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Originally Posted by Der Teddy Bar
I have felt that reviews that follow this formula contribute to a lack of correction for major design issues i.e. the Tiger Tank u-boat, ship sinking model and limited the addressing of many other issues and slowed forward motion because the Ubi execs see SH3 scores 100% and of course that means nothing needs to be done as this game is perfect, uhm I think not. Even with the GWX/NYGM mods it is still only 85%.
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I would have to agree that in that in a more objective scope, SH3 really is far from perfection, and neither is it a complete fulfillment of what it could've been.
On the other hand, in the context of subsims, you have to admit SH3 was a revolutionary, genre-saving and genre-advancing game. 5 years later, I think Neal's assessment that it's the "best subsim ever" definitely rings true. Measured against a dream simulation that would be completely finished and not require work-arounds to have all the features it needs, I'd say it's an 85. Measured against the high bar we've seen so far - well, it IS the benchmark, and it was the benchmark at the time it was released. I don't think we've seen better, and I can tell it will be a while before we do see better. In that sense I don't think the high review was completely unfair.