Crysis 2 worth $20?

I got all of them for $20. I think its pretty good. The FoV is very difficult to change, but other than that is a fine port. They have ironed out all of the in-game issues. I wouldn't spen $20 on it, but the gunplay is pretty good and it looks really nice. Multiplayer is aight.

Furthermore Crysis 1's "story" was pretty nonexistent, with no character development or anything of that sort..

sSubZerOo

Crysis 1's lightweight story was effective and inoffensive. It had a nice little mystery at heart, made enough nods to sci-fi cIassics and transitioned beautifully from military porn to alien porn. Crysis 2 went full retard I don't care about stories in games but when they're so atrocious and constantly intrusive, they drag the game down a lot.

While character development isn't a requirement for a good story, I'd argue Prophet's journey and personality change was pretty intriguing.

As for the voice acting, except for Prophet and Jason Statham everybody was just as horrible as in Crysis 2. What's with Crytek and voice acting anyway? Even Claudia Black sucked in Crysis. At least Far Cry's mercs, one-liners and gay innuendos were hilarious

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="Pedro"]

Its definitely not unreasonable but to act (not you specifically) as if the story is worse than first seems reaching, especially since the first game's storyline was far from stella.

sSubZerOo

The horrible voice acting in 2 drops it about 10 notches.

How was the second's voice acting any worse then the first? Furthermore Crysis 1's "story" was pretty nonexistent, with no character development or anything of that sort..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1F4AB_hJF0

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

The horrible voice acting in 2 drops it about 10 notches.

topgunmv

How was the second's voice acting any worse then the first? Furthermore Crysis 1's "story" was pretty nonexistent, with no character development or anything of that sort..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1F4AB_hJF0

:| That doesn't prove ANYTHING.. You posted two clips from Crysis 1, one where they are talking within a aircraft.. And the other where a guy is screaming during a fire fight.. You then link it with Gould who is talking during a loading screen on a walkie talkie.. How in the hell does that EVEN prove anything? Both games had acceptable voice acting, it wasn't as if that these roles were out of this world to do..

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

How was the second's voice acting any worse then the first? Furthermore Crysis 1's "story" was pretty nonexistent, with no character development or anything of that sort..

sSubZerOo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1F4AB_hJF0

:| That doesn't prove ANYTHING.. You posted two clips from Crysis 1, one where they are talking within a aircraft.. And the other where a guy is screaming during a fire fight.. You then link it with Gould who is talking during a loading screen on a walkie talkie.. How in the hell does that EVEN prove anything? Both games had acceptable voice acting, it wasn't as if that these roles were out of this world to do..

I didn't post anything, some guy posted that a year ago.

The point is a random marine you encounter once in the campaign of crysis 1 has better voice acting than a main character in crysis 2.

Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks so when random people are making comparisons like this on youtube.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1F4AB_hJF0

topgunmv

:| That doesn't prove ANYTHING.. You posted two clips from Crysis 1, one where they are talking within a aircraft.. And the other where a guy is screaming during a fire fight.. You then link it with Gould who is talking during a loading screen on a walkie talkie.. How in the hell does that EVEN prove anything? Both games had acceptable voice acting, it wasn't as if that these roles were out of this world to do..

I didn't post anything, some guy posted that a year ago.

The point is a random marine you encounter once in the campaign of crysis 1 has better voice acting than a main character in crysis 2.

Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks so when random people are making comparisons like this on youtube.

I see so your "comparison" on talent is when the random marine is screaming at the top of his lungs compared to a guy that is trying to explain to something to you over a walkie talkie.. How the hell was he suppose to sound? I mean seriously, its laughable that you can even compare the two.. Do you even know what your talking about? How the hell can you compare the "talent" level of the two with such ridiculous comparisons.. How bout we start using the constant walkie talkie voices over the intercom that Nomad constantly gets.. They are just as dry and just as the same as what you posted for Crysis 2.. In the end of day Crysis and Crysis 2 do not have amazing voice acting, they basically have the standard voice acting you expect to see from these type of games..

