Crysis 2 Will Have the "Best Graphics Ever"
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Excellent. With this console generation looking to last quite some time, it's nice to see someone continuing to push the visuals benchmark. Yes, overall, Gameplay trumps graphics, but it is also nice to have someone out there doing this nitty gritty work, and Crytek does it better then anyone. The rest of Cryteks games have always been solid, if fairly standard, gameplay with cheesy but popcorn-actiony story lines. There always fun, and damn pretty.
Also, people need to stop ragging on Crysis having impossible required specs. Even when it was first released, if you had a gaming rig that was so much as acceptable, you could run it. Not on full settings, sure, but who cares? Complaining about that is like complaining about getting $100 now, and another $50 in a few years, because you want all you money right now, and would rather get just $80 all at once. Crysis 2, I can almost guarantee, will have ludicrously high Max specs, but a kind of young, low to midline gaming PC will be able to play it. I know that Ill be getting it. Ill put it on medium settings, and I am completely cool with that.
Also, people need to stop ragging on Crysis having impossible required specs. Even when it was first released, if you had a gaming rig that was so much as acceptable, you could run it. Not on full settings, sure, but who cares? Complaining about that is like complaining about getting $100 now, and another $50 in a few years, because you want all you money right now, and would rather get just $80 all at once. Crysis 2, I can almost guarantee, will have ludicrously high Max specs, but a kind of young, low to midline gaming PC will be able to play it. I know that Ill be getting it. Ill put it on medium settings, and I am completely cool with that.
That "best graphics ever" statement doesn't hold as much weight as it would've done for Crysis 1; 3 years on and we're still on the Crysis plateau! I was kind of hoping Crysis would drive home the message to other developers that graphics aren't everything. Sounds hypocritical I know but where Crysis 1 was concerned, it could legitimately extend that popular gamers phrase with "...so stop trying to out-render me and focus on gameplay innovation!"
Crytek, when will you stop your relentless GPU genocide and start boasting about actual gameplay innovations you have in store - whether or not they actually come to fruition is beside the point - like all the other developers do?
I don't begrudge Crysis 2's eye candy or the game itself; i just flat out refuse to let it force me to upgrade my PC prematurely.
Crytek, when will you stop your relentless GPU genocide and start boasting about actual gameplay innovations you have in store - whether or not they actually come to fruition is beside the point - like all the other developers do?
I don't begrudge Crysis 2's eye candy or the game itself; i just flat out refuse to let it force me to upgrade my PC prematurely.
Doubtful, and this is why. Even though it may indeed have some insanely in-depth graphical horsepower, the best part of a graphical system is not THAT it is presented, but HOW.
Even if the character models, scenery, and special effects are all stunningly beautiful, the measure of the game will be in how they interact, and overlay.
Borderlands has a graphical system that isn't anywhere near the best, but it's presented so well that it doesn't matter just how well the characters are drawn, or the environment is simplistic. How well all the parts fit together is what matters.
Braid has some of the most simple graphics, but was incredibly well done, and is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful games I have ever played.
Even if the character models, scenery, and special effects are all stunningly beautiful, the measure of the game will be in how they interact, and overlay.
Borderlands has a graphical system that isn't anywhere near the best, but it's presented so well that it doesn't matter just how well the characters are drawn, or the environment is simplistic. How well all the parts fit together is what matters.
Braid has some of the most simple graphics, but was incredibly well done, and is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful games I have ever played.
Maybe because I don't have a computer that can run even Crysis 1 well enough for it to be playable.Nathan Camarillo said:
Yeah this.digitaLbraVo said:
Cool stuff. Crysis is my favorite FPS for this gen, so yay for Crysis 2.
I'm kind of surprised at the amount of people bashing Crysis though. I mean, there's not a whole lot to FPS' in terms of gameplay anyway, so insane graphics becomes one of the major evaluation points for them.
Nah. RL is ugly. Totally last gen quality.Dannyboy1186 said:
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In all seriousness, even though that boast won't/can't hold up I'm still sure Crysis 2 will look absolutely amazing; However, spectacular graphics do not a great game make, young padawans, so I'm not going to hold my breath based on announcements over a game apparently primarily sold/hyped via the 'good looks' angle. Right now Pixel Junk Shooter is proving to me once more that when it comes to fun in games, graphics are definitely negligible.
In all seriousness, even though that boast won't/can't hold up I'm still sure Crysis 2 will look absolutely amazing; However, spectacular graphics do not a great game make, young padawans, so I'm not going to hold my breath based on announcements over a game apparently primarily sold/hyped via the 'good looks' angle. Right now Pixel Junk Shooter is proving to me once more that when it comes to fun in games, graphics are definitely negligible.
I dont think they've realised yet that not everyone is willing to spend £450 on a GTX480..
What they're basically developing is a lovely new benchmarking tool for all of the tech websites to start using now that Crysis has become (relatively) easily run.
What they're basically developing is a lovely new benchmarking tool for all of the tech websites to start using now that Crysis has become (relatively) easily run.
Joy. A push for graphics means more cut corners. Is it too much to ask for a bit more substance to shooters than just improved graphics?
Crysis is predator. First one in a jungle, then the second one in a city?
Invisible dude scaring the crap out of military types and killing them in interesting ways?
Awesome! the first crysis was more of a fun Korean murdering sim, and I hope for more of the same. I want to throw some **** off a skyscraper. And I will.
I don't care about story, because it was pretty useless in the first game beyond a reason to murder Koreans and stand on beaches, looking at the water and throwing crabs.
Invisible dude scaring the crap out of military types and killing them in interesting ways?
Awesome! the first crysis was more of a fun Korean murdering sim, and I hope for more of the same. I want to throw some **** off a skyscraper. And I will.
I don't care about story, because it was pretty useless in the first game beyond a reason to murder Koreans and stand on beaches, looking at the water and throwing crabs.
I hope I'm not off when I say that on home consoles I'd like to see this baby run in true 1080p so I can finally appreciate all the bones I laid out for my spiffy new TV.
I'm with you, the last two Crysis games were a blast!Arachon said: