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  1. ArnandoGizmando
    Feb 7, 2008
    0
    Utterly pointless game. Good graphics but only good with a bit of chicken. My Emperor recomends this game. My cockney weasel friend also suggests that this game is not up to today's bugweasel standards. rofling, i staggered to my desk and picked up this pos. thank you, i am so proud.
  2. MichaelL.
    Jan 19, 2008
    0
    This is by far the worst First Person Shooter EVER made... The graphics is nothing too impressive even running on 8800 ultra/4GB ram/Intel Quad Core. The game plot and characters are just plain and stupid! It deserves this word, "STUPID"! Once you play it, you'll know what I mean, but don't waste your time. Compared with CoD4 and Half-Life 2, Crysis is to the point of This is by far the worst First Person Shooter EVER made... The graphics is nothing too impressive even running on 8800 ultra/4GB ram/Intel Quad Core. The game plot and characters are just plain and stupid! It deserves this word, "STUPID"! Once you play it, you'll know what I mean, but don't waste your time. Compared with CoD4 and Half-Life 2, Crysis is to the point of intimidating. Playing this game made me angry to the point I feel making such a bad game should be considered a crime. Never will I play another Crytek game. Expand
  3. TimothyK
    Jan 6, 2010
    6
    This game would have been great if it came out in say 1999/2000 when Half-Life came out. However just coming out in 2007 already feels dated. I'm not sure why everyone is raving about the graphics they are just whatever in my opinion. The game is full of glitches including suicidal enimes (saw enemy jeep crash for no reason and saw a enemy solider walk off a bridge to scream in This game would have been great if it came out in say 1999/2000 when Half-Life came out. However just coming out in 2007 already feels dated. I'm not sure why everyone is raving about the graphics they are just whatever in my opinion. The game is full of glitches including suicidal enimes (saw enemy jeep crash for no reason and saw a enemy solider walk off a bridge to scream in horror). The game doesn't seem that well thought out either you have a choice to pick up almost anything thing and use it as a weapon, but why? Wen you have many type of guns. Also I'm not sure why every enemy solider has to be shot so many times before they die. I understand I'm wearing a supersuit and you will fight others in them as well but the regular wimpy koreans? This game is a bit of a sandbox which is nice so there isn't only one way to take care of a problem so it does make you feel like you are in control however overall I do regret buying this game. Expand
  4. RoyF.
    Feb 15, 2008
    2
    The graphic is awesome, but the performance is very slow. Its nearly impossible to play this game with an older system, the story is a bit boring, it is a standard story, nothing really new. The physic in this game is cool but unprecise, I often see corpses which rotating on their weapons and roofs standing on one balk and the corpses fall down like stones, its just unrealistic.
  5. HungK.
    Mar 5, 2008
    0
    No idea why this game is claimed to be so good. There is nothing good in it. Wonder who paid the reviewers to write favourable reviews about this 'i can draw tropical islands only' engine with poor attempts to have a gameplay. If you want shiny graphics, latest 3D mark should be on the list as well, with 100 points.
  6. MichaelR.
    Apr 3, 2008
    6
    This game was cool at first. However, I don't really ever like the story lines for the single player aspect of most games. The multi-player is still severely unbalanced after 2 patches and the physics engine needs a lot of work. Most FPS games, you shoot someone in the head, they die. In Crysis, you're better off unloading the whole clip into their body, because, as an expert This game was cool at first. However, I don't really ever like the story lines for the single player aspect of most games. The multi-player is still severely unbalanced after 2 patches and the physics engine needs a lot of work. Most FPS games, you shoot someone in the head, they die. In Crysis, you're better off unloading the whole clip into their body, because, as an expert Marine marksman, headshots just aren't doing it for me no matter what weapon I use... The other part that boggles my mind is the system requirements needed to play. Granted, the graphics are far superior to games like Battlefield 2. However, the gameplay makes one feel like they wasted their hard-earned money to upgrade their system for a flawed game. Expand
  7. AnonymousMC
    Sep 7, 2009
    2
    This game is nothing but graphics. It was an alright game at first then the aliens came into the game and i was floating in zero gravity, wanting to commit suicide. This game is a terrible overrated game and isn't even an average fps it was a game that was reviewed on its graphics and nothing else showing the sad world of bad reviewers we live in.
