Gave up on SH4. Back to SH3. It's good to be home.

skookum · 05-12-09, 03:06 AM

I bought SH4 a while back. Wanted to try it out and was impressed with the graphics (especially the transparent water and reflections). However, the game overall lacks something important: atmosphere. Sure, technically, it's a far superior piece of software. But as an entertainment experience, I find SH3 much more satisfying. I can't nail down specifics, but messages from BDU and the music that plays when you sink a ship are a couple of examples.

So I dusted off my old copy, reinstalled it, and am on patrol number 2. It's good to be home.

Jimbuna · 05-12-09, 03:50 AM

Welcome back

Packerton · 05-12-09, 04:04 AM

Sink Em' all!

nikbear · 05-12-09, 06:15 AM

Yay,welcome back,you just can't beat the cold grey Atlantic in a U-boot can you

AVGWarhawk · 05-12-09, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by nikbear

Yay,welcome back,you just can't beat the cold grey Atlantic in a U-boot can you

Sure I can, a Carnival Cruise Line in the Bahamas

Andyman23 · 05-12-09, 12:08 PM

i know exactly what you mean. i tried SH4 and i enjoyed it very much and played it alot with the excellent mods that people made for it. But after i while, for some unexplainable reason, i just had to go back to SH3

FIREWALL · 05-12-09, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Sure I can, a Carnival Cruise Line in the Bahamas

Or in the South Pacific in a Fleetboat.

Welcome back Skookum

AVGWarhawk · 05-12-09, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Or in the South Pacific in a Fleetboat.

Welcome back Skookum

Yeah, this is were you will find me. The women were grass skirts.

kdv · 05-12-09, 12:57 PM

Can relate, but with a different series - MS Combat Flight Sim.

Loved #2 (Pacific), bought #3 (Europe) when it came out - but went back to #2 shortly after, was a 'richer' experience overall.

From what I've read about SH4 - and experienced with SH3 - there's no reason for me to leave this game.

Welcome back anyways!

monsterzero_jr · 05-12-09, 01:40 PM

Tokyo Kid say you're not man enough for the Pacific.

Bent Periscope · 05-12-09, 05:51 PM

Welcome back from your monsoon tour.
BP

Platapus · 05-12-09, 05:58 PM

If you will pardon the pun. I am in the same boat.

I really like the idea of SH4. But you are absolutely right. There is "something" not right with SH4. It is tough to put my finger on it though.

I do know, that for me, manual targeting in SH4 is more awkward than in SH3

I am getting ready to start up a new career in SH4, but I am sure I will be back to SH3 very soon.

Kpt. Lehmann · 05-12-09, 10:30 PM

Ahh Skookum! I remember ya!

Welcome back.

Adriatico · 05-13-09, 02:03 AM

From my 3 days experience, I see SH4 as a nice raw material (semi-product) in a terms of making further Atlantic campaign... based on modern PC graphics.

So it takes one supermod that will change hundreds of elements into "real feeling".
... and guess which "bunch of fanatics" can do that

It's funny to make a comment from my "total rookie" experience, but I played more with installed files than with a game itself... it simply didn't draw me inside...
( contrary to SH3 that grabbed me from the first touch, long time ago )

I have a full respect for original US campaign and modes, but it's contrary to my gameplay logic - to play campaign that gets easier and easier as the war progresses.

I played 9 months SH3 before i met the first royal battleship south of Spain... and in SH4 you are supposed to hunt Yamato as a rabbit in a bush.

Anyhow, SH3 engine is outdated in 2009, so for me it's just waiting and hoping... that "wolfpack" could get hungry again

TarJak · 05-13-09, 03:05 AM

Welcome back Skookum. Looking forward to seeing some new screenies from you.

05-12-09, 03:06 AM	#1
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Gave up on SH4. Back to SH3. It's good to be home. I bought SH4 a while back. Wanted to try it out and was impressed with the graphics (especially the transparent water and reflections). However, the game overall lacks something important: atmosphere. Sure, technically, it's a far superior piece of software. But as an entertainment experience, I find SH3 much more satisfying. I can't nail down specifics, but messages from BDU and the music that plays when you sink a ship are a couple of examples. So I dusted off my old copy, reinstalled it, and am on patrol number 2. It's good to be home. __________________

05-12-09, 06:15 AM	#4
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Yay,welcome back,you just can't beat the cold grey Atlantic in a U-boot can you __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

05-12-09, 12:08 PM	#6
Andyman23 Bosun Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 68 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	i know exactly what you mean. i tried SH4 and i enjoyed it very much and played it alot with the excellent mods that people made for it. But after i while, for some unexplainable reason, i just had to go back to SH3 __________________ USS Pittsburgh SSN-720

05-12-09, 05:58 PM	#12
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	If you will pardon the pun. I am in the same boat. I really like the idea of SH4. But you are absolutely right. There is "something" not right with SH4. It is tough to put my finger on it though. I do know, that for me, manual targeting in SH4 is more awkward than in SH3 I am getting ready to start up a new career in SH4, but I am sure I will be back to SH3 very soon. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-12-09, 10:30 PM	#13
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Ahh Skookum! I remember ya! Welcome back. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

05-12-09, 03:50 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,478 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome back __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-12-09, 04:04 AM	#3
Packerton Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newfoundland,Canada Posts: 398 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Sink Em' all! __________________ GWX crew member. Come Hell or High water, we get it done!

05-12-09, 12:57 PM	#9
kdv Loader Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 85 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Can relate, but with a different series - MS Combat Flight Sim. Loved #2 (Pacific), bought #3 (Europe) when it came out - but went back to #2 shortly after, was a 'richer' experience overall. From what I've read about SH4 - and experienced with SH3 - there's no reason for me to leave this game. Welcome back anyways!

05-12-09, 01:40 PM	#10
monsterzero_jr Watch Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 26 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Tokyo Kid say you're not man enough for the Pacific.

05-12-09, 05:51 PM	#11
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Welcome back from your monsoon tour. BP

05-13-09, 02:03 AM	#14
Adriatico Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Periscope depth Posts: 860 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	From my 3 days experience, I see SH4 as a nice raw material (semi-product) in a terms of making further Atlantic campaign... based on modern PC graphics. So it takes one supermod that will change hundreds of elements into "real feeling". ... and guess which "bunch of fanatics" can do that It's funny to make a comment from my "total rookie" experience, but I played more with installed files than with a game itself... it simply didn't draw me inside... ( contrary to SH3 that grabbed me from the first touch, long time ago ) I have a full respect for original US campaign and modes, but it's contrary to my gameplay logic - to play campaign that gets easier and easier as the war progresses. I played 9 months SH3 before i met the first royal battleship south of Spain... and in SH4 you are supposed to hunt Yamato as a rabbit in a bush. Anyhow, SH3 engine is outdated in 2009, so for me it's just waiting and hoping... that "wolfpack" could get hungry again __________________ Last edited by Adriatico; 05-13-09 at 02:41 AM.

05-13-09, 03:05 AM	#15
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Welcome back Skookum. Looking forward to seeing some new screenies from you.