StrategyInformer Silent Hunter 5 review

Commie · 04-20-10, 12:45 PM

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/s...r5/review.html

Everyone keeps kicking it long after release....

sharkbit · 04-20-10, 12:50 PM

Meh.

kylania · 04-20-10, 12:56 PM

It would have been interesting to read that review if Ubisoft had released their patch last week like they'd promised. Some of the performance issues he talks about were supposed to be fixed. Now they are just forcing two more weeks of a non-playable stock game.

That said, what a horrible review. His main complaints were with things that are supposed to be fixed with the never-coming-out patch or caused by his own fault. He even starts the review with "Patience is a virtue, apparently." then complains about not being able to use ridiculously high TC. Obviously doesn't "get" a sub sim's style of gameplay.

While the game has the ability to run at 4096 (actually 8192 or whatever), his POS PC doesn't. Plus most of the area in and around England isn't large enough to support the 4096x TC that the trip across the Pacific required. He's basically playing like a buffoon and blaming the game for it. This "I can't run at 4x a prudent TC" complain seems to be the basis of his review's problems with the game.

Of all the complaints in that short review, most are attributed to the user/user's PC and the rest are slated to be fixed. *shrug* Well, except for DRM...

mookiemookie · 04-20-10, 01:07 PM

Poor review. Nothing on the actual gameplay - though I doubt that would have improved their opinion of the game - but if you're going to review a game, try to get a little more in-depth than "it runs slow and DRM sucks."

Flopper · 04-20-10, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Poor review. Nothing on the actual gameplay - though I doubt that would have improved their opinion of the game - but if you're going to review a game, try to get a little more in-depth than "it runs slow and DRM sucks."

Yeah I didn't think that review was worth the bandwidth it took to get to my box.

04-20-10, 12:45 PM	#1
Commie Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 122 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	StrategyInformer Silent Hunter 5 review http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/s...r5/review.html Everyone keeps kicking it long after release.... __________________

04-20-10, 12:50 PM	#2
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Meh. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

04-20-10, 12:56 PM	#3
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	It would have been interesting to read that review if Ubisoft had released their patch last week like they'd promised. Some of the performance issues he talks about were supposed to be fixed. Now they are just forcing two more weeks of a non-playable stock game. That said, what a horrible review. His main complaints were with things that are supposed to be fixed with the never-coming-out patch or caused by his own fault. He even starts the review with "Patience is a virtue, apparently." then complains about not being able to use ridiculously high TC. Obviously doesn't "get" a sub sim's style of gameplay. While the game has the ability to run at 4096 (actually 8192 or whatever), his POS PC doesn't. Plus most of the area in and around England isn't large enough to support the 4096x TC that the trip across the Pacific required. He's basically playing like a buffoon and blaming the game for it. This "I can't run at 4x a prudent TC" complain seems to be the basis of his review's problems with the game. Of all the complaints in that short review, most are attributed to the user/user's PC and the rest are slated to be fixed. shrug Well, except for DRM... __________________

04-20-10, 01:07 PM	#4
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Poor review. Nothing on the actual gameplay - though I doubt that would have improved their opinion of the game - but if you're going to review a game, try to get a little more in-depth than "it runs slow and DRM sucks." __________________ 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.