Should I get SH4?

[Howard313]

Well I got it up and running and I have to say, I see potential. Not that it doesn't have it's issues but there are some things about this one I can really get into.

For one I love how instead of them just giving you a designated sector and telling you to blow things up that you actually can have specific objectives, snapping photos, delivering secret agents, I like the variety.

I'm also enjoying the Allied submarines and their differences from my usual German U-boats, it's a very unique experience being able to get a vague idea on both sides of the war. They have a whole skillset to their own with their own strengths and weaknesses and I'm practically a rookie again (Which is something I wasn't expecting, I was assuming it would be the same old stuff in a shiny new package.)

Of course it's not all great, performance has taken a bit of a hit since SH3, it runs sure...... but at about 15-20fps. Ugh, disappointing but not exactly unexpected. Time to get the monkey wrench and see what kind of boosters I can put on this thing.

The graphics seem kinda choppy, even more-so than SH3's relatively low Screen resolution, but I'm willing to believe my video card is to blame for this and not the game itself, if some of the pictures I've seen on this site hold any merit, this game can be very beautiful to look at when you have the proper stuff to run it.

My final complaint is the controls, yeah I liked SH3's better, probably because I've had time to get used to them, I'm sure they'll grow on me, but as for right now....meh.

All-in-all?


Oh and any tips to boost my FPS would be great guys, I'm working with an old dinosaur of a PC here.