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GossamerSolid

Mar 1 2011, 14:09

Urgh Crysis 1 was better and I didn't really enjoy Crysis 1.

Crysis 2 suffers from an overwhelming amount of bloom and motion blur. Do not want.

Also you can tell that it's basically a call of duty game now with the MP and I'm sure that has something to do with console players. As soon as a game appears on console, they automatically have to dumb it down.

I fear for Red Orchestra 2 because it's apparently coming out on consoles as well, but I'm in denial and I'm hoping that the PC version is as good/better than Red Orchestra 1.

Zipper5

Mar 1 2011, 14:15

I could use another fast-paced unrealistic competitive sci-fi FPS that isn't Call of Duty, to be frank. I just wish MyCrysis wasn't dead at the moment with no ETA on a fix, but to be fair, almost every MP beta/demo released nowadays has the same issues at the start.

GossamerSolid

Mar 1 2011, 14:40

It doesn't change the fact that I basically need sunglasses to play Crysis 2 due to the bloom.

Zipper5

Mar 1 2011, 14:47

There was just as much, if not more, bloom in Crysis and Crysis: Warhead. Same with the motion blur.

Cole

Mar 1 2011, 16:10

RobertHammer

Mar 1 2011, 16:20

Okay now that it finally works I have a new nickname for this thing:
BLURRY BLOOM: THE GAME

I mean seriously, what the hell is going on? And no advanced graphics settings? They're seriously gonna charge people for this? ...

Heh they don't want to switch off bloom and tweak the blur effects - it must shine to blind your eyes and then say "What amazing Graphics" :D

Cole

Mar 1 2011, 16:26

Heh they don't want to switch off bloom and tweak the blur effects - it must shine to blind your eyes and then say "What amazing Graphics" :D
I can just stab myself in the eyes, think "omg this looks amazing" and save 50 bucks.

froggyluv

Mar 1 2011, 16:31

Why do all games look and play the same these days....:(

I will now offer up 1 very crisp $100 bill of U.S currency to the modder who can make me Swat 5 or Rainbow 7!

Cole

Mar 1 2011, 16:31

Why do all games look and play the same these days....:(

I will now offer up 1 very crisp $100 bill of U.S currency to the modder who can make me Swat 5 or Rainbow 7!
Swat 5? Double that.

GossamerSolid

Mar 1 2011, 17:50

I like how you wrote Rainbow 7 :)

instead of Rainbow 6: Next game in the series name here.

STALKERGB

Mar 1 2011, 18:38

Personally I though the Crysis 2 demo was pretty good. Held my attention for longer than CoD and the like. The suit powers take a bit of getting used to, well the setup of them that is. PRetty much everything drains your suit power but the suit seems pretty well balanced in game. If anything I wish the "Air Stomp" worked a bit better, its really fun dropping down and just crushing someone!

jblackrupert

Mar 1 2011, 19:52

Accounts created in Crysis 1/Wars do work on the Demo so you don't have to create a new one if the account server is not letting you create one.

The bloom and Blur is over the top, nothing like Crysis 1/Warhead
if they don't allow you to tweak the settings in the full version
then it's clearly a console port.

Damage from all weapons is the same and having maximum armor on doesn't
appear to change anything then with it off.

The menu system is way too busy and the way the menu moves whenever you move your mouse is annoying as hell.

Maybe map makers can do something with it but the rooftop, tiny map stuff
just doesn't make buying it worthwhile.

Crytek does awesome graphics but they seriously need to partner up with someone
who has the skills and ideas to create great gameplay.

Shadow.D. ^BOB^

Mar 1 2011, 21:00

I fear for Red Orchestra 2 because it's apparently coming out on consoles as well, but I'm in denial and I'm hoping that the PC version is as good/better than Red Orchestra 1.

They've said that a console version it a possibility at some future point, but the game is not being made at all with consoles in mind for release. Plus they have had a couple of tests now where people from the community (ie players with big expectations) have played the new game and it has surpassed even their ideas of what it would be like.

As for the demo.... Put it this way i wont be buying it, well not until Steam have it for a fiver next year.

Baff1

Mar 1 2011, 21:13

Unfortunately as big a fan of Far Cry and Crysis as I am, this one is not on my "must play" list.

Stroll on Duke Nukem.

Ben_S

Mar 1 2011, 21:54

It's not too fun, More fun than CoD.

Whilst It was downloading I had a go at Java, and created a Pong clone at the same time. I've probably played that Pong.jar file longer than I have the Crysis2 demo. Unsurprisingly, it's more fun too. :p

jblackrupert

Mar 1 2011, 22:23

I fear for Red Orchestra 2 because it's apparently coming out on consoles as well, but I'm in denial and I'm hoping that the PC version is as good/better than Red Orchestra 1.

Like someone said above, Console version might be in the future
If you've ever seen the videos and listened to the "Bash and Slash"
interviews with John Gibson you'll see that Tripwire has no intention of
screwing over the PC crowd.

Listen to Crosshairs 25, 15, 16 and the "RO: HoS Crosshairs Exclusive" broadcasts.
http://bashandslash.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=4&id=73&Itemid=133

Edit: Bad signs Crysis 2 is a console port.

Main menu "Press Start"

Game options "aim assist on/off"

Jeza

Mar 1 2011, 22:43

Really enjoying the demo at the moment, graphically brilliant, however have a few lighting issue's being really bright and flickering but hopfully it all will be able to be delt with when the 3d settings option becomes unlocked in the full game.

GRS

Mar 2 2011, 02:33

Not a huge fan of MP there but looks cool. Do want SP demo.

ziiip

Mar 2 2011, 07:05

How does it run in comparsion to Crysis 1?

Defunkt

Mar 2 2011, 07:11

I know I'm getting on but how can anyone of any age consider that entertaining? Spawn, run around, kill someone, die, repeat, all to the tune of flashing lights and repeating sound bytes. It's about as pointless as pinball.

Zipper5

Mar 2 2011, 07:15

I find the entertaining part of this being some of the weapons and, more importantly, the abilities of the Nanosuit. My best experience so far was having a guy on a static machinegun right beneath me tearing my teammates apart, so I jumped off the side, did a 180, pressed C which sent me into a power stomp, and landing right on top of him. Then I was free to detach said machinegun and go on a rampage against his team instead, with the aid of the cloak and armor modes. It was certainly fun.

jblackrupert

Mar 2 2011, 07:30

Isn't pinball a game us old farts used to play?

