UBI, Will it be the last Subsim made

pythos · 03-04-10, 01:20 PM

Seeing the slew of mean, thoughtless, and downright wrong statements made by people that don't even have the product...I wonder why Ubi kept developing the game. I was surprised the idea of a fifth was even ventured follwing the debacle known as Silent Hunter 4.

I hope it is not the last subsim from Ubi, but I would not be surprised if it is.

Nordmann · 03-04-10, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pythos

Seeing the slew of mean, thoughtless, and downright wrong statements made by people that don't even have the product...I wonder why Ubi kept developing the game. I was surprised the idea of a fifth was even ventured follwing the debacle known as Silent Hunter 4.

I hope it is not the last subsim from Ubi, but I would not be surprised if it is.

If you release unfinished and problematic software, expect the community to venture forth a harsh response. They have no one but themselves to blame, and if they decide not follow up with further releases, oh well, at least we have SH3, 4 and now 5 (assuming it's fixable). That's more than most niche markets usually get, and to be fair, any lack of success is purely down to their business practices.

Personally, I don't think we've seen the last of Silent Hunter, but what form it now takes is still very much the question.

gutted · 03-04-10, 01:42 PM

We're only mean and critical because of our love for the series.

If it was released in this state without much fuss.. it would be a signal that no-one cared and the genre was indeed dead.

Back when i used to play WW2OL, i always said that the day people stopped bitching about a new point release was the day it would die.

Kresge · 03-04-10, 01:42 PM

It seems that it's time for another publisher to take over the series or start anew. This team has not really improved upon what they started with and, in fact, appear to be drifting away from most of the aspects we enjoy in a sub sim.

03-04-10, 01:47 PM

SteamWake is right, the question raised in the poll is not correct, this is not a submarine simulation game, so there can't be some relevant answers. In fact, even SH3 and SH4 weren't simulators completely, but at least, they had around 20-30% simulator odour. And really, the graphics are not so great, except the water, maybe ... The people look like zombies, the perspective is somehow like in fist HalfLife of the series and so on. It's strange, a lot of people are talking about how amazing are the graphics, but they really aren't, so even in the shooter/RPG area the game is a failure. I've really tried to play it, but everything is so unintuitive and bizarre.

View Poll Results: Will this be the last Subsim that Ubisoft will make?
Yes	29	59.18%
No	20	40.82%
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03-04-10, 01:42 PM	#4
Kresge Engineer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Motor City Posts: 209 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It seems that it's time for another publisher to take over the series or start anew. This team has not really improved upon what they started with and, in fact, appear to be drifting away from most of the aspects we enjoy in a sub sim. __________________ ". . . sailors do not fancy living underwater without breathing in sunshine occasionally." Commodore Joseph Smith commenting on the USS Monitor

03-04-10, 01:20 PM	#1
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Seeing the slew of mean, thoughtless, and downright wrong statements made by people that don't even have the product...I wonder why Ubi kept developing the game. I was surprised the idea of a fifth was even ventured follwing the debacle known as Silent Hunter 4. I hope it is not the last subsim from Ubi, but I would not be surprised if it is.

03-04-10, 01:42 PM	#3
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	We're only mean and critical because of our love for the series. If it was released in this state without much fuss.. it would be a signal that no-one cared and the genre was indeed dead. Back when i used to play WW2OL, i always said that the day people stopped bitching about a new point release was the day it would die.

03-04-10, 01:47 PM	#5
Gunnodayak Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	SteamWake is right, the question raised in the poll is not correct, this is not a submarine simulation game, so there can't be some relevant answers. In fact, even SH3 and SH4 weren't simulators completely, but at least, they had around 20-30% simulator odour. And really, the graphics are not so great, except the water, maybe ... The people look like zombies, the perspective is somehow like in fist HalfLife of the series and so on. It's strange, a lot of people are talking about how amazing are the graphics, but they really aren't, so even in the shooter/RPG area the game is a failure. I've really tried to play it, but everything is so unintuitive and bizarre.