Crysis 2 Impressions and Feelings

The original crysis i hold as my favourite game of all time for its combination of Excellent AI, Graphics and gameplay. The way the AI would flank you and then run away after you took out most of there squad and try to hide at which point you come out of your cloak and grab them by the throat. The graphics are amazing still the best in my opinion, the effects, textures and the way that the people looked like people not some shiny bloom ridden smooth model in some shiny clothes. The gameplay In Crysis was the jewel in the crown, you could approach any situation you liked, you could go stealthy or run in guns blazing smashing buildings. Some parts which i didnt like was the generic story, the alien encounters and the on rails sections. Anyway after watching the E3 coverage of Crysis im am a little confused, Crytek seem to have focused on the Aliens and the On rails cinematic moments. which were in my opinion the worst parts of the masterpiece that is Crysis.

Thats me, but how does everyone else feel about the upcoming sequel?

So far, I agree with you. I haven't liked what they've shown. I'm also not a fan of the setting. Hopefully this will change, but at this point, I'm not liking it.

I agree, the alien parts and rails section were definitely the most unmemorable parts of the games. It will be a shame if the new game focuses more on these points.

Crysis 2 looks to be aimed at a larger audience which is good for Crytek, but the game is being sacrificed commercially instead of focusing on the gameplay elements which the original perfected. Also i loved the tropical and jungle setting it was alot better that the usual cities of grey depressing cities which the sequel is now using. which disappoints me and other fans.

- The city isn't grey. Perhaps your monitor has problems, because I saw tons of colours in the footage.

- Crytek is bored of making yet another jungle shooter, plus we have tons of tropical games

- The aliens are bipedal, intelligent and you'll fight humans too. What exactly is the problem now?

- The levels are still open

- At EA's conference they wanted to show a boss fight, which was pretty much identical to those in the other Crysis games

The problem is I dont want to fight aliens even if they are intelligent.

-I want to run through lush enviroments, find an enemy outpost then plan my way through it.

-I want to grab Koreans by the throats and hurl them into buildings which collapse.

-I want to play a Sequel that expands on the original not highlight the On Rail and alien sections.

-I want to know what happened when Nomad and Phyco went back into the island.

-I want to take off from there.

-I dont want to be in a city fighting aliens and people in suits.

-I want too continue the story of the original.

- I want a Suquel that is true to the original.

The latest trailer indicates that Crysis 2 will most likely be a very confined game. Personally, I dig the setting, I love urban warfare and it might still be a great game in its own right, but it doesn't seem it will offer what we expected from a Crysis sequel. Then again, neither did Warhead.

Want to know whatI think?

Crysis 2 will be fun. It will be beautiful. It will have all kinds of cool abilities and "moves" that extend far beyond gimmicks.

I feel it is going to be more streamlined and focused, and yet keep the best aspects of Crysis 2.

I believe Crysis is going to be a fusion of Crysis 1 and Halflife...incredibly cinematic, immersive, gorgeous, smart AI, a cool and practical suit, etc.

Crysis 2 will be fun.mrbojangles25

It will be beautiful.mrbojangles25

....a cool and practical suit, etc.mrbojangles25

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"] That is yet to be seen. [QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]It will be beautiful.Rheorin

....a cool and practical suit, etc.mrbojangles25

did you even watch that last in-game trailer?

and no, I was not implying the suit was a "tin can"...sheesh...I was implying that the same practicality, i.e. youre just a man but the suit helps you because its a tool, from the first game will carry over into the second.

did you even watch that last in-game trailer?

mrbojangles25

and no, I was not implying the suit was a "tin can"...sheesh...I was implying that the same practicality, i.e. youre just a man but the suit helps you because its a tool, from the first game will carry over into the second.

mrbojangles25

looks a bit halo-esque from some footage ive seen but thats probably just to appeal to the console kids. it's likely to be much more crysis warhead than crysis (i.e. streamlined and set piece based), for me that's a bad thing because i enjoyed crysis more but i have every faith in crytek's ability as devs and am sure it's gonna be great. can't wait for it

I know they said the game would have open enviroments like Crysis 1 but so far I'm not seeing it. From the E3 footage all I saw was maybe two routes, for example in a scenario, you could go across the bridge or you could go through the buildings. So far I'm not that much impress but I'm still hoping for more news of Crysis 2 to change my mind. I mean from some of those really early Crysis 2 screenshots we did see some tropical or jungle settings.

