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BootHammer: Crysis Review - Optimized Console Port

Console gamers can now rejoice because the single-player campaign has been remastered for Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network with optimized Nanosuit controls, fine-tuned combat and full stereoscopic 3D support. Using Crytek’s state-of-the-art CryEngine 3, this remake features all new lighting, effects and other visual optimizations.

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vlodia5358d ago

Playing Crysis 1 on consoles three years ago was a dream. And I must say, the feeling is still the same today.

BootHammer5358d ago

It'a great port and overall fantastic game ;)

Autodidactdystopia5357d ago (Edited 5357d ago )

I figured it out.

How they made it run was they removed Specular highlighting completely in everything in the environment but water.

seriously look thats it they totally removed specular highlighting.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Laxman2165357d ago

You played Crysis 1 on consoles 3 years ago did you?

rattlesnake255358d ago

good blog.....look forward to tryin this one out

BootHammer5358d ago

Thanks and if you haven't played it before, now you on both consoles and at a great price! You will really enjoy this one.

TrendyGamers5358d ago

Can't wait to play it... Next year! Too many games this year!!!

BootHammer5358d ago

I know right! The busy gaming season has definitely begun ;)

Shadowaste5358d ago

.....or play it in a WAY higher resolution with better anti aliasing, better performance, way better controls and draw distance with a $75 graphics card in a mid range desktop!

The console version should really only be considered a last resort if you just don't own a pc from the last 4 years (i.e. you have a beige one...lol) or you just hate computers even though a console is just a computer with a really bad case!

vickers5005358d ago

"way better controls"

That's a completely subjective matter.

jbiz3305358d ago

orrr.. how bout you go and fck off. this has nothing to do with PC's. If people were dying to play this game on a PC they wouldve done so 3 year ago. there ARE some people that prefer consoles you know.

MysticStrummer5357d ago (Edited 5357d ago )

.....or you could go comment on a PC game. Is that really so hard for PC gamers to do? It sure seems that way from the way they troll console articles.

BootHammer5357d ago

It looks great, plays great and is available for a fair price. If you haven't played this one, it's absolutely worth the admission.

Even on a midrange PC, i'd bet the difference isn't huge. And this is a $19.99 purchase...come on, lol.

Laxman2165357d ago

Dude, grow up. I'll buy this on my Xbox because I dont like to play PC games. I dont like using a keyboard and mouse for FPS games. I dont like sitting on my office chair while I play games. I dont like playing games on the small size of my computer monitor. I dont like having disc space taken up on the machine I work on from the PC games install. I dont like having to make sure my machine is going to be able to run the game before I buy it.I dont like PC gaming in general.

If you prefer it, fine, that's your choice and your gain if you can run good games and find it comfortable, im happy for you. But I dont, and a lot of other people done either, so grow up and accept not evertone feels the same way as you do.

Shadowaste5357d ago (Edited 5357d ago )

@laxman

it's kool....all of your arguments are flawed though....

95% of modern games support a controller, if you are smart enough to connect an xbox to a tv, you can do the same with a pc (hdmi), hard drives on pc's are super cheap and are measured in terabytes now,
http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

and any pc with dual core or better cpu, 4gb ram and a $75 video card will smash ps3/360 quality.

But, hey, it is your choice, you could just say you love microsoft and sony and feel like you would be betraying the console gods or something. Every reason you gave is untrue, since a pc can be played EXACTLY like a console, just with way better graphics, cheaper games, mods and way more control options.

My pc is connected to a 5.1 sound system and a 55" samsung led. I use a wireless keyboard and mouse for many games, but games like darksiders (got it for $5 on steam), resident evil 5 and such I play with an xbox360 wireless controller.

Laxman2165357d ago

@Shadowasta

Dude, I know I can plug my PC into my TV.

Thing is, I wasnt making any 'arguments', so nothing I said was 'flawed'. I was simply stating, I do not LIKE doing those things. I never said there was a problem with any of those things, nor did I make any statement about quality. It all comes down to personal taste, but I guess thats not okay to some people.

qwertyz5357d ago

compared to the pc verison it FAILS hard. it can only mathc the pc version running medium settings but even medium with some aa and af beats it

do you console players think the console versions look this good ?