  8. BillyD.
    Jan 18, 2008
    4
    A really average shooter with good graphics, if you can afford to drop 3 grand on a new pc. Far Cry was a better game by leaps and bounds. My pc is about a year old and I can only run it on medium and believe me it looks awful. These new "photorealilisitc" games like Crysis and Bioshock are proof that graphics really are not a substitute for good gameplay.
  9. ChrisH.
    Feb 22, 2008
    6
    Sure the graphics are amazing. even in Low spec its not bad. but after testing it. it made me realize how many things that were very critical were left in the game. like having the end bug out and having the TAC not lock on STILL! story line is quite boring. Multiplayer wise love it. but wish they kept the gore level in that we saw in Alpha. IE corpse chunks from MOAR
  10. SimonM.
    Feb 23, 2008
    3
    Shoot 1,000 N Koreans and then 500 aliens (in the later levels) to save the planet. God this is so awful a story that the graphics can't save it. Yawn your way through the obvious paper thin plot and generic linear levels. Will somebody in the gaming industry produce a game with real atmosphere and immersion and make the industry grow up? Doom was over a decade ago. Where is the real Shoot 1,000 N Koreans and then 500 aliens (in the later levels) to save the planet. God this is so awful a story that the graphics can't save it. Yawn your way through the obvious paper thin plot and generic linear levels. Will somebody in the gaming industry produce a game with real atmosphere and immersion and make the industry grow up? Doom was over a decade ago. Where is the real improvement over this other than graphics? Expand
  11. JanK.
    Mar 29, 2008
    0
    Total waste of time. How can people claim it's good just because of graphics? So 3DMark should be the best 'game' in the world. This game is poorly optimized, the engine is BAD as it clearly is not capable of rendering anything else than tropical island environment. There is NO freedom, as you always move from point A to point B. You can't go in any direction, one must Total waste of time. How can people claim it's good just because of graphics? So 3DMark should be the best 'game' in the world. This game is poorly optimized, the engine is BAD as it clearly is not capable of rendering anything else than tropical island environment. There is NO freedom, as you always move from point A to point B. You can't go in any direction, one must be blind not to see that. The nanosut is a stupid idea. Not much wiser than health kits and body armors form other games. Here you're a self-healing man...awesome. Gameplay is boring and repetitive, with time you start to avoid fighting not to die from boredom. And the alien part is just absurd. Expand
  12. JonL.
    Mar 3, 2008
    2
    The engine may have potential, but this game reminds me of the poor quality WAD custom maps that people made for Doom and Doom 2. It's not good level design to fill up arenas with too much stuff. This game is thwarted at every turn by trying to be graphically impressive to the point where the gameplay is either ruined or forgotten. The shrubbery at the start of the island is a The engine may have potential, but this game reminds me of the poor quality WAD custom maps that people made for Doom and Doom 2. It's not good level design to fill up arenas with too much stuff. This game is thwarted at every turn by trying to be graphically impressive to the point where the gameplay is either ruined or forgotten. The shrubbery at the start of the island is a perfect example of this. The engine itself has an awful time dealing with this because you can't find a patch of uncovered ground that doesn't have a destructable tree, or some stupid bush. It gets old really quickly and there aren't any memorable aspects of level design that show the designers had any idea how to make the game immersive. The kicker with the abundance of items in the environment is that to keep a decent fps I need to play on all low settings, yet I have a quad processor at 3 GHz, 6 Gb of RAM and a 512 Mb video card. This game isn't a technological or graphical marvel, it's just a long series of lazy attempts at coding, and a long forgotten purpose. This just doesn't compare to what CoD4 has, or Half Life 2 - when Valve made a physics engine they incorporated it directly into the gameplay and it ran great on existing hardware or it could look great on a top of the line new rig. When the Crytek team made this they didn't factor in gameplay at all, and were so busy patting themselves on the back from overworking the hardware that they completely forgot about the experience for players. I really wanted to like this game - but it's just misdirected. It reminds me most of Quake 4 - a poor game made on a buggy engine. The reviews of this game listed above on Metacritic are very misleading. Some even give Crysis 4 out of 5 (or 80% as Metacritic shows it), yet the quotes chosen don't tally with this. You don't miss out on anything from not buying or playing this game, there are loads of other shooters that would be better purchases. Expand
  13. TrustMe
    Mar 5, 2008
    6
    Pros: Great quality, good start, awsome look, cool idea Cons: Too much bugs, crashes, needs high end PC, and AI is way to poor.