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

:| That doesn't prove ANYTHING.. You posted two clips from Crysis 1, one where they are talking within a aircraft.. And the other where a guy is screaming during a fire fight.. You then link it with Gould who is talking during a loading screen on a walkie talkie.. How in the hell does that EVEN prove anything? Both games had acceptable voice acting, it wasn't as if that these roles were out of this world to do..

sSubZerOo

I didn't post anything, some guy posted that a year ago.

The point is a random marine you encounter once in the campaign of crysis 1 has better voice acting than a main character in crysis 2.

Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks so when random people are making comparisons like this on youtube.

I see so your "comparison" on talent is when the random marine is screaming at the top of his lungs compared to a guy that is trying to explain to something to you over a walkie talkie.. How the hell was he suppose to sound? I mean seriously, its laughable that you can even compare the two.. Do you even know what your talking about? How the hell can you compare the "talent" level of the two with such ridiculous comparisons.. How bout we start using the constant walkie talkie voices over the intercom that Nomad constantly gets.. They are just as dry and just as the same as what you posted for Crysis 2.. In the end of day Crysis and Crysis 2 do not have amazing voice acting, they basically have the standard voice acting you expect to see from these type of games..

Butthurt much?

Browse the forums, you'll find tons of people talking about how bad the voice acting is, I'm not the one in my own little bubble on the issue here.

saying crysis 2 is bad because of one of the voice actors is like saying scarlett johansson is ugly cuz she has a mole.

saying crysis 2 is bad because of one of the voice actors is like saying scarlett johansson is ugly cuz she has a mole.

nismo8000

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

I didn't post anything, some guy posted that a year ago.

The point is a random marine you encounter once in the campaign of crysis 1 has better voice acting than a main character in crysis 2.

Obviously I'm not the only one who thinks so when random people are making comparisons like this on youtube.

topgunmv

I see so your "comparison" on talent is when the random marine is screaming at the top of his lungs compared to a guy that is trying to explain to something to you over a walkie talkie.. How the hell was he suppose to sound? I mean seriously, its laughable that you can even compare the two.. Do you even know what your talking about? How the hell can you compare the "talent" level of the two with such ridiculous comparisons.. How bout we start using the constant walkie talkie voices over the intercom that Nomad constantly gets.. They are just as dry and just as the same as what you posted for Crysis 2.. In the end of day Crysis and Crysis 2 do not have amazing voice acting, they basically have the standard voice acting you expect to see from these type of games..

Butthurt much?

Browse the forums, you'll find tons of people talking about how bad the voice acting is, I'm not the one in my own little bubble on the issue here.

What a great rebuttal, I can see this debate is going far.. And "hey other people think so too!" is not a real point.. We all have opinions and share from.. The point I am making is the fact that I would hardly call either game having great voice acting.. It doesn't take much to shout or show alittle anger in dialogue.. Its only when you see in games (mainly rpg's it seems) where voice acting goes beyond in trying to flesh out a character in showing much more emotion.. So in the end of the day I find it hilarious that people think there is much difference between the two.. You compared two husky bad ass marine voices with a random scientist voice.. What exactly is he suppose to sound like? The radical majority of games now a days have GREAT voice acting and Crysis and Crysis 2 fall into that median.. There is nothing amazing about it, but nothing bad about it either.

At $20 this is a no brainer. It's an excellent game with great gunplay. Looks great, too.

It's quite a challenge at higher difficulty levels since the checkpoints are often fairly far apart.

Don't listen to the naysayers who basically expected more of the same, i.e, you, the player running around

shooting Korean soldiers on some dinky island.

This is an urban shooter.

[QUOTE="nismo8000"]

saying crysis 2 is bad because of one of the voice actors is like saying scarlett johansson is ugly cuz she has a mole.

Silicel1

This is an urban shooter.

Ricardo41

No, this is a corridor shooter. No urban or alternative pathways here.

I'm playing the SP now and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. It's really not that different at all from the original Crysis.

It's a pretty good game. 7.5/10. Definately enjoyable. People were crying because it wasn't a PC exclusive. We can't have sequel to a PC exclusive on a console and be enjoyed by a PC gamer now, can we?

