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Crysis vs Far Cry – What the Hell happened?

It’s easy to forget that just over ten years ago, with Crysis and Far Cry 2 having just been announced, the current status quo would not have been the one most people predicted.

GUTZnPAPERCUTZ2587d ago

I remember the first time playing Far Cry on my friends dads bad ass Alienware PC, it was amazing and jaw dropping, especially since I was used to Halo CE lol. Then came Crysis, which was another jaw dropping game (even to this day) and he could run it maxed out on his newer rig. I enjoyed Crysis 1 and 2 a lot, both were very different but i thought 2 was a solid game even if more linear, the story was more engaging imo.

Far Cry 3 is in my top 5 favorite games along with Skyrim, The Witcher 3, Zelda Ocarina of Time and Battlefield Bad Company 2. FC4 was pretty much a more fleshed out (Game mechanics wise) version of 3 while not being as memorable. Primal I thought was going to be garbage so I skipped it until 2 months ago when it was free. It is actually pretty good but no where near what FC3 delivered and slightly worse than 4. FC5 so far is AMAZING and I love the scenery change to rural America and all the subtle detail like the way the rivers flow and natuarlly carve out bancks due to bends and elevation, the grass density is drastically improved and micro foliage like hair moss makes everything look more realistic and the Fresh water spring pumping out of the earth with the natural blue hue is pleasing to see. Enjoying it so far!

yeahokwhatever2587d ago

Primal is my favorite in the series. I just started playing 5. I'm enjoying it so far. It might be my new favorite.

Profchaos2587d ago

Crytek always sucked at storytelling that's what happened

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Can you run Crysis in VR? Crysis VR Mod Available for Download

Holger Frydrych has just released a cool VR Mod for the 2007 version of Crytek's first-person shooter, Crysis.

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PrinceOfAnger94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

Playing it right now looks amazing! :D
so much fun, i hope they make a vr mod for crysis 2 / 3 too!

DivineHand12593d ago

This is amazing. This is the direction VR should go in to boost adoption. Since I have beaten every Crysis except 1, this is now a good excuse to correct that problem.

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Crytek Wanted Crysis To Be "Future-Proof"

According to Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli, "I want[ed] to make sure Crysis does not age, that [it] is future proofed, meaning that if I played it three years from now, it should look better than today." Yerli and the team designed Crysis' highest graphical settings for the PC hardware of 2010 and beyond.

While Crytek has officially announced Crysis 4 is in development, nothing new has surfaced. For now, gamers' only way to scratch that itch is to play the Crysis Remastered Trilogy available on PC and consoles.

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RaidenBlack98d ago

OG 2007 Crysis (not the remastered weirdo), is & will forever be a legend amongst the PC community.

PrinceOfAnger98d ago

This video will always be impressive to me, even for years to come. Some things here are better than games we have today, OG crysis is the best version!

https://youtu.be/SVg63_aNr-...

RaidenBlack98d ago

OG Crysis physics, man ... amazing! Thanks for the reminder!

PrinceOfAnger97d ago (Edited 97d ago )

Looks really nice with VR mod too

FinalFantasyFanatic97d ago

I'm still shocked that it looks as good as it does today, puts some modern games to shame.

Profchaos96d ago

I thought the remaster was fine tbh some rough edges at launch but after some patches it's decent

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isarai98d ago

I mean the lighting and physics still hold up extremely well. I still revisit it from time to time.

RedDeadLB97d ago

That CPU performance thing is preventing it.

isarai96d ago

Yeah unfortunately Crystek's decision to bet on the linear progression of clock speed in CPUs was derailed by the unforseen shift towards multicore CPUs. It just wasn't built with that in mind because that wasn't even in the conversation at the moment

DivineHand12597d ago

I remember when I tried to play Crysis with my Intel Pentium Dual core E2200 @2.2GHz , 4GB ram and GeForce 9400gt. I was a kid back then and that was the best I could do. I would get about 15 to 20 fps. When I over clocked the CPU to 2.8GHz I would get about 40fps. The experience wasn't good at all and it was the only PC game I could not run back then unless and put the settings on low. At that point the game went from cutting edge graphics to PS2 graphics. To this day I haven't completed the OG Crysis. I was able to complete Crysis 2 and 3 after building a new PC when I got my first job.

HyperMoused97d ago

Never played it, worth a try you think?

Profchaos96d ago (Edited 96d ago )

Worth a try just because it's the only game that lets you pick up a turtle on the beach and throw it at enemy soldiers that should have been a back of the box feature.

But nah seriously unless you're nostalgic for it I'm not sure if it will hold up

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Crytek went so overboard on the Crysis tech and sent devs to photograph leaves in Haiti

"The shader work that came out of this was mind-blowing at times."

RaidenBlack110d ago

Amazing, often misunderstood
The dumb AI was deliberate, so that the players can explore and experiment with the world and all the features.

vTuro24109d ago

It really is. Most people only remember it for its graphics but the gameplay was equally amazing.

RaidenBlack110d ago

Hope they try to pour nearly same amount of dedication to the new Crysis 4

DefenderOfDoom2110d ago

Well worth the extra work ! I enjoyed all 3 Crisis games and would also love a new one .

JunonZanon110d ago (Edited 110d ago )

Still wish game development was overall this passionate and minutious about their projects. Obviously, there are still some great studios as exceptions.

LikAChicken109d ago

I’ll never forget Far Cry 2 and the amount of details they packed in.

Yea there were some issues with the gameplay loop and the sickness aspect but you could tell they really tried to nail details.

DivineHand125109d ago

I haven't beaten the first Crysis but I did play Crysis 2 and Crysis 3. I know some PC players were annoyed by the last 2 games being developed with consoles in mind but I believe it was an improvement. I had a great time with Crysis 3 to the point where I believe it was too short.