A less than exuberant review from bit-tech.net - 2/10 ... - Page 2

robbo180265 · 03-23-10, 03:37 PM

To be honest it read like a review from a gamer not a proper reviewer.

Is it a well known website?

mookiemookie · 03-23-10, 03:43 PM

I like how he mentioned FPS level design and how there's too many ladders.

UnSalted · 03-23-10, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by alexradu89

Silent Hunter 5... because Ubisoft wanted to see what it's like to fire an acoustic torpedo sideway with all engines at Flank Speed!

So you don't appreciate the Fuhrer's Top Secret Tumbling Torp???

OFF WITH HIS HEAD !!!!!!

karamazovnew · 03-23-10, 04:24 PM

That guy got PAYED for that review? It's awful. Not that I don't agree with some of the points but what he described there were not game-breakers. The game has plenty of those but he pushed the "autodestruct" button before he got to them.

Konovalov · 03-23-10, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by robbo180265

To be honest it read like a review from a gamer not a proper reviewer.

Is it a well known website?

Yes it is. They are the guys who make a PC hardware magzine here in the UK titled Custom PC. They aren't a bunch of hacks.

I haven't even bothered to read the review as it sounds too depressing. I still believe that this can be a very good sim but only time will tell.

Besides Flamming Cliffs 2 (addon for Lockon and Flamming Cliffs) will be out within the next month hopefully.

This is made by the same guys who made DCS Blackshark and who are working on DCS A10c. Blackshark despite all it's immense complexity didn't have even a tenth of the bugs and stuffups that Ubi delivered with SH5.

Nisgeis · 03-23-10, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

Yes it is. They are the guys who make a PC hardware magzine here in the UK titled Custom PC. They aren't a bunch of hacks.

It's a shame the reviewer was semen obsessed, or perhaps he was trying to intimate that the game was wank? Either way, not a very good way of reviewing professionally, when there were lots of other things that could have been said about the game. I don't need jokes like the ones I used to hear at school.

Is 'PC hardware magazine' a published magazine, or online only?

Konovalov · 03-23-10, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Is 'PC hardware magazine' a published magazine, or online only?

I may not have been clear in my post. The magazine title is 'Custom PC', not 'PC Hardware'.

Nisgeis · 03-23-10, 04:51 PM

Nah it was me not reading things properly. I've not seen it either way - is it a published paper Mag or an online one?

Konovalov · 03-23-10, 04:57 PM

It is print mag. Not a bad one actually. Bit Tech website and Custom PC are part of the same group. Bit Tech does the web and Custom PC the print. Both are decent when it comes to hardware reviews and analysis.

LiveGoat · 03-23-10, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kylania

Nope, he hasn't actually played the game. I think he just looked at screenshots he posted and read bug posts on forums (all his down points are UI bugs which are being fixed).

SH5 isn't a shiny bright happy place, but that's also a horribly done review, really nothing more than a troll post I'd say. If I were to read that here, I'd totally dismiss it.

I have to agree. Yeah, the game has some problems design-wise but most of the complaints for me have been answered by mods. Everything else is either bugs or design decisions. As to slow gameplay, I'm averaging 2 missions a session. Granted I haven't moved onto manual targeting yet but I wanna wait and see what kind of UIs appear over the horizon after the next patch. The only thing I wholeheartedly agree with is the DRM. Cut the OSP tether and the game will be soaring in a year.

The General · 03-23-10, 06:29 PM

Like Neal, these guys have to review the stock game. To be honest I've barely played the stock game, because it is flawed. However with MODS SH5 is phenomenal! Easily the best Subsim ever. With the imminent release of Patch 1.2 things should improve even further.

Agustus · 03-23-10, 06:30 PM

bit-tech.net is a very reputable tech website. I've used them on many occasions for reference and have found their reviews to be quite accurate.

And I happen to agree with this review too. You guys can zero in on the "seamen" comment all you want to turn it into a "this isn't a good review." But he provided two pages worth of accurate commentary on the game as is, without mods and with the lousy DRM issues. He also gave it props for trying to do expand the game with the RPG flavor. It just turned out to be a lousy mechanic for this type of game.

I know everyone is trying really, really hard to like this game despite the drawbacks. But sometimes the truth just plain hurts and this review is a lot more truthful than the "it's not so bad" comments I'm reading.