  14. Anonymous
    Jun 1, 2008
    0
    Sure, the graphics are really amazing, but I spent $1500 on a new gaming rig and couldn't even play it on High settings without extreme lag. Crytek, we're from the 21st century! Not 31st century! Also, I could not believe the amount of errors in this game (You can see for yourself by pressing the console key while in the game). You will get around 5 big errors from the start Sure, the graphics are really amazing, but I spent $1500 on a new gaming rig and couldn't even play it on High settings without extreme lag. Crytek, we're from the 21st century! Not 31st century! Also, I could not believe the amount of errors in this game (You can see for yourself by pressing the console key while in the game). You will get around 5 big errors from the start even if you did patch the game. Gameplay wise it's mediocre. Story is ridiculous (Aliens? Give me a break). Overall, big waste of my time and hard earned money. I don't see why PC gaming is so much better then consoles. Who'd pay so much for a frigging video game? I thought gaming was for pleasure, not for pressure! Expand
  15. Shaddox
    Nov 12, 2009
    4
    Wow, it's amazing what low standards people have. I seen a retard here say this game is best FPS, even BEST PC GAME ever made. Do not let yourself fooled by the beautiful eye candy, it's just a barely average shooter with some retarded programming. The stealth missions are particularily stupid because enemy can see you and shoot you at over 9000 km and several bushes between.
  16. CodyF
    Nov 8, 2009
    6
    Honestly, I thought it was fairly mediocre. The only cool thing is the nanosuits which have 4 special settings to improve something on you, but only one can be activated at at a time. Otherwise, I was bored for most of the time. I didn't find anything especially fun, except maybe the TAC Gun, which makes huge explosions... I tried it, but I didn't like it. It does have good Honestly, I thought it was fairly mediocre. The only cool thing is the nanosuits which have 4 special settings to improve something on you, but only one can be activated at at a time. Otherwise, I was bored for most of the time. I didn't find anything especially fun, except maybe the TAC Gun, which makes huge explosions... I tried it, but I didn't like it. It does have good graphics, but the 'fun' department of it fails. Expand
  17. JohnB.
    Jul 3, 2009
    6
    I don't see what the hype is. Its a mediocore game in my opinion, but seriously SJT, i think your smoking crack. You definitely sound like a fanboy to me. I own the ps3, wii, xbox360 and an alienware pc. I simply dont spend much time on the computer because I love playing with friends, offline mostly but online is ok sometimes. So to all those geeks who want to waste their weekends I don't see what the hype is. Its a mediocore game in my opinion, but seriously SJT, i think your smoking crack. You definitely sound like a fanboy to me. I own the ps3, wii, xbox360 and an alienware pc. I simply dont spend much time on the computer because I love playing with friends, offline mostly but online is ok sometimes. So to all those geeks who want to waste their weekends by themselves to play a mediocore game go ahead, but in my honest opinion, its just a way to waste time when you are bored. Expand
  18. SHODAN
    Nov 23, 2007
    4
    I don't have much positive to comment say about this game. The game play and design seems to be somewhere between Far Cry and Half-Life and is quite uninspired in that regard. The narrative/writing seems to be present only so far as to allow for the action. It seems kind of arbitrary therefore, like anything might suffice. It makes for a somewhat meaningless world where I never got I don't have much positive to comment say about this game. The game play and design seems to be somewhere between Far Cry and Half-Life and is quite uninspired in that regard. The narrative/writing seems to be present only so far as to allow for the action. It seems kind of arbitrary therefore, like anything might suffice. It makes for a somewhat meaningless world where I never got the sense that I was killing REAL people for any REAL reason. Sure, this is an FPS, true, but the genre has been kind of stagnant since DOOM and Half-Life. Some attempt at innovation in game play and storytelling would have been refreshing. Perhaps some sense (illusion, even) of choice and consequence, non-linearity or ethical ambiguity would increase replayability value. Particularly considering that this game has been heralded as something quite special. However, there is little here that isn't monotonous and somewhat dull considering. For example, I found the cloaking ability to be far less rewarding than traditional sneaking. Almost a simplification of it... a shortcut, so that I needn't be too bothered. Similarly, simply running advances in AI and Physics in to game play represents more of an inclusion of feature sets the industry has come to expect more than it does design innovation. A mere addition of available, expected technologies on top of the game rather than a well-thought over design decision that actually alters the feel of the game for a specifically intended goal/reason consistent with the overall game. So, what redeeming qualities does the game have? The music is indeed nice, but nothing special or unique. The graphics... the graphics while indeed shiny, are not blinding for this reviewer: While the graphics are certainly impressive in a technical sense, artistic direction is lacking. Simultaneously, the environments tend to be unvaried and very reminiscent of Far Cry. Nevertheless some people will see the graphics as a reason to purchase and play through the, probably short, plot. It isn't enough for me and it's interesting to ponder what, if any, reason a person might have to come back and play this in 5 years time. Expand
