Is Crysis 2 a financial megaflop?

Crysis 2 will pick up a lot of sales in its lifetime especially through the steam sales, however more importantly is how much will Crytek make allowing other developers to use the cry engine? Look at how Unreal Engine 3 took off after Gears of War released.

Crysis 2 will pick up a lot of sales in its lifetime especially through the steam sales, however more importantly is how much will Crytek make allowing other developers to use the cry engine? Look at how Unreal Engine 3 took off after Gears of War released.

ccagracing

And you have a point and the engine, but no one is on board yet.

[QUOTE="Lethalhazard"]Eh, the first one had a lot of hype because of the graphics. I think things died down a bit for Crysis 2 because gamers knew what to expect. Basically, pretty graphics but bad AI/story. It's the story part that prevents me from playing it. I can't stand shooters in general, and Crysis 1's story was so laughable I wouldn't give this one a chance. Unless reviews said otherwise, which they didn't.Filthybastrd

What's so bad about the first one's story? There's no cheesy dialogue or plot holes. If anything it's simple which does'nt make it bad.

I see a lot of people trashing the story of Crysis 1 but never anyone providing even a shred of argument.

While Crytek created a game with superb physics, visuals and unbeatable (technical) graphics, the cons actually far outnumber the pros:

horrible characters with poor depth and inferior character development.

cheesy, bad story that never engages.

the gameplay quickly gets repetitive.

etc...

[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

[QUOTE="Lethalhazard"]

While Crytek created a game with superb physics, visuals and unbeatable (technical) graphics, the cons actually far outnumber the pros:

horrible characters with poor depth and inferior character development.

cheesy, bad story that never engages.

the gameplay quickly gets repetitive.

etc...

SHR3DD3D

[QUOTE="ocstew"]Well General care to be quoted on this one in a year's time? I don't think those figures are accurate simply because Homefront wasn't even in the top 5 sellers when Crysis 2 released and topped all 3 charts in the US and now it's 3rd? Doesn't make sense reallyGeneralShowzer

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[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]I never thought the gameplay was tedious simply because you, yourself can choose to change it. It's not like MOH or COD where you're forced to do one thing or you completely fail the mission. [QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="ocstew"]Well General care to be quoted on this one in a year's time? I don't think those figures are accurate simply because Homefront wasn't even in the top 5 sellers when Crysis 2 released and topped all 3 charts in the US and now it's 3rd? Doesn't make sense reallyocstew

Now that we're at it, I forgot the completely broken multiplayer, how could I? :?

And concerning the gameplay... I agree it was innovative in the way that you could personally choose how to play, your own way of attacking with different powers etc.-that's a given-but, the gameplay was still rather slow and boring, unlike CoD's entertaining and intense one.

[QUOTE="ocstew"][QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"] Those are NPD march 2011 numbers. I copied them off gamespot, you can also google it. SHR3DD3D

Now that we're at it, I forgot the completely broken multiplayer, how could I? :?

And concerning the gameplay... I agree it was innovative in the way that you could personally choose how to play, your own way of attacking with different powers etc.-that's a given-but, the gameplay was still rather slow and boring, unlike CoD's entertaining and intense one.

... the game hasn't even been out a month. Crysis 2 wil sell more copies than both Crysis and Crysis: Warhead. When DX11, 1.3, and the editor is released I will begin to play it. Crysis did not sell "well" in its first month.stiggy321

Sometimes, it doesn't matter:

Black Ops sold nearly 6 million copies within 24 hours.

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

[QUOTE="ocstew"] I know, I saw them, I was just questioning the validity because of what I said. How does Homefront make such a huge resurgence when the game was released ages ago?ocstew

Now that we're at it, I forgot the completely broken multiplayer, how could I? :?

And concerning the gameplay... I agree it was innovative in the way that you could personally choose how to play, your own way of attacking with different powers etc.-that's a given-but, the gameplay was still rather slow and boring, unlike CoD's entertaining and intense one.

BO's SP in on par with Crysis', as far as quality goes, but it's the MP which sets it apart from basically any other FPS title on the market. It's no secret that in almost every FPS released today, you can see some CoD in it.

http://www.gamersbook.com/scene/developer-spotlight/crytek-crysis-2-much-better-than-crysis/

You have to understand that thebudget for Crysis was much lower than for Crysis 2. We could spend much more on Crysis 2 because we expected to sell more through multiplatform development.

