ThermoNuke
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Why not stick to your roots and your loyal fanbase, develop the game for PC after which port it to consoles?
Makes sense to me. Make a true bad ass game, then water it down for the retards.
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Official Crysis 2 Thread
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Why not stick to your roots and your loyal fanbase, develop the game for PC after which port it to consoles?
Makes sense to me. Make a true bad ass game, then water it down for the retards.
they didn't 'need' to do it but that was the reason given for the delay...the game was going to be marketed as working best on the GTX 580 (SLI or single) with most likely some driver optimizations that AMD users would not get...I hope the DX11 patch really is released tomorrow...I don't even mind if it's a hardware killer like the original Crysis
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i don't know where the rumour about dx11 patch being realeased tomorrow came from. i have not seen any of this on the internet. if it was true i'm sure crytek would have been bragging about it for a long time now
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It's just speculation from the Nvidia "next-gen" reveal scheduled for tomorrow. The "top-secret" card that is undoubtedly the gtx 590 was shown in a box in front of a monitor displaying Crysis 2. THat's pretty much all anyone is going on at this point.
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If you're referring to me, it was merely a thought not read on the web and did not come the rumor mill.
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some random dude on an internet forum posted it so it must be true
But it certainly makes a lot of sense if nVidia gave Crytek money to develop Crysis 2. More so than a ton of stuff that people we know that post stuff on the web.
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For those of you beating the DX11 drum, what exactly are you expecting? What DX11 features are going to improve this title?
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I don't think getting it to run well on a 580 is a problem...
Yes, now everyone with a PC, or a console, or quite possibly a Gameboy (with a little tinkering) can play Crysis 2.
NV has said publicly, tomorrow morning for the big reveal. No super secret Crysis 2 builds around here showing off DX11. IIRC, NV did show us some of those last year though.
Thanks for the unabashed critique of the game Kyle. Good or bad I appreciate it when someone just tells it like it is.
Like most, I was really looking forward to this game - saw the teasers many months back, touting the games features complete with an AI that's unparalleled. Was tempted to pre-order this on Steam but glad now that I didn't. This is not what I expect from a $60 triple AAA game.
All that wrangling back and forth on the forums about the new hardware and the new graphic cards and what they can do and we get this to show off our hardware? what a complete joke.
This may be worthwhile once it becomes available on the bargain bin and that's a huge maybe.
Like most, I was really looking forward to this game - saw the teasers many months back, touting the games features complete with an AI that's unparalleled. Was tempted to pre-order this on Steam but glad now that I didn't. This is not what I expect from a $60 triple AAA game.
All that wrangling back and forth on the forums about the new hardware and the new graphic cards and what they can do and we get this to show off our hardware? what a complete joke.
This may be worthwhile once it becomes available on the bargain bin and that's a huge maybe.
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i expect that a new nvidia will be indeed realeased tomorrow. at least we will have some sli optimisation
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Of all I had to say in those paragraphs, that was the only thing I questioned being "on the edge." The rest of it is spot on.
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I just cranked it back up to have a look at it again to make sure I was not crazy......still looked like hot buttered ass, then it crashed my box. Had to reboot. WOW! Nothing ever crashes this box, except Crysis 2. Well at least there is something exclusive about it.
on a positive note I did like some of the gameplay changes in Crysis 2...like another poster mentioned earlier, the Nanosuit features seem better implemented...for example Armor mode really gives you a sense of being temporarily bullet-proof (the sound of the bullets hitting the armor is also pretty cool)...that Mode where you can examine your environment is kinda lame though as too much stuff pops up on screen
the Power Kick is also cool...just wanted to post some good points on this really bad console port
the Power Kick is also cool...just wanted to post some good points on this really bad console port
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That was in Crysis 1 as well. The binoculars did the same thing unless you mean nanovision.
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Bad when god mode and kicking stuff is the best points someone can come up with ;p
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If you're referring to me, it was merely a thought not read on the web and did not come the rumor mill.
it wasn't as annoying in Crysis 1...you could actually target all your enemies by looking at them with your binoculars but in C2 you have to highlight each enemy and activate it...plus way too much random shit pops up which I'd rather find for myself such as weapon drops and ammo supplies...and they give you all these 'tactical options' which I'd rather discover for myself as well
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They have to help console gamers who are used to just "looking straight ahead" and doing what the COD pals he's hanging out are telling him to do and automatically highlighted on his radar with a big ass arrow pointed towards it and words like "Follow" in bright glowing letters on top of people's heads so he doesn't wander off into an invisible wall. Same reason why ladders glow bright yellow in the new Deus Ex - so console gamers can find and use them.
yup exactly...the 'tactial option' thing is really annoying as they tell you all the different paths you can take, where the high ground is to survey the landscape etc...way too much hand holding...I want to discover these by exploring the map not by having everything shown to me before I even get a chance to look around for myself
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It seems kinda overdone to me. I don't like how it deliberately displays things like "flank" or "jedge jump". It's too guided but it's useful for putting enemies on your map, and looking for ammo if needed.
