First Crysis 2 PS3 Footage

TSA: The first PS3 gameplay footage of Crysis 2 has surfaced and it’s pretty shiny. Crytek said last year that there were ‘no ports’ for Crysis 2, all versions are developed simultaneously and this PlayStation footage looks at least the equal of anything else we’ve seen on the 360.

[awiseman]

You can thank the friendly folks over at EGAY for hiding the ps3 footage..when their is clearly nothing wrong with it. Its not Crytek's fault!

PS3 demo confirmed as well.

Edit: looks like the fanboys have arrived to start saying that this looks like crap, SMW below can vouch for me. kerrak was right on point unfortuntely. -_-

[deadpoole]

Now Im not saying this game looks crap ... but texture popups and dull visuals is just killin this game. I dont get it ... why Killzone 3 is sooo graphically superior and crisp unlike this.

But then again Crysis 2 was always meant to be for PC gamers. I believe Crytek showed mercy and threw in console versions for gamers, just to show what Crysis is all about.

Crysis always required beefed up rig worth $$$ ... but what makes me wonder, if Guerilla Games (Killzone 3) is able to squeeze that awesome graphics from PS3 time freeze snapshot hardware ... and if Crytek can't do that and Crysis 2 require really high spec pc to get same level of visuals of Killzone 3... means that their 3D rendering engine programmin code isn't efficient/refined/optimized enough.

[dragonelite]

Killzone has a lot of faked lighting effects like godray and stuff while Crysis 2 does it all in realtime.

But still you have to wonder if it wasn't sony that kept the crysis 2 ps 3 version footage under control because of fair people would go for Crysis 2 instead of killzone 3.

[RBLAZE1988]

hey guess what killzone 3 has massive pop in also. I noticed it even in killzone 2. I noticed shadow pop in also. Stop trying to down play this game. It's coming out next month why can't you just let it come out without bringing up other games all the time. I have killzone 3 and love it but I don't go around calling every other game shit. It's not the holy grail. It's a really really good looking game and in some aspects better but in some aspects it won't be better than Crysis 2 and you're just going to have to face that fact.

[Paradicia]

You're merely judging both games on the merits of visual first impression(shock factor). KZ3 just hasn't got the scale and vertical gameplay present in crysis 2.

You just have to look at the video in the header to see how diverse and vertical the traversal aspect of crysis is. In the video when the player is ambushed, he climbs near 200 feet to snipe from above, returns fire, cloaks, power stomps off the ledge only to flank around and surprise the aliens.

That kinda gameplay is just not available in KZ3. It's a more grounded experience - door to door firefights, which enables more processing power to go into more detailed nuances such as lighting etc.

[deadpoole]

Ive always thought of Crysis as ball having uneven surface ... the analogy is no matter how polished surface you have, ball with uneven surface will never roll smooth as silk. Thats the reason Crysis game released many years back is still giving new Graphic Cards hard time.

Whereas Killzone 3 a polished ball on older architecture is able to give such an outstanding performance.

[starchild]

At the very least we can all admit that this is the best looking multi plat ever.

[SephireX]

This game looks great on PS3. Remember, unlike KZ3, this game is much more open which obviusly makes it more difficult for the devs to have the same graphics as KZ3. Thisa game will have a much better campaign than KZ3 but KZ3's multiplayer will probably be better.

[nveenio]

That texture and object pop-in is terrible. It's literally the first thing I noticed (besides the aliasing). I'm sorry, but Crysis 2 on consoles still doesn't beat out EITHER consoles' exclusives.

[Active Reload]

"deadpoole + 6h ago Now Im not saying this game looks crap ... but texture popups and dull visuals is just killin this game. I dont get it ... why Killzone 3 is sooo graphically superior and crisp unlike this.

But then again Crysis 2 was always meant to be for PC gamers. I believe Crytek showed mercy and threw in console versions for gamers, just to show what Crysis is all about.

Crysis always required beefed up rig worth $$$ ... but what makes me wonder, if Guerilla Games (Killzone 3) is able to squeeze that awesome graphics from PS3 time freeze snapshot hardware ... and if Crytek can't do that and Crysis 2 require really high spec pc to get same level of visuals of Killzone 3... means that their 3D rendering engine programmin code isn't efficient/refined/optimized enough."

N4g is bizarro world, lol, go anywhere else and majority of PS3 owners will say Crysis is a sight to behold on the PS3...

[Soldierone]

Wait I dont understand. killzone looks better ,and people agree, but their defence is "well Killzone is faking it." How is Killzone faking animations? Gun textures? and so on. ill agree some of the lighting is helping the game, but so what? It makes it look better than friggin do it.

Let alone anyone that stands by color as their defence never touched Killzone 3. The plants and forested areas in that game were breath taking.

It just proves that PC developers are not efficient or creative in achieving what they want. Killzone 3 and Uncharted, Resistance etc...would ALL require hardware upgrades in the hundreds to thousand dollar range to work at that rate.

[Ducky]

^ Err... they would require upgrades why?
O.o

A modern PC is more than capable of handling those games; if they were developped/published for the PC.

The difference is that PC games usually come with mod support. In order to give the community freedom, the devs must go for a dynamic engine.

So although Killzone looks better (it certainly has more detail in it's environments) it also is limited whereas a game like stalker
( http://www.youtube.com/watc... ) might not be as detailed, but has a larger scale and doesn't have permanent~ish lighting.
Although the 'faking' argument is still moot since it is only works when arguing over which engine is better.

[paintsville]

This game easily crushes the Killzone 2 with more color Killzone 3. Hands down. FACT.

[Redman22]

Nice job Crytek! Will pick it up when it drops. And guys please enough with this bullshit already just let it go.

just placed my pre-order. : )
http://i.imgur.com/cB6ZT.pn...

[BattleAxe]

The best thing for non-PS3 owners to do is to go over to a friends place who has Killzone 3 and a 1080p TV and check out the visuals yourselves. Killzone2 and Killzone3 are both amazing looking games but Killzone3 is a notch above Killzone2. I realise that Crysis2 is a good looking game and that the areas where you can go in the game are larger, but if we're talking straight graphics, then Killzone3 takes the crown.

Regardless of what techniques they used to achieve the high level of graphics in KZ3, it looks totally amazing. Some moron above me here said that there was pop-in on Killzone2 and Killzone3, I can tell you that there was absolutely no pop-in, stop being such an idiot.

@Paintsville

Well if we're going to compare by color, then IMO Super Mario 3 kills Crysis2 FACT!

[DaTruth]

You simply can't expect an open game to have the same graphics as a straight through shooter! Not that I don't think a similar styled game made by Guerilla for PS3 wouldn't look better!

I'm just happy it looks this good on PS3! Really set my mind at ease for the day 1 purchase! Also, it looks like fun, which is really the most important part!

I've already put LBP2 on a virtual hold because of Mass Effect 2 and only played an hour of Killzone 3, putting LBP2 on hold even longer; now this!!!

Hoping to free up some time between Crysis 2 and Infamous to find some time to play LBP2... Unless Ico collection gets a date in between!

[CrIpPeN]

I'm going to get this on PC, best version.

[HolyOrangeCows]

So much for reaching for the PS3's graphical ceiling. Just like the 360 version; no AA, some screen tearing, pop ins.....It looks fun, but they definitely lied. I'll be buying used, as I do not support liars.

In b4 "bu bu bu Teh lighting enginez!!!"......oh wait, never mind.
Enjoy the bright, aliased pixels.

Anyone else reminded of those "open world" portions of ODST? Except more opened up and more action-filled?

[BlackKnight]

@BattleAxe

KZ3 runs at 720P. There is no difference on a 720P or a 1080P TV....

Also, EVERY game has pop-in. The technical term is LOD (level of detail). The degree of LOD used determines WHEN things "pop" in or out.

Example:

When within 5 feet of a player model, you seen the highest quality model, between 5 and 30 feet, you see a slightly less detailed model (lower poly count, less texture resolution), between 30 and 100 feet, you see an even less detailed model (further polygon detail gone, even lower texture resolution, specular lighting is no longer calculated nor self shadows or world shadows).

All well optimized games do this, UC2 devs even talk about it:

http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...

"There are 50 separate cars that are really moving along through our streaming environments at a pretty good lick. You can see all 50 cars at pretty much any time during the level and when we first started to build the level, when we looked at the first car from the last car, a little lamp hanging on the front of the first car was still swinging! We hadn't really used a level of detail (LOD) system in the first Uncharted but the train level made us put it into action in double quick time."