Let me say this:

The only thing reallly bad with Crysis 2 is that it is named Crysis. Its a pretty damn good game. Its just not the same kind of game as Crysis. Its Crysis lite for consoles--not a sandbox. Its annoying as hell that its not a true sequel.

If this were a console port with a different name no one here would be saying its not worth $20. I have seen it go for $10 before, but its definitely worth it. I would hold out for $10 personally.

i paid $30 and it was fully worth it. the sound is pretty damned amazing too. with nice little touches such as bullet casings making different sounds depending on what types of surfaces they interact with on the way to the ground.

you kidding? before you listen to those brainless morons/haters with low-mid DX9/10 rigs

for $20 you get the best looking game on PC, that along is worth it. or, not a graphic whore? no problem, thinking about this.

These days, how many PC games offer you a complete game with no hidden charged DLC along with a free access to their game engine? with crysis2, you get

1. the best looking game on PC right now 2. FREE SDK and mod SDK, you can create your own level or play/edit other artists' work result 3. tons of mods and custom maps you can continue playing after finish the SP. 4. a full MP experience with all the free DLC

it is a $200 package!

edit: bottom line, you don't even need to like the SP or MP to like this game, Free SDK and mod SDK + mods along worth more than a $200 rebate, and there's no reason to miss the best looking game on PC.

personally I think the story is more enageing but has less surpsing elements compare to the first, also missed the flying and tank mission, beside that is a wonderful experience.

I hope you haven't made your decision yet. Just a little background about myself:

Played the entire campaign of Crysis, absolutely loved it. Not really for the story, but for the gameplay. I even encountered more bugs in the last level than I have in any game in its entirety. (And I completed Dead Island and Stalin vs Martians.)

Played the entire campaign of Warhead, loved it too. It was a little short, but damn that nano suit is fun.

Played the entire campaign of Crysis 2, loved it too. I couldn't stop playing it. The nano suit is back just a little more simplified. Doesn't change the gameplay at all, just makes it easier.

As I read above, someone said that story makes no sense with the first story. This is absolutely true, but I didn't think the story in the first game was the strongest. I loved the game for the gameplay. I enjoyed the story in the second game quite a bit more. Just don't try to line it up with the first game. I can see how this could upset anyone who wanted a story that was a true sequel to the first game. If this is going to bother you, you should wait until the game is cheaper.

The next item that I can see really upsetting a lot of players is that the game is no longer a sandbox. The game is much more linear, but not completely linear. You can still go about almost any situation the way you want to. I ran around stealth almost the entire game and performed stealth kills. If you want another sandbox game, again you should wait for the price to drop more.

There is one thing I didn't like about Crysis 2, the ending. I thought it totally sucked. I feel like the game should have had another level or 2 at the end. I can't really believe where it ended. I guess they want to make another Crysis, which I will be happy to buy. I am not that big on FPS games, but there are 3 series I absolutely love and have played all the games in the series: Half-Life, Crysis, and Riddick.

you kidding? before you listen to those brainless morons/haters with low-mid DX9/10 rigs

for $20 you get the best looking game on PC, that along is worth it. or, not a graphic whore? no problem, thinking about this.

These days, how many PC games offer you a complete game with no hidden charged DLC along with a free access to their game engine? with crysis2, you get

1. the best looking game on PC right now 2. FREE SDK and mod SDK, you can create your own level or play/edit other artists' work result 3. tons of mods and custom maps you can continue playing after finish the SP. 4. a full MP experience with all the free DLC

it is a $200 package!

GameFan1983

you kidding? before you listen to those brainless morons/haters with low-mid DX9/10 rigs

for $20 you get the best looking game on PC, that along is worth it. or, not a graphic whore? no problem, thinking about this.

These days, how many PC games offer you a complete game with no hidden charged DLC along with a free access to their game engine? with crysis2, you get

1. the best looking game on PC right now 2. FREE SDK and mod SDK, you can create your own level or play/edit other artists' work result 3. tons of mods and custom maps you can continue playing after finish the SP. 4. a full MP experience with all the free DLC

it is a $200 package!

edit: bottom line, you don't even need to like the SP or MP to like this game, Free SDK and mod SDK + mods along worth more than a $200 rebate, and there's no reason to miss the best looking game on PC.

personally I think the story is more enageing but has less surpsing elements compare to the first, also missed the flying and tank mission, beside that is a wonderful experience.

