Outstanding Technical Achievement!
WOW. ok, obviously the graphics are out of this world. they are truly next gen and there is literally no game that can even compare. There are god rays, motion blur, dynamic lighting and stunning landscapes and beaches that look ultra realistic. Having said that though, you need one hell of a rig to be able to enjoy the complex eye candy. I run Crysis on a custom built pc with a e6600 core 2 duo, 2 gigs of ddr2 800 ram, and a 8800 gtx. Lets just put it this way - Maxing out the games graphical settings gives me unplayable framerates. THIS GAME IS A SYSTEM HOG!!!! anyways, i am able to play crysis with shadows on high instead of very high, and at 1440x900 resolution with 2x aa at playable framerates and boy does it look sexy. 10/10
Sound:
Crysis has pretty good sound overall. It isnt the best ive heard, but it still is pretty immersive. You will hear angry Koreans, birds, waves, and bullets.
8/10
gameplay:
assuming you get playable framerates, crysis really does play pretty well. it is hard to hit enemies at long range, and sometimes the AI is a bit lame. The thing is, crysis is an open world game, so you have to expect the AI to be a little flawed here and there. after all, they have to be able to think for themselves in the open environments and react to how you play. They are not terrible though, they will sometimes flank you and surprise you. They will shoot flares and call in backup. the controls are pretty solid. it is easy to switch from strength, speed, armour, and cloak modes. The vehicles all drive slightly awkward, sort of like they did in Far Cry. Other than that the gameplay is solid.
9/10
Value:
The campaign is not the longest i have ever played. It is fairly quick, but i have replayed it many times because there are many things that can be explored. i once replayed a mission about 100 times because i was having so much fun picking up heavy objects with strength mode and hurling them at my poor enemies. This is so fun! anyways, there is some good replay value with the single player.
now for the sad part. i never got the multiplayer to work for me! it sucks, but from what i have heard and seen, its a fairly decent multiplayer. it is nothing like call of duty multiplayer, but it looks solid.
9/10
Overall this game is simply an amazing technical achievement. at times it is almost scary how real certain things look. This alone made it an amazing experience to play. highly recommend it to those with a fast as hell PC. overall: 9.2