Of course, everyone who grew up in Soviet times or, in extreme cases, in the early nineties, perfectly remembers the children's hit - slot machine - "Spearfishing". It was such a periscope that needed to aim at enemy ships. Every kid in the Soviet Union dreamed of trying on a commander’s uniform, so this assault rifle was probably popular then.
And now what? Has the modern powerful gaming industry not bothered to create a submarine simulator? And here, it turns out, everything is not so simple. About times, about manners! There have certainly been attempts, but as it turned out, creating an interesting and dynamic submarine simulator is an almost impossible task. Judge for yourself - what's the main thing in games? Fan, dynamism, speed of deployment of the situation. And what can be dynamic in the activities of a submarine? Her task is to get close to the target for a long time, and then strike and hide for a long time, fleeing the pursuit. This is boring guys.
Therefore, it turns out that those who love space and wind, high waves and salt spray remain deprived. But nevertheless, several interesting and even, one might say, specific projects in this genre have been released. Among them, Silent Hunter is one of the most interesting and reliable. Let's get to know the younger part.
Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic
Submarine simulator SH 5 is an interesting attempt by the glorious company Ubisoft to give this specific genre the road to the masses. The concept of the fifth part was originally conceived with emphasis on arcade. Yes, of course, the whole serious component of the series remained, but a lot of purely fun stuff was added. For example, you can now navigate a submarine using a first-person camera. In addition to purely combat lotions, now you can just talk about life with crew members. Naturally, in between battles. By the way, this gives you a great opportunity to see the perfectly recreated submarine of the Second World War. Oh, and after all, once the kids could not even dream of such a thing.
The first thing you need to know is that the game a submarine simulator is a complicated thing: you need to think and be able to calculate a lot of things (mathematically). In SH 5, arcades were added as much as needed to attract new players, and in everything else the game is more like a training simulator than a game.
The downside of this submarine simulator is the sea. Here and the need to navigate the terrain, like a real captain, and the calculation of the type of vessel to decide on his attack. Yes, forget about the enemy / friend red marker: now, when you see the ship, open the directory and begin to identify the ship by its silhouette. And God forbid you drown yours.
In 2013, the series went online. Thus, the developers tried to develop a specific niche. However, the online version was so simple that regular players simply left the project. The concept has been changed. Who knows what awaits us in the future? Maybe such a simulator of a nuclear submarine, with which you have to close in your room for six months - until the next ascent?