Crysis

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  1. JohnDoe
    Jan 7, 2008
    9
    Very, very pretty. Sure, you need a silly system to get the best out of it and the engine's top settings have clearly been designed with future hardware in mind, but if you've spent a lot of money on hardware recently it'll make you feel like you know where it went.

    Single player campaign is nicely textured and not quite as linear as is usual for an FPS - there are often    Very, very pretty. Sure, you need a silly system to get the best out of it and the engine's top settings have clearly been designed with future hardware in mind, but if you've spent a lot of money on hardware recently it'll make you feel like you know where it went.

    Single player campaign is nicely textured and not quite as linear as is usual for an FPS - there are often multiple ways to reach your objectives. Not much new to be had though, there's no game element that stands out as particularly innovative once you've got past the sheer beauty of the environment. Multiplayer in particular is a bit meh, there are a million FPS offerings and this just isn't one of the best online ones. Still gets a 9 from me, but it's mostly a shallow 9 for its looks.    … Expand
  2. MysenS.
    Feb 12, 2008
    9
    Crysis is just another word for "Phenomenal." Crysis is an amazing game in many ways, most especially the graphics, but there's several problems with Crysis one especially being how powerful your machine has to be to get some real beauty out of the game. But trust me, if you love shooters and you want to see some originality and a successor to FarCry, then if I were you, I would Crysis is just another word for "Phenomenal." Crysis is an amazing game in many ways, most especially the graphics, but there's several problems with Crysis one especially being how powerful your machine has to be to get some real beauty out of the game. But trust me, if you love shooters and you want to see some originality and a successor to FarCry, then if I were you, I would defiantly buy Crysis. It's a kick-ass game that includes lots of new features including a somewhat interesting multiplayer (it'll take a helluva lot of practice before you're officially good at it), the Story is pretty decent, the graphics are amazing...and somehow I wish the length of the campaign was longer. But no worries, Crysis will definitely be a good shooter for you to enjoy. Just make sure your gaming rig can handle this beast of a game.… Expand
  3. AnonymousMC
    Feb 4, 2008
    9
    Aside from a brilliant engine there is a very solid well designed FPS game with a few tricks up its sleeve to make it great. The nano suit adds greater freedom to complete objectives with in the large detailed maps. With such freedom emergent gameplay is there to have.
    Performance will be a problem for some including myself but a stable <20 fps is all you need to enjoy playing.    Aside from a brilliant engine there is a very solid well designed FPS game with a few tricks up its sleeve to make it great. The nano suit adds greater freedom to complete objectives with in the large detailed maps. With such freedom emergent gameplay is there to have.
    Performance will be a problem for some including myself but a stable <20 fps is all you need to enjoy playing. Multiplayer is also solid with plenty of room for playing how you want.
    Crysis is a great FPS built on a brilliant engine and provides many ways to complete most objectives providing a compelling experience due to it and you can`t fault the production.    … Expand
  4. HélderP.
    Mar 28, 2008
    9
    Very good engine, not that good of a game. But I guess it still deserves a 9! I'm maping for this game, and the editor and the engine is very good!
  5. IlyessL.
    Mar 5, 2008
    9
    Single player: AWESOME F.P.S. Best graphics on the market as of begening of 2008. Physics engine is incredible. Attention to detail is seen all over maps. Sounds are great. Story is somewhat compelling. AI is excellent. can run game on older computer by lowering settings. Vehicle controls are easy. why not a 10/10: not as many weapons as other fps, sometimes takes more than 1 bullet to Single player: AWESOME F.P.S. Best graphics on the market as of begening of 2008. Physics engine is incredible. Attention to detail is seen all over maps. Sounds are great. Story is somewhat compelling. AI is excellent. can run game on older computer by lowering settings. Vehicle controls are easy. why not a 10/10: not as many weapons as other fps, sometimes takes more than 1 bullet to enemies head to drop them. your friends are absent for most of the campaign; they only show up in airplanes to pick you up, or to take a hostage you just freed, or chat up with you for a couple before leaving you alone to slaughter platoons of Koreans. Multiplayer is RIDDEN with tiny but annoying bugs: a lot of cheaters on a lot of servers. it is easy to die by being run over, even if vehicle is going very slow, or brushing against you. aircraft often lag and move unsmothly in the air. AA vehicle is useless against aircraft, does very little damage. Gauss tank = only real opponent to aircraft. I keep getting killed by aircraft even though i am in cloak mode. Often laggy even if good ping.… Expand
  6. LucianG.
    Apr 25, 2008
    9
    To run Crysis at its best, you'd definitely have to spend a huge amount of money, but, even running on low or medium setting, it's still an incredibly fun game to play. Crytek have done a great job putting the player in complete control and Crysis is one of the most immersive games I've ever played - with the game's highly open design, and the different nanosuit modes, To run Crysis at its best, you'd definitely have to spend a huge amount of money, but, even running on low or medium setting, it's still an incredibly fun game to play. Crytek have done a great job putting the player in complete control and Crysis is one of the most immersive games I've ever played - with the game's highly open design, and the different nanosuit modes, the player can go about each mission in their own individual way. The multiplayer modes and the huge modding base also make Crysis a worthy game for players without top-of-the-range PCs. There's more to Crysis than the fancy graphics!… Expand
