Silent Hunter 3 vs. Silent Hunter 5 ... who's the best?

sbarrumba · 05-21-10, 07:29 PM

I think SH3 is much higher in many aspects .... ignoring the graphic detail of SH3 that undoubtedly does not reach the levels of sh5 one can not see the clear difference related to playability and realism achieved by SH3.
you can not just say that sh5 can match this SH3.
you having to walk 2 km of submarine to reach the gun and then having to make another 2 km to tell the helmsman to turn left? if only these details I think we can rule the winner.

Arclight · 05-21-10, 07:30 PM

Not this again.

In before trolls.

jwilliams · 05-21-10, 07:45 PM

Sure ATM SH3 is better than SH5. But in time SH5 will be the same, only with Better graphics and the ability to walk around your sub.

So in a year or so SH5 will be better than SH3. all the things that SH5 lacks will be added over time.

So imagine SH3 with better graphics, ability to walk everywhere and improved AI..... SH5 will win this battle, i'm sure of it.

05-21-10, 07:49 PM

I'll go for SH5 kickin' arse in time.
In before the Trolls myself.

Fincuan · 05-21-10, 07:51 PM

SH4

Weather-guesser · 05-21-10, 07:58 PM

Apples and oranges

Ducimus · 05-21-10, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fincuan

SH4

I'll go along with that. SH4 is like two sub sim's rolled into one.

Faamecanic · 05-25-10, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwilliams

Sure ATM SH3 is better than SH5. But in time SH5 will be the same, only with Better graphics and the ability to walk around your sub.

So in a year or so SH5 will be better than SH3. all the things that SH5 lacks will be added over time.

So imagine SH3 with better graphics, ability to walk everywhere and improved AI..... SH5 will win this battle, i'm sure of it.

QFT (and Im to lazy to type the same answer)

tonschk · 05-26-10, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwilliams

.... SH5 will win this battle, i'm sure of it.

This is UNSTOPPABLE , Silent Hunter 5 will win this battle

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Sailor Steve · 05-26-10, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonschk

This is UNSTOPABLE , Silent Hunter 5 will win this battle

I'm hoping it will. In fact I'm sure it will.

But not today.

On the other hand, while I'm waiting for my new graphics card to arrive I booted up Aces Of The Deep. After fourteen years this old classic is still fun!

Subnuts · 05-26-10, 09:41 AM

95 posts later, people who prefer SH5 to SH3 still can't think up a better reason than "because it's prettier!" Is U-571 a better movie than Das Boot because it has better special effects? Is Jane's Warship Recognition Guide better than Combat Fleets of the World because it's in color?

Sailor Steve · 05-21-10, 09:30 PM

Beefaroni!

Beefaghetti!

Remember that one?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbarrumba

I think SH3 is much higher in many aspects .... ignoring the graphic detail of SH3 that undoubtedly does not reach the levels of sh5 one can not see the clear difference related to playability and realism achieved by SH3.
you can not just say that sh5 can match this SH3.
you having to walk 2 km of submarine to reach the gun and then having to make another 2 km to tell the helmsman to turn left? if only these details I think we can rule the winner.

Have you by chance read any of the threads on this forum? People have been having this argument for two months now. People love different games for different reasons, and some defend those reasons with knives and guns - verbal equivalents, anyway.

Those who are unhappy with SH5 will tell you that SH3 is better. This is subjective. Better to say which you like more.

Those who are fascinated by SH5 and can ignore its current shortcomings will tell you that you don't have to walk 2 km to do anything. And mods are making that better every day.

I'm sorry for saying starting this thread was a bad idea. You may not have known what it's like around here when these things crop up. So far this one has been tame, because everybody's in a joking mood.

Oh, and WELCOME ABOARD!

05-21-10, 09:40 PM

Give it time Steve.
This thread will go South faster then my trip to Fredericksburg!
That took 9 hours driveing time to get down there.
Want to start a Pool on how fast this thread goes South?

Ducimus · 05-21-10, 09:48 PM

Truthfully, i like SH5's " having to walk 2 km of submarine to reach the gun". I think it adds a missing tactical element. The tactical picture when conducting an attack change rapidly, and a real captain couldn't appear at the periscope, and then reappear at the hydrophones like a fart in the wind like you can with the press of a hotkey in SH3/SH4. So you have to plan out your own movements, or anticipate where you might need to place yourself. I kinda like that.

jwilliams · 05-21-10, 10:03 PM

I use my Crew to fire guns etc. Like a real captain would.

And back to beer.....

I prefer kronenbourg 1664, Unfortently its difficult to find in New Zealand.

05-21-10, 07:29 PM	#1
sbarrumba Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter 3 vs. Silent Hunter 5 ... who's the best? I think SH3 is much higher in many aspects .... ignoring the graphic detail of SH3 that undoubtedly does not reach the levels of sh5 one can not see the clear difference related to playability and realism achieved by SH3. you can not just say that sh5 can match this SH3. you having to walk 2 km of submarine to reach the gun and then having to make another 2 km to tell the helmsman to turn left? if only these details I think we can rule the winner.

05-21-10, 07:30 PM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Not this again. In before trolls. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

05-21-10, 07:45 PM	#3
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Sure ATM SH3 is better than SH5. But in time SH5 will be the same, only with Better graphics and the ability to walk around your sub. So in a year or so SH5 will be better than SH3. all the things that SH5 lacks will be added over time. So imagine SH3 with better graphics, ability to walk everywhere and improved AI..... SH5 will win this battle, i'm sure of it. __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.

05-21-10, 07:58 PM	#6
Weather-guesser Lieutenant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Albany, New York USA Posts: 260 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Apples and oranges __________________ NAVY! It's not just a job. It's a Buck Seventy-Five an hour!

05-26-10, 09:41 AM	#11
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	95 posts later, people who prefer SH5 to SH3 still can't think up a better reason than "because it's prettier!" Is U-571 a better movie than Das Boot because it has better special effects? Is Jane's Warship Recognition Guide better than Combat Fleets of the World because it's in color? __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

05-21-10, 07:49 PM	#4
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'll go for SH5 kickin' arse in time. In before the Trolls myself.

05-21-10, 07:51 PM	#5
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	SH4

05-21-10, 09:40 PM	#13
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Give it time Steve. This thread will go South faster then my trip to Fredericksburg! That took 9 hours driveing time to get down there. Want to start a Pool on how fast this thread goes South?

05-21-10, 09:48 PM	#14
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Truthfully, i like SH5's " having to walk 2 km of submarine to reach the gun". I think it adds a missing tactical element. The tactical picture when conducting an attack change rapidly, and a real captain couldn't appear at the periscope, and then reappear at the hydrophones like a fart in the wind like you can with the press of a hotkey in SH3/SH4. So you have to plan out your own movements, or anticipate where you might need to place yourself. I kinda like that.

05-21-10, 10:03 PM	#15
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	I use my Crew to fire guns etc. Like a real captain would. And back to beer..... I prefer kronenbourg 1664, Unfortently its difficult to find in New Zealand. __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.