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IGN- Crysis 3: Less Linear, Better Looking

IGN- Crysis 2 felt a little too constrained. As a fan of the original, I was hoping for larger environments and more space to experiment with different approaches to battle. Though the sequel still provided more variety than standard linear shooters with its nanosuit powers, it felt like a step back for a series that had previously pushed the boundaries of what to expect from a blockbuster first-person shooter. For Crysis 3, it seems Crytek is going back to Crysis’ roots, at least to some degree.

In the playable demo area shown at GDC Europe, which included a large space filled with deep water in some spots, ruined buildings overgrown with vines and plenty of places to hide, I definitely got that feeling.

chukamachine5009d ago

Engine is fantastic and i'm sure the game will be good.

But i still hope the engine is used for other games.

Fighting men and aliens on earth is the same old thing, why don't we ever goto other planets.

MrDead5009d ago (Edited 5009d ago )

Being Linear wasn't Crysis 2's biggest problem, I thought the game was lovely to look at, felt good to play but it was just a bit boring. Making it open world might not solve that, just make it fun again.

NastyLeftHook05009d ago

crysis was good even if it was linear.

TheFirstClassic5009d ago

You mean Crysis 2? Because Crysis 1 was a VERY open shooter.

jetlian5009d ago (Edited 5008d ago )

crysis 1 wasnt much more open anymore so than 2 you were still limited to how the mission could go.

Doesnt matter to me loved both will get 3 anyway

edit got a disagree who is it? lol

greenpowerz5009d ago

Love the gameplay in this series. Day one buy.

LightofDarkness5009d ago (Edited 5009d ago )

Again, I can't help but get hung up on the bow and arrow as a stealth weapon (and seemingly the centerpiece addition to the series in this installment). Being tagged by an arrow is not an insta-kill unless you hit someone in an important area of the brain or something. People have plenty of time to bemoan and lament their situation and loudly call for backup, so long as you haven't successfully pinned them in the throat (which I suppose you'd have to do every time if it's to be a stealth weapon). Yeah, they might not know exactly where you are if they didn't see it coming at all (but they can make a good guess), but they'll certainly know you're around.

greenpowerz5009d ago (Edited 5009d ago )

Maybe some sort of suit power up with the bow.

I don't think this game will be sandbox but certainly not a corridor shooter. Multi path, multi story at most, I guess Crysis 2 was open at times. Mini boxes. I'm guessing people that are complaining about being linear are saying so compared to the first game. Some of Crysis 2's mini sand box areas are huge .

Still a lot of people hating on Crysis 2 because it was inferior on PS3. Calling it linear is stupid sounding. It's not a not a open world game but it has sandboxs

Holeran5008d ago

Trust me anyone getting hit in the chest or any part of the upper body with an expandable head arrow from a compound bow traveling at 300 fps isn't lamenting anything to anyone unless it's about their choice in body bags.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX873d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled872d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa872d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno872d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac872d ago (Edited 872d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast872d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial872d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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EA has finally removed SecuROM from Crysis 3

Electronic Arts has released a new update for the PC version of Crysis 3 that removes its SecuROM protection system.

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The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn & more running in 8K/30fps on NVIDIA GeForce RTX3090

Bang4BuckPC Gamer tested Crysis 3, The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn and Final Fantasy XV, with all of them running with 30fps in 8K.

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RazzerRedux2020d ago

Yep. Wait a couple of years and get this level of performance on a RTX 4070 or 4080 at a much lower price.

Killer73nova2019d ago

And wait a couple more years for rtx 5070 or 5080 at a much much lower price

Yung-T2020d ago (Edited 2020d ago )

That headline is a tad misleading.
The rig stated in that YouTube video is extremely high-end (ryzen 3950x oc, 32gb etc) and utilizing special water-cooling solutions, loops with pumps etc.

This rig easily costs 5k+ and a normal pc with a RTX 3090 wouldn't get close to these framerates or sustainable temperatures.

Aggesan2020d ago

Who has a "normal" pc with a RTX 3090?

Yung-T2020d ago (Edited 2020d ago )

There's still a difference between a high-end GPU+CPU and a custom-made water cooling system including a Waterloop&pumps etc though, it allows for much higher performance due to the better temperature management that would fry the GPU&CPU with normal builds.

lonewolf102020d ago

That's why people need to read the articles, most headlines are just to get you to click.

Rainbowcookie2020d ago

You would think yes, but honestly does it happen often 🤣 enough

I_am_Batman2020d ago (Edited 2020d ago )

Most of the threads of the 3950x were barely utilized and none of the games that were tested allocated more than ~12.5GB of system memory. Gaming at 8k is pretty much as GPU bound as you can get so you won't need a water cooled high-end CPU or 32GB of memory.

Psychotica2020d ago (Edited 2020d ago )

How does the cost of the PC make the headline misleading?

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Father__Merrin2020d ago

Mega powerful video card but the games you can play on that card are all available elsewhere. I want to see compelling pc only goty material titles ASAP

Psychotica2020d ago

And where else can you run them in 8K or even in 4K with the same level of performance?

averagejoe262020d ago

Who cares? Nobody has 8k screens and the majority don't even have 4k screens.

This push for pointless high resolution is ruining progress. Give us better framerates, lighting, physics, etc. Stop wasting power on needles 8k.

lonewolf102020d ago

@averagejoe26

There are people with 8k monitors though.

Bender65022020d ago

And still we can't escape 30fps.

JCOLE131952020d ago

I mean given the fact the games are running at 8K it doesn’t surprise me...

MrDead2020d ago

DLSS 2.0 no doubt has a big part in this too, The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding run like a dream on my 3080, 4k ultra set to 60fps no drops or stutters and the system runs very quiet. Playing Borderlands 3 on badass settings, Red Dead or Division 2 on 4k ultra all run great (Red Dead has a few drops below 60fps) but my PC is working a lot harder on games that don't utilise DLSS, my room warms up nicely when playing those games.

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