For laughs

GeneralShowzer

More like for facepalms and faces down. What i read there was the epitome of lying to our faces. :(

Anyway i know that people want agree with you but you are right and proven that with facts. They can try to defend it, cant say i will bother.

crysis 1 sold more than crysis 2

crysis 1 sold more than crysis 2

HFkami

Despite only being available on the PC. :shock: Shocker, really. I guess people just aren't interested in Crysis 2. After all, there are much better games to play this year.

[QUOTE="HFkami"]

crysis 1 sold more than crysis 2

SHR3DD3D

Despite only being available on the PC. :shock: Shocker, really. I guess people just aren't interested in Crysis 2. After all, there are much better games to play this year.

Das würde bedeuten, dass mit dem Spiel, in dem ein einsamer Held im Hightech-Kampfanzug wieder mal die Welt vor Aliens retten muss, insgesamt etwa 350 bis 380 Millionen Euro umgesetzt würden.

That would mean that the game in which a lone hero in the high-tech battle suit again save the world from aliens times must a total of about 350 to 380 million euros would be implemented.

This is from a Crytek interview.

What the hell does this even mean, if anyone can translate it better that google translate.

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

[QUOTE="HFkami"]

crysis 1 sold more than crysis 2

ocstew

Despite only being available on the PC. :shock: Shocker, really. I guess people just aren't interested in Crysis 2. After all, there are much better games to play this year.

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

Das würde bedeuten, dass mit dem Spiel, in dem ein einsamer Held im Hightech-Kampfanzug wieder mal die Welt vor Aliens retten muss, insgesamt etwa 350 bis 380 Millionen Euro umgesetzt würden.

That would mean that the game in which a lone hero in the high-tech battle suit again save the world from aliens times must a total of about 350 to 380 million euros would be implemented.

This is from a Crytek interview.

What the hell does this even mean, if anyone can translate it better that google translate.

GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]

Das würde bedeuten, dass mit dem Spiel, in dem ein einsamer Held im Hightech-Kampfanzug wieder mal die Welt vor Aliens retten muss, insgesamt etwa 350 bis 380 Millionen Euro umgesetzt würden.

That would mean that the game in which a lone hero in the high-tech battle suit again save the world from aliens times must a total of about 350 to 380 million euros would be implemented.

This is from a Crytek interview.

What the hell does this even mean, if anyone can translate it better that google translate.

ocstew

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

SkyWard20

Das würde bedeuten, dass mit dem Spiel, in dem ein einsamer Held im Hightech-Kampfanzug wieder mal die Welt vor Aliens retten muss, insgesamt etwa 350 bis 380 Millionen Euro umgesetzt würden.

That would mean that the game in which a lone hero in the high-tech battle suit again save the world from aliens times must a total of about 350 to 380 million euros would be implemented.

This is from a Crytek interview.

What the hell does this even mean, if anyone can translate it better that google translate.

GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

ocstew

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

SkyWard20

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

SkyWard20

Oh, we've got numbers sir.

Before we get to them, I'd like to once again remind you about the goals of Crysis 2:

Crytek themselves claimed it expected Black Ops-like sales of Crysis 2.

Now, to the numbers:

Black Ops debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: 8.4 million, number 1.

Crysis 2 debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: no numbers provided, number 7.

Yeah, so far, we can clearly see that Crytek was doing nothing else than dreaming about the success of Crysis 2.

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

SHR3DD3D

Oh, we've got numbers sir.

Before we get to them, I'd like to once again remind you about the goals of Crysis 2:

Crytek themselves claimed it expected Black Ops-like sales of Crysis 2.

Now, to the numbers:

Black Ops debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: 8.4 million, number 1.

Crysis 2 debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: no numbers provided, number 7.

Yeah, so far, we can clearly see that Crytek was doing nothing else than dreaming about the success of Crysis 2.

:lol:

I told you, saying that " we'll be sure to make a crysis 3 if we reach anywhere near CoD numbers" doesn't give us a clear idea in terms of what sales they're really expecting.

Is this an example of a best case scenario for Crysis 2 or what is required of the game to be considered a commercial success?

