Crysis

[hollywooda]

This was released yesterday on the Marketplace On demand service, its £14.99 & is 4.2gb.

Crysis is the first game in the series so to us dumb console owners this is the prequel to this years "perfectly paced" blockbuster, Crysis 2!.

I downloaded this last night over night & had a quick play this morning. First off it runs at 1080p at 60fps & graphically it is stunning & runs as smooth as butter.

The 1st section of the game has you stalking through the dark jungle & running through a short tutorial of the controls, which have been ripped straight from
the excellently worked Crysis 2.

But its not till the sun rises & you hit the beach that you realise what a stunning game this is, even though this is an old PC game its still up there with the best of what's
available today, which i guess you can see as depressing or give the developer a well deserved pat on the back for creating a game that was obviously a generation ahead of itself.

Either way it looks very nice, sunlight glistens off the water & cascades through trees, water shimmers beautifully & the jungle & coastline in general feel vibrant & alive.

I've only played a very small portion of Crysis & I'm already hooked & want to get back to explore more.

[mudbone]

I agree with Hollywooda above. Great looking, seems like a cross between Crysis 2 and far cry 2, which is great in my book. Have only played about 20mins, but agree totally. Can't wait till work finished to continue.

[Bob]

Great looking, seems like a cross between Crysis 2 and far cry, which is great in my book.

Something of a shocker considering the same people made Crysis in between those two games

[hollywooda]

Great looking, seems like a cross between Crysis 2 and far cry, which is great in my book.

Something of a shocker considering the same people made Crysis in between those two games

Bob, be nice!.

[DUFFKING]

I don't like what they've done to the suit for it.... rather changed the balance of the game a lot and it's a lot easier now as a result...

[hollywooda]

I don't like what they've done to the suit for it.... rather changed the balance of the game a lot and it's a lot easier now as a result...

Yer I did kinda think that, you start off being very powerful, but I'm playing it on Hard & you certainly aren't a bullet sponge, even a couple of dudes can kill you very quickly if you play stupid.

[mudbone]

Something of a shocker considering the same people made Crysis in between those two games

Spotted my error. sorry
Crytek didn't make Far Cry 2.

[hollywooda]

*steps towards the door*....

[Venomous Albino]

Oi! Wooda! Is the first half of Crysis any less shit than the first half of Crysis 2?

[DUFFKING]

I don't like what they've done to the suit for it.... rather changed the balance of the game a lot and it's a lot easier now as a result...

Yer I did kinda think that, you start off being very powerful, but I'm playing it on Hard & you certainly aren't a bullet sponge, even a couple of dudes can kill you very quickly if you play stupid.

Seems like it's basically the Crysis 2 setup. Cloak lasts aaaaaaaages. And sprint.

[Jonesy201]

I had this on PC many moons ago and thought it was really good. It'll be interesting to see if its aged much.
I might give it a go when the gaming glut is over (that'll be next summer then).

[Johnny Shoulder]

Oi! Wooda! Is the first half of Crysis any less shit than the first half of Crysis 2?

Ooooo, you're not allowed to say things like that VA, you get pounced on....

[hollywooda]

Come on now, let's drop the Crysis 2 pacing debate, its old & you look silly when you say it, move on.

In answer to your question, you start the game fully kitted out so no getting up to speed & no clever slow burning story arc to confuse
your gold fish, infantile, attention span, I hope this pleases you?.

@Duffking the battery doesn't last that long in cloak when you start firing but Sprint does last a while, I'll have to get further into the game to see if this is a breaker. Also being cloaked doesn't mean you can just walk past people at close range like Crysis 2, the guards detect you easily.

[Bob]

Oi! Wooda! Is the first half of Crysis any less shit than the first half of Crysis 2?

Post of the Day.

[hollywooda]

Oi! Wooda! Is the first half of Crysis any less shit than the first half of Crysis 2?

Post of the Day.

If your an idiot.