Gamespy's SHIII impressions: Bad news

america person · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 3:20 pm Post subject:

yep really powerful wisdom at that Razz

:nope: :nope: thievery bad Yep

legit buying of games good Yep

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You are the fools for buying into a game that will suck. You think a Dev team is going to learn when people are buying there games?? Wake up people. Damm

EAST · Joined: 30 Apr 2002 Posts: 1311 Location: Eugene, OR. USA

Dumbass. That's like saying it's ok to carjack someones Hyundai because it's a crappy car. You are the kind of chimp that would try and justify having sex (again) with a goat because you prefer sheep.

Stop being a moron and if you play it - pay for it.

Thunderhorse · Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 58 Location: Poplarville, MS

Just a troll trying to stir something up. Troll, be gone!

-Thunderhorse-

Neal Stevens · Joined: 25 Jan 1997 Posts: 3517 Location: Houston, Texas

Amen!

What kind of man boasts about stealing?

les green01 · Posted: Mon May 17, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject:

RobertH · Joined: 25 Dec 2001 Posts: 146

Well if it has to go thru the act of sinking so much tonnage to move on to the next mission I will wait until it hits the bargain rack at walmart. It didn't take long for SH2 to get there and from the sounds of it this one won't be out too long before it's there too.

I admit it sounds like it does have some cool features but imagine the crews, not to mention my own moral if I have to keep repeating the same mission over and over.

Besides if eye candy and "cool features" were all that made a game a classic AOD nor SH1 would still be on my computers...

I think the term "simulation" is getting to a point where it's too losely used by game companies. Also if "simulator" style games are too narrow on their audiences then why is AOD, Falcon 4.0 etc. still considered some of the best in their genre's, especially considering their age/

I guess it is nice to know that the SH3 dev team did listen to us and other hard core sub simmer's and...... erm..... uh..... never mind that after all I seem to recall a dynamic campaign being first on the list.....

I guess that would explain their lack of "details" or post's to this board.

RobertH (yes, dissappointed.... again... now where did my CAOD cd go?)

Neal Stevens · Joined: 25 Jan 1997 Posts: 3517 Location: Houston, Texas

Andy · Joined: 21 Sep 2001 Posts: 334

Neal I have been extremely busy and visits to the board have been sporadic. I have been doing a little catch up. Thanks for the E3 visit and info. I am impressed with SH3. For me personally, 1 feature that isn't exactly how I might have chosen in a perfect world is not an issue in light of the overall presentation of a title. Thanks for the time, effort and money placed into the E3 visit along with the screens and info you brought back for all of us slavering fans.

Nightowl · Joined: 10 Jan 2002 Posts: 309 Location: Bushnell, FL

I don't believe a word of these guys saying they won't buy it til it's out on the bargain bin, most of it is just talk, they'll probably be the 1st ones in line to get their hands on it as soon as it is out, who are they kidding? And from what I see so far, it will be on the top selling list for a long time. No game is going to please everyone, no matter how the game is put together, so I am thankful to get a great new sub-sim that looks like a great game. -Nightowl

Sailor Steve · Posted: Tue May 18, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject:

I bought SHII the day it was released, and was bitterly disappointed. I thought it would be SHI with U-boats, maybe just a little better. After several months of it barely running at all I discovered the SubSim community while looking for a possible fix.

I've heard the stories about similar threads to these being posted prior to the release of SHII. I wouldn't know, I wasn't there. What I do know is this: the "Career Mode" is what keeps me playing the older sims, and that "one little thing" is the only thing I want fixed. If SHIII doesn't have it I won't steal it; I won't play it at all. You see, I can't justify spending close to a thousand dollars for a "game" that doesn't give me what I want, and that is what it will take for me to buy a new computer that will run the thing.

DedEye · Joined: 25 Dec 2001 Posts: 196 Location: Edmonton

RobertH · Joined: 25 Dec 2001 Posts: 146

america person · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 10:03 pm Post subject:

im inclined to agree with those whop are going to wait for actaull impression stec. etc, since im gonna be one of them

Steeltrap · Joined: 14 Mar 2001 Posts: 234

The thing I am waiting for is to see the comments from real users - and NOT reviewers - that will crop up in here.

The most positive thing I gained from SH2 was this community. I have enjoyed seeing the varying views and have been amazed at what was done with SH2 by some of the modders in here. Even had a few laughs! Subsim is one of the few sites I visit every few days.

As for my comment about reviews, I fervently hope we do not see the appalling situation we saw with SH2. That game had SO many bugs and flaws you had to be blind not to see them, but I didn't see a single one mentioned. Whover wrote them ought to be ashamed of themselves as they were either lying or unaware, either one of which makes them unsuitable for writing a review.

As to the issue of 'scripted' campaigns, I'll see what happens. Is it what I would prefer? No. Do I think it is wise to avoid the overwhelming feedback to be found about that particular aspect of the sim in this community? No. Does all that mean I think it's impossible for them to do a good enough job on all the aspects of the sim that this aspect kills it? No.

For that reason I'll stay tuned. Let's face it - if SH2 had addressed all its OTHER problems, the scripted campaign would still suck but it wouldn't be the killer. It was the fact that the scripted campaign sucked AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS DID, TOO, that made SH2 a dud.

Bear in mind - the intrepid modders have made SH2 pretty enjoyable despite all that. The developers, however, might also bear in mind that it's only the source code constraints that keep SH2 fatally flawed. It's ironic that the code that professionals developed is the limiting factor to what unpaid amateurs have since done with it....