Crysis

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8.1

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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
  31. AdamA
    Aug 22, 2008
    6
    One of the most beautiful games ever made. And the gameplay isn't too bad. Why the low rating? Because the game is so incredibly hard! I believe a game should be challenging, but I couldn't make it past the first level. My friend an avid FPS'er made it through, but agreed it was pretty difficult. It needs a better learning curve. Online play is similar, I felt like I was One of the most beautiful games ever made. And the gameplay isn't too bad. Why the low rating? Because the game is so incredibly hard! I believe a game should be challenging, but I couldn't make it past the first level. My friend an avid FPS'er made it through, but agreed it was pretty difficult. It needs a better learning curve. Online play is similar, I felt like I was dropped into a world way over my head. And more annoying, there were very few actually well-populated, compatible servers.… Expand
  32. buttfat
    Sep 17, 2008
    2
    This game reminds me of windows vista. I don't have a great computer but I have a 2.4 ghz core2duo and a geforce 8800gtx but this game is still extremely slow running at about 15fps during fight scenes with the settings on medium and low which looks a lot like it belongs in the year 2001. THE ONLY REASON TO BUY THIS GAME IS IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER THAT KICKS ASS AND HAS DX10. Other This game reminds me of windows vista. I don't have a great computer but I have a 2.4 ghz core2duo and a geforce 8800gtx but this game is still extremely slow running at about 15fps during fight scenes with the settings on medium and low which looks a lot like it belongs in the year 2001. THE ONLY REASON TO BUY THIS GAME IS IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER THAT KICKS ASS AND HAS DX10. Other than that it sucks, its really hard, repetitive, and has many glitches.… Expand
  33. ShaunP.
    Nov 23, 2007
    6
    Ok guys get this, da story was ok.. but i lost interest just before da game ended. Unfortunately Crytec/EA dont seem 2 know wat da setting 'HARD' should be like, i walked through da game in under 11hrs on 'HARD' while running on the following settings wit da next following rig: All high except shadows (low) and textures (medium) at 800/600 and no AA with a constant Ok guys get this, da story was ok.. but i lost interest just before da game ended. Unfortunately Crytec/EA dont seem 2 know wat da setting 'HARD' should be like, i walked through da game in under 11hrs on 'HARD' while running on the following settings wit da next following rig: All high except shadows (low) and textures (medium) at 800/600 and no AA with a constant 25-45fps on da most dated pc ever: AMD sempron 3000+ 1.8GHZ SKT 754, 1gig DDR400 Ram, XFX 7600GS 512MB AGPX8 OC'd from 400/532 to 580/900 on stock cooling. Now, u can call me a liar as much as u want, i couldnt care less, no loss der, da only part i had trouble at was...well cant seem 2 recall, mayby i didnt even hav a problem, wateva.. but still da game was WAY 2 short, just as i thought i was about 2 get in2 sum real shit-fights da game ended and 2 make matters worse it ended in a cliff hanger, i wanted 2 take my monitor and throw it 2 Germany i was so mad, i almost broke my $400055532535 mouse cause i was so pissed wen da credits rolled. i can believe i wasted 11hrs of my life fighting da KPA for 4hrs den da aliens for another 7. Oh and my rating was excluding da pooly (extremely poorly) executed sequences and da Z- grade voice acting (u'd tink dat dey'd be shouting "JUST DIE U SON OF A B.TCH!!!" not wispering it while pumping sum f'ed up alien wit 3 rockets a second (did i mention da messed up damage system Crysis uses). Oh and 1 tip, dont waste ur time sneaking up on da enemy every time, cause i came across sum wierd crap while approaching sum guys/teams/squads/patrols/orgies etc... Just ya, dont expect much gameplay out of dis, HL2 was way better wen it came 2 character developement. Well, i guess i'd better stop typing now, before i nail dis game so much i hav 2 lower its score again chz, n'd good luck caring bout DR Rosenburg as much as u did Alyx in HL2.… Expand
  34. NateC.
    Dec 20, 2007
    4
    Cryssis is overblown. I looks pretty. (I am soposing, since I only run this game on an overclocked 7900 GTX, insert irony here) The game may be wonderful, but its overreliance upon future technology makes it kind of suck now. Also the AI cheats. There is no two ways about it. I recommend the demo, but have not played it. I bought the suspect through EA link or whatever its called now. I Cryssis is overblown. I looks pretty. (I am soposing, since I only run this game on an overclocked 7900 GTX, insert irony here) The game may be wonderful, but its overreliance upon future technology makes it kind of suck now. Also the AI cheats. There is no two ways about it. I recommend the demo, but have not played it. I bought the suspect through EA link or whatever its called now. I have not played it for over a month.… Expand
  35. JimM.
    Dec 26, 2007
    6
    If you have a sweet PC and are looking for a way to test its limits, this is the game to try. Everyone else can safely pass this one over. The story is terrible, the guns aren't really interesting, and the AI is horrific (you can run circles around enemies without taking a scratch at times). If you're looking for a deep single player first person shooter, pick up Bioshock over If you have a sweet PC and are looking for a way to test its limits, this is the game to try. Everyone else can safely pass this one over. The story is terrible, the guns aren't really interesting, and the AI is horrific (you can run circles around enemies without taking a scratch at times). If you're looking for a deep single player first person shooter, pick up Bioshock over this. Beat Bioshock? Playing through it again is better than the gameplay of Crysis.… Expand
  36. AlexD
    May 31, 2008
    4
    What I like: Graphics, the sort of customizing your weapons What I dislike: The story is boring, dull, has a lot of stereotypical dialogs and the ending is disappointing. The AI, you have to empty a clip into them for them to die. Head shots don't do the trick. And if you are far away and have no sniper rifle...forget about taking them out. Ok sure close combat might have been What I like: Graphics, the sort of customizing your weapons What I dislike: The story is boring, dull, has a lot of stereotypical dialogs and the ending is disappointing. The AI, you have to empty a clip into them for them to die. Head shots don't do the trick. And if you are far away and have no sniper rifle...forget about taking them out. Ok sure close combat might have been anticipated with the nano suit, which is pretty cool in the beginning gets pretty much useless later on. You occasionally use the strength feature to jump places that "randomly" stand in the way between you and the objective. After a few hours of playing I tried evading contact as much as possible, switching between speed and cloak. Yes the graphics are nice and yes you need a top notch computer to run it but even with one you ll get memory lag after some time. Call of Duty 4 might not have the best graphics or story but it certainly is more entertaining and still looks very nice and is much more fun than Crysis.… Expand
  37. JimB.
    Jul 11, 2008
    6
    While the graphics are nice, the gameplay, plot, characters, etc. are completely derivative of any number of other FPS games. It's essentially the crytek version of half-life 2, replete with comely "scientist" and alien invasion--but make no mistake, it's not nearly as good. Sadly the gameplay become all the more linear as the game progressed (follow path, shoot aliens here), While the graphics are nice, the gameplay, plot, characters, etc. are completely derivative of any number of other FPS games. It's essentially the crytek version of half-life 2, replete with comely "scientist" and alien invasion--but make no mistake, it's not nearly as good. Sadly the gameplay become all the more linear as the game progressed (follow path, shoot aliens here), all the way to the end. Simply not compelling. Crytek makes a great engine, but someone else needs to build the racecar.… Expand
  38. NathanV
    Dec 26, 2009
    6
