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[S1kkZ]

incredible!!! shame about the black crush though

nice framerate, very solid!

 

[Barack Lesnar]

PS3 version does look blurry...with that clarity there is simply no way you can say it is the best looking game on the system...the 360 version being sub hd (despite still looking great) is very disappointing as well. Still hard to believe Crytek of all devs couldnt pull whats been shown in HD on consoles...initial tech demos were 720p damnit...

Isn't it like 1180x720 or something? Who cares at that point?

 

[Windom Earle]

nice framerate, very solid!

Shitty AF ruins everything. Still best looking game on consoles by a mile though!

 

[TUROK]

incredible!!! shame about the black crush though

New console benchmark confirmed. Looks even better than Doom 3!

 

[nelsonroyale]

Isn't it like 1180x720 or something? Who cares at that point?

Yeah, 360 is pretty close to be nigh on negligible (although, its disappointing given crytek's boasts)...ps3 is 1024 or something, which is crap...

 

[mjc]

The black levels are astounding.

 

[cgcg]

incredible!!! shame about the black crush though

Obviously the game doesn't crush black like that, it's your capturing equipment.

 

[Gram Negative Cocci]

Crysis 2 is the best looking console game out there, damn. Sony's 1st party ICE Engine, MLAA magic, Epic's UE3 for Gears 3... all down the shitter post Crysis 2.

And it's available on 360 too!

Crytek owned the PC high-end in 2007 now it owns the console space, incredible.

Shame about the PC port, though.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

These two are a bit brighter. Fuck, it's time to go on a blackout. About 48 hours till my gorgeous UPS man arrives...

 

[-bakalhau-]

Crysis 1 is basically good if you're creative and kinda boring if you want a cover shooter. I don't know what 2 is like, but there are tons of ways to use the suit in 1 to really give yourself a very large advantage.

You're not going to be rambo unless you really plan on how and where you will recharge, etc.

I've been playing 2 like I played 1. That means I go around shooting some 75% of the time, but when I don't feel like shooting, I turn on cloak mode for like an entire level. I think that's the beauty of Crysis. Sometimes I have a stressful time on a level and don't feel like shooting aliens anymore, so I play stealth for a while. I love being able to choose.

So far Crysis 2 provides as much options for stealth as Crysis 1 did, albeit on a slightly different way given the setting. Do you remember the gate keepers gameplay video? I played the entirety of that part stealth killing everyone. And it wasn't easy, they're smart spotting you (and I'm playing on Normal...).

Here's a small snippet of a part where most newcomers like a poster above playing on PS3 will just shoot the guys, I find it much more satisfying to let the marines have focus from the aliens, then kill both of them from behind. PC version maxed out by the way (complete with a fantastic look at how low-res the foliage is... it's pretty much the same as C1 in all honesty).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcAL806lDoo

Youtube ruins all the quality...

 

[Windom Earle]

These two are a bit brighter. Fuck, it's time to go on a blackout. About 48 hours till my gorgeous UPS man arrives...

I see what you did there.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Shame about the PC port, though.

? The PC port is excellent and the best looking game in existence right now (maybe until BF3 drops). A DX10.dll file is confirmed in the installation folder so as long as we can edit the config files and customize settings a bit we're good.

I see what you did there.

lol!

 

[DieH@rd]

Glorious tech. Kudos for Crytek for managing to bring this kind of graphic to consoles.

 

[No_Style]

http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/arcinfo/aiwwwtut/gifs/black.gif

incredible!!! shame about the black crush though

I admit, I tried to highlight.

 

[Always-honest]

incredible!!! shame about the black crush though

360 version obviously

 

[~Kinggi~]

This thread is THIS in reverse.

 

[Always-honest]

Crysis 2 is the best looking console game out there, damn. Sony's 1st party ICE Engine, MLAA magic, Epic's UE3 for Gears 3... all down the shitter post Crysis 2.

And it's available on 360 too!

