Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Silent Depth 2 needs much more time in the oven. As of the moment of typing this review the gameplay offerings would be considered at the earliest alpha stage of any game in development. The most rudimentary system of sub gameplay is present but as it is known that this title is in early access. The main draw for this title is its setting in the pacific...
After 2 years of early access, what a disappointment.
- Rotating the camera requires you to hold left-click and drag like it's 1998.
- Graphical effects are abyss-tier
- Absolutely no tutorial
- Sub controls are difficult due to the bare bones available.
- Overall feel is tedious and in alpha state. As if they gave up and released it to recoup some...
Bought it, tried it, got a refund. Not ready for play.
I loved the video on the store page showing great torpedo shots. What they don't show is that the User Interface is way, way unfinished. I used the campaign map to get to an area containing a target [Good]. I chose to engage and got switched to the tactical map - and my ship controls (depth, direction,...