  19. HemmoB.
    Dec 20, 2007
    6
    First half of this game was just awesome, but then things got a bit awry. After the alien mountain incident, the would-be best game of the year went into another mediocre shooter. Without any interesting, funny or charismatic characters to relate to, the cliched and downright stupid storyline couldn't save the day either. The protagonist, Nomad, felt to me as just another generic, First half of this game was just awesome, but then things got a bit awry. After the alien mountain incident, the would-be best game of the year went into another mediocre shooter. Without any interesting, funny or charismatic characters to relate to, the cliched and downright stupid storyline couldn't save the day either. The protagonist, Nomad, felt to me as just another generic, faceless, videgame-hero with no personality. Expand
  20. ElliottF.
    Dec 4, 2007
    2
    I give Crysis a 2. Now I understand there's going to be some people all huffy about it, but let me explain somethings that people have been touting about the game ad-nausium that just aren't true. 1) The Nano suit - acclaimed to be a new and innovative, I guess people forgot that Deus Ex paved the way on that one which had all the features the Crysis one did and more. It could I give Crysis a 2. Now I understand there's going to be some people all huffy about it, but let me explain somethings that people have been touting about the game ad-nausium that just aren't true. 1) The Nano suit - acclaimed to be a new and innovative, I guess people forgot that Deus Ex paved the way on that one which had all the features the Crysis one did and more. It could be said to be implemented better, but is by no means a first or the greatest about it. Sure you could toss people objects, run fast, be invisible, but the game play will still for the most part come to, put armor on shoot, kill, resuply, move on. 2) The graphics - Yes impressive, for the most part I like how it looks, however, it does not reflect how the game plays nor does it fully assist in the game play. Jungle combat is primarily one sided, ie you don't see but are seen and easily shot. I have problems with the A.I. not being impeded visually by objects between player and enemy. As well there are some major clipping / texture issues with it. 3) AI - is for the most part a step, backwards. Sure it tries squad tactics, runs to use turrets and cover at times, but all too often I found it would give up to the point where I could walk up to enemies and shoot them. In one instance a boat gave up shooting at me because I was hiding behind a rock too long, to which I then swam out to it, jumped up on to it and had no resitance as I killed the occupants. Another instance, the boat driver got stuck driving into a rock. 4) Physics engine - is great over all, still some bugs as an enemy soldier died with his hand in a latice fence where the soldier, fence and a door where unable to settle for a time. Another phyics glitch happened as I approched a demolished building which did not settle where upon standing too close to a stuttering roof part killed me. The game needs work. The sys requirements should be primary. It's nice of them to make an engine for the future, but we're living in present as well should have some substance in present games. Expand
  21. JohnnyM
    Jan 10, 2008
    6
    Crysis, the most anticipated game of the last couple of years. Was it worth the wait, well frankly the answer is no. Average graphics, dodgy AI, a story you couldn't care less about, gimmicks which have all been seen before (admittedly in slightly different form), way too easy and way too short. During the first half of the game I thought I'd gone back in time, and I was playingCrysis, the most anticipated game of the last couple of years. Was it worth the wait, well frankly the answer is no. Average graphics, dodgy AI, a story you couldn't care less about, gimmicks which have all been seen before (admittedly in slightly different form), way too easy and way too short. During the first half of the game I thought I'd gone back in time, and I was playing Far Cry again (which I have to say is a far better game, and parts of it are prettier). If you want a good shooter then try Bioshock, Stalker, HL2, Timeshift or Gears of War before this. Hopefully Far Cry 2 will be the game that Crysis was supposed to be. Expand
  22. Czar
    Jan 13, 2008
    6
    Nice graphics that quickly wear off. Boring gameplay. Feels like a supermod for far cry. I got COD 4 at same time and that just blows crysis out of the water. VIsta and 8800gts 640MB is not going to give you a wicked game experience. Very dissapointed.
