sims, The Silent Hunter series has never been made for mainstream gaming. It is intended for the nostalgics of the golden age of PC gaming, when the sims ruled the gaming industry.
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etc. also good for WW2 fans, historical missions, museum (lots of nations listed), nothing to complain about the sim-part of SH5, but problems with camera movement and lots of graphical issues etc.
No mention whatsoever about modding, about OSP, the availability of just one Type of U-boat and, wierd, a release date for 27 march
. Actually that might explain a few things
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You know what? If I manage to get the game fast, I'll submit to them a professional review free of charge. Andrei, do you remember the 6-8 page review of Falcon 4? Or European Fighter? I bet I can beat that
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Originally Posted by elanaiba
Well, if its any comfort, we haven't received our copies either. Yet!
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It's not a comfort because I already knew that
Btw, if you see Andrei today, give him my best regards. Those guys really knew how to appreciate a good sim