Gram.pl preview of SH5

Sonarman · 02-16-10, 09:36 AM

The Polish games site "Gram.pl" has a 3 page preview of SH5, read the "googledegook" translation of it here

ReFaN · 02-16-10, 09:38 AM

http://www.gram.pl/upl/artykul/20100214140136.jpg

This looks very scary in my eyes

http://www.gram.pl/upl/artykul/20100214140302.jpg

Underwater gun ho!

MasterCaine · 02-16-10, 09:52 AM

U-boat frogmen!

SH5 is reaching new, uncharted levels of realism.

Lanzfeld · 02-16-10, 09:56 AM

Well the translation is pretty bad but this build looks like a real FAIL to me. The gun crew underwater is straight from SH-3. Did SH-4 do this (I never owned it)?

Sailor Steve · 02-16-10, 09:57 AM

Yes, it's a major complaint in SH4 as well.

But SH5? Hey, you wanted to see flooding in the submarine, didn't you?

piri_reis · 02-16-10, 09:59 AM

Thanks for the link.
The google translation is hard to follow but the reviewer mentions many historical mistakes, graphical and AI issues, overall quite a few bugs. We expected those anyway

I just hope sooner or later they're patched and mod tools are very very capable.

He also mentions, "No way to shuffle the crew around", I'm hoping this is not the case. Because the one eyed pirate wasn't at the CR, and there was a new face there

Lanzfeld · 02-16-10, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yes, it's a major complaint in SH4 as well.

But SH5? Hey, you wanted to see flooding in the submarine, didn't you?

Me??? I never wanted to see it. I just wanted it simulated in the damage report. I wanted them to focus on the simulation part of the title not the graphics. I lose.

Sailor Steve · 02-16-10, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lanzfeld

Me??? I never wanted to see it. I just wanted it simulated in the damage report. I wanted them to focus on the simulation part of the title not the graphics. I lose.

Same here, actually. I didn't mean you directly, I was writing generically to all the folks who say they do want that.

I'll take AOD with modern graphics any day of the week.

HanSolo78 · 02-16-10, 10:24 AM

To me it is quite not understandable to send preview versions like this to the press... I mean... who will buy a game which is half finished?
To me the new approach of RPG elements looked quite interesting but some things can´t be oversighted.

ryanglavin · 02-16-10, 10:45 AM

When you send previews to the press, it backfires.

I mean honestly, its the press, thier job is to change thier articles till it sounds good.

I won't read anything from the press, unless its neal stevens, cause he could start a publishing company based off the stuff we write.

Onkel Neal · 02-16-10, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HanSolo78

To me it is quite not understandable to send preview versions like this to the press... I mean... who will buy a game which is half finished?
To me the new approach of RPG elements looked quite interesting but some things can´t be oversighted.

Actually, previews have to be conducted on the unfinished versions of the game, but a responsible journalist should not post a bug list or play test report in a preview. He can state the overall state of the build, but should stress, it is an unfinished game build.

urfisch · 02-16-10, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ReFaN

http://www.gram.pl/upl/artykul/20100214140136.jpg

This looks very scary in my eyes

this is the great new fully dynamic campaign, dude...no reason to be scared.

i am more scared of an autistic crew, muted and frozen in repeating moves...

Seeadler · 02-16-10, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReFaN

http://www.gram.pl/upl/artykul/20100214140136.jpg
This looks very scary in my eyes

Here we have the 10 campaigns in a tree like the Wing Commander campaign

Effectively you played pro career only 5 or 6 campaigns

Decoman · 02-16-10, 01:44 PM

Major error: A screenshot showed a map of northern europe, where "Norway" was a label placed over the country of Sweden. Tsk.

The country label "Norway" really must be moved more to the left, just beside the coast to the Atlantic ocean.

Also, I think the country label "England" should be changed to "Great Britain", because it includes Scotland and Ireland. I suppose that even this might be wrong. The people who live there ought to know what is correct though.

I thought that this screenshot looked very nice, with the background included.

Florent · 02-16-10, 02:22 PM

Interesting, i think its the first screenshot of a VII A.

02-16-10, 09:36 AM	#1
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Gram.pl preview of SH5 The Polish games site "Gram.pl" has a 3 page preview of SH5, read the "googledegook" translation of it here __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

02-16-10, 09:38 AM	#2
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	http://www.gram.pl/upl/artykul/20100214140136.jpg This looks very scary in my eyes http://www.gram.pl/upl/artykul/20100214140302.jpg Underwater gun ho! __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

02-16-10, 09:52 AM	#3
MasterCaine Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 35 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	U-boat frogmen! SH5 is reaching new, uncharted levels of realism. Last edited by MasterCaine; 02-16-10 at 10:19 AM.

02-16-10, 09:57 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yes, it's a major complaint in SH4 as well. But SH5? Hey, you wanted to see flooding in the submarine, didn't you? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-16-10, 09:59 AM	#6
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the link. The google translation is hard to follow but the reviewer mentions many historical mistakes, graphical and AI issues, overall quite a few bugs. We expected those anyway I just hope sooner or later they're patched and mod tools are very very capable. He also mentions, "No way to shuffle the crew around", I'm hoping this is not the case. Because the one eyed pirate wasn't at the CR, and there was a new face there __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

02-16-10, 09:56 AM	#4
Lanzfeld Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Tripoli, PA Posts: 994 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Well the translation is pretty bad but this build looks like a real FAIL to me. The gun crew underwater is straight from SH-3. Did SH-4 do this (I never owned it)?

02-16-10, 10:24 AM	#9
HanSolo78 Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austria Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 3	To me it is quite not understandable to send preview versions like this to the press... I mean... who will buy a game which is half finished? To me the new approach of RPG elements looked quite interesting but some things can´t be oversighted. __________________

02-16-10, 10:45 AM	#10
ryanglavin Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Evading that Hunter/Killer Group on my Tail Posts: 584 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	When you send previews to the press, it backfires. I mean honestly, its the press, thier job is to change thier articles till it sounds good. I won't read anything from the press, unless its neal stevens, cause he could start a publishing company based off the stuff we write.

02-16-10, 01:44 PM	#14
Decoman Frogman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 306 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Major error: A screenshot showed a map of northern europe, where "Norway" was a label placed over the country of Sweden. Tsk. The country label "Norway" really must be moved more to the left, just beside the coast to the Atlantic ocean. Also, I think the country label "England" should be changed to "Great Britain", because it includes Scotland and Ireland. I suppose that even this might be wrong. The people who live there ought to know what is correct though. I thought that this screenshot looked very nice, with the background included.

02-16-10, 02:22 PM	#15
Florent Watch Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 27 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Interesting, i think its the first screenshot of a VII A.