Crysis 3

[Ancient76]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...rysis-3-review

Rush in guns blazing and you can race through the campaign in just under five hours - and you probably won't remember much of it afterwards.

It's freedom within restrictions, then, and while the smaller level sizes may annoy fans of Crysis and Crysis Warhead, the linearity of Crysis 2 has been more skilfully hidden.

Score 7.

[Eisberg]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...rysis-3-review



Score 7.

5 hours? I don't do MP, so yeah, going to wait for a super discount before I buy that, $60 for 5 hours is not worth it.

[Meteor_of_War]

5 hours? I don't do MP, so yeah, going to wait for a super discount before I buy that, $60 for 5 hours is not worth it.

Same boat.

These jackasses have to learn people are not going to pay full price for 1/3 money's worth of content at the least.

[Ancient76]

http://www.gamespot.com/crysis-3/rev...eview-6404063/

7.5 score.

Remarkably easy, all the way to the end. Lacks the standout battles of earlier games in the series. AI is easily exploited.

As a piece of technology, Crysis 3 lives up to the series' legacy. As a game, it doesn't reach the same heights. The campaign is several hours shorter than Crysis 2's, and doesn't reproduce the thrills that lit up the previous games

[KAC]

Yes, 7s and 8s is the norm for this game as well. Looks like EA really got the shaft with its sequels beginning of year.

[badboy]

People actually buy crysis games for the gameplay?

[Eisberg]

Sometime I wish they would sell the SP and MP portions of the game separably. For Crysis 3, sell the SP campaign for $15, and sell the MP for $45. This is pretty much true for most FPS, since it seems like MP is the big seller for them.

[Ego]

@ everyone enjoying paying thousands of dollars on a top end PC only to have a game not running properly on it: enjoy.
That's not me. I pay half my paycheck for a mid end video card, and I expect **** to run properly on it, under reasonable scenarios of course.
Wake me up when someone actually "pushes hardware and software" by creating a piece of software which takes advantage of a 680 / 79xx by looking amazing and running properly.
Or if that's not going to happen, maybe someone can say without blinking that Crysis 3 looks twice as better compared to BF3 so it justifies it running twice as bad on my rig.

Open EVGA Precision or whatever and look how GPU utilization drops when the framerate starts plummeting. THAT is what I'm supposed to be grateful for and jump around in joy proclaiming that Crytek is "pushing software and hardware" ?
Lol.

[Mangler]

That only happened for me on the first level.

[Ego]

Look, I said it with my own "mouth", I believe it looks incredible.
That being said, it's been proven by other developers that you CAN make an incredible looking game while maintaining a good framerate on the proper hardware. That's what I want from such a technology focused development studio like Crytek...
...and beating the crap out Cevat Yerli, but that's another story

[Progression]

My guess is that the sluggishness has to do with the number of draw calls due to the grass.

[KAC]

I am so psyched about playing this. This is why I bought a frickin' SLI system in the first place.
5 hours is good. I will get another 5 out of the MP. Total 10 hours for 32.5 bucks. Can't complain

[Meteor_of_War]

There's always the hope of eventual driver updates improving performance on new games, which is part of the many reasons I never buy new games.

[icecold1983]

lol, it is an exaggeration of what happened, and I am sure he meant it that way, and the point of what he was saying is actually very accurate.

not really because at the time of crysis 2s launch people werent even getting 60 fps at the highest settings without having multi gpu. the only accurate statement in that entire interview is that dropping 3k on a pc will net you a more powerful machine than a console. what a revelation.

[icecold1983]

What is wrong with putting in graphic features that a $500 cannot run currently? I see nothing wrong with making a game that is a little before its time graphically. /shrug

i guess well have to see if next gen games look like the ue4 or agni demo and run acceptably on a gtx680/7970

[Dave]

I am so psyched about playing this. This is why I bought a frickin' SLI system in the first place.
5 hours is good. I will get another 5 out of the MP. Total 10 hours for zero bucks. Can't complain

fixed

[KAC]

fixed

Don't you have a CFX system? I am confused...

[acroig]

Look, I said it with my own "mouth", I believe it looks incredible.
That being said, it's been proven by other developers that you CAN make an incredible looking game while maintaining a good framerate on the proper hardware. That's what I want from such a technology focused development studio like Crytek...

