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Can Crysis 2 out Halo, Halo this Fall?

Sarcastic Gamer visits NYC to check out the debut of Crysis 2 and lays out the details of EA and Crytek's upcoming blockbuster. After laying out the facts, they ask the question of whether it will be big enough to take on Halo: Reach?

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Edo4115128d ago WhoDisagree(0)Agree(0)
Gradient5129d ago

Everything else, depends on EAs investment in review swag.

EVILDEAD3605129d ago

HALO REACH is the ONLY Halo killer in existence..period..

Crysis 2 is a Crysis Killer..period..

Halo Reach will finally overturn Halo 3's 4-player campaign..which wasnt the best in the series..and finally take on a multiplayer system that simply has not been topped this generation.

When the frenzy for Reach peaks in September..please revisit this article and try to keep a straight face.

Here's to hoping Crysis 2 will be another great addition to the console FPS world..but it won't topple the king

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MAR-TYR-DOM5129d ago

Crysis 2 has potential, at this level, graphics dont matter, i will be looking for good gameplay and awesome online. For crysis especially, i'll wait a few months after release to buy the game, i dont want to repeat a MW2 mistake ever again.

Fanb0y5129d ago

OH SHIAT, HERE COMES THE HALO KILLER!

And it's another Halo. Crysis can't top its sales. Probably will never top it in replay value either. People will not be playing Crysis 2 for longer than 2 months - but that's just my educated guess.

I won't purchase Crysis 2, simply because of the lack of replayability from the first game. Sure, there were multiple ways to your objectives, but the gameplay didn't feel quite deep enough.

Believe it or not, I believe Halo Reach will have deeper shooting mechanics than Crysis 2.
-Armor abilities. I won't go all over them, but they will change gameplay.
-Whole new depth to close quarters combat. Now, bullets and melee hits won't damage through shields until they pop. Players have to time them well.
-Blooming reticule, but that's in a lot of games
-Shield vs health, plasma vs bullets

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Blaze9295129d ago

Seeing as a majority of gamers couldn't even experience Crisis 1 I doubt it could even phase the Resistance series yet alone the Halo juggernaut. Crysis is just eye candy - the story sucks ass and EA/Crytek know that damn well which is why they are bringing Richard Morgan in for Crysis 2.

But the simple answer, no. Crysis can't do anything to Halo except people see a graphical difference.

xTruthx5129d ago

Probably graphically but thats not y we buy games, anyways the title made me lol because it wont, at least on its first try it wont.

-Alpha5129d ago

"Probably graphically but thats not y we buy games"

Tell that to this generation's ignorant fanboys who judge everything ON DA GRAFIX!

Crysis wont kill Halo but FFS, why does it have to? This is what tarnished Killzone's legacy. People just had to jealously compare it to Halo and claim it was going to "kill" it. Ludicrous.

xTruthx5129d ago

@Alpha-Male22

Every fanboy needs something to hold an argument with

If 360 was leading in visuals, 360 fanboys would be using that.

Every 1 will use something thee can use to try and make their system of preference look better.

sid4gamerfreak5129d ago

THEY ARE DIFFERENT GAMES CATERING TO DIFFERENT AUDIENCES!!!!!!!!!!!!

so pls, stop comparing them and saying which one will top the other in sales.

Inside_out5128d ago (Edited 5128d ago )

Halo Reach will break the sales record on the 360...Nothing this year will match it...Everything I've seen from Crysis looks average at best...Halo is untouchable as long as Bungie is behind the wheel...All the Halo games have been fantastic IMO and judging from all the vids/blogs/trailers Reach will be amazing...

Crysis trailer was average if not below average for this gen...Completely coping Gears trailer right down to the music from yrs ago, thought locust were gonna come out of that building...lol...looked like Xbox 1 and the screens they just released look pretty bad...check them out for yourselves...The PC version looks amazing with stunning animations...still...this year in gaming on the consoles gonna be hard to beat...

