just beat crysis *possible spoilers*

And man did I love that game but sheesh...talk about halo 2 sized epic cliff hanger of an ending! I mean halo 2 = "sir finishing this" crysis = "we're going back in". Wish it would have had a little more length to the campaign but the replayability seems pretty high.

So what did every one else think about the ending. (shut up I know I'm late)

I think it was a perfect multi-part story ending.

It worked as a self-contained story, the primary plot thread was concluded (we defeated the aliens on Earth), it left some plot threads open (returning to the island) while also starting a new plot thread, possibly for part 3 (the alien distress signal sent into space).

That's a perfect story trifecta in my opinion. A conclusion, an immediate cliffhanger and a suggestion of things to come further down the path. The writers of The Matrix could take a lesson from the Crysis devs on how to handle a multi-part story. But besides the ending, which was handled well, I think the story in general, and its presentation, were pretty bad.

I think it was a perfect multi-part story ending.

It worked as a self-contained story, the primary plot thread was concluded (we defeated the aliens on Earth), it left some plot threads open (returning to the island) while also starting a new plot thread, possibly for part 3 (the alien distress signal sent into space).

That's a perfect story trifecta in my opinion. A conclusion, an immediate cliffhanger and a suggestion of things to come further down the path. The writers of The Matrix could take a lesson from the Crysis devs on how to handle a multi-part story. But besides the ending, which was handled well, I think the story in general, and its presentation, were pretty bad.

mfsa

I'm not saying the ending was bad...I'm just saying I want to know what happens next right now! And though I will agree that it was in no way amazing (story wise) there was something about it that took me in and made me (by the end) want more.

Crytek needs to take a lesson from Valve in character development though, you don't ever really feel anything for the characters in Crysis like you do in some other games (AKA HL2).

I think it was a perfect multi-part story ending.

It worked as a self-contained story, the primary plot thread was concluded (we defeated the aliens on Earth), it left some plot threads open (returning to the island) while also starting a new plot thread, possibly for part 3 (the alien distress signal sent into space).

That's a perfect story trifecta in my opinion. A conclusion, an immediate cliffhanger and a suggestion of things to come further down the path. The writers of The Matrix could take a lesson from the Crysis devs on how to handle a multi-part story. But besides the ending, which was handled well, I think the story in general, and its presentation, were pretty bad.

mfsa

I agree 100 % with that. It makes me really wonder what's going to happen next, but I am still satisifed that I killed the

*possible spoilers*

big Alien Boss thing

I think it was a perfect multi-part story ending.

It worked as a self-contained story, the primary plot thread was concluded (we defeated the aliens on Earth), it left some plot threads open (returning to the island) while also starting a new plot thread, possibly for part 3 (the alien distress signal sent into space).

That's a perfect story trifecta in my opinion. A conclusion, an immediate cliffhanger and a suggestion of things to come further down the path. The writers of The Matrix could take a lesson from the Crysis devs on how to handle a multi-part story. But besides the ending, which was handled well, I think the story in general, and its presentation, were pretty bad.

mfsa

Woah woah now. The Wachowski brothers might not have made a great trilogy, but the end of The Matrix and the first film as a whole was pure brilliance. To compare it to summer Blockbuster Crysis is blasphemy. :P Until we see how Crysis 2/3 work out, lets not jump to any crazy conclusions.

[QUOTE="mfsa"]

I think it was a perfect multi-part story ending.

It worked as a self-contained story, the primary plot thread was concluded (we defeated the aliens on Earth), it left some plot threads open (returning to the island) while also starting a new plot thread, possibly for part 3 (the alien distress signal sent into space).

That's a perfect story trifecta in my opinion. A conclusion, an immediate cliffhanger and a suggestion of things to come further down the path. The writers of The Matrix could take a lesson from the Crysis devs on how to handle a multi-part story. But besides the ending, which was handled well, I think the story in general, and its presentation, were pretty bad.

TheCrazed420

Woah woah now. The Wachowski brothers might not have made a great trilogy, but the end of The Matrix and the first film as a whole was pure brilliance. To compare it to summer Blockbuster Crysis is blasphemy. :P Until we see how Crysis 2/3 work out, lets not jump to any crazy conclusions.

I think he was more refering to the fact that The first matrix was in no way set up to become a trilogy.

Do you know what the dev cycle is suppose to look like, I mean they have the enigine down so 2-3 years you think?levi895

I don't think there's any info out except that Crysis has been confirmed as a trilogy, but yeah, I think 2-3 years is reasonable given that they will be using Cry Engine 2 for the second game if not both of them.

It wouldn't surprise me if we see the game revealed late this year, with a release late 2009 or early 2010. But that is just my personal prediction. They could just as easily spend five years making it.

[QUOTE="levi895"]Do you know what the dev cycle is suppose to look like, I mean they have the enigine down so 2-3 years you think?mfsa

I don't think there's any info out except that Crysis has been confirmed as a trilogy, but yeah, I think 2-3 years is reasonable given that they will be using Cry Engine 2 for the second game if not both of them.

It wouldn't surprise me if we see the game revealed late this year, with a release late 2009 or early 2010. But that is just my personal prediction. They could just as easily spend five years making it.

I guess STALKER: clear sky and maybe Far cry 2 will be able to hold me off as far as my need for graphicaly rediculous FPS games go.

[QUOTE="mfsa"]

I think it was a perfect multi-part story ending.

It worked as a self-contained story, the primary plot thread was concluded (we defeated the aliens on Earth), it left some plot threads open (returning to the island) while also starting a new plot thread, possibly for part 3 (the alien distress signal sent into space).

That's a perfect story trifecta in my opinion. A conclusion, an immediate cliffhanger and a suggestion of things to come further down the path. The writers of The Matrix could take a lesson from the Crysis devs on how to handle a multi-part story. But besides the ending, which was handled well, I think the story in general, and its presentation, were pretty bad.

TheCrazed420

Woah woah now. The Wachowski brothers might not have made a great trilogy, but the end of The Matrix and the first film as a whole was pure brilliance. To compare it to summer Blockbuster Crysis is blasphemy. :P Until we see how Crysis 2/3 work out, lets not jump to any crazy conclusions.

I entirely agree, I was actually talking about the second film - the way it just... ends. I know it's unfair to compare a first part with a second part, but the same principles apply. They could have set it up so there were some meaningful conclusions - because as it stands, there's no real point in watching the second Matrix film (I could end my sentence here!) without also watching the third, while the first film (a masterpiece without equal) works as a stand-alone while also serving as the first part of a multiple-part story, which is what I was getting at.