That makes more sense.

[Mangler]

It's not like the game suddenly becomes ugly on high/med.

Crytek gonna Crytek, but they did not beat metro 2033 when it comes to implementing subtle effects at a high cost of performance.

[KAC]

You tell 'em Mangler. I have btw, never seen so many internet machos bitch about games on any other forum.

[icecold1983]

you clearly havent ever read neogaf

[KAC]

you clearly havent ever read neogaf

[karma77police]

I got single HD7970 card replaced Crossfire HD6970 which just didn't work right. My question about Crysis 3 compared to Crysis 1. How big maps are? Is it open world like Crysis 1 was?

[Dungeoncrawler]

There's always the hope of eventual driver updates improving performance on new games, which is part of the many reasons I never buy new games.

Exactly my point. Its really easy to avoid the stress of day-one purchases and the frustration almost every AAA title brings with it on that day. Just don't buy it.

[Mangler]

The third level has some nice visuals.

[Dungeoncrawler]

The third level has some nice visuals.

Like usual I end up watching the game being played instead of playing the game. But yea, that level is pretty gorgeous.

[lukilla]

It is a console game, they could have make it run super fast and still look good in all gaming machines if they wanted to... but they are cooperating with amd and nvidia to push gpu sales, there is no mystery.

[Dungeoncrawler]

It is a console game, they could have make it run super fast and still look good in all gaming machines if they wanted to... but they are cooperating with amd and nvidia to push gpu sales, there is no mystery.

Anyone that would buy a high-priced gpu for one game is crazy...wait...wut?

[Vasot02]

The game is a disappointment

Yes it is pretty at maximum graphic settings BUT the single player is only around 7 hours long and the enemy AI is crap.

As about multiplayer it is nothing special either

[Loser-P]

Played a little last night and this morning.

I've got a problem that's bugging the crap out me.

The in game mouse cursor never goes away, so it's floating around the screen the whole time I'm playing. I haven't managed to get past the first level because the cursor is so distracting.

Edit: Turns out Trillian's game overlay was the problem.

[acroig]

Full DX11 support?

Tessellation and High Res textures?

[KAC]

Full DX11 support?

Tessellation and High Res textures?

Yes.

[Mangler]

On very high they tessellate the **** out of everything, high seems more reasonable.

[acroig]

Full DX11 support?

Tessellation and High Res textures?

"Really, it’s both. Crysis 3 is launching with the same advanced settings Crysis 2 took months to add. That includes high-resolution textures and DirectX 11 support, and all the effects knobs you’d expect: shading, lens flares, shadows, water, anisotropic filtering, and more. Less scientifically, it looks as good and plays as well as anything on the platform. Every particle effect—from the flash of sparks when you pull the trigger on a Typhoon, to the radial detonation of an airburst arrow—is candy coming out of a piñata. CryEngine’s lighting makes mundane corners of the world feel authentic. The score, too, is outstanding, retaining its hints of Hans Zimmer despite the composer no longer being involved. Every moment benefits from the thudding, modern action movie music (that never resorts to dubstep in a search for relevance), songs intermingled with understated electronic sounds.

Crytek hasn’t pushed itself with Crysis 3. Compared to the wonderland that say, Far Cry 3 drops you into, its world is low on moments-of-awe per hour, and on the hours you’ll spent in it: I finished in about nine. The legacy left by Crysis, assuming this is the last we’ll see of the franchise in the near future, is much different than the craterous impact the original game made in 2007. It’s still a terrific, dazzling action experience with a core mechanic that empowers you, and ultimately, this feels more like Crysis 2: Episode 2 than a sequel that deserves your maximum enthusiasm."

http://www.pcgamer.com/review/crysis-3-review-pc/2/

[acroig]

I'll wait until price comes down to $30 or so to pick it up.

[Mangler]

PC vs PC vs 360 vs ps3 footage.

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Crysis...solen-1054400/

[KAC]

Price is already 30 bucks on this. Go to a forum and get the AMD evolved deal. Still gays selling keys on hardforum. Also can get it for 39 from cdkeysdiscount.

[Eisberg]

No Steam no buy

[logical]

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Crysis...solen-1054400/

lol poor PS3

[tehpikachu]

No Steam no buy

Eh u can still buy