Developers have to make decisions on where to concentrate their resources when making a game...Bungie knows this and while improving the graphics, they spent just as much time maximizing the game play and AI...Bungie always delivers excellent single player GAMEPLAY as well as some of the best multi player out there...Watch the Reach trailers and developer diaries...Reach the biggest Halo game Bungie has ever attempted to make...Huge levels with many intelligent AI and vehicles running around, all in game with minimal cut scenes...Nothing like it...EVERY gamer out there should have a chance to play it...Gonna be EPIC....

jut4205128d ago

The thing I find people (including myself) like most about Halo is the Halo universe. Maybe Crysis will have better graphics or gameplay or multiplayer or all of them, but none of that will matter because a lot of fans of Halo are just fans of everything Halo. A suprising number of people I know who like Halo read all the Halo books and just love the universe. That's something you can never take away from Halo, is how awesome the Halo universe is. I don't think anything will kill Halo, unless they totally F up the franchise and make a lame spin-off. Games may become as big as Halo, but they will never kill off Halo, not for some time at least.

Hanif-8765128d ago (Edited 5128d ago )

Only Gran Turismo 5 have a chance to outsell Halo Reach and the possibility of that is still debatable. Xbox360 fans will buy anything with Halo on there, i'm sure its probably gonna sell 5 million within the first week sales. However, i'm going for Gran Turismo 5 because its simply the definitive racing simulator on the planet coming fall 2010.

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Fishy Fingers5129d ago (Edited 5129d ago )

In sales, hype and publicity, not a chance. In everything else (stuff that actually matters) I dont see why not.

They'd be hard pushed to bet Bungie when it comes to multiplayer though. I'm not a big Halo fan/player but they do what their fans want and they do it well. Crysis Wars, wasnt that great, so hopefully they've worked on that.

GodGinrai5129d ago

never played crysis (I dont game on pc) but in terms of multiplayer aspects...it takes alot of doing to beat halo`s mp ( which i still play and will continue playing until reach beta arrives next month!). crysis looked awsome but i dont hear any pc owners banging on about how much fun it is...and thats saying something considering its supposed to be PC gamings trump card. Atleast with reach ill know next month if its gonna be good. crysis2 is a dark horse...just have to wait to find out, but man ,it sure is a looker!...if there are any gamers who have play both crysis and halo3 speak up ....i want to hear some constructive stuff from ya`ll.

Chris_TC5128d ago

All you people who have never played Crysis: stop commenting on its gameplay and reducing it to its graphics.

Even if you've never played the game, you could at least check out Wikipedia and open your eyes to how well it was received:

<<Crysis was awarded a 98% in the PC Gamer U.S. Holiday 2007 issue, making it one of the highest rated games ever in PC Gamer, tying with Half-Life 2 and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri.[22] The UK edition of the magazine awarded the game 92%, describing the game as "A spectacular and beautiful sci-fi epic." GameSpot awarded Crysis a score of 9.5 out of 10, describing it as "easily one of the greatest shooters ever made."[39] GameSpy gave it a 4.5 out of 5 stating that the suit powers were fun but also criticizing the multiplayer portion of the game for not having a team deathmatch.[40] X-Play gave it a 3 out of 5 on its "Holiday Buyer's Guide" special episode, praising the graphics and physics, but criticized the steep hardware requirements as well as stating that the game is overhyped with average gameplay.[43] GamePro honored Crysis with a score of 4.75 out of 5, saying it was "a great step forward for PC gaming," but criticized the steep hardware requirements.[38] IGN awarded it a 9.4 out of 10, hailing it as "one of the more entertaining ballistic showdowns in quite some time."[21]>>

GodGinrai5128d ago

"All you people who have never played Crysis: stop commenting on its gameplay and reducing it to its graphics."

?....At no point in my statement did i say anything negative about crysis. i mereley spoke on what i have seen...and i have only seen it never played it so i never commented on its gameplay. i just spoke on what i excpect of halo`s gameplay..based o the fact that i have played all halo games.And i was on the halo 3 beta .And i will be playing the Reach beta in just a few weeks...

"Even if you've never played the game, you could at least check out Wikipedia and open your eyes to how well it was received"

I asked for the opinions of you guys NOT the reviews ,but thanks for the effort all the same :) i couldnt be bothered to look it up!

Solidus187-SCMilk5129d ago

this guy seems like hes a Halo hater and a crysis fanboy. He doesnt even say anything about reach other than when he says it wont be as good a crysis 2. Why not just do a crysis 2 preview since you mention NOTHING about Reach.

Why cant people like more than one game at a time.

I dont think that crysis will have as roubust a multilayer mode as reach but I think it will still be great.