Here you see ND talking about needing to put in an LOD system to make UC2 run smoother. That lamp they are talking about swinging is supposed to be NOT rendered at that distance because its a waste. So that means as you move along the train (or any level) things will "pop-in" or have greater detail when you get close.

KZ2/3 have this and it is slightly noticable, ESPECIALLY in 3D. The pop-in in 3D is terrible, nothing even CLOSE to Crysis 2. KZ3 pop-in is similar to Crysis 2 pop-in from what I have seen of Crysis 2 and my copy of KZ3.

[BABY-JEDI]

I get your point. I think the level design on Crysis 2 is looking interesting. However, I do find the lighting (going by this footage) really flat. I also find (& I hate to say it) the stealth/invisibility cloak seems such a cop-out. But I'm sure this will be a really good FPS but I was expecting more..

[DualConsoleOwner]

you realize Killzone 3 maps are WAYYY bigger than Crysis 2 map that was shown on demo??

Lol... nice try fanboys.

[BattleAxe]

@ BlackKnight

I realise that the game runs 720p native, but the reason why I said to play it on a 1080p TV is because newer TVs have more picture adjustment options and much higher contrast ratios than pretty well all of the old 720p/1080i TVs out there. So all I'm saying is play it on the best TV possible because KZ3 looks amazing. It also helps to have a TV with a faster refresh rate (120hz/240hz). There are plenty of other reasons to play on a 1080p TV, so if you want to talk about TVs, then lets talk :)

[BlackKnight]

@BattleAxe

There are TV's as new as 2009, such as Panasonic Plasmas, that are 720P and have superior contrast ratio to nearly all TVs save for high end LED's and plasams. Not to mention plasmas have no motion blur (phosphor blur on older, lower end models) and also are viewing angle independent so you will have much better color accuracy no matter where you sit. This is still something that top LED TVs of today can't reflect. Also, refresh does absolutley nothing since nearly all game run at 30FPS, some like COD and GT5 and Forza and Burnout paradise and so on run at 60. It's not the refresh rate that makes less blur, it is just the quality of the panel (better response times) has to be higher with higher refresh rates. If you don't have better response times with high refresh rates, that high refresh rate is wasted. Again, LED TV's measure response times in ms (average is 2ms) while plasmas are in nanoseconds.

My point is the fact a TV is 1080P does little. There are low end 1080P LCD (CCFL, not LED) TV's that have much lower image quality than some high end, newer 720P panels.

I think it would be better to say a high end TV. I think there are plenty of 1080P TV's out right now that are low quality.

[BattleAxe]

Well I'm not sure where you're from BlackNight, but nobody sells 720p TVs here in Vancouver anymore. But anyways you're sort of causing an unecessary arguement as you've kind of missed the point of my original post. Besides, most manufacturers are phasing out plasma TVs in favor of LCD and OLED TVs, thats why you can get a good plasma TV for a much cheaper price than an LCD TV. Plasmas have their benefits, but they also have their problems. It all comes down to preference though. Personally I find them to be too bright, they have a shorter lifespan than LCD TVs and if you tip them or handle them the wrong way you can screw up the gases inside the TV. PC gamers brag about playing games at 2560x1600 resolution when the games aren't that resolution natively. Thats because they do look better even if the game is natively lower resolution.

[Bob570]

Soldierone
"It just proves that PC developers are not efficient or creative in achieving what they want. Killzone 3 and Uncharted, Resistance etc...would ALL require hardware upgrades in the hundreds to thousand dollar range to work at that rate."

Each of those games were designed from the ground up specifically for the PS3 hardware. PC developers don't have a specified CPU and GPU to develop for. If a devloper designed a game engine specifically for my G73, it would blow Killzone 3 out of the water, but I may not be able to be run as well on other computers despite being more powerful. They just have to make a guess as to how to make it work best for the general population of PC gamers.

[MaxXAttaxX]

Oh wait. Too late.

Why don't PC elitists go to the PC footage articles, instead of the console ones?!

Seriously, the game looks good. I don't care if other versions look better. This looks better than most multiplatform games.

We're not even sure how up to date this is. Maybe they've improved some more.

[Dee_91]

Main difference I can see between console and PC is the lighting

I can understand comparing the graphics between KZ3 and Crysis
but saying 1 sucks because the other have a feature that the other doesent is just plain dumb
because they are 2 different style of games.

tbh i think its dumb to compare pc graphics to console graphics when 1 limits customization and the doesent
but eh what ev
dont really care

[sikbeta]

HEY GUYS! Guess what? KZ3 is Awesome and Crysis seems to be Awesome too, there is no lose here, both games are great, if you can afford them, enjoy both games and that's it...

[KRATOS-PS3]

Sorry, but I don't need Crysis 2 even if it turns out to be a pretty good game. Soon I will have Killzone 3 for my PS3.

[Downtown boogey]

It's good that you can cope with less, then.

[SIX]

Cope with less? Sorry but put in just a few hours of KZ3 last night and it's far from less. In fact, it's the best fps game I've played in some time. The MP is also very solid.

[KRATOS-PS3]

I think Killzone 3 is by far the better choice on consoles.

[mrbattle420]

I have been member of this website for a small time but you and the cell and others are not gamers!,gamers are not fanboys of one console,i got a ps3 ,xbox 360,and building a new pc for games that are more superior than killzone.
xbox 360 -gears of war 3 ,fn champion,forza 4
ps3 -infamous 2 and uc3
pc-skyrim ,crysis2,battlefield 3,brink and rage
and to tell u more uc2 is far more superior in grafics that killzone 3 ! sorry for my grammar but inglish is not my first language so have fun kid is just games !!!

[BloodyNapkin]

@mrbattle420

Very funny my friend, your name that is Mr. Battle with 420. That says alot about you right there.

You might say the PC is capable of better graphics, yes and everyone would agree. But better games, you sir have lost your f#$king mind. Any game that is worht 2 sh!ts on the PC come to consoles also for the most part, sure it might be PC medium settings. But i am not concerned about little bit better textures or AA and so on and so forth.

All i care about is game's. IS the PC getting GT5? Or how about God of War 3? Uncharted, Infamous, HeavyRain, LBP, Killzone, R&C, and i could go on and on and dont get me startded on the awesome arcade games.

You can spend your money and build you a computer for below average games with better graphics all you want, but i will not be wasting my money on that dumb sh1t anymore.

You call yourself a gamer and make fun of everyone else not being a gamer. But what defines a true gamer is someone that enjoys playing games, and not so concerned with how pretty it looks. I will take enjoyment over looks anyday of the week.

[Ducky]

^ There's better racing sims than GT5 on PC.

Not that it really matters since it's down to opinion anyways. You can't say that PS3 has better games and assume it's a fact. It's just preference.

Also, MrBattle's argument was that a true gamer should have all systems to enjoy the variety they offer. You somehow assumed he was talking about graphics only, and then proceeded to burn the straw-man down.

Though you wouldn't miss that much by not having a PC. The PC only has a few exclusives anyways. Though those few games have soaked up a lot of time in my life.

[nveenio]

Saying you don't "need" Crysis because you have Killzone 3 is stupid. That's like saying you don't need Uncharted because you have Gears of War.

Different games are different experiences. They compete for your dollar, not for your loyalty.

[PotatoClock]

Lol BloodyNapkin.

Your fanboy retardedness shows through loud and clear. You actually think that PC games are entirely good graphics with no substance.

How about you actually play a PC exclusive sometime rather than spout crap, thinking your blind PS3 loyality is somehow going to reward you with a lost of your virginity?
Total War Shogun 2 is coming out soon, thats a good place to start.

[juggulator]

Some people just can't handle the life. They choose one over the other and justify that by being content with it. I can't do it though, I'm a PS3 owner but there's no way I'm passing up Crysis2 on day one.

@KRATOS-PS3 I'm sorry to say, but it's people like you that give the PS3 fanbase a bad rep, and even more on this site. You put Killzone3 on such a high pedistal like it's the second coming, but it's really just a great FPS game, just like Bulletstorm(which I bought along with my KZ3 Helgast Ed.) and Crysis2.

[DXM1]

@bloodynapkin

Actually dude Console games are always dumbed down from their pc counterparts. I have a ps3 and i love it, but im really pissed we dont get games like STALKER or DEUS EX 1 type games. And if we do get it, its dumbed down to shit. I cant stand the fact that devs think all console gamers are casual monkeys.