GameFan1983

[QUOTE="GameFan1983"]

you kidding? before you listen to those brainless morons/haters with low-mid DX9/10 rigs

for $20 you get the best looking game on PC, that along is worth it. or, not a graphic whore? no problem, thinking about this.

These days, how many PC games offer you a complete game with no hidden charged DLC along with a free access to their game engine? with crysis2, you get

1. the best looking game on PC right now 2. FREE SDK and mod SDK, you can create your own level or play/edit other artists' work result 3. tons of mods and custom maps you can continue playing after finish the SP. 4. a full MP experience with all the free DLC

it is a $200 package!

edit: bottom line, you don't even need to like the SP or MP to like this game, Free SDK and mod SDK + mods along worth more than a $200 rebate, and there's no reason to miss the best looking game on PC.

personally I think the story is more enageing but has less surpsing elements compare to the first, also missed the flying and tank mission, beside that is a wonderful experience.

skrat_01

UDK is a "better" toolset than crytek ever produced?? ROFL!!! let's first put that idiocy aside, I want thank you for making it clear that you have little moding knowledge/experience over either engine if any at all. it's easy to putdown something you don't understand. first in case you don't know, crytek has a stand along version CE3 SDK too, v3.39 for FREE. with the capability that is far superior to CE2 and UDK combined.

without hating on UDK, I myself using it and love it, it's an engine only suited for small scale games (the memory optimization on texture draw is terrible) also most visual function and material came from UDK are static, and if you want make them dynamic, well you may, unless you are a professional artist versed in maya or 3ds max, but in SDK everything is dynamic and volumetric. for example, UDK doesn't even have a TOD function, you just select a sun direction template and then have to modify the skydom and cloud moving pattern yourself. it's an engine encourage modder to build/draw martial and assets of their own. it's a good engine for small scale games, and the ability to craft and sculpted thing are nothing come close to what CE3 SDK has to offer.

and in case if you haven't walked into 2010 already, most CE2 modding projects were jumped to CE3. Crysis1's modding community is no way bigger than crysis2's, it took crysis1 5 years to have less than 5 good looking decent mods/maps out of 200+, which can't hold a candle to crysis2 low-mid setting.

Also CE2's SDK was fun and straight forward and all, but severely lacking in flexibility and assets storage, it's only suited for one or two style of rendering, beach and sun, tropical environment, change TOD and all over again, .that's why you don't see many CE2 licensed game. CE3 however already got at least 30 licensed games in develop or soon to release, it has a bigger and richer modding community than CE2 can ever dream to have in its 5 years life cycle, again, asset storage, pixel quality, polygon unit handling and the optimization of CE3 far above and beyond CE2 and UDK combined.

if you perfer to live in the past and moaning how good looking CE2 was compare to titles before 2010, stay there. if you have a strong DX11 rig and can't wait to see what's out there in 2012 and beyond, get crysis2 and CE3

[QUOTE="topgunmv"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

I see so your "comparison" on talent is when the random marine is screaming at the top of his lungs compared to a guy that is trying to explain to something to you over a walkie talkie.. How the hell was he suppose to sound? I mean seriously, its laughable that you can even compare the two.. Do you even know what your talking about? How the hell can you compare the "talent" level of the two with such ridiculous comparisons.. How bout we start using the constant walkie talkie voices over the intercom that Nomad constantly gets.. They are just as dry and just as the same as what you posted for Crysis 2.. In the end of day Crysis and Crysis 2 do not have amazing voice acting, they basically have the standard voice acting you expect to see from these type of games..

sSubZerOo

Butthurt much?

Browse the forums, you'll find tons of people talking about how bad the voice acting is, I'm not the one in my own little bubble on the issue here.

