Crysis First Impressions
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Posted by DuMonde [Wednesday, 14 November 2007 - 09:12]
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The big tam-tam is here my good fellows ! Crysis has oficially retail to stores and now we can check out the first impressions:
Ultimately, even with the sudden change in design style, and some minor
quibbles (suit power, technical horsepower required for the best
visuals), Crysis remains a landmark shooter. Yes, it's aggravating that
the flat-out brilliance of the early early levels isn't sustained, but
even still, the most that change did for me was to turn Crysis from a
"so f---ing awesome game" to a mere "awesome game.
Destined to be a classic, Crysis is a creative and technological marvel
that eclipses every other shooter released this year. [Holiday 2007,
p.60]
Crysis is visually stunning, packed with intelligent, thrilling gameplay, and easily one of the greatest shooters ever made. -> FOR THE F**K SAKE !!!
So there you have it--three machines of three different levels. If you
have high expectations, you'll need a high-end machine. The amazing
gameplay of Crysis comes through even on the lower DX9 system, but
don't expect perfect performance. It's definitely playable, though, and
still insanely fun, to boot. But there's no denying that this game is a
serious hog...not surprising for the first true next-gen PC game.
Overall, Crysis is definitely another win for Crytek and another one of
those games that's more than the sum of its parts. They’ve created some
amazing technology that’s scalable enough that many gamers will be able
to play it on some setting, even if it isn’t the best, and have a good
amount of fun. Those that have computers to run the game at DX9 on high
will find that the amazing visuals definitely enhance the amount of
immersion and enjoyment Crysis can provide. This is some fast, well
designed gameplay with enough options to allow players to use their own
style of attack with satisfying suit abilities and weapons. Crytek has
upped their attention to detail in presentation and dropped the worst
parts of Far Cry’s story. The multiplayer, while probably not enough to
draw players away from their favorites, is also worth the time. While
the Halo 2 type of ending for the single player left a bad taste in my
mouth, it wasn’t enough to deter me from heartily recommending action
fans pick this one up.
Crysis thrives on putting the onus on you to create your own brand of
action and adventure in its stunningly beautiful locations. You and the
game can haphazardly create moments of such gaming brilliance that
often you pretty much have to stand up and applaud.
If you're an FPS-eater of any calibre then you should probably buy
Crysis. It's going to run on any machine that will run Half-Life 2, O_o_O_Oo_O
although without a tricked-out DirectX 10-supporting behemoth you're
going to miss out on some of the atmospherics.
Gamers looking for the most technologically sophisticated game of the
year should head directly for Crysis. The artificial intelligence can
be quirky, but the open-ended gameplay, spectacular graphics and
incredible nanosuit powers more than make up for it. Crysis has some
pretty severe system requirements, but those with powerhouse computers
are in for an amazing experience.
Fast forward through scraps of miserable story and melodramatic
dialogue, along with a "boss battle" inherited from the coin-op class
of '88 (see: Contra), and the ordeal is done -- beautiful throughout, mostly amazing, but vegetative by the end. = LOVE
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