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[sajj316]

It's the same as every XBLA/GOD game. You can play it offline but only on the console it's registered to (the one you downloaded it on).

Thanks. I haven't downloaded a single XBLA or GOD game. Wasn't aware of the policy.

 

[BruiserBear]

So, general consensus... 360 version is the one to go for?

Whelp, based on most of this generation, and Crysis 2 coming out just months ago running on the same engine, I think it's a safe bet the 360 will be slightly better.

Digital Foundry will do a full breakdown within a few days though.



Quick random question: Is this the first XBLA release to have a full achievement list? Especially at it's $20 price point.

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

If it's still showing as 0/1000 for you, I can help you fix it.

How?

 

[RebornYeti]

Must be your controller, man. I just click it.

Nah, it's not my controller. It's just me :lol.

I got it to work now, so no worries.

 

[AEREC]

How?

Recover gamertag and deleted Crysis save file....is how I fixed my issue.

 

[PooBone]

Yep!

Thanks.

Might pick this up this week.

 

[Inferno313]

Whelp, based on most of this generation, and Crysis 2 coming out just months ago running on the same engine, I think it's a safe bet the 360 will be slightly better.

Digital Foundry will do a full breakdown within a few days though.



Quick random question: Is this the first XBLA release to have a full achievement list? Especially at it's $20 price point.

It's not XBLA it's Games On Demand. Games on Demand games get full achievement lists, RE4 which was also GoD exclusive had 1000 points.

 

[lowrider007]

Quick random question: Is this the first XBLA release to have a full achievement list? Especially at it's $20 price point.

It's not a XBLA release, it's a Game on Demand release.

edit - beaten :-(

 

[KageMaru]

Quick random question: Is this the first XBLA release to have a full achievement list? Especially at it's $20 price point.

It's not a XBLA game

How?

Since recovering my gamertag didn't work, it just locked that achievement up instead of updating my achievement progress, I deleted the game from my achievement list while also deleting my game save and HDD cache (which really shouldn't have any effect here).

Loaded up a new game and picked up the turtle at the beginning. Once I did this, the achievement popped up again and it was properly updated this time.

Odd how I can give two shits about achievements, but my OCD would have driven me crazy to see that unlocked cheevo icon without any points to show for it.

Edit:

Or try AEREC's suggestion since it's similar to mine.

Recover gamertag and deleted Crysis save file....is how I fixed my issue.

 

[BruiserBear]

It's not XBLA it's Games On Demand. Games on Demand games get full achievement lists, RE4 which was also GoD exclusive had 1000 points.

Oh weird. Did not know that. Thanks.

So RE4 was the first exclusive GoD game?

 

[lowrider007]

It's not a XBLA game

Odd how I can give two shits about achievements, but my OCD would have driven me crazy to see that unlocked cheevo icon without any points to show for it.

Yeah I'm similar, I don't care too much about achievements but if they are in the game I want them to work, like you say, having them pop up on the screen but not be added to your online profile is just annoying.

 

[SonnyBoy]

Sweet! Thanks guys.

 

[Stallion Free]

What's the consensus? I want this game, is it good?

Yes! The game still holds up wonderfully. Best feeling weapons in a shooter ever.

 

[Neuromancer]

Oh weird. Did not know that. Thanks.

So RE4 was the first exclusive GoD game?

Yes I believe so. It's a brave new world we're living in!

 

[Always-honest]

any differences between 360 and ps3?

 

[Curufinwe]

Technically RE 4 HD and RE CVX HD were released on disc in Japan, but at this point MS can and will put any game on GoD that they and the publisher agree too.

 

[Broman1978]

Downloading the Xbox360 version as we speak =)
My my my... How will I have time for all gaming right now=P
Work+Family+Battlefield 3 Beta+Gears of War 3+2 free games on PSN Plus this week+Forza 4 next week+ Now Crysis

 

[cjtiger300]

so, how long is this game? I am thinking about picking it up on PSN.

 

[Stallion Free]

so, how long is this game? I am thinking about picking it up on PSN.

8ish hours or so. I'm familiar with the game so my run yesterday took me less.

 

[Apocryphon]

so, how long is this game? I am thinking about picking it up on PSN.

I just got to the carrier, playing on Delta. I'm 7 hours in and have about another hour to go iirc. I've played through the campaign multiple times on PC, so first time players will take longer, especially playing on Delta.

Really impressed with how well it holds up. Hopefully they'll release warhead too.

 

[xemumanic]

I'm just flat amazed at how well this game runs (at least on the 360). It truly runs better than my 9800gtx+ did 3 years ago at 720p. Totally gonna have to sit and beat the game again.

So hurry up and bring us Crysis: Warhead!

I wouldn't be mad if you saw fit to bring both of these CryEngine 3 ports to PC Crytek, I'd buy em again.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Not a crazy fan of Warhead as it really is Crysis on a budget

That being said, it has some AMAZING music. Definitely prefer it over Crysis2 and on par with regular Crysis.

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

double post? wtf...