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

SkyWard20

Oh, we've got numbers sir.

Before we get to them, I'd like to once again remind you about the goals of Crysis 2:

Crytek themselves claimed it expected Black Ops-like sales of Crysis 2.

Now, to the numbers:

Black Ops debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: 8.4 million, number 1.

Crysis 2 debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: no numbers provided, number 7.

Yeah, so far, we can clearly see that Crytek was doing nothing else than dreaming about the success of Crysis 2.

:lol: I told you,saying that " we'll be sure to make a crysis 3 if we reach anywhere near CoD numbers" doesn't give us a clear idea in terms of what sales they're really expecting.

But he did say, "reach anywhere near CoD numbers".

So,

how is debuting at number 7, "anywhere near" 8.4 million?

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"]

No numbers, no way of answering. Try again...

SkyWard20

Oh, we've got numbers sir.

Before we get to them, I'd like to once again remind you about the goals of Crysis 2:

Crytek themselves claimed it expected Black Ops-like sales of Crysis 2.

Now, to the numbers:

Black Ops debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: 8.4 million, number 1.

Crysis 2 debut month sales in the biggest gaming market in the world: no numbers provided, number 7.

Yeah, so far, we can clearly see that Crytek was doing nothing else than dreaming about the success of Crysis 2.

:lol:

I told you,saying that " we'll be sure to make a crysis 3 if we reach anywhere near CoD numbers" doesn't give us a clear idea in terms of what sales they're really expecting.

Is this an example of a best case scenario for Crysis 2 or what is required of the game to be considered a commercial success?

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="ocstew"] Huh? The game launched at number 1 on all platforms and stayed that way for a while. I'm not sure what you're on about. http://www.videogamer.com/news/crysis_2_is_eas_biggest_launch_of_the_year_so_far.html http://cren.info/2011/04/10/saling-the-world-crysis-2-heads-domestic-multiplatform-sales-2ocstew

Seriously, what's your problem?

It debuted at number 7 (in its debut month), in the biggest gaming market in the world, which usually loves action games and FPS titles (but apparently aren't fond of inferior CoD clones).

Eat lead, Cevat. Karma's a real pain, isn't it?

[QUOTE="ocstew"][QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"] "Data for "Saling The World" comes courtesy of the public sales information on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.co.jp, with sales split out for each platform and territory, and pre-orders disregarded" I would rather believe NPD , than an amateurish site that decides sales from Amazon.SHR3DD3D

Seriously, what's your problem?

It debuted at number 7 (in its debut month), in the biggest gaming market in the world, which usually loves action games and FPS titles (but apparently aren't fond of inferior CoD clones).

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

[QUOTE="ocstew"] NPD has no digital sales, only measures from the US. And seriously? Do seriously think that Crysis 2 launched at number 7 on its first day? I mean it's reasonable that it would drop to number 7 but launching at number 7? Are you serious? http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/11/zumba-fitness-overtakes-crysis-2-for-top-uk-sales-spot/ http://www.mcvuk.com/news/43687/Xbox-360-dominates-Crysis-2-salesocstew

Seriously, what's your problem?

It debuted at number 7 (in its debut month), in the biggest gaming market in the world, which usually loves action games and FPS titles (but apparently aren't fond of inferior CoD clones).

That's true, and nobody expected it to top the list, outselling Pokémon, but it will should have done a lot better than debuting at number 7, because this now means it did worse than:

4-month old Black Ops.

Lego Star Wars III ( :? ).

Dragon Age II...

And Homefront. :?

In other words, it's certainly not gotten a stellar start.

I'm also expecting Crysis 2 to drop out of TOP 10 in the next month. I think it will happen easily.

I'm also expecting Crysis 2 to drop out of TOP 10 in the next month. I think it will happen easily.

SHR3DD3D

I would laugh so hard if that were to happen.

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

I'm also expecting Crysis 2 to drop out of TOP 10 in the next month. I think it will happen easily.

Mograine

I would laugh so hard if that were to happen.

But don't get surprised.

That's what happened to Gran Turismo 5, and taking into account:

a) the slow start of Crysis 2

b) the fact that FPS titles sell best initially, then slow down

and c) heavy rivalry from new games

it's easily going to happen to Crysis 2, too...