Crytek owned the PC high-end in 2007 now it owns the console space, incredible.

Shame about the PC port, though.

lets'all play it first before we base ALL judgement on youtube videos and animated gifs

 

[Barack Lesnar]

I'm assuming the soldiers just standing around in that one gif are on your side? Because if those are enemies LOL

EDIT: ok good D: I was gonna say!

 

[Lostconfused]

This thread is THIS in reverse.

Hype is a hell of a drug. Wait a week after the game comes out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBSF0Gi7oM0&feature=related

 

[S1kkZ]

I'm assuming the soldiers just standing around in that one gif are on your side? Because if those are enemies LOL

the gif with the water? they are allies.

 

[SapientWolf]

? The PC port is excellent and the best looking game in existence right now (maybe until BF3 drops). A DX10.dll file is confirmed in the installation folder so as long as we can edit the config files and customize settings a bit we're good.


lol!

This. I'm not even going to play the game until Xigmatek puts his touch on it.

 

[TUROK]

This thread is THIS in reverse.

Lolz, perfect. It'll probably be like this too once the game comes out.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Lolz, perfect. It'll probably be like this too once the game comes out.

tis is true.

 

[raphier]

Well PC version, it was nice knowing, but I believe consoles now carry the onus with this game. A 262$ machine able to do what a 600-700$ machine may. I applaud Crytek.

 

[Y2Kev]

Okay, see, now the crazies are out.

 

[TUROK]

Okay, see, now the crazies are out.

Doubt the power of teh Cell, do you?

 

[Stallion Free]

Well PC version, it was nice knowing, but I believe consoles now carry the onus with this game.

 

[Corky]

Okay, see, now the crazies are out.

well, given the super-moon and all...

 

[luka]

Can someone who actually has the game confirm whether you can turn the suit voice off or not?

 

[kitch9]

Well PC version, it was nice knowing, but I believe consoles now carry the onus with this game. A 262$ machine able to do what a 600-700$ machine may. I applaud Crytek.

All at a resolution less than most decade old pcs run at too!

Astounding!

 

[Windom Earle]

This. I'm not even going to play the game until Xigmatek puts his touch on it.

Wow. Crysis 1 jungle + mods + those particles = crazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FADRXNEyXas

 

[[Nintex]]

Well PC version, it was nice knowing, but I believe consoles now carry the onus with this game. A 262$ machine able to do what a 600-700$ machine may. I applaud Crytek.

What the hell

Why is this thread cursed

why?

 

[Mr_Brit]

Well PC version, it was nice knowing, but I believe consoles now carry the onus with this game. A 262$ machine able to do what a 600-700$ machine may. I applaud Crytek.

Please don't start this.

 

[strata8]

lets'all play it first before we base ALL judgement on youtube videos and animated gifs

Yeah, getting hyped over YouTube videos isn't the best idea :lol

 

[Corky]

Yeah, getting hyped over YouTube videos isn't the best idea :lol

I dont know if the difference between the 360 demo and the retail product will be THAT big but I thought the mp demo looked atrocious.

 

[RoboPlato]

And here we go again. It looks like everyone is going to be able to have a good experience, technically and gameplay wise, with this game regardless of platform. For that, we should all be thankful.

 

[shinobi602]

Please don't start this.

For what it's worth, it's downright incredible a game can look this amazing on 6-7 year old tech...

 

[~Kinggi~]

I feel like we never really got confirmation if Hans Zimmer did the score or not. You would think that would be an advertisement bullet-point somewhere.

 

[Kaako]

Game looking good on consoles.
Still playing it on PC though.

 

[shinnn]

this GIF is fucking awesome.

it could be a spoiler for someone, so I'll just post the link. It's the helicopter crash.

GIF of awesome

 

[TUROK]

I feel like we never really got confirmation if Hans Zimmer did the score or not. You would think that would be an advertisement bullet-point somewhere.

He did the main theme. Lorne Balfe did the rest of the score.

