Ze Das Boot factor

Blakenzy · 03-07-10, 10:17 AM

Hello all. I haven't bought SH5 yet, but I do own SH3, which I bought used at my local cyber cafe gamer hangout (super cheap) that came with 2 homemade disks full of patches and mods (which in my opinion make the game). I really didn't know about subsims at all until last year when I ran across an article talking about how few war games are playable on the losing side. It mentioned SH3 and strongly recommended it citing the atmosphere, excitement and the opportunity to fight on the losing side of the conflict. So I bought the cheapest copy I could find just to see what the fuss was about and 30 minutes after install.... I was right there, I s&%$ you not, in Das Boot!

Well, shortly after I learned of SH4, but for some reason after all the reading on it and screen shots and youtube videos I just wasn't interested. And it wasn't because of the initial bugs because many mods correcting them had already been launched by that time. Improved graphics, assorted missions, many opportunities to take down carriers, command a big, roomy fleet boat! ...meh

Then I read that SH5 was coming out! I haven't been diving for six months in SH3 and there were already two newer versions of the game to choose.

Any way, I was excited. Silent Hunter IV didn't do anything for me despite the improvements over III but V definitely got my attention. Then of course I learned of everything that wasn't nice about it, and considering the chosen release date and complaints of previous versions, it would probably be premature and bug ridden. Plus it is $$ and I am not a beta tester. So I said NO to it. But that didn't change the fact that I really, really want it. it just has that "thing".

So why did SH5 have that effect on me while SH4 didn't do anything? I think it's all because of Wolfgang Petersen and his damn movie.

How strong do you think the "das boot" factor is in Silent Hunter sales?

03-07-10, 10:17 AM	#1
Blakenzy Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 5 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ze Das Boot factor Hello all. I haven't bought SH5 yet, but I do own SH3, which I bought used at my local cyber cafe gamer hangout (super cheap) that came with 2 homemade disks full of patches and mods (which in my opinion make the game). I really didn't know about subsims at all until last year when I ran across an article talking about how few war games are playable on the losing side. It mentioned SH3 and strongly recommended it citing the atmosphere, excitement and the opportunity to fight on the losing side of the conflict. So I bought the cheapest copy I could find just to see what the fuss was about and 30 minutes after install.... I was right there, I s&%$ you not, in Das Boot! Well, shortly after I learned of SH4, but for some reason after all the reading on it and screen shots and youtube videos I just wasn't interested. And it wasn't because of the initial bugs because many mods correcting them had already been launched by that time. Improved graphics, assorted missions, many opportunities to take down carriers, command a big, roomy fleet boat! ...meh Then I read that SH5 was coming out! I haven't been diving for six months in SH3 and there were already two newer versions of the game to choose. Any way, I was excited. Silent Hunter IV didn't do anything for me despite the improvements over III but V definitely got my attention. Then of course I learned of everything that wasn't nice about it, and considering the chosen release date and complaints of previous versions, it would probably be premature and bug ridden. Plus it is $$ and I am not a beta tester. So I said NO to it. But that didn't change the fact that I really, really want it. it just has that "thing". So why did SH5 have that effect on me while SH4 didn't do anything? I think it's all because of Wolfgang Petersen and his damn movie. How strong do you think the "das boot" factor is in Silent Hunter sales?