SHIT.

[palaeomerus]

Man #@#$ Killzone 3. I already played it and I am done with it. It was good. So the hell what? Except for some occasional multiplayer, who cares? It's over and the Helghast got smoked by like 20 guys abandoned by their own government for six months.

Crysis 2 is looking really good and it comes out on March 22. That's what this thread is about.

So stop whining about your little "walk down the tunnel except for some rail shooting parts, 84 review average, already out and gonna be old by late March" shooter and get serious. KZ3 isn't that big of a deal. Let's move on.

It's time for Crysis 2 and HomeFront now. Your PS3 game is nothing but old news. After Home Front and Crysis 2 are out, it will be time to think about Brink and other upcoming shooters.

[Dee_91]

I woke up playing KZ3 @ 11am and stopped around 5pm because I didnt notice how late it was getting
didnt a site say KZ3 sp was like 4 hours long ?
I put in 6 hours and I dont even think im near the end
i only have 18& of trophies

cant wait to play crysis 2!!

[NeoBasch]

EGAY, really? They're easily one of the best publishers working in the industry today. No need to flame.

[WhiteNoise]

@NeoBasch

All that Dead Space 2 DLC they sold everyone was on the disk for every single platform. If you copy a friends game save from DS2 and play it on your console. All the DLC is magically there even though the DLC files are supposedly not.

EGay is the kindest thing that can be said about them.

They publish good games...so what. There are a lot of amazing musicians that I would love to punch in the mouth if I met them. You can like their product and hate the people too.

[NeoBasch]

Except the DLC for Dead Space 2 has nothing to do with the story/campaign (especially the upcoming Severed, it follows Extraction, not DS2). It's extra content they developed unrelated to the DS2 production. That's why they're charging for it. They're not doing this stuff for free. They got to pay the people working on it.

Besides, they did this back during the original Dead Space. Nothing's changed. Its a common practice for developers and publishers. Does it make it right? Perhaps, for you, no, but for the developer who worked hours on it, hell yeah!

[Andreas-Sword]

wow!
The PS3 version looks better than the Xbox 360 version.

[PS3BURN]

What are you trying to prove here? Get your info right then come back please.

[BlackKnight]

Are you kidding me? The clip is from a level we haven't seen on xbox and its video. Who knows which looks better for now, I see no difference, especially since we don't have same for same level comparisons. I can see they both are using Temporal AA from the video though. Hell, even when the PS3 Demo/beta comes out, we don't know if that build will be old or really close to retail code, just like the 360 beta MP.

Everyone should save their comparison opinion till you get both games out and good comparison sites like Digital Foundry throws us some clean and UNCOMPRESSED still shots.

Either way, both look fucking great.

[damnyouretall]

nah i cant tell them apart and it really doesnt matter. i think it looks just as good as killzone 3 to be honest. its kinda hard to pick and choose all the details between each game, but crysis 2 looks damn fun and thats all that matters to me.

[ChronoJoe]

Actually he's right. It did strike me as looking allot better than the 360 version.

All I've seen of the 360 version has been a very small, controlled environment (multiplayer map), this PS3 footage is on a much larger scale but textures seem to be at higher resolution, and lighting seems a little better too.

Not that it's a surprise. Crytek have said from the begging that the PS3 version would look better than the 360 version, and of course PC better than either of them. Assuming they're developed as seperately for each platform the PS3s hardware will always have a multiplatform game looking better, and I believe Crytek have taken that approach to the development of Crysis 2. So it comes as no surprise that it does infact, look better than the 360 version.

[BlackKnight]

@ChronoJoe

What the hell are you talking about? The 360 has the SAME levels as the PS3 version. And there ARE big levels already shown on 360:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Crytek just stated they will look identical (I assume there will be performance differences depending on the strengths of each system). You are making stuff up.

Care to point out anything specifically in the demo that looks better? I'll help you. AA is identical so that's not different. Gun looks identical. Hell, you can't even compare fairly beyond that, like I said above, because we haven't seen this particular part of the game on 360, just like we haven't seen the video I just linked on PS3...

[Bob570]

You're kidding me right? I truly hope you are trolling because Crytek themselves said that Xbox and PS3 would be running the same spec.

If you really care about graphics that much, buy a PC. I'll be playing Crysis 2 with better visuals than anyone who plays it on 360 or PS3.

[JsonHenry]

I think this looks rather good especially for a console game.

You can compare it to KZ3 all day long but in the end does it matter? They both look fantastic!

[DelbertGrady]

Hopefully Crysis 2 will have a longer SP campaign and better MP.

[BlackHairyTongue]

According to your agree disagree ratio, most people hope it doesn't.

[BloodyNapkin]

Sorry i have played both multiplayers and Crysis does not hold a candle to Killzone in multiplayer department.

[lh_swe]

Trollin' as always delbert...I am just wondering, does it ever get booring? no ofcourse not, how silly I am you have to balance the system here on n4g ;)

[BlackKnight]

@BloodyNapkin

I seriously want to know what you see different between the MP in KZ3 and Crysis 2 and why Crysis 2 "does not hold a candle" to KZ3 MP.

Both have sprint and ADS and only crouch. Both have killstreaks (though in crysis 2 you need to collect the dropped dogtag to make it count as a deterrent to campers). Both have a "perk" system. Crysis 2 has classes support through what perks you choose while KZ3 has perks/abilities through abilities and class skill. Crysis 2 has the suit options. KZ3 has mechs. Both have 1 hit melee (unless Crysis 2 changes that from beta which might be the case). KZ3 you can revive, Crysis you can't. KZ3 has 3 gamemodes, Warzone, Operations, and Guerrilla Warfare (Team Deathmatch) while Crysis has Team Instant Action (Team Deathmatch).
Crash Site (King of the Hill)
Assault
Capture the Relay (capture the flag)
Extraction
Instant Action (Deathmatch)

Both games are very similar actually with their own special twists. You just exaggerate.

[Ju]

I agree with Henry.

A good looking game, no doubt about it.

[evilmonkey501]

I think the Crytek devs did a great job for their FIRST Ps3 game.It looks pretty good. I have kz3 and I think it looks WAY better but I also remember that Naughty Dog helped a lot on this game. Theres no chance anyone can come up against Naughty Dog. I might buy Crysis used or rent it because I didn't care for the first one (on pc).

[lil Titan]

i guess we know now that crytek lied when they said they would take advantage of each console or system
and this is why i like and support PS3 exclusives, they say they are going to take advantage and they deliver...unlike papa johns which i ordered almost 30 mins ago...

[Crazyglues]

Wow I'm sorry that looks awful that's clearly an Xbox Port... All that B.S. the CEO was talking about how they would be the best to do third party PS3 version..

and after all that they did a watered down Xbox 360 port... wow

even the menu system for the powers looks stupid... I mean you couldn't just use the same icons from the PC version, come on now Crytek..

now your just insulting my intelligence.. Come on' WTF

if you think that looks good go back and look at the 360 beta - http://www.youtube.com/watc...

No wonder they been hiding the PS3 version.. -I'll wait for the demo before I write this game off because maybe its' the youtube feed or something but that doesn't look good come on' fame-rate was awful... Dear God what happened..

This just looks like an really bad port... Man I'm so disappointed

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[DavidBanner]

Are we both looking at the same thing the link you send us to the environments are paper texture and comparison to real life its arcade style.I guess that what you are accustom too and to you its great.To compare the two environments on that basis its like chalk and cheese completely different.On the George Washington bridge when you look into the city on a really smog filled day do you really see that much color or detail.What we see on the ps3 version is just that, that gritty look because that how it is in real life(representation).Note when we add the lighting dynamic etc we actual create a look and feel that represents just that and this system shows that.What we see in the real world our brains do filter the mush so it becomes as simple as possible.The 360 rendering does that it is filtered and simple and "colorful" because the system is simple and renders "simple" .The ps3 on the other hand is way different and is able to render complex and true to form as the developer includes the different dynamics.
I think both look great for what they are one is arcade one is simulation,one is ATI the other is NVidia.

[Crazyglues]

@ DavidBanner

well maybe I'm not seeing it right because it's a youtube video. I'll wait until the demo then to better judge it..

Maybe also I spoiled Myself by watching all those PC beta leak videos -to me this video is not that clear -when I watch the xbox beta video it's nice and clear so I don't get it..

maybe the video is not that great so I'll see on the demo, people seem to feel it's fine so I'll just wait till the demo before judging it.

