Crysis

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  1. OscarS.
    Nov 22, 2007
    10
    I don't see what all the complaints on here about. In my opinion one of three contenders for Game of the Year along with Bioshock and Orange Box. I thought this was just going to be another graphics showcase like a lot of new games are, but I was surprised to find substantial story elements and fantastically fun gameplay. Granted, the story isn't Half-Life 2 but it actually I don't see what all the complaints on here about. In my opinion one of three contenders for Game of the Year along with Bioshock and Orange Box. I thought this was just going to be another graphics showcase like a lot of new games are, but I was surprised to find substantial story elements and fantastically fun gameplay. Granted, the story isn't Half-Life 2 but it actually develops throughout the game and easily exceeds the likes of the ever-popular Halo series. The graphics are without a doubt the best ever made, and provided you don't run it with antialiasing on (which doesn't make a big difference in this game anyways) the game runs pretty smooth. Don't expect to be able to run it in all very high DX10 without the latest and greatest cuz there's no denying that it was built for next-gen hardware. I run it on a Pentium 4 2.4 ghz, 768 mb ram, and 256 mb Radeon 9600xt which are all under minimum requirements and I get an average fps of around 20, so it seems like people are overbitching. The AI contrary to what many people say, I found quite good. If you snipe an enemy with a silencer, other enemies won't react until they see the corpse. They'll try to flank you, take cover, and what's really interesting is if you shoot with a silencer at an object behind an enemy, that enemy will react to the sound, caused by the impact of the bullet, and look back to see if someone is out there. It's not the greatest game ever, but it's damn close. The multiplayer is fun but it's not anything revolutionary, although i found the vehicle-based gameplay more fast-paced and fun in the long run than the battlefield series. Far Cry was good, this is a masterpiece!… Expand
  2. 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
  3. MessiahL.
    Nov 21, 2007
    0
    Depthless. Just depthless.
  4. Dan
    Nov 21, 2007
    7
    After all the HYPE and NOISE, this game left me Underwhelmed. Loved Far Cry, and this one takes many cues that our Crytek friends did successfully there. But this game is just plain boring. I have a mega gamer rig (8800s in SLI, 3.3 Ghz AMD), plenty of horsepower. But the game play is simply annoying. The first part was pretty decent, but it was clearly Far Cry 2. Nearly everything was After all the HYPE and NOISE, this game left me Underwhelmed. Loved Far Cry, and this one takes many cues that our Crytek friends did successfully there. But this game is just plain boring. I have a mega gamer rig (8800s in SLI, 3.3 Ghz AMD), plenty of horsepower. But the game play is simply annoying. The first part was pretty decent, but it was clearly Far Cry 2. Nearly everything was the same. The mid section, inside the mountain was ok, but it was a blatant ripoff of Prey, from the textures, to the floating around, to the general action. The third part, with the snow and ice, is decent, but the game play is plain annoying. Those stupid alien thingies are just plain ridiculous. I love lots of enemies (loved painkiller!), but these blue things are just plain dumb. You can't kill them, the weapons all stink, and the old nanosuit is useless. I was psyched all year for this game to come out, and now, I'm downright let down. I guess everyone see something I don't see.… Expand
