Crysis 2 Review
Until they make a nano-suit for a man of my carriage, this?ll have to do.
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Until they make a nano-suit for a man of my carriage, this?ll have to do.
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Crysis 2 Review
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Hmm the reviews are really praising this...
Looks like I'll probably pick it up eventually, but unfortunately it's been bumped from my 'must have' list by THQ and Bethesda combined...
Looks like I'll probably pick it up eventually, but unfortunately it's been bumped from my 'must have' list by THQ and Bethesda combined...
I've really been enjoying Crysis 2. Probably one of the better shooters I've played in the last couple of years.
Speaking mostly of the multiplayer:
I'd say the most important aspect in favour of the game is the pacing. The gameplay is very much like CoD, but almost every addition makes for a faster game without sacrificing some of the nicer CoD aspects. So low health, high damage, and good accuracy makes tactical movement important, but sprinting, stealth, jump height, ledge-grabbing, and even the more vertical level layout all speed things up considerably. The level layouts are actually some of the best I've seen in an FPS, actually making use of three-dimensional space in a way that feels realistic without any feeling that the third dimension of movement was just tacked on for gameplay.
The only issues I've had have been with the multiplayer servers and stat servers, which have both been having some problems. But really, those are launch problems and will be/have been fixed pretty quickly.
Speaking mostly of the multiplayer:
I'd say the most important aspect in favour of the game is the pacing. The gameplay is very much like CoD, but almost every addition makes for a faster game without sacrificing some of the nicer CoD aspects. So low health, high damage, and good accuracy makes tactical movement important, but sprinting, stealth, jump height, ledge-grabbing, and even the more vertical level layout all speed things up considerably. The level layouts are actually some of the best I've seen in an FPS, actually making use of three-dimensional space in a way that feels realistic without any feeling that the third dimension of movement was just tacked on for gameplay.
The only issues I've had have been with the multiplayer servers and stat servers, which have both been having some problems. But really, those are launch problems and will be/have been fixed pretty quickly.
http://kotaku.com/#!5513872/crysis-2-writer-on-modern-warfare-2-story-jesus-what-have-you-been-doing
Yeah, the writer doesn't sound like a complete hypocrite or anything...
Regardless, I actually cancelled my pre-order of this game after playing the demo, I'll probably get it when the price drops slightly; as the reviews of the single player sound highly promising.
Crysis 2 is very mediocre, 5/10 at most. The thing that bugs me most is that the FOV is like 45 or something, it's like the nanosuit blocks out 80% of your vision.
Sadly, game reviews can never be taken seriously because 8/10 is a "decent" score for AAA games.
Sadly, game reviews can never be taken seriously because 8/10 is a "decent" score for AAA games.
I don't know, I fail to see how New York is a fresh environment. Been there in plenty of games.
As for the review itself, don't agree that much. Then again I played on the PC, and I was pretty underwhelmed. Especially in the multiplayer. Just felt too much like Call of Duty to me, But with the ability to jump high and go invisible. And they could have done so much more with it. They take the nanosuit, a pretty interesting device, and put it into an uninteresting multilayer experience. There's just so much more you could do with it.
Like a race mode, players race through a City, Mirror's Edge style, and have to use all of the suits powers to navigate it.
Or a predator-type game, where one player has all the suits powers activated(cloak, strength), and "hunts" the other players.
Or Time Attack challenges, to see how fast you can clear an area. Would require expert use of the suit, and could be fun.
But no, they just go for a Call of Duty clone. God dammit.
Haven't played the single-player fully yet, since I just played at a friend's place. But the story was rather fun. Multiplayer was just boring. I'll get it when the price drops.
As for the review itself, don't agree that much. Then again I played on the PC, and I was pretty underwhelmed. Especially in the multiplayer. Just felt too much like Call of Duty to me, But with the ability to jump high and go invisible. And they could have done so much more with it. They take the nanosuit, a pretty interesting device, and put it into an uninteresting multilayer experience. There's just so much more you could do with it.
Like a race mode, players race through a City, Mirror's Edge style, and have to use all of the suits powers to navigate it.
Or a predator-type game, where one player has all the suits powers activated(cloak, strength), and "hunts" the other players.
Or Time Attack challenges, to see how fast you can clear an area. Would require expert use of the suit, and could be fun.
But no, they just go for a Call of Duty clone. God dammit.
Haven't played the single-player fully yet, since I just played at a friend's place. But the story was rather fun. Multiplayer was just boring. I'll get it when the price drops.
This is true, but I'm referring to the industry as a whole. When a movie or book is average it gets a 5/10. When a game is average it gets a 7/10 or a 8/10.D_987 said:
I agree with one part of the review, pretty graphics and set pieces are pretty. I also like the idea of switching tactics during battle that actually play different.
I might actually try this game out now, seems like something I'd really enjoy.
I might actually try this game out now, seems like something I'd really enjoy.
hmm i should play crysis 1 first lol. which i shall do soon, for $10. then buy this when its on special or something.
Finally, someone who knows what they're talking about in regards to Crysis.Jaime_Wolf said:
I'll probably grab this eventually, personally I don't much care for stories anymore. I'd just like a good, fun shooter.
why are the aliens now red instead of blue =P but seriously, ive just finished it, im confused as hell but i bloody enjoyed every min of it... i wish that they had linked back to the first game a bit more... to me now, everything from the first game seems to have been forgotten, apart from prophet
Do note that this is based on the 360 version, thus most complaints about the PC version (poor textures, complete lack of graphics options, sheer laziness in porting) doesn't apply.
So they actually added true stealth kills this time. Good.
I mean, I was happy to use quick buttons to uncloak, switch to strength mode, bash enemies in the back of the head, then switch back to stealth in less than a second, but I like the idea of neck-snapping more.
I mean, I was happy to use quick buttons to uncloak, switch to strength mode, bash enemies in the back of the head, then switch back to stealth in less than a second, but I like the idea of neck-snapping more.