Crysis 2 PC demo is out

Crysis 2 is going to be great. Awesome Dx11, huge maps, FoV 90, non-corridor, super high res textures ... this is going to be genre definingly awesome.

Demo

Crysis 2 fails. For those citing gameplay: did you play Crysis 1? Do you realize Crysis 2 is now a corridor shooter? Oh wait, you can "grab ledges", and slide!

Crysis 2 removes everything that made Crysis 1 great, namely the large open environments and sandbox gameplay. Now its Killzone/Halo/Gears.

I told you all, I TOLD YOU ALL! I told you all last year when the lead director said "If it cannot be done on Consoles, it won't be in the game" it would be consolized. But no one believed me.:lol:

In all seriousness though, I called it.

You really think Crytek somehow locked this feature until the release?

edidili

[QUOTE="LookAnDrolL"]Did anyone notice the sky.... its a pasted texture, its not moving.... trees don't move either.... this is unacceptable for cryteki5750at4Ghz

Again this is a demo not a benchmark.

We play games not watch em.

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]

[QUOTE="LookAnDrolL"]Did anyone notice the sky.... its a pasted texture, its not moving.... trees don't move either.... this is unacceptable for crytekLookAnDrolL

Again this is a demo not a benchmark.

We play games not watch em.

Which goes back to my original point. This isn't a benchmark.i5750at4Ghz

Which I responded; I wasn't using it as a benchmark... I just wanted a moment of peace to just look at the surroundings, not measure frame rates.

Regardless, no sense in repeating ourselves.

Crying and moaning about it isn't the way to go--the game looks great, and more importantly, runs great... and looks far better than what you'll find on consoles. That's all that I can ask for.

Stevo_the_gamer

Your definition of great is yours alone. The people comparing Crysis 1 to 2 are rightfully expecting it to at least maintain the quality standards of its processor, it was three years ago after all. You are not going to change their opinion on the matter by declaring it looks great to you, and that anyone who thinks otherwise is just crying and moaning...

Did anyone notice the sky.... its a pasted texture, its not moving.... trees don't move either.... this is unacceptable for crytekLookAnDrolL

Again this is a demo not a benchmark.

We play games not watch em.

[QUOTE="LookAnDrolL"][QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"] Are you serious? Who has time to look at the sky, or trees?

Again this is a demo not a benchmark.

We play games not watch em.

AAllxxjjnn

Just went through Pier17 with advanced setting. Doesn't look alot better then Gamer but it still looks nice despite looking like a step back from Crysis. But man the blur. It bothering me now.

Your definition of great is yours alone. The people comparing Crysis 1 to 2 are rightfully expecting it to at least maintain the quality standards of its processor, it was three years ago after all. You are not going to change their opinion on the matter by declaring it looks great to you, and that anyone who thinks otherwise is just crying and moaning...

AnnoyedDragon

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"]

Your definition of great is yours alone. The people comparing Crysis 1 to 2 are rightfully expecting it to at least maintain the quality standards of its processor, it was three years ago after all. You are not going to change their opinion on the matter by declaring it looks great to you, and that anyone who thinks otherwise is just crying and moaning...

Stevo_the_gamer

Oh, so the final game won't force us to use their hideous blurry temporal AA? This is news to me...

Oh, so the final game won't force us to use their hideous blurry temporal AA? This is news to me...

psn8214

Oh, so the final game won't force us to use their hideous blurry temporal AA? This is news to me...

psn8214

I have a headache, why would Crytek implement a fov like that? The first Crysis probably sold around 4 million units by now and Warhead probably sold around 2 million, just watch Crysis 2 sell less than Crysis 1. SAGE_OF_FIRE

I don't know if it will sell less overall but in pc it will not beat Crysis 1 imo.

I don't know if it will sell less overall but in pc it will not beat Crysis 1.

edidili

No way of knowing until it comes out, but I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't offer an option for MSAA on PC.

Teufelhuhn

There's three predetermined options for graphics. No more tweaking individual items, like AA, AF, or texture resolution, for example.

I don't have a crystal ball, I cannot tell you what to expect when the game launches other than the demo is not a final representative of the game.

Stevo_the_gamer

Well, I can tell you Stevo. :) There's three graphical options to choose from. So no, we're stuck with it. Play the demo and tell me it's not a blurry mess.

Just got done playing Crysis 2 in 3D on the PC while it looks very good and keeps a very good frame rate, the 3D effects dont look as good as other games like Blackops or RE5. The good frame rate (44FPS) really did surprise me, games usually take a really big hit when you turn on 3D.

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]I have a headache, why would Crytek implement a fov like that? The first Crysis probably sold around 4 million units by now and Warhead probably sold around 2 million, just watch Crysis 2 sell less than Crysis 1. edidili

I don't know if it will sell less overall but in pc it will not beat Crysis 1.

