IGN.au SH4 Review

rodan54 · 04-03-07, 12:27 AM

They definitely slammed the game more than IGN North America. Especially because of the lack of FSAA and the locked screen resolution. The sounds, and sound related bugs, didn't impress them much either. (I agree here, there's definitely room for addition/tweaking, haven't experienced much bugs though)

Now maybe it's just me, but I think their semi-rant about AA or lack-thereof, was a bit over the edge.

For example......"The result is one of the ugliest games we've seen in recent memory. We ran the game on a 22" widescreen LCD, with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050, and the jaggies made it a very unpleasant experience".

Here's the full article.

Full Review

rascal101 · 04-03-07, 02:32 AM

Wow an honest review, one that clearly is not amused at games developers using players to Beta test a game!

I too am not sure about it being ugly, certainly a pain to look at for any lenght of time, I for one have stopped playing until patch versiopn 2,3 or 4 cos its basically a waste of time, though I should add one day, with the aid of a motley band of international modders this sim will probably out shine SH3 by a mile, for now Stalker and the soon to be releaaed Theatre of War from Battlefront.com will keep me going till the modders and developers fix SH4

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Originally Posted by rodan54

They definitely slammed the game more than IGN North America. Especially because of the lack of FSAA and the locked screen resolution. The sounds, and sound related bugs, didn't impress them much either. (I agree here, there's definitely room for addition/tweaking, haven't experienced much bugs though)

Now maybe it's just me, but I think their semi-rant about AA or lack-thereof, was a bit over the edge.

For example......"The result is one of the ugliest games we've seen in recent memory. We ran the game on a 22" widescreen LCD, with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050, and the jaggies made it a very unpleasant experience".

Here's the full article.

Full Review

Immacolata · 04-03-07, 03:33 AM

Well sod off then and leave us alone. Can't wait to have you back, maybe with an actual contribution to the community other than whining.

As for the slamming, the score is fair IMO, but their whining about lack of ships, what the? The game is full of ships ! 7.0 isn't a bad score considering the state the game shipped in.

mookiemookie · 04-03-07, 09:11 AM

When did things become all about graphics over gameplay? I remember playing The Black Cauldron on an IBM PCjr. You want to talk about jaggies, you'll get no sympathy from me. Nine times out of ten, reviewers don't know their butt from a hole in the ground anyways.

[EDIT: Nothing to see here, move along, move along]

Skybird · 04-03-07, 09:49 AM

What a lovely community behavior here.

If I wouldn't have already been stopped from buying for technical arguments before some more months have gone by, than community members mocking somebody because he does not hail a buggy game as the best stuff there is maybe would acchieve the same result - or make me ask myself if I really need a community behaving like that in my life.

Great going guys, feel free to continue with damaging subsim.com's good reputation for tolerant discussions of games, and other stuff.

I'm backing Rascal's comments.

AVGWarhawk · 04-03-07, 10:01 AM

Play nice or we take your sub away

:rotfl:

In all reality, concerning SH4, I believe it was designed to play with the Post Processing Filter on. I think AA has no bearing with PPF set to on. At least that is how it looks to me. I love the PPF graphics myself. Not having AA was not even remotely close to a game killer as some feel. I set up the PPF and fell in love with it. I loaded SH3 and yes the graphics are clean...a little to clean for me. When I played SH4 w/o PPF.....I agree, it looked bad without AA. When I flipped on PPF....WOW

....the game took on a whole new dimension. I never looked back. PPF on all the time.

I'm not worried about the bugs. Patch coming. All in all I score it an 8. That is just me....

RocketDog · 04-03-07, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

When did things become all about graphics...

The moment I spent £ 350 on a sophisticated graphics card able to run FSAA at high resolutions.

Cheers,

RD.

04-03-07, 12:27 AM	#1
rodan54 Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 176 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	IGN.au SH4 Review They definitely slammed the game more than IGN North America. Especially because of the lack of FSAA and the locked screen resolution. The sounds, and sound related bugs, didn't impress them much either. (I agree here, there's definitely room for addition/tweaking, haven't experienced much bugs though) Now maybe it's just me, but I think their semi-rant about AA or lack-thereof, was a bit over the edge. For example......"The result is one of the ugliest games we've seen in recent memory. We ran the game on a 22" widescreen LCD, with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050, and the jaggies made it a very unpleasant experience". Here's the full article. Full Review

04-03-07, 03:33 AM	#3
Immacolata Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 798 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Well sod off then and leave us alone. Can't wait to have you back, maybe with an actual contribution to the community other than whining. As for the slamming, the score is fair IMO, but their whining about lack of ships, what the? The game is full of ships ! 7.0 isn't a bad score considering the state the game shipped in. __________________ "The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - W. Churchill

04-03-07, 09:11 AM	#4
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	When did things become all about graphics over gameplay? I remember playing The Black Cauldron on an IBM PCjr. You want to talk about jaggies, you'll get no sympathy from me. Nine times out of ten, reviewers don't know their butt from a hole in the ground anyways. [EDIT: Nothing to see here, move along, move along] __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here. Last edited by mookiemookie; 04-03-07 at 10:10 AM.

04-03-07, 09:49 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,718 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	What a lovely community behavior here. If I wouldn't have already been stopped from buying for technical arguments before some more months have gone by, than community members mocking somebody because he does not hail a buggy game as the best stuff there is maybe would acchieve the same result - or make me ask myself if I really need a community behaving like that in my life. Great going guys, feel free to continue with damaging subsim.com's good reputation for tolerant discussions of games, and other stuff. I'm backing Rascal's comments. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-03-07, 10:01 AM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Play nice or we take your sub away:rotfl: In all reality, concerning SH4, I believe it was designed to play with the Post Processing Filter on. I think AA has no bearing with PPF set to on. At least that is how it looks to me. I love the PPF graphics myself. Not having AA was not even remotely close to a game killer as some feel. I set up the PPF and fell in love with it. I loaded SH3 and yes the graphics are clean...a little to clean for me. When I played SH4 w/o PPF.....I agree, it looked bad without AA. When I flipped on PPF....WOW....the game took on a whole new dimension. I never looked back. PPF on all the time. I'm not worried about the bugs. Patch coming. All in all I score it an 8. That is just me.... __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road