    Probably one of the most over-hyped games of the decade. I came in with huge expectations, and boy was I let down. The graphics wowed me for about 5 minutes, and then the repetitiveness of the game came through. Go here, kill these guys, go down the road, kill these guys, woah aliens, no gravity, kill these guys rinse and repeat. The gameplay is unoriginal and boring. If you like staring Probably one of the most over-hyped games of the decade. I came in with huge expectations, and boy was I let down. The graphics wowed me for about 5 minutes, and then the repetitiveness of the game came through. Go here, kill these guys, go down the road, kill these guys, woah aliens, no gravity, kill these guys rinse and repeat. The gameplay is unoriginal and boring. If you like staring at beautiful graphics, this is your game, if you prefer gameplay, give it a miss. I have had this game for months and I haven't played it since a few days after I bought it, simply for the fact that I was extremely bored with it after an hour. This game was a bit of a let down. There are redeeming qualities in the physics and graphics sector, but the gameplay is inexcusable.… Expand
  39. LeviC.
    Apr 15, 2009
    10
    I am a huge believer in the wisdom of the crowds, and normally look first at average users score - rather than the paid 'professional' reviewers take. However, in this case, I think the 7.7/10 is entirely unwarranted. Although not without flaw, Crysis is a spectacular game. The nanosuit is inovative and fun, and both the island and winter effects are done to perfection. But what I am a huge believer in the wisdom of the crowds, and normally look first at average users score - rather than the paid 'professional' reviewers take. However, in this case, I think the 7.7/10 is entirely unwarranted. Although not without flaw, Crysis is a spectacular game. The nanosuit is inovative and fun, and both the island and winter effects are done to perfection. But what is absolutely breathtaking are the graphics. The game was ahead of its time, and remains probably the most demanding and impressive GFX experience 2 years after its release. Not often that can be said of a game. Having played FarCry2 and other recent games, and liked them, I still have to say Crysis has a higher 'wow' factor. I just built a new computer (i7 + 6gb ddr3 + radeon 4890) and I am replaying the game in 1900x1080xhigh detail. It is as if I had been blind and now I can see again. I will probably finish the game once again just to see all the various levels in this resolution. The attention to detail is painstaking. There are little frogs jumping around in the marshes. Flocks of gulls can be shot at, and if you get one, the bird falls limp from the sky. Trees can be destroyed, and you can level most buildings. Sorry guys, its just beautiful. 10/10 for me even 2 years later.… Expand
  40. AnonymousMC
    Jul 26, 2009
    3
    I thought the game was decent and fun in the beginning then the aliens just killed it. I was hoping for something much more fun. This is a game only worth playing once if that. I have a core 2 duo e6850 4 gigs of ram 9800gtx sli all liquid cooled and overclocked and this game still runs poorly. dx10 vs dx 9 shows pretty much no graphical improvements other than degraded performance.I thought the game was decent and fun in the beginning then the aliens just killed it. I was hoping for something much more fun. This is a game only worth playing once if that. I have a core 2 duo e6850 4 gigs of ram 9800gtx sli all liquid cooled and overclocked and this game still runs poorly. dx10 vs dx 9 shows pretty much no graphical improvements other than degraded performance. running the game on high requires me to use a lower res in order to get a decent framerate. I wouldnt bother with this game unless you want to do a bench mark. i'm glad i didnt spend money on this. and the game wasnt all that difficult even on the hardest settings once you figured out how it wants you to play it.… Expand
  41. 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
  42. AnonymousMC
    Nov 28, 2007
    2
    Crysis is a retarded tech demo, just like Far Cry. If seeing shiny realistic graphics and physics is your thing, go ahead and get it; if you're in for the gameplay, forget it. Another, easier way to see shiny realistic graphics and physics, by the way, is to look out the window.
  43. Kungfucat
    Dec 29, 2009
    6
    My real cote is 6.5, Yeah alright, this game has great graphics , i run it on very high with my 5870... Now the good aspects of this game : The AI is the best ive seen in ages, sometimes, too hard and the graphics are wonderfull .... Now the bad points: Okay, the nano suit give you strenght ability, but its not enough, and the invisibility can be detected very fast, for the maximum speed My real cote is 6.5, Yeah alright, this game has great graphics , i run it on very high with my 5870... Now the good aspects of this game : The AI is the best ive seen in ages, sometimes, too hard and the graphics are wonderfull .... Now the bad points: Okay, the nano suit give you strenght ability, but its not enough, and the invisibility can be detected very fast, for the maximum speed and armor, it does almost nothing. For those who say its a revolutionary gameplay i say not at all, for me, the gameplay of crysis is like a random shooter game. The developpers said that they were proud of their deep universe, of course its deep, but too deep, almost like ArmA or battlefield games, and its easy for a beginner on shooter games to get lost in that universe and the difficulty is huge, even if you played at easy, ive played on easy and Delta... Conclusion: This game as nothing special for me, its an random shooter game and very very very repetitive, its boring wen you play more than an hour and this game is more a benchmark for your video card than a game.… Expand
  44. XRAIN
    Jan 19, 2013
    7
    Oh my, it's so fun to use this nanosuit! Oh my, it's so fun to have as wide levels as this! Oh my, it's so fun to play when cutscenes don't block the gameplay every other minute! Oh my, it's so fun to try to deal situations different ways! Oh my, it's so fun to listen to the music; it fits so well to the game! Oh my, the aliens completely ruin the fun!
  45. dosse91
    Dec 6, 2010
    7
    in spite of its awesome graphics, crysis could've been better...
    the gameplay is sometimes frustrating, repetitive, and the replay value is very mediocre. this means that after you played it once or twice, you can forget about it.
    personally, after playing it like 5 times (mostly because i loved the graphics), i started to hate this game and using it as a benchmark. like, wooah i got a new    in spite of its awesome graphics, crysis could've been better...
    the gameplay is sometimes frustrating, repetitive, and the replay value is very mediocre. this means that after you played it once or twice, you can forget about it.
    personally, after playing it like 5 times (mostly because i loved the graphics), i started to hate this game and using it as a benchmark. like, wooah i got a new video card, let's see if crysis will kick its ass...
    by the way, even on my hd5870 enabling antialiasing can cause keyboard destruction due to low performance frustration    … Expand
  46. JamesB
    Sep 21, 2010
    7
    Its a fairly good game for the most part. Its nice to look at and it has some good ideas behind it, but some of the missions are VERY frustrating, with checkpoints to far and few between. It looks good yes, and the whole adapt to your environment concept comes over very well. You can change the attachments on your gun to your needs, but the game does mention the enemies guns wont work wellIts a fairly good game for the most part. Its nice to look at and it has some good ideas behind it, but some of the missions are VERY frustrating, with checkpoints to far and few between. It looks good yes, and the whole adapt to your environment concept comes over very well. You can change the attachments on your gun to your needs, but the game does mention the enemies guns wont work well against the enemy...but the problem with that is the gun you have at the start wont last very long ammo wise and you will find yourself resorting to the enemies guns. It is worth checking out but keep in mind the game can get very frustrating quite often.… Expand
  47. Tubie
    Oct 11, 2010
    7
    Definitely not the the best shooter I have played like some people say but still a very impressive game in terms of graphics and presentation. The story is nothing special, but still engaging enough to keep you going.
  48. Picklock
    Apr 19, 2013
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are amazing... I agree with most reviews here. When the game came out, this was possibly the best looking shooter ever. And it still holds up today to most modern games, definitely. But there was a point about 3/4 the way through, once the alien levels became introduced. All the way up to the tank run through the valley when the mountain was falling apart, i was enjoying the game quite a bit. But then it turned bad very quickly as the level design and gameplay became, I'm sad to say, stale.