  7. JoshA.
    May 11, 2008
    9
    Best graphics of any game to-date. And yes it CAN render non-tropical environments, look at the Obsidian Edge mod. This game is a singleplayer game first and foremost, and in terms of gameplay it smokes CoD4 where there is NO AI period. And second this game isn't linear. Linear is CoD4 and the Half Life series. Which I love both btw. Oh and to those saying it takes too long to kill Best graphics of any game to-date. And yes it CAN render non-tropical environments, look at the Obsidian Edge mod. This game is a singleplayer game first and foremost, and in terms of gameplay it smokes CoD4 where there is NO AI period. And second this game isn't linear. Linear is CoD4 and the Half Life series. Which I love both btw. Oh and to those saying it takes too long to kill people, try taking off your silencer....… Expand
  8. MatthewTurner
    Nov 10, 2007
    9
    Stunning, can't believe the graphics. makes you wonder if this is CGI or something.
  9. AdamC.
    Nov 19, 2007
    9
    First off in relation to other reviews that if your system isint able to run this game- tough. its not the games or producers fault your pc is outdated. crysis is not for everyone. true. if you even remotely like fps then yes buy it otherwise you will be disappointed. my rating is high because within the boundaries of reality this game achieved a lot. the ai is sometimes clumsy and willFirst off in relation to other reviews that if your system isint able to run this game- tough. its not the games or producers fault your pc is outdated. crysis is not for everyone. true. if you even remotely like fps then yes buy it otherwise you will be disappointed. my rating is high because within the boundaries of reality this game achieved a lot. the ai is sometimes clumsy and will stay in the open or leave cover and walk towards you. the acting of the story is similar to what you would see in a movie like swat its decent but forgettable. the graphics are superb as everyone will tell you the physics are realistic as houses come crashing down depending on where they were hit and by what . although i never felt the suit had much of a role in the game you could have more or less won it without the suit even in "armour" mode it was difficult to get close to enemies without dying so it was rare you would be throwing things at them or indeed them at things. despite its flaws crysis remains the best fps we have today its like the best of each other fps finally combined half life,cod,splinter cell,armed assault, buy crysis if and only if you like fps.… Expand
  10. DT
    Nov 23, 2007
    9
    Excellent. Gameplay is wonderfully open, well crafted environments providing many options for each encounter, diversified further by the opportunities allowed by the nanosuit. Controlling the suit and weapon mods was intuitive on the fly, even in the midst of heavy combat. Graphically stunning, more impressively so when taking into account the sweeping vistas beyond the detailed Excellent. Gameplay is wonderfully open, well crafted environments providing many options for each encounter, diversified further by the opportunities allowed by the nanosuit. Controlling the suit and weapon mods was intuitive on the fly, even in the midst of heavy combat. Graphically stunning, more impressively so when taking into account the sweeping vistas beyond the detailed foreground. Compare this with COD4 where the environment is largely urban, the draw distance therefore much shorter. Unfortunately the game does not live up to its true potential on DX9, and is hampered by the recognized performance issues of Vista if running on DX10. Be wary of reviews moaning about graphics issues, render problems etc, on a properly specced, drivered machine, the game runs very clean, surprisingly so. Crysis has the fun of full control of every combat encounter, reminiscent of the potential of Deus Ex 1, well engineered, engaging fire fights (if you choose to play them as such), and finally outstanding eye candy throughout.… Expand
  11. OlegT.
    Dec 17, 2007
    9
    Crysis isn't worth a 10, that's clear enough. Yet it is a healthy, fairly versatile gaming experience with jaw-dropping presentation and extraterrestrial system requirements. Slightly let down by the plot and dreadful over-hype but overall it is a very good game.
  12. DavidO.
    Dec 22, 2007
    9
    Great single-player, not so awesome multi-player. Graphics are killer...swiftly killing your PC, that is!
  13. JoeyH.
    Dec 27, 2007
    9
    With the best graphics ever to be seen in a game to date, Crysis also delivers a good variety of gameplay from each level to the next keep you on your toes and ready for the excitement that approaches. Once you get into the gameplay you will find youself engulfed in a very engaging environment and you will feel more part of the game than you probably have for any other. Once you get into With the best graphics ever to be seen in a game to date, Crysis also delivers a good variety of gameplay from each level to the next keep you on your toes and ready for the excitement that approaches. Once you get into the gameplay you will find youself engulfed in a very engaging environment and you will feel more part of the game than you probably have for any other. Once you get into this mode though, the minor errors the game has start to stick out and can really annoy you which pulls this game back from perfection but it is hard to rate such a revolutionary game any less than 9 since this is just the creation of the new engine every game will want to be like with amazing graphics, physics, and a whole load of different suitable gametypes. Crysis is only our first lick on the lollypop.… Expand