What a great rebuttal, I can see this debate is going far.. And "hey other people think so too!" is not a real point.. We all have opinions and share from.. The point I am making is the fact that I would hardly call either game having great voice acting.. It doesn't take much to shout or show alittle anger in dialogue.. Its only when you see in games (mainly rpg's it seems) where voice acting goes beyond in trying to flesh out a character in showing much more emotion.. So in the end of the day I find it hilarious that people think there is much difference between the two.. You compared two husky bad ass marine voices with a random scientist voice.. What exactly is he suppose to sound like? The radical majority of games now a days have GREAT voice acting and Crysis and Crysis 2 fall into that median.. There is nothing amazing about it, but nothing bad about it either.

You're trying to debate? Looks to me like you were just spazzing out.

Crysis 2 isnt even worth the time of day if you liked the 1st. 04dcarraher

Crysis 2 was one of the biggest dissapointments in gaming history for me.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"][QUOTE="GameFan1983"]

you kidding? before you listen to those brainless morons/haters with low-mid DX9/10 rigs

for $20 you get the best looking game on PC, that along is worth it. or, not a graphic whore? no problem, thinking about this.

These days, how many PC games offer you a complete game with no hidden charged DLC along with a free access to their game engine? with crysis2, you get

1. the best looking game on PC right now 2. FREE SDK and mod SDK, you can create your own level or play/edit other artists' work result 3. tons of mods and custom maps you can continue playing after finish the SP. 4. a full MP experience with all the free DLC

it is a $200 package!

edit: bottom line, you don't even need to like the SP or MP to like this game, Free SDK and mod SDK + mods along worth more than a $200 rebate, and there's no reason to miss the best looking game on PC.

personally I think the story is more enageing but has less surpsing elements compare to the first, also missed the flying and tank mission, beside that is a wonderful experience.

GameFan1983

UDK is a "better" toolset than crytek ever produced?? ROFL!!! let's first put that idiocy aside, I want thank you for making it clear that you have little moding knowledge/experience over either engine if any at all. it's easy to putdown something you don't understand. first in case you don't know, crytek has a stand along version CE3 SDK too, v3.39 for FREE. with the capability that is far superior to CE2 and UDK combined.

without hating on UDK, I myself using it and love it, it's an engine only suited for small scale games (the memory optimization on texture draw is terrible) also most visual function and material came from UDK are static, and if you want make them dynamic, well you may, unless you are a professional artist versed in maya or 3ds max, but in SDK everything is dynamic and volumetric. for example, UDK doesn't even have a TOD function, you just select a sun direction template and then have to modify the skydom and cloud moving pattern yourself. it's an engine encourage modder to build/draw martial and assets of their own. it's a good engine for small scale games, and the ability to craft and sculpted thing are nothing come close to what CE3 SDK has to offer.

and in case if you haven't walked into 2010 already, most CE2 modding projects were jumped to CE3. Crysis1's modding community is no way bigger than crysis2's, it took crysis1 5 years to have less than 5 good looking decent mods/maps out of 200+, which can't hold a candle to crysis2 low-mid setting.

Also CE2's SDK was fun and straight forward and all, but severely lacking in flexibility and assets storage, it's only suited for one or two style of rendering, beach and sun, tropical environment, change TOD and all over again, .that's why you don't see many CE2 licensed game. CE3 however already got at least 30 licensed games in develop or soon to release, it has a bigger and richer modding community than CE2 can ever dream to have in its 5 years life cycle, again, asset storage, pixel quality, polygon unit handling and the optimization of CE3 far above and beyond CE2 and UDK combined.

if you perfer to live in the past and moaning how good looking CE2 was compare to titles before 2010, stay there. if you have a strong DX11 rig and can't wait to see what's out there in 2012 and beyond, get crysis2 and CE3

[QUOTE="GameFan1983"]

[QUOTE="skrat_01"] That's astoundingly dumb. I can go download UDK right now and modify with a far better toolset then Crytek has ever produced, for free - or purchase a UDK title - one of the huge variety - that supports SDK development, same goes for any other Unreal 3 Engine title. Or hell, why not Crysis 1 with its far stronger modding scene, a huge multitude of Source games or waiting for the Cryengine 3 sandbox stand alone client. Or why not Unity for actually creating custom titles with easy scripting. Of all bad ways to pitch a game, let alone a godamn toolset for anyone interested in mods, modding or games development you've taken the cake, hurled it in the air and let it let it hit the ceiling.skrat_01