  5. DanielS.
    Nov 21, 2007
    7
    yup, the game looks great... most sound effects are cool. you can clearly locate sound positions and distances (different sounds for different distances, similar to half-life 2, very atmospheric). i literally "ducked" a couple of times when a grenade went off next to me. i also cannot confirm what some people wrote about the AI. compared to most other games out there the AI is pretty yup, the game looks great... most sound effects are cool. you can clearly locate sound positions and distances (different sounds for different distances, similar to half-life 2, very atmospheric). i literally "ducked" a couple of times when a grenade went off next to me. i also cannot confirm what some people wrote about the AI. compared to most other games out there the AI is pretty amazing. they CANNOT see you through foliage as some said. they will however shoot at points where they suspect you to be. some also complain that enemies take to many bullets. many of the soldiers you face wear kevlar. you can kill every soldier in this game with ONE aimed headshot, unless they are wearing a helmet, in which case you need to hit their face or neck. bullet penetration is also dependent on what kind of weapon you use, wether you use a silencer and, most of all, distance to target. animations are also very nice. smooth motion capture with convincing transitions. enemies jump over fences, dive for cover, jerk in surprise when you suddenly appear before them, etc. it all ties together to create a really tight atmosphere. so you have: - awesome graphics (merely good if you have a normal pc) - great sound - convincing AI (most of the time) - destructible huts and palm trees - choice how to play the game (due to the nanosuit) - nonlinear maps with a certain amount of freedom - very cool effects (i.e. shock waves from grenades make trees sway or break) so why only give it a 7? it seems crytek was so busy constructing the basic frame of the game that they somewhat forgot about the game itself. what i mean is i finished this game in about 15 hours. less than half the time i spent with farcry. and i played it on "cadet" (hardest difficulty) and took my sweet time too. this doesn't really help the fact that the "ending", if you want to call it that, is totally disappointing. it's not only an "open" ending, it's really closer to being a "cliffhanger". the aliens appear and the island freezes (as advertised so many times by crytek beforehand) and then...the game is over. no surprises, no resolution, no feeling of achievement. nothing. farcry's story may have been flat and unimaginative, but at least it had a conclusion! the characters are all made up of boring clichés. they even threw in a female "alex-wannabe" character who instead of somewhat charming (like hl2's alex) is simply annoying. after finishing the game i just couldn't shake the feeling that a huge amount of this engine's potential has gone to waste. you never even get to fly a helicopter, even though it is implemented and possible. there's very little to no close quater combat. and where is the advertised "fighting next to the korean army against the alien race"?… Expand
  6. CrysisH8sdontevenhavitcrysispro
    Nov 21, 2007
    10
    Best shooter of this year, amazing graphics, Gigantic maps, extreme action, great AI, you need a high end system to play this game, it's worth it, i played the DEMO like 40 times all over, and now i can't stop playin the full release, forget other titiles, this will blow you away, one of the best FPS's ever!
  7. GearnB.
    Nov 21, 2007
    4
    Poor performance, buggy engine, bad controls and poor AI with really pretty graphics bolted-on do not make for a very fun or compelling game. It's unfortunate how so many PC owners are looking for visual benchmarks more than gameplay. This game fails on all fronts except graphics. Yes, it has some amazing visuals, but everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) else is just wrong with this Poor performance, buggy engine, bad controls and poor AI with really pretty graphics bolted-on do not make for a very fun or compelling game. It's unfortunate how so many PC owners are looking for visual benchmarks more than gameplay. This game fails on all fronts except graphics. Yes, it has some amazing visuals, but everything (and I do mean EVERYTHING) else is just wrong with this game. Don't waste the 50 bucks people. This thing is bargain bin material as control is horrible and not sharp, game AI can't even compete with the likes of Far Cry or FEAR or even the first HalfLife. The engine is riddled with bugs and anomalies, and the game is coded horribly where even the highest end PC will choke and sputter in areas where they just cut short development.… Expand
  8. RickJ.
    Nov 21, 2007
    3
    This is basically a Far Cry 1 game with beef up graphic and a nice little suit, or I should say this is just another CryEngine Tech Demo since the original Far Cry. Story is non-existence and the game play is repetitive.
  9. A.C.
    Nov 20, 2007
    4
    This game is pretty, BUT the multiplayer is not nearly as good as BF2142 or QW:ET, the first major DX10 game has a very pretty environment that boggs down a 8800GTX. The campain is weak at best with a storyline that feels like someone got drunk and watch Cocoon, ET, and then played a game of BF2142 on crystal Meth. Is it pretty?, yes Is the multiplayer good?, sparlingly Is the single This game is pretty, BUT the multiplayer is not nearly as good as BF2142 or QW:ET, the first major DX10 game has a very pretty environment that boggs down a 8800GTX. The campain is weak at best with a storyline that feels like someone got drunk and watch Cocoon, ET, and then played a game of BF2142 on crystal Meth. Is it pretty?, yes Is the multiplayer good?, sparlingly Is the single player good? Makes Halo 3 look lie a shakespearean soliloquy, and Halo 3 is meh at best, maybe a 5. All in all if you have to get a game to justify the 500-2000 dollars you spend on high end graphics card(s) and the other 1000-2000 dollars for a system I guess I would be giving it a 10 so I could still live the lie. Unfortunately for crysis, valve decided to release the best gaming value in modern recorded history and 1 match of TF2 makes the the 60 bucks I spent on Crysis look like a it would have been better spent on buying the orange box for one of my friends or a nice logitech headset.… Expand
  10. JonasLindberg
    Nov 20, 2007
    5
    Spoilers ahead.