  14. Wutung
    Jan 19, 2008
    9
    This game is perfectly playable on medium settings on my laptop which has an 8600M GT and slow as crap 4200 RPM hard drive. Hardcore PC gamers are only complaining because they can't get 200 FPS on very high settings at full HD resolution. This game gives you just an amazing sense of freedom, if you're short of imagination that I can understand why you'd think this game This game is perfectly playable on medium settings on my laptop which has an 8600M GT and slow as crap 4200 RPM hard drive. Hardcore PC gamers are only complaining because they can't get 200 FPS on very high settings at full HD resolution. This game gives you just an amazing sense of freedom, if you're short of imagination that I can understand why you'd think this game would suck, but if you use your head a bit there are just so many possibilities. Sneak in and use silencers, hijack a boat or jeep and gun your way through, lure the soldiers to a fuel tank and throw a grenade for huge explosions, snipe from range, throw soldiers off cliffs, knock down structures with super strength, shoot the fuel tank on a moving jeep, its all possible in this game .... its your call, unlike COD 4. Crysis gives you levels which are big playground to have fun in, its up to you in how you go about objectives, and where you want to go on the map.… Expand
  15. James
    Feb 17, 2008
    9
    I like the game, I have finished it on delta difficulty and I'm playing it again. The gameplay is really nice, I like nano-suit GUI and the arsenal. Even if there is few guns like one sniper rifle and rocket launcher, some machine guns but there is a variety of gun add ons and that makes it great. The AI is pretty smart
  16. johnevans
    Sep 26, 2008
    9
    first of all here is what I am running in my system. intel core 2 duo e6600 cpu, nvidia 9600 graphics card, and 3 gigs of ram. The crazy thing about this game is that I tried to run it on a different system that had an intel quadro 3 ghz. processor and the same graphics card that I have, but it only had 1 gig or ram. The game runs perfect on my computer with virtually no lag on fullfirst of all here is what I am running in my system. intel core 2 duo e6600 cpu, nvidia 9600 graphics card, and 3 gigs of ram. The crazy thing about this game is that I tried to run it on a different system that had an intel quadro 3 ghz. processor and the same graphics card that I have, but it only had 1 gig or ram. The game runs perfect on my computer with virtually no lag on full graphics, but on this other computer it ran like crap. The difference being that I had 2 more gigs of RAM. If you do not have at least 2 gigs of RAm this game and most new games will run like crap, no matter what the rest of your system is like. So running this game on my system with really good frame rates I must say that the graphics for this game are deffinately the best I have ever seen. Plus this game is very long, you get a lot for you money. The story may be linear, but the game play deffinately is not you can spend your entire life running around these levels they are fricken HUGE and you dont have to progress through the levels any one way, you can use a wide range of strategies to progerss through the story. I really like the fact that this game not only had a ton of combat with human enemies, but it also has all the cool sci fi goodies that you could ever want all in one game. This game is not 100% original, it has similarities with a lot of FPS games out there. The story and graphics and gameplay all come together like a halflife halo hybrid, which is totally cool, because those are the top standars for FPS right now. I found that it was a little hard to get into this game at first, because I did not understand what was going on at first and because the game is rather difficult at first. But once I got further into it I was totally hooked.… Expand
  17. HimanshuS
    Nov 17, 2009
    9
    Crysis is the most satisfying game I have played both graphics and story wise. Apart from the unrivalled gfx what I like the most is it gives player time to look around enjoy the amazing CRYworld. It stands out from other FPSs in that it has quality rather than quantity of enemies which makes the game realistic and believable. Hope crytek dont do to crysis2 what they did to crysis Crysis is the most satisfying game I have played both graphics and story wise. Apart from the unrivalled gfx what I like the most is it gives player time to look around enjoy the amazing CRYworld. It stands out from other FPSs in that it has quality rather than quantity of enemies which makes the game realistic and believable. Hope crytek dont do to crysis2 what they did to crysis warhead. I deducted one for the madrush wham-bam boss ending.… Expand
  18. JacekK.
    Jun 18, 2009
    9
    The best single player game since half-life 2. I've played through the whole game on my 1200$ laptop with medium settings (AA x2 and dx9) without any crashes or bugs. Great graphics, voice acting, design of weapons and enemies. Great game.
  19. ms
    Nov 18, 2007
    9