Just got done playing Crysis 2 in 3D on the PC while it looks very good and keeps a very good frame rate, the 3D effects dont look as good as other games like Blackops or RE5. The good frame rate (44FPS) really did surprise me, games usually take a really big hit when you turn on 3D.

GTSaiyanjin2

Then those individuals should rightfully come to terms over a few things: 1) This is not representative of the final product; 2) The multiplayer portion of the game does not dictate the overal visual fidelity of the game is compromised; 3) Crysis Wars and Crysis' multiplayer were not as good looking as the singleplayer portion of their respective games.

Stevo_the_gamer

There is a point where it is safe to have certain expectations. It doesn't require a crystal ball; like some are claiming.

[QUOTE="GTSaiyanjin2"]

Just got done playing Crysis 2 in 3D on the PC while it looks very good and keeps a very good frame rate, the 3D effects dont look as good as other games like Blackops or RE5. The good frame rate (44FPS) really did surprise me, games usually take a really big hit when you turn on 3D.

SAGE_OF_FIRE

well what ever they did it kinda works.... but your not really getting that much 3D deapth like you do in other games. One thing I did notice is how blurry the game is like its morenoticeable in 3D, it must be the type of AA the game is using.

Did I download the PC version? My game demo says "Press START" and an option for aim assist. What is this? I don't even...

Who's going to be first to post some screens?Marka1700

There has been some already but I post a couple more. These pics are taken with advanced settings:

[QUOTE="edidili"]

I don't know if it will sell less overall but in pc it will not beat Crysis 1.

Stevo_the_gamer

Is just an opinion. I highly doubt it will reach the 3.5 million sales on PC alone but everything may happen.

Why do I think so? Well the original was a revolution for pc in graphics, scale and physics. Videos like this awed us. It was fun driving, exploring and blowing stuff with those physics. It fully utilized the PC hardware at the time and actually went beyond that. No rig could handle it at max. It was a game that tried to push forward.

Crysis 2? All we hear is mp, all it feels like is cod. The sp is not made of large zones and doesn't have that sandbox feel the original had. It's a good game but nothing like Crysis of its time.

Who's going to be first to post some screens?Marka1700

Who's going to be first to post some screens?Marka1700

So guys which map do you like the most? Skyline or Pier17? Think I like Skyline more. Looks nicer looking to me.

So guys what your favorite map between Skyline and Pier17? Think Skyline more. Looks nicer looking to me.

Wanderer5

the fov and overuse of motion-blur made me wanna puke. and thats just the start of it. seems like a COD mod.

they should have just put 100% resources into SP and made it an epic SPonly game.

It would be nice if I could actually log in.

I take back everything bad I said about Crysis 2! look at this gameplay video OMG

INCREDIBLE CRYSIS 2 FOOTAGE

It would be nice if I could actually log in.

AtlasBizarre

I take back everything bad I said about Crysis 2! look at this gameplay video OMG

INCREDIBLE CRYSIS 2 FOOTAGE

devious742

The "maximum failure" comment mixed with schindler's list music made me ROFL all over the place.

Going ahead and dumping my screens. Hardcore mode, around 60fps avg, though it goes anywhere from 45 to 80 without vsync.

[QUOTE="devious742"]

I take back everything bad I said about Crysis 2! look at this gameplay video OMG

INCREDIBLE CRYSIS 2 FOOTAGE

Jankarcop

The "maximum failure" comment mixed with schindler's list music made me ROFL all over the place.

So fitting...

They've added lots of blur and made the lighting effects more intense as well as added a shimmering bloom effect to some surfaces and plants. In general though it just lacks the clarity, clean detail and sharpness of the original Crysis.

[QUOTE="Teufelhuhn"]

No way of knowing until it comes out, but I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't offer an option for MSAA on PC.

psn8214

There's three predetermined options for graphics. No more tweaking individual items, like AA, AF, or texture resolution, for example.

the fov and overuse of motion-blur made me wanna puke. and thats just the start of it. seems like a COD mod.

they should have just put 100% resources into SP and made it an epic SPonly game.

Jankarcop

For anyone having connection issues, try disabling your antivirus firewall and your DMZ if you have any. That worked for me.

Going ahead and dumping my screens. Hardcore mode, around 60fps avg, though it goes anywhere from 45 to 80 without vsync.

Vaasman

What GPU do you have and what resolution do you play to get this FPS????

[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

Going ahead and dumping my screens. Hardcore mode, around 60fps avg, though it goes anywhere from 45 to 80 without vsync.

Idontremember

What GPU do you have and what resolution do you play to get this FPS????

I run 1680x1050 on an amd 6870. It goes way up and back down sometimes and dips outside which is pretty much what you'd expect. Also depends on the amount of people playing and action going on, things like that.