  23. YanoZ.
    Jan 19, 2008
    4
    Besides the graphics, everything else is VERY annoying! The plot is scattered and horrible voice overs... The Koreans are nearly immune to bullets. It takes around 10 bullets to kill a single NPC... VERY ANNOYING, I do not recommend this failure of a FPS game to anyone!
  24. EonfgeD.
    Jan 24, 2008
    6
    It's overhyped game. everyone sais it's awesome, but besides the craphics it's notihing more then Farcry 2.0 Combat feels the same, and come on, how often will you trough someone through a wall? It's cool you can, but useless in terms of game-experience. I've played on low as well on high-end systems (crysis scale, so we couldn't get above 50 FPS) and unless It's overhyped game. everyone sais it's awesome, but besides the craphics it's notihing more then Farcry 2.0 Combat feels the same, and come on, how often will you trough someone through a wall? It's cool you can, but useless in terms of game-experience. I've played on low as well on high-end systems (crysis scale, so we couldn't get above 50 FPS) and unless you got one kickass pc, It all looks quite ugly. lot of anyoing blurs and in combat, your fps drops instandly with at least 10 fps. as said bevore, combat is oke, but not reinovating or extreamly challanging. O, and most people online are those pesty noobs who like to tell to others how great there pc is and how much is has cost, besides that, online is oke again, very farcry. Expand
  25. JeffJ.
    Feb 10, 2008
    0
    Some people got so blinded by 'graphics' that they cannot see that it is just an illusion. How can you say there is freedom in this game when you're always limited. Who cares how you reach the target when you always have to do it. You can't skip anything, you can't go back. Add a boring story that is not even anything new or creative... The Nanosuit is just a Some people got so blinded by 'graphics' that they cannot see that it is just an illusion. How can you say there is freedom in this game when you're always limited. Who cares how you reach the target when you always have to do it. You can't skip anything, you can't go back. Add a boring story that is not even anything new or creative... The Nanosuit is just a stupid idea - self-healing, self-recharging is even worse than collecting body armor and health kits. Weapon modifications suck, no idea where do you get all the silencers and other addons since you can do it unlimited number of times. After you play it for a while, and continue to do so...for some strange reason, you start to avoid fights whenever you can. Just because it is so boring, absurd, unrealistic and schematic. As for the visual part itself - it is just one big failure. Requirements are way to high for what we get. Some elements look horrible one you start looking for weak points of the game. I highly doubt that the engine is capable of 'drawing' something else than a jungle. So it is useless as well. Great work CryTek - another stupid benchmark, not a game for sure. Expand