UUGGHHHH gaf loading weird in chrome randomly. thought i double posted. :x

 

[Blue Ninja]

Okay, the new default walking speed is kinda lame. Makes the game really slow.

 

[Neuromancer]

question for those who are playing it: when you use the binoculars, does it still mark all the targets you saw on your radar?

Seems like it, yes.

 

[CozMick]

Are my eyes deceiving me or does the PS3 version look better than the vanilla PC version bar the resolution and framerate?

It looks bloody spectacular and the new lighting engine really improves the visuals.

The foliage is reduced on consoles but the lod swaps and pop-in at a distance are no where near as aggressive as PC.

But why the slow walk speed?

Also someone mentioned previously in this thread that there ain't no "pick up weapon" animation....there is :\

Well done Crytek, now give me Warhead!

 

[Digital-Hero]

Are my eyes deceiving me or does the PS3 version look better than the vanilla PC version bar the resolution and framerate?

It looks bloody spectacular and the new lighting engine really improves the visuals.

The foliage is reduced on consoles but the lod swaps and pop-in at a distance are no where near as aggressive as PC.

But why the slow walk speed?

Also someone mentioned previously in this thread that there ain't no "pick up weapon" animation....there is :\

Well done Crytek, now give me Warhead!

Yup, the pick up animation is the same as it was on PC when grabbing ammo. The game is intact which blows me away.

 

[iavi]

Quick random question: Is this the first XBLA release to have a full achievement list? Especially at it's $20 price point.

This isn't an xbla release. It's a Games on Demand release and they're allowed to have more than the 200 chievos that xbla games are.

e: beaten, and I'm not even the first to be, lol.

 

[Stallion Free]

Also someone mentioned previously in this thread that there ain't no "pick up weapon" animation....there is :\

It doesn't always do the animation.

 

[Vol5]

Are my eyes deceiving me or does the PS3 version look better than the vanilla PC version bar the resolution and framerate?

It looks bloody spectacular and the new lighting engine really improves the visuals.

The foliage is reduced on consoles but the lod swaps and pop-in at a distance are no where near as aggressive as PC.

But why the slow walk speed?

Also someone mentioned previously in this thread that there ain't no "pick up weapon" animation....there is :\

Well done Crytek, now give me Warhead!

Bought.

 

[TheOddOne]

This game.

This game.

Dat beach.

 

[PnCIa]

God damnit i can´t decide which version to get...DigitalFoundry hurry up i want to know which console got the better looking game. In the videos i´ve seen so far they look identical to me, might not be true due to compression though.

 

[amdnv]

360 definitely holds its own in this comparison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ_1mcnH2yQ

Have you watched this in 1080? 360 is a blur fest in comparison.

 

[Stallion Free]

Have you watched this in 1080? 360 is a blur fest in comparison.

Somehow framerate and resolution become meaningless when comparing consoles to PC nowadays.

 

[Red]

Somehow framerate and resolution become meaningless when comparing consoles to PC nowadays.

Consoles will never be able to compete with these things. I wouldn't say it's "meaningless," only that it's a given.

On consoles you either get the pretty graphics or the good performance, it's not often you can have both. But console players are satisfied with what they have -- this should be obvious as it is inherent to their choice of gaming platform.

So the immediate eye-popping things like lighting and environment detail are noticed more, and the technical stuff like frame rate and resolution are swept under the rug.

 

[Zen]

Whelp, based on most of this generation, and Crysis 2 coming out just months ago running on the same engine, I think it's a safe bet the 360 will be slightly better.

Digital Foundry will do a full breakdown within a few days though.



Quick random question: Is this the first XBLA release to have a full achievement list? Especially at it's $20 price point.

I don't know, it's highly arguable that the PS3 version had the edge over the 360 version of Crysis 2. It had more lighting effects, alledgedly had some better texture (or it might have been the 360 suffering from pop in), and ran at a better active framerate than the 360 version, which is far more important than the 360 having a framerate edge when nothing was happening. Sure it was a bit muddier because of the lower resolution, but it held up much better during the action than the 360 did.

 

[GANGSTERKILLER]

God damnit i can´t decide which version to get...DigitalFoundry hurry up i want to know which console got the better looking game. In the videos i´ve seen so far they look identical to me, might not be true due to compression though.

Lol, exactly what i was thinking. But hey? I just downloaded the Xbox 360 version, the wait for DF is killing me... I hope i have made ​​the right decision.

 

[DarkChild]

God damnit i can´t decide which version to get...DigitalFoundry hurry up i want to know which console got the better looking game. In the videos i´ve seen so far they look identical to me, might not be true due to compression though.

360 runs at higher resolution. Should be pretty close.

 

[DarkChild]

Have you watched this in 1080? 360 is a blur fest in comparison.

I wrote "360 holds its own" and I meant that more in lighting/post processing way. Its well known fact that consoles will never output native 1080p with 16xMSAA, but graphically, it really surprises me how they got the job done.

 

[Digital-Hero]

I forgot how cheesy the music was in Crysis 1. Crysis 2 had a superior score in every way to me. Nevertheless I love both games.

