Crysis is MORE than just a pretty face!

I just started playing Crysis yesterday after completing in when it was first released and, wow, what a fantastic game. The graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is solid and you can approach nearly every situation however you like. Fighting the aliens is not fun AT ALL, but for now I am going to just enjoy harassing Koreans :)

Who else is tired of hearing, "its an average FPS with decent graphics"? Its a terrific FPS with amazing graphics.

Yeah, really sweet game. Lame story, but awesome gameplay. The graphics is just a big bonus, so I don't understand the whole "Crysis is a bad, but pretty game"-statement lots of people make. Unless they haven't played the game, of course, and think it gets praise only for its graphics. And I agree that killing koreans is way more fun than killing aliens.

Dohoho just wait until you're getting further into the game. the main part, will be disappointing. (no koreans either)

Crysis is amazing, Its especially fun if you start playing with the AI configs and make the Koreans super aggressive and difficult. Its the best shooter since FEAR in my opnion.

The breath taking graphics are just the icing on the cake.

I thinkthe peoplethat say"Its an average shooter"are jelous console people ;)

Dohoho just wait until you're getting further into the game. the main part, will be disappointing. (no koreans either)

ventnor

Dohoho just wait until you're getting further into the game. the main part, will be disappointing. (no koreans either)

ventnor

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Dohoho just wait until you're getting further into the game. the main part, will be disappointing. (no koreans either)

DanielDust

Yes it is, but I think one of the reasons it gets so much hate is because it's talked about too much. There's always these stupid graphics debates (mostly started by console gamers lol) and of course you have to bring up Crysis. And then everyone gets all defensive and tries to downplay it by saying it's just a techdemo, the artstyle is boring ...yada yada.

agreed!!! tons of peopleplay it off as an average game with nice graphics, but really, in my book was the best shooter game since halo 1(im not including hl2 and stalker cause theyre more adventure games)

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]Agreed. It didn't win Shooter of the year just because it's pretty. It's one of my favourite games of the generation, completed it five times. Warhead on the other hand...Daytona_178

That's because you listened to that woman's orders, I presume.

Warhead made aliens and ice fun and allowed you to play as Jason Statham, thus it's better than the original.

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"][QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]Agreed. It didn't win Shooter of the year just because it's pretty. It's one of my favourite games of the generation, completed it five times. Warhead on the other hand...Baranga

That's because you listened to that woman's orders, I presume.

Warhead made aliens and ice fun and allowed you to play as Jason Statham, thus it's better than the original.

[QUOTE="ventnor"]

Dohoho just wait until you're getting further into the game. the main part, will be disappointing. (no koreans either)

DanielDust

you mean all the other shooters with aliens in it? lol

Yeah it was a great games could have gone without the aliens though they were dare annoying.

Great game, but for some reason it runs horribly on my new GTX460!! :shock:

i agree, great game with great mechanichs, i really liked the alien part

Crysis is so drab. I just don't have the motivation to finish it. [spoiler] Flying Octopus Monsters? C'mon, man. How lame is that? [/spoiler]

Crysis is so drab. I just don't have the motivation to finish it. Flying Octopus Monsters? C'mon, man. How lame is that?

BluRayHiDef

Crysis is so drab. I just don't have the motivation to finish it.

BluRayHiDef

Flying Octopus Monsters? C'mon, man. How lame is that?

BluRayHiDef

About as lame as bright blue glowing naked dudes?

Haters Gonna Hate dude.

People think they spent more time on graphics than gameplay.

Most didn't play it because the gameplay is what makes it so good.

Haters Gonna Hate dude.

People think they spent more time on graphics than gameplay.

Most didn't play it because the gameplay is what makes it so good.

mitu123

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Crysis is so drab. I just don't have the motivation to finish it.

Elann2008

I never said Crysis was over the top. I said it was drab (i.e. boring, lame, dull). In other words, Crysis is "under-the-top". Watchmen, on the other hand, was the opposite. It was interesting, both in terms of its story and its characters. Ozymandias is much more interesting as a villain than a bunch of flying Octopus. His actions forced the viewer to question what it means to be moral. [spoiler] Is it okay to kill millions to save billions? [/spoiler] In Crysis, there is no character or aspect of the story which engages the player intellectually or morally. It's just a dull game with lame flying octopuses. Watchmen is the complete opposite. Not to mention that Dr. Manhattan is just pure awesome.

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Haters Gonna Hate dude.

People think they spent more time on graphics than gameplay.

Most didn't play it because the gameplay is what makes it so good.

GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

Haters Gonna Hate dude.

People think they spent more time on graphics than gameplay.

Most didn't play it because the gameplay is what makes it so good.

GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="Elann2008"]

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Crysis is so drab. I just don't have the motivation to finish it.

BluRayHiDef

I never said Crysis was over the top. I said it was drab (i.e. boring, lame, dull). In other words, Crysis is "under-the-top". Watchmen, on the other hand, was the opposite. It was interesting, both in terms of its story and its characters. Ozymandias is much more interesting as a villain than a bunch of flying Octopus. His actions forced the viewer to question what it means to be moral. In Crysis, there is no character or aspect of the story which engages the player intellectually or morally. It's just a dull game with lame flying octopuses. Watchmen is the complete opposite. Not to mention that Dr. Manhattan is just pure awesome.

