Another dismal SH5 review

drtechno · 03-11-10, 01:23 PM

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9022891

Ay yay yay.

The game ratings sound like my bridge after spotting an aircraft.
"Dive Dive Dive !"

Jeevz · 03-11-10, 01:34 PM

What is a guy reviewing PC games doing with a GF 7600 Go? That's like a cellphone reviewer using cans and string.

FIREWALL · 03-11-10, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeevz

What is a guy reviewing PC games doing with a GF 7600 Go? That's like a cellphone reviewer using cans and string.

L3TUC3 · 03-11-10, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeevz

What is a guy reviewing PC games doing with a GF 7600 Go? That's like a cellphone reviewer using cans and string.

It's a pretty average card for today's standards, but something you'd find in a mid-high range laptop 2 years ago. It's perfectly reasonable to expect people still using such cards as some are on tight budgets and can't get the latest stuff. 1up has always been the average gamer's voice and this guy has grips with the decisions ubi made.

He does have a point though, SH5 is a real hog while not really rendering anything spectacular. Load times are pretty long and the FPS inside the uboat are plain horrendous. On the contower it's not so bad.

But mostly he's ranting about the drm, which is valid. Overall it's not a bad read.

janh · 03-11-10, 02:39 PM

Ranting, really? Hmmh... Didn't he state that he just cannot review SHV because the DRM doesn't not allow him to give it the attention it deserves since it doesn't allow him to run it reliably?

That sounds like a pretty sound, unbiased statement that actually protects SHV a bit. He could as well have simply ripped it apart as so many others did, likely biased and induced by the DRM, but he refrains from doing so. Sounds more like a fair move!

KG_Jag · 03-11-10, 02:44 PM

Probably the best way to get an accurate and balanced picture on almost any game is to check out the review compilation sites. In the case of SH5, these include the following:

http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/97140...tic/index.html

http://www.gamestats.com/objects/026/026623/

http://www.metacritic.com/games/plat.../silenthunter5

Nisgeis · 03-11-10, 02:50 PM

Thread title is misleading - he states that he has not reviewed the game. When he does review it, I'd be interested to see what he says about it.

FIREWALL · 03-11-10, 02:52 PM

It always comes back to DRM.

I do believe to give the game a fair shakedown tho, at least run it on minimum specs.

Imo if your going to be an Internet Game Reviewer you, should have a HighEnd Rig. To meet the Posted Game Specs.

03-11-10, 01:23 PM	#1
drtechno Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 48 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Another dismal SH5 review http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9022891 Ay yay yay. The game ratings sound like my bridge after spotting an aircraft. "Dive Dive Dive !"

03-11-10, 01:34 PM	#2
Jeevz A-ganger Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	What is a guy reviewing PC games doing with a GF 7600 Go? That's like a cellphone reviewer using cans and string. __________________ Commence to Jigglin

03-11-10, 02:39 PM	#5
janh Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 349 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ranting, really? Hmmh... Didn't he state that he just cannot review SHV because the DRM doesn't not allow him to give it the attention it deserves since it doesn't allow him to run it reliably? That sounds like a pretty sound, unbiased statement that actually protects SHV a bit. He could as well have simply ripped it apart as so many others did, likely biased and induced by the DRM, but he refrains from doing so. Sounds more like a fair move! __________________ Scientific facts are not determined by the opinion of the majority, nor by a democratic vote.

03-11-10, 02:50 PM	#7
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	Thread title is misleading - he states that he has not reviewed the game. When he does review it, I'd be interested to see what he says about it. __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

03-11-10, 02:52 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	It always comes back to DRM. I do believe to give the game a fair shakedown tho, at least run it on minimum specs. Imo if your going to be an Internet Game Reviewer you, should have a HighEnd Rig. To meet the Posted Game Specs. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-11-10, 02:44 PM	#6
KG_Jag Bosun Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Braunfels, TX & Reno, NV Posts: 67 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Probably the best way to get an accurate and balanced picture on almost any game is to check out the review compilation sites. In the case of SH5, these include the following: http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/97140...tic/index.html http://www.gamestats.com/objects/026/026623/ http://www.metacritic.com/games/plat.../silenthunter5