Crysis 2 Screenshots... Holy Hell!

[Katana314]

Screenshots barely ever indicate anything. What I want to see is video; generally, that's where all the choppiness and low resolution of a game begins to show. I can think of dozens of games to which people saw initial screenshots as "groundbreaking graphics" but then upon playing, realized it wasn't quite so superb.

 

[Branbeggr]

The screens are running around in "MAXIMUM PROMO" mode.

I personally think they should've tried tweaking the Dunia engine for this. It had potential with all its fancy realistic fires and whatnot. Truly a pretty engine.

 

[dingalingming]

Wow. My computer had trouble opening the screenshots...

 

[Zer_]

You realize that CE3 brings no graphical improvement over CE2. Most of the improvements are in the efficiency department, which is good enough for me. The only reason they started CE3 was to make a more console-friendly version of CE2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJG14uLA3k

Comparison.

 

[shadow skill]

I hope they retain the multitude of options you had for dealing with enemies in the first one in this game. Being able to sneak past patrols and such and take different paths reminded me of MGS.

 

[Revolutionary]

HOLy .....is that in game or what?

 

[Arcane Azmadi]

abridged

You've gone a bit off track there, mentioning SoTC - Sure it's a beautiful game but it's far from realistic. We're talking primarily about what you've just rejected in your post "Polygon Pushing Power" at which Cryengine is all about and what the topic at hand is.

While I admit that the acceleration rate of pioneering graphics technology has eased up a little in the past 5 years, I must say that you are very wrong in claiming that it has stopped altogether.
Unfortunately if you cannot see this for yourself, I'm not sure what I can offer you apart from screenshots of various games and how graphics have notably improved over said amount of time.
For Example - Have a look at games like the new Prince of Persia, Assassins Creed or STALKER - tell me that the amazing and vast architecture in those games was possible or present 6 years ago?
Or how about a direct comparison - Compare Call Of Duty 2 against Call of Duty 5 (WaW), seriously... if you don't see any difference there, I just.. I... I can't deal!

I don't know if you're patronising me or just completely missing my point. Probably the latter.

I'm not denying that Crysis 2 has amazing graphics. They could be the most realist FPS (and therefore game) graphics ever.

However, my point all along has been that I don't give a fuck about graphics any more. I don't care how much better they get, it's all one of a muchness to me. If Crysis 2 wants to grab my attention for even a second, it needs to offer more than "ooh, shiny!"

 

[Jato Jay]

I stopped PC gaming many years ago. Constant upgrades were a total bummer.

I obv haven't played it, but wasn't there some backlash that not only could Crysis not run on most PCs around its launch date without melting them, but there was an obvious disconnect between the amount of time spent on graphics dev and the quality of the gameplay?

I like consoles not only to avoid system requirements, but also because I think it's a good way to encourage innovative gameplay. Everyone has the same 'rig', so graphics (though still important) are not as much of a make or break issues as they are on PCs.

Just saying...

But if it ports to PS3, I'll have to check it out.

 

[Silva]

That's just promo art.

It HAS to be just promo art.

Yes, this just isn't render-able in real time. Not to mention, if you look closely at the old promo post from the original Crysis that Scrumpmonkey showed us, you'll notice that the artwork is clearly by the same person. Look closely at the way the head is drawn against the background, for example. Notice the smoothness?

Meanwhile, the actual game will probably have slightly more gritty graphics. These artworks are just too smooth to move around on larger resolutions today... otherwise you really would need a proper functioning TARDIS from the end of the universe to run it.

 

[TOGSolid]

Whoopdee doo, another game from Crytek.

Sure, they're good at coding an engine, but they are absolutely TERRIBLE at making a game with coherent gameplay. Both Far Cry 1 and Crysis suffered from the exact same problem, They started out with a decent enough idea for a game and then completely cocked it all up by removing everything that made the game at least a little fun, and replacing it with one giant you vs weird looking thingies shooter gameplay. Sure Far Cry/Crysis let you have a toy of some sort that did all sorts of neat stuff, and they give you a few opportunities to get creative and try different combinations and ideas, but then they take it all away and replace it with mutants/aliens that you can't do anything to besides just shoot a lot. Crytek has proven that it is incapable of learning from its mistakes, and unless everyone comes back from playing Crysis 2 saying "holy god, they fixed it," then I'm not interested. At the most I'll just use the demo, if there is one, as a benchmarking tool and that's it.

Cool rant, Hansel.
That's very subjective, I personally think Farcry and Crysis were great. Top-notch graphics (obviously), tactical gameplay (heaps of ways to approach all situations) and well, storyline's always a bit standard sci-fi but come on, it's an FPS - not an in-depth adventure//RPG. I think you're hating on Crytek for some pretty petty reasons, they continually push the envelope for certain areas on the market and you're bitching because they don't adhere to your strict 'no-aliens' contingent. That's like getting angry at Tarantino for introducing vampires in Dusk till Dawn, it's Cryteks style... deal with it?

You can't promote the tactical gameplay in a game when the last halves of their games HAVE no tactical gameplay. I don't care if there are aliens and mutants, but when they change the game into a super bland, run and gun game, yeah I do care. "I'm hating on Crytek for petty reasons." Having a serious issue with deficient gameplay is a petty reason? That's like saying that Aliens Vs Predator is a universally acclaimed game if you ignore the bad reviews.

Oh....wait...

 

[Dexomega]

Well I have to wonder if that's just a CGI video... but considering the first game, who knows. Also, to run a game at that quality of graphics... oh man, no WAY you could play it without a $1000+ super gaming rig lol.

I use WOPR.

 

[lacktheknack]

Well, if I had any doubts about getting an i7...

 

[WendelI]

i can already hear my new graphics card overheating.... its one of those ATI 5000 2X. hope its above minimum requirements.

 

[TOGSolid]

Well, if I had any doubts about getting an i7...

They're worth it. I love the shit out of the 920 my desktop rocks.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

I think Crytek expects that our computers are made of god's piss.

 

[Ze_Reaper_Of_Zeath]

Wow. spent 1000 bucks on a laptop rig, and now they bring out this. Dang, probably fry ma RAM, and everything.

 

[biocunsumer]

i just bought a 1000 dollar pc....looks like ill need to drop another 500 to play that at high

 

[SNIPERFOX ft. Harry P.Ness]

crysis 2 akbar!

 

[Scaredpanther0101]

Thank God I just bought a £950 computer (not sure how much that is in dollars) But by jove I might be able to run this

Thiink im gonna look into buying a new graphics card maybe a new processor too

 

[HellbirdIV]

Looks like renders to me.

Of course, knowing how good Crysis looks on my sub-par computer, I don't doubt the actual game is going to look even better that those renders with a high-end tower.