 

[amdnv]

For what it's worth, these crops are from the 1080p Youtube video, in which the 360 "held its own".

 

[dark10x]

Somehow framerate and resolution become meaningless when comparing consoles to PC nowadays.

Those two things are kind of a given, though.

Also, image quality is less of a factor in many cases. On my 50" plasma viewed from 8ft, even sub-HD games still produce a clean and smooth image. You can definitely see a nice increase when jumping to 1080p, but the difference isn't as profound as it may seem.

When sitting directly in front of a large monitor, however, the difference is truly night and day. I'm using a 27" monitor for my PC and 1280x720 (or worse) is painful on there. On my plasma, though? It still looks pretty great. In fact, when I play Crysis, I often drop the resolution a bit in order to maintain 60 fps with the highest settings. 1080p Very High DX10 still doesn't hold 60 for me.

For what it's worth, these crops are from the 1080p Youtube video, in which the 360 "held its own".

So you're saying it doesn't "hold its own"? Come now, you can't expect the system to deliver Crysis at 1080p. That's just not possible. What we get is a very playable version of the game with many of the graphical bells and whistles reserved for the highest PC settings along with some cutbacks that were required due to system limitations. For 7 year old hardware, I'd say it is performing very well.

In that example? The PC has a higher resolution and a bit of extra detail, but I actually prefer the lighting in the 360 shot.

 

[PnCIa]

360 runs at higher resolution. Should be pretty close.

Well do you know this for a fact? No offense, i just couldn´t really see any obvious differences in terms of sharpness, not on screenshots or in videos.

Lol, exactly what i was thinking. But hey? I just downloaded the Xbox 360 version, the wait for DF is killing me... I hope i have made ​​the right decision.

Must...hold...out ;D
Actually i can´t believe that they made such drastic improvments to the PS3 version of the engine in such a short time, but you never know.

 

[Digital-Hero]

For what it's worth, these crops are from the 1080p Youtube video, in which the 360 "held its own".

Of course the PC version looks better on a good rig, it doesn't take an IQ of an ant to realize that.

 

[BruiserBear]

I don't know, it's highly arguable that the PS3 version had the edge over the 360 version of Crysis 2. It had more lighting effects, alledgedly had some better texture (or it might have been the 360 suffering from pop in), and ran at a better active framerate than the 360 version, which is far more important than the 360 having a framerate edge when nothing was happening. Sure it was a bit muddier because of the lower resolution, but it held up much better during the action than the 360 did.

I think it's only debatable amongst people who want it to be debatable. They take a couple words from the Digital Foundry article and make what they want out of them.

He said the 360 version ran smoother most of the time, but in the heaviest of action scenes the PS3 versions framerate didn't plunge quite as low. Big deal. I'd rather have the game that is smoother for 90% of the time, then the one that is slightly more smooth during that other %10. Not to mention the 360 version of Crysis 2 looked cleaner, crisper, and didn't have a stretched hud.

 

[Refreshment.01]

Best feeling weapons in a shooter ever.

Which game?

 

[Monarch]

You shouldn't be worried about Crysis PS360 performance

http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1077429/crysis_consoles_and_crytek_cevat_yerli_interview.html

It almost seems as if Crysis 2 came about as a result of your research into bringing the first game to consoles. Is that right?

No, it’s the other way around. Our research into Crysis 2 has resulted in the first game coming to consoles. Without Crysis 2, we probably wouldn’t have had Crysis on consoles. Most people aren’t aware of this, but Crysis 2 is actually pushing more textures and data than the first game.

Would you say that technically, that Crysis 2 is the superior game on all formats?

Not from all angles, but in regard to the amount of texture detail per frame, Crysis 2 is like two or three times more intense than Crysis. However, the first game offers greater horizontal play space, and this also takes a lot of memory.

When we discovered we were dealing with more textures but less space in Crysis 2, we said, “OK, maybe we can actually deal with more space but less textures on consoles.” So when we went about to try it with the original Crysis on consoles, it actually worked very well, because we had more, smart ways of dealing with memory management.

 

[Red]

You know, I never really considered it when it was on PC, but I'd really love co-op in Crysis. Just a random thought.

 

[angular graphics]

You shouldn't be worried about Crysis PS360 performance

http://www.nowgamer.com/features/1077429/crysis_consoles_and_crytek_cevat_yerli_interview.html

More textures? Sure. And yet the textures file in Crysis 1 PC is a few megabytes larger than in Crysis 2. And since there are fewer of them, this means Crysis 1 textures were of far higher quality.

 

[Emerson]

For what it's worth, these crops are from the 1080p Youtube video, in which the 360 "held its own".

This picture proves why nobody should give a damn about any of this hardware comparison bullshit. The 360 version looks nothing like this image.

If you like video games, play some. If you like pixels and technical effects, play with that shit but stay away from my hobby. The game looks great on 360. It slows down occasionally but is perfectly playable, especially for people who never got to play it otherwise.