    The end boss felt like it was very last minute, and left me quite disappointed. As memory serves, it reminded much like the end of Borderlands, a great buildup to a huge letdown. I have since played Crysis 2 and thought exactly the same thing as the 1st, except this time it was immediate, like I was being thrown right back in to the worst parts of it's predecessor. Uninteresting level design and gameplay with awesome looking graphics, which only goes so far, and then you lose interest.

    It's a shame, as this game almost made it to legendary status among all it's brethren..    … Expand
  49. wintergleam
    May 5, 2011
    4
    Prone to crashing. Do NOT get this unless you have at least a duo core. The game itself is very pretty, though nothing dramatically better than other games of this genre like Halo 3. The A.I. is very tough, even on easy
    setting so your in for some heavy firefights against good opponents that will beat your ass if your stupid. As for
    the plot...well, Crysis can't figure out if its    Prone to crashing. Do NOT get this unless you have at least a duo core. The game itself is very pretty, though nothing dramatically better than other games of this genre like Halo 3. The A.I. is very tough, even on easy
    setting so your in for some heavy firefights against good opponents that will beat your ass if your stupid. As for
    the plot...well, Crysis can't figure out if its Battlefield 2 or Half Life 2 and ends up being Halo 2 1/2. Super soldier
    of tomorrow takes on the aliens. Its not a bad game, its just not a good game either.    … Expand
  50. Magnethead
    Dec 13, 2013
    6
    This is a hard game to review and it must be done in two parts.

    Part I you infiltrate a North Korean island and it takes this seriously. You choose if you want to sneak, fight or combine your way through but if you fight and don't choose your fights, you'll have issues with ammo and having to work with inferior weapons. If you choose to stealth through, you'll have your nano-suit to    This is a hard game to review and it must be done in two parts.

    Part I you infiltrate a North Korean island and it takes this seriously. You choose if you want to sneak, fight or combine your way through but if you fight and don't choose your fights, you'll have issues with ammo and having to work with inferior weapons. If you choose to stealth through, you'll have your nano-suit to help you but you don't want to make a mistake. If you observe, think and plan, you can either sneak around or plan quick, silent strikes on even large groups of enemies. Only a few, scripted combat scenes ruins this first half. This half is 9 or 10 10.

    Second half comes after the essence of the plot is fully revealed and then the game somehow becomes a poorly made, arcade shooter. No skill, no thinking, just moving the mouse and clicking. It's awfully boring. This par is 2/10.

    All in all, they had something good going but decided to ruin it because they felt like they needed to show off some more graphics.    … Expand
  51. Agrajagg
    Dec 17, 2012
    3
    Weak story that contains all the typical alien cliche's. Not supported and barely patched. It also has one of the most annoying things that will turn me off to a video game. When you are in a firefight that has been set-up by the developers to be an absolute pain, with fighter that have gun bots the have bullets that can go around cover. You have the lazy, good for nothing, AI team matesWeak story that contains all the typical alien cliche's. Not supported and barely patched. It also has one of the most annoying things that will turn me off to a video game. When you are in a firefight that has been set-up by the developers to be an absolute pain, with fighter that have gun bots the have bullets that can go around cover. You have the lazy, good for nothing, AI team mates yelling at you what to do every 10 seconds. Yes, I KNOW I have to shoot the turrets from the first 10-20 times you said it. It is just proof that some game developers think you are stupid. The only good thing about this is that I did not pay full price for this half finished, unsupported (typical for EA games) game. I would suggest not buying this for any computer beyond Windows Vista as it runs poorly on windows 7 and beyond.… Expand
  52. FFStudios
    Jun 14, 2012
    7
    I only bought Crysis off Steam because it was £9.99 and I needed something to work my new hardware. When I bought it however, I found that the Steam Crysis was incompatible with Win7 64 bit and Crytek had apparently hoped that no-one would notice this rather pathetic issue. Anyway, to the game itself: after fixing that issue about 3 days after buying it, I went into Crysis with someI only bought Crysis off Steam because it was £9.99 and I needed something to work my new hardware. When I bought it however, I found that the Steam Crysis was incompatible with Win7 64 bit and Crytek had apparently hoped that no-one would notice this rather pathetic issue. Anyway, to the game itself: after fixing that issue about 3 days after buying it, I went into Crysis with some worry that it would just be a sightseeing tour with no other purpose than as a hardware benchmark. After getting into however, I found it to have interesting non-linear gameplay and tactical play thanks to your nanosuit. The way the nanosuit works is that you can direct suit power to several different abilities: speed, strength (improves throwing and jumping), armour and an invisibility cloak. These different traits as well as weapon attachments make combat varied and interesting. Bad bits? The story for starters; I know Crysis isn't exactly meant to be a masterful piece of arty writing, but I just find the story and characters to be weak and badly written. Cutscenes. Never have your character do things in cutscenes that you can do in gameplay. Visuals. This isn't really a negative in terms of engine power; because Crysis is a very good looking game, it's just that the art design is a bit bland and unimaginative. So to conclude; if you're looking for something like Far Cry, but with less frustrations and AI that isn't equipped with x-ray vision, then feel free to give Crytek your money, just don't expect much support from them.… Expand
  53. JimCorbett
    Feb 9, 2014
    5
    Overrated. The story is uninteresting and somewhat confusing. The gameplay is totally average, you get a gun, shoot Koreans who are voiced by Americans. I mean, you guys really couldn't find Korean voice actors? The graphics are good, but the optimization is terrible. I'm playing this is in 2014 with a high end rig and the frames freeze and stutter all the time. It's just an average gameOverrated. The story is uninteresting and somewhat confusing. The gameplay is totally average, you get a gun, shoot Koreans who are voiced by Americans. I mean, you guys really couldn't find Korean voice actors? The graphics are good, but the optimization is terrible. I'm playing this is in 2014 with a high end rig and the frames freeze and stutter all the time. It's just an average game full of mainstream military bravado crap that I'm so tired of seeing in games.… Expand
  54. Klarcius
    Dec 10, 2011
    4
    At the time of release, 2007, the graphics requirement was over the top. I do remember vividly when I loaded this game in ultra high settings my high-end graphics card struggled to run at acceptable fps. But that doesn't change the fact that the scenery was very attractive to look at.
    I wasn't particularly impressed with the gameplay though. Despite its rather open environment, it felt    At the time of release, 2007, the graphics requirement was over the top. I do remember vividly when I loaded this game in ultra high settings my high-end graphics card struggled to run at acceptable fps. But that doesn't change the fact that the scenery was very attractive to look at.
    I wasn't particularly impressed with the gameplay though. Despite its rather open environment, it felt very linear. All of the weapons in this game were bland, not much recoil and not much damage. I particularly disliked the cloaking function, and in that sense Crysis 0.0 (Far Cry) was better.
    This game is pretty much Far Cry with nice graphics without mutants, but you do get some black squid shooting lasers.
    Playable game? Yes. Do I recommend to a friend? No.    … Expand
  55. Zoso
    Jun 15, 2012
    4
    When I'd played through Mass Effect 2, I got to like the shooter mechanics (not usually my cup of tea) so much that I started to look for a shooter that was A) very tactical in nature B) not multiplayer and C) had a twist. After some in-depth research, I ended up buying Crysis - and was bitterly disappointed.