    Sure, noone (with the right hardware atleast) can complain on the graphics in crysis. But the rest of the experience frustrated me so much that its been disturbing my sleep since i finished the single player campaign. I close my eyes and think about what the h*ll happened. I longed for this game so much like everyone else. When i first jumped in i was excited and tried    Spoilers ahead.

    Sure, noone (with the right hardware atleast) can complain on the graphics in crysis. But the rest of the experience frustrated me so much that its been disturbing my sleep since i finished the single player campaign. I close my eyes and think about what the h*ll happened. I longed for this game so much like everyone else. When i first jumped in i was excited and tried to kill off koreans in fancy ways until i realised all i had to to was shoot-take cover-stealth-repeat. This made me use maximum speed through the bushes and palmtrees whenever i could just to get to the next checkpoint to see if it would get better. It didnt. It got tons of worse. After the koreans came the koreans in nanosuits, you could especially tell they were koreans since they had the same behaviour as their comrades without the fancy suit. The following tankdriving and shooting was nothing special. Beautiful interiors of the alien mothership completely ruined by predatorlookalike aliens. I was happy when i finally get out of there to see the frozen jungle. Had looked forward to that. When i got out of the snowy weather and starting to drive away from the bubble i got really worried. And not without reason. Only thing left in the game was some flying through valleys and some running about at the carrier. That hunterboss on the ship looked kickass but was a complete letdown like everything else. And the bigger spaceshipfight defied all logic. How could that not blow the carrier out of the sea? Holy crap, i have not been this dissapointed for a long time.
    5 points for graphical achievements.
    Final words, stay away.    … Expand
  11. PerryG.
    Nov 20, 2007
    6
    Awesome graphics(provided you have a $3000.00+ SLI based system to run it, which sadly I don't). Other than that, there is nothing about this FPS that hasn't been done before, and done better.
  12. JamesH.
    Nov 19, 2007
    7
    A worthy sequel without a doubt. Some are calling this the best looking game, but I disagree. The graphics are fantastic but it doesn't surpass Oblivion, except for character models which are excellent. The gameplay is a little too similar to Farcry - jungle setting, campy AI dialogue (I find you! You pray for death!) and inconsistent AI ability. I agree with one comment that the A worthy sequel without a doubt. Some are calling this the best looking game, but I disagree. The graphics are fantastic but it doesn't surpass Oblivion, except for character models which are excellent. The gameplay is a little too similar to Farcry - jungle setting, campy AI dialogue (I find you! You pray for death!) and inconsistent AI ability. I agree with one comment that the combatants seem a bit too clairvoyant sometimes and can spot and shoot you through thick brush from 100 meters away, but can't seem to find you on the other side of a building. The nanosuit is innovative, but frustrating. The speed boost is perplexingly short and the inadequate amount of charge the suit has makes multitasking with the suit enhancements impossible. The disadvantages implemented for certain advantages are nonsensical. Silencing a weapon makes it ridiculously impotent and is hardly realistic. Running the game is a challenge as well, but the flexibility of the video settings can make for a playable mode for a decent system. For my FX55, 2GB RAM, 8800GTS I run at 1600x1200, no AA, all medium settings and manage only about 15-30 FPS. Running AA at any resolution greatly reduces the framerate. But overall, this game is very addictive and worth the buy, especially considering the rarity of non-linear shooters.… Expand
  13. JamesN.
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    Truly amazing game. One of the only games that I've ever played where I kept being more and more amazed by it as I played right up until the end. Crytek have struck a winner, and I feel as though every aspect of each level was finely polished. Perfect.