I know they said the game would have open enviroments like Crysis 1 but so far I'm not seeing it. From the E3 footage all I saw was maybe two routes, for example in a scenario, you could go across the bridge or you could go through the buildings. So far I'm not that much impress but I'm still hoping for more news of Crysis 2 to change my mind. I mean from some of those really early Crysis 2 screenshots we did see some tropical or jungle settings.

klusps

The problem is I dont want to fight aliens even if they are intelligent.

-I want to run through lush enviroments, find an enemy outpost then plan my way through it.

-I want to grab Koreans by the throats and hurl them into buildings which collapse.

-I want to play a Sequel that expands on the original not highlight the On Rail and alien sections.

-I want to know what happened when Nomad and Phyco went back into the island.

-I want to take off from there.

-I dont want to be in a city fighting aliens and people in suits.

-I want too continue the story of the original.

- I want a Suquel that is true to the original.

neyney23

+1 man. I would rather be in a jungle, mainly. It's just my personal preference. :P

Unimpressed, I won't say I'll pass this game but it's not Mafia 2 or Diablo 3 sized game which anticipation kills me

I like what I can definitely tell from what we've been shown so far. The ability to perform stealth melee takedowns (like, actual stealth takedowns, not just switching from stealth to strength mode and punching guys' skulls in) is a welcome addition. The new aliens look like they'll be genuinely fun to engage tactically. Looks like the sniper rifle scope doesn't have that annoying crosshair jitter on top of the scope sway anymore. The city level design looks pretty competent to me. Can't tell a lot about it beyond that, but nothing about it suggests it will be more confined and linear than Crysis's more open levels (nor does anything suggest it won't - again, can't really tell yet).

Also just from what I've read, I welcome the idea of suit mods that allegedly work the same way as weapon attachments in Crysis 1. Extra, nuanced suit customization on the fly like that is very appealing to me.

I will say that I'm nonplussed with the advertisement of Crysis 2 thus far. While everything I've mentioned in my first paragraph is taken from the trailers, the way the game is being shown in those trailers is pretty dull. None of the strengths of the game's features are being shown off. No creativity in how the suit modes are being used, no ingenuity in the guy's tactics. It's also being played on a console, which means less impressive visuals, but more importantly, less fluid movement and vision panning. And whoever is playing evidently particularly sucks at playing shooters with a gamepad, as he's horribly inaccurate and sluggish. They've just been utterly dull, and the only reason they hold any value to me is that I've played enough Crysis to see the strengths in Crysis 2's gameplay despite how poorly it's being shown.

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"] That is yet to be seen. [QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]It will be beautiful.Rheorin

....a cool and practical suit, etc.mrbojangles25

Uh you do know the crysis 2 footage they have shown have just been Xbox/Ps3 correct? The PC version will be a lot better according to crytek.

Other then that I do agree that crysis 2 is kind of looking disapointing. I loved Crysis 1, I loved Warhead, Crysis 2 I am thinking "uh-oh think they are messing it up just for the console community". Only time will tell I guess.

Uh you do know the crysis 2 footage they have shown have just been Xbox/Ps3 correct? The PC version will be a lot better according to crytek.gunmaster55555

[QUOTE="gunmaster55555"]Uh you do know the crysis 2 footage they have shown have just been Xbox/Ps3 correct? The PC version will be a lot better according to crytek.Rheorin

There was nothing impressive so far, but Crysis wasn't impressive either in trailers so I really don't care, the game will be fun.

- The city isn't grey. Perhaps your monitor has problems, because I saw tons of colours in the footage.

- Crytek is bored of making yet another jungle shooter, plus we have tons of tropical games

- The aliens are bipedal, intelligent and you'll fight humans too. What exactly is the problem now?

- The levels are still open

- At EA's conference they wanted to show a boss fight, which was pretty much identical to those in the other Crysis games

Baranga

At the end of Crysis they left the island, don't you think it would be a bit stupid if they move on to another island? I see some of you that complain about how they ended up with the story and how the game progressed so far, maybe if you'd stop to actually think you'd see that what you ask for is exactly the kind of problem you're questioning.

[QUOTE="gunmaster55555"]Uh you do know the crysis 2 footage they have shown have just been Xbox/Ps3 correct? The PC version will be a lot better according to crytek.Rheorin

They had an Xbox 360 neighbourhood... The game was running on a console and when it crashed the monitor reverted to the PC desktop. Also, one of IGN's writers said on NeoGAF they started a 3D demonstration right in front of him using a devkit.