    Some time later, I tried again (though reluctantely) with Battlefield 3 - and    When I'd played through Mass Effect 2, I got to like the shooter mechanics (not usually my cup of tea) so much that I started to look for a shooter that was A) very tactical in nature B) not multiplayer and C) had a twist. After some in-depth research, I ended up buying Crysis - and was bitterly disappointed.

    Some time later, I tried again (though reluctantely) with Battlefield 3 - and that was what I'd been looking for, although the twist - admittently - is missing from that one.

    Bottom line: Stunning visuals and a twist - yes. Just not for me.    … Expand
  56. hodub
    May 15, 2012
    7
    Stunning graphics and realistic combat are what shine in this game. However, nothing new in terms of gameplay. Fast-paced, but also very linear, therefore little opportunity for exploration. Also the player's character is too talkative in parts of the game. Overall, a good game if you're looking for a one-day playthrough filled with intense cinematic action.
  57. Budget_Security
    Jan 16, 2013
    6
    Wow, the graphics! Otherwise, I was slightly disappointed, not a bad game, but hyped. The lack of realism was my main gripe, example: helicopters that just materialise right above you, take 3 anti-tank missiles to kill, and can find you as if wallhacking. I had some CTDs and other bugs. I did not like some parts, eg the old-school boss fights.
  58. mrmihailavdeev
    Sep 26, 2016
    6
    Прошел сейчас первый Crysis (сам не знаю зачем) - в общем-то не так ужасно, как я думал, крепкий среднячок баллов на 6/10. Правда на Win10 местами игра начинала жутко тормозить, а под конец стала крашиться каждые 3-4 минуты.

    Плюсы: 1) Графон для своего времени действительно хорош. 2) Просторные локации и относительная свобода действий. 3) Можно валить деревья и кидаться черепахами.    Прошел сейчас первый Crysis (сам не знаю зачем) - в общем-то не так ужасно, как я думал, крепкий среднячок баллов на 6/10. Правда на Win10 местами игра начинала жутко тормозить, а под конец стала крашиться каждые 3-4 минуты.

    Плюсы:
    1) Графон для своего времени действительно хорош.
    2) Просторные локации и относительная свобода действий.
    3) Можно валить деревья и кидаться черепахами.
    4) Играется не так уж плохо, хоть и есть свои недоработки.
    5) Саундтрек задает нужный настрой.
    6) Модификации оружия.

    Минусы:
    1) Банальный сюжет, блеклые персонажи, тупые диалоги.
    2) Графические баги (скорей всего из-за проблем с совместимостью).
    3) Убогая физика: сбитые вертолеты танцуют брейк, а деревянный ящик вполне может вас убить, если вы подойдете слишком близко.
    4) Перегруженное управление на клавиатуре. Поддержка контроллера вроде бы есть, но часть действий на него нельзя повесить из-за недостатка кнопок (разработчики тупо не стали заморачиваться).
    5) Скачущая громкость.
    6) Один из четырех режимов брони практически бесполезен - пользовался им пару раз за всю игру, когда разработчики заставляли.    … Expand
  59. Seelad
    Jun 18, 2012
    7
    Crysis was an alright game. I don't usually play FPS games, so although this game was new I enjoyed it. I noticed lots of reviews talking about how people just "Want to shoot stuff" and how they complain about aliens. Well honestly, if you are a mindless moron you wouldn't mind shooting at random stuff and humans. This game adds in compelling new gameplay and story. It seemed ratherCrysis was an alright game. I don't usually play FPS games, so although this game was new I enjoyed it. I noticed lots of reviews talking about how people just "Want to shoot stuff" and how they complain about aliens. Well honestly, if you are a mindless moron you wouldn't mind shooting at random stuff and humans. This game adds in compelling new gameplay and story. It seemed rather original, yet at the same time familiar. It played off a lot of cool things and most things a common person would think of during an alien attack, they thought of and put it in the game. The game's story was nice, and the voice acting is as expected; professional. If the characters didn't talk, I wouldn't be interested in this game. While the game seems overall good, it isn't the aliens being in the game that made it bad (If you don't want aliens and just want to shoot at other humans play COD and stop trying to play other games.). The real flaw of the game is how certain features are either glitched, broken, or un-balanced. When you play this game (Even on just normal mode) your nano suit is about as good as the Korean's bullet proof vest. 10 shots to their vest and they still stand, 10 shots to yours and you die (assuming you have maximum armor!). The FY71, which looked like an AK47, had next to perfect accuracy despite being a machine gun. And the vehicle controls are just terrible. But the vehicles can get damaged and that is actually shown, which is almost never seen on games these days. Now I'm sure if you've read all the review you have noticed I haven't commented on the graphics yet. That's because... Well graphics don't make the game, so it doesn't effect my rating, whether they are bad or good. Graphics are also pretty biased, the beauty of a game is in the eyes of the player. Anyways, if you don't like the concept of the game, go play something else, if seeing aliens in a game instantly decreases your rating of the game to 1, then stop reviewing games. Overall, it's an alright but VERY frustrating game.… Expand
  60. jerrypatel_07
    Oct 17, 2012
    7
    A beautiful looking game even after 5 years ....with an average plot. This sums the game up pretty nicely. At times it was exciting to play this all out action shooter..but other parts were a chore.
  61. grazr
    Sep 17, 2012
    6
    changing weapons is confusing, some are exchanged whilst others are kept and some you cannot reload or hold spare ammo for and you're forced to dual wield if you pick up a second pistol for its ammo meaning you cannot use the iron sights anymore. Occasionally you are stripped of your weapons arbitrarily and have to reacquire your attatchments too. Parts of the map have holes you can fallchanging weapons is confusing, some are exchanged whilst others are kept and some you cannot reload or hold spare ammo for and you're forced to dual wield if you pick up a second pistol for its ammo meaning you cannot use the iron sights anymore. Occasionally you are stripped of your weapons arbitrarily and have to reacquire your attatchments too. Parts of the map have holes you can fall through and the final boss has several bugs that prevent the game from being completed at all.… Expand
  62. dikketietje
    Sep 30, 2012
    1
    Best shooter i've ever played. Awsome graphics.. and? Awsome graphics. So i spent 30 euro's on this most retarded game ever invented. If u dick only graphics u will love this game. If u like gameplay and other stuff then graphics; never ever buy this game. It sucks... Real hard..
  63. Dronin
    Nov 20, 2012
    0
    To see this game get such a high user score killed me inside a little bit.

