Most interestingly - to me at least - is that these games are
published entirely by Crytek and Saber Interactive. The originals all >involved Electronic Arts, which meant that - unless you played the
disc-based version of Cryis 1, you needed an EA Origin account. The
remasters are Origin-free. That alone is /almost/ worth the price of >admission.
What the topic says; the 'remastered' versions of Crysis - announced
about a year ago - are now available for purchase on Steam. Reviews
are mixed so far, but it's still early days.
Myself, I'd have a hard time buying these. I loved the first Crysis -
I was far less sanguine about the two sequels - but this remaster
doesn't really seem to offer anything that makes it really worth the
asking price. The visuals aren't significantly better (in fact, I
often have a hard time seeing any difference) and performance
apparently hasn't improved. Worse, the simplified controls of the
sequels have been backported to the first game. Functionally this
might make for a more streamlined experience, but I always felt the
first game had a deeper experience whereas the later games felt more
like arcade shoot-em-ups. But maybe that's just my PC Master Race
tendencies raising its ugly head again (the simplified controls were
an obvious concession to the gamepad controls required for the console >versions of Crysis 2 & 3).
Most interestingly - to me at least - is that these games are
published entirely by Crytek and Saber Interactive. The originals all >involved Electronic Arts, which meant that - unless you played the
disc-based version of Cryis 1, you needed an EA Origin account. The
remasters are Origin-free. That alone is /almost/ worth the price of >admission.
I dunno, maybe if the price for the trilogy drops below the $10USD
mark. By then I'll probably be two or three upgrades down the line, so >presumably I'll be able to run the game smoothly. Until then, the
originals are good enough.
What the topic says; the 'remastered' versions of Crysis - announced
about a year ago - are now available for purchase on Steam. Reviews
are mixed so far, but it's still early days.
Myself, I'd have a hard time buying these. I loved the first Crysis -
I was far less sanguine about the two sequels - but this remaster
doesn't really seem to offer anything that makes it really worth the
asking price. The visuals aren't significantly better (in fact, I
often have a hard time seeing any difference) and performance
apparently hasn't improved. Worse, the simplified controls of the
sequels have been backported to the first game. Functionally this
might make for a more streamlined experience, but I always felt the
first game had a deeper experience whereas the later games felt more
like arcade shoot-em-ups. But maybe that's just my PC Master Race
tendencies raising its ugly head again (the simplified controls were
an obvious concession to the gamepad controls required for the console versions of Crysis 2 & 3).
I did play the original Crysis (DVD here so no worries about having an
EA account). It was a good game and I feel a good follow up to Far Cry.
I picked up Crysis: Warhead a few years ago and very much more of the
same so worth the, I think £5.
Crysis 2 I have played but I was fairly disappointed as whereas
FarCry/Crysis were good games in their own right and also showed what a
PC was capable of. Crysis 2, nah that felt like what is was and if it
wasn't for the nano suit I don't think I'd of even thought I was playing >Crysis as, like you say, it was more a run-of-the-mill FPS.
Will I pick the remastered versions up. I don't really see the point as >although the original graphics aren't up to what you can do today I
still think they've stood the test of time. I'm also not one who's
really into the whole graphics part but even FarCry did impress me as
for once you had this quite open world to explore and not cramped >environments where you just shoot everything until the enemies stop >respawning.
The developers also tried to increase the verticality of the levels;
the original Crysis was fought almost entirely from ground-level, and
with Crysis 2 the aim was to give players the advantage of the high
ground.
The developers also tried to increase the verticality of the levels;Yes; and once I got used to the somewhat consolized aspects of this
the original Crysis was fought almost entirely from ground-level, and
with Crysis 2 the aim was to give players the advantage of the high
ground.
sequel (like the fairly narrow FOV), I enjoyed Crysis2 quite a bit. The
devs took some effort with the plot, I felt, continuing from the previous title though with a new playable character. I liked the extras menu where
you could listen to all the recordings and text messages to help fill in
plot holes you'd missed, and the 3D suit gallery. C2 was a very decent
game!
I did buy Crysis Remastered as well as Crysis 3 Remastered on Epic way back when they first appeared, but just haven't gotten around to playing C3 in particular.
On Sat, 19 Nov 2022 20:50:41 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
Most interestingly - to me at least - is that these games are
published entirely by Crytek and Saber Interactive. The originals all >involved Electronic Arts, which meant that - unless you played the >disc-based version of Cryis 1, you needed an EA Origin account. The >remasters are Origin-free. That alone is /almost/ worth the price of >admission.
Yeah, but can your machine run it? ;^)
On 20/11/2022 01:50, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
What the topic says; the 'remastered' versions of Crysis - announced
about a year ago - are now available for purchase on Steam. Reviews
are mixed so far, but it's still early days.
