I got my copy yesterday. I was immediately dissappointed to have to reduce the graphics for my machine. I have a P4 with 2 G memory and an ATI 9600 vid card with 256 meg of ram.
I was also upset with the sound. The crew voices are as bad as they were in previous game. They should be loud and crisp, and I could hardly hear them even with the other sounds turned down.
There is mention in the crew management of going to battle stations with regard to crew efficiency and fatigue. I was not able to find any mention of how to actually call the crew to battle stations!
The exterior cam view is an extreme long distance view. You can zoom in slowly but never get close enough to the boat to see details.
I won't be unloading my SH3 game just yet.