I've been spoiled by SHIII! I cant play any other game now

crazypete · 12-13-06, 07:15 AM

After 2 1/2 months of completing a patrol a night, I finished the war as a type VII Kaleun. I vowed not to do my type IX career until GWX comes out. Meanwhile, I tried to play a few other games. Lets haul out the older games and take a play.

1. Destroyer Command: way too old and chunky
2. Enigma, Rising Tide: Nice but....130 torpedoes...caucasian please! Plus it seems that all the merchant shipping is tankers. Nice idea but they needed to flesh it out some more.
3. Dangerous Waters: Still a little mickey mouse looking and I find it too easy to complete my objectives as the subs are too quiet, far too well armed with very long range weapons and excellent defences. It's just not the same.

Flight sims...they seem just too fast for me now. I like the nice and steady pace of a submarine sim.

4E games cant hold my interest. Theyre too abstract. I need to hear waves crashing over the bow....

I dont even like the ocean to boot. But now I'm hopelessly hooked on subsims.

Being addicted is a good thing.

Anything else out there that I missed?

stabiz · 12-13-06, 07:18 AM

Same here, I like the casual pace of subsims. And then ... BOOM!

MY 20+ PATROL CREW RESTS WITH THE FISHES! NOOOOO!

crazypete · 12-13-06, 07:40 AM

Yeah I used to think "no going back", if my crew gets killed, then I'll keep going. Realism all the way.

Then my elite corps of flak gunners and deck watch crew encountered their first...and last b-24. A tear welled up in my eye....all gone!

So now I'm a furious reloader.

Camaero · 12-13-06, 07:44 AM

I always promise that I will let things play out and not reload... Then I come up with excuses to talk myself into doing it anyway. "If I was a real skipper, I would have been smart enough not to do that. Reload!"

AVGWarhawk · 12-13-06, 09:36 AM

Yeah, I was an IL2 junkie and I have the X52 joystick and TrackIR. Basically $200.00 worth of flight sim gadgets collecting dust now thanks to me discovering the GW mod. I had SH3 when it hit he shelves over two years ago. Played it and got board because, well, it was not finished as a game. GW changed that and now GWX just around the corner...I guess IL2 will be collecting more dust....

soma · 12-13-06, 09:41 AM

Thankfully I found a nice balance between SHIII and IL2, my two favorite games. But with both IL2;'46 and GWX comming in a few days..... I fear I wont sleep at all

12-13-06, 07:15 AM	#1
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I've been spoiled by SHIII! I cant play any other game now After 2 1/2 months of completing a patrol a night, I finished the war as a type VII Kaleun. I vowed not to do my type IX career until GWX comes out. Meanwhile, I tried to play a few other games. Lets haul out the older games and take a play. 1. Destroyer Command: way too old and chunky 2. Enigma, Rising Tide: Nice but....130 torpedoes...caucasian please! Plus it seems that all the merchant shipping is tankers. Nice idea but they needed to flesh it out some more. 3. Dangerous Waters: Still a little mickey mouse looking and I find it too easy to complete my objectives as the subs are too quiet, far too well armed with very long range weapons and excellent defences. It's just not the same. Flight sims...they seem just too fast for me now. I like the nice and steady pace of a submarine sim. 4E games cant hold my interest. Theyre too abstract. I need to hear waves crashing over the bow.... I dont even like the ocean to boot. But now I'm hopelessly hooked on subsims. Being addicted is a good thing. Anything else out there that I missed?

12-13-06, 07:18 AM	#2
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Same here, I like the casual pace of subsims. And then ... BOOM! MY 20+ PATROL CREW RESTS WITH THE FISHES! NOOOOO! __________________

12-13-06, 07:44 AM	#4
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I always promise that I will let things play out and not reload... Then I come up with excuses to talk myself into doing it anyway. "If I was a real skipper, I would have been smart enough not to do that. Reload!" __________________

12-13-06, 09:36 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I was an IL2 junkie and I have the X52 joystick and TrackIR. Basically $200.00 worth of flight sim gadgets collecting dust now thanks to me discovering the GW mod. I had SH3 when it hit he shelves over two years ago. Played it and got board because, well, it was not finished as a game. GW changed that and now GWX just around the corner...I guess IL2 will be collecting more dust.... __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-13-06, 09:41 AM	#6
soma A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: breda, the netherlands Posts: 77 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thankfully I found a nice balance between SHIII and IL2, my two favorite games. But with both IL2;'46 and GWX comming in a few days..... I fear I wont sleep at all __________________ Kretchmer is dead, Lüth is dead, Topp is dead, and I dont feel good also....

12-13-06, 07:40 AM	#3
crazypete Bosun Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Yeah I used to think "no going back", if my crew gets killed, then I'll keep going. Realism all the way. Then my elite corps of flak gunners and deck watch crew encountered their first...and last b-24. A tear welled up in my eye....all gone! So now I'm a furious reloader.