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XanderF · 12-25-05, 05:04 AM

I think the loss to SHIII is pretty much due to two points (and complexity isn't one of them - witness how well "Falcon 4.0" always scored, and that is surely at least as complex as DW!)

* Poor graphics. Not just low quality textures and shaders - which can be excused - but 16bit color?? No support for anti-aliasing at ALL? No widescreen resolutions??? How 20th century!

* Limited replayability. Once you've played through all the dozen or so included missions once or twice...well...that's it. Indeed, read the IGN link. The very FIRST point they make about the game is the "dynamic missions" (read: dynamic campaign) that "aren't scripted".

It really is startling how close DW is to really being absolutely the BEST sim ever made...but those two points are going to haunt it for its entire run, and prevent it from really getting the full accolades it deserves.

12-25-05, 05:04 AM	#4
XanderF Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 554 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I think the loss to SHIII is pretty much due to two points (and complexity isn't one of them - witness how well "Falcon 4.0" always scored, and that is surely at least as complex as DW!) * Poor graphics. Not just low quality textures and shaders - which can be excused - but 16bit color?? No support for anti-aliasing at ALL? No widescreen resolutions??? How 20th century! * Limited replayability. Once you've played through all the dozen or so included missions once or twice...well...that's it. Indeed, read the IGN link. The very FIRST point they make about the game is the "dynamic missions" (read: dynamic campaign) that "aren't scripted". It really is startling how close DW is to really being absolutely the BEST sim ever made...but those two points are going to haunt it for its entire run, and prevent it from really getting the full accolades it deserves.