Can't remember.....memory fading...

])rStrangelove

Mar 2 2011, 09:14

Nuthin' wrong with pinball imo. I could live without Crysis2 though. The jungle and the sandbox approach made it somewhat special and entertaining. Somehow choosing NY as the new environment pretty much screwed all that. No point hiding behind small 'oneway' signs and garbage bags imo. :P

Zipper5

Mar 2 2011, 09:21

In MP perhaps, judging solely from the demo, but through watching the footage of the leaked beta single player campaign I'm pretty sure it's still full of the open sandbox segments, just inside NYC instead of some random fictional island.
Such as this part:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPYAqNr8FGk

I honestly have no idea why he's using a Xbox 360 controller, but c'est la vie...

ziiip

Mar 2 2011, 09:26

I'm really looking forward this. :) We could play the MP demo together. And by the way: does cloak really hide you well? Because in Crysis 1, when you had to kill the koreans with the nanosuit clone, the cloaking made them almost absolutely invisible, not the kind if invisibility where the edges are distorted.

Zipper5

Mar 2 2011, 10:05

There's a module you can apply to your suit that makes you almost entirely invisible, but still not fully. If you don't have it, it hides you as well as it did in Crysis' multiplayer (i.e. okay from a distance, but you're screwed when really up close).

Also, here are some gameplay videos I recorded:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbBObpFk8k

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbFQE-koQXY

kavoven

Mar 2 2011, 12:48

Why do I need to register for a freakin demo? -.-

Foxhound

Mar 2 2011, 14:14

Nice vids Zipper5 :)
Played it for like 10 - 15 minutes last night. Not sure what to think of it yet but looking at that leaked SP video I think again I will go for the SP only and than drop the game. But you never know, maybe I need to play some more MP demo.

froggyluv

Mar 2 2011, 16:50

No offense there Zipper but the game looks horrible. Seriously, why is Meth illegal but kids can get twitchy speedouts with this stuff.

Zipper5

Mar 2 2011, 16:54

PuFu

Mar 2 2011, 17:01

i wish i was able to play even 2 mins of it, but seems i am part of the group who either cannot connect, or says it has no connection...oh well..

froggyluv

Mar 2 2011, 17:01

Well its not the looks, its that twitchy speedy-fly-ie gameplay :D

I liked Far Cry 1, never tried 2 as I heard that it went downhill.

Ben_S

Mar 2 2011, 17:43

I personally quite like how it looks, though I am not expecting anyone here to like it as well. The general rule of thumb is that anyone disinterested in the mainstream video game market doesn't like bloom nor motion blur, even in the slightest cases of either. :p

Motion blur and bloom are good effects, they're just overused, and put to extreames in alot of mainstream games.

i wish i was able to play even 2 mins of it, but seems i am part of the group who either cannot connect, or says it has no connection...oh well..

Well, it's not much. It's the singleplayer most people are looking forward to anyway.

Capt. Sand

Mar 2 2011, 17:49

I hear ya, PuFu. I barely got past the account creation thing today. now, I just have to wait for the game to let me in. keeps saying my username is invalid and whatnot.

whatever, I'll just watch Zipper5's videos in the meantime.

@<hidden>
sounds like you got a nice setup, man. I can't wait to upgrade again (had to roll back to a 9800gtx, just last month).

Deadfast

Mar 2 2011, 18:34

Doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. I mean aim assist, really?

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And of course the usual...

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x279/deadfastcz/junk/keyboardcrisis.jpg

Baff1

Mar 2 2011, 18:39

Motion blur and bloom are good effects, they're just overused, and put to extreames in alot of mainstream games.

Blur is a horrible effect used to mask low framerates.
Spending a bundle on hardware to get high frame rates and high resolutions for a crystal clear fast moving picture.....and then getting a blurry image, bites.

Ben_S

Mar 2 2011, 18:42

Blur is a horrible effect used to mask low framerates.
Spending a bundle on hardware to get high frame rates and high resolutions for a crystal clear fast moving picture.....and then getting a blurry image, bites.

Well, it's good for me as I get low framerate anyway. :p

Baff1

Mar 2 2011, 19:35

I use Tequila to get that.

11aTony

Mar 2 2011, 22:15

Deadfast, that video is just amazing. Funny and sad at the same time. My thoughts exacly.

jblackrupert

Mar 2 2011, 22:57

Crysis 1 still looks a hell of a lot better and didn't have the bloom and blur at levels Crysis 2 does.

The visuals are still good despite them but it just doesn't have the HOLY F$%#!!! effect the first did when you loaded it up.

It's clearly been consolized.

Why do I need to register for a freakin demo? -.-

Because the game uses unlocks, XP points and such which are saved on a remote server.

jhoson14

Mar 2 2011, 23:39

Wont buy after playing this demo, will stay on my good and old Crysis and Crysis Wars. (playing Mech Warrior's Living Legends MoD)

Why in the hell they even call it "Crysis2"?

They should have named it "Call of Duty: Nano Suit Warfare". Its a CoD franchise Clone.

Capt. Sand

Mar 3 2011, 08:35

you guys seen this yet?

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-cryengine-3/711208

caught my attention while I was looking around gametrailers.

ziiip

Mar 3 2011, 10:17

Oh wow that fall scene was wonderful.

Regarding the demo: how can I force the game to turn off AA? In the ATI CCP, the lowest if 2X.

11aTony

Mar 3 2011, 12:32

Crysis 1 still looks a hell of a lot better and didn't have the bloom and blur at levels Crysis 2 does.

The visuals are still good despite them but it just doesn't have the HOLY F$%#!!! effect the first did when you loaded it up.

It's clearly been consolized.

Because the game uses unlocks, XP points and such which are saved on a remote server.

Consolized? Yeah, thats an understatement.

h -

Mar 3 2011, 12:45

you guys seen this yet?

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gdc-11-cryengine-3/711208
So is that the 'start' button the nanosuitguy presses at the end of the video :rolleyes:

ricbar89

Mar 3 2011, 12:48

Doesn't seem to be worth the trouble. I mean aim assist, really?
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And of course the usual...

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Schindler's list music for a video game...lol. Talk about over the top.