  26. JesusC.
    Feb 20, 2008
    3
    The graphics are pretty but the gameplay is monotonous and predictable. The thing that really ruined it for me was how the baddies always know where you are, no matter if you are stealthed. They don't shoot at you when you have stealth on but they will follow you around and the moment the stealth comes off they open fire. This is really a game ruiner considering how weak they make The graphics are pretty but the gameplay is monotonous and predictable. The thing that really ruined it for me was how the baddies always know where you are, no matter if you are stealthed. They don't shoot at you when you have stealth on but they will follow you around and the moment the stealth comes off they open fire. This is really a game ruiner considering how weak they make your body and how is it is to get killed. Also, notice how every gaming site has been giving this game glowing reviews yet the user reviews are abysmal. The makers of this game is spending a lot of money on advertising at our favorite gaming review sites and has bought them all off. Same thing as with that crappy Kane game. Expand
  27. Benjyx
    Feb 29, 2008
    4
    This game was massively over - hyped. Yes it looks incredible but it has very weak gameplay. The suit felt more gimmicky than anything else to me and the enemies (especially the aliens) were quite poor and uninteresting throughout. I think this will probably go the way of Far Cry, which became much less reveard when it's graphics became older.
  28. ChristGod
    Mar 16, 2008
    2
    This game was a major disappointment. Especially after I had spent $300 revving up my computer to be able to run it. I was left extremely disappointed by the countless bugs, issues and problems that run amok in the vanilla, unpatched game. This is not to even comment on the horrible control scheme, that forces me to change my suits power preferences every 2 seconds (which is fun at first, This game was a major disappointment. Especially after I had spent $300 revving up my computer to be able to run it. I was left extremely disappointed by the countless bugs, issues and problems that run amok in the vanilla, unpatched game. This is not to even comment on the horrible control scheme, that forces me to change my suits power preferences every 2 seconds (which is fun at first, but becomes a bore and a chore after a few minutes into combat). The gameplay is sub-par stuff you can find in ANY First-Person-Shooter, nothing new or revolutionary here. The graphics are all this game has going for it right now, so don't be surprised when you play it and realize upgrading your PC to handle it was a waste of money, like I did. Expand
  29. ClarkM.
    Apr 5, 2008
    2
    It looks very nicely made with beautiful graphics and fun gameplay. However, I just bought a new 1800 dollar laptop with 4 gb ram and intense video card and Hard-drive, and Istill can't even run the game. Crytek simply asks too much of its consumers.
  30. JimD.
    Apr 5, 2008
    3
    Here's my scoop on this game. Firstly, I pretty much upgrade my machine every year, with just below the top of the line goodies. That being said, I felt very well prepared for this game. I also was one of the many who anticipated the release date with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm. I like many others was initially immersed in the graphics. But in time, the linear gameplay and two Here's my scoop on this game. Firstly, I pretty much upgrade my machine every year, with just below the top of the line goodies. That being said, I felt very well prepared for this game. I also was one of the many who anticipated the release date with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm. I like many others was initially immersed in the graphics. But in time, the linear gameplay and two dimensional storyline left me feeling empty and ripped off. The suit was pretty inspiring at first, but became rather boring as the game evolved. Similarly, as the game progressed, I started noticing that it seemed to progressively lag, now Im talking about frames per second lag. I realized that this thing actually drains memory. Bleeds it. I tried to install the patch, but couldn't do it. It started crashing, and then it started shutting down my whole system. Then it did something I never expected. No, Im not talking about the weapons, or even my arms that appear to sometimes float in front of my field of view, Im talking about crashing my system to the point that I had no choice but to reload my whole OS. I started getting blue screen crashes, and SOMEHOW, this game managed to corrupt my pagefile, and completely fill it up. I tried every possible remedy to solve the provlem, but my virtual memory was completely used up, minus about 40 megs. I couldn't dump it, view the contents of the pagefile, or anything. Virtual memory was used up? Anyway, the culprit was this game. It was the only thing I was doing at the time. Don't waste your time on this albatross. In my opinion, Far Cry was much better, and much deeper. Nevertheless, I will never load up another Crytek Product in my machine again. Expand
Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 56 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 56
  3. Negative: 0 out of 56
  1. PC Gamer
    98
    Destined to be a classic, Crysis is a creative and technological marvel that eclipses every other shooter released this year. [Holiday 2007, p.60]
  2. 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. [Christmas 2007, p.44]
  3. 94
    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.