    Crysis. We have been hearing about it for months. Promises of incredible graphics, innovative gameplay, ground-breaking physics. And now it has arrived. It lives it up to this hype. Yet, there is something missing, something I can't quite put my finger on. I'm rating this highly, because it is an excellent game, but its open-ended story really lacks something. The game, after Crysis. We have been hearing about it for months. Promises of incredible graphics, innovative gameplay, ground-breaking physics. And now it has arrived. It lives it up to this hype. Yet, there is something missing, something I can't quite put my finger on. I'm rating this highly, because it is an excellent game, but its open-ended story really lacks something. The game, after you've completed it, seems really small and empty. Maybe its the terrible ending. I'd encourage anyone to buy this, and play it, but, if you had expectations as high as mine, as you waited anxiously for the release, you may be dissapointed… Expand
  20. GoodGame
    Nov 19, 2007
    9
    Certainly shiny, and the game play is intriguing. Open locations makes for engaging experience, however, the ai is lacking, and the guns are somewhat poor for the environment. In such a lush and spacious environment I was tempted to snipe my way through the game but, most weapons have poor accuracy and you can only usually come across the occasional rifle on a dead solider. The physics Certainly shiny, and the game play is intriguing. Open locations makes for engaging experience, however, the ai is lacking, and the guns are somewhat poor for the environment. In such a lush and spacious environment I was tempted to snipe my way through the game but, most weapons have poor accuracy and you can only usually come across the occasional rifle on a dead solider. The physics are good, they only have problems if you put them on low settings, there is even some foliage response to character model. The suit idea is somewhat novel because you only really utilize two of the four options. Speed and strength are mostly obstical clearing related, or not used at all. Shields, a la halo style, are a staple for your survival as well as cloak. Overall it is a solid game which you should look into provided you can actually run it, there are always patches for those ai problems.… Expand
  21. JohnnyM.
    Nov 21, 2007
    9
    Crysis is hands down the best looking game ever. It scales really well for cheap PCs but on a decent SLI machine, forget your crap consoles this is the future. It plays like a FPS which gameplay wise hasn't changed much since Quake1, they just basically get prettier and this is friggin gorgeous. I give it a 9 but not 10 because the Koreans should speak Korean, and i feel for all you Crysis is hands down the best looking game ever. It scales really well for cheap PCs but on a decent SLI machine, forget your crap consoles this is the future. It plays like a FPS which gameplay wise hasn't changed much since Quake1, they just basically get prettier and this is friggin gorgeous. I give it a 9 but not 10 because the Koreans should speak Korean, and i feel for all you poor slobs that write 5 reviews each, repeating the same lame critisisms again and again. You must buy this game.… Expand
  22. JoshQ.
    Nov 22, 2007
    9
    Honestly, I have no clue what any of these user reviewers are talking about. The guy who said the graphics were half life 2 era just made one of the most unintelligent comments ever made.. it is the best graphic visuals and effects out right now. The singleplayer campaign is amazing best fps sp ive ever played, how can u possibly get bored wen its a sandbox environment and u can play in a Honestly, I have no clue what any of these user reviewers are talking about. The guy who said the graphics were half life 2 era just made one of the most unintelligent comments ever made.. it is the best graphic visuals and effects out right now. The singleplayer campaign is amazing best fps sp ive ever played, how can u possibly get bored wen its a sandbox environment and u can play in a bunch of different styles, srsly, and the storyline is GREAT, the firefight mechanics were so much better than overrated bioshock, ppl say why does it take around 7 shots to kill seomone.… Expand
  23. RyanW.
    Nov 24, 2007
    9
    Everyone is giving this game a low score based on their computers performance. I can run the game on high, 1024x768 in dx9 and get a very smooth game with my X1900tx. The island is truly alive with wildlife, Korean patrols, and everything you can think of. If you decide to take the long way to your objective, you will be riddled with obstacles, (outposts, gps jammers, vehicles, convoys) Everyone is giving this game a low score based on their computers performance. I can run the game on high, 1024x768 in dx9 and get a very smooth game with my X1900tx. The island is truly alive with wildlife, Korean patrols, and everything you can think of. If you decide to take the long way to your objective, you will be riddled with obstacles, (outposts, gps jammers, vehicles, convoys) it is only linear for the stories sake, but how you go about the story is completely up to you. Go around the whole island if you want, go stealth, be a sniper, of pump up the armor and just charge in guns blazing. the AI is OK at best, they do tend to bunch together, and it is not uncommon to take out 4-7 of them with one grenade. The setting morphs from a jungle paradise, to the depths of the alien ship, to an iced wasteland, and back to paradise again, and the final level being on the aircraft carrier. Great game in my book.… Expand
  24. AndrewW.
    Nov 27, 2007
    9
    Not the best game ive ever played, but its a damn good one. Great graphics, gameplay, multiplayer. My only gripe is about the hardware it takes to run this beast. seriously, im getting like 15 fps on a 8800GTS
  25. AdamK.
    Dec 11, 2007
    9
    I played it on PGA in Poland for about 1h:D It's a very good game...graphic is just beautiful just like in the real life. Everything in game is perfect. But there is only one minus...you can play CRYSIS only on the really good stuff. c2d isn't even optional in my opinion and you must have geforce 7600 minimum.
  26. DavidT
    Dec 28, 2007
    9
    Quite an incredible game, I nearly gave it a 10 but the final third lets it down.

