I was not hyped about Crysis 2, deep down inside me I was concerned about it`s success as I thought expanding into consoles won`t do anything good for the series other than increasing sales numbers. Also I was concerned about the game not making the same impact as it did in the previous game as the game takes place in a city rather than an island which would make it seem less visually impressive. Unfortunately - i say unfortunately because i really wished I was wrong and the game was perfect - , I was right about my concerns and there is more to it.
1- Graphic settings is a joke on PC. There is no advanced setttings tab, you can only select your resolution and graphics detail. This is a big minus to a game studio which is proud of being the technology leader of FPS games. Crytek you think you develop the best engine visually and you do not allow me to adjust my antialiasing setting? Are you kidding me ?
2- Why we can not play the game on dx 11 on pc as you promised ? What happened to the PC friendly game studio Crytek ? $$$ happened I guess.
3- I can not select the game language, there is no such option. The only way to change the game language is to go to game directory, change the english.pak file into something else. It`s 2011 Crytek, you can not put an option in the game for it ?
4- I bought the game originally and yet when I try to log on to servers , I occasionally get a message like ; ` serial is in use ` . Serial in use ? ...
5- Let`s switch to game itself. Crysis was known for smart enemies in single player. They had pretty decent AI in the past. In this game, I only played an hour but the AI is terrible, just terrible ! Even a blind monkey would react to it if his friend is getting killed 3 meters away from him, but some soldiers in the game don`t. It is so frustrating , even though I play the game on 3rd difficulty, AI is still pretty stupid. I prefer to play FPS games online mostly but I thought Crysis 2`s single player would be strong as well.
6- The game does not have a `wow` factor, not the game itself, not the scenario and yes not technically. Crysis had a `wow` factor in the first game with its stunning visuals, now not.
To wrap up, I`m going to spend more time on single and multiplayer of Crysis 2 but my first impressions are pretty poor and I am disappointed about it. Hopefully multiplayer would be much more fun and the game would justify it`s price tag.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
you guys were spoilt with crysis and now you expect to much. im loving crysis 2 on the 360
Fair enough
I was really ready to get this game for pc, but after all these reviews and news I';; pass up. Especially after that mp demo. smh -_-'
1: Valid complaint, the lack of individual settings is disappointing. Hopefully delivered in a patch further on.
2: DX11 was never promised. Either way, it will be delivered further down the line with a patch.
3: Hmm, that's quite unusual and more than a bit silly.
4: Launch issues, sorry you have them but a lot of games and people experience them. Should be mostly sorted out in a week or two :)
5: The AI is good and generally quite effective, but buggy. Works well when it works.
6: Personal opinion, I disagree. I felt quite wowed with the intro :) A good few impressive 'wow' parts mainly later on in the game as well. I also find the lighting tech very impressive.
there are several quotes from crytek pimping Dx11 and cry engine 3. on the back of the gtx590 from asus it is advertised as being the best way to play crysis 2 in DX11