    First off the gameplay is nothing groundbreaking, its fairly mundane, it also requires you to shoot enemies in the head 3 or 4 times on higher difficulites to get a kill, where it is still a 1 punch hit with your suit. Which bring me to the suit... Ok there are some nice things about it, but the way you activate    To see this game get such a high user score killed me inside a little bit.

    First off the gameplay is nothing groundbreaking, its fairly mundane, it also requires you to shoot enemies in the head 3 or 4 times on higher difficulites to get a kill, where it is still a 1 punch hit with your suit. Which bring me to the suit... Ok there are some nice things about it, but the way you activate "powers" is a load of bull. The story in crisis also is a big load of woeful pants. Finally the graphics are good but I cannot give a good review based on graphics, loot at grand theft auto vice city or half life 1, they don't have good graphics but they are still great games even today.    … Expand
  64. Speed4Runs
    Dec 8, 2012
    6
    Usually I do not give 6 to this (sold out) genre of games, but Crysis is a very well done game. Graphics are great, probably the best ones (I think they're better than Crysis 2's ones). Plot is good, but not deep. Gameplay is NICE: at start I thought that it was Call of Duty-like, but it is really different and better: I especially like the fast-paced movements thanks to the Nano suit.Usually I do not give 6 to this (sold out) genre of games, but Crysis is a very well done game. Graphics are great, probably the best ones (I think they're better than Crysis 2's ones). Plot is good, but not deep. Gameplay is NICE: at start I thought that it was Call of Duty-like, but it is really different and better: I especially like the fast-paced movements thanks to the Nano suit. Multiplayer isn't that great and is not "open", but it's still funny. This is one of the (very) few, well done games of its genre (tactical FPS). Also, this is NOT a console port, but it was originally made for PC, and that's a very positive point. I'm very happy for that. If I had to rate only the graphics, I'd give it a 7, because it's really almost excellent.… Expand
  65. Spiralyguy
    Jan 5, 2013
    5
    This game was pretty terrible. I guess it may have had nice graphics for it's time, but since they're pretty average at this point, the rest of the game has nothing to offer. The first half is a standard issue military shooter which bored me to tears. It got a little better once you start fighting aliens, but there's so few variation in the aliens that got boring fast too. The plot isThis game was pretty terrible. I guess it may have had nice graphics for it's time, but since they're pretty average at this point, the rest of the game has nothing to offer. The first half is a standard issue military shooter which bored me to tears. It got a little better once you start fighting aliens, but there's so few variation in the aliens that got boring fast too. The plot is absolutely terrible full of cliche, contradiction, and holes. Avoid this game.… Expand
  66. Kharnivore2099
    Aug 23, 2021
    2
    Though it looked great at the time and arguably has held up in that regard, the game itself is actually pretty poor. Incredibly slow movement, awful gunplay, skills that are useless more often than not and a trait seen quite frequently in many AAA shooter titles of that time...style over substance.

    See a lot of reviews here stating "best fps I've ever played", but none seem to really    Though it looked great at the time and arguably has held up in that regard, the game itself is actually pretty poor. Incredibly slow movement, awful gunplay, skills that are useless more often than not and a trait seen quite frequently in many AAA shooter titles of that time...style over substance.

    See a lot of reviews here stating "best fps I've ever played", but none seem to really explain why. Which is incredibly telling. The physics are fun for a few seconds, until your jeep shoots into the sky for absolutely no reason, but that's all the fun there is to be had here.    … Expand
  67. Traingineer
    Dec 23, 2013
    7
    This game was very enjoyable, the graphics looked amazing for a 6 year old game and the story was interesting. The game play was pretty good but the AI was kind of bad and definitely needs improvement. Also, some weapons in the near end of the game did feel a bit too overpowered. I would definitely recommend this game
  68. ArrowToTheHead
    Jan 13, 2014
    4
    5 or now 6 years ago i got a new pc.
    i wanted to use the hardware well, so i got myself this piece of software.
    i played and thought it too easy. didnt use the suit anymore, and still too easy. i kept on playing half out of boredom, half because really it had awesome graphics. but graphics, that you taught me well crysis, is not worth a damn if the game using the graphics is like you.    5 or now 6 years ago i got a new pc.
    i wanted to use the hardware well, so i got myself this piece of software.
    i played and thought it too easy. didnt use the suit anymore, and still too easy.
    i kept on playing half out of boredom, half because really it had awesome graphics.
    but graphics, that you taught me well crysis, is not worth a damn if the game using the graphics is like you. had another part of the design been half as good as the graphics, well....maybe...
    i tried...really, but just couldnt stand it any longer.
    no challenge here, but lots to see. poor me.
    i think it was stalker with mods after that......

    4 for the graphics no for the show no for no story and here we go.......    … Expand
  69. Ecks33
    Feb 7, 2014
    10
    one of the best games ever made had an amazing storyline was pretty much open and gave the reality that you cant hold onto like 20 guns at a time lol and for the people that rated it 0-3 wouldnt know a good game if it bit them in the ass
  70. Zahrada
    Feb 24, 2014
    6
    I had fun with this game. It seemed to be well made, the story was ok. The gameplay was fluent and visually it was pretty cool as well. It did have something valuable about it. Though it did not keep me entertained for very long. It could be me, because I am not very much into FPS. This one was the last one I actually played. I gave up on the genre afterwards. But it's hardly this game'sI had fun with this game. It seemed to be well made, the story was ok. The gameplay was fluent and visually it was pretty cool as well. It did have something valuable about it. Though it did not keep me entertained for very long. It could be me, because I am not very much into FPS. This one was the last one I actually played. I gave up on the genre afterwards. But it's hardly this game's fault. I think this game is ok.… Expand
  71. muzmuz
    Mar 9, 2017
    6
    A decade-old game with astonishingly great graphics but nothing else. Several hours in and you're still trying to dig for the sense of this game's story, while you're at it why not empty an entire clip just to kill a mere soldier. Top that off with its bad optimization, I can only imagine how many people actually played this game the same year as the release date.
  72. edinecritic
    Sep 1, 2016
    6
    The graphics are ok, you need a powerful computer to play this game without overheating the computer.
    The plot in all other crysis games is repetitive and uninteresting. Shooting an enemy is unrealistic, you have to discharge the entire clip just to kill a North Korean soldier even from a short distance. The aliens look more like giant bugs than intelligent and advanced creatures. The    The graphics are ok, you need a powerful computer to play this game without overheating the computer.
    The plot in all other crysis games is repetitive and uninteresting. Shooting an enemy is unrealistic, you have to discharge the entire clip just to kill a North Korean soldier even from a short distance. The aliens look more like giant bugs than intelligent and advanced creatures. The alien part of the game is useless and kinda silly. Also weapon control and precision is unrealistic, considering how powerful the nanosuit is.    … Expand
  73. Broyax
    Apr 13, 2017
    2
    Ah c'est le même problème qu'avec le premier Far Cry : une infiltration aussi limitée que maladroite, une IA qui a des yeux derrière la tête et des oreilles dans le dos. On passe alors au "plan B" sans grande conviction tout en essayant de gérer les capacités de la combi mais avec une interface aussi mal faite, ce n'est pas une sinécure, c'est juste un calvaire à manier.