Zipper5

Mar 3 2011, 13:13

In other Crysis-related news: my jaw just fell off. (http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/03/03/crysis-as-a-work-of-art-an-astonishing-gallery-of-shots/)

Edit: And in further, more important Crysis 2 news: Crysis 2 (http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/13594-crysis-2-endast-dx9-dx11-kommer-senare) will (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=423157) only (http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/big-crysis-2-news--no-dx11--dx/1184480) ship (http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=32659) with (http://www.tweaktown.com/news/19001/crysis_2_to_launch_with_dx9_only_dx11_to_be_included_in_a_patch_maximum_fail/index.html) DirectX9. (http://www.systemwars.com/forums/showthread.php?92337-Crysis-2-PC-to-ship-DX9-only.-DX11-to-be-patched-in-at-unknown-later-date)

I just canceled my pre-order. I was willing to overlook some slight consolefication of the game that I saw in the MP demo, but now it's clear that the PC version is literally just a console port, rather than the lead version (or only version, as was the case with Crysis). Shame what the mainstream does these days...

ziiip

Mar 3 2011, 13:42

So what? It looks great on Dx9 too and you'll get Dx11 later anyway.

SteveJA360

Mar 3 2011, 13:46

I think the problem Ziiip is Crisis used to be a cutting edge game, with graphics and physics that blow your mind. Now its just one of em kinda like.

Zipper5

Mar 3 2011, 13:50

Yup, I like the game, but I won't support this constant moving away from the PC as a platform despite developers, like Crytek, starting there, simply due to reasons of greed. Games have never been made better by being made multiplatform.

Capt. Sand

Mar 3 2011, 14:12

@<hidden>

that's weird. I would've expected it to go up to at least DX10. also, those screenshots look crazy good.

PuFu

Mar 3 2011, 18:53

got it to log in eventually. Mindless fun, nothing spectacular though. once you get the grip of it, it is pretty simple.
For mp only, this is no buy...

Zipper5

Mar 3 2011, 18:55

Due to a broken DVD drive that I've had for months, making hard copies relatively useless, I bought the Crysis Complete Pack on Steam today for $60 (Crysis, Crysis: Warhead and Crysis: Wars). Couple them with some community mods, and I realized I forgot how much I missed the game. Crysis 2's story seems a lot better, but its innovation seems way down.

Ben_S

Mar 3 2011, 19:23

Innovation doesn't sell ...

Jeza

Mar 3 2011, 19:57

jblackrupert

Mar 3 2011, 20:38

Innovation doesn't sell ...

It's not that it doesn't sell, it's the fact that studios doing the innovations
don't have the massive advertising budgets the AAA studios have.

Activision throws 3 times more in advertising for COD then they do to make the game itself.

---------- Post added at 02:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:30 PM ----------

I think the problem Ziiip is Crisis used to be a cutting edge game, with graphics and physics that blow your mind. Now its just one of em kinda like.

This. ^^^

I remember when Crysis 1 came out.

An employee of Futureshop near me slapped together a demostration system
hooked up to a 60" Plasma HDTV which at the time cost something like $20,000.

The lineup to play it was longer then the lines on Boxing day.

When I got online, there were servers that had a "No shooting" rule
hosting user made maps. Players just walked around admiring the graphics
and going for a swim.

Defunkt

Mar 3 2011, 23:26

I just wish somebody would make a contemporary MP shooter that realises CryEngine's considerable potential. Casus Belli (http://www.casusbelli-mod.com/main/) is one very good propsect but, like all good total conversions these days, is taking a long time. I also recently discovered that Fortran (briefly an ArmA modder and a lead for the SP mod Task Force Black (http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?threadid=65222)) appears to have joined a team planning a next iteration of the Source mod Insurgency (http://www.insmod.org/).

jblackrupert

Mar 3 2011, 23:50

Free to use Cryengine

http://www.develop-online.net/news/34466/Free-to-use-CryEngine-plans-emerge

Free CryEngine 3 Standalone Release Planned
http://www.shacknews.com/article/63275/free-cryengine-3-standalone-release

jblackrupert

Mar 10 2011, 04:55

Crysis 2 PC Demo patch....

Good news, it's no longer a console port.!

It says "Press Enter instead of "Press Start to begin"
http://www.ea.com/crysis-2/blog/pc-demo-patch

Zipper5

Mar 10 2011, 06:52

It says "Press Enter instead of "Press begin" to start.
I lol'd. I really did.

h -

Mar 10 2011, 07:54

I lol'd. I really did.
Ditto..

Funny as the patch for that one game that just basically fixed credits..

Zipper5

Mar 10 2011, 07:59

It's what they advertise as "dedicated post-release support" these days. ;)

Deadfast

Mar 10 2011, 09:32

Dedicated post-release support pretty much means any post-release support at all these days :(

RunForrest

Mar 10 2011, 18:30

i like the demo
grafics r better than in crysis1 and performance is better.
u can notice that they put some time in balancing the nanosuit powers.
the feel of ur own charakter in the game is great, the sounds, the movement, headshaking etc...
the climbing of walls is nicely done but i wished they had a bit more "mirrors edge"-like movement in it.
walking, sprinting is a bit to fast for my taste(for this kind of game- the time-space-weaponhandling proportions are just not right) and the weapons recoil is to low.
the gameplay is still nice imo, but could be so much better with different speeds and recoils *sigh*
getting the demo running was a total mess, and crytek failed hard there. how in the world can some1 f*** up a gamerelease like that? and im not happy about that, i really think crytek deserves good sales, because the engine is awsome and has so much to offer....

for those who dont like bloom and motion blur and want to tweak a few other things, try this:

just add to the startup command line. (right click , properties on the crysis 2 shortcut and paste it after everything in the "target" box. - note that u have to link to an other exe! replace Crysis2Launcher.exe with Crysis2Demo.exe)

+g_skipIntro 1
+cl_fov 70
+r_DrawNearFoV 70
+pl_movement.power_sprint_targetFov 70
+r_motionblur 0
+r_glow 0
+sys_maxfps 125
+i_mouse_accel=0
+cl_crouchtoggle 0
+cl_zoomToggle 0

pretty self explanatory really

so the target in ur shortcut might look like this :
"K:\Games\Crysis2 Demo\bin32\Crysis2Demo.exe" +cl_fov 70 +r_glow 0 +i_mouse_accel 0 + g_skipintro 1 +r_motionblur 0 +cl_crouchtoggle 0 +pl_movement.power_sprint_targetfov 70

found here(german):http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,814314/Tipps-fuer-die-Crysis-2-Demo-So-verbessern-Sie-Grafik-Steuerung-und-Spielspass-Update-SLI/Action-Spiel/News/
or google it

Zipper5

Mar 10 2011, 18:41

getting the demo running was a total mess, and crytek failed hard there. how in the world can some1 f*** up a gamerelease like that? and im not happy about that, i really think crytek deserves good sales, because the engine is awsome and has so much to offer....
Every pre-release beta/demo has the same issues these days. It's no longer just an issue of not anticipating the demand.