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[DaTruth]

Okay, I've reread your comment a couple of times because I thought it couldn't be right! How is it that you believe that video you posted looks better than the video above? The video you posted looks like PS2! I understand that not only is it multiplayer, but also a beta and this is in no way a shot at the 360, but the video you posted looks like @$$... no, screen torn all to hell @$$... screen torn all to hell @$$ made of cardboard, coming from a guy who doesn't usually notice screen tearing!

I know the 360 version won't look like that, but if I were Crytek, I wouldn't want that video to be getting around!

[Thoreau]

i don't think that crysis 2 looks bad, but is does have shades of a 360 port.

[DigitalAnalog]

Alright, I'm not going to lie to you. It does look phenomenal and stunning. I really like the way how they implemented the art-style to be photo-realistic; and that takes a lot of balls - especially on hardware that is almost half a decade old.

Maybe it's the video encoding but I doubt the frame-rate is that choppy (on the PS3) for the final retail. If this game were console exclusive based then I would've pre-order it immediately. As of now, I still prefer to get this on PC where it would most definitely shine. This is why I'm saving up for the 460 GTX graphic card so badly.

-End of Line

[Shackdaddy836]

<---Excited about PS3 demo :)

[Tinasumsum]

Looks foggier, fuzzier and washed out compared to the other versions I can't believe I have to agree with CrazyGlues I can't stand him.

[CryWolf]

WTF! was I just watching this can't be the PS3 version cause the graphics looks sh!tty visuals looks like something of a horror movie and why the Hell was a aliens dreadlocks sticking out of the ground at 1:54.

[Maddens Raiders]

"I dont get it ... why Killzone 3 is sooo graphically superior and crisp unlike this."

answer: Sony 1st party.

[palaeomerus]

Nope. The correct answer is "FB goggles" and we would also have accepted "trolling bullshit" or "blindness".

[BubbleSniper]

game look solid!!

this quite possibly best looking multi-plat so far!

i will pick it up on PS3 course! but i also have it on STEAM, day 1.

Steam ftw.

[the_kutaragi_baka]

This game on consoles has no chance of beating kz3 in graphics, this footage just confirmed it.

[kalebgray92]

i have kz3 and preorderd crysis but none of them look visually as good as battlefield 3.... have you seen the new trailer... whew.... great time to own a ps3

[kalebgray92]

also i do have a 360 before i get some disagree's

[multips3fan]

hmm really dont know if i should get this game.i heard the multiplayer sucks

[MNicholas]

but they are used to expecting a far higher standard of visuals on their machine than anything we've seen so far from Crysis.

Compared to Killzone 2 this looks decidedly inferior.

Compared to Killzone 3, even more so.

[lazysey]

whoa whoa where did killzone 3 come from?

[Xwow2008]

Looks good :)

[theonlylolking]

Yup, but not as good as KZ3.

[Kon]

Funny troll, funny

[Insanelyman]

Its not all about graphics and even though your a graphic whore, it seems thats the only types of games you play.

[MRMagoo123]

Lol its not even close to killzone 3 this is an embarrassing moment for the crysis team going on about how there graphics will be superior to all other games shame on them but even more of a shame on the ppl that actually thought this game was going to look any good on consoles i have always said it was going to be COD:future warfare and it seems i was right.

[damnyouretall]

yeah graphic whores should just go buy a high end pc and quit bitching bout their consoles. people are fkn silly

[kerrak]

Can't wait for the fanboys to point at some missing pixel or similar "failure".
Fortunately, being a multiplat, the game won't be considered bland, generic or boring.

[SMW]

.....

I didnt think that was water until the sound effects told me it was water he was running through.

Enemies look very low detail with poor animations.

Graphically not very impressive, though that doesnt mean anything as far as gameplay goes. That mounted turret looked meaty. Much better than the machine gun on the intruder in KZ3.

[SnakeMustDie]

A nice substitution for people who doesn't have a nice rig to play it.

[jrbeerman11]

This guy gets it

[Coffin87]

Oh God yes finally.. sometimes there are some sparkles of truth on this website, sometimes.

[Imalwaysright]

Yeah because graphics are the most important part of any game. Who cares about gameplay, story and having fun? Console kids just dont realize that all that a game needs to be good is great graphics. That is why Crysis is the best game ever made and why at least 98% of gamers say its in their top 3 favorite games.

[Downtown boogey]

lol... Crysis 1 wasn't that good.

[SnakeMustDie]

It's not just graphics. It's having a better "overall" experience compared to consoles. Graphics are definitely miles better also the framerate goes to 60fps compared to consoles that are limited to 30fps. Also the choice to use their preferred gaming setup like having a gamepad or using the typical KB/M. There are many reasons why most multiplatform owners prefer the PC.

For me, the best PC games are mostly made by Valve like Team Fortress 2, Portal, CS, Half Life etc.

[Forbidden_Darkness]

What are you talking about? Console are not limited to 30FPS, many games are 60FPS on both PS3 and 360.

[SnakeMustDie]

I know about that but we are taking about Crysis 2 specifically.

[Gran Touring]

damn straight

[FreydaWright]

A nice substitution for people who DON'T have a nice rig to play it.* Fixed.

[shadowknight203]

Ill admit this game has my attention now. For whatever reason this reminds me of Resistance fall of man..i dont know exactly what but it does.

[jrbeerman11]

If it plays like first one it wont be even close to resistance gameplay.

First crysis was practically a stealth game. Both good, but play much different.

[ct03]

A stealth game? Maybe you just weren't good and/or creative enough to play it any other way:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Justanothergamer]

All of those who say Crysis has bad/boring gameplay should take a good look at the video ct03 posted ^

[Darkfocus]

I find it easier to play stealth but I really like running around with max speed and a shotty just blasting everyone in the face and switching to armor when health get low :D

[Shackdaddy836]

I love to herd Koreans into a group then jump in the middle with a shotgun. So much fun :)

[jrbeerman11]

Ok ct03, its a fast stealth game.

wasn't trying to bash it, I know you can play as just a shooter, but the game promoted strategic gameplay and not run and gun. the most used ability is cloak. Crysis is a future version of Farcry which used tons of stealth elements.

sooooo when i say PRACTICALLY a stealth game, i meant pretty dam close to it.

[DEADEND]

OK now I know for sure that I'll be getting this on the PS3 for sure on day one.

[DEADEND]

Why did I get some disagrees for hell I'll be getting this on PC too just look at my past comments. I have stated in the pass that I would get this game day one for PC and PS3.

[Velo50]

Because this is n4g You get Neg Propped on everything you say. Hell come back in a few days and see this comment get disagrees. Or maybe because i mentioned that ill get agrees. Who fucking knows.

P.s

Killzone 3 And Crysis 2 are both fucking amazing games now please for the love of god people on here need to stop crying about "oH NOOO small texture pop"

Who gives a fuck. Each game is beautiful in their own way. Nuff Said.

[Solbadguy]

Looks alright. I hate how soft the image quality is on console versions.

[Nelson M]

Sorry but am i supposed to be impressed ?
Maybe its just me or could be the fact that i'll have Killzone in my PS3 tomorrow
I dunno but this Crysis just looks like an average looking FPS
Maybe on par with Halo(Graphics wise) but not in the same league as Killzone

[Ingram]

Not even close, but they won't acknowledge anything. There's clearly a legion of followers of the first game in full DControl right now, 'cause it looks quite dull.

[LightofDarkness]

^^^ Should've gone to Specsavers.

[Insanelyman]

Another troll who just plays graphics, your pathetic bcuz the game looks great.

[MRMagoo123]

Crysis fans are the ones that play graphics the only thing the first one had going for it was all the graphic mods ppl made the gameplay was bland at best and it seems this game has missed the boat on graphics that where touted by the devs but hopefully the gameplay is alot better than the original

[Justanothergamer]

@MRMagoo123

"gameplay was bland at best"

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Another Crysis hater who knows nothing about the game.

[MRMagoo123]

@just

That video proves my point the game was bland it was just another fps with pretty graphics but even the graphics where not that good till the ppl started modding it to make it that way i have played the game i have completed it once didnt want to play it again its not my fault i dont settle for par.

[SuicideShaun]

Do you even realize how generic and bland killzone's gameplay is? I'm almost done kz3 and the design they integrated in the maps like the jungle are awesome, but that doesn't justify that the gameplay is straight down boring. Has to be one of the worst multiplayers I have played, both kz2 and 3. Crysis had a great gameplay experience.