    (SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW) The first half/two thirds of the game, when you're fighting the NK forces is really, really good. Superb gunplay, excellent environment and there is so much fun to be had with explosives. Never before have I had such fun by blowing up buildings, or blowing up anything,    Quite an incredible game, I nearly gave it a 10 but the final third lets it down.

    (SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW)
    The first half/two thirds of the game, when you're fighting the NK forces is really, really good. Superb gunplay, excellent environment and there is so much fun to be had with explosives. Never before have I had such fun by blowing up buildings, or blowing up anything, really. Explosions Is one thing Crysis does REALLY well, and not just in the graphical department. The start of the war (destroying the AAA in the harbour is the most intense battle I've ever seen in a game). The tank section is exhilarating and explosive, especially due to all the free rocket launchers everywhere. Funny how nobody mentions the mountain collapsing (revealing the alien fortress thing) behind the battle. Having the characters mention that might have been a good move, or even just adding radio chatter.

    After entering the alien structure, things go steadily downhill for the most part. The aliens themselves are a bit boring to fight, really, with all the dynamics that made fighting the NK forces removed, the zero-gravity just feels too much like fighting underwater to make you forget about the jungle. The environment is a bit samey and disorienting, although I guess some of that was intentional due it it being "alien". If they had removed the "auto-orientate upwards" thing (perhaps by adding a button for that), it might have been a little more interesting.