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Despite being DX9, and having 3 streamlined fidelity settings it actually looks pretty good, there's a good feel to it and it does a really good job of making NY feel tall, immense. One of the first scenes you come out of the water into a burning NY, and it's really beautiful. Some of the textures are not so pretty but crysis stock also suffered from this as do a lot of other games. The lighting is also very good.
The DX11 patch could shape things up nicely, and right now it's not a step backwards from crysis 1 by any means. It runs beautifully on all recent hardware which means a much larger majority can enjoy a game as good looking as crysis, still the bar, on mid range hardware. That pisses a lot of people off but everyone bitched because that was not the case when the original came out. DX11 should add some nice eye candy and I'm sure we'll get a few advanced video settings in the options menu along with it
They remained very keyboard friendly with the control scheme, you still have your quick access to gun mods, you can slide like you could in the original fear and highjump mechanic works very well. I was a little miffed that they took lean out but it allows for a much more fluid use of the nano-suit in combat which is something that was kinda cumbersome in the original. Makes you feel more like a super soilder, lol.
The game just works, and I haven't really heard many reports of crashing, freezing or anything. They patched it pretty quickly too, unlike the original Crysis which had a huge memory leak for some time after release, amongst other game breaking bugs. Warhead didn't have a 64-bit executable at launch as they focused on refining the engine and making a bug free experience. It's not unlike them to add large changes to their engines at a later date, they added 64bit and HDR to Fary Cry later. It fits in with their style to ship dx11 after the launch and if that's the case dx9 is the only thing that makes sense. DX10 is dead in essence.
They have some improvements to make but overall I like the game.
I just don't understand why they had to dumb it down for consoles. How hard is it to develop a hardcore pc with DX11. As well as a completely different game for the consolers?
Would this be like developing two different games, with double the costs?
I mean, obviously they have a separate code writers for each platform.
Would this be like developing two different games, with double the costs?
I mean, obviously they have a separate code writers for each platform.
Why waste all the time when everyone will pirate it?
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Your input is no longer needed in this conversation, we understand your point. Thanks.
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If you are going to post pictures, which I deleted, make sure you have the words to describe what you THINK you are showing us. Thanks.
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I know what you mean. But Battlefield 3 looks to be a promising DX11 title that will at least push our expensive systems.
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We may be pissed about a waste of $60, but NVIDIA and AMD have to be shaking in their boots. This does not bode good for high dollar video card sales. You think Crysis 2 looks crappy on single screen, wait till you get it to 3600x1920, or 5760x1200.
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I've not any issues with my rig with 2D or 3D Surround and 3x SLI. 5760x1080 at Extreme settings averaging 50 FPS in 3D. People can dis this game all day long, this is the first game that runs this well and looks this good with 3D Surround that I've tried out of nigh 100. 3D isn't popular around here as well but of course only when you're bashing the living hell out of something do people think that you're speaking your mind or telling the around here.
Works fine with the NVidia SLI profile you can download on their site.
Damn .. makes me want to reinstall Crysis and discover these mods.
the Run and Slide move is pretty decent as well in the game...also you can detach mounted weapons from vehicles and use them...yes I'm grasping for something to actually like about the game
game of the year so far- Dead Space 2
DA2, Crysis 2 and Homefront have been major disappointments
game of the year so far- Dead Space 2
DA2, Crysis 2 and Homefront have been major disappointments
Ghastly news. NOW I think Nvidia and AMD should be shaking in their boots.
I guess I'll be keeping my current GTX 480 for a long, long time at this rate.
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Not that surprising really, as soon as MS and Sony announced their motion controllers everyone knew that these consoles would be stretched out for a long time.
Battlefield 3 will be the hardware killer that Crysis 2 never was...maybe RAGE as well?...everything else coming out this year is consolized- Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Arkham City, Elder Scrolls 5 etc
I'll be surprised if ALL of those games are letdowns. I'm counting on ESV and Batman being really good even if there's some consolitis involved. Deus Ex may surprise us a little in the end. I hope so.
BF3 and Rage I also have fairly high hopes for.