[Lucreto]

I was waiting for some playstation footage and a demo is nice.

I will play it and see if it is worth the purchase.

I was going to cancel my Dragan Age 2 until I played the demo and seen how well it runs.

[EditorAtGNG]

Wow. I would love to see a "Dragan" Age game (Dragan is a common name in the country I live in) ;)

[jrbeerman11]

I am not as much a stickler for graphics, but considering this keeps getting compared to Killzone I think I would like to weigh in.

Killzone 3 does a great job at atmosphere and ambiance with graphics (lots of particle effects and lighting effects). has more of a grit to it that lends itself to the theme of the game.

Crysis 1 (and looking like crysis 2) is looking for more of a uncharted look to it (more colors, bright lighting, and more uses for shadowing)

Both look good for different reasons, so i feel this argument tends to be moot, because each of these look good for different reasons.

[NickN4G]

This would have been nice last week EA when I was trying to decide between this and Killzone 3. You left it to late and I had no choice but to order Killzone 3. So your game is going to have to wait until it drops in price.

Next time treat PS3 gamers with a bit of respect. You left us in the dark with no PS3 footage up to this point. A joke.

[Boreas86]

This is the best Crysis 2 gameplay footage so far. Nevertheless, enemies seem a little bit tame.

[chasegarcia]

Graphics look good enough. I hope the game is fun.

[NickN4G]

As for the video it'svery nice. Well done Crytek on getting it looking this good on PS3. I notice the frame rate and pop in is better than the 360 version.

[Heavy_Rain]

Underwhelming. Hope it is an older build

[ct03]

Heavy_Rain's comment if this were a PS3 exclusive:

HOLY SHIT!!1 ZOMG, best looking game EVER!!

[Heavy_Rain]

ct03 comment if it were a game not on ps3 :

"Wow!! KZ3 does all fake half baked lighting effects. Crysis 2 does it in real time!! The reason KZ3 is being stated to be currently the best looking FPS consoles is because journalists are biased and have no idea that it is all half baked lighting. Flopzone is generic wheras crysis is the most versatile shooter and gods gift to mankind Crysis 2 FTW!!"

[byeGollum]

@ct03

HAHAHAHA!

[RAmar101]

looks excellent, not quite KZ3 but still a looker il pick this up later on

[floetry101]

As predicted, the game looks fine and the cry babies haven't commented.

[fabod86]

beh... O_O
not as impressive as killzone 3 but for an open range shooter it looks stunning!

disagrees for what? oO
didn't bash the game... it was a compliment(bah)

[BlackTar187]

The xbox crowd is in force in this thread the Disagree count is basically consistent all the way down.

[Gamer_Z]

Xbots just don’t want to admit that a PS3 exclusive looks better than a multiplat i think it’s because they only have Kinect games to play this year so they have to defend whatever they get. Truth is both games look good, but I’m sorry Xbots no matter how much you deny it Killzone 3 looks better and that’s a fact not an opinion deal with it. As far as gameplay goes Crysis 2 looks fun and isn’t that what really matters?

[irepbtown]

The only reason why it might look better on PS3 is because, Once upon a time the team Crytek, or w.e they're called said specifically that they wont port anything, and they'll start from scratch on each system.

Something along those lines.

Its going to be a battle between This and Battlefield 3.

Both are day one for me :)

[Dannehkins]

Aha now you have my interest.

That's all I wanted, confirmation that Crysis on the PS3 would look decent and it's great that we are getting a demo as well.

Pleased with this. :)

[josephayal]

Same COD graphics but looks ok

[irepbtown]

That is a joke,

Right?

[Justanothergamer]

Don't come on N4G expecting elaborate comments. In any article, you'll find mostly trolls and fanboys bragging about their console.

I'll tell you what is a joke : the comments section of this website.

It's sad, really, that the so-called gamers here can't see beyond a meaningless "console war", and hate on the games of another platform, just for the hell of it.

[Xfanboy]

lol ground slide over kill!! Im not getting this version! but it looks good enough seeing that there is more freedom than any fps you can find! Im in it for the story..

don't blame crytek for any limitations! they do a great job for a multi-plate game! high quality..
--guess M$ stop paying crytek?

[Dingodile]

I think Crysis 2 (console versions) has the best graphic moments in light. in dark places they havent best console graphics.

[xryls]

it looks ok, not as good as kz3.

[DontShoot-Me-Bro]

Looks a bit grainy.

Xbox 360 demo seemed more brighter, more richer colours, maybe its just because of this level that makes it look like that.

This isn't looking that great...KZ3 looks better, obviously on PC its the best graphics to date, no one can deny that.

I'll prob pick this up for XBOX 360

I'll say it now...XBOX 360 Crysis 2 version WILL look better on XBOX 360 than PS3...

It's not a fanboy comment, its the truth I'm sorry guys :(

[tudors]

@hasj1990 have to agree with you there, it does look more washed out on the PS3, that's the only thing that lets it down, not sure why the PS3 often has this problem, I am not a big fan of KZ3 but both KZ3 and UC2/3 have proven games don't have to look washed out on the PS3, and there are others, but yeh so far the 360 version does look better, having said that we are not getting the full effects with the lighting from this low res youtube video.

[MRMagoo123]

did you even read your own comment hasj1990

"Ill say it now XBOX 360 crysis 2 version Will look better on the xbox 360 than ps3..."

All i can say to that is herp derp of course the 360 version will look better on the 360 cos it wont even run on the ps3 cos its not on bluray.

[Aloren]

This has nothing to do with bluray... burn a 360 game on a bluray and it still won't run on your ps3 :D

[Masterchef2007]

looks as good as the 360 version. The devs were right

[Loko23]

Well i have to said that i prefer this kind of graphics, cause in Killzone 3 all looks to solid even the clothes look like some kind the armor, i prefer this graphisc, well i even prefer Killzone 2 over Killzone 3 the lighting in KZ2 was awesome..
pendejos...

[gravemaker]

looks ok

[Ninjamonkey82]

As i thought the ps3 version is better looking than the xbox360 version, Dosen't take away the fact that the PC version craps over both versions and Killzone is by far and away the best looking console fps.

But this is still the case. There is still texture pop in but its not to the degree it is on the xbox close textures hold up better here on xbox footage even stones where drawing grass and plastic bags ffs.

MG turrets drew textures this does not happen on the ps3 version its there for all to see. Texture draws when you come to a new area but it happens that quick its out of the way and can be overlooked tbh. Ill still be getting it for PC but if you have no alturnitive id say PS3 is the way to go.

[Ingram]

There's clearly, fucking obviously, at least a dozen of Crytek employees in here.

The game looks dull and generic as hell, graphically it's comparable to Resistance 1 at best, say what you will.

Now some kid will answer me with a "yeah? your mama's so fat..." joke.

Take off the goggles and see the video again, the game's dog shit compared to what they told us it would be.

Edit: Bulletstorm shits all over this.Motion blur and sparkles does not make this game superior to anything.

Reminds me of FEAR 2, or even Timeshift, I won't even buy KZ3 yet(Waiting for Rage), but really, I'm not flaming, the game looks SOULLESS to me. Can't HONESTLY understand what you see in it.Stop sucking on the propaganda, even Crysis 1 on low was more impressive than this.

[starchild]

You're about as pathetically blind as they come. This looks vastly superior to Resistance. Your comment was a joke. Resistance had muddy textures and didn't even have dynamic real-time lighting. And let's not even mention physics or scale because that would make Resistance look even worse. You ps3 lunatics prove over and over again that you don't have a clue what constitutes good graphics. Go back to living in you fantasy world.

[BubloZX]

so....... who raped you?.....

[irepbtown]

Ps3 lunatics, 360 lunatics, wii lunatics, pc lunatics, all the same.

Real gamers wont be part of that.

[Gamer_Z]

@Starchild are you blind? when has a multiplat ever looked better then an exclusive let alone a PS3 exclusive or a Xbox exclusive for that matter. I think your fanboyism is blinding you to the point where you can't even tell what good graphics look like.

[Caleb_141]

Your so wrong on so many levels that I can't even bring my fingers to type an argument in response...

[Eamon]

haha, I know how you feel.

[Ingram]

This does not look vastly superior to anything.
Are we talking about the same *ucking game?

You're clearly the kind of person that thinks the fucking watchmen movie was better than the graphic novel.You prefer Oscar Mayer 90's Lunchables to a Beef Sirloin.

"You ps3 lunatics", ahh, NOW I see where you're coming from; your anus is *ucking SORE, 360 *ucktard.

