- Jan 7, 2004
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So, now that Warhead has been out for a few days, what do you guys think of game play?
I'll try to give my impressions without any spoilers.
First of all, I can come right out and say that overall I enjoyed Warhead from start to finish more than I did Crysis, which I enjoyed a lot before the aliens showed up.
-Warhead does a much better job of mixing things up in terms of the different types of enemies and situations. You do a lot of sneaking and a lot of blowing up stuff.
-Warhead gets to more weapons/mods much quicker so you can use different styles early on. If you like setting traps with explosives, sniping, or are a more run-and-gun type player you can employ any (or all) of these tactics from almost the beginning of the game.
-Aliens/Ice levels... Yes, Warhead has both, but IMO the aliens are somehow more enjoyable opponents than they were in Crysis, where they were mostly just annoying.
-"Epic battles". For some reason Crytek still included a a few parts where you have to 'hold the fort' against an onslaught of Aliens or KPA, which weren't the highlights of the game for me. IMO Crysis and Warhead excel as a lone gunman/hero type games where you essentially win against impossible odds because you're a bad ass in a nanosuit. Open ended solo missions (which do comprise the bulk of the game) are where this game shines.
-Finally, the bosses in the game are generally easier than the final boss in Crysis. I'm not really a huge fan of bosses, and usually do them once just to complete the game, so I'm cool with that. To put this into perspective, I like 'final battles' a la HL2 Episode 2 better than I do the 'mega end boss' a la Crysis or Doom3.
-I had not planned in burning through the game in day, but Warhead definitely has that hard to put down factor. I just wanted to keep going, plus it's more like episodic content on length than a full game. Fine with me, as long as Crytek keeps giving us new episodes every now and then.
Overall, I'd give it a 9/10. Not perfect, but if you liked Crysis, you'll definitely really like Warhead.
Again, please keep this thread to game play only. If you want to talk about SecuROM and DRM, please go here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2229242&enterthread=y
If you want to talk about performance, please go here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2228814&enterthread=y
I'll try to give my impressions without any spoilers.
First of all, I can come right out and say that overall I enjoyed Warhead from start to finish more than I did Crysis, which I enjoyed a lot before the aliens showed up.
-Warhead does a much better job of mixing things up in terms of the different types of enemies and situations. You do a lot of sneaking and a lot of blowing up stuff.
-Warhead gets to more weapons/mods much quicker so you can use different styles early on. If you like setting traps with explosives, sniping, or are a more run-and-gun type player you can employ any (or all) of these tactics from almost the beginning of the game.
-Aliens/Ice levels... Yes, Warhead has both, but IMO the aliens are somehow more enjoyable opponents than they were in Crysis, where they were mostly just annoying.
-"Epic battles". For some reason Crytek still included a a few parts where you have to 'hold the fort' against an onslaught of Aliens or KPA, which weren't the highlights of the game for me. IMO Crysis and Warhead excel as a lone gunman/hero type games where you essentially win against impossible odds because you're a bad ass in a nanosuit. Open ended solo missions (which do comprise the bulk of the game) are where this game shines.
-Finally, the bosses in the game are generally easier than the final boss in Crysis. I'm not really a huge fan of bosses, and usually do them once just to complete the game, so I'm cool with that. To put this into perspective, I like 'final battles' a la HL2 Episode 2 better than I do the 'mega end boss' a la Crysis or Doom3.
-I had not planned in burning through the game in day, but Warhead definitely has that hard to put down factor. I just wanted to keep going, plus it's more like episodic content on length than a full game. Fine with me, as long as Crytek keeps giving us new episodes every now and then.
Overall, I'd give it a 9/10. Not perfect, but if you liked Crysis, you'll definitely really like Warhead.
Again, please keep this thread to game play only. If you want to talk about SecuROM and DRM, please go here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2229242&enterthread=y
If you want to talk about performance, please go here:
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2228814&enterthread=y