UDK is a "better" toolset than crytek ever produced?? ROFL!!! let's first put that idiocy aside, I want thank you for making it clear that you have little moding knowledge/experience over either engine if any at all. it's easy to putdown something you don't understand. first in case you don't know, crytek has a stand along version CE3 SDK too, v3.39 for FREE. with the capability that is far superior to CE2 and UDK combined.

without hating on UDK, I myself using it and love it, it's an engine only suited for small scale games (the memory optimization on texture draw is terrible) also most visual function and material came from UDK are static, and if you want make them dynamic, well you may, unless you are a professional artist versed in maya or 3ds max, but in SDK everything is dynamic and volumetric. for example, UDK doesn't even have a TOD function, you just select a sun direction template and then have to modify the skydom and cloud moving pattern yourself. it's an engine encourage modder to build/draw martial and assets of their own. it's a good engine for small scale games, and the ability to craft and sculpted thing are nothing come close to what CE3 SDK has to offer.

and in case if you haven't walked into 2010 already, most CE2 modding projects were jumped to CE3. Crysis1's modding community is no way bigger than crysis2's, it took crysis1 5 years to have less than 5 good looking decent mods/maps out of 200+, which can't hold a candle to crysis2 low-mid setting.

Also CE2's SDK was fun and straight forward and all, but severely lacking in flexibility and assets storage, it's only suited for one or two style of rendering, beach and sun, tropical environment, change TOD and all over again, .that's why you don't see many CE2 licensed game. CE3 however already got at least 30 licensed games in develop or soon to release, it has a bigger and richer modding community than CE2 can ever dream to have in its 5 years life cycle, again, asset storage, pixel quality, polygon unit handling and the optimization of CE3 far above and beyond CE2 and UDK combined.

if you perfer to live in the past and moaning how good looking CE2 was compare to titles before 2010, stay there. if you have a strong DX11 rig and can't wait to see what's out there in 2012 and beyond, get crysis2 and CE3

right~~ I'm the one making assumption, why keep bringing more idiotic arguments to the table after I schooled all your old ones? BTW,Please stop abusing the word logic as if you had any in that rubbish post of yours.

UDK wins in " popularity"? lol! elementary school math anymore? how many years UDK has been around? and commercial version CE3 wasn't available till 2011 Q2, even though, in less than half year it's licensed games and mod projects reached a global scale, more massive than UE3 generated in 2 years of time.

Saying CE3's popularity is lower than CE2 only made it more obvious how clueless you are, in less than 11 month, CE3 licensed games almost doubled what CE2 had from 5 years combined. ->

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryEngine

as for Crysis2's modding community size(I myself am a part of crysis1-2 modding community just so you know)wow, grats, you made yourself sound even dumber. in case you still haven't pull your head out from sand since 2007, most serious big modding projects were shifted from CE2 to CE3 due to better flexibility, better visual asset and pretty much everything else, many CE2 modders are modding for CE3 now and still learning, to this date, there areno less than 100 announced mod projects and other couple hundred working in process, and in my PC along there are 2 dozen finished mods. CE2 had more junk mods, ture due to its 5 years existence vs CE3's 11 month, but following the growing speed of CE3's modding community it shall surpass CE2's mods count in less than 2 years.

more over, I NEVER said CE3 and modding tool is the only reason to buy cryiss2,you put the words in my month and tried to call it a day to save the amzing dumb point you started from begining, sure it's one of the many reasons to buy crysis2 and I even clearly stated, if you are too lazy to learn to mod, you can still enjoy the work from others.

Now, look at who's the onemake dumb assumtpions on everything he doesn't know jack about.

Not really, I'd wait until it's one sale for $5 if you really want to play it.

Not really, I'd wait until it's one sale for $5 if you really want to play it.

fenriz275

Its graphics ae good.. & it should be free.

no it like sucks hardJigglyWiggly_