  14. JonW.
    Nov 19, 2007
    4
    what should have been a fun game, turned out to be quite a disappointment. I don't know what game reviewers were thinking when they said all of this. Best looking game ever? The graphics were sub par. Facial features were horribly cartoonish and they do not come near the likes of Call of Duty 4. The graphics aren't HORRIBLE but, its what I expect to come out around the Half-life what should have been a fun game, turned out to be quite a disappointment. I don't know what game reviewers were thinking when they said all of this. Best looking game ever? The graphics were sub par. Facial features were horribly cartoonish and they do not come near the likes of Call of Duty 4. The graphics aren't HORRIBLE but, its what I expect to come out around the Half-life 2 era, not now. The gameplay is fun, the powers are cool, however...with objects disappearing at a certain range then reappearing when you're close (even enemies) it's impossible to scope out a place and find the safest route because as you run for an area suddenly an enemy "appears" in what looked to be clear area beforehand. How unrealistic is that? Next, even if I do find an enemy at a safe distance and go for a shot, the guns you use are horribly inaccurate at a range of more than point blank. I remember doing single shots at maybe 200 meters from the enemy and have about half a clip unloaded before he died. This leads me to another thing..a guy gets shot, he looks around searching for you, runs around aimlessly, does not look to take cover. horrible AI anyone? I think EA MUST have paid these guys to give this game good reviews because this is not NEAR any of the recent FPS's that have come out and are not even in the same category. Please, someone, show me how all my points are incorrect. But thus far, me and 3 friends who have played the game found the EXACT same problems. Its not only me.… Expand
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. MikoS.
    Nov 19, 2007
    5
    The destructive environments are a nice gimmick. The incredibly limited nanosuit powers are a mediocre gimmick. Apart from that, Crysis is essentially Just Another Shooter, and not that great of one. Unarmored enemies shrugging off half a dozen assault rifle rounds is particularly annoying, as is their sporadic X-Ray vision. On the one hand, it's still kind of fun. On the other, The destructive environments are a nice gimmick. The incredibly limited nanosuit powers are a mediocre gimmick. Apart from that, Crysis is essentially Just Another Shooter, and not that great of one. Unarmored enemies shrugging off half a dozen assault rifle rounds is particularly annoying, as is their sporadic X-Ray vision. On the one hand, it's still kind of fun. On the other, it's nothing we haven't seen before and not really worth your time unless you're gagging for another bog-standard shooter. So, a 5 sounds about right.… Expand
  18. TerryD.
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    How do you surpass Halo, Half-Life2, Call of Duty series, and Far Cry in one game? Crysis, that's how! This is a truly amazing accomplishment - the combat is beyond cool, the weapons rock, the environments are very realistic, and there is a good story. Oh, and did I mention the graphics? On top of everything else, Crysis is visually stunning! We
  19. Beaner
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    I am not generally a fan of first person shooters, but i cannot put this game down. It drew me in graphically and kept me due to its dept and story. I personally and going to have to put this game at the top of the list and although i have not finished it yet i have to say the parts i have played i can easily say it is the most fun i have had in a video game since prince of persia: the I am not generally a fan of first person shooters, but i cannot put this game down. It drew me in graphically and kept me due to its dept and story. I personally and going to have to put this game at the top of the list and although i have not finished it yet i have to say the parts i have played i can easily say it is the most fun i have had in a video game since prince of persia: the sands of time, which was my favorite game. I will be playing Crysis for some time to come.… Expand
  20. MarkW.
    Nov 19, 2007
    6
    You cannot deny it, Crysis has by far the best graphics of any game to date. With that said, it misses out the key part of a game, story and gameplay. The gameplay is repetative, even halo-esque. Max Speed. Shoot. Melee. Armour. Max Speed. Shoot. Melee. The story has more twist that a M. Night Shamalan film. Back to graphics, despite being amazing to look at, its not what it was once You cannot deny it, Crysis has by far the best graphics of any game to date. With that said, it misses out the key part of a game, story and gameplay. The gameplay is repetative, even halo-esque. Max Speed. Shoot. Melee. Armour. Max Speed. Shoot. Melee. The story has more twist that a M. Night Shamalan film. Back to graphics, despite being amazing to look at, its not what it was once advertised to be, far from it infact and upcoming games like Haze and Uncharted: Drakes go beyond it. A real letdown, but what did you expect? It is EA.… Expand
  21. MalcolmF.
    Nov 19, 2007
    10
    Hiding in bushes has never been so much fun...at least since the court order anyway.