Those tweaks sound interesting, might make it more enjoyable. Doesn't change the fact it's a blatant console port in its demo state though, and given that the game won't ship with DX11 it won't be much better at release either.

RunForrest

Mar 10 2011, 18:52

true, however with winxp 32 DX11 is not a topic for me (well maybe in case of Battlefield BC2 where i have no AA with DX9 :banghead: :mad: than i start thinking about DX11-as a nice cashcow imho :D)

ziiip

Mar 10 2011, 19:11

They bette put this castle map in the game...or else.

pix:

http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54940
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54943
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54942
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54937
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54939
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54935
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54934
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54938

http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54941
http://www.hardwired.hu/g.php?img=54936

jblackrupert

Mar 10 2011, 19:52

grafics r better than in crysis1 and performance is better.

Now way in hell are the graphics better, there are several videos comparing Cryengine 2 vs. 3 on Youtube a few of which were out several months ago showing the editor in action making levels on PC, PS3 and Xbox360 simultaneously. (Jungle maps).

Screens shots also clearly show the new engine is dumbed down for consoles.

Hopefully map makers can do something to make it worthwhile buying.

Ben_S

Mar 10 2011, 20:50

.. They made it so all the pings are seen as 0 in the browser, Errm, What was the point of that?

Ginger McAle

Mar 10 2011, 21:49

Before the patch the ping was only shown for only a few servers for some reason. Propably they didnt had time to look into this issue now for the patch or its just not as important as other things they do have to focus at the moment so they said propably "ok, lets disable the ping column completely for now then to not confuse people". Quick fix.

Tonci87

Mar 11 2011, 06:48

Yeah since when is disabling a Feature better than fixing it -_-

ziiip

Mar 11 2011, 07:05

Since its just a demo that ends on 13th march anyway.

Baff1

Mar 12 2011, 15:51

Innovation doesn't sell ...
It's sold me every title they have made up until this point.

It's also the reason I am unlikely even to install this demo.

Zipper5

Mar 25 2011, 07:36

Well, the game is out now, and it is exactly the console port tripe everyone was afraid of, including myself. It also has no modding support what so ever. I get the feeling this is more EA's doing than Crytek's, but who really knows outside of their inner circles...

It is funny, however, that in all of the threads bitching about how Crysis 2 isn't a true PC game like they said it would be, people point out Arma 2 as an alternative. :D

But I stuck at it and I became accustomed to the controls, familiar with the multiplayer and I found a couple of good servers. This game absolutely rocks and I cannot go back to any CoD style FPS anymore because Arma 2 just offers so much more. The modding scene is extremely vibrant and alive and the developers behind the game, Bohemia Interactive Studios, actively partake in the official forums and listen to the suggestions and gripes of the community.

NodUnit

Mar 25 2011, 12:06

Deadfast

Mar 25 2011, 13:37

Well, the game is out now, and it is exactly the console port tripe everyone was afraid of, including myself.

You're wrong, it's a PC game first, console game second. (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108709-Crysis-2-Is-a-PC-Game-First-Console-Game-Second-Claims-Crytek)

ziiip

Mar 25 2011, 15:14

Just bought the game despite not being amazed by the absolute lack of moddability (damn i couldnt resist those sweet sweet ceph soldier). If anyone else buys it, we can play together in MP.

Although I really hope that they will make the game moddable, because the I have some ideas for the multiplayer.

jblackrupert

Mar 25 2011, 16:19

Crysis 2 PC Benchmarks With GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6990 Linus Tech Tips
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Nasty flickering screen bug at 4:00

Linus works for NCIX a store in Canada that also ships to the US
he calls it as he sees it even if NCIX is selling the product.

Same flickering. ATI Crossfire but I've seen Youtube posts saying it happens in some SLI setups.

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Crysis 2 PC MAXIMUM FAIL(HD)
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BangTail

Mar 25 2011, 18:31

I stopped seeing the flickering as of 267.84 but some people are still reporting it. It's a good game and the campaign is sufficiently long (unlike most other games released lately).

Those dual GPU cards are such crap. The 6990 sounds like a helicopter and the 590 produces more heat than a certain Russian Nuclear reactor c. April, 1986.

Enad

Mar 25 2011, 18:55

I Don't buy console games. Which is why I won't be getting Crysis 2.

ziiip

Mar 25 2011, 19:03

I Don't buy console games. Which is why I won't be getting Crysis 2.

Not buying is fine, but this stubborn "console port blah blah" is really getting boring. :rolleyes:

tpw

Mar 25 2011, 20:38

Agreed ziiip. There seems to be a lot of people bashing this game just for daring not to be Arma2. I've got plenty of hard drive space, enough to have games as well as simulators. Yes we all know we hit the jackpot with developers like BIS, but it doesn't invalidate every other game out there.

I'm a big fan of Crytek's work, I've played all their stuff from Far Cry onwards. They've always pushed the envelope technically and visually and have largely worked out how to weave a pretty decent narrative into a sandbox style gameplay. Until now it all came at the cost of extreme PC overload.

I got Crysis2 yesterday and to be frank it's a pretty bloody amazing game (just playing SP so far). The full 110% overblown cinematic SciFi spectacle, with no concessions to reality, just the way it should be. The presentation is just immaculate, and the gameplay very entertaining. The change from jungle to city environments which are more like very wide corridors rather than full sandboxes means that it looks astonishing (even DX9), but plays fluidly on my box which struggled to get 25fps in Crysis. If the price to pay for this is checkpoint saves and fewer graphic tweak settings, then I can live with it. I already have Arma2 for modding and ongoing creativity, so I don't base my opinions of other games on whether I can mod them.

