Not even a game, let alone a sim

[Duke_Wellington_1st]

Originally Posted by captainFlunky

I guess it's what you are looking for. It's a hobby like building model airplanes or birdwatching- purely recreational. And if it doesn't do it for you or it makes you frustrated one way or another, don't play it.

The game claims to be a Naval Sim, I bought it for that reason (having loved the series). This isnt the case.
It seems that as time progresses and graphics become far more superior, publishers are far happier delivering "eye candy" instead of the real content that developed the original fanbase. The recent patch only reinforces my opinion on this (giving us anti-aliasing instead of fixing the motherload of real problems...) I see many posts on here from young chaps appluading themselves and the game for sinking battleships in full res and how exciting and beuatiful it is.....without thinking that this was done on the 2nd patrol, with no chase given by the escort, with no real effort involved....not to speak of realism.

Im sure there are people plenty happy with this, there always will be. But I cannot help but feel that ALOT has been lost between this version of the game and SHIII.
I hate seeing decent game series on the PC get eroded by this "console gaming" mentality. yes, it sells, but so does Britney Spears and Paris Hilton :P