Preview: Crysis 2 Blowing Up Consoles in New York City
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Wow... I am actually impressed. Crysis was just a pretty game to look at, had really nothing else that was notable about it. This... THIS looks like it will be something.
How the heck they made THAT work consoles, I have no idea, but they seamed to also added a lot of MUCH needed substance to both the combat and the story. Sure, it is slightly cliche'd, but it was VERY effective. Let's hope they can translate the emotions from that trailer to the game.
It will be also nice to play a game set in New York that the players goal is to protect the city and NOT to blast the ever loving %#$& out everything in sight (I.E. 99% of sandbox games ever).
How the heck they made THAT work consoles, I have no idea, but they seamed to also added a lot of MUCH needed substance to both the combat and the story. Sure, it is slightly cliche'd, but it was VERY effective. Let's hope they can translate the emotions from that trailer to the game.
It will be also nice to play a game set in New York that the players goal is to protect the city and NOT to blast the ever loving %#$& out everything in sight (I.E. 99% of sandbox games ever).
I'm fine with it being in new york as long as crytek remembers how the first game ended with you going back to the island for prophet. If the beginning of crysis 2 just replays the ending and says years later and you are just in new york with no explanation or cutscene explaining, 1. I will not play it no matter how good it is, 2. crytek is going to get a very angry email explaining the meaning of continuity. Heck, i'd be fine with a short cutscene or prologue then a years later thing happening as long as they do something.
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I wish people would stop having choppers fly so damn low, if your worried about ambushes then dont fly at 50 fucking feet, a chopper isnt tied to the ground, it can fly higher then that
just a quick comment in defense of americans. People outside of america dont really realize how safe and comfy we americans were before 9/11. we heard about the subway and bus bombings in england and the fighting in the middle east but that was literally half a world away to us. we were safe inside of our little bubble until 9/11 brought us up to pace with the rest of the world as far as terrorism is concerned. we were shaken because were basically taught in school and through the media that america is untouchable and up to that point alot of americans thought this to be true.
im not saying that america has suffered more than (insert country here) or that the government knew about impending attacks or not (all the evidence is incredibly biased either way) im just trying to put things into perspective.
im not saying that america has suffered more than (insert country here) or that the government knew about impending attacks or not (all the evidence is incredibly biased either way) im just trying to put things into perspective.
Hey guy in super suit, you might want to turn around because your friends are being murdered and you're being emo.
Looks neat, then again this is a video and not in game, hopefully it has better driving than the first. I'd rather see gameplay rather than a super soldier pouting over a photo, because lets be honest Crysis=/=Story.
Looks neat, then again this is a video and not in game, hopefully it has better driving than the first. I'd rather see gameplay rather than a super soldier pouting over a photo, because lets be honest Crysis=/=Story.
You were specifically talking about new york city and not the rest of the state in your last post. Thats like saying the battle of Passchendaele took place in Brugges because they are both in West-Vlaanderen. I looked over all the things you mentioned and you seem to be confused by what's a promotional image and an ingame screenshot.Sh0ckFyre said:
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This is a promotional image. Note how the shadows have a much higher resolution then what the game supports, there is depth of field that isn't ingame, the car is launched up by an explosion, which doesn't happen ingame and nomad is in a pose that he can't take ingame. And since this picture isn't taken from nomad's perspective, we can assume that it's multiplayer, which doesn't support the physics for blowing up the fence behind the car. Tl:dr version: It's fake. Until we have a screenshot fro a third party for comparison, you can't rely on the official material. And your video is staged as well. Most of it isn't even ingame, as can be seen by the lack of an UI or the camera which is very clearly not attached to a character for the most part. Also, look a bit more closely at the "real time lighting" part. Notice how the shadows update at roughly half the fps as the rest of the scene and the fire are very clearly not light sources, which was one of the complaints mentioned in my video.
This is a promotional image. Note how the shadows have a much higher resolution then what the game supports, there is depth of field that isn't ingame, the car is launched up by an explosion, which doesn't happen ingame and nomad is in a pose that he can't take ingame. And since this picture isn't taken from nomad's perspective, we can assume that it's multiplayer, which doesn't support the physics for blowing up the fence behind the car. Tl:dr version: It's fake. Until we have a screenshot fro a third party for comparison, you can't rely on the official material. And your video is staged as well. Most of it isn't even ingame, as can be seen by the lack of an UI or the camera which is very clearly not attached to a character for the most part. Also, look a bit more closely at the "real time lighting" part. Notice how the shadows update at roughly half the fps as the rest of the scene and the fire are very clearly not light sources, which was one of the complaints mentioned in my video.