You honestly think it's anything other than the fact that the consoles would make the lush jungle scene look ugly, so they set the game in a city - much easier on the ol' graphics cards in those consoles.polarwrath11

Far Cry 2 and the original CryEngine 3 demos are a lie?

I honestly think that Crytek ARE tired of jungle settings. They make them since 1999. They actually planned a city level for Warhead, you can find demos of it on Yutube.

Also, they're Crytek. They can make anything work.

At the end of Crysis they left the island, don't you think it would be a bit stupid if they move on to another island? I see some of you that complain about how they ended up with the story and how the game progressed so far, maybe if you'd stop to actually think you'd see that what you ask for is exactly the kind of problem you're questioning.

DanielDust

Erm they did ? That isn't the impression I got from the ending if anything it looked like they were going back to the island to find Prophet. I guess they will use a clever little cutscene to explain that all away.

As for Crysis 2 there won't be enough content in it to justify buying the game at full price (there was barely enough in the openish sandbox world of Crysis). So this is another game I am going to shove on my wishlist and just buy for a fiver in the steam sales

As a PC gamer and fan of Crysis I feel as if Crytek has kicked me in the nuts, hard. Thanks Crytek for abandoning PC gamers, Crysis 2 is all about how it can look good and run great on consoles, what about PC? What happened to the PC? It almost feels as if the consoles are all that matter to Crytek now, PC has been put on the back burner and it's frustrating to say the least.Im_single

Just wait until Gamescom in August...

I just hope Psycho (son in toe as well) is included somewhere :(

I just hope Psycho (son in toe as well) is included somewhere :(

biggest_loser

What about Nomad? Another top-shelf character with fascinating motivations and traits that deserves to be more fully explored in the sequel, amirite? :P

I think that this game will be fun, but not near to the level of fun that the original Crysis was. I think that the whole Crysis franchise was ruined once Warhead came out and the graphics looked terrible in comparison. I miss Crysis, I miss the awesome graphics and I know they wont return.

Personally I don't think we'll ever whitness graphics as good as the original Crysis for a very very long time.

since there was no error, it was just what you thought and so far you're pretty much the only one I saw on any site/forum/youtube vid that reached that far fetched conclusion.DanielDust

they're Crytek. They can make anything work.Baranga

The original crysis i hold as my favourite game of all time for its combination of Excellent AI, Graphics and gameplay. The way the AI would flank you and then run away after you took out most of there squad and try to hide at which point you come out of your cloak and grab them by the throat. The graphics are amazing still the best in my opinion, the effects, textures and the way that the people looked like people not some shiny bloom ridden smooth model in some shiny clothes. The gameplay In Crysis was the jewel in the crown, you could approach any situation you liked, you could go stealthy or run in guns blazing smashing buildings. Some parts which i didnt like was the generic story, the alien encounters and the on rails sections. Anyway after watching the E3 coverage of Crysis im am a little confused, Crytek seem to have focused on the Aliens and the On rails cinematic moments. which were in my opinion the worst parts of the masterpiece that is Crysis.

Thats me, but how does everyone else feel about the upcoming sequel?

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]At the end of Crysis they left the island, don't you think it would be a bit stupid if they move on to another island? I see some of you that complain about how they ended up with the story and how the game progressed so far, maybe if you'd stop to actually think you'd see that what you ask for is exactly the kind of problem you're questioning.

charmingcharlie

Erm they did ? That isn't the impression I got from the ending if anything it looked like they were going back to the island to find Prophet. I guess they will use a clever little cutscene to explain that all away.

As for Crysis 2 there won't be enough content in it to justify buying the game at full price (there was barely enough in the openish sandbox world of Crysis). So this is another game I am going to shove on my wishlist and just buy for a fiver in the steam sales

It's stupid to go to another island, it makes more sense to go into a city. Crysis is not a tropical/jungle warfare game, yes we all like how it looked but should it be limited to just that? nope, Crytek could have taken Crysis 2 200 years in the future when earth is controlled by aliens and the humans are slaves, then suddenly the resistance manages to fabricate a super suit and you go after the main alien that controls all, even that would make more sense than going back to the jungle, and Crytek would have all the excuses/reasons to do so.

[QUOTE="charmingcharlie"]

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]At the end of Crysis they left the island, don't you think it would be a bit stupid if they move on to another island? I see some of you that complain about how they ended up with the story and how the game progressed so far, maybe if you'd stop to actually think you'd see that what you ask for is exactly the kind of problem you're questioning.