We've all seen those insulting console ports, well, to me, this just isn't one of them. Yep, Crytek made their name on PC but they are clearly a very talented bunch despite a loudmouth CEO, and in this case Crysis2 is almost more about bringing their PC style presentation/gameplay to consoles than console limitations to PC. If it makes them more $ so they can continue to develop games then good.

Zipper5

Mar 25 2011, 20:47

I quite like the game, both the single player and multiplayer, both significantly improved over Crysis' in my opinion. However, I refrain from buying obvious console ports as much as possible, especially when developers like Treyarch (Black Ops. Still no mod tools, still no performance fixes.) and now, unfortunately, Crytek, outright lie about them to sucker you into buying it. It's unethical, and I will not support it. Crysis 2 on the PC just wreaks of laziness, with them keeping the Press Start/Enter screen, a lackluster server browser and, the biggest issue of all - ridiculously scaled-back graphics options. It's not a PC game designed to work on consoles anymore, it's a console game lazily ported to the PC.

tpw

Mar 25 2011, 21:22

Zipper5

Mar 25 2011, 21:29

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108709-Crysis-2-Is-a-PC-Game-First-Console-Game-Second-Claims-Crytek

If that was reality then I'd be very saddened if the industry standard for a PC game was Crysis 2.

BangTail

Mar 25 2011, 21:31

Unfortunately developers have been making claims and promises they don't follow up on since ENIAC. I've learned to take everything I hear from developers (and more importantly, publishers) with a grain of salt.

In all seriousness though, precisely what claims did Crytek make with regard to Crysis2 on the PC that I should feel so short changed about?

I love the game tbh, it's a total excercise in escapism.

However, they did imply DX11 would be included and 'adding it later' doesn't really help me.

That's something that really does naff me off, this business of 'we'll add it later' - usually after they've tried to sell some DLC.

jblackrupert

Mar 26 2011, 01:07

With Crysis 1 they lied about lighting and other effects only available under DX10
which meant you had to purchase Vista.

In reality the effects were disabled by Crytek themselves and they were caught by people digging through the game files.

They showed "Gameplay" that had effects such as the ability to throw enemies
through walls leaving a hole. Only to admit several weeks after release
and tons of people trying to reproduce the videos that it was not possible
in the retail game.

The demos of the game shown at conventions were heavily tweaked to
get smooth gameplay at the maximum graphic settings which is the reason demonstrators
refused to answer direct questions about the specs of the demo systems.

The open BETA keys promised to people who had system specs that Crytek was supposably looking for to test the game never appeared. No matter what specs
you had the Fileplanet site insisted you didn't qualify and you need to purchase
a paid account to earn a key which not everyone got once they did.

Then Cavet going on about piracy after release when a lot of pissed off people
complained about the deceptions.

Should be interesting to see if this DX11 patch actually appears and it's what they promise.

Darkhorse 1-6

Mar 26 2011, 03:32

Well, the chance that Crytek isn't seeing my money grows every minute.
If they fuck up a demo release like this, I don't even want to see what happens on game release.

good old Bohemia :inlove:

I probably should continue reading the thread, but it's getting late and I still have more to do so I'll just say this.

Give Cyrtek a chance. I played OFP and ArmA (1) long before BIS released the ArmA 2 demo, and when I downloaded the A2 demo it almost (almost) influenced me not to buy ArmA 2. The demo sucked. I mean it royally sucked.

So just because the demo may be a steaming pile of horse manure, that doesn't mean the actual game will be.

jblackrupert

Mar 26 2011, 13:31

Seems word on the street is pirate copies work in MP.

This should get interesting seeing as EA has a system in place that Crytek could have used to prevent this yet choose not to.

I'd be willing to bet any money it was deliberate so Cevat Yerli can go on one of his little rants.

Zipper5

Mar 29 2011, 13:53

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/29/crysis-2-technical-analysis

A pretty interesting analysis of the graphical compromises Crytek made with Crysis 2 thanks to taking it multiplatform.
http://25tolife.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/coolface-446.jpg

ziiip

Mar 29 2011, 15:24

The game looks great to me and I definately didnt feel sick while playing it. My only problem is not having prone and modding.

Crytek is not the the slave of pc fanboys.

Some good comments

I find it quite shocking, how many people feel in all seriousness insulted by crytek trying to get the same look & feel on all platforms.

Crysis 2 rocks, but every time a PC-only gaming franchise goes “cross platform” the world edges closer to the apo-console-ypse.

Im not saying consoles dont suck (despite having one) but Crysis 2 does not.

BangTail

Mar 29 2011, 17:27

Personally, I like them both.

I really like the way you can play it 'run and gun' or stealth. There are multiple ways to approach every situation.

This was definitely more apparent in Crysis (and Warhead) because you were dealing with open Islands and not a limited "Cityscape".

Crysis is generally a better looking game, it was more of a step forward from the original Far Cry (which still looks great I might add). Crysis 2 is a compromise technologically but for me at least, it satisfies on several levels.

- Overall Production quality is stellar

- Voice acting, music and sound are extremely well done from the crack of the pistol to the bass thud of the HMG, from the ambient sounds and buildings falling down around you to the AI screaming at each other while frantically trying to locate you.

- Well written Sci-Fi story. While it may not be "The Thing" (which I am horrified to see that the uninspired dullards native to Hollywood have remade), it is a great bit of escapism.

- A decent (and fairly lengthy) campaign. While it could have been longer (nitpicking), it was much longer than any other shooter in recent history.

- Multiplayer is well paced and enjoyable. Inevitably it will be overrun with cheating gits but that happens with every popular FPS (and beyond) so I can't hold that against it.

- The graphics are very good despite the fact that I would still give the nod to Crysis because it did a lot more in terms of depth and detail. I've never agreed with people who called Crysis a 'tech demo'. It was a great game and really allowed a fairly non linear approach to situations (especially given the size and borderless nature of the playing field). Crysis definietely felt more realistic and I preferred the 4 suit options to the 2 we have now.

- The physics have been significantly dumbed down compared to Crysis and this is quite a big let down considering it is 3+ years later. Just chucking a grenade into a hut in Crysis would never result in the same outcome twice. Hell, even punching a piece of the roof off produced hilarious results.

