Why is Crysis like the 2nd coming of Jesus?

So Crysis is released and it is a good game, a very good game. The developers has put a lot of time and effort in it, graphics are spectacular, the story is rich and the whole feel of the games just makes me feel all warm inside about the future of gaming...

But why is is like the holiest of games? I get people who haven't even played the full version yet, tell me "how it changed their lives" and "how it is the alpha an omega". Surely there are other revolutionary games too? What are they all going on about??

When did Crysis become a religion? What am I missing?

Most likely their are a few reasons

1) This game is (from a graphical point of view) the most advanced game ever made

2) Because of reason 1 the console boys can't play this game cause their PS3/Xbox360 don't have the required hardware

3) Halo has been put up next God by the xboxfanboys (like MGS4 for the PS3 most likely), Crysis is the perfect game to challenge it and that's why people speak about it as the 2nd coming of Jesus

4) and off course the game is very good

Welcome to marketing in the US. Some souless vag fart whose just graduated with a degree in marketing spews forth a bunch of viral ads in the media, filled with the most extreme of superlatives. Talentless hacks who pass themselves off as professional game reviewers pick up on the meme in the forums and spew the same drivel in their reviews. Wouldn't want to deviate from the pack, someone might take notice after all. Finally, the semi literate, mouth breathing sheep who've never had an independent thought in their lives read both the viral ads and then the reinforcing review and turn into raging zealot fanboys who shout anyone who disagrees with the conventional wisdom with their customary level of erudition, i.e "LOLZ, you dont like (fill in the blank)! Shut up nooB! U jsut suxxors LOL!! ITs the best game EVAR! Stinky's house of inbeeding and console reviews gave it like 10 out of 10s!!!!! (fill in the blank RULEZ U= teh LOZE"

The exception being, of course, if said fanboy already read a review of a previous game that he's now convinced is the BEST EVAR!!!! He then sees it as his duty to defend said game and will go out of his way to talk about how much the new game "SUX", how the fans are all ghey how (fill in older blank) is still the best game ever and he'll then go onto any site that allows fan reviews and give the new game the lowest score possible.

This idolization of games is nothing new. Look at the pre-release hype around games like Half Life 2, HALO, Grand Theft Auto IV, etc. Were you to believe the reviews or the forums, you might as well stop playing games after the release of whatever title they're over inflating at the moment because obviously no other game will ever surpass it.

Just ignore the hyperbole, find a few reputable sites or people you trust and find ou their impressions. That or try a demo before you buy.

The Nanosuit has some of Jesus's hair inside making it holy...Everyone knows that.

Welcome to marketing in the US. Some souless vag fart whose just graduated with a degree in marketing spews forth a bunch of viral ads in the media, filled with the most extreme of superlatives. Talentless hacks who pass themselves off as professional game reviewers pick up on the meme in the forums and spew the same drivel in their reviews. Wouldn't want to deviate from the pack, someone might take notice after all. Finally, the semi literate, mouth breathing sheep who've never had an independent thought in their lives read both the viral ads and then the reinforcing review and turn into raging zealot fanboys who shout anyone who disagrees with the conventional wisdom with their customary level of erudition, i.e "LOLZ, you dont like (fill in the blank)! Shut up nooB! U jsut suxxors LOL!! ITs the best game EVAR! Stinky's house of inbeeding and console reviews gave it like 10 out of 10s!!!!! (fill in the blank RULEZ U= teh LOZE"

The exception being, of course, if said fanboy already read a review of a previous game that he's now convinced is the BEST EVAR!!!! He then sees it as his duty to defend said game and will go out of his way to talk about how much the new game "SUX", how the fans are all ghey how (fill in older blank) is still the best game ever and he'll then go onto any site that allows fan reviews and give the new game the lowest score possible.

This idolization of games is nothing new. Look at the pre-release hype around games like Half Life 2, HALO, Grand Theft Auto IV, etc. Were you to believe the reviews or the forums, you might as well stop playing games after the release of whatever title they're over inflating at the moment because obviously no other game will ever surpass it.

Just ignore the hyperbole, find a few reputable sites or people you trust and find ou their impressions. That or try a demo before you buy.

bogaty

One of the best posts I've ever read.

The Nanosuit has some of Jesus's hair inside making it holy...Everyone knows that.

AnotherKill

LOL!!! :D

So Crysis is released and it is a good game, a very good game. The developers has put a lot of time and effort in it, graphics are spectacular, the story is rich and the whole feel of the games just makes me feel all warm inside about the future of gaming...

But why is is like the holiest of games? I get people who haven't even played the full version yet, tell me "how it changed their lives" and "how it is the alpha an omega". Surely there are other revolutionary games too? What are they all going on about??

When did Crysis become a religion? What am I missing?

Oom_Gert

I am a big fan of Crysis (hence why I started a server hosting company for it!) yet I still don't think it's the holiest of games, or the second coming of Jesus. It's a great game, it's very well made, and looks fantastic....but that's as far as I see it.