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Axeman3d · 11-20-10, 11:33 AM

Yeah, ok. Looks nice, when it remembers your settings. I don't have the most powerful or up to date PC, and it still runs just fine. My last one was SH3, and to be honest I don't see a massive difference at this time. I do like the addition of crew wandering the decks, or in some cases vibrating alarmingly while stuck in place.

Gameplay-wise, I'm not as thrilled. The addition of very specific missions to try and introduce some sort of narrative only restricts the gameplay and adds nothing. I liked SH3's 'patrol grid XX:XX' style, and updates becoming available at the time they historically would have. Much more open ended with more replay value. Also the scaling between simplistic and mind bending difficulty is pretty severe, one being point and click, the other requiring so many mouse clicks and menu selections that by the time your finished the ship is gone.

Bugs? Damn! SH3 had it's share, but they really pushed the boat out for this version. Currently I am setting up a convoy attack, but then found my settings set to manual TDC because it won't save my preferences. When I switch off the TDC however, I also 'switch off' the convoy! The ships vanish completely, only showing up on hydrphone. Bizarre.

All in all I'm happy to have the game and hope to fix it with mods. I'm also happy I waited until now to buy it, and that I got it for a tenner rather than full price.

11-20-10, 11:33 AM	#1
Axeman3d Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Scotland Posts: 127 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	New players first impression. Yeah, ok. Looks nice, when it remembers your settings. I don't have the most powerful or up to date PC, and it still runs just fine. My last one was SH3, and to be honest I don't see a massive difference at this time. I do like the addition of crew wandering the decks, or in some cases vibrating alarmingly while stuck in place. Gameplay-wise, I'm not as thrilled. The addition of very specific missions to try and introduce some sort of narrative only restricts the gameplay and adds nothing. I liked SH3's 'patrol grid XX:XX' style, and updates becoming available at the time they historically would have. Much more open ended with more replay value. Also the scaling between simplistic and mind bending difficulty is pretty severe, one being point and click, the other requiring so many mouse clicks and menu selections that by the time your finished the ship is gone. Bugs? Damn! SH3 had it's share, but they really pushed the boat out for this version. Currently I am setting up a convoy attack, but then found my settings set to manual TDC because it won't save my preferences. When I switch off the TDC however, I also 'switch off' the convoy! The ships vanish completely, only showing up on hydrphone. Bizarre. All in all I'm happy to have the game and hope to fix it with mods. I'm also happy I waited until now to buy it, and that I got it for a tenner rather than full price.