well, well ,well
its good to know there are other sad b****** out there just like me !!
ive played many wwII games on the pc....but nothing like this!
i too know the feeling of the sore back, eyes and eventually ears (as my girlfriend reminds me ive been here for the last four hours) but man its worth it. theres no other game that keeps me coming back for more than silent hunter....i know that illusion is the key ingredient in any sim but i have to admit that i fall for it in sh3....that swaying ocean around my boat really gives me the felling of a mutch larger world, while i know in reality im fast forwarding time till a contact is made and i let it pass my scope and attack, but its everything else that goes with it thats amazing...the growing realisation that the game was deeper than i ever imagined possible was brilliant..even in stock sh3....i happened to give my sonar man a radio qualification and seen his efficiency treble!!!. that among other things is when i began to notice how very good this sim was... this was before i even knew about this great community here and the supreme grey wolves mod, which by the way has opened up a whole new game for me....just as i was getting a little tired of stock sh3. i too dont use the manuall targeting option, but i know when i do eventually get round to learning it...a whole new chapter in sh3 will begin...it doesnt get any better than this!!
i myself cant find the same passion for sh4 ( i havent bought it)....maybe as u said, its the doomed heroism, the eventual historic outcome of this conflict and the knowlege ure ze enemy that keeps me inthralled!
basically i could go on all day...but probably wont find the words to exactly encapture the reason sh3 will be running silent and deep on my pc for a long time yet
p.s big thanx to all the guys who add these mods, there work is amazing!!1