What to buy? SH3 or SH4?

Mash · 02-25-09, 04:56 PM

Hi All,

I like to get into a SH games again but was wondering which game to get. Should get the SH3 with GWX mod or SH4 + mods? Which game do you feel is more difficult/complicated to master, detailed, and overall fun/challanging. I like a good challanging game.

What are your thoughts on both games.

Thanks.

Falkirion · 02-25-09, 05:12 PM

Get both, shouldn't cost too much.

Max2147 · 02-25-09, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Falkirion

Get both, shouldn't cost too much.

http://digitalstore.ubi.com/0/6208/p...ction-Download

SH3, SH4, and SH4 U Boats for $30. It's an absolute steal. I regret not doing it myself.

Elder-Pirate · 02-25-09, 06:28 PM

Well here is SH4 at a bargin. and you can buy SH3 here also.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MR5FBU?...N5H0CVBW122QW9&

Platapus · 02-25-09, 06:29 PM

They are really two different games with only a similar topic in common.

The SH3 game experience is totally different from SH4 (even with the Indian Ocean expansion).

Honestly I can't say which is better. I love them both. If I had to only play one I would pick SH3 but that's because I like the German theater better.

Falkirion is right, you should be able to pick up SH3 for minor bucks these days.

From D2d.com you can get both + 1.5 for 30 bucks or just SH3 for 10.

http://www.direct2drive.com/Search.a...ilent%20hunter

Good luck

Mash · 02-26-09, 08:44 AM

Thanks all. My question was not a matter of money. I only have enough space on my PC to run one of the SH games. I am holding of on upgrading my PC.

Given that I can only get one of the games which one do you think will be more immersive and heart pumping?

How are the gaming experiences different?

Thanks.

JonB · 02-26-09, 11:11 AM

Well, since I only had vanilla SH3 but running SH4 with mods, perhaps it wouldn´t be fair to compare them.

But I prefer SH4 over SH3. I guess it´s mostly because I know a lot more about the war on the Atlantic then in the pacific, wich have made SH4 more interesting for me.... (Did that even make any sence?)

Also, SH4 got a better variety of missions, though again, I havent tried SH3 with mods...

Either way, you defenatly wont get disapointed.

good luck

Sailor Steve · 02-26-09, 11:50 AM

You mention waiting to upgrade your PC. Is hard drive space the only problem? If you don't have enough RAM or a good enough video card then either one may be too much for your computer. If you have a pretty good setup but not the top-of-the-line, SH3 is easier on a middling system. I have both, but my PC doesn't run SH4 very well, so I play SH3 and look at SH4 once in awhile.

AVGWarhawk · 02-26-09, 11:51 AM

Get both. Support the genre

Seacuckoo · 02-27-09, 03:17 PM

I see that I'm a bit late to bring this up, but my reluctance about re-installing SH3, after I did my last OS reformat and install, was the presence of the Starforce copy protection, included with SH3. Instead, I decided to pick up SH4, in order to get back into the genre.

As far as I know, there never was a patch that disabled the installation of the Starforce drivers. But, since no one else mentioned any concerns about Starforce, maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe the downloadable version of SH3 doesn't have Starforce?

Water boy · 02-27-09, 05:57 PM

Got mine on CD, no starforce........
I think the later editions didn't have it.
Roll on SH5!......... by the time it comes out I might have a machine that might run it.

Ivan Putski · 02-27-09, 06:33 PM

I have both SHIII, and SHIV installed, and multiple installs of each. Lately I`ve been playing SHIV, of which I have RFB+RSRDC, TMO 1.63, FOTRS, all of which I switch between. Right now I`m on my second mission of my first campaign in FOTRS, and having a good patrol. I bought the SHIV Gold addition awhile back, and I`m really enjoying it. Puts

02-25-09, 04:56 PM	#1
Mash Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	What to buy? SH3 or SH4? Hi All, I like to get into a SH games again but was wondering which game to get. Should get the SH3 with GWX mod or SH4 + mods? Which game do you feel is more difficult/complicated to master, detailed, and overall fun/challanging. I like a good challanging game. What are your thoughts on both games. Thanks.

02-25-09, 06:28 PM	#4
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Well here is SH4 at a bargin. and you can buy SH3 here also. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MR5FBU?...N5H0CVBW122QW9& __________________

02-25-09, 06:29 PM	#5
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	They are really two different games with only a similar topic in common. The SH3 game experience is totally different from SH4 (even with the Indian Ocean expansion). Honestly I can't say which is better. I love them both. If I had to only play one I would pick SH3 but that's because I like the German theater better. Falkirion is right, you should be able to pick up SH3 for minor bucks these days. From D2d.com you can get both + 1.5 for 30 bucks or just SH3 for 10. http://www.direct2drive.com/Search.a...ilent%20hunter Good luck __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-26-09, 11:50 AM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You mention waiting to upgrade your PC. Is hard drive space the only problem? If you don't have enough RAM or a good enough video card then either one may be too much for your computer. If you have a pretty good setup but not the top-of-the-line, SH3 is easier on a middling system. I have both, but my PC doesn't run SH4 very well, so I play SH3 and look at SH4 once in awhile. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-26-09, 11:51 AM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Get both. Support the genre __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-25-09, 05:12 PM	#2
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Get both, shouldn't cost too much.

02-26-09, 08:44 AM	#6
Mash Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Thanks all. My question was not a matter of money. I only have enough space on my PC to run one of the SH games. I am holding of on upgrading my PC. Given that I can only get one of the games which one do you think will be more immersive and heart pumping? How are the gaming experiences different? Thanks.

02-26-09, 11:11 AM	#7
JonB Bosun Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Halmstad, Sweden Posts: 69 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Well, since I only had vanilla SH3 but running SH4 with mods, perhaps it wouldn´t be fair to compare them. But I prefer SH4 over SH3. I guess it´s mostly because I know a lot more about the war on the Atlantic then in the pacific, wich have made SH4 more interesting for me.... (Did that even make any sence?) Also, SH4 got a better variety of missions, though again, I havent tried SH3 with mods... Either way, you defenatly wont get disapointed. good luck

02-27-09, 03:17 PM	#10
Seacuckoo Nub Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I see that I'm a bit late to bring this up, but my reluctance about re-installing SH3, after I did my last OS reformat and install, was the presence of the Starforce copy protection, included with SH3. Instead, I decided to pick up SH4, in order to get back into the genre. As far as I know, there never was a patch that disabled the installation of the Starforce drivers. But, since no one else mentioned any concerns about Starforce, maybe I'm mistaken. Maybe the downloadable version of SH3 doesn't have Starforce?

02-27-09, 05:57 PM	#11
Water boy A-ganger Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 71 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Got mine on CD, no starforce........ I think the later editions didn't have it. Roll on SH5!......... by the time it comes out I might have a machine that might run it.

02-27-09, 06:33 PM	#12
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I have both SHIII, and SHIV installed, and multiple installs of each. Lately I`ve been playing SHIV, of which I have RFB+RSRDC, TMO 1.63, FOTRS, all of which I switch between. Right now I`m on my second mission of my first campaign in FOTRS, and having a good patrol. I bought the SHIV Gold addition awhile back, and I`m really enjoying it. Puts __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."