    Scénar digne    Ah c'est le même problème qu'avec le premier Far Cry : une infiltration aussi limitée que maladroite, une IA qui a des yeux derrière la tête et des oreilles dans le dos. On passe alors au "plan B" sans grande conviction tout en essayant de gérer les capacités de la combi mais avec une interface aussi mal faite, ce n'est pas une sinécure, c'est juste un calvaire à manier.

    Scénar digne d'une série Z, VF très correcte. La musique est insipide par contre. Mais que reste-t-il à Crysis ? un moteur graphique époustouflant, toujours magnifique malgré son âge... mais qui exige une config actuelle qui fait tourner sans souci le Crysis 2... 2 fois plus beau !

    En bref, ce premier Crysis est un concept très intéressant mais mal développé et mal exploité et qui n'a fait parler de lui que parce qu'il mettait à genoux les PC les plus puissants à sa sortie. Coquille vide sans âme. Heureusement que Crytek a très largement corrigé le tir avec sa suite, prouvant qu'il n'est finalement pas un simple développeur de démo interactive mal branlée.    … Expand
  74. CoreGamer1408
    Dec 31, 2018
    7
    PC performance is mixed over the years. Origin have the 32/64 bit version, but Steam only has the 32 bit version. I got a cool powered up sci-fi suit to mess about with some nice vehicles and weapons to have a laugh with. Large open jungle/forest maps for most of the levels. Story wise some really weird mysterious stuff going on mid to late game. A.I. not the best, but enough action goingsPC performance is mixed over the years. Origin have the 32/64 bit version, but Steam only has the 32 bit version. I got a cool powered up sci-fi suit to mess about with some nice vehicles and weapons to have a laugh with. Large open jungle/forest maps for most of the levels. Story wise some really weird mysterious stuff going on mid to late game. A.I. not the best, but enough action goings on distracts from how stupid the A.I. actually is. Good conceptually, but not so great in execution.… Expand
  75. savvym
    Feb 3, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Linear tactical sci-fi FPS that offers enhancements to weapons and options to sneak around enemies in later levels with big importance of using superpowers that are interesting addition.

    The game starts off as Far Cry exploration game but soon becomes Just Cause destroying everything and at the end Tomb Raider to find out about its fantasy elements. It is comparable to Metro features.

    Most levels can be solved with few options, there are more guns and ammo at the disposal when looting, it is not so tight on firepower, however you have limited slots for weapons. Fists, Pistols, 2 slots for anything else, like Shotgun, Assault rifle, Machinegun... Land bomb, Rocket launcher, Special weapon, Grenades. Player is regenerating himself.

    You can use guns of cars, boats or tanks, even fists boosted by super power, speed boost, invisibility, extra armour and weapon sights. Some levels are frustrating or hold you within closed area that will eventually open up as you kill the enemies around you.

    There is a solid story with FPS moments in cinematics, it is good vs evil fight, slowly showing its third faction to fight against. There was plenty of moments that kept me on the edge of survival, keeping the balance just right so player stoked with weapons will not become super strong. I played on Easy difficulty and I had few moments where it was frustrating to proceed and loaded over and over until I fought my way out. I had to learn to use all abilities to finish the game, so many features were not just optional.

    There is a dark room you need a light for, persistent enemy, you need specific gun to use. When you shoot enemy from hidden position, he jumps around to be hit harder or shoots where he last saw you since you can use invisibility, same goes for some enemies. Once enemy hits you in melee, the camera pulls to them, but mostly they hit very hard killing you, so most fights are rather fought from distance.

    At last, the graphics are nice, there are few issues with lighting or clipping and shaking textures. In the late game, there was big FPS drop when fighting multiple enemies. There are various environments; land, water or sky combats.

    It finished in less than 9 hours with few side objectives which were involved together in main story.

    Story 3/5 - more of background to what is happening and gripping by the end, however very predictable.
    Combat 5/5 - its main feature is shooting, you always get the challenge and options, requires you to use tactics.
    Replayability 1/5 - after you finished, you know all your abilities and enemy weaknesses, same way, same ending.
    Graphics 4/5 - as stated above, nice, minor issues, unpleasant clipping, fading and light effects.    … Expand
  76. Gelaos
    Sep 19, 2018
    7
    Best graphics in it's days. Plot isn't bad (definitely not good either) and I had fun playing it. Missions in most FPS games are all the same: go from start of the corridor to it's end and shoot everything that moves. It soon becomes repetitive and frustrating. In Crysis I could solve missions in several ways. Shoot everything like Rambo, stay cloaked and sneak past everything, run fastBest graphics in it's days. Plot isn't bad (definitely not good either) and I had fun playing it. Missions in most FPS games are all the same: go from start of the corridor to it's end and shoot everything that moves. It soon becomes repetitive and frustrating. In Crysis I could solve missions in several ways. Shoot everything like Rambo, stay cloaked and sneak past everything, run fast like lighting or any other combination.… Expand
  77. riken
    Mar 7, 2019
    2
    I guess the game looked nice in 2007, but now it doesn't and the rest of that game is just empty.
  78. 75978
    Feb 9, 2019
    6
    The main plus of this game is the graphics, I got acquainted with this game rather late so I can't only for it to put this game 10 the plot is weak the characters Neocom gameplay uncomfortable
  79. SilverOrlov
    Oct 3, 2019
    7
    The first part was with good idea but I did not like it, if to be honest. However, I played this game already many years after its release, so it can be imprint of modern graphics subconsciously. But even so, some in-game moments seemed strange and not good to me in terms of game-play and storytelling, so I’ll give an average rating: "Neither to you nor to us".
    P.S.: What... an    The first part was with good idea but I did not like it, if to be honest. However, I played this game already many years after its release, so it can be imprint of modern graphics subconsciously. But even so, some in-game moments seemed strange and not good to me in terms of game-play and storytelling, so I’ll give an average rating: "Neither to you nor to us".
    P.S.: What... an individual... set the final battle with the boss as a trailer? Does this person know the meaning of the word "s p o i l e r"?    … Expand
  80. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    6
    An impressive game from technical stand point.
    Graphics, Animations, Effects are top tier at the time.
    The shooting mechanics are also pretty good.
    A.I is good.
    I didnt like the story and the world design, in about half story i lost interest and forced myself to rush it.