03-23-10, 06:38 PM

Getting really tired of hearing "yea but that's been fixed by mods"
That has no bearing on the vanilla install of the game.
There are tons of people who do not and will not use mods ever.

You can't release a crap game then say "oh but it's better with mods"

Think about it.
Don't you realize how bad that sounds?
I'm sorry if that offends you, that i feel your outlook is faulty, but it is..

Saying things like that is like putting a big red sticker on ubisofts door, that says "we don't care that you give us garbage, we will fix it for you."

I'm sorry but they got paid to make this game.
We did not.
We need to emphasize that this can not become the standard.
Because we all know it's getting worse.
And if you keep saying things like that, it will never get better.

I will not give my hard earned money to someone for something they sat on their butt being lazy for, then released, fully knowing how bad it was.

P.S. Regardless the reviewer is a child and his entire review is invalid due to his immaturity.
Sounds like he's 12..
He says "traced all the way back to 1996"
Like as if he was going back in a time machine to 1940..lol..
What a child.
But my point still stands..

goldorak · 03-23-10, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by UnSalted

His job is to review a game that's been released, not a game that's been modded. If you think he's not being fair because he didn't scour the planet for non-Ubisift attempts to fix a second-rate release, there's little hope of you ever wanting a non-partial review to begin with.

Spot on. The game doesn't stand on its feet. Its a failure, only limited by a potential modding scene. But the gamer (except for true hardcore players that will cross Heaven and Hell to please Ubisoft) expects the product he buys to just work. And SH5 doesn't just work. Its an Epic fail with nice graphics.
2/10 is too much, 1/10 is the right grade.

Lanzfeld · 03-23-10, 06:59 PM

Shove it Fan Boyz. The game is a fail. Eat it and enjoy.

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Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	It is print mag. Not a bad one actually. Bit Tech website and Custom PC are part of the same group. Bit Tech does the web and Custom PC the print. Both are decent when it comes to hardware reviews and analysis. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

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The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Like Neal, these guys have to review the stock game. To be honest I've barely played the stock game, because it is flawed. However with MODS SH5 is phenomenal! Easily the best Subsim ever. With the imminent release of Patch 1.2 things should improve even further. __________________ *THE GENERAL*

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03-23-10, 03:37 PM	#16
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	To be honest it read like a review from a gamer not a proper reviewer. Is it a well known website?

03-23-10, 04:24 PM	#19
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	That guy got PAYED for that review? It's awful. Not that I don't agree with some of the points but what he described there were not game-breakers. The game has plenty of those but he pushed the "autodestruct" button before he got to them.

03-23-10, 06:30 PM	#27
Agustus Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	bit-tech.net is a very reputable tech website. I've used them on many occasions for reference and have found their reviews to be quite accurate. And I happen to agree with this review too. You guys can zero in on the "seamen" comment all you want to turn it into a "this isn't a good review." But he provided two pages worth of accurate commentary on the game as is, without mods and with the lousy DRM issues. He also gave it props for trying to do expand the game with the RPG flavor. It just turned out to be a lousy mechanic for this type of game. I know everyone is trying really, really hard to like this game despite the drawbacks. But sometimes the truth just plain hurts and this review is a lot more truthful than the "it's not so bad" comments I'm reading.

03-23-10, 06:38 PM	#28
Bish0p Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Getting really tired of hearing "yea but that's been fixed by mods" That has no bearing on the vanilla install of the game. There are tons of people who do not and will not use mods ever. You can't release a crap game then say "oh but it's better with mods" Think about it. Don't you realize how bad that sounds? I'm sorry if that offends you, that i feel your outlook is faulty, but it is.. Saying things like that is like putting a big red sticker on ubisofts door, that says "we don't care that you give us garbage, we will fix it for you." I'm sorry but they got paid to make this game. We did not. We need to emphasize that this can not become the standard. Because we all know it's getting worse. And if you keep saying things like that, it will never get better. I will not give my hard earned money to someone for something they sat on their butt being lazy for, then released, fully knowing how bad it was. P.S. Regardless the reviewer is a child and his entire review is invalid due to his immaturity. Sounds like he's 12.. He says "traced all the way back to 1996" Like as if he was going back in a time machine to 1940..lol.. What a child. But my point still stands..

03-23-10, 06:59 PM	#30
Lanzfeld Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Tripoli, PA Posts: 994 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Shove it Fan Boyz. The game is a fail. Eat it and enjoy.