Same thing with Modern Warfare 2, actually. Hans Zimmer only did the main them for it too, and then Lorne Balfe did the rest of it.

 

[GeoramA]

Looks amazing on the old consoles. Wow.

Would buy, but I probably won't touch the MP like usual...

 

[Zeal]

I feel like we never really got confirmation if Hans Zimmer did the score or not. You would think that would be an advertisement bullet-point somewhere.

the main theme definitely sounds like his work. has variations of it all throughout the game, which is also his style.

anyway, i'm grabbing the ps3 version just to be different.

 

[Waaghals]

I feel like we never really got confirmation if Hans Zimmer did the score or not. You would think that would be an advertisement bullet-point somewhere.

Watched the intro on youtube. Hans Zimmer made the main theme of the game, but not all of the music.

 

[nib95]

For what it's worth, it's downright incredible a game can look this amazing on 6-7 year old tech...

Agreed, it's a serious achievement. I'm just annoyed a game that's 4 years old (Crysis) looks better than a game that's new. Something not quite right about that...

 

[strata8]

I dont know if the difference between the 360 demo and the retail product will be THAT big but I thought the mp demo looked atrocious.

Base code for the 360 MP demo was from October last year, AFAIK. Huge difference in IQ:

MP demo:

SP retail:

 

[Phloxy]

After playing it at the local mom and pop shop for a long while. 360 and PS3 version btw. The game works best when you are doing stealth and playing that way. Soon as you get caught which still happens with enemies seeing you through walls etc, the game gets incredibly choppy when there's any kind of decent sized firefight unfortunately.

Bunch of weird issues with this game. For instance, when you go to perform a stealth takedown, outside the first couple levels where they are holding your hand, crouching and slowly advancing almost never works ever. Plenty of times where I'm creeping up on a guy cloaked, crouching nice and slow and then he just turns around and starts firing. Best thing to do is just walk right up to them and stealth kill them. The other big issue with the game is enemy inconsistency. Half the time, enemies are finite, as in, even with the backup coming from alarms you can kill everybody and move on. Some stages though, enemies will spawn non-stop until you move to a certain point. Worst part is it never makes sense as to why some places are like that or not.

I really dig the game, has cool set pieces and amazing music, but the wonky stealth mixed with tons of enemies coming in which in turn destroy the frame-rate take me out of the game big time. Sorry for any typos typing this from a phone.

 

[TUROK]

Agreed, it's a serious achievement. I'm just annoyed a game that's 4 years old (Crysis) looks better than a game that's new. Something not quite right about that...

But it doesn't. Crysis 1 with no CFG tweaks and mods does not look as good as vanilla Crysis 2, in DX9, no less.

 

[Xater]

After playing it at the local mom and pop shop for a long while. 360 and PS3 version btw. The game works best when you are doing stealth and playing that way. Soon as you get caught which still happens with enemies seeing you through walls etc, the game gets incredibly choppy when there's any kind of decent sized firefight unfortunately.

Bunch of weird issues with this game. For instance, when you go to perform a stealth takedown, outside the first couple levels where they are holding your hand, crouching and slowly advancing almost never works ever. Plenty of times where I'm creeping up on a guy cloaked, crouching nice and slow and then he just turns around and starts firing. Best thing to do is just walk right up to them and stealth kill them. The other big issue with the game is enemy inconsistency. Half the time, enemies are finite, as in, even with the backup coming from alarms you can kill everybody and move on. Some stages though, enemies will spawn non-stop until you move to a certain point. Worst part is it never makes sense as to why some places are like that or not.

I really dig the game, has cool set pieces and amazing music, but the wonky stealth mixed with tons of enemies coming in which in turn destroy the frame-rate take me out of the game big time. Sorry for any typos typing this from a phone.

The game got choppy on both consoles in those bigger firefights? Ewwwww...

 

[S1kkZ]

The game got choppy on both consoles in those bigger firefights? Ewwwww...

the video with the central station fight ran pretty smooth.