DanielDust

Erm they did ? That isn't the impression I got from the ending if anything it looked like they were going back to the island to find Prophet. I guess they will use a clever little cutscene to explain that all away.

As for Crysis 2 there won't be enough content in it to justify buying the game at full price (there was barely enough in the openish sandbox world of Crysis). So this is another game I am going to shove on my wishlist and just buy for a fiver in the steam sales

It's stupid to go to another island, it makes more sense to go into a city. Crysis is not a tropical/jungle warfare game, yes we all like how it looked but should it be limited to just that? nope, Crytek could have taken Crysis 2 200 years in the future when earth is controlled by aliens and the humans are slaves, then suddenly the resistance manages to fabricate a super suit and you go after the main alien that controls all, even that would make more sense than going back to the jungle, and Crytek would have all the excuses/reasons to do so.

That sounds alot like Half Life 2 and i think that they should continue the story of the original. *SPOILER* At the end of Crysis you receive transmission of Prophet from the island. So you (Nomad) And Psycho decide to go back onto the island and rescue Prophet and stop the aliens once and for all. This should have been Crysis 2 but instead they seem to have ditched the original story and replaced it with a bleak yet colorful New York being terrorised by totally different aliens. Somehow the Koreans or other military force are inside new York at war with the Americans and the aliens. This seems like too much of a jump for a sequel. Also everyone who played the original didn't go "oh the tropical setting is terrible I want to be confined to a major city and the aliens were awesome I loved them the most add more of those".

I did enjoy Warhead didn't think it was anywhere close to its predecessor in terms of graphics or story but it was enough. I also didn't like the 3rd person cut scenes, this was a disconnect from my character.

Crysis 2 seems to be making changes because of the console market and most PC gamers feel betrayed. Crysis was exclusive to PC gamers it made us feel like we had something that the consoles couldn't have. It was a PC exclusive that Console gamers wanted and Crytek instead of focusing on a sequel to the original created a completely different game with a nano suit that all console an Pc gamers could enjoy which has left the PC audience confused. But this is Crytek's decision and they should stand behind their decisions, but as a fan of the original I think they're making the wrong ones.

Maybe I should replay it, but I remember that they recovered Prophet or he returned, if they didn't he's obviously "gone", dead, his suit wouldn't save him from that "freeze" pulse, nothing would.DanielDust

Yep you definitely need to replay Crysis :-

[spoiler] Any one wearing the Nano suit would be able to survive the freeze pulse. After all Nomad had no problems operating in the area that had been affected by the pulse. The only person that had a problem was Prophet, his Nano suit had been damaged so every now and then you had to find warm areas so he could recharge his suit. On return to the carrier Prophets suit was repaired so it is entirely feasible Prophet could still be alive and operating in the freeze pulse area. Prophet does return to the aircraft carrier, but just before they launch the Nuke Prophet nicks a shuttle and flies back to the island to fight the aliens. After the end boss is dealt with both Psycho, Nomad and that Dr girl can be seen aiming their shuttle back towards the island which still has that energy shield running [/spoiler]

Now I naturally expect them to carry on the story and I was looking forward to seeing what happened but that has gone right out the window. If Crytek are no longer interested in carrying the original story through to completion then don't call the thing Crysis make another FPS game if they are tired of the setting.

Now I naturally expect them to carry on the story and I was looking forward to seeing what happened but that has gone right out the window. If Crytek are no longer interested in carrying the original story through to completion then don't call the thing Crysis make another FPS game if they are tired of the setting.

charmingcharlie

I agree with you on this one. And changing the setting to an "urban jungle" is just a lame excuse from their part me thinks.

Now I naturally expect them to carry on the story and I was looking forward to seeing what happened but that has gone right out the window.

charmingcharlie

looks like it but surely they're going to have a plausible reason as to how we made the sudden jump to new york? they can't leave a plot hole as big as that unaddressed. maybe they have already, i've not really been paying all the pr much attention

Never liked crysis or its weird AI that admitedly can react stupidly sometimes, so i like alot what i saw in crysis 2, it looks like a much better fps than the first. But seriously, what are they advertising? I saw no suit usage in crysis 2 gameplay videos, i mean it looks like a great fps undboublty but it does not have what made crysis what it was.

Also, the first game did not "perfected" its mechanics, if anything this one will perfect them, fps gameplay looks better, you vs tough enemies looks better and more dynamic. The strength mode allows you to kick stuff and you can kill someone silently by moving behind him with cloak on. If anything the abilities look more complete.

Also it will continue the story of the previous, plus taking place into another island would have been cheap. Another island? By any logical means the aliens would have expanded to the cities.