Bottom line, Crysis was a PC game, Crysis 2 is a hybrid and in order to be multi platform, it compromised. In this specific case, that's not a reason to hate it IMHO.

Zipper5

Mar 29 2011, 17:31

See my spoiler in my previous post. It's related to that article.

With Crysis having supported DX12, and Crysis 2 not even shipping with DX11 support, it’s nothing short of a disgrace.
Surely, if nothing else, that sentence gave it away. :p

I agree that Crysis 2 is the better game in terms of gameplay & story, but in terms of the one thing that set Crysis apart from other games at the time, the fact that it was a technological benchmark, is no longer the case. I personally think it was a huge mistake to drop what made the first game unique in favor of other things that won't necessarily make it as or more popular these days.

Plus, I have a hard time forgiving people for touting their game to be a PC game, when the release rolls around and it is literally a console port until a patch is released.

BangTail

Mar 29 2011, 18:10

The lack of DX11 was my first (and probably biggest complaint). At best it will be 'bolted on' which would indicate that there was probably little if any real development behind it (and that's if DX11 is added at all).

Crysis 2 will not be the same benchmark in ~3 years time that Crysis still is today.

froggyluv

Mar 29 2011, 18:37

DR going backwards (Consolitus) aint such a big deal but Crysis was kind of a flagship of what PC gaming could achieve. It really worries me that innovation will now and forever take the backseat to mass console sales.

Stay gold BI! (And ponyboy)

Zipper5

Mar 29 2011, 18:39

Okay, I am a bit worried that the point of that article was lost somewhere, so I'll make sure it's totally clear - the guy's trolling. For example, if you missed the fact that mostly everything else in the article was made up, DX12 doesn't even exist. :p

ziiip

Mar 29 2011, 18:57

It definately deserves a gold medal in the troll contest.

Heatseeker

Mar 29 2011, 19:18

Crytek should put something in the graphics settings menu to have some pc users believe they are running the game in DX11.. that way the game will feel like a superior one, just how Crysis felt superior on next gen DX10 graphics api :rolleyes: .
Crysis felt like half a game wrapped up in a hurry so i'd like to know if this one is actually good, not if the bullet holes disapear :rolleyes: .

This nerd crusade seems unjustified so far.

BangTail

Mar 29 2011, 19:50

Zipper5

Mar 30 2011, 03:26

Evidently it's not okay to bash Crytek for straying from their PC roots and lies about it, but it's okay to bash every other developer who does the same. :p

Personally I'm waiting for this patch that is now also supposed to add a proper graphics options menu to the game on top of DX11 support. If that's how it turns out, I'll finally fork over the cash for Crysis 2. Hopefully they'll get rid of that stupid Press Start/Enter screen...

Edit: And then I read this (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-03-29-crysis-2s-directx-11-patch-in-doubt). If it doesn't come, pretty simple - they won't get my money. ;)

BangTail

Mar 30 2011, 09:14

That's absolute crap tbh.

They were alluding to DX11 support thoughout the development process, so to try and pretend they didn't use it as a selling point is just plain lying on their part.

As much as I enjoyed the game, I won't be giving them any business in the future if there is any form of paid DLC before they include some incarnation of DX10/11 support.

NodUnit

Mar 30 2011, 16:38

Too much...bloom..

Shadow.D. ^BOB^

Mar 30 2011, 17:31

Try this link for a graphics tool to tweak like we should be able to do.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1807934

Can turn off the stupid bloom...

NodUnit

Mar 30 2011, 19:12

Ah thank goodness for that..I don't know what it is with video game devs and the overdone bloom effects but something has got to give.

I don't know why developers bother going for high resolution textures and realisticly detailed environments, touting the games graphics on realism when they add excessive bloom which ruins the immersion. It's a shame because it works so beautifully from glare on windows in many games but when applied to animals and paint that should not have it them it becomes too much and just ruins the whole appearence, as if everything was giving off some glowing radiation.

jblackrupert

Mar 30 2011, 23:36

No DX11 patch on tap for Crysis 2
http://www.fudzilla.com/games/item/22265-no-dx11-patch-on-tap-for-crysis-2

Seems Crysis 2 is slowly scrubbed from DX11 lists on various sites including Nvidia, Wikipedia.. and elsewhere.

The Crylulz just keep coming.....

Krycek

Mar 31 2011, 12:05

I liked it,at first I thought I will be bored to tears with all the humans-vs-aliens thing again,but they did fine.I enjoyed playing "sam fisher" stabbing squiddies and cell operators and seeing New York transformed into a battlezone.
It was more confined than Crysis 1(which I didn't liked) but it didn't bothered me that much,it seems EA didn't infect just about every producer under their flag with their retardization(hint Bioware and DA2).

Zipper5

Mar 31 2011, 12:08

The various Crysis/Crytek forums are going to explode. :p

dale0404

Mar 31 2011, 12:20

Does it really look that bad? I was going to D/L the demo but having second thoughts now. Surely with all the hype behind Crysis 2 it must be good!!!

tpw

Mar 31 2011, 13:02

Does it really look that bad? I was going to D/L the demo but having second thoughts now. Surely with all the hype behind Crysis 2 it must be good!!!

It looks pretty bloody amazing actually.

I just finished the SP campaign (13hrs playtime) and it was pretty satisfying all up.

1 - GFX were astounding. No other way to put it. Everyone seems to bitch about DX9 but crytek have pushed this tech very very far. I'm not sure what more you'd gain from DX11 beyond better tesselation and a lower framerate, and it's a moot point for me as I run XP anyway.

2 - Levels are very nicely put together and a real visual feast (even for a non New Yorker), but obviously nowhere near the open spaces and physics of crysis/warhead. But on the other hand it meant that....

3 - Gameplay was very smooth and fluid. With a GTX460/E6750 dual core running maximum settings I got 60fps no matter how busy it got.

4 - The story was typical convoluted scifi schlock but understanding it was not critical to enjoyment or game progression

5 - The streamlined nanosuit made for more straightforward play with less options than the original, but still plenty of scope for different approaches to a level. AI was largely pretty good and I enjoyed the vast majority of the fighting.

6 - You'll have to ask someone else about MP, I'm totally uninterested in it.