    In the ice sphere, gameplay improves somewhat. The alien grunt machines are more interesting to fight than the aliens themselves, but I'd still prefer the NKs (where did they all go, anyway? You don't see any of them after entering the alien machine). The way the ice sphere stops the minigun from overheating was a cool addition here. Nice design on the alien weapon Prophet gives you, especially how he added an RIS rail to it. I'm a sucker for alien/human hybrid weapons though. The environment is visually interesting, what with the extreme cold (bushes crack as you walk through them, instead of bustling out of your way) and geological upheaval. Fighting the alien flyers was cool too, like less predictable helicopters, and their deaths were cool too, what with the trailing "legs".
    Exiting the sphere: The on rails shooty bit was okayish, shame they killed off the other two jeeps. Makes the whole bit pointless. Environment is pretty much the same as inside the sphere, but with no ice. Manning the AA gun was cool, shame it couldn't move. The missiles should have been homing, too, but the power of the main gun made up for that - seeing the alien flyers drop like flies gives you a nice feeling of kickass. This is removed when an indestructible alien walker comes along and kills pretty much everyone.

    Leaving the island: Did I mention the game is super-duper "HOO-AH!" towards the US Military? Practically everything the US forces do make you want to give a big "HELL YEAH!" (even if you're a reserved English gentleman), namely the way your character announces that he is "U.S. Special Forces", the start of the tank level, the airstrikes, and the Marine Major who dies machinegunning the giant alien walker. Terrific fun. After retreating to the VTOL, you pilot it through a bunch of convenient canyons (rather slowly, this thing should have been much nippier [turbo was practically useless], and the controls - it should have flown upwards when you pointed up, not when you pressed space!) while blasting away at alien flyers with homing missiles and a cannon with unlimited ammo. The air-to-air combat was really fun, and is the last high point of the gameplay.

    You land on the carrier, and this is where Crysis pulls a "talky level", showing off the super-realistic faces, facial animation and general character excellence. I noticed a glitche with the animaton here though, occasionally a characters legs would be "desynched" and would jerk for a second before returning to normal. The cutscene in CDC had a pause in it too, after which the Admiral continued mouthing wordlessly because his line had already been played. Overall a decent level, with nice atmosphere and graphics (zero gameplay of course). The nuclear explosion was a bit of a letdown though, especially for a game that does explosions so well otherwise.

    The aliens finally attack the naval task force, you fight them off, everyone dies (including the Admiral, whose death is once again cool and redeems him for the mistake of a nuclear attack). The environment of the doomed carrier was okay, acceptable use of the flames, although adding a variable listing could have made it feel much more "in danger at sea". The alien walker battle was a bit badly designed, I expected to be able to kill it from behind, but it could only be damaged from the front. Getting frozen was a bit aggravating too. The super-final boss was a bit boring, (it's big cannon should have blown the Carrier superstructure to bits instead of... no noticeable visual effect. I guess they'd run out of budget by this point), and the nuclear grenade launcher you carry didn't look as pretty as it should have. Once it is defeated, you get picked up by Psycho and whatshername in a VTOL and escape, cue ending cutscene. Very poor ending, I thought.

    IN CONCLUSION:
    Game stops being incredibly awesome when you enter the alien structure, and drops to merely being a good shooter. Up to that point, though, it's probably the best shooter I've ever played. Definitely worth your money, because what with the super-easy-to-mod engine, we'll be seeing some cool modifications.

    I've probably listed the faults in such a way that exaggerates them, they're really not all that bad. The game is incredible. Apologies for stupid length of this review.

