Crysis 2 Benchmarks - Demo is up now.

[tviceman]

newegg prices from a quick look, in the search for each of them.
580 (520$) > 6970 (320$) > 570 (350$) > 6950 (240$) > 560 (249$) >

Is it just me or is the 570 overpriced for its performance in Crysis 2?
Same with the 560? They both get beat in performance by cheaper amd cards (even if its only 10-30$).

6950 seems like alot of value for its cost, seeing as their a big step in performance down to the 560 which costs more. Then considering that you can unlock the shaders with a bios flash...

6950 the best buy for the crysis 2 gamer? on a budget.

So you list the lowest prices for AMD cards but not Nvidia cards?

Lowest price 6970 - $330 AR
Lowest price 570 - $310 AR

I'm going to laugh when the actual game comes out, the gtx570 beats the 6970 in DX11, and then Nvidia haters blame it on TWIMTBP.

 

[Skurge]

So you list the lowest prices for AMD cards but not Nvidia cards?

Lowest price 6970 - $330 AR
Lowest price 570 - $310 AR

I'm going to laugh when the actual game comes out, the gtx570 beats the 6970 in DX11, and then Nvidia haters blame it on TWIMTBP.

Yeah, his post was one sided and sounded like an AD for AMD.

But that last part was a bit odd coming from you, you aren't usually the kind of person to make post like that. Most of the time they are pretty impartial. I could ask you what you would do if the 6970 beats the 580 in DX11, would you cry instead of laugh?

No need to put yourself on the spot like that.

 

[Grooveriding]

I just want the original Crysis Graphics Shown before Crysis 1 was even out... I remember looking at the leaves, and remembering how realistic it looked with the sun reflecting off those huge leaves like rain just fell upon them... and how awesome it looked. Then I was highly disappointed when I saw the actual game in Highest settings...

I remember those images. It is possible to modify Crysis to the point that you can reproduce that level of quality, but even with the best hardware today, if you try to run it with those settings at even 1920x1200 it is not very playable.

Crysis gets a lot of its laurels from people who have played with the config settings, basically creating incredible, albeit, unplayable settings for screenshots. But the engine has more potential than anything out there.

These are a few shots from my systems running one of the more 'tame' custom configs that still allows the game to be playable.

 

[Lonbjerg]

In what way is it ruined? Other than the graphics the original Crysis was just an average FPS.

I really wish people would actually expand on things rather than just say something has been ruined because it is also being released on a console.

Look at videos of the gameplay.

Gone are the sandbox.
Now you a put on a narrow, linear path.

Gone are the wide open maps.
Now you are now running in confined, urban maps.

Gone are the progress of I.Q.
Now the game has to cater for the lowest common denominator(read: consoles)...and it shows.

 

[badb0y]

Crysis was an alright game but after a while I got bored of it. :|

Definitely going to buy the second one because I am hoping it has better graphics than the first one.

 

[Grooveriding]

Looks like the demo is coming March 1st

http://www.mycrysis.com/news/crysis_2/crysis-2-pc-demo-coming-march-1st

Think it's a safe bet it will have a benchmark and support DX11. We can set a standard test and do some benching then :thumbsup:

Something like 1920x1080, maximum settings with and without 4xAA.

 

[Veliko]

Look at videos of the gameplay.

Gone are the sandbox.
Now you a put on a narrow, linear path.

Gone are the wide open maps.
Now you are now running in confined, urban maps.

You have made the same point twice here. Crysis really isn't very open at all it just looks like it is. I can go left and shoot some enemies or I can go right and shoot some enemies. Your choice doesn't doesn't actually make much difference.

Gone are the progress of I.Q.
Now the game has to cater for the lowest common denominator(read: consoles)...and it shows.

I don't know what you mean here. What is "progress of I.Q." and how is this new game catering to the lowest common denominator?

At what point was Crysis a high-level game? It was just a standard shooter with respawning enemies at checkpoints and an uninspiring plot.

 

[MrK6]

You have made the same point twice here. Crysis really isn't very open at all it just looks like it is. I can go left and shoot some enemies or I can go right and shoot some enemies. Your choice doesn't doesn't actually make much difference.

Well what did you want to do, sit down and discuss literature with them? The openness involves "do I take this truck and bust right in? Do I sprint in, melee the first guy then grab the mounted MG? Do I slink through the jungle and then snipe everyone from that high ridge? Can I just go around the whole lot since there isn't an objective there?"

I don't know what you mean here. What is "progress of I.Q." and how is this new game catering to the lowest common denominator?

At what point was Crysis a high-level game? It was just a standard shooter with respawning enemies at checkpoints and an uninspiring plot.

It always was; it's one of the best AAA titles made. You don't have to like it, but that's what it is.

