Comments on: Silent Hunter 4 a Failure, Colossal Disappointment http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/ "There are certain areas in the game where death is permanent and you cannot respawn." -NWN Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: visitor-style http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-36085 visitor-style Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:26:47 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-36085 "Thankfully I’m still busy with Battlefield 2, which at least doesn’t crash constantly, even if it has plenty of balance issues and a virtually useless server browser…" Well, no thanks. EA has ruined more games than most devs/publishers will ever release. I don't see how you can complain so ruthlessly about SH4 when you tolerate EA Games. They've been on boycott on my PC since like 5 C&Cs ago... (Or several advertising-integrated multiplayer shooters, depending on which unit of measure you want to use! :P) They are some non-fan-listening, bug-ignoring(/denying), non-patch-releasing, development-resource-shortening, product-lifecycle-terminating, cash-cow-milking mofos. I am with you in demanding better PC games for all gamers, but I sure as heck don't think we'll achieve that by throwing hard-earned $$ at EA. Doing so just encourages their bad behavior. Maybe it's because I haven't played a sub game since Silent Service, but FWIW I got some good kicks out of SH4. “Thankfully I’m still busy with Battlefield 2, which at least doesn’t crash constantly, even if it has plenty of balance issues and a virtually useless server browser…”

Well, no thanks. EA has ruined more games than most devs/publishers will ever release.

I don’t see how you can complain so ruthlessly about SH4 when you tolerate EA Games. They’ve been on boycott on my PC since like 5 C&Cs ago… (Or several advertising-integrated multiplayer shooters, depending on which unit of measure you want to use! :P)

They are some non-fan-listening, bug-ignoring(/denying), non-patch-releasing, development-resource-shortening, product-lifecycle-terminating, cash-cow-milking mofos.

I am with you in demanding better PC games for all gamers, but I sure as heck don’t think we’ll achieve that by throwing hard-earned $$ at EA. Doing so just encourages their bad behavior.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t played a sub game since Silent Service, but FWIW I got some good kicks out of SH4.

]]> By: jasonb http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35975 jasonb Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:10:13 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35975 I couldn't agree more. I thoroughly enjoyed SH2, although I think I reloaded each mission about 35 times to ensure best angle on the capital ships once I learned their relatively static routes. The destroyers would drop on you in a big way and the damage model was somewhat better than SH3. From what I had read, SH4's damage model was similarly broken. I couldn’t agree more. I thoroughly enjoyed SH2, although I think I reloaded each mission about 35 times to ensure best angle on the capital ships once I learned their relatively static routes. The destroyers would drop on you in a big way and the damage model was somewhat better than SH3. From what I had read, SH4’s damage model was similarly broken.

]]> By: Nigel http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35974 Nigel Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:24:48 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35974 Not a huge subsim fan, but bought SH4 to try it out. Don´t know if I had the settings wrong but I got so bored that the Jap ships didn´t attack me that I started to ram them and not a shot was fired. Got SH2 on a revival label and it´s a lot better. Not a huge subsim fan, but bought SH4 to try it out. Don´t know if I had the settings wrong but I got so bored that the Jap ships didn´t attack me that I started to ram them and not a shot was fired. Got SH2 on a revival label and it´s a lot better.

]]> By: Darren http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35878 Darren Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:14:18 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35878 You can set the resolution in the Options but it doesn't change the ingame graphics. It only changes the apperance of the instrument shortcuts. If you zoom in with binocs or scope, the ships are jaggy, and can't tell a destroyer from a fishing boat. My son got a copy for his birthday but didn't like it and said it looked bad, I didn't believe him and took his copy and I have to agree with him. Best part of the whole game is the intro. Also I need to mention that I have had nothing but problems with Ubisoft for years. It appears that every title they ever put out is beta at best. With nothing but promises for a fix later. I WON'T buy a Ubisoft product ever. I would consider this title, but after 5 patches, it's still crap, I'm back to Crysis. Pretty bad when Crysis plays and looks awesome but Ubi can't get a destroyer to look right sitting in an ocean. You can set the resolution in the Options but it doesn’t change the ingame graphics. It only changes the apperance of the instrument shortcuts. If you zoom in with binocs or scope, the ships are jaggy, and can’t tell a destroyer from a fishing boat. My son got a copy for his birthday but didn’t like it and said it looked bad, I didn’t believe him and took his copy and I have to agree with him. Best part of the whole game is the intro.

