Crysis 2 Maximum Graphics Edition Unboxing

[kashifme21]

[citation][nom]adamt19[/nom]I thought Cryengine 3 has the potential to look better, but they just aren't shipping it with all the DX10/11 features enabled?[/citation]

Its not about DX10/11 here mate, remember Crysis 1 looked amazing in DX 9. Hence its not like good looking games cant be made in DX9. Problem is this game was designed with consoles in mind first, hence the graphics had to be dumbed down for it to work. Unless we dont get hi res textures etc i doubht DX 10 or 11 will help.

 

[jibbs]

Yeah, I was gonna actually buy Crysis 2 but after hearing the bs about no dx11 I think I'll find a nice torrent

 

[Specter0420]

You like the smell of slave labor and China too?

 

[dark_lord69]

Maximum Graphics Edition huh?
You know I would to this day still sit down and play Warcraft 2. The graphics aren't very good and it could run on any computer but I just want to point out that I would still play it because the game is fun. That's the REAL bottom line. Too many people weigh a game too heavily based on it's graphics. To me, graphics don't have much infulence on how much I like a game. Lately I've been playing The ledgend of Zelda Ocorina of time. Why? Because I never finished it and it was given very high ratings. I don't really care about the graphics. Especially when you play more modern games like BioShock and BioShock 2 LOVED BOTH OF THEM! The graphics were indeed pretty good. Where they the best graphics ever for any game? NO, Did I care? No, it was the gameply that I liked not the visuals. If you like neat visuals then you should buy a 3D setup and watch Avatar. Personally, I'll still play this game, I'll just lower the graphics settings a bit to get a good frame rate.

 

[tigerwild]

I just want the game to work... It is a great game, but 2 days after launch NO ONE can even play multiplayer as EVERY SERVER IS BROKEN!!!! Worst launch of a game in history... I am sooooo sad, cause I love the franchise.

PS, I can't wait for the DX 11 update... I am already playing maxed out 1900x1200 4xAA 60+fps, and it is beautiful.

 

[11796pcs]

Shogun 2 pulled this same crap- they're realeasing a "patch" that will add DX11 to it in a couple of weeks. Why didn't they just wait and finish the game instead of rushing it out. It's really frustrating when developers release almost-finished games. It's like really- you spent like 2 years of time making a game that you didn't even finish. Come on. I agree with dark_lord69- in most cases gameplay trumps graphics. Luckily you sometimes get gems like Half-Life 2 (or even when it was released HL1) that combine the best of both worlds.

 

[tigerwild]

[citation][nom]kashifme21[/nom]@iam2thecroweIts not like the 1st crysis didnt sell well. It sold 3.5m as of may 2010. Which is as good as any console exclusive.Question is we buy such expensive GPUs, yet in the latest games we arent even getting an option to control AA simply sad how PC gamers are being treated of late. AMD and Nvidia should be focusing on getting software support for all the hardware they are selling us.[/citation]
I am not certain in AMD/ATI hardware how to control this, but for Nvidia Rigs you simply configure your game specific preference OUTSIDE the game in the NVIDIA control panel.

On a side note I will not switch to AMD/ATI hardware just because their track record to date (especially when it was Just ATI, not AMD/ATI) they had great hardware but HORRIBLE drivers/driver updates. I appreciate the universal driver approach that NVIDIA uses... It is simply Genius!

 

[preolt]

[citation][nom]Carc369[/nom]Crysis 1 has better graphics than 2? Why would someone need to update?[/citation]

Crysis 1 doesnt have better graphics then 2. The only reason it crippled every ones systems when it came out was because it was poorly written by crytek. Crysis 2 has been revamped and written far better. If a company puts out a game that cripples systems the company itself has failed, whats the point of having a product that only the top percentage of users can use? A quality game should be pushing the limits of graphics but also be written in a way that multiple systems can handle it.

 

[foogoo]

[citation][nom]kashifme21[/nom]Lol why buy a new GPU when the game isnt as advanced as 4 yr old crysis. I shall not be upgrading until a game comes out which justifies new hardware. AMD and Nvidia can suck it.[/citation]

Metro 2033, start buy-en!

 

[eddieroolz]

The shroud looks good on the 560. Though I'm uncertain about 560's ability to keep up.

 

[sudeshc]

Disappointed to know that at this point DX11 support is not here pathetic.

 

[theroguex]

First off, Crytek sorta *forgot* completely that the end of Crysis 1 was a huge cliffhanger.

Though, I will admit that maybe they didn't, and knew full well that they couldn't make a suitable Crysis sequel on consoles due to their limited memory and graphical capabilities. But then I remember FarCry 2, which had HUGE environments (though still not to the same scale as Crysis or even the much older FarCry).. I just don't know what to think anymore.

I'm disappointed with the 'new direction' they decided to send Crysis in. Many of us played the HELL out of Crysis and were terribly disappointed in the cliffhanger ending, but were on our seat waiting for a sequel to tell us what happened. Instead, we got watered-down piss in a dirty, 4 year old styrofoam cup.

 

[Userremoved]

This quote is from some PS3 fanboy on YouTube:

no ure wrong retard, the PS3 is vastly more powerful then most pcs, not even 5% of people with a pc would have one pstrong enough to play this and those that do would probably just pirate this. no wonder they had to realese this on consels - they would avtully make some money rather then just getting it stolen off them from the grubby little pc pirates who spent all theyre money on a jank ass computer that ill be outdated in 2 weeks time

/PEACE OUT

Pretty sad eh?