I hear there's this new Silent Hunter game...

Sailor Steve · 06-30-12, 03:56 PM

Back when SH3 was under development we said exactly the same thing. We just wanted Aces Of The Deep with modern graphics.

Iron Budokan · 07-06-12, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Back when SH3 was under development we said exactly the same thing. We just wanted Aces Of The Deep with modern graphics.

Heh, yeah. Very true. I remember telling my little boy when SH3 was about to come out, "Okay, we will buy it, but no way it'll be better than Aces of the Deep."

I've never been happier to be proven wrong in my life.

EDIT: Oh, and what P_Funk said. He nailed it perfectly for me as well.

cfc3612 · 07-07-12, 02:39 PM

when does the beta come out any one knows

SurfnSea · 08-09-12, 10:31 PM

I look forward to trying this. If it was hardcore sim I'm fine with that. If it is leaning more toward arcade I'm ok with that too. I just love sub sims and I like the idea of the online play as mentioned by Neal in his article. Good luck to the team developing this I wish you success.

TwoGamers · 08-10-12, 07:33 PM

This is going to have micro payments and its most likely going to let you buy power waht i would have rather seen was a game were you can play as a submarine or as a british unit like a destroyer or plane.

Hinrich Schwab · 08-11-12, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TwoGamers

This is going to have micro payments...

Of course. It is what Ubi$oft wants.

Sartoris · 08-12-12, 06:41 PM

I'm surprised to see so many people here supporting this product. Seeing how Ubisoft mangled SH5, it's baffling to me that there are some consumers who are prepared to simply forgive Ubisoft for singlehandedly killing off a beloved sim franchise, only to turn it into what seems to be nothing more than a simplistic Facebook-like game.

Onkel Neal · 08-12-12, 08:18 PM

I can only speak for myself, but I never said I forgave Ubisoft for anything. I can't really see where it's my role to forgive them for a product, no one put a gun to my head to buy it. I reviewed it and gave it the lowest score of all Silent Hunter games (and just about every A title game since Fast Attack). I certainly expressed my dissatisfaction with how they handled the run up to the game, how they were closed off to input, closed off to the community, and basically held back review copies of the game until 2 weeks after it was released. Just as with movie reviews, when a company does that, it signals problems. And SH5 had loads of problems. It had great potential but Ubisoft declined to support it. But am I going to close myself off to new possibilities? Heck no. This is a new game, new dev team, and new direction. I try not to pre-judge too much, I have been wrong in the past.

If SHO stinks, it won't cost me anything, I won't be playing it, and I won't waste any energy posting about it.

06-30-12, 03:56 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Back when SH3 was under development we said exactly the same thing. We just wanted Aces Of The Deep with modern graphics. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-07-12, 02:39 PM	#3
cfc3612 Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: New castle, De Posts: 6 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	question when does the beta come out any one knows

08-12-12, 08:18 PM	#8
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,290 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	I can only speak for myself, but I never said I forgave Ubisoft for anything. I can't really see where it's my role to forgive them for a product, no one put a gun to my head to buy it. I reviewed it and gave it the lowest score of all Silent Hunter games (and just about every A title game since Fast Attack). I certainly expressed my dissatisfaction with how they handled the run up to the game, how they were closed off to input, closed off to the community, and basically held back review copies of the game until 2 weeks after it was released. Just as with movie reviews, when a company does that, it signals problems. And SH5 had loads of problems. It had great potential but Ubisoft declined to support it. But am I going to close myself off to new possibilities? Heck no. This is a new game, new dev team, and new direction. I try not to pre-judge too much, I have been wrong in the past. If SHO stinks, it won't cost me anything, I won't be playing it, and I won't waste any energy posting about it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-09-12, 10:31 PM	#4
SurfnSea Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 137 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I look forward to trying this. If it was hardcore sim I'm fine with that. If it is leaning more toward arcade I'm ok with that too. I just love sub sims and I like the idea of the online play as mentioned by Neal in his article. Good luck to the team developing this I wish you success.

08-10-12, 07:33 PM	#5
TwoGamers Officer Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 240 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	This is going to have micro payments and its most likely going to let you buy power waht i would have rather seen was a game were you can play as a submarine or as a british unit like a destroyer or plane.

08-12-12, 06:41 PM	#7
Sartoris Captain Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 489 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I'm surprised to see so many people here supporting this product. Seeing how Ubisoft mangled SH5, it's baffling to me that there are some consumers who are prepared to simply forgive Ubisoft for singlehandedly killing off a beloved sim franchise, only to turn it into what seems to be nothing more than a simplistic Facebook-like game.