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

no console game will ever even match bulletstorm pc LOL

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BootHammer5357d ago

Thanks Ash! It's also a great port ;)

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Can you run Crysis in VR? Crysis VR Mod Available for Download

Holger Frydrych has just released a cool VR Mod for the 2007 version of Crytek's first-person shooter, Crysis.

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PrinceOfAnger500d ago (Edited 500d ago )

Playing it right now looks amazing! :D
so much fun, i hope they make a vr mod for crysis 2 / 3 too!

DivineHand125499d ago

This is amazing. This is the direction VR should go in to boost adoption. Since I have beaten every Crysis except 1, this is now a good excuse to correct that problem.

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Crytek Wanted Crysis To Be "Future-Proof"

According to Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli, "I want[ed] to make sure Crysis does not age, that [it] is future proofed, meaning that if I played it three years from now, it should look better than today." Yerli and the team designed Crysis' highest graphical settings for the PC hardware of 2010 and beyond.

While Crytek has officially announced Crysis 4 is in development, nothing new has surfaced. For now, gamers' only way to scratch that itch is to play the Crysis Remastered Trilogy available on PC and consoles.

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RaidenBlack504d ago

OG 2007 Crysis (not the remastered weirdo), is & will forever be a legend amongst the PC community.

PrinceOfAnger504d ago

This video will always be impressive to me, even for years to come. Some things here are better than games we have today, OG crysis is the best version!

https://youtu.be/SVg63_aNr-...

RaidenBlack504d ago

OG Crysis physics, man ... amazing! Thanks for the reminder!

PrinceOfAnger503d ago (Edited 503d ago )

Looks really nice with VR mod too

FinalFantasyFanatic503d ago

I'm still shocked that it looks as good as it does today, puts some modern games to shame.

Profchaos502d ago

I thought the remaster was fine tbh some rough edges at launch but after some patches it's decent

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isarai503d ago

I mean the lighting and physics still hold up extremely well. I still revisit it from time to time.

RedDeadLB503d ago

That CPU performance thing is preventing it.

isarai502d ago

Yeah unfortunately Crystek's decision to bet on the linear progression of clock speed in CPUs was derailed by the unforseen shift towards multicore CPUs. It just wasn't built with that in mind because that wasn't even in the conversation at the moment

DivineHand125503d ago

I remember when I tried to play Crysis with my Intel Pentium Dual core E2200 @2.2GHz , 4GB ram and GeForce 9400gt. I was a kid back then and that was the best I could do. I would get about 15 to 20 fps. When I over clocked the CPU to 2.8GHz I would get about 40fps. The experience wasn't good at all and it was the only PC game I could not run back then unless and put the settings on low. At that point the game went from cutting edge graphics to PS2 graphics. To this day I haven't completed the OG Crysis. I was able to complete Crysis 2 and 3 after building a new PC when I got my first job.

HyperMoused503d ago

Never played it, worth a try you think?

Profchaos502d ago (Edited 502d ago )

Worth a try just because it's the only game that lets you pick up a turtle on the beach and throw it at enemy soldiers that should have been a back of the box feature.

But nah seriously unless you're nostalgic for it I'm not sure if it will hold up

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Crytek went so overboard on the Crysis tech and sent devs to photograph leaves in Haiti

"The shader work that came out of this was mind-blowing at times."

RaidenBlack516d ago

Amazing, often misunderstood
The dumb AI was deliberate, so that the players can explore and experiment with the world and all the features.

vTuro24515d ago

It really is. Most people only remember it for its graphics but the gameplay was equally amazing.

RaidenBlack516d ago

Hope they try to pour nearly same amount of dedication to the new Crysis 4

DefenderOfDoom2516d ago

Well worth the extra work ! I enjoyed all 3 Crisis games and would also love a new one .

JunonZanon516d ago (Edited 516d ago )

Still wish game development was overall this passionate and minutious about their projects. Obviously, there are still some great studios as exceptions.

LikAChicken515d ago

I’ll never forget Far Cry 2 and the amount of details they packed in.

Yea there were some issues with the gameplay loop and the sickness aspect but you could tell they really tried to nail details.

DivineHand125515d ago

I haven't beaten the first Crysis but I did play Crysis 2 and Crysis 3. I know some PC players were annoyed by the last 2 games being developed with consoles in mind but I believe it was an improvement. I had a great time with Crysis 3 to the point where I believe it was too short.