[baodeus]

maybe perhaps you don't understand the underline human psychological behavior and political humors that the watchmen movie trying to portrayed? Didn't the comedian give you hints through out the movie (the whole thing is a big fuckin joke?????). It is hella funny, if you get it that is.

Game looking good.

[Ingram]

"maybe perhaps you don't understand the underline human psychological behavior and political humors that the watchmen movie trying to portrayed"(...)

...Are you oligophrenic?, that was one of the saddest attempts to sound smart I've read in a long while.

As much as I...your english is...nevermind, yeah, I did not understand anything.

That thing you're trying to imply, was there in the graphic novel, it's not an asset of the movie.
I better get out of here, I'm surrounded by apes in diapers.

[Caleb_141]

Guys seriously... stop comparing KZ3 and Crysis 2 pleaseee!

Its getting really, really old and you've got nothing to base it off. Both games look and play great, I've got both KZ3 and the leaked Crysis 2 (don't worry - I've preordered my copy ) and they are both awesome games! Seriously, why do people waste their time comparing the two when you could be out playing one and anticipating the release of the other?

Crysis 2

= awesome
= epic
= visually impressive(I know its the PC version, but its the old Directx 9 build on medium settings so not that much different to the PS3)

Killzone 3

All of the previous

[christheredhead]

game looks good. its been a very very very long time since ive played any kind of multiplayer. i might try this one out. looks pretty interesting and fun.

[chasegarcia]

Bulletstorm? really? a ut3 engine game?

[hot111]

Looks great,better than Killzone 3,beautiful motion blur is there.
Level is pretty dull and there is some pop-up though,but there is pop-up in Killzone 3 too...

[Ninjamonkey82]

Vaistrat surely you knew the console version was never gonna to be a patch on the pc version, Its a port pc gamers have had to get used to this crap for the last god knows how many years with shitty console ports, Hense we get higher resultions but that don't take away the fact the lead platforms for the games are console meaning we have to do with the restrictions here inset.

Truthly i think its a decent port of a extremely high end pc game on console and its worth the penny if you have not got a pc. But if you have a pc then its obivous you do not buy this for console plain and simple as that. Promise this and that they can only deliver what a platform can handle im afriad pc owners pay hand over fist to handle the graphics they get console owners get what they pay for end of day.

Graphic ways when it comes to console you never look no further than games that are optimised for console Killzone Uncharted Halo Gears etc these games are made for console hense they push the console to the limits and they make the consoles shine. Games like Crysis will only ever do what doom3 and half life 2 did for xbox v1 compress cut down versions off the far better orignals.

[tudors]

PS3 and Xbox 360 version of Crysis 2 and KZ3.

[jbiz320]

well it wont be too hard to get above an 84% meta score..( looking at KZ3 fanboys in this thread)

[Silly gameAr]

If you want to see petty, look in the mirror. You're more worried about that 84% metascore then someone that actually played and enjoyed the game.

[Lawliet]

Looks like fallout3 with alittle bit more action.. So far I see the game turning out to be just as boring as its predecessor. Before you go like Wow an Open-world FPS, such game isn't anything new ok..

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

if the first one was boring, your a boring player. It gives you the option to be creative and do things your own way.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Lawliet]

Being creative and doing what you wanna do in a game is subjective.

Anybody can turn a boring game to attractive so long as they play it in a way of showing some fancy technical and tactical skills.. Running about finding places to camp, jump shot, headshot, grenade, set traps, shooting barrels at a precisive moment and.... The options are there in every game. It all depends on the players whether they want to utilize them or not, and how they execute their tactics.

Take this video for an example. I got a pistol loaded and confident in my skill to take those creeps down with a single headshot. Why would I go for an unnecessarily hassle, just to climb up there and get a rifle to do the shooting? Unless there is a special occasion that requires me to do so, otherwise I just see no point into it and play the game "straightforward" and unattractive, yet efficiently and effective.

I may be a boring player while interacting Crysis1 because I am not your creative type of player. Usually in FPS I kill my target in a blink of an eye and that is just my style.
Duh it still doesn't change the fact that Crysis1 is boring. It doesn't really matter how many options there are, if you can't get the player to swear on them, they are unnecessary. Unnecessary can then mean two things, fun or plain stupid. If it is fun count me in.. However Crysis1 seem to lack on that factor.

[Killzone3___]

i have to buy this :P ... i'll download the demo and show it to my brothers...

why people compare this game to killzone 3 ? ... both are different games , both have different things , both graphicly completly different , i don't buy games for comparing or saying which one is better and fight for consoles , i buy games for fun just like the ps2 :P , you people have to realise that..... and some times graphics doesn't matter when the gameplay is amazing....

but i hate one thing in crysis 2 which is the look of the player in 3rd person , it's like halo , but the gameplay is amazing and for real gamers , alots of stuff to do , alots of moves.... it's sucks that i don't have a good pc , but i'll buy it for ps3 , the thing that im annoyed is that ps3 can run great graphic games like uncharted 2-3 ...etc but it can't max out the graphics of crysis 2 -.- ...

i wish if they make beta for the ps3 :(...

[Shackdaddy836]

I love how the one guy who actually has killzone 3 in his name is not complaining XD

[Killzone3___]

when i see a good game i don't troll , why would i troll ?.. if it's good then it's good for me , i never troll because i only say what i think in the games , i only say the truth , i played more then 150 games on both xbox360 and ps3 , GOD knows how much games i played on the ps1 and ps2 , so i know which games have new stuff and which games are just copy from other games , iknow the good games ....anyway , i like the open world and all the choices i have in the gameplay in crysis 1 and warhead but i don't like to play it , it's kind of old for me , first time i played it in 2008 , i had a crap pc and i was sitting for hours just to move the player to know how the gameplay is , the gameplay was really really really slow , it takes 6 seconds just to move one step XD , i bought a laptop this year , crysis works on it but when i played it now i found the gameplay is old , it's still a good game but after playing all that games im bored of games , now i only buy the best games ......

i created this name because n4g kick me everytime i create an account that have this nickname : Dark-Cloud

kicked because of gays XD ...

[BIGBOSS08]

hey atleast ps3 fanboys get to play both killzone 3 and crysis 2, so no complaints for them.

[Silly gameAr]

About time. Looks decent. At least we know it's not just another crappy port.

[itsralf]

Am I the only person who noticed that the guns have no recoil or weight to them whatsoever?

[Killzone3___]

yea , that's why i said on my comments ( in another artical ) that when you kill someone you can't feel it like in cod , that's why people liked cod 4 , because it was simple , fast gameplay and if you shoot someone you feel it and that makes you more excited , that's why people come back to it ...

[anonym]

Glad to see it still has an open "sandboxy" feel to the gameplay. That was what really made Crysis (and Far Cry before it) stand out to me.

Also, loving how detailed the reloading and weapon-switching animations are. It's little things like that that really add to the immersion of a game.

[Der_Kommandant]

Looks good, not Killzone 3 good though

[blakstarz]

Looks okay....

[boss_killa]

That video impressive at all. I'll have to download the demo to see what this game's all about and to get a better idea of how the graphics look.

Crytek claimed they were going to take advantage of the ps3 and it certainly doesn't look like that in the video. This is just another PC port. I'm probably gonna pass on this. I'd rather spend my money on developers that will work hard on using the ps3's capabilities like Guerrilla Games.

I dont need "hand me downs" from over promising PC first developers.

[Shackdaddy836]

I cant believe you people aren't excited that PS3 will get a demo too.

I'm excited...

[Kakihara]

Looks great graphically and everything but to be honest, the more I'm seeing of this game the duller it looks to me.

[MGRogue2017]

I wonder if the PS3 version looks better than the Xbox 360 version??

[i3eyond the Circle]

lol even when the ps3 version looks better than an exclusive it still gets eaten alive.

Fanboys getting their Ray Charles on everyday only at N4G!

[Silly gameAr]

It looks good dude, but if I HAD to compare the visuals to KZ3, I'd give it to KZ3.

[Funky Town_TX]

I will get the version that runs the best.

[Bounkass]

Correction, second video of PS3 footage.

[RedDeadLB]

Fraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamera te chugs..

[JonnyBigBoss]

Looks very fun, and also like an improvement over the first game, which I didn't like very much. However, I'm way too busy with Killzone 3 to even consider this game right now.

[btk]

Is it a good game? Sounds like it. Does it look OK on the PS3?

