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I agree, very fair review, and I'm really pleased he has suggested people wait a few weeks before buying it to make sure Ubisoft support it with patches.
Nice one! PS. My Uk retail copy had a very minimal manual about 15 pages in size. |
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Yeh that about sums it up Neal, agreed on most things said, good and bad points highlighted and seems to be what we are all saying and thinking about SH5, so concur on that, good and informative, thanks.
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Good review Neil.... but you left a few things out (that Im sure others have already pointed out)
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And the fact that I could not play the game I bought for the last two weekends is not a problem?? ![]() ![]() Had no problem playing my MMOs though....so its not my internet connection. |
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Good job, I enjoyed the reading. And fairly unemotional, too. I wouldn't even say it was too long, on the contrary: SHV does have a quite a bit of content, even if it may be less than SHIII has, so only a long review can do that justice.
I only hope both Ubisoft and Ubisoft Romania pick up on all the comments made in the review and on subsim and start bringing back all the stuff missing from SHIII. And that they do at least announce a strategy with the OSP. Future will tell whether at least this time they can see that sales numbers are at least as much governed by quality and service as they can be screwed by piracy.
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That must be the worlds longest review!
Nice one, a bit to high a score for my liking but that is a matter of taste. |
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An excellent read. I found it very informative. You did not take cheap shots while still expressing your concerns. Well done.
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I particularly agree with your final assessment..........don't buy it until it's fixed . ( I returned my copy for a full refund and will re-buy it when and if...)
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Pretty much what I expected from Neal. Fair and honest review
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Agreed, too generous with the score. 60% is about right. 18/20 for "Realism" is pretty laughable. |
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Good review.
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A well written review.
Generous, perhaps, but that is to be expected and it wasn't unfair. Than manual was news to me. ed: I am very surprised it got a better rating than AOTD!
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I have a feeling it got a rating for potential as much as actual gameplay. There's a lot of realism in SH5 if you just look beyond the arcade/RPG features, and silliness like manning the deck gun during a hurricane can be patched/modded out. He did balance his high score by pretty much saying you shouldn't buy the game until it's modded/patched.
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A nice accurate review and told it like it is.
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Well writen review Neal.
I noticed also that the actually weather is not saved. If you load at the same point you get every time different weather. Strange. Or with the words of the tecnical support, this is not a failure - this is a feature. |
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