7 - The game is actually highly configurable, but just not from its interface. 2 minutes on google and a bit of editing of the game's system.cfg will allow you to refine the graphics and other attributes to your taste

Taking Crysis2 on its own merits I'd have to say it was an extremely polished, beautifully presented, fantastic performing and engaging game. It's a totally different beast from Crysis undeniably, but it plays very very well and I don't regret buying it - unlike a number of overhyped and ridiculously short military shooters I've had the misfortune to encounter over the last 18 months or so. Do I feel betrayed somehow by Crytek because the game doesn't bring my rig to its knees? No.

PS See if you can get hold of Peter Watts' book adaptation of Crysis2. He's a fantastic Canadian SF writer and the book actually helps flesh out the game believe it or not.

BangTail

Mar 31 2011, 14:00

It looks pretty bloody amazing actually.

I just finished the SP campaign (13hrs playtime) and it was pretty satisfying all up.

1 - GFX were astounding. No other way to put it. Everyone seems to bitch about DX9 but crytek have pushed this tech very very far. I'm not sure what more you'd gain from DX11 beyond better tesselation and a lower framerate, and it's a moot point for me as I run XP anyway.

2 - Levels are very nicely put together and a real visual feast (even for a non New Yorker), but obviously nowhere near the open spaces and physics of crysis/warhead. But on the other hand it meant that....

3 - Gameplay was very smooth and fluid. With a GTX460/E6750 dual core running maximum settings I got 60fps no matter how busy it got.

4 - The story was typical convoluted scifi schlock but understanding it was not critical to enjoyment or game progression

5 - The streamlined nanosuit made for more straightforward play with less options than the original, but still plenty of scope for different approaches to a level. AI was largely pretty good and I enjoyed the vast majority of the fighting.

6 - You'll have to ask someone else about MP, I'm totally uninterested in it.

7 - The game is actually highly configurable, but just not from its interface. 2 minutes on google and a bit of editing of the game's system.cfg will allow you to refine the graphics and other attributes to your taste

Taking Crysis2 on its own merits I'd have to say it was an extremely polished, beautifully presented, fantastic performing and engaging game. It's a totally different beast from Crysis undeniably, but it plays very very well and I don't regret buying it - unlike a number of overhyped and ridiculously short military shooters I've had the misfortune to encounter over the last 18 months or so. Do I feel betrayed somehow by Crytek because the game doesn't bring my rig to its knees? No.

PS See if you can get hold of Peter Watts' book adaptation of Crysis2. He's a fantastic Canadian SF writer and the book actually helps flesh out the game believe it or not.

I agree with you for the most part but they did allude to the fact that DX11 would be included (as a selling point) and then they denied they had ever said that and further, are now saying it won't happen.

It is a very good game though, I really enjoyed the campaign and as you say, it is better than any of the other games around now in the same genre.

DieterWeber

Mar 31 2011, 14:22

Crysis 2 is the worst disappointment since the Star Wars prequels. Terrible game. The levels are tiny and devoid of real choice, cliche sewer levels, forced tiny room "hold the hill" sort of objectives, very dumbed down graphics. They took everything unique about Crysis and replaced it with Call of Duty.

Crytek is a sad sad company.

BangTail

Mar 31 2011, 14:37

No, it's nothing like CoD.

Compared to it's predecessor, it is very limited but it does not have the degree of linearity of the bulk of it's contemporaries.

Cliche sewer levels? Have you actually played the game for any period of time because there is no 'sewer' level. There are a few levels where you move through sewers briefly but I doubt it amounts to 5 minutes of gameplay in total.

DieterWeber

Mar 31 2011, 15:34

I disagree, Crysis 2 is a blatant attempt to appeal to COD players.

Krycek

Mar 31 2011, 16:01

DieterWeber

Mar 31 2011, 16:44

I agree that some people may not like it,afterall it's all about the taste but compare it to COD??!!
The latest CODs are shooters on rails,ffs they are made with "press maximum of 2 buttons" and I even expect the next Cod game to actually play by itself while our only actions will be to press a button in quick time events.

Sorry but that comparation is very bad,Crysis 2 is a solid fps and a good direction for fps games if they still want to be fun in this fps saturated market while the Cods are becoming more like interactive B movies.

??????

Crysis 2 really requires the same amount of button presses to play and easily beat the game. Oh....you can cloak with button, that really takes it to a whole new level. And really? Crysis 2 has a terrible hollywood story and cinematic setup made specifically for dumb people with ADD.

BangTail

Mar 31 2011, 16:59

Wow, you're so much better than anyone who plays Crysis 2 /sarcasm off.

I can understand you not liking it but I am neither 'dumb' nor do I suffer from ADD and I enjoyed it.

Krycek

Mar 31 2011, 18:18

??????

Crysis 2 really requires the same amount of button presses to play and easily beat the game. Oh....you can cloak with button, that really takes it to a whole new level. And really? Crysis 2 has a terrible hollywood story and cinematic setup made specifically for dumb people with ADD.

Not sure about you but I judge a game of how much fun I had with it.I enjoyed Crysis 2 and I had very few moments of "man im bored",the shooting mechanics(pew-pew part because you know after all it's still an fps) were very well done,the combat was exciting and the cloak option was a nice and this time actually usefull side option.

Besides if you got Crysis 2 primary for expecting a great story I think you got the wrong game,try an adventure or an rpg.Crytek always had a thing with mutants or aliens so I'm not sure how much innovation you could bring to this part after gazillion shooters.What did you expect on the story part:"A day in the life of a squiddy"?

froggyluv

Mar 31 2011, 18:26

Only played Crysis 1 demo -I liked certain things ie. fighting humans, tho their range of engagement was too low. I remember attacking guys on a beach from a few hundred meters out -no return fire :(

The alien stuff doesnt appeal to me. Reminds me of Half Life -great fighting Marines -terribad fighting on XOXO (alien world or whatever).

The editor looked nice tho for Crysis.

Questions:
Is there an editor and how robust?

Are all firefights frenzied and twitchy or are there some prolonged rifle battles?

Is majority fighting against human or alien?

Is Nano suit a must or can you play without?

ziiip

Mar 31 2011, 18:54

1., No editor at the moment. :icon_ohmygod:

2., The lenght of firefights depend of difficulty. If you play on hardest, you can die very fast so you must stay in cover.

