Is DW a good choice for my father?

lange17 · 01-05-11, 12:14 PM

My father and I played many hours of Microprose Red Storm Rising when I was in high school, and the other day he mentioned that he wished he had a game like that now. I started looking for a game that would be suitable for him- able to run well on an older computer, not too buggy, more sim than arcade, and generally well-made. As a tiebreaker, he was in the military from '75 to 2000, so he may have a small preference for the late/post-Cold War period.

I found my way to the Silent Hunter 5 forum, and they pointed me toward DW. I'm curious if you DW players think it would be a good choice. Are there particular mods/extras I should set him up with (as he is unlikely to dig around and figure out how to install mods on his own)? Any thoughts/advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

01-05-11, 12:14 PM	#1
lange17 Nub Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is DW a good choice for my father? My father and I played many hours of Microprose Red Storm Rising when I was in high school, and the other day he mentioned that he wished he had a game like that now. I started looking for a game that would be suitable for him- able to run well on an older computer, not too buggy, more sim than arcade, and generally well-made. As a tiebreaker, he was in the military from '75 to 2000, so he may have a small preference for the late/post-Cold War period. I found my way to the Silent Hunter 5 forum, and they pointed me toward DW. I'm curious if you DW players think it would be a good choice. Are there particular mods/extras I should set him up with (as he is unlikely to dig around and figure out how to install mods on his own)? Any thoughts/advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!