vhgong

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/crysis/media.html

kgrogers1979

Here is the original tech demo of CryEngine2 (the engine used in Crysis):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jJukSQV-n58

Crysis does look awesome. I can't wait for it. It is the real sequel to the PC Far Cry. They cannot call it Far Cry 2 though because they lost the legal name of "Far Cry" to Ubisoft with the Xbox Instincts deal. Crysis is also supposed to be the first DirectX 10 game.

vhgong

Probably need to save up some money for a computer upgrade in the coming months if more games are going that direction.....

Jeremy517

You won't be able to buy a video card powerful enough in a few months. You'll have to wait longer.

jeffdsmith

Thank god they are including volumetric clouds, without VC = No Sale.

Trigger

looks fantastic.

kakihara1

nice!!

edstein

This video is pretty cool.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...75929069803475

vhgong

My only concern about the game is that they don't put enough different enemies and i want huge level bosses......which i think was lacking in Far Cry.

edstein

I just hope this game comes out on the 360. I don't really want to spend $2000 on a new system just to play this game.

kgrogers1979

It is doubtful that Crysis will come to consoles in its original form. Crytek (the developer) doesn't support consoles. The only reason Far Cry came to Xbox is because Ubisoft bought the rights to the game, and they developed their own version and called it Far Cry Instincts. Instincts was radically different from the PC original. Ubisoft could theoretically do the same with Crysis. Crysis will be the first game to use DX10 video cards, and I am not sure if the 360 can do DX10 features. If Ubisoft does a Crysis port, it could be another "toned down" Instincts deal.

Save Ferris

Pretty amazing pics released--Im not sure how new this is:


comparison photos

Much of it looks great but Im not sure why they drop the ball on some of the grassy places--other renderers have done well in that area.

Liver&Onions

that's pretty impressive. But I'd hold my complete judgement until the game is in action.

darkside

I'm looking forward to this one. I will only be able to play the DX9 version, but it still looks pretty good.

tbird2340

I read somewhere that it won't be released for the 360 or the PS3.. Neither of them have the balls to run it

Flay

I was less impressed with the E3 stage demo of Crysis than many other titles at the show, perhaps due to the framerate issues. I'll be interested to see if they hammer out those problems before Q1 2007. I'm sure Microsoft has a vested interest in seeing Crysis succeed as it may be the biggest title in their "Games for Windows" advertising push when Vista launches.

pizzamousechips

Is it just me or is the main character practically invincible? I hope that E3 gameplay video wasn't the real deal in terms of in-game health.

msdmoney

Really, I thought Crysis was the one of the, if not the, best looking game at the show, at least in motion.

It will be interesting to see the difference between DX9 and 10 since this card is supposed to play on both, but will be the showcase for DX10 and vista.

kgrogers1979

Here is the link thats says the 360 and PS3 are too weak for Crysis. It is a load of bullshit in my opinion. Sure the 360 and PS3 won't be able to run it on the highest graphic settings since they lack DX10, but there is no reason that the consoles couldn't handle it on medium DX9 settings. Look at FEAR on the 360; it is running on the equilvalent of maximum PC settings. If 360 can run FEAR on maximum, it can surely handle Crysis on medium. The developers are just PC fanboys. Crysis is their second game; Far Cry was their first. They never released Far Cry on any console. Instead, Ubi Soft bought the rights to the game, and released their own half-assed version of it on the Xbox.


Almost all show demos have god-mode enabled. You can't very well show off your game if you are dying and restarting a lot.

paulringodaman

impressive to say the least!

The Bus

Or the skills to port it properly.

taffer

These two videos are supposed to show off the difference between DirectX 9 and 10 modes. I see no difference at all...

DirectX 9 mode looks amazing. Who needs a new $500 DirectX 10 video card???

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edstein

That's one sweet looking game. Too bad I won't be able to play it for about 5 years when the vid card required to run it comes down to $110.

taffer

DirectX 9 video cards have been out for a few years now. You can get a Geforce 6000 series card for under $100.

fumanstan

Doesn't mean it'll run Crysis at a decent frame rate.

And ignoring the DX10 portion of the GeForce 8800, its still twice as fast then the the previous DX9 cards, so that $500 is getting you a lot more then just DX10 support