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[Sinatar]

I just want to know, what will PC gamers cling on to now? I think almost all the big name PC developers have "sold out." Sure Blizzard is a big name but they do not make FPS nor do they make games that require a top of the line PC to play.

BF3 looks to be made for the PC but Dice is far from a PC exclusive developer. By my count, all big name FPS developers have "sold out."

And sold out they did. Who wouldn't want to put their resources where the money is?

PC gamers must want tax incentives for PC developers.

 

[FireFly]

Valve clearly sold out with L4D/L4D2

Sold out to who, exactly?

 

[iNvid02]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

 

[Red]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

Me.

 

[Sethos]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

I must confess myself disappointed. Story was rubbish, graphically we barely moved and gameplay wise it feels like a step back. All that could be acceptable had the multiplayer been solid but that's a big clusterfuck of epic proportions.

 

[Nekrono]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

I am, well kinda.

Am I disappointed with it as a stand alone game? Hell no, I think it's a good game.

Am I disappointed with it as the sequel of Crysis and being made by Crytek and being called Crysis 2? Yes, definitely.

 

[Red]

I am, well kinda.

Am I disappointed with it as a stand alone game? Hell no, I think it's a good game.

Am I disappointed with it as the sequel of Crysis and being made by Crytek and being called Crysis 2? Yes, definitely.

Same.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Yup, I'm in the disappointed club too.

Ironically, it was much better than I expected after the PR in the weeks leading up to it, however.

 

[Lostconfused]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

Yeah I kinda am as well.

 

[The Nature Roy]

I am, well kinda.

Am I disappointed with it as a stand alone game? Hell no, I think it's a good game.

Am I disappointed with it as the sequel of Crysis and being made by Crytek and being called Crysis 2? Yes, definitely.

I think Crysis 2 is quite good but I totally agree with your assessment.

 

[LQX]

I am, well kinda.

Am I disappointed with it as a stand alone game? Hell no, I think it's a good game.

Am I disappointed with it as the sequel of Crysis and being made by Crytek and being called Crysis 2? Yes, definitely.

Some of you really over rate Crysis one. It was not that amazing to discount this as a proper sequel.

 

[iNvid02]

so basically for some fans of crysis 1 it never really lived up to it all
i really doubt any non crysis fans are disappointed though

obviously if you've been a fan of something for this long and it set a benchmark back then, it's quite impossible for a sequel to live up to the hype. same thing gonna happen with duke i think

 

[Alucrid]

Should I DL the EA download manager?

 

[Sethos]

Some of you really over rate Crysis one. It was not that amazing to discount this as a proper sequel.

That's pretty subjective.

 

[Lime]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

I am.

 

[Stitch]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

i am.

played a few crysis 1 custom maps today. oh god it's so much better than crysis 2 <3

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Some of you really over rate Crysis one. It was not that amazing to discount this as a proper sequel.

Not discounting it as "proper" sequel, merely inferior, in my opinion.

 

[Nekrono]

Like i said, Crysis 2 is a good game, if it had a different name with no reference to the Crysis franchise whatsoever I would say it's a fucking ROCKING KICKASS GAME (bugs aside).

BUT...

When you call it Crysis 2 and Crytek is doing it, you compare it with the first one as you should since it's a sequel after all and if needs to be better than the first one in every or most aspects, and that's when i say that Crysis 2 is disappointing since it falls short on many if not most of those aspects.

 

[MickeyKnox]

Right well this is fucked, seems the rain falling from the sky is tied to the POSTMSAA cvar, which is also related to the SLI/xfire flickering issue.

So it seems that until crytek un-fucks the cvars by say I don't know, opening the rest of them up for editing, if you want the rain sprites you have to smear your screen with Vaseline.

 

[Stitch]

oh wow
and i was wondering why i haven't seen any rain.. lol

 

[dark10x]

Vaseline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jaggies

 

[Sethos]

Vaseline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jaggies

Vaseline <<<<<<<<< Jaggies <<<<<<<<<<<< Crisp MSAA edges

 

[MickeyKnox]

Vaseline >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jaggies

Only if you 're used to seeing life through foggy lenses.

 

[dark10x]

Only if you 're used to seeing life through foggy lenses.

I just can't fathom how you could prefer jaggies. Proper MSAA or SSAA? Killer. No AA like I'm seeing in a lot of shots? Hideous.

 

[Infinite Justice]

Only if you 're used to seeing life through foggy lenses.

Roses tinted perhaps

 

[MickeyKnox]

I just can't fathom how you could prefer jaggies. Proper MSAA or SSAA? Killer. No AA like I'm seeing in a lot of shots? Hideous.

 

[dark10x]

I'm flattered that you put that much effort into a reply.

Seriously, though, if you sit 6ft from a 50" plasma the results are just clean and smooth. Go watch a CG movie on Blu-ray. It isn't jaggy at all. In fact, it's even softer than Crysis 2.

 

[Sethos]

I'm flattered that you put that much effort into a reply.

Seriously, though, if you sit 6ft from a 50" plasma the results are just clean and smooth. Go watch a CG movie on Blu-ray. It isn't jaggy at all. In fact, it's even softer than Crysis 2.

And if you sit right in front of a 24" LCD, it looks like ass.

 

[MickeyKnox]

I'm flattered that you put that much effort into a reply.

Seriously, though, if you sit 6ft from a 50" plasma the results are just clean and smooth. Go watch a CG movie on Blu-ray. It isn't jaggy at all. In fact, it's even softer than Crysis 2.