  22. DanS.
    Nov 19, 2007
    8
    Single player comments (have not tried multi yet) If you have a decent machine this game's graphics will wow you. The first half of the game had me hooked with it's open-ended jungle gameplay. Regrettably the second half of the game (although good) was much more linear and seemed to end very quickly. The 2nd half felt just like another shooter. In any case definitely worth a Single player comments (have not tried multi yet) If you have a decent machine this game's graphics will wow you. The first half of the game had me hooked with it's open-ended jungle gameplay. Regrettably the second half of the game (although good) was much more linear and seemed to end very quickly. The 2nd half felt just like another shooter. In any case definitely worth a look, especially if you have a good gaming rig.… Expand
  23. JodyS.
    Nov 18, 2007
    10
    Has all the elements I liked from Far Cry, and plenty of new things to check out. The customization of the weapon accessories was great. The addition of tanks and the VTOL was cool. The single player story isn't the most complex but it does a good job of driving you forward. It starts at a nice slower pace and slowly builds to more intense and larger fights. Ending with a massive Has all the elements I liked from Far Cry, and plenty of new things to check out. The customization of the weapon accessories was great. The addition of tanks and the VTOL was cool. The single player story isn't the most complex but it does a good job of driving you forward. It starts at a nice slower pace and slowly builds to more intense and larger fights. Ending with a massive battle that was quite satisfying. It was also nice to see that unlike Far Cry there was a bit more variety in scenery. Though mostly jungle scenery there's times when it is very different.… Expand
  24. CainanB.
    Nov 18, 2007
    8
    This game is fun, but it does have problems. And since everyone else doesn't like to mention them, I will. 1. The sheer number of enemies and the limited number of approaches you can take to deal with them. Basically, the game asks you "Can you kill these 5 Koreans?" "You can? OK, can you kill 5 Koreans... on a beach?" "OK, what about 5 Koreans... on a hill?" "Near a school?" "5 This game is fun, but it does have problems. And since everyone else doesn't like to mention them, I will. 1. The sheer number of enemies and the limited number of approaches you can take to deal with them. Basically, the game asks you "Can you kill these 5 Koreans?" "You can? OK, can you kill 5 Koreans... on a beach?" "OK, what about 5 Koreans... on a hill?" "Near a school?" "5 Koreans dressed in black? In white? With gold chains?" You see where I'm going with this. Sooner rather than later, you yearn for something else other than taking care of the same old 5 Koreans. Unfortunately, it takes a very long time for this to happen, and by then there's only an hour of the game left. 2. The bugs. There are numeous bugs. At one point I managed to split in two, with the game rendering 4 arms, legs and two weapons. In another incident, a Korean walked past a crate, bumped his hip and fell over dead. Unfortunately, minutes later so did I. So avoid the crates! They may sit there looking all woody and innocent, but they're cold-blooded killers! 3. You can beat the game by using cheesy tacitcs, like exploiting your cloak, as I did. Run right up to a guy with cloak on, switch to speed (so you regen energy), head-shot him and immediately cloak again. If you balance your health with your energy (hint: cloaking makes health increase, energy decrease, and speed is the opposite), you can run into a room full of enemies and take them all out with impunity. Well, impunity and the odd quick re-load. However, since killing the same old 5 Koreans got a bit dull, no matter how I did it, I used cloak and speed to bypass many fights altogether. It's not like I was missing anything that I hadn't done 50 times already. 4. WAY WAY TOO SHORT! (after you finish with the 5,000 Koreans) Just as the game was picking up, it ends. Well, boo. In total, I played one whole evening and a couple hours the next. And that's your lot, until the sequel. There will be a sequel, becuase the ending concludes nothing story-wise. Now If you just bought an expensive new gfx card, you'll probably want to give Crysis 10/10. After all, you've got to justify your investment. But seriously guys and gals, this isn't game of the year material. Engine of the year - sure I'll be happy to give it that - but not GOTY. Oh, almost missed something... 6. Re-spawning Koreans. As if there weren't enough of them anyhow.… Expand
