Starting to realize I really like Crytek games...

[bystander36]

Far Cry and Crysis/Warhead were amazing. Far Cry 2/3 were boring as hell and I couldn't even play an hour of Crysis 2. After the laughable excuse called Crysis 2, I didn't even look at the third game.

Did you ever go back after the DX11 patch? The game was pretty fun. Not as good as the original, but still good.

Far Cry 2 and 3 aren't Crytek games, so there is no reason to bring them into the comparison.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Ah yes. Crytek.

This topic has come up many times over the years. The proponents and the criticizers.

Here's what I think about Crytek.

WAAAAY back in 2004, Yerli developed a no-excuses PC render monster that became CryEngine. FarCry was developed, and it was good.

Engine undergoes more development. SSAO and sub-surface scattering were introduced by CryEngine. AND SSS HAS YET TO BE IMPROVED UPON SINCE. Seriously. Crytek went off the charts with Crysis. PC gamers thought it was a tech demo, and a few folks appreciated it.

I for one LOVED IT. And the fact that they included the full-functioning SDK with the game? + Every AI script and entity? It was like a $30 tutorial on how to make a AAA game from start to finish. I think I spent more hours in there and had more fun than I did actually playing the game. This was what PC gaming was all about!!! In 2007, you could create a game with CE and create real-time lighting, and drop-in real-time into any scene. Something you couldn't do in UE until what...a couple years ago?

Still the best looking, most optimized, best running engine out there. The SC branch of CE is going to obliterate everything out there. 64-bit object precision and the biggest maps ever rendered.

I have the utmost respect for Crytek. I feel like they were misguided at times...missed opportunities at others, but at the core, their render is at the top. They were really focused on the engine...but needed other developers to bring the games to life. This is where things started to fall apart.

I think SC is going to save it. It's no coincidence that the engine that defined high-end PC gaming back in the day will once again define it in 2016. CryEngine was the perfect choice to bring the premier PC game back to the forefront.

Crysis and Crysis Warhead will always remain some of my favorite games in life.

Looks like Amazon is using their purchase of the CryEngine source code to push forward the aspect of Cryengine that we liked so much. The Sandbox editor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdU1s1FGTDY

 

[futurefields]

I'm not seeing it. It's better than, say, Far Cry 3, but it's still a load of clichéd bollocks. Might as well go and watch the average American TV drama.

What is cliche'd about the scene? The blockbuster production values the solid voice acting or the powerful music? Why are these bad things? Why do you hate America?

 

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[Stringjam]

I remember the devs saying that Crysis was criticised for having too much open space and that they wanted to tighten up gameplay. I personally didn't think it necessary.

I remember it too. I thought it was perfect. I'll never forget Crysis...it was my "oh shit" gaming moment that brought me back in. The game was great...Warhead was great, and it's a feeling I often miss.

 

[futurefields]

Crysis 3 is what Crysis 1 was always (wrongly) accused of being: A glorified tech demo. It's very linear and has no replay value

Funny, I've replayed it before, and plan on doing so again in the near future.

 

[escrow4]

Funny, I've replayed it before, and plan on doing so again in the near future.

Its a rubbish tech demo that is a nothing but a 5hr corridor shooter.

 

[futurefields]

Well, that's just like, your opinion, man.

 

[Stg-Flame]

Did you ever go back after the DX11 patch? The game was pretty fun. Not as good as the original, but still good.

Far Cry 2 and 3 aren't Crytek games, so there is no reason to bring them into the comparison.

It was the handholding I couldn't stand. Anytime EA gets their hands on a franchise I love, I usually just cut my losses and find something new. First they ruined C&C, then they went for Crysis. I'm sure there are others they screwed up, but those are just the two that came to mind.

 

[thejunglegod]

I really liked the first Crysis (and side note: loved the zero gravity alien level, I'm probably part of a minority on that one), and I thought that Warhead's campaign was even better in many aspects.

Thank you for that. I thought I was the only one who absolutely freaked out on that level and didn't want it to end.