Also I need to mention that I have had nothing but problems with Ubisoft for years. It appears that every title they ever put out is beta at best. With nothing but promises for a fix later. I WON’T buy a Ubisoft product ever. I would consider this title, but after 5 patches, it’s still crap, I’m back to Crysis. Pretty bad when Crysis plays and looks awesome but Ubi can’t get a destroyer to look right sitting in an ocean.

]]> By: ted http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35576 ted Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:20:54 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35576 the medals are wrong because of the us navy copywriting them the medals are wrong because of the us navy copywriting them

]]> By: desroses remy http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35573 desroses remy Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:38:57 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35573 hello i agree, i played a lot sh3 but sh4 lack of a charming, hello
i agree, i played a lot sh3 but sh4 lack of a charming,

]]> By: jasonb http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35543 jasonb Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:18:57 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35543 Another SH4 apologist? Recent patches resolved bugs such as crashing when using some of the common shortcut keys, so I shall forgive you for being unaware. SH4 shipped without any competent QA; the measurements were all in metric when it shipped! SH4 fails to offer any sensible damage management model, a step backwards even from SH3! In fact, SH2 more correctly modeled many things than either of its successors. SH4 was dead on arrival for anyone serious about subsims. That's par for the course for Ubisoft, though. They seem to be spectacularly incompetent at software development. Another SH4 apologist? Recent patches resolved bugs such as crashing when using some of the common shortcut keys, so I shall forgive you for being unaware.

SH4 shipped without any competent QA; the measurements were all in metric when it shipped! SH4 fails to offer any sensible damage management model, a step backwards even from SH3! In fact, SH2 more correctly modeled many things than either of its successors.

SH4 was dead on arrival for anyone serious about subsims. That’s par for the course for Ubisoft, though. They seem to be spectacularly incompetent at software development.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35532 Dan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:45:51 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35532 Sorry to turn on the light in your eyes here but i dont know what system you run but i had no problem with anything, running at 1280x1024 85hz, No crashing at all and ye the 2d crew is in cracked versions. SH4 offers improved misisons plays and looks better, dunno where the hell you been for the last few years but ya might wanna upgrade your win95 system mister Sorry to turn on the light in your eyes here but i dont know what system you run but i had no problem with anything, running at 1280×1024 85hz, No crashing at all and ye the 2d crew is in cracked versions.

SH4 offers improved misisons plays and looks better, dunno where the hell you been for the last few years but ya might wanna upgrade your win95 system mister

]]> By: jasonb http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35488 jasonb Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:47:20 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35488 If a game crashes consistently when a documented shortcut is pressed, I'm about done with it. As is the case with SH4, clearly no QA took place. I'm bored with Ubisoft Romania. I hope the next Subsim title is developed by a competent company. Thankfully I'm still busy with Battlefield 2, which at least doesn't crash constantly, even if it has plenty of balance issues and a virtually useless server browser... If a game crashes consistently when a documented shortcut is pressed, I’m about done with it. As is the case with SH4, clearly no QA took place. I’m bored with Ubisoft Romania. I hope the next Subsim title is developed by a competent company. Thankfully I’m still busy with Battlefield 2, which at least doesn’t crash constantly, even if it has plenty of balance issues and a virtually useless server browser…

]]> By: gissimo http://blog.edseek.com/archives/2007/04/01/silent-hunter-4-a-failure-colossal-disappointment/#comment-35487 gissimo Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:31:04 +0000 http://edseek.com/?p=369#comment-35487 my copy of SH 4 goes all the way to 1600X 1080. you did realize there is a slider bar on the side of the resolution list to access higher resolution, right? my copy of SH 4 goes all the way to 1600X 1080. you did realize there is a slider bar on the side of the resolution list to access higher resolution, right?

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