  25. K.G.
    Nov 18, 2007
    10
    Yes it's the best looking game ever made. And the gameplay? Some of the best ever found in a First Person Shooter. Unbelievably, Crytek has not pandered to the console generation crowd. This is a pure PC FPS in the finest tradition of Far Cry, Stalker, Rainbow Six, Half life, and even Doom. The shooting is hard. If you aren't aiming properly you are going to miss at medium-long Yes it's the best looking game ever made. And the gameplay? Some of the best ever found in a First Person Shooter. Unbelievably, Crytek has not pandered to the console generation crowd. This is a pure PC FPS in the finest tradition of Far Cry, Stalker, Rainbow Six, Half life, and even Doom. The shooting is hard. If you aren't aiming properly you are going to miss at medium-long ranges. That's what's happening with people that claim it takes a whole clip to take down an enemy. Out of every ten rounds wildly sprayed about will 5 actually hit (probably in the legs and arms), and chances are a silencer is being used, and silencers halve the weapon damage at close range and completely eliminating it at long range. If you want to take down soldiers with COD speed, you need to remove your silencer, go prone, and preferably attach a scope. Then switch to single shot and use maximum strength for good measure to steady your aim. Oh yeah and if your target is moving you have to lead to account for the fact the game models bullet travel time. It's a little more complicated than the run and gun you usually see, and I applaud Crytek for including great feeling shooting mechanics. The AI here sets the bar for all other shooters to come. The sense that you are fighting coordinated enemy squads which flank, retreat and lay down suppressive fire is not reviled anywhere else. By comparison the other big FPS released recently doesn't even seem to do anything but suicide rush. Sure there are bugs, but on Delta prepare to be outsmarted and outfought on a fair basis - you never feel the AI is cheating. The suit powers are amazingly well balanced and supremely useful. Using the mouse button menu to switch powers was a stroke of genius. There is nothing like using maximum speed to run up to a soldier, grab him, and use max strength you throw him off a cliff. Pure unadulterated awesome sauce. The linear sections of the endgame perhaps don't have the sense of gameplay innovation that the first 2/3rds do, but this is made up with some incredible environments and enemies which I don't want to spoil. Storywise . . . well it's no HL2 or Stalker, and it never claimed to be. The story is unpretentious, workmanlike and does its job motivating you and keeping you on track. The only other game in recent memory that comes close to Crysis is Stalker, with its open environments and incredible atmosphere. Both are masterpieces, but Stalker's initial bugs hold it back from being my GOTY pick. Ultimately, as others have stated, Crysis like no other game offers you a blank canvas on which you can paint your unique brand of mayhem and destruction. With Crysis your creativity is the limiting factor.… Expand
  26. 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
  27. NicoS.
    Nov 18, 2007
    10
    As far as Im concerned you could not ask for more when you pay 39.99 at frys and want to show of your computer and push gaming to the next evolution of immersion the you play Crysis, all bantering and whining is irrelevent, this is the future of gaming, play it before everyone else. Also the editor / alien scout physics take replay value up it times ten. You will not be dissappointed, As far as Im concerned you could not ask for more when you pay 39.99 at frys and want to show of your computer and push gaming to the next evolution of immersion the you play Crysis, all bantering and whining is irrelevent, this is the future of gaming, play it before everyone else. Also the editor / alien scout physics take replay value up it times ten. You will not be dissappointed, only if your sitting on your thumb the entire gameplay experience.… Expand
  28. Airiak
    Nov 17, 2007
    6
    The graphics are amazing, but the game play is no different than any other FPS released over the last couple of years. Is anyone else getting tired of playing the same game just repackaged and sold as something else?
  29. AdamH.
    Nov 17, 2007
    6
    This game is badly designed for mid-range systems. The developers obviously think that everyone in the world can afford 8800GTs. I by no means have a bad system. I have an AMD Athlon X2 4800+, 8600GT OC and 4GB of DDRII RAM. What's going on crytek? I had to finish off the last part of the game in all low at 1024x768 - wtf? I did spend big bucks getting a system that SHOULD be able to This game is badly designed for mid-range systems. The developers obviously think that everyone in the world can afford 8800GTs. I by no means have a bad system. I have an AMD Athlon X2 4800+, 8600GT OC and 4GB of DDRII RAM. What's going on crytek? I had to finish off the last part of the game in all low at 1024x768 - wtf? I did spend big bucks getting a system that SHOULD be able to handle the graphics. I think that they should have put more thought into making the graphics, physics, etc more efficient so they aren't so demanding on PCs. That said, even the story leaves much to the imagination. The korean part was awesome, very believeable. Up until I walked into the mine near the end of the game the story was fantastic. Then the game became one mass of crap. I have never seen something that looks so bland and unexciting. Crytek, shame on you for hyping everyone up and not delevering a FANTASTIC game, cause that's what you promised, not a just above average FPS!… Expand
  30. minus19
    Nov 17, 2007
    10
    Amazing, although the last part of it lets it down quite a bit. Even with the poor final parts this is head and shoulders above the rest of the recent FPS titles out there. Ignore the 'game trolls' and go and get it.
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Awards & Rankings

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

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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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