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Oesten · 01-09-07, 07:47 AM

Well, just received 1914: Shells of Fury and got it running!

Struggling with the manual as it's all in German, though - Google Translations helps, but is not a perfect solution.

Only done the first training mission, so can't really tell how good the gameplay is yet, but I'm optimistic thanks to Deamon's review!

The graphics range between good and dreadful. The U-boat and ship models are good, very detailed and well-textured. They really look like WWI ships, not like SH3 at all. The sea is OK, but the movement of the waves is too rapid, not slow and rolling, so at times the sea looks a bit like it's starting to boil! The worst part is the sky - dreadful. Not only flat and a bit fake-looking, (like SH2), but you can see behind you the vertical join where the two ends of the sky image meet! Oops.

The conning tower view is very good, although there's no lookouts on the bridge so you're on you're own up there. But the external view is poor, can't figure out how to pan around, and from that view the movement of the boat through the water (the pitching) looks jerky and fake, not smooth.

The interior screens are all 2D, like SH2. No 3D interior in this game. But the 2D screens are very well drawn and look good.

01-09-07, 07:47 AM	#107
Oesten A-ganger Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 79 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Well, just received 1914: Shells of Fury and got it running! Struggling with the manual as it's all in German, though - Google Translations helps, but is not a perfect solution. Only done the first training mission, so can't really tell how good the gameplay is yet, but I'm optimistic thanks to Deamon's review! The graphics range between good and dreadful. The U-boat and ship models are good, very detailed and well-textured. They really look like WWI ships, not like SH3 at all. The sea is OK, but the movement of the waves is too rapid, not slow and rolling, so at times the sea looks a bit like it's starting to boil! The worst part is the sky - dreadful. Not only flat and a bit fake-looking, (like SH2), but you can see behind you the vertical join where the two ends of the sky image meet! Oops. The conning tower view is very good, although there's no lookouts on the bridge so you're on you're own up there. But the external view is poor, can't figure out how to pan around, and from that view the movement of the boat through the water (the pitching) looks jerky and fake, not smooth. The interior screens are all 2D, like SH2. No 3D interior in this game. But the 2D screens are very well drawn and look good. Last edited by Oesten; 01-09-07 at 09:30 AM.