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Crysis vs. Crysis 2 - Graphics & Mods

Here's a comparison of the graphics from Crytek's popular first-person shooter games, Crysis and Crysis 2.

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Hozi4484d ago

Why didn't you do the video comparison like the Ninja Gaiden one recently? both games side by side soe we can see clearly which one stands out more.

BiggCMan4484d ago

Yea it would be a better comparison. But I can tell you now that Crysis is a bigger technical achievement than Crysis 2. While Crysis 2 looks better at face value, it's really linear, not much destruction and physics etc.. In Crysis, this massive island is at your disposable, it's your playground, you can destroy anything, and every single piece of foliage has physics on it. And with mods, the game still to this day has not been matched in visuals.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

jozzah4484d ago

There are plenty of things you can't destroy in the original Crysis....

Tachyon_Nova4484d ago

Agree with Jozzah, you cant even damage concrete walls/pillars in the original but you can in C2

TechTimeToday4483d ago

I agree. While the graphics on Crysis 2 are better, the scope of the game shrank drastically, which I attribute mostly to the need for it to be ported over to consoles.

ATi_Elite4484d ago

1. Why was the video so dark?

2. That was not Crysis running on Enthusiast or MAX settings

3. That was not Crysis 2 running in DX11 mode.

4. Crysis running on Enthusiast or max settings looks better than Crysis 2 DX11.

Orpheus4484d ago (Edited 4484d ago )

Crytek says Cryengine 3 is 2 times more efficient. Considering they said the truth , Crysis 2 with all the bells and whistles enabled runs similar to Crysis on equivalent hardware which means Crysis 2 is 2 times better in graphics than Crysis (?)

Well that is considering Crytek said the truth.

Best card at the time of Crysis = 8800GTX in tri sli
Best card at the time of Crysis 2 = 480 GTX in quad sli

Ability of hardware grew around 4-6 times , graphics of Crysis 2 from Crysis jumped by a factor of 2 (( ??? did it ?))

In summary Crytek sold out !!!!

I will get a few disagrees for saying the truth :-)

TechTimeToday4483d ago

I agree completely. With the optimizations Crytek made in Cryengine 3, they had the ability to make a game that would completely blow everything away in terms of graphical achievement. However, they decided to make it for consoles as well, which limited what they could do on the PC.

TechTimeToday4483d ago

1. I recorded the first level of both Crysis 1 & 2. They both happened to be fairly dark levels.

2. Crysis was completely maxed out, with tons of mods on top of it.

3. Crysis 2 was indeed running with DirectX 11 enabled, plus the BlackFire Mod 2.0 and MaldoHD Texture pack.

4. It's debatable, but I can definitely see why you'd choose Crysis over Crysis 2.

ATi_Elite4483d ago

I have 2 Gigabyte GTX560ti's clocked at 1000mhz each along side a Core i5 2500K clocked over 4Ghz with 8GB DDR3 1333 and i can run Crysis and Crysis 2 DX11 both MAXXED out.

Crysis looks better than that as the game maxed out is photo realistic and looks better than Crysis 2!
Crysis 2 DX11 is Nice and has nice Tessellation!
Crysis with the reality mod is THE BEST and crushes Crysis 2 DX11 with ease!

Sorry but your not telling the truth. the second Crysis clip was at broad day light (but your video was dark) and you couldn't see the footprints in the sand plus the annoying lack of detail and the rocks popping up so that right there proves Low settings not too mention the lack of AA.

Crysis 2 clips had no Tessellation and were the common DX9 clips shown all over the place. I think you just ripped these clips from the Internet.

Crytek sold out for the consoles and C2 sucks. Crysis and Farcry PC are still the only things Crytek have done that are great.

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Can You Run Crysis In VR? You Can, Thanks To A New Mod

A Crysis VR mod is now available for download, allowing users to experience the first entry in the series in VR

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Rynxie383d ago (Edited 383d ago )

No one cares. The whole can it run Crysis is old, dead and stupid. It's also irrelevant, considering only less than one percent of pc owners, own a high-end PC. Second, I believe Crysis wasn't even optimized properly.

TheColbertinator383d ago

Crysis blew my mind back then and still kinda does.

bunt-custardly383d ago

Let's hope the modders can get the other Crysis games working in VR as they use the same Cryengine.

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10 Old Games With Outstanding Graphics

GF365: "There are some games with extraordinary visuals that impress us to this day. Here are old games with outstanding graphics."

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ShwaaMan455d ago

Bioshock still looks fantastic, one of my all time favorites.

Yui_Suzumiya454d ago

Beyond: Two Souls on PS3 can compete with modern day graphics.

SonyStyled454d ago (Edited 454d ago )

Same as Killzone 2 and 3, uncharted 2 and 3, Infamous 2, Heavy Rain, Resistance 3

jasonismoney454d ago

I wish this was entirely true, but you might want to load up Killzone 2 and Resistance 3 again.

SonyStyled454d ago

@jason I watched some gameplay videos of KZ2 and R3 on my full screen. They are on par or succeed graphically to the first person shooters mentioned in the article that also launched on the seventh generation of consoles. Try the same and see what you think

cthulhucultist454d ago

Killzone 3 was super impressive! I could not believe the graphics back then as I was regularly pausing the game to stand in awe looking at the surroundings! Resistance however did not impress me that much. Heavy rain is also another amazing graphically speaking game. It almost felt next gen

Fist4achin454d ago

I always thought the first 3 Gears of War games looked great and still hold up for today.

SonyStyled454d ago

They did for their day. I recently played gears judgement with on the 360 and the draw distance was so blurry. The characters up close look great though

JEECE454d ago

Far Cry 2 was awesome. In addition to having demonstrably better physics and AI than later games in the series, it had a lot of design decisions that, criticized at the time, have since been praised in games like BOTW and Dark Souls.

iNcRiMiNaTi454d ago

It might not be super amazing by today's standard but I thought Mgs3 looked really good

JEECE454d ago

In terms of art style it still holds up.

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Can It Run Crysis? The Only Steam Deck Question That Matters

Digital Foundry: "When Alex Battaglia got his hands on a Steam Deck, this was inevitable, right? So can the Steam Deck really run Crysis? And if so, what type of optimised settings produce the best performance? What's the best balance of features and battery life... and what about 60fps?"

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