I just watched the Crysis 2 trailer featured on this site and DEAR GOD! Is that footage of the actual game play? Because if so, it's quite possible the best looking game I've ever seen since... EVER!
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Yeah but that level of awesomesauce would unfortunately be impossible to achieve on consoles. Or on the Box at least.
Still, thats not the point. : D
Still, thats not the point. : D
Does anyone know what spec ones computer has to be up to to handle such a game? Cause if mine is up to snuff, the trailer has sold me.
They haven't officially released minimum specs yet. There were some posted on a German site that the Escapist links to in a newspost about it, but they were later debunked as "not official".Schreck157 said:
That said, the specs in the post were about what I expected, so it would not surprise me if they were the "real" specs. If memory serves, they listed a dual core CPU, nVidia 8800 GT or better, and I wanna say 4 GB of RAM. You'll have to check into it yourself for any more details than that.
Yea, I ended up buying a brand new computer for the first one when it came out (though to be fair, it was just about due). Definitely couldn't have run it on my old machine.Schreck157 said:
I may have to upgrade my CPU this go round though, I just barely qualify with the 3 year old thing I'm running now.
Well the thing is, even on a high-end computer you will definitely not be able to run Crysis on high graphics and native resolution. At least not with an FPS over 20. For my mid-range computer, I could run Crysis 1 at 720x480, windowed, min graphics, 50FPS. It'll just be a waste of money with horrible gameplay to show for it, don't even bother.
...and considering this is CRYSIS we're talking about, being able to run the sequel on those specs is something just short of a miracle.Agayek said:
To be honest, I don't think Crysis 2 looks very good from an aesthetic standpoint. From a technical standpoint, sure, but it doesn't create any environments or objects that are very interesting to look at.
Well, I don't know about on PC, but Crysis 2 on 360 and PS3 is nothing compared to Killzone 3 and it's un-matched visual effects. Killzone 3 is Crysis graphics with Battlefield Bad Company effects on steroids and with crazier gameplay.
I assume I have a computer that can run it, but probably it'll be another situation where I find out my computer is horribly outdated (even though I built it a few months ago).
I like when games have realistic textures and what not, but they need to apply them well. A grey, blocky building is still just an uninteresting piece of concrete, no matter how many bumps in its walls you can see.Xzi said:Depends on your preferred graphical style, to be sure. But if you're looking for realistic graphics without the boring realistic gameplay, Crysis is the way to go.ultrachicken said:
That said, I'm still eagerly anticipating Crysis 2, but it's definitely not a pre-order.
You know what would help both of those sets? A fucking core i7, because it is the greatest processor ever.starfox444 said:
Crysis looks great at first, but I find that the longer I play it the less I care about the fancy graphics. If you replace all of the shooter brown with green, it's only nice at first, until you just get sick of green again.Xzi said:
It's nice to see Crytek pushing the boundaries of technology, but they aren't handling their new-found technical skills well.
The only reason I have an i7 is because I wanted a tiny god to live in my computer and yell at random strangers "this man is my owner" and as that wasn't available, I took the next best thing.starfox444 said:
That's just it; I don't play games for realism. I play them to escape the real world, not to get hurled back into it.Xzi said:
And, as I said, I greatly enjoy realistic and detailed textures, but I much prefer when they're applied to fantastical environments. Borderlands looked all right, but not the optimal environments I'm looking for.