 

[Veliko]

Well what did you want to do, sit down and discuss literature with them? The openness involves "do I take this truck and bust right in? Do I sprint in, melee the first guy then grab the mounted MG? Do I slink through the jungle and then snipe everyone from that high ridge? Can I just go around the whole lot since there isn't an objective there?"

We appear to have different interpretations of what non-linear, sandbox and openness actually are. What you just described is something that has been in almost every FPS game for the past decade.

It always was; it's one of the best AAA titles made. You don't have to like it, but that's what it is.

There are a few people even in this thread that would dispute that. What exactly is in Crysis that wasn't already done before? The characters are uninteresting and the plot is uninspiring.

 

[Ben90]

Hopefully they up the challenge a lot. The original Crysis was stupid easy. Stealth mode completely broke any challenge, and defensive wasn't too far behind it.

 

[dust]

^ I believe I read here somewhere that they will combine the suit actions for single key, if anything that should make it easier even.

 

[Grooveriding]

^ I believe I read here somewhere that they will combine the suit actions for single key, if anything that should make it easier even.

They changed the speed mode from being selectable to activating whenever you hold shift to run. I believe stealth and armor are still there and strength is gone.

 

[MrK6]

They changed the speed mode from being selectable to activating whenever you hold shift to run. I believe stealth and armor are still there an strength is gone.

Wow, that's lame. Strength mode was the most innovative mode; some incredibly cool things could be done with it.

 

[Ben90]

Wow, that's lame. Strength mode was the most innovative mode; some incredibly cool things could be done with it.

Like punching palm trees in half.

 

[Lonbjerg]

We appear to have different interpretations of what non-linear, sandbox and openness actually are. What you just described is something that has been in almost every FPS game for the past decade.

Bollocks.
CoD, MoH, BC2...they all are "shooter-on-rails", a linear path with lots of spawnpoints with endless enemies.

Crysis 2 is a step back from Crysis...it's a step towards those consolized FPS....ergo a step backwards.

There are a few people even in this thread that would dispute that. What exactly is in Crysis that wasn't already done before? The characters are uninteresting and the plot is uninspiring.

It broke the barrierer for I.Q.
And untill the aliens, it had a nice story.
A game that made cutting egde hardware choke for years, geeks e-penis shrink as they couldn't run the games "maxed out and caused several memes...and you ask what was different? :hmm:

 

[Skurge]

Like punching palm trees in half.

And throwing chickens at Koreans.

 

[at80eighty]

strength is gone? since when?
trailers are out - the FUD is stupid

 

[Spike]

And throwing chickens at Koreans.

Dang, I never tried that. I may just have to fire up the game again to give that a whirl. Besides, it will be nice to finally be able to max it out at almost playable frames!

 

[Ben90]

If your going to fire the game up again, look for frogs in the swamp to throw. Or just drop them without throwing for some lulz.

 

[gevorg]

If you properly place a chicken near a red barrel, you can make some BBQ chicken!

 

[Xonipher]

Actually Strength isn't gone. It's been "streamlined", so was speed. There's no need to switch suit modes, you just press and/or hold down the assigned key.

 

[Spike]

If your going to fire the game up again, look for frogs in the swamp to throw. Or just drop them without throwing for some lulz.

Do they blow up?

 

[Athadeus]

Do they blow up?

I recall flying frogs, but I'm not sure whether I was throwing them or not, and it was on a tiny island at the beginning of Warhead, not a swamp.

 

[Veliko]

Bollocks.
CoD, MoH, BC2...they all are "shooter-on-rails", a linear path with lots of spawnpoints with endless enemies.

Crysis 2 is a step back from Crysis...it's a step towards those consolized FPS....ergo a step backwards.

Again with the 'console' comment - what does that even mean? Do you consider the likes of Medal of Honor and Call of Duty to be console games? I remember when they first came out they were heralded as excellent games for the PC.

Crysis also has respawning enemies at checkpoints.

It broke the barrierer for I.Q.
And untill the aliens, it had a nice story.
A game that made cutting egde hardware choke for years, geeks e-penis shrink as they couldn't run the games "maxed out and caused several memes...and you ask what was different? :hmm:

What do you mean it broke the barrier for IQ?

I asked you to tell me what was different about Crysis. You responded with "nice story until the aliens appear" which is basically acknowledging that the story is uninspiring. That leaves us with "excellent graphics" being the only standout feature.

So no different to Far Cry then?

 

[Skurge]

Again with the 'console' comment - what does that even mean? Do you consider the likes of Medal of Honor and Call of Duty to be console games? I remember when they first came out they were heralded as excellent games for the PC.

Crysis also has respawning enemies at checkpoints.



What do you mean it broke the barrier for IQ?

I asked you to tell me what was different about Crysis. You responded with "nice story until the aliens appear" which is basically acknowledging that the story is uninspiring. That leaves us with "excellent graphics" being the only standout feature.

So no different to Far Cry then?

I think he means image quality, not Intelligence Quotient.