Never liked crysis or its weird AI that admitedly can react stupidly sometimes, so i like alot what i saw in crysis 2, it looks like a much better fps than the first. But seriously, what are they advertising? I saw no suit usage in crysis 2 gameplay videos, i mean it looks like a great fps undboublty but it does not have what made crysis what it was.

Also, the first game did not "perfected" its mechanics, if anything this one will perfect them, fps gameplay looks better, you vs tough enemies looks better and more dynamic. The strength mode allows you to kick studd and you can kill someone silently by moving behind him with cloak on. If anything the abilities look more complete.

Also it will continue the story of the previous, plus taking place into another island would have been cheap. Another island? By any logical means the aliens would have expanded to the cities.

dakan45

[QUOTE="Rheorin"][QUOTE="gunmaster55555"]Uh you do know the crysis 2 footage they have shown have just been Xbox/Ps3 correct? The PC version will be a lot better according to crytek.DanielDust

until i see any pc footage i'll hold judgement, but if its anything like the console gameplay it doesn't look as good as the first the graphics aren't as good, don't like the setting, the AI characters don't look like they run & move as good as they used to.

lets hope they are putting alot of extra work into the PC version.

[QUOTE="dakan45"]

Never liked crysis or its weird AI that admitedly can react stupidly sometimes, so i like alot what i saw in crysis 2, it looks like a much better fps than the first. But seriously, what are they advertising? I saw no suit usage in crysis 2 gameplay videos, i mean it looks like a great fps undboublty but it does not have what made crysis what it was.

Also, the first game did not "perfected" its mechanics, if anything this one will perfect them, fps gameplay looks better, you vs tough enemies looks better and more dynamic. The strength mode allows you to kick studd and you can kill someone silently by moving behind him with cloak on. If anything the abilities look more complete.

Also it will continue the story of the previous, plus taking place into another island would have been cheap. Another island? By any logical means the aliens would have expanded to the cities.

TerrorRizzing

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

[QUOTE="Rheorin"] Uh you do know that last footage(or was it?), with the CTD, shown was played on the PC with a 360 controller correct?Gammit10

@Charmingcharlie, yep I just saw the ending again, but that's even worse, going back to the same island just for the sake of the story, they can't change anything other than the sky which should be ice and a frozen island that's exactly the same, maybe with some destruction here and there. I too want to know what happened to Prophet, but not like this, he deserves something like Warhead a standalone expansion, not an entire game, sadly Crytek went straight to Crysis 2.

[QUOTE="TerrorRizzing"][QUOTE="dakan45"]

Never liked crysis or its weird AI that admitedly can react stupidly sometimes, so i like alot what i saw in crysis 2, it looks like a much better fps than the first. But seriously, what are they advertising? I saw no suit usage in crysis 2 gameplay videos, i mean it looks like a great fps undboublty but it does not have what made crysis what it was.

Also, the first game did not "perfected" its mechanics, if anything this one will perfect them, fps gameplay looks better, you vs tough enemies looks better and more dynamic. The strength mode allows you to kick studd and you can kill someone silently by moving behind him with cloak on. If anything the abilities look more complete.

Also it will continue the story of the previous, plus taking place into another island would have been cheap. Another island? By any logical means the aliens would have expanded to the cities.

dakan45

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

I just hope Psycho (son in toe as well) is included somewhere :(

psn8214

What about Nomad? Another top-shelf character with fascinating motivations and traits that deserves to be more fully explored in the sequel, amirite? :P

Yeah, I can't believe how many people actually care about the story. In my opinion, Crysis had a story that served only as an excuse to shoot Koreans and aliens in the face. It was poorly written, characters were flat, I just didn't give a crap about any of it.

Crytek did say that they were inspired by Valve so they hired professional writers for Crysis 2 so we'll see how that goes.

[QUOTE="psn8214"]

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

I just hope Psycho (son in toe as well) is included somewhere :(

UpInFlames

What about Nomad? Another top-shelf character with fascinating motivations and traits that deserves to be more fully explored in the sequel, amirite? :P

Yeah, I can't believe how many people actually care about the story. In my opinion, Crysis had a story that served only as an excuse to shoot Koreans and aliens in the face. It was poorly written, characters were flat, I just didn't give a crap about any of it.

Crytek did say that they were inspired by Valve so they hired professional writers for Crysis 2 so we'll see how that goes.

people care because the first game ended on a cliffhanger and want a bit of continuity not because of any great love for the story