    BUY CRYSIS!    … Expand
  27. ADFXOzymandias
    Aug 27, 2010
    9
    While the game has one or two hiccups in the programming it works very well for the most part. The ability to pick up and use any object lying on the ground as a weapon is a nice touch. While 95% of the time you'll just be using the large array of weapons, there is more of a feeling of satisfaction when you kill a KPA by throwing hens and sticks at him. The four suit modes (Armor, Speed,While the game has one or two hiccups in the programming it works very well for the most part. The ability to pick up and use any object lying on the ground as a weapon is a nice touch. While 95% of the time you'll just be using the large array of weapons, there is more of a feeling of satisfaction when you kill a KPA by throwing hens and sticks at him. The four suit modes (Armor, Speed, Strength, and Cloak) create new ways to approach a situation. You could either run and gun in armor mode, pick them off one by one with your speed and rocket off before they have a chance to shoot you, beat the living **** out of them, or go for the stealthy approach and sneak around to flank. The game still has a feeling of lineage through the pseudo-sandbox gameplay, but there is enough variation to keep it interesting through the entire game, and even another playthrough. The AI could use some minor work, but there were only a few incidents where it was as bad as many people say. The graphics are amazing, and this goes without saying. Even to today's standards they are slightly above par. Not a game to play on your family Pentium 3 computer, it does require a nice graphics card to get the most out of it. The game is not perfect however. The physics sometimes likes to glitch ie, on a few occasions i will touch a large moving object and be instantly killed. It's a minor problem considering how infrequently it occurs, and since you can quicksave any time, a death won't set you back that far (provided you save). The storyline is solid, and I have no major qualms with it. The characters are likeable, and don't whine too much about your performance. The unveiling of the true enemies is done very well, and creates an air of suspense throughout the first third of the game. The game has no major problems other than the few aforementioned glitches and iffy AI. Personally, I found the game to be quite difficult. I played through on Normal difficulty and found it to be quite a challenge. Something that got quite frustrating was that there is a lot going on at once, and a lot to keep track of which spells frequent deaths. There are a few "Are you f*cking kidding me!?" moments which are frustrating. However, the difficulty does give you a feeling of accomplishment when you do succeed. Crysis is an intriguing masterpiece with only a few minor problems, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the FPS genre. Most decent gaming computers should be able to run the game on at least medium settings. For a reference point I played the game on an i7 720QM (1.6Ghz), 8Gb RAM, Mobility Radeon 5870 1Gb DDR5, and I played on high settings with 2x AA 1650 x 1050 and got very acceptable fps (30 or higher) except during a few graphics intensive scenes of the game.… Expand
  28. LegendaryU2K
    Sep 23, 2010
    9
    A Great Game, With lush Visuals when you use graphic mods anyway. Nice Selection of Weapons and levels. Works perfectly with DX9/XP performance. Runs like Crap or weird in Windows 7. The AI is perfectly match as well, even on the Hard level you can complete a level without dying too much. Only flaw is the Boat, too bored to drive.
  29. supervillian
    Jan 2, 2011
    9
    Its fun to look at and fun to play. the adaptive suit makes for a fps like no other sure its not the BEST fps ever but it is up there! though the only problem is the fact that you need a monster machine to run it.
  30. Kulkuri
    Sep 1, 2020
    9
    Crysis 1 is a pretty good action game with minor technical issues. Gameplay is interesting and varies based on the way you decide to approach objectives. You can go either guns blazing or take more stealthy option. Crysis gives you a really big sandbox to play around and objectives can be approaches from usually hundreds of ways with multitude of tools and weapons at your exposal.

    This    Crysis 1 is a pretty good action game with minor technical issues. Gameplay is interesting and varies based on the way you decide to approach objectives. You can go either guns blazing or take more stealthy option. Crysis gives you a really big sandbox to play around and objectives can be approaches from usually hundreds of ways with multitude of tools and weapons at your exposal.

    This is all great but some of the technical issues hinder the experience. The game suffers from optimisation issues and runs fairly poorly even with modern hardware. Also the game can and will crash at times due various reasons. Mostly bugs which were never patched.

    Excellent game. Also the graphics look really good even in 2020. Just don't make the mistake thinking that it's all there is to this game.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best PC Game of 2007
5
#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
4
#4 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

Critic Reviews

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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. PC Zone UK
    92
    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]
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  3. IGN
    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.
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