SH5 player review thread - post your opinions about the game here

[sav112]

Originally Posted by kylania

Just realize it's not a finished game.

I think you said it all there, Shocking.....its not sold at 50% the price is it.



Can’t comment on the game as I’ve not got it or the PC right now to play it. The new Mini Cooper won that battle. But plan to buy a new high end PC later on in the year to play some of the new games.


Obviously I hope the Mods get to work so I might be tempted. Played SHIII with all the Mods and really enjoyed it, shocking out the box but fantastic with the Mod’s.

But what I’ve been reading over the last few weeks is shocking, most of the things I took for granted on SH III seem to have been removed and the AI seems not worth the effort if it’s a duck shoot.

All you can do it read the thoughts on here, but by all accounts it looks as if its Half finished and not even working. Right now the lads cant even play it as the server is down and how poor is that.

[Gammelpreusse]

The game itself is not at all bad. Now that some basic functions have been readded I actually enjoy it more then I did SHIV out of the box (or at least I would if I could play it right now).

Silent Hunter V has incredible potential given the right modders, and I really congratulate the devs for the new ways of thinking they put into this sim, unfinished or not.

However, right now all debate about this potential is pretty much mood as long the DRM issue has not been resolved.

[IRISH4Life]

Is it worth the money? I am happy with SH 4 1.5 TMO+ RSRD working perfectly.

I was thinking of buying it but wont if its NOT WORTH IT? My computer can handle it on Window 7 with enough mem and video card.

IRISH4life

[sav112]

Well right now the game might look fantastic but it would be great if you could see it. I’m not a company Basher, but congratulating I think would be last the majority on here would do.

It’s a bit like congratulating the Captain of the Titanic -Its a job well done sir if we don’t take the many faults, the fact you hit a iceberg and no one can now sail on her, but hey she did look the part.

[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by sav112

I think you said it all there, Shocking.....its not sold at 50% the price is it.

Can’t comment on the game as I’ve not got it or the PC right now to play it.

Then why do you do? as you said if you haven't got the game you aren't really in a position to complain about the game since you haven't played it yet.

Now I can't say SH5 is the most finished game I ever saw, but so far I haven't seen any game breaking bugs.

[SabreHawk]

Right now the biggest software issue I have is this site, and the forum. I've had to make three attempts to post each time cause it's running so sloooow. Yes, this forum is the slowest I've ever used, and im on some pretty large ones too, RCG comes to mind and it loads up in less tnat two seconds.
This subsim foum is lucky to load at all without giving me a broken link screen.
Ok, nuff on that we'll see how many attempts it take to post this time.

OK so im still on that first training mission in the baltic sea, and am on my way back to Kiel. Having a great time just exploring the boat, even though apparently not everything is active on this mission.
No TC panel, no crew mgmt, and some other things I cant think of right away. But boy I just love that SEA! Man, it knocks my slickers off. (hehe, if I had slickers that is LOL!)

Now I know there are things missing, and I expected that cause like I said there's no game ever that launched completely finished.
What I wish is that folks would stop crying and whinning about it all and calmly state what they see missing, and then maybe the devs could find it all and fix it. Im sure they wish to, and really it's not thier fault that their boss's deadline's are unrealistic. Which is common accross the software industry.

[sav112]

Originally Posted by DarkFish

Then why do you do? as you said if you haven't got the game you aren't really in a position to complain about the game since you haven't played it yet.
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OP "Your thoughts?"

I’m responding to the very real and well documented issues on here and as I’m a fan or have been since the very first game and it’s a forum I can air my view. Simple that really not that hard.I’m responding to the facts on here, I too was looking forward to the game as I too last played only SHIII.

I’m disappointed as most are on here in the community about the game, its nothing close to what I expected and if the best thing said is “the water looks great” then to me that tells a sorry story, nowadays that’s a given in most games. Nut and bolts I might appreciate the water but not a destroyer passing me on the surface or doing sod all if I attack.

Go on read the posts were is the “ I had a fantastic game last night” “This game challenges me with that Ai” “ Wow the atmosphere this game creates” “Have you tried this on an attack I’m blown away about how real this game is”

I’d love to come in here and read that its what we expected and is giving us the playing experience we crave.

[rkk01]

Hi, new to these forums (as a poster anyway)....

I've not yet had much chance to get familiar with SH5 - friends visitng over the w/e, but did get to install, update drivers and get it working.

The game looks fabulous, but one of the problems with more detail, is that it then has to be right. A quick flick through the "museum" first had my jaw on the desk, quickly followed by disappointment. No disrespect to the USN, but the dateline for this needs far greater emphasis on RN escorts.

Not nearly enough variety of British escorts (esp. in contrast to the variety of capital ships), and a long time favourite RN fleet destroyer ruined. The Tribals seem to be modelled with twin 4" HA mounts, rather than the twin 4.7s that were also fitted to the Js and Ks. Mid war updates added a 4" twin in the X position, and I believe the late war RCN tribals were given the 4" twins on A and B - but that would have been after the 1943 game end date...

Where are the work horses of the RN escort fleet - the inter war fleet destroyers pressed into DE service? (one of my relatives served on Echo, Fame and Hotspur and had some stories to tell about those boats), or the graceful War Emergency classes (R excepted...thats in, but the bridge structure is totally wrong for a war emergency). More frigates (DEs) also required at some stage... Town class cruiser missing (was it previously included or am I just remembering GWX??)


Spoiled by GWX attention to detail I guess. More modding potential definately (unfortunately) built in as standard