Same appellations are same.
Played through PC version. Crytek have made a very impressive game on all fronts.
Played through PC version. Crytek have made a very impressive game on all fronts.
Crysis 2 Is a PC Game First, Console Game Second, Claims Crytek
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What the hell. PC first then console second and we still don't have all the extra graphic options without manipulating the game files?
Saying these statement is pretty much the equivalent of him saying "I'm not gonna hurt you" while kicking us in the balls
Saying these statement is pretty much the equivalent of him saying "I'm not gonna hurt you" while kicking us in the balls
Just stoke that fire Crytek. Go on. Get the PC base all riled up. Lord knows we like to do nothing but chest-thump about how superior we are. /eyeroll
I'm not terribly upset about it.
Think about it, Metro 2033 is a game both for consoles and PC. That game was awesome, and it looked stunning, and the smaller level areas were decent enough not to cause any trouble.
What I think does need to just be ACCEPTED is that any game that allows itself to run on consoles will be inferior to one purely for PC. I realise what that sounds like, but there is actually logic behind it. As the developer said in the interview above, large areas (outside or inside) in high detail can't be achieved on modern consoles. Back in the first Crysis there were VAST outside zones at maximum setting. It really is a matter of balancing hardware to demand- something most PC gamers will have the advantage in.
Also, look at the graphics tweaking. Compare that to all the advanced settings the original provided, it was rather startling. You know a game has custom options when you can't even -understand- most of what those options are intended to do.
And you can still just set them to max anyway. Of course 'pc has better graphics' is NO new argument, but has anyone noticed the removal of such choices in console porting? I don't quite understand why, perhaps consoles have no ability to alter certain graphical functions...
I won't say the controls. While it took me around an hour to get used to a mouse and keyboard, I realise some might not find it so easy. Many just don't like it, and I understand that, I'd probably buy a usb 360 (cough, PS3) controller if I could find one at a decent price.
So yeah, the TL;DR
Any game aiming at pc AND console won't be as good; but that's not to say it will be BAD, and I'm not worried about Crysis 2.
Think about it, Metro 2033 is a game both for consoles and PC. That game was awesome, and it looked stunning, and the smaller level areas were decent enough not to cause any trouble.
What I think does need to just be ACCEPTED is that any game that allows itself to run on consoles will be inferior to one purely for PC. I realise what that sounds like, but there is actually logic behind it. As the developer said in the interview above, large areas (outside or inside) in high detail can't be achieved on modern consoles. Back in the first Crysis there were VAST outside zones at maximum setting. It really is a matter of balancing hardware to demand- something most PC gamers will have the advantage in.
Also, look at the graphics tweaking. Compare that to all the advanced settings the original provided, it was rather startling. You know a game has custom options when you can't even -understand- most of what those options are intended to do.
And you can still just set them to max anyway. Of course 'pc has better graphics' is NO new argument, but has anyone noticed the removal of such choices in console porting? I don't quite understand why, perhaps consoles have no ability to alter certain graphical functions...
I won't say the controls. While it took me around an hour to get used to a mouse and keyboard, I realise some might not find it so easy. Many just don't like it, and I understand that, I'd probably buy a usb 360 (cough, PS3) controller if I could find one at a decent price.
So yeah, the TL;DR
Any game aiming at pc AND console won't be as good; but that's not to say it will be BAD, and I'm not worried about Crysis 2.
i can understand all the hate from the pc community, its the fact we were lied too, if they had said from the start "were building a game primarily for the console's to see how it works out, but the pc version will get extra treatment in a patch some time after release" or even " the pc version will be delayed so we can give it that extra treatment our fans have come to expect" im sure alot of us pc gamers would have gone "brilliant, thank you crytek" but instead they released a ported demo to the pc, then go into hiding till the game is released -_- i am not amused.