Crysis is also gonna have to battle with the new COD game that a TON of people will surley play too.

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED245d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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10 Best Lore-Rich Video Games

Talented writers can build worlds that are as wondrous as real-life. Here are the best lore-rich video games for you to get immersed in.

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shinoff2183481d ago

How'd fallout not make the list. Atleast over cyberpunk, tales , and halo. Fallout been around since what 96 98 and has 5 6 games into it. It's full of lore when you play it. I'd even add star ocean to a point.

robtion479d ago

Agree Fallout should be on there.

MadLad480d ago

And somehow Planescape Torment doesn't even make the list.

Crows90480d ago

Hollow knight surpasses these.

shinoff2183480d ago

In lore? I must be missing something

Crows90480d ago (Edited 480d ago )

Yes in lore. Easily missed... absolutely. Never played a game that had me loving the world and lore behind it as much as that one. Most of course wouldn't be able to experience it since it is a more difficult game.

DarXyde479d ago

I can't speak for all titles on this list, but by the time you get to Dark Souls III, the lore is a bloody tapestry of intricacy

Crows90479d ago

Played them all. Im not saying the games on the list dont have good lore...I just think hollow knight had more lore that is hidden but present and more easily explored and accessed. The souls games have tremendous lore but theyre mostly hidden and stay that way unless you look for it and research it. The lore is not very accessible.

DarXyde479d ago

Crows90,

I think that's a somewhat fair assessment. For me, the Souls games are less upfront about the lore, but it does invite your fascination through NPCs, items, locations, bosses, etc. There's this kind of natural progression where the picture becomes just clear enough by doing the essential tasks, but it really makes you want to explore every inch of the world.

TheColbertinator479d ago

Suikoden and Legend of Heroes also have massive lore setups.

agent13479d ago

narration is more important than lore i'd rather watch the story and characters in a more cinematic way instead of searching for notes and stuff that's why i love sony exclusive games like uncharted and gow and hate from software games

shinoff2183479d ago

The article was top ten lore in video games. I think they did a bad job picking games out. I know what you mean though. I just like a variety of games and genres.

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Halo’s best Bungie campaign has its worst feature fixed after 12 years

Halo’s best ever campaign mode developed by Bungie has had its most annoying feature fixed after more than a decade, making the sci-fi FPS game better than ever

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SullysCigar565d ago

Awesome news - so can we look forward to playing Halo: Infinite with no online issues circa 2033?

just_looken564d ago

"You can download the improved Reach AI mod at Mod DB" This was a mod 343 did nothing so the online will be fixed in our dreams.

SullysCigar564d ago

Par for the course with 343.

Profchaos564d ago

They did say they had a 10 year plan for infinite we just all assumed it would be DLC could of been a 10 year netcode rollout.

But seriously this is a mod the community won't be able to modify infinite in the same way

Cikatriz_ESP564d ago

Combat Evolved was the best campaign, and it's not even close.

just_looken564d ago

You should have tried this version of reach when it first came out remastered for a year there was no sound because 343 could not locate the sound files.

It was a special challenge.

badz149564d ago

more like the bunch at 343i are simply mentally challenged

ACEMANWISE564d ago

Well I guess 12 years is faster than most fixes. I guess this is a cheap way to "remaster" something nowadays.....by just fixing something that used to always be broken.

zidane1341564d ago

Did you even read the article? This is a mod to improve AI from back almost 2 gens ago. Nobody is claiming this is remastering anything. Yeesh.

Crows90564d ago

Halo is dead. Microsoft has other shooter franchises it cares more about now. 343 are no longer Xbox golden studio. They are likely to shift things around or even close it all together and give the IP to someone else.

343i decided to pummel the IP into the ground...and when they see it didn't quite look like Glenn's face they decided to just keep on pummeling. Not sure if Glenn is the IP or the fanbase in this case though.

Profchaos564d ago

343 were never the golden studio they were a hastily thrown together b team when bungie said we want to do something else cya

Crows90564d ago

Well ...I didn't want to say it but I agree. Makes you wonder why Microsoft gave them the IP and didn't keep Bungie or any of the talent they acquired from any studio.

CobraKai564d ago

“ Halo Infinite, Halo 3, or Halo: Combat Evolved. It’s hard to say which of the sci-fi FPS games offers the best experience all round.”
He lost me with Halo Infinite.

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