I will most likely get this on PS3.

[SuperStrokey1123]

That looks a lot better than i thought it would be, im actually interested in the game now. I wasnt a fan of the first one but this one seems interesting. Ill take a wait and see attitude with it but im certainly interested now.

[PirateThom]

Looks alright, not better than Killzone 3, but still good, but if you're playing this on consoles, you're doing it wrong.

[-Gespenst-]

This looks absolutely phenomenal. Glad I pre-ordered this for my ps3 way back when.

Ideally I'd have this on a killer PC but this will certainly suffice. I doubt the gameplay's any different.

Man, it just looks so much more intense than pretty much every other shooter. Although I'd say Killzone probably rivals it...

[russo121]

Why it comes so late and not at the same time as the xbox owners?
Personally I don't like to be seconded like many others here, so, I won't even try it or buy it.
What do I miss? Nothing. Why? I have KZ3! And please stop comparing KZ3 to C2, they are not comparable, KZ3 is in it's own league, light years far far away.
Someone please just check the image perspective in C2... it's just very wrong... and people say it's like real life? ehehehhehhh someone drunk tooooo much.

[therapist]

this looks infinately better than killzone 3, at least in this vid, killzone 3 is the king of jaggies!

[russo121]

Have you seen the image perspective? Check it closely and you'll be surprised. What I found interesting is that no one talks about it. I don't know why, seriously.
PS: I think you need infinately correction to your glasses...

[TheTruth89]

textures pop-up is in 360 version too

[Big_Dom]

This site should be renamed "N4KZ3" or "N4PS3".

As for the game in hand, it looks fantastic running on the console. Certainly as good as anything available at the moment for the system, and for consoles in general.

[Soldierone]

Killzone 3 is still more appealing to me. Dont get me wrong I like Crysis, ill play Crysis 2, it just doesnt seem as appealing. Why? How many guys was he fighting at a time, like 3 or 4? None of them had realistic animation and jumped around alot, making it more arcadish. It didnt seem like he was really shooting at anything.

Visually its up there with killzone though.

[esemce]

The console versions just look stale, they just dont have enough RAM i suppose.

[Soldierone]

You could throw in 200GB of DDR3 ram, invent a state of the art graphics card and processor with the power of 10 PS3's and PC developers will still complain. There is no avoiding it. PC developers are skilled in the PC area, thats what they do.

Meanwhile console developers are good with consoles, thats why Sony exclusives are top notch competing with PC games.

You will never make both sides happy, thats all there is to it.

[redsquad]

Yup, looks good, but as far as I'm concerned it lacks the atmosphere to set it apart. I see Halo footage, I know right away. I see Killzone footage, I know it right away. I see this... and I wouldn't know what it was until I was told.

Still, I expect to see people raving about it as if it's the second coming, that graphics will suddenly matter again and that certain people here will behave as if it's an Xbox 360 exclusive.
Oh, forgive my cynicism - I used to be very positive and upbeat until I joined N4G...

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

Couldnt care for graphics, Graphics queens will never stop licking the anus of Killzone 3.

Gameplay is so much more varied than Killzone 3 and offers depth and customisation and gives you options which makes for interesting gameplay so long as you have the brain power to actually think and strategise different situations.

Killzone 3 obviously looks graphically smoother than Crysis 2 but the tech behind crysis is vastly superior since it is non scripted unlike Killzone 3. It is also rendering much more information, like how you can interact with the environemnt. what can you do in Killzone 3? go into sticky cover?

[Soldierone]

Umm you can also shoot an enemy in the shoulder, and he will swing his chest sideways. In the leg and he will stumble to the ground, in the head and watch it explode or his helmet fly off, and so on. You can blow up the enviroment, listen to your allys call out bad guys, and fight 10 to 20 people at a time.

In Crysis the enemies were constantly jumping from place to place. When you shot them (even in this video) they do that standard "ooh im hit ill stumble and turn off my hit detection for a second" animation.

If your talking "open world" then killzone still has you. The direct way into any level is stupid in Killzone unless your ready to fight, there are always at least 3 options in every part of the map.

[russo121]

Yeah, you "play a lot of tech in crysis". ehehhhe sticky cover is when you play gears....

[MARKUS_MAX1MUS]

yup thats totally why in Killzone 3 you slide to a wall or walk up to a wall and then you adhere to the wall and wont get off the wall until you flick back on the left stick.

Im not saying its a bad game, ive got my helghast edition coming tomorrow, its just Crysis looks more varied IMO, time will tell when I get the game.

The helghast edition helghast head will look sweet next to the Halo 3 head.

[russo121]

Look at this : http://img146.imageshack.us...
What if the constructor made a house with windows or doors not perpendicular to ground?

[StitchJones]

Crysis belongs on the PC. Plain and simple, no reason to create console ports that will be panned no matter how you look at it.

[hiredhelp]

WOW killzone 3brought into a article thats about FUCKING CRYSIS PEOPLE SHUT THE F*CK UP.
I HAVE PLAYED AND GOT KILLZONE 2 AND 3 ITS AWSOME. BUT GET THIS.
my fav deves one of my top most fav devs are crytek. i knew this ps3 version will be awsome because i know what crytek can do. yes visually it matches on some scale the same as killzone3

but why be soo supprised. A DEVELOPER has actually used the ps3 hardware not done a port. and used a engine they built up just like gurilla did. so yes both these games to me are remarkably well done.

but if you want to be soo stupid start acting like kids oh crysis beats killzone3 killzone beats crysis. then fine go out to your play ground and have a scrap.

stitch PC WILL NOT HAVE A CONSOLE PORT. it be its own game. as it ever was. once you running on a mid to high end card it bust even killzone3's bulls on ps3 and crysis 2 on ps3. and 360 cos thats how pc works.
im sorry for being angury but this is all n4g is about lately bitching whos better. do you see developers doing the same. no they have respect.

[hellzsupernova]

i also raged that it only took two comments before people started on the KZ3 i cant believe how stupid these people are honestly you think they would be over it by now it pisses me off

[LNDCalling]

I said it for the 360 footage and same here.. the texture pop-in is atrocious and off putting :( and don't say Killzone3 has it too.. I've seen it and didn't notice it like it is on the footage for C2 on BOTH consoles!.

The engine, like Unreal and other PC'esk engines just isn't loading textures quick enough, this may be helped by an install on 360 but by how much idk. Seems to be a classic PC developer faux-pa on consoles imo..

They clearly arent pushing hardware like they said, else they would be streaming textures off the blu-ray for the PS3 as with God of War® II / Unchartered 2, which they dont appear to be doing.. we will soon see if they are (all be it seemingly badly implimented) as the hit would be on disk size and data on the PS3 disc would be significatly larger!

Otherwise it looks ok, but would advise if your going to buy it, buy it for PC & play on your RIG..

[hiredhelp]

errr m8 i played the SP ON KILLZONE3. unfortunatly there are pop up's but game soo frikken fun. still shame but that loading from the disc perhaps. unsure why does it. if everyone had a decent rig m8 i dont think many be buying consoles. thoe the prices of everything on pc will go up again on hardware.

[LNDCalling]

Yes I agree and textures were poping in the Single player, however streaming from the disc may improve that as the engine would be designed to do just that.

I didn't notice it there though as much as I can in the footage for C2 on both consoles! :/

true true, keep thinkin of doing a major o/h on mine, new mobo, i7 chip, GC, but I just cba anymore, money effort vs end result is meh..

Edit: Oh and yes the s/p demo was proppa fun :D roll on pay day!..

[XIIIWARRIOR41]

Some of you freakin guys are idiots! Stop comparing, freakin losers! This is day 1 purchase for me!

[HaVoK308]

They compare because they are jealous. Jealous of the fact that they are broke dicks that can not afford more then one game per year. Instead of earning their money and supporting their hobby they act like jealous teenyboppers. Get off the welfare bitches.

[hiredhelp]

well i have just built i7 9.20 6gb ram dominator kept my old ati 4870 for now bought 1000watt psu corsair and haf x case. witch was around £600 with asus p6td palm edition. massive case. but swor my last build. crazy thing is not even touched it been on my old computer down stairs witch gave to my misses. that runs every game core 2 duo. ati again 4870.
4gb ram. doesnt need to be as expensive these days like £600 to play awsome games at high end settings. but i understand were you comming from m8.

i spend more time on ps3 then i do the pc. shame really.

