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TheGamerBuzz: Crysis 2 Demo Impressions

TheGamerBuzz writes:
"I’ve been somewhat intrigued with Crytek’s upcoming first–person shooter. Ever since E3 last year, I’ve wondered how the game that sold thousands of graphics cards would fare on consoles. From the demo that was released yesterday, the answer is not good."

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nygamer284837d ago

i hated it at first,but after a few gameplays its pretty,but might be a rental for me

ABizzel14837d ago

I couldn't play it, because I couldn't change the controls to work for me. It looks great, and easily one of the best looking console games, but hopefully they give you fully customizable controls or else it's a no buy for me.

I just can deal with the how move and sprinting is. When it's on the same stick it doesn't work for me, and when I changed it to the Right stick it still didn't work, because I had to look around with the right stick while holding it down to sprint.

jdktech20104837d ago

how do you play every other shooter out there? I wasn't aware you could move the sprint button on consoles?

Not that I want to because it would totally ruin my play but just wondering

ABizzel14837d ago (Edited 4837d ago )

I like to be able to use the left stick to move, while pushing the right stick to run.

But in the demo, even after switching it you have to use the Left stick to move forward, then push the right stick to run, then move the right stick at the same time to turn corners. It's just awkward, and personally it doesn't work for me. The quick fix is to offer customizable controls, which I don't understand why every shooter doesn't do this by now.

I think the default controls have you use the left stick to move forward, while pushing the left stick to run, then using the right stick to turn, but that's even worse to me.

mightyboot4837d ago (Edited 4837d ago )

"Crytek shows little creativity with this demo and its multiplayer component. It has kill streaks at three, five, and seven intervals just like Call of Duty. It has the same load out and challenges for players to strive for as their grinding up levels. It even has the same ridiculous lag that the Call of Duty games are known for."

wow...that sounds incredibly bad.

Crysis will end up as an A(8/10) title like Far Cry 2 probably.

IHateYouFanboys4837d ago

the thing is though, that hes wrong.

yes you have kill streaks at 3-5-7 kills......but theyre not so much 'kill streaks' as 'kill the person and go over to their body and retrieve their dog tags streaks'. in order to get kill streaks you actually have to go to their body and get their dog tags, so players that just sit back and snipe etc wont be earning any kill streaks.

it also doesnt have the same load-outs and challenges as Call of Duty. i cant remember levelling up my invisibility cloak in COD, can you? i cant remember being able to make my shield ability use less energy in COD, can you? just because its got challenges for x amount of kills with gun y doesnt mean its copying call of duty lol. every multiplayer shooter has challenges like this, it provides longevity and replay value.

Crysis 2s gameplay is unique, and personally im loving it. so much strategy brought to it just through the shield/cloaking abilities.

mightyboot4837d ago (Edited 4837d ago )

But the "ridiculous lag" part got my attention you see cause i actually enjoy playing Far Cry 2 MP when there´s no lag on it if you know what i mean.

emitcowboys4837d ago

I respectfully disagree. I think the multiplayer is a major disappointment because Crytek chose to model their multiplayer too much after COD.

While upgrading my cloak and shield are different, it doesn't really matter as both are implemented very poorly.

Saying I'm wrong is incorrect, you "disagree" with me.

Seijoru4837d ago

So 90% of the preview articles are wrong? They all had problems with the multiplayer.

IHateYouFanboys4837d ago (Edited 4837d ago )

"I think the multiplayer is a major disappointment because Crytek chose to model their multiplayer too much after COD. "

how did they model it after COD though? just because a few people that hate crysis because it beats Killzone 3 in the graphics department criticize it and call it a COD clone doesnt actually mean its true.

so im asking you to please explain to us how it has been modelled after Call of Duty.

@Seijoru: "So 90% of the preview articles are wrong? They all had problems with the multiplayer."

well its not 90%, and none of the reputable ones have had major problems with it.

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Xfanboy4837d ago (Edited 4837d ago )

what does farcry 2 have to do with crysis??

S_C4837d ago

Dont know what youve been playing but there hasnt been 1 bit of lag with me

Winkle924837d ago (Edited 4837d ago )

You know, its very interesting to see others impressions. I was actually pretty disappointed with the demo (when I thought I would love it). Of course I just thought it was me with the lag but apparently not. Obviously this was just a demo but because of this I'm probably going to rent, then decide if I want to buy. I really want to like Crysis but at this point I'm kinda underwhelmed.