    6/10
  81. hoho060
    Aug 3, 2019
    2
    it was my worst game ever, because of the story. Story is not solid, and I don't know what the story tells me. It was boring to. I just go around unnecessarily, and kill enemy. IF this and the graphic was better, it would be a good game.
  82. Shimmeywill
    Feb 25, 2020
    4
    Mediocre FPS with competent story and gunplay. While graphics are good, the visual design of the game is average.
  83. Frgtuw
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    Игра не работает. По сравнению с шикарной второй части - это полное говно. Я разачарован
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    May 30, 2022
    7
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  85. KyleR.
    Oct 3, 2009
    9
    This games graphics are amazing.The thing is,you don't need a REALLY powerful computer.I am running this on 4 GB DDR2 RAM,ATI RADEON 3200 HD graphics,AMD Turion X2 RM-75 dual core processors,and320GB SATA hard drive whic is 5400 rpm.This game works fine.For all of you who say the game is hard,you have to think a little bit more during gameplay.So you don't get totally pwned by This games graphics are amazing.The thing is,you don't need a REALLY powerful computer.I am running this on 4 GB DDR2 RAM,ATI RADEON 3200 HD graphics,AMD Turion X2 RM-75 dual core processors,and320GB SATA hard drive whic is 5400 rpm.This game works fine.For all of you who say the game is hard,you have to think a little bit more during gameplay.So you don't get totally pwned by the AI.The storyline is good,it made me want to play it over again.But overall this game is great and I hope other people think so too.… Expand
  86. BorisM.
    Mar 2, 2008
    9
    Visually it's a great game if you have potent hardware. The story is thin but you may solve the tasks at hand in your very personal way (brute force, stealth, etc). The physics is rather buggy (FarCry had a far less error prone physics engine, but HL2's physics engine does also have its moments) and I was stuck in one level due to plot scripting errors, but I'm confident Visually it's a great game if you have potent hardware. The story is thin but you may solve the tasks at hand in your very personal way (brute force, stealth, etc). The physics is rather buggy (FarCry had a far less error prone physics engine, but HL2's physics engine does also have its moments) and I was stuck in one level due to plot scripting errors, but I'm confident Crytek will address these issues (as they did for FarCry). It was a lot of fun playing the game and will be fun for the 2nd and 3rd time as well which makes it worth the 30 Euros.… Expand
  87. AngelL.
    Jun 5, 2008
    10
    Definitely one of the greatest first-person experiences ever made. I hear a lot about the story being mediocre, but it's better than the stories present in MOST first-person shooters. Yes, it really is. It's like a good Sci-Fi channel series. I guess because Crysis raises the bar in so many other areas, people begin expecting its story to live up to a different set of Definitely one of the greatest first-person experiences ever made. I hear a lot about the story being mediocre, but it's better than the stories present in MOST first-person shooters. Yes, it really is. It's like a good Sci-Fi channel series. I guess because Crysis raises the bar in so many other areas, people begin expecting its story to live up to a different set of standards--rather than comparing it to the stories present in the entire spectrum of FPS's, they instead compare its story to the kinds of stories told in other game genres, like RPGs. I liked Crysis' story. It didn't eclipse my favorite RPG's story, but then, I'd be an idiot to expect it to and then complain when it doesn't. All I gotta say is, MAN, this game is freaking AWESOME. I'm pretty good at stealth manipulation and marksmanship, though, so I'm going to be looking for small ways to mod the game so that it's even harder than it was on Delta Mode. Maybe make the health never regenerate? We'll see. If you can run it, and at great settings, GET THIS GAME NOW. You will NOT regret it.… Expand
  88. Joey
    Feb 8, 2010
    9
    Started off strong and exciting. The ending kind of felt like it was added just to end the game. Overall the game is great. Graphics, weapons, and tanks are all good. I love shooters where you shoot humans, not zombies, aliens, clones, ect, so I think that is one reason why I like this game a lot(and maybe why the ending was a bit of a let down).
  89. StianS.
    Dec 2, 2007
    10
    I simply love the game.. Its great! The story isnt the best. I finished it and tought "HEY THIS CANT BE THE END?!?!" So i googled after "crysis 2" for some reason, and hey! I found out that crysis might be a trilogy! So the game will continue! I cant say that Crysis is just like Far Cry. everything beside the tropics is different! Not even the story is the same! I give it 10 out of 10 I simply love the game.. Its great! The story isnt the best. I finished it and tought "HEY THIS CANT BE THE END?!?!" So i googled after "crysis 2" for some reason, and hey! I found out that crysis might be a trilogy! So the game will continue! I cant say that Crysis is just like Far Cry. everything beside the tropics is different! Not even the story is the same! I give it 10 out of 10 because all the stuff you can do on just a simple game! Like how many games has the possibillity to cut down a tree exactly where you shoot? None! And in how many games can u crush a house with just your fists? None! LOVE IT!… Expand
  90. Yanni
    Dec 3, 2007
    5
    Weak and disappointing. Totally OVERHYPED. What game were all these "professional" reviewers playing. Clearly not the same one I paid 50 bucks for and finished in a few hours. I was stunned at how weak this thing was. The first half was a Far Cry clone, only not as exciting. But definitely the best part of the game. Then you're inside this mountain, and nothing happens. Its just like Weak and disappointing. Totally OVERHYPED. What game were all these "professional" reviewers playing. Clearly not the same one I paid 50 bucks for and finished in a few hours. I was stunned at how weak this thing was. The first half was a Far Cry clone, only not as exciting. But definitely the best part of the game. Then you're inside this mountain, and nothing happens. Its just like Prey, except pointless. You fly around in zero gravity, shoot things, then nothing happens. The end is in this frozen zone, you fight these aliens, its not bad initially, but then its SO repetitive, and eventually, it becomes massively BORING. There is no story. The nanosuit is mostly useless, as it runs out of power in 3 seconds. Waste of time and money. Terrible what passes as good these days.… Expand
  91. GregorG.
    Feb 20, 2008
    9
    You cant judge a game by whether it performs well on your PC. It may well be a demanding game, but its unfair to dismiss it if you cannot run it on your PC. THe game itself is marvelous. Crysis does wow with its life-like graphics, and the nano suit is awesome, and the AI is spectacular. Another thing about this game is the non-linear structure means that the player is able to go about You cant judge a game by whether it performs well on your PC. It may well be a demanding game, but its unfair to dismiss it if you cannot run it on your PC. THe game itself is marvelous. Crysis does wow with its life-like graphics, and the nano suit is awesome, and the AI is spectacular. Another thing about this game is the non-linear structure means that the player is able to go about doing there own thing, whether it be go in all guns blazing, or just stealth past them. Crysis offers a unique experience that no other game (except far cry) has touched, but the criticism i have is that the game is too short. This game is a 5 star game but only for a while, so i recommend playing the game through on hard or delta force difficulties to get the most out of a truely brilliant game.… Expand
  92. Maslab
    Mar 25, 2008
    10
    A very good game. Vehicle controls take a bit to get used to, and the higher difficulties are really hard, but it is a game that forces you to think to survive, and isn't just a straight-up run and gun game. Yes, the story is shallow, but the graphics and gameplay more than make up for that.
  93. BangalaM.
    Mar 28, 2008
    7