3., I have only played a little so I cant tell.

4., I think that the invisibility is very useful on hardest, but its really up to how many times you want to retry a scenario.

NodUnit

Mar 31 2011, 19:30

No editor? Pweh? That's odd..sandbox2 came with crysis 1 from disk.. has anyone checked to see if SB2 is by chance compatible with Crysis 2's levels?

the cloak option was a nice and this time actually usefull side option.

Bwuh? what do you mean? It's always fun to cloak and pick off a squad, leaving the one guy to search for you in utter confusion as he finds his friends dead..it's just a shame that their balls are so big they never experience fear....though that could explain why they cannot swim very well.

The various Crysis/Crytek forums are going to explode. :p
I'm not sure how the community stands on it but there are many dissapointed with the graphical downgrade and several people are already working to bring crysis 2 up to the original's standards..then likely the extreme configs of the original. Apparently many of the textures even though were re-used, are half the size of crysis 1.

I wonder what new things they will bring to the table with whatever new things CE3 has to offer them, they are a strangely innovative community.

Krycek

Mar 31 2011, 20:21

Bwuh? what do you mean? It's always fun to cloak and pick off a squad, leaving the one guy to search for you in utter confusion as he finds his friends dead..it's just a shame that their balls are so big they never experience fear....though that could explain why they cannot swim very well.

Yeah but I sucked at using it in Crysis 1:p.The energy was going down too fast like walk 5m bang 0 level.There were situations when I miscalculated my energy and uncloaked in front of 4 angry north koreans or mg nest.

ziiip

Apr 1 2011, 20:02

Do the console commands work for you?

jblackrupert

Apr 4 2011, 00:47

A texture pack [User made] has been released but it's only the textures that were
reused from Crysis 1 and then cut in half.

ziiip

Apr 4 2011, 10:31

Wouldnt I need the beta to use that? Not that I'm not satisfied with the current textures.

jblackrupert

Apr 4 2011, 14:22

Wouldnt I need the beta to use that? Not that I'm not satisfied with the current textures.

It's for the full version.

Crysis 2 reuses a lot of the Crysis 1 textures but they are half the original resolution so the texture pack puts them back.

It's about 428MB. It's making the rounds on Torrent sites.

MadDogX

Apr 4 2011, 14:25

Makes you wonder why it was so hard to just leave the original size textures in the PC version in the first place... :confused:

ziiip

Apr 4 2011, 14:25

Oh nice, thanks for the link. I have also seen the C1 Scar wip for C2.

Makes you wonder why it was so hard to just leave the original size textures in the PC version in the first place... :confused:

Hehe, that makes sense.

jblackrupert

Apr 4 2011, 14:35

Theres also a program that gives you access to the detailed graphic settings.

ziiip

Apr 8 2011, 17:19

Dx11 patch is indeed coming.

"We would like to announce that there will be a DX11 patch released for Crysis 2. We are working to get the best out of DX11, so we’ll wait to announce the features until a little closer to release."
http://www.mycrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=16516

Zipper5

Apr 8 2011, 17:21

I remain hopeful. If I see it make the light of day, I'll probably finally purchase the game.

ziiip

Apr 8 2011, 18:58

I'd rather wait for modding capabilities before purchase if I were you. I mean the new SP content is great (excl. the AI and the story details) but it only lasts for so long and the MP is average.

Btw, can you recommend me some sweet sweet maps for C1? I have seen so many jaw dropping maps that are not likely to be released.

jblackrupert

Apr 8 2011, 20:38

And high-res textures instead of those crappy pixelated console ones.

For Crysis 1 check of the Niveus castle map.

http://www.crymod.com/thread.php?threadid=35022

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Mr. Charles

Apr 8 2011, 21:49

Interesting, the leaked beta had the Editor...

ziiip

Apr 9 2011, 07:42

Yes and some people are already putting it to good use.

http://www.digital-anarchy.com/off-topic/20537-crysis-2-editor.html
Zoinks!

ziiip

Apr 22 2011, 13:39

Yay, the editor for Crysis 2 is confirmed by Cevat!:D And it comes earlie than the SDK. Besides, they will provide some Crysis 2 sample codes for the SDK.

Read it here: http://www.crymod.com/

:yay::yay:

NodUnit

Apr 22 2011, 15:17

Well it is good that they are falling in to back the community up once more, if that happens I may yet buy crysis 2..toying around in sandbox 2 was..quite fun.

ziiip

Jun 28 2011, 10:02

DX11 patch out.
http://www.mycrysis.com/dx11

Editor coming on wednesday.

http://www.incrysis.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=33843

froggyluv

Jul 14 2011, 02:09

Anyone try the new DX11, Hi-Res and editor patches? Good game or fancy tech demo?

Still on fence with this game as it just looks so damn twitchy and alien-y

:D

Baff1

Jul 14 2011, 02:47

I haven't bothered adding DX11 or any of the patches. maybe next time I build a new PC?

Since it went console I have given up on the tech demo side of Crytek completely.
Which is not to say it doesn't look good, only that it doesn't really push a system like PC exclusive titles used to.

The gameplay however is very good. Gun fights are just lots and lots of fun.

froggyluv

Jul 15 2011, 00:26

^Yep, picked it up last nite for $39.00 on Origin -that system sucks btw as it was a 5 hour DL on my 20 MB line :D

Started with the DX11 and Hi-Res pack and meh old PC handled it fine on everything Super/Ultra/Extreme -way to go 460 SLI!

Gameplay is fun-ish but repetitve and graphics are just insane -almost to the point of obscene overkill and you start wondering what kind of game this could be if that effort went into something a bit more mature.

Editor is fun to mess around with and a big reason I decided to hit "buy". Have to admit I really do like the feature of your gun being able to elevate over obstacles.

MadDogX

Jul 15 2011, 06:40

Anyone try the new DX11, Hi-Res and editor patches? Good game or fancy tech demo?
I bought the game on release and was able to play on max settings (including vsync) with a rock solid 60FPS.

With the new DX11 + HiRes texture patches, max settings (minus vsync) slows my framerate to 30-40FPS that feel a lot more stuttery than on Arma2. Not really interested it playing it again yet, so I haven't done much testing to see what setting affect the framerate most.

It definitely looks prettier though.