Are the graphics in "Wings of Prey" unrealistic? Sure.
Are they more realistic than any other sim I've ever seen? Definitely, and I've logged a lot of IL2, Flaming Cliffs, DCS and FSX hours. A lot of the settings can be adjusted to tone down the "overdone" effects. Don't knock it until you've tried it guys.
This whole conversation is so stupid, it just pained me to read. It is a really, really good looking game. If I could have a game right now that took the complexities and feature set of IL2 and the visuals of Wings of Prey, I'd probably pay a couple hundred dollars for it (don't get any ideas oleg!
). It's that much of an upgrade over the visuals in my beloved IL2.
Unfortunately, as good as it looks, it's not much of a sim right now, it's a very beautiful game with a few sim qualities.