    The Good: There are hundreds of different ways to solve a problem in this game. Although the world is not as open as in Far Cry, it gives you more ways to do what you have to do. I found myself reloading a lot of times just because i wanted to try a different way to attack a korean base, so there is a good replay value in this game. Oh, and the graphics look great. The Bad: The System The Good: There are hundreds of different ways to solve a problem in this game. Although the world is not as open as in Far Cry, it gives you more ways to do what you have to do. I found myself reloading a lot of times just because i wanted to try a different way to attack a korean base, so there is a good replay value in this game. Oh, and the graphics look great. The Bad: The System requirements are way too high, i guess because the engine is not very good. Don't get me wrong, it looks great if you have the hardware for it, but compared to other engines (Unreal Engine), the power need for it is not worth what you get. It's really not that difficult to make a good looking game, but it's difficult to optimize it so it runs smoothly - But this is what Crytek did not do. Well, anyways the game was fun for me, but i liked Bioshock and COD4 much more.… Expand
  94. necromaniac
    Dec 6, 2009
    9
    My real score is 9.4 The game Crysis depends on player's skill, creativity and willingness to experiment and explore. It is because it's a sandbox game, which means it won
  95. DavidS
    Feb 22, 2010
    9
    I have to laugh at the people saying that this is "overrated" because of the graphics. One person even said something like "You can use anything as a weapon, but why would you?" People, if you don't see why killing people with a waterbottle or making your own "grenade" from the top half of a tree and a detpack is fun, you obviously need to go back to playing CoD4, or whatever game I have to laugh at the people saying that this is "overrated" because of the graphics. One person even said something like "You can use anything as a weapon, but why would you?" People, if you don't see why killing people with a waterbottle or making your own "grenade" from the top half of a tree and a detpack is fun, you obviously need to go back to playing CoD4, or whatever game boring people play nowadays. Crysis is, hands down, the best shooter I have ever played.… Expand
  96. AndesT.
    Nov 13, 2007
    10
    Graphically this is the most impressive game to date. What's most amazing is that underneath all that gloss there's actually substance to back it all up. With an excellent single player (*which by all means cries out for replay value) and an innovative multiplayer all in one package. This is definitely the best FPS of the year.
  97. HenryM.
    Nov 13, 2007
    7
    Great graphics, shame about the game play. This is the story of Crysis. Where is the immersion ? Sorry you can kid yourself all you like, but after the initial graphic awe there is nothing underneath. 1UP I thought gave a very honest review and didn't get caught by the hype. Crysis lacks gameplay depth and it becomes obvious very quickly. A shame.
  98. ThomasT.
    Nov 16, 2007
    7
    The best looking game ever made - without a doubt. Then that's said. The gameplay, on the other hand, I didn't find that attractive or fun. It features huge open maps, instead of the classic linear routes from other FPS's, but I honestly think I prefer the linear routes. I find myself using a lot of time just running around to get to the next "checkpoint", and while the The best looking game ever made - without a doubt. Then that's said. The gameplay, on the other hand, I didn't find that attractive or fun. It features huge open maps, instead of the classic linear routes from other FPS's, but I honestly think I prefer the linear routes. I find myself using a lot of time just running around to get to the next "checkpoint", and while the jungle looks amazing, it gets quite old quickly. The game's big gameplay apeal is the nanosuit. Now, don't be fooled by the amazing gameplay vides you've seen, because the actual game isn't that way at all. Al your powers are (greatly) limited by a power bar. Which means "Maximum Speed" only makes you sprint about 10 meters before running low, which in fact is worse than other games with a standard stamina bar for sprinting. The "Maximum Strength" is usually only used to get past certain obstacles that you either need to smash into pieces or make a super jump over. You would think it would be awesome to smash enemies in melee, but you walk terribly slow when you aren't using maximum speed. Some would say "hey just use speed to get to them and then switch to strength!" Yes, that sounds good on the paper, but in actuality it takes about a second t switch powers, and by the time you get to him, your power bar is low, so you cant punch him. The nanosuit was a great idea, but could be implemented a lot better. The shooting in the game also seems ankward. Most weapons are surprisingly unprecise and enemies can take a huge amount of bullets before dropping dead. The AI and physics system is also below standard. The enemies sometimes behave strangly and some times you'll get frustrating by the fact that they seem to be able to see and shoot you through vegatation - even from miles away. The first part of the game takes place in an ordinary jungle, but afterwards, we get enclosed in small, boring, uninspired corridors. The developers should really have deleted this part or reworked it. It was just not fun to play. When we get out agian, it's time for the frozen paradise, which Crytek hsa bragged about for months, and I have to say they had the right to brag. With all this said, Crysis isn't a terribly game. It's above the average shooter, but could easily become so much more with a few more months of development time, but EA is known for pushing deadlines before christmas.… Expand
  99. MarkS.
    Nov 30, 2007
    8
    Actually 8 is being a little generous here. I don't understand the extremely high ratings for this game. The hype over the stunning graphics seems to be clouding the short and underwhelming gameplay. I was really looking forward to this title, and not just for the eye candy. Far Cry was the best first person shooter I've played next to the Half Life series. Some complained about Actually 8 is being a little generous here. I don't understand the extremely high ratings for this game. The hype over the stunning graphics seems to be clouding the short and underwhelming gameplay. I was really looking forward to this title, and not just for the eye candy. Far Cry was the best first person shooter I've played next to the Half Life series. Some complained about having to sneak too much, and that the story was crap. Well because I played that one through 3 times, I figured that this one had to be just as captivating. It's no where near the game that Far Cry is. The more I play it, the less I like it. The first jungle missions were great, but the Korean's telling me to "Die like a f*&king dog." got older faster than the mercs in Far Cry telling me, "You're dead, buddy!" The alien zero gravity thing seemed to be tacked on, (or wedged in). The graphics may be stellar (and I still had to knock the settings down lower than I should so I could get reasonable performance on my GTS 8800 640). Even if I could play this at max settings, I still don't get what the buzz is about. Graphics don't make the game. However, to end on a positive note: the nano suit is cool, and the sound is way cool. Weapons are good, and Crysis (like Far Cry) has THE best sniper rifle.… Expand
  100. TimF.
    Nov 30, 2007
    8
    This is a good fun game, no doubt, but it is not what it's been hyped to be, the graphics are great, just don't look too close lest you stop the occasional blurry texture. The gameplay is fun, just make sure you've got short-term memory loss or every shoot out is going to feel the same. But let me say this, any one who gave this game under a 5 really is running far too much This is a good fun game, no doubt, but it is not what it's been hyped to be, the graphics are great, just don't look too close lest you stop the occasional blurry texture. The gameplay is fun, just make sure you've got short-term memory loss or every shoot out is going to feel the same. But let me say this, any one who gave this game under a 5 really is running far too much off some knee-jerk reaction. Like Far-Cry, the developers didn't actually promise some RPS/FPS opus that would tear down the sky (except graphically) but the community fell for the same trick AGAIN by fooling themselves into thinking it WOULD BE ONE. Crysis is a SHOOTER, a shooter with a few magical powers and weapon customization thrown in. Nothing more. If you want a story you should be playing Half Life 2.… 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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