And also, it was really annoying that there was no tutorial or even explanation of the controls! I didnt know about picking up dog tags to get the kill streaks and it took a while to figure out all the button effects and combos. Wish they the developers had made that more clear...

And one more thing, cloak+sprint+instant melee kills= way overpowered. I found that was the easiest way to get a kill actually. Forget bullets. But thats just my two cents.

Olvipoika4837d ago

I will get this for singleplayer experiense in mind , mp looks kinda boring based what demo offers..........

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The Crysis Trilogy Joins EA Access Vault

Featuring the complete nanosuit experience, The Crysis Trilogy has now joined the EA Access vault as a title that's free for those that subscribe to the EA service on Xbox One consoles.

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Games1st1384d ago (Edited 1384d ago )

Just in time for those that got the month trial.

DrDeath1384d ago

Wait? There is more than one? lol

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Here are Star Wars The Force Unleashed, Crysis 2, RAGE & Resident Evil 2 Remake with Ray Tracing

YouTube’s members ‘Digital Dreams’ and ‘Jose cangrejo’ have shared some videos, showcasing Pascal Gilcher’s Reshade mod – which adds Ray Tracing/Path Tracing effects – in some really old games such as Star Wars The Force Unleashed, Crysis 2, RAGE and Resident Evil 6.

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traumadisaster1768d ago

I'm still learning how to look for the differences. At first I was focusing on shadows for some reason but I don't think that changes much, is it reflections that change?

rashada071768d ago (Edited 1768d ago )

It is supposed to be simulating how light actually works- so yes if light is reflecting off a surface accurately it should show reflection or an effect that matches what you are looking at in the environment. Next time you play a game look at a puddle of water there may be just a "baked" in texture that if you aren't paying attention seems like it is reflecting but it isn't. I would say though if the light is reflecting more accurately I would think that would give more accurate shadows as well.
I am still not 100% sold on it- it looks okay but I can't get over the hardware price jump for better reflections..

Taz X141768d ago

While games won't look immensely better, it opens up more possibilities overall. Understandably, the price jump is huge. But, that can be said for being at the forefront for any new technology. I'm currently using a 2080ti and while I've played a few games that enable it, the gpu also plays everything else incredibly well so it's not like you're buying this tech for ONLY that option. Enthusiasts will pay top dollar to check out the newest things, but this will eventually become an everyday consumer and by then they'll have optimized and become a lot cheaper.

warriorcase1767d ago

Ray/path tracing can be used how the developer wants it to be. Tracing can be used to calculate shadows/lighting, reflection and even audio, where audio waves are calculated on the bounce off material types to simulate enviroment and echos accuratly.

Should also keep in mind that this ray/path tracing system is different and less accurate option from Nvidias RTX branded type. McFly's is a reshade that layers over the top of the game and therefor the quality will vary drastically. For example you can see nice reflection in the Star Wars demo here but it then introduces colour clipping with the light saber. On a video of GTA 5 for example it was incorrectly projecting a reflection of a red car onto the road which caused a very faint red glow on the ground around the car.

If you want to see a good example of a game developed with ray tracing reflection and lighting in mind then you could look up the youtube video of "Control - Exclusive E3 RTX GAMEPLAY Trailer".

DigitallyAfflicted1768d ago

It supposed to add more realistic light Not actually more light effects and explosions

traumadisaster1768d ago

I hate to say it but I’m fine with fake lights, shadows, reflections. I just kind of like the effect, it’s also great it saves resources for other things.

I’ve been checking out some original Xbox games on x360/x1x and the engine has fake light streaming in through a stained glass window, and I love it even though I know it’s not real time lighting. Heck it even shifts as I move about.

I’ve about convinced my self rt and hdr just doesn’t work for me. Before hdr I would even complain damn why are the headlights killing me they are so bright.

I notice most frame rate, then jaggies, then resolution; with the last two interchangeable depending.

Other day watched an enthusiast rave over 4k and the poor guy was in 1080p. I played the same game the night before and thought wow this is clean, I wonder if it’s 4k, but knew differently and I thought wow even resolution is not always important. The next day he apologized and was surprised he could be fooled.

RaidenBlack1768d ago

EA should have released the Crysis Trilogy Remaster for this gen.

FGHFGHFGH1763d ago

How come the lightsabers don't give off any light? Even in the EA star wars game the guy uses it to light up a dark cave. I guess if it is using frostbite it will support rtx cards.

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Jum Jum from Unleashthegamer writes: We gathered the best real setting games we could think of if you’re looking for something in a familiar location to soothe your thirst for real-world games.

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