The 360 screenshots look horrible, I'm sorry to say it, but they do. Jaggies everywhere and odd textures. The game is built upon using a powerful rig to run it, utilising every graphical enhancement available while the 360 just doesn't have the ability to run it too well. Though, I've been corrupted by /v/ so not entirely sure what to think of it.
Also, does Tessellation work on a 360?
Also, does Tessellation work on a 360?
New York? Again? Can't developers pick (on) another city for a change?
Is it really too much to ask to be able to, for example, fuck shit up in a European city outside of a WW2 game?
Is it really too much to ask to be able to, for example, fuck shit up in a European city outside of a WW2 game?
I was talking about the developers. They should blow up the statue, at least in a cutscene.Quiet Stranger said:
But that doesn't matter because this shooter looks so generic and standardized I'd say "yes, this is the kind of game where you can blow up stuff".
I beg your pardon?Mcface said:
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Please tell me how that video is staged. Do you know how many videos, tech demos, and promotional in-game materials represent the finished product, sans the UI? That one out-of-body shot where it shows characters avoiding gunfire and taking gunfire, is to show off the AI. And granted the shadows update at half the frame rate, its showing how the lighting is done in real time.
Also, your promotional image is from the first game, which also lacks the sunshine/god rays, and it looks like the texture resolution on the road could be a little bit better. The fact is that its from 2006/2007 which renders it invalid.
Also, your promotional image is from the first game, which also lacks the sunshine/god rays, and it looks like the texture resolution on the road could be a little bit better. The fact is that its from 2006/2007 which renders it invalid.
I'm pumped as hell for Crysis 2, I played the first (I never heard my computer get so loud before in my life......but oddly enough the game's performance was really good lol)....however I totally am going to take advantage of the console availability (probably PS3.....I loves me realistic looking games on that mofo.....and it would be nice to give my xbox a break (esp with Red Dead Redemption Alan Wake and such coming out it is going to be chugging away like a mofo)).....sorry went off track......but yeah woot Crysis 2.......woot not having to gently massage my pc and give it water bottles and hugs
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regarding never having a World War in the US' backyard, he means a full out War being fought on our soil with devastation equal to WWI (France was completely decimated and economically fudged (even with the money and land they pumped out of Germany)) WWII Russia, Germany, France and China all had the worst of the war on their soil and it took many years for them to rebuild. Pearl Harbor and 9/11 were just attacks on our soil, not an actual invasion/battle we had to fend off. The War of 1812 was the last foreign war we had to actually defend our states from a foreign invader (the last one with land we actually owned....there were cases after with our territory)
sorry the history buff in me got out
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regarding never having a World War in the US' backyard, he means a full out War being fought on our soil with devastation equal to WWI (France was completely decimated and economically fudged (even with the money and land they pumped out of Germany)) WWII Russia, Germany, France and China all had the worst of the war on their soil and it took many years for them to rebuild. Pearl Harbor and 9/11 were just attacks on our soil, not an actual invasion/battle we had to fend off. The War of 1812 was the last foreign war we had to actually defend our states from a foreign invader (the last one with land we actually owned....there were cases after with our territory)
sorry the history buff in me got out
It looks nice. Personally don't care about the graphics, but the Crytek 3 sounds impressive I guess.
Since my computer is functionally retarded I'm glad this is coming out on 360.
I won't have to drive all the way out to some prick's house just to play it like I did the first one...
Since my computer is functionally retarded I'm glad this is coming out on 360.
I won't have to drive all the way out to some prick's house just to play it like I did the first one...
Do you really want to compare one military base with the devastation brought to Warsaw, Dresden, Rotterdam, Coventry, Budapest, Liverpool, Prague, Vienna, etc, not to mention the obvious ones like Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Berlin, London, Paris, etc? The list could go on, but is there really a comparison to be made? Events like Pearl Harbor and 9/11 are tragic, yes, but they are a tad blown out of proportion simply because they represent disruptions to the American notion of homeland inviolability. But in truth, both in territory and military and specially civilian losses, americans are lucky for not knowing what devastation really means.Echo136 said:Did you forget Pearl Harbor?aemroth said:I'm a PC fanboy, and i'm not bitching, it's not my country, and i have no idea what attacks are you talking about, as the US never suffered a World War in their own territory. So: lolwut?Sh0ckFyre said:
This said, i have no problem with Crytek choosing New York, it truly is an iconic city, and an appropriate setting. And i look forward to seeing where they go with it. I was just pointing out what i felt was an historically incorrect sentence.