 

[Winterblink]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

Since I'm one of the many who are screwed out of playing multiplayer entirely because of their fucked authentication system, I am.

 

[dark10x]

And if you sit right in front of a 24" LCD, it looks like ass.

I've been doing that as well. The jaggies are even worse when sitting close to a monitor.

If you have a monitor with a really high pixel density it might look better OR if you are using a CRT, but on a fixed pixel display it's ugly.

You do realize that, if my eye sight were bad, then I wouldn't be bothered by the jaggies, right? They'd be a whole lot less offensive if I couldn't see them as they are.

As it stands, the image is just too sharp and messy. Foliage in particular is ruined without AA.

 

[Sethos]

I've been doing that as well. The jaggies are even worse when sitting close to a monitor.

Not talking jaggies, talking the shitty Vaseline filter.

 

[markao]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

Those that were disappointed prior to release are still disappointed.


Me, I still dislike the hand holding and removed options, but it is still a great game and one of the better games released in the last year.

,

 

[dark10x]

Not talking jaggies, talking the shitty Vaseline filter.

I'm talking jaggies. The Vaseline filter does look worse up close, but the jaggies are even worse than that. The image becomes a complete mess.

 

[Stitch]

That's why I'm using SGSSAA

No vaseline, almost no jaggies

 

[Sethos]

I'm talking jaggies. The Vaseline filter does look worse up close, but the jaggies are even worse than that. The image becomes a complete mess.

I'll take jaggies over vaseline any day. Usually I don't have to since I have one of those PCs that lets you add AA but if I had to choose ...

 

[Red]

I'll take jaggies over vaseline any day. Usually I don't have to since I have one of those PCs that lets you add AA but if I had to choose ...

Same. Lack of smoothness is made up for by actually being able to see things.

 

[Facism]

Right well this is fucked, seems the rain falling from the sky is tied to the POSTMSAA cvar, which is also related to the SLI/xfire flickering issue.

So it seems that until crytek un-fucks the cvars by say I don't know, opening the rest of them up for editing, if you want the rain sprites you have to smear your screen with Vaseline.

well, that's supremely spaz of them. Thanks for having a look.

 

[Legato.Reborn-]

SP good, MP bad.

- Great graphics. Not pushed to the limits, but great nonetheless.

- AI = lol

- Story is fun, but a discussion about any FPS story is ridiculous anyway because everyone thinks it would be better if 'x' was done differently. (And it involves aliens people, did you really expect anything decent? Come on.)

- MP launch is one of the worst ever by a rather large (okay, extremely large) studio. Any developer who makes the CD-Key check on the client side deserves to be laughed at. Oh and the zero anti-cheat. Incredible-facepalm.

- MP feels like Call of Duty with MAXIMUM ARMOR.

- Worst netcode I've seen in a while (Up there with ArmA netcode).

 

[Barack Lesnar]

I just want to know, what will PC gamers cling on to now? I think almost all the big name PC developers have "sold out." Sure Blizzard is a big name but they do not make FPS nor do they make games that require a top of the line PC to play.

BF3 looks to be made for the PC but Dice is far from a PC exclusive developer. By my count, all big name FPS developers have "sold out."

And sold out they did. Who wouldn't want to put their resources where the money is?

PC gamers must want tax incentives for PC developers.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

I'm in the Postmsaa=2 group as well. Putting it at zero gives me a grain filter + very, very noticeable jaggies. Putting it at 2 removes the majority of the aliasing and all the grain with barely a sacrifice in sharpness. It's not even close which one is better (for me).

 

[sleepykyo]

I am pretty disappointed . Couldn´t they just have used the sp as a tech demo and taken out the effects for smoother mp ?

 

[CartridgeBlower]

So how hard is Superhuman? Is it worth playing? Completed the game on Veteran and feel like giving it another go.

 

[Tom Penny]

So how hard is Superhuman? Is it worth playing? Completed the game on Veteran and feel like giving it another go.

It doesn't seem much harder since the A.I. are donkeys. I'm playing the PS3 and I have seen less dummies get stuck. Walk into walls etc..Maybe later on it's harder with the aliens at night?

 

[kuYuri]

Has anyone ordered this from Amazon's digital services? If so, is this digital version the Limited Edition?

 

[Iztli]

Crysis 2 in a nutshell.

 

[JoeBoy101]

I am, well kinda.

Am I disappointed with it as a stand alone game? Hell no, I think it's a good game.

Am I disappointed with it as the sequel of Crysis and being made by Crytek and being called Crysis 2? Yes, definitely.

Same here. Good summation of my thoughts.

Fantastic.

I agree with you for the most part, but a little touch of blur in this game goes a long way to helping with jaggies. I think a sweet spot definitely exists between minimizing jaggies to minimizing vaseline.

I'm in the Postmsaa=2 group as well. Putting it at zero gives me a grain filter + very, very noticeable jaggies. Putting it at 2 removes the majority of the aliasing and all the grain with barely a sacrifice in sharpness. It's not even close which one is better (for me).

What about PostMSAA=1? I find it does little blur harm for alot of jaggie help.

 

[Iztli]

wait so who is actually disappointed with crysis 2

I am It's a good game on its own if it was called something else but as a sequel to Crysis its very poor..

I miss these moment:

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[Proc]

I recently upgraded my PC and loved playing through Crysis 2. It had weak points but overall it was a great experience that I saw to the end. I thought Crysis 2 was worth playing to the end and was much better than I had anticipated.

 

[SapientWolf]

Crysis 2 in a nutshell.

Weird. I got shot in the face and died in the first 5 min on post human. I guess the AI is inconsistent.