Reality V Enjoyment

TDK1044 · 09-17-06, 10:37 AM

I think with all the "realism" discussions as to whether the Silent Hunter series is a sim or a game, or whether gameplay is more important the graphics, it's easy to lose track of the fact that enjoyment of the playing experience is crucial.

I've played SH111 at 100 percent reality and I find it challenging but less enjoyable than playing it at about 70 percent reality. That's why, for me, the Silent Hunter series are games and not simulators. A true simulator doesn't give you the ability to select 'easier' options, it simply confronts you with a series of events containing varying degrees of difficulty and then asseses how well you deal with them.

So I look forward to SH1V, with the hope that it's an improvement on SH111 patched to 1.4 both in terms of gameplay and graphics, and that it's more modder friendly.

09-17-06, 10:37 AM	#1
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Reality V Enjoyment I think with all the "realism" discussions as to whether the Silent Hunter series is a sim or a game, or whether gameplay is more important the graphics, it's easy to lose track of the fact that enjoyment of the playing experience is crucial. I've played SH111 at 100 percent reality and I find it challenging but less enjoyable than playing it at about 70 percent reality. That's why, for me, the Silent Hunter series are games and not simulators. A true simulator doesn't give you the ability to select 'easier' options, it simply confronts you with a series of events containing varying degrees of difficulty and then asseses how well you deal with them. So I look forward to SH1V, with the hope that it's an improvement on SH111 patched to 1.4 both in terms of gameplay and graphics, and that it's more modder friendly.