[LNDCalling]

Yeah you can do it at a decent price, but peeps tend to go extreme as do I, my 1st build came in at around GBP1,000 but a Zalman Z-Machine GT1000, Q6600 (Go step < result, now @ 4GHz) brand new 8800GTX (yes that long ago lool), Corsair Dominator etc, even with OS and other bits on OEM prices (ala Scan).

Used to have my rig in pride of place next to 40" Bravia in front room, 360 wirless controller the lot, but 2 under 5 nippers about and my rig + wires don't mix, so PS3 has pride of place now.

@RUIN39 Not sayin a no buy for me, just not a day one, will no doubt purchase on steam in time! :)

[hiredhelp]

yeh mine would of come to around a grand if buying a new card. and a orignal OS easyly. ;)
But im happy with my card. thoe i am in a tight spot got birthday comming and around £400 new card or a smart phone.
what you choose. lol
message me are you a nvidia guy or a ati man

[shaunsingerling]

All I have to say is Battlefield 3 !

[mixelon]

Looking good! As expected really. The head to heads will be funny though and I'm sure there will be big arguments. For no reason. PC version is where its at.

Saying that, I'd like to see the multiplayer mode on the on the consoles too as i have more PSN friends who might get it.

[hellzsupernova]

it took two fucking comments before people started comparing it to killzone dear god stfu about it honestly its old noone cares stop whining and be happy you can play both games.

[HaVoK308]

Guess I am getting the 360 version. Thought this was one multiplatform game I could get for the PS3...I was wrong. 360 version looks better and I just may like the multiplayer and that is always better on Live. At least KZ3 gave me a reason to knock the dust off it.

[RE_L_MAYER]

OMG Have you people even noticed the difference between cloaking - it looks blu and not as clear on ps3

[byeGollum]

The only reason they compare killzone to every title that releases is because, for some reason they feel threatened, and none of them wrote a single line of code for Killzone. lol if you can't beat em, join em.

Crysis gives me options, it allows me to be the weapon, and I can also use my environment as a weapon. Kilzone gives me ...
.. ummm ... gray?

[Edito]

To all the haters out there how GG look in the end with all that fake lights, pop up shadows crap color pallet???? They look incredible astonishing don't you guys think other devs want those fake things FACE IT killzone 2 and 3 are far superior that CRYSIS 2 FACE IT im big fan of CRYSIS but i didn't expect more from then in the console arena GG are the kings in this realm and Crytek are the Kings in PC realm simple like this BUT in the end the FUN is all that matter i play Crysis 1 till now days...

[HaVoK308]

You poor thing. How pathetic is your social life? Seriously...I can help you.

[Daves]

Thought the audio sounded a bit lo-fi, but that's just my opinion, hmm maybe it's been compressed badly for'tinternet.

[xtremegamerage]

I really wish people would stop complaining about graphics from a video, every game i've ever looked at looks different on my tv.

BTW PLASMA rules:)

[IHateYouFanboys]

well after playing killzone 3 last night for a good 4 hours, i have to say that Crysis 2 definitely beats it in the graphics department.

it looks more realistic, the lighting is FAR more advanced - its ALL dynamic, none is pre-baked, and the per object motion blur looks much better than killzones.

killzone 3 is hell awesome in multiplayer though, but graphically it just doesnt match up to Crysis 2.

[xtremegamerage]

That footage is not HD.

It's SD then converted, imo.

Buttons look wrong, and footage is not high quality either even in 720p. You can see it's to low on the bitrate.

Looks excellent though.

Will look stunning when you see it for real.

[CrzyFooL]

MAXIMUM FAP

[InTheZoneAC]

lol at pc/360 gamers and a few clueless ps3 owners thinking graphics make the game great. This game is overrated, has been, yet people are over it every time it's brought up. And for a game that is nothing but graphics, it better be the best and it isn't. So what we're looking at is basically a super polished Haze. Don't waste your money.

[RE_L_MAYER]

And when he shootin with machine gun you can see that the outlines of fire itself are blocked by the invisible wall,im sorry but if this is the final product where even a simple person can say "it looks like shitt" then they fked up big time

[RE_L_MAYER]

Hahaha another one- the map is not 3d like on 360 holly shtt they are making a great hit)))

[achira]

looks good. but kz3 destroys it in graphics. kz3 looks unbelievable ! for me best graphics ever, really detailed and sharp. i LOVE the new M82 !!!!

[Orionsangel]

Well well looks like PS3 finally wins against 360. This version looks a lot better!

[SAR]

This footage is not nearly as impressive as I had thought it would be. Game play may be great, and the overall game may be great, but the graphics not looking so...

[led1090]

hmm the pc version looks much better

[Orionsangel]

Duh!

[thwolf94]

looks decently amazing

[Platinum_k]

1st Mother Effing day!!!
no joke...
1st day!!!... no wait...
Pre-order!!!

[ironmonkey]

look, killzone 3 is out now most of us are playing it. as of right now, killzone 3 is far better. i wont judge crysis until people can actually play the full game. its just better for a ps3 owner cause we can play both, 360 fans not so lucky.

[jalen247]

Looks good. Up there with best looking multiplats. But this is not up to PS3 exclusives's graphics fidelity...i.e. Uncharted 2, Killzone 2, Killzone 3, GOW III, etc

PC version looks a lot better. Looks like Crytek decided not to push the PS3 and make the 360 and PS3 versions the same...shame...

[ATiElite]

Seeing how this is Cryteks first go round with the Cell Crysis 2 looks better than Uncharted 1 but the aliens look like shit and seem to have dumb AI. I hope they fix that.

Seems to me that the way they programmed Crysis 2 that it suffers from the low amount of Ram that the PS3 has. The Cell has the muscle but the low end RISC + low RAM = not so good how they programmed it. Maybe next time around they will learn to do it right how GG ND SM SP and others have figured out.

knowing this is Cryteks first crack at the Cell I would cut them some slack but the Crytek developers talked a lot of shit and Crysis 2 is so second string when compared to KZ3 graphics and game play.

Bottom line....who gives a shit, did you see that Battlefield 3 PC footage, Holy Shit!!

[Ram3000]

Ahh! This is going to be sick! I'm excited.. lol :D

[Ima9er4Life]

Man everybody trippin. Killzone 3 is a great game

[pupa]

I hate to read NG4 comments. Mostly a bunch of trolling juvenile brats abusing the Disagree button, it makes their day.

As for the Xbots trolling to give rise to their eXBox ego's, well we expect no better from them.

Anyway, Crysis on PS3 looks good but maybe it's time for an PC Upgrade for specific titles.

KZ3 on PS3, have it ok.
Crysis2 on PC, maybe.
Hollow on eXBox, never.

[bozebo]

Can they at least record someone who can fucking play?
Jeez.

You have to wonder; they are trying to develop a top shooter and their playtesters/devs/whoever that idiot is have absolutely no idea how to play shooters.

It does look awesome though, hopefully it will have some actual gameplay unlike the first one.

[llMurcielagoll]

This footage is AMAZING! But I am so getting it on PC (Oh dear PC, pleeeease meet the recommended requirements for this :'( i beg you!!)

Although the minimum requirements, my PC perfectly passes every obstacle, gonna have to do the test again when it is released through SystemRequirementsLab.com

If I will end up playing on low graphics I will get it on PS3 instead.

[artdafoo]

Hohum, add destruction then you can brag Crysis 2.

[innthe]

wow

[8BitSoul]

It's a shame that every time I go into a comment section, all I see is comments regarding KZ3. Why can't people just see a game for what it is? Crysis 2 is looking awesome, and isn't trying to be KZ3, so please stop comparing them. Where's your sense of gaming spirit? I honestly don't care what people say anymore. I'm getting both Crysis 2 and KZ3.

For me it's not about playing the game that has the best graphics, it's about the game itself. A good game shouldn't have to rely on good graphics, but then again, the graphics can help create atmosphere and a realistic world if used correctly. All in all it comes down to this: Everybody has a different taste when it comes to games. Get the games YOU like, and don't listen to the fanboys and their endless menstrual cycle. Just for once, can't a comment section include discussions about the game itself, and not be a comparison between two games?

If you really were hardcore gamers, as most of you seem to claim that you are, you wouldn't care what system you play a game on, or how good the graphics are, as long as the game itself is good.

I'm not trolling or anything. This is just my honest opinion. The whole fanboy thing is getting out of hand. There are 3 systems to choose from (4 if you include PC), and it's perfectly OK to support your own system. Just do so with respect for other gamers and their choice of consoles and game preferences...