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03-29-2011, 08:20 PM | #1 |
Vote Quimby
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So I notice it hasnt been touched yet so why not take a stab.
My roommate grabbed Crysis 2 last week and we've been putting it through some rather rigid paces. Campaign Hands down, the best Campaign I have ever played. The story is greatly improved over Crysis 1 as far as I can tell. You are Alcatraz, a member of an elite military organization. You're badly injured during a botched wet deployment into NY Harbor when you're found by Prophet. The situation in NY is rather rough as the Seph have attacked once again and this time they went with a bio-weapon which is kinda like lepresy. People are falling apart left and right and the city is completely locked down. Prophet & CELL teams are on the island but for separate reasons. Prophets trying to help and CELL is containing the problem by killing everyone in sight and you. Prophet has pulled you from the water but you're basically dead already from explosive decompression and Prophet is infected. Prophet gives you the his Nanosuit and commits suicide and the you and the suit become one to take on NYC. Graphics & Gameplay Phenomenal graphics of NYC based on legit screens of the skyline and several historical areas. You start in Battery Park and pretty much tour most of downtown Manhattan. Crysis also employs a unqiue controller configuration. Its unique in that you can switch on/off between the Crysis control system, the CoD system, and the Halo System. Great feature. Weapons pop up as the game progresses and so do upgrades. Your primary rifle is a Scarab and as you pass other scarabs, you can trade up and add their customized equipment to your own and then further deploy them on any future weapons you pick up. My shotgun has a silencer and its fun. muhahah As far as the Bio-Suit. Its pretty. So-So Pretty. You have your starting options which are Armor and Cloak. Each are for limited times as your energy bar dictates. Once its gone, its gone for about 15seconds before it recharges. My personal favorite is cloaked from atop a building with a laser-sight and its headshot city. You can also upgrade at hardpoints (your fingertips) to add on special features like threat tracer which highlights all bullets fired at you so you get directionals. The one true downfall of the game is Multiplayer. Its unbalanced as far as Armor vs Cloak and the scheme of the game. The flow of multipplayer is more Call of Duty than Halo as you start with basic weapons and can upgrade as you go. The most balanced rifle is the scarab as its good for short, medium, and long range. However there are no dedicated servers so your ability to game is based on your connection to the host. The best way to play their multiplayer is in a group with friends because you cannot rely on your teammates unless you all share a comm. Overall, the campaign is worth the 60 bones but bring friends to Multiplayer otherwise you're going to be punching the wall. Grade: Solid B+
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03-29-2011, 10:53 PM | #2 |
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So basically, it's a rental? Good to know.
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03-30-2011, 09:54 AM | #3 |
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sounds interesting
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03-30-2011, 05:00 PM | #4 |
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I was remarkably underwhelmed by CRYSIS 2 to be honest - After the hype about the "best graphics on a console ever" I found the whole thing rather boring to look at and play. I still think the Kilzone franchise tops it, although if I dare say that on any gaming site I have digital tomatoes thrown at me.
Annnd, it's annoying that so many things are being glossed over: The PS3 version is chock-full of graphical glitches and pop-up, yet they seem to be 'forgiven'. I remember when KZ2 was released and people complained that it was generic, citing the fact that it featured 'red exploding barrels' and 'warehouse shootouts' as "proof". Well, I've seen both in CRYSIS 2 yet it gets a free pass. Bizarre.
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03-30-2011, 05:57 PM | #5 |
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It's funny when multi-console games are released how the PS3 always seems to get the graphics glitches and long load times. The graphics, scenery, and battle arenas are beautiful, but they are real world based. That causes it to lose some "Ahhh" factor when compared to pink and purple alien ships or post apocalyptic worlds.
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03-31-2011, 12:48 AM | #6 |
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The biggest graphic glitch I've noticed so far on 360 is when you headshot a CELL machine gunner.
If they are in the back of the Humvee, they dont move at all and their body heat still registered on the Heat Vision UI. The Seph graphics are just fine.
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04-03-2011, 12:38 PM | #7 |
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I haven't been able to play any of it yet myself, but the cloaking ability looks like it gets spammed to hell.
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04-03-2011, 01:42 PM | #8 |
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You have no idea.
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04-03-2011, 02:07 PM | #9 |
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If it's as bad as it was in the Beta... I have a pretty good idea.
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