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oh and now to top it off i cant even play the bloody thing, other people around the world have it and can play it but because i got it send 1 day early i have to wait now! geeez really glad i paid for it -_-
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oh and now to top it off i cant even play the bloody thing, other people around the world have it and can play it but because i got it send 1 day early i have to wait now! geeez really glad i paid for it -_-
lowest common demominator multi platform dev is just LAZY!!!
they were able to fund building the original FROM SCRATCH for PC, just from the sales on PC...
so WHY THE **** can't they do the same for the second one? with the best part being that they can use all the story, script, most of the source assets, levels ect from the common base!??!?
and each of the consoles on their own is even more profitable than the PC!!! there is absolutely NO reason to compramise on any of them!!!
IT IS JUST A LAZY CASH GRAB TO DO THAT!!!
to clarify, I'm not saying crisis 2 is bad, or doesn't look awesome.... NONE OF THOSE THINGS MAKE MY ABOVE STATEMENT UNTRUE!
they were able to fund building the original FROM SCRATCH for PC, just from the sales on PC...
so WHY THE **** can't they do the same for the second one? with the best part being that they can use all the story, script, most of the source assets, levels ect from the common base!??!?
and each of the consoles on their own is even more profitable than the PC!!! there is absolutely NO reason to compramise on any of them!!!
IT IS JUST A LAZY CASH GRAB TO DO THAT!!!
to clarify, I'm not saying crisis 2 is bad, or doesn't look awesome.... NONE OF THOSE THINGS MAKE MY ABOVE STATEMENT UNTRUE!
Lying is bad, kay, Crytek?
Everyone saw the graphics options of "high, very high, extreme". Everyone knows about the aim assist.
This is not how you make a PC-oriented game.
Not that I really care, I'm a console gamer, but this is clear, utter dishonesty.
Everyone saw the graphics options of "high, very high, extreme". Everyone knows about the aim assist.
This is not how you make a PC-oriented game.
Not that I really care, I'm a console gamer, but this is clear, utter dishonesty.
I think Crysis 2 is by no means bad port, but it's not a true PC game either.
"Players with a low-end PC could still enjoy the game - something that couldn't be said about the first Crysis - but those with the really powerful computers could turn everything up to maximum and see the fruits of their investment."
I'm sorry but last time I saw in video configuration there is only High, Very High and Extreme settings. And they all look almost the same.
"Players with a low-end PC could still enjoy the game - something that couldn't be said about the first Crysis - but those with the really powerful computers could turn everything up to maximum and see the fruits of their investment."
I'm sorry but last time I saw in video configuration there is only High, Very High and Extreme settings. And they all look almost the same.
I don't think they are blind, just pissed. I was a PC gamer for over 10 years, but got tired of sinking ungodly amounts of money into my machines to play a particular game. If I spend upwards of $2000 on a machine, you better believe that I am going to get pissed at a developer who is selling me a port of a console game.ImprovizoR said:
they actually are all the same ... the only difference is extreme has AA active and some minor shadows and shaders increase ...2theAJ said:
this is no PC first game , crytek are just blowing out bullshit , you make a console port you own up to it, you dont make a long campaign claiming its the best PC game ever and then when people discover the truth you keep denying it.
Crytek has lost lots of respect that is all.
CALLED IT! I knew this statement was coming! Hell yeah!
EXCELLENT!
(Thanks ZombieGenesis)
*cough*
Ok carry on with the rage guys...
EXCELLENT!
(Thanks ZombieGenesis)
*cough*
Ok carry on with the rage guys...
I get the feeling this image needs to be paired with the Bill and Ted line to reach it's true point of awesome.The Wykydtron said:CALLED IT! I knew this statement was coming! Hell yeah!
*cough*
Ok carry on with the rage guys...
My damn kingdom for a damn quicksave...
Also prone...
And a decent size game map. And an actual map. And tactical choices. Basically, all the things I liked about Crysis.
I've had it 3 hours, and already I'm sick to death of walking from checkpoints into battles, and that gunship battle at the lab...
I have to wonder if the entire passable area in Crysis 2 would fit inside the tank level of Crysis...
Also prone...
And a decent size game map. And an actual map. And tactical choices. Basically, all the things I liked about Crysis.
I've had it 3 hours, and already I'm sick to death of walking from checkpoints into battles, and that gunship battle at the lab...
I have to wonder if the entire passable area in Crysis 2 would fit inside the tank level of Crysis...