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[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"] The innovation in Crysis wasn't in the storyline or the setting, or making some kind of morally grey choices. It was where it needed to be. Emphasis and innovation went into the game-play, thus making it an extremely fun game.[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="mitu123"]

Haters Gonna Hate dude.

People think they spent more time on graphics than gameplay.

Most didn't play it because the gameplay is what makes it so good.

BluRayHiDef

Where did you read that?

Well, the budget for Crysis was 20 million. If they made 25 million in the process i think that's a pretty good profit.

If PC was just a deadweight platform, they after project that big they would have simply fallen apart.

But no, with the money from Crysis they had the money to:

Make a new engine that will work on three separate platforms.

Buy out a new studio.

Start work on a 360 exclusive.

Obviosly they made plenty of profit. Nothing wrong with going multi-plat....but Crysis 2 i know there's gonna be much wrong with Crysis 2 :(I knew it when i saw some of the level design. COD obstacles everywhere.

Guess Crysis will remain one of a kind experience.

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

[QUOTE="Elann2008"] I wish Crysis 2 was a PC only game :( I just know that Crysis 2 is gonna be seriously gimped, i just know it GeneralShowzer

Where did you read that?

Well, the budget for Crysis was 20 million. If they made 25 million in the process i think that's a pretty good profit.

If PC was just a deadweight platform, they after project that big they would have simply fallen apart.

But no, with the money from Crysis they had the money to:

Make a new engine that will work on three separate platforms.

Buy out a new studio.

Start work on a 360 exclusive.

Obviosly they made plenty of profit. Nothing wrong with going multi-plat....but Crysis 2 i know there's gonna be much wrong with Crysis 2 :(I knew it when i saw some of the level design. COD obstacles everywhere.

Guess Crysis will remain one of a kind experience.

Yes, it's a marvellous game and not at all the generic FPS some people make it out to be. The graphics are nice, but they do not make a game. Awesome gameplay does, and Crysis has that as well.

Crysis was good up until the sphere and then good after the sphere, I hated the Sphere but I did love the way you were playing as a super powered person the whole of the first half of the game but there was glimpses of something that was much more powerful out there hunting you (like the first Predator movie) and then the 2nd half of the game was you with the same powers but as the Underdog rising up against a stronger enemy.

I can't wait for Crysis 2 but im a bit disappointed it is doing away with the Jungle.

The people who say Crysis has only graphics are... 1. a person who don't play it 2. it doesn't suit him 3. he accepts what anti-Crysis people say. 4. console fanboy. Many people say "alien maps are bad", but still they are CoD level quality.

Hmm I care to disagree with all of you. I played Crysis and Warhead, and didn't really enjoy either. Maybe it was because my rig couldn't handle the game that well at the time, but I really have no incentive to play it again. The mulitplayer left a sour taste in my mouth, and the singleplayer got really boring during the alien sequence. I also don't get why you say people hate on this game? I personally find it overhyped for its graphics, I mean I know it looks REALLY good, but there are several games I can think of that have better atmoshpere and art style (such as Metro 2033 and Amnesia).

BTW the gameplay is decent, as it varies from time to time. However I much rather replay Half Life 2 campaign :)

Know what's sad? Crytek went way ahead of their time with Crysis. Making it a high budget build for PC game gave them the chance to really make something we haven't seen before. And now because of the sad state gaming is in, they are going ten steps back. ****.GeneralShowzer

I just started playing Crysis yesterday after completing in when it was first released and, wow, what a fantastic game. The graphics are beautiful, the gameplay is solid and you can approach nearly every situation however you like. Fighting the aliens is not fun AT ALL, but for now I am going to just enjoy harassing Koreans :)

Who else is tired of hearing, "its an average FPS with decent graphics"? Its a terrific FPS with amazing graphics.

Daytona_178

Was the best War fps I ever played right up until the stupid Aliens. So disappointing after that.

I don't know why everyone hates the aliens so much, what were you expecting when you bought the game? :P I think it adds a nice change to it, you have to adapt to the new environment and enemies.

Though it seems like you'll be fighting aliens from the start in Crysis 2, I think it's much better when you're suddenly introduced to them, like you're there when they start attacking the city for the first time.

I don't know why everyone hates the aliens so much, what were you expecting when you bought the game? :P I think it adds a nice change to it, you have to adapt to the new environment and enemies.

Though it seems like you'll be fighting aliens from the start in Crysis 2, I think it's much better when you're suddenly introduced to them, like you're there when they start attacking the city for the first time.

Teh_Can

I liked the aliens too. But, Warhead's levels were better-suited to fighting the aliens with more cover and more trees to scoot around in.

Yeah, really sweet game. Lame story, but awesome gameplay. The graphics is just a big bonus, so I don't understand the whole "Crysis is a bad, but pretty game"-statement lots of people make. Unless they haven't played the game, of course, and think it gets praise only for its graphics. And I agree that killing koreans is way more fun than killing aliens.

Litchie

I think Crysis is a solide shooter, its one of the few single play shooters I always return to.

I loved Crysis. I'm going to replay it once I get a better GPU. My 8800GT just can't cut it at anything over 1280x720

Yeah it was one of my favorite single player fps ever. Aliens sucked though, which lessens my hype for Crysis 2 which looks like an alley shooter with just aliens.