Myself, I'd have a hard time buying these. I loved the first Crysis -
I was far less sanguine about the two sequels - but this remaster
doesn't really seem to offer anything that makes it really worth the
asking price. The visuals aren't significantly better (in fact, I
often have a hard time seeing any difference) and performance
apparently hasn't improved. Worse, the simplified controls of the
sequels have been backported to the first game. Functionally this
might make for a more streamlined experience, but I always felt the
first game had a deeper experience whereas the later games felt more
like arcade shoot-em-ups. But maybe that's just my PC Master Race tendencies raising its ugly head again (the simplified controls were
an obvious concession to the gamepad controls required for the console versions of Crysis 2 & 3).
I did play the original Crysis (DVD here so no worries about having an
EA account). It was a good game and I feel a good follow up to Far Cry.
I picked up Crysis: Warhead a few years ago and very much more of the
same so worth the, I think £5.
Crysis 2 I have played but I was fairly disappointed as whereas
FarCry/Crysis were good games in their own right and also showed what a
PC was capable of. Crysis 2, nah that felt like what is was and if it
wasn't for the nano suit I don't think I'd of even thought I was playing Crysis as, like you say, it was more a run-of-the-mill FPS.
Will I pick the remastered versions up. I don't really see the point as although the original graphics aren't up to what you can do today I
still think they've stood the test of time. I'm also not one who's
really into the whole graphics part but even FarCry did impress me as
for once you had this quite open world to explore and not cramped environments where you just shoot everything until the enemies stop respawning.
Ditto. I wonder if I should try Crysis' sequels at all.
I dunno, maybe if the price for the trilogy drops below the $10USD
mark. By then I'll probably be two or three upgrades down the line, so presumably I'll be able to run the game smoothly. Until then, the
originals are good enough.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:
I dunno, maybe if the price for the trilogy drops below the $10USD
mark. By then I'll probably be two or three upgrades down the line, so
presumably I'll be able to run the game smoothly. Until then, the
originals are good enough.
I somehow missed the whole Crysis thing, although I remember playing a
demo of one of them, I guess Crysis 2 since "nano suit" feels
familiar. Wasn't interesting enough I guess. So probably not getting the >remakes either.
On 21/11/2022 06:10, Ant wrote:
Ditto. I wonder if I should try Crysis' sequels at all.
I put Crysis 2 in the category it's not that it's a bad game but instead
my enjoyment was soured by it wasn't what I expected. I'd go as far to
say that I'd have enjoyed it far more if it didn't have the Crysis name.
Another example is Bioshock 1, I'd seen the gameplay trailers knew about System Shock and had even pre-ordered it in a special metal case. After
a few hours it became clear that yes the setting was interesting but
really this is just another FPS. Slightly against my better judgement I
did pick up Bioshock:Infinite (number 3) in a sale. I actually rather
liked it because my expectations where just it's a FPS. There's nothing special in it but you just get to shoot lots of things!
JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
On 21/11/2022 06:10, Ant wrote:
Ditto. I wonder if I should try Crysis' sequels at all.
I put Crysis 2 in the category it's not that it's a bad game but instead
my enjoyment was soured by it wasn't what I expected. I'd go as far to
say that I'd have enjoyed it far more if it didn't have the Crysis name.
Another example is Bioshock 1, I'd seen the gameplay trailers knew about
System Shock and had even pre-ordered it in a special metal case. After
a few hours it became clear that yes the setting was interesting but
really this is just another FPS. Slightly against my better judgement I
did pick up Bioshock:Infinite (number 3) in a sale. I actually rather
liked it because my expectations where just it's a FPS. There's nothing
special in it but you just get to shoot lots of things!
I loved SS2. BS1 was decent from its playable demo, but it wasn't SS2
type to me.
On 22/11/2022 00:10, Ant wrote:
JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
On 21/11/2022 06:10, Ant wrote:
Ditto. I wonder if I should try Crysis' sequels at all.
I put Crysis 2 in the category it's not that it's a bad game but instead >>> my enjoyment was soured by it wasn't what I expected. I'd go as far to
say that I'd have enjoyed it far more if it didn't have the Crysis name.
Another example is Bioshock 1, I'd seen the gameplay trailers knew about >>> System Shock and had even pre-ordered it in a special metal case. After
a few hours it became clear that yes the setting was interesting but
really this is just another FPS. Slightly against my better judgement I
did pick up Bioshock:Infinite (number 3) in a sale. I actually rather
liked it because my expectations where just it's a FPS. There's nothing
special in it but you just get to shoot lots of things!
I loved SS2. BS1 was decent from its playable demo, but it wasn't SS2
type to me.
BS1 was ok but I just don't think it in anyway met the hype that came
with it. I remember seeing the gameplay trailer of how you could set
traps using the environment and your powers. Alternatively you could
just shoot them in the face as that was a lot easier.
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