aktick

Thanks, I never read reviews so for all I knew those were actually "hidden gems" of sorts in the review world.

slop101

Pros/cons? Length?

mattysemo247

Damn, I really want to get this today. The K Mart deal is good, but I don’t use points that much. And my backlog of games isn’t getting any better.

Larry C.

Man you should maybe make a career change to videogame reviewer

Decker

You could buy the 360 version, get a $50 PSN card for $20 and use those funds for a year of Playstation Plus. That's a pretty good deal for those who don't buy a lot of games online. You'll get way more than $20 value out of the service

thematahara

Most of the reviews I've read cover most of my thoughts. Great graphics and very fun action. The story was pretty meh, but the length felt just right at around 10 hours if I had to guess. I did run into some AI glitches but nothing major.

I really had a lot of fun with it. Keep in mind I am so burnt out on COD and was dying for something new, so I may be more forgiving.

Next step is to play through it again in 3D.

Larry C.

Cool thx bud!

Raul3

Thinking about getting this on PC.

Q6600, 4 GB RAM, 1 HD5770, Win 7 64. Should I bother? Or just get the Xbox 360 version?

Decker

That's pretty much exactly my set-up before I added a second card. That wouldn't run the first Crysis at better than 20 FPS.
Now the second card is pretty cheap and if you were going to upgrade already, that would probably be fine. But as a single card, I doubt you'd get desirable results for this game.

They still have the demo up on Steam. You should try that and see how it runs on your system.

Raul3

Just wanted to add, I'm downloading the PC demo right now, already have the latest Xbox demo (but haven't played it).

Raul3

Thanks, and yeah, I know about the first game, but I've read they coded this one better

Also, my monitor is 1080p, so yeah, that's a lot.

Decker

I'd read that too, but (at least in the demo), the options for video customization were minimal and I had to downgrade detail to the lower level to get an acceptable framerate. At that point, the difference over the 360 version is probably less appreciable.

Raul3

OK, let me know your results if you get the PC version.

foxdvd

5 chapters in...playing on Veteran difficulty.

Fantastic game so far. I love the stealth/in-your-face-kick-ass so far...the game blends the two elements perfectly.


It just seems like the kind of game you can play 3 or 4 times and have a different experience each time...

also, game looks fantastic, and the frame rate has been better than I thought it would be...some blemishes here and there, but my god some of the effects are amazing...

RichC2

This is much better than Crysis 1 which was more a tech demo than an actual game (imo - though it had its fun parts).

I'm really digging the Hans Zimmer soundtrack (or did he only do the theme?) though I can't shake that it sounds like Inception in spots

foxdvd

Yeah I never thought Crysis 1 was all that great...Warhead was decent...

aktick

Any thoughts on the MP?

cartman

My K Mart was out of points cards, so they gave me a $30 gift card instead.

Crysis 2 + $30GC+ $10 rewards was $60 - $16 (rewards) = $44
Lego Star Wars III $50 - $30 gift card - $10 from Crysis 2 = $10 and I got $15 more in rewards!

So for $54 I got Crysis 2, Lego Star Wars III, and $15. Good haul!

Decker

That was a sweet deal. I thought I was lucky to pick up the second-to-last 4000 point card at my local Kmart. Maybe I wasn't
Still, the difficulty my sales clerk had in just applying this deal as it was advertised in-store makes me think they would have been totally incapable in coming up with an alternative one. BTW : I ended up with $12 in credit for the purchase instead of $10, which was a pleasant surprise. I might end up grabbing Lego SW III as well The previous Lego SW game was my most played 360 game ever, if you believe 360voice.com -- I think my son had something to do with that.

mattysemo247

Is that something they offered to you or did you have to ask? Because I would much rather go that route if possible.

EvlAsh

Don't waste your time with the Xbox demo. I downloaded it last night and when I tried to play it, I received a message saying that the demo had ended.

cartman

They were out, and the electronics lady said she could give me a $30 card instead. Josh Deane, the guy behind the video game rewards, said he'd give a GC to anyone who couldn't get points at the store (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=290191), so maybe the stores are just doing that directly now.

mattysemo247

It sucks that they will only issue a $20 gift card, so I think you got a great deal. I'll swing by tonight and see what mine has going on.

kiett_2000

So the store gave you a $30 GC? The lady at my Kmart store just said sorry to me. I had to complain online and then they promised to send me a $30 gift card by mail.

msdmoney

Really, I thought exactly the opposite. The original Crysis, at least the first half was an interesting open world shooter that left it up to the player to decide how they would reach the objective with interesting AI. The second half of Crysis, and Warhead funneled the player into just another linear first person shooter.