Crysis 2 Multiplayer PC Demo Arrives in March

[sleeace]

They DO have 64bit mode to run this game, according to leaked buggy thing...

 

[Guest]

[citation][nom]silky salamandr[/nom]People complain when the specs are too high. People complain when the specs are too low. Simply dont play the game if it pisses you off that much. But we all know that you will play the game and complain all the way to the end. You shouldnt have to have 1500 bucks invested in a triple sli setup to run a game at a respectable fps with all the candy on period.[/citation]

Exactly, well said. What I don't understand is why more people aren't "voting" with their dollars, so to speak and refusing to buy the game. The requirements for the game maxed are ridiculous. This is an FPS, not an RTS. Anything less than 60 fps (with all the eye candy on) is unacceptable.
One, highest-end graphics card from either AMD or Nvidia (Radeon 6970 or Gtx 580) should be all that is required to play the game at the native resolution of one's monitor with everything maxed. Having more than one graphics card to max out a game is ludicrous.

 

[eddieroolz]

Excited. Time to prove what my computer has left in it!

 

[gaborbarla]

8800 GT is OK for minimum requirements. Remember, Crysis basically had the 8800GTX in SLI as the best it could go back then.
THe 8800 was quite revolutionary and for about 2 years there was nothing better to buy that was worth while. So, I think it will be ok for minimum requirements.
It will probably push my 5870 and i7 to its limits and will probably have to upgrade my gfx for smooth "Very-High" performance.

 

[anacandor]

[citation][nom]alidan[/nom]crysis was simply put, poorly coded. engine wise. from what we see now, no one can deny it. i can write a game that takes a 2000$ rig to its knees and it will only look as good as an atari 2600 game. does that mean it has the best graphics? HELL NOnow there is an upper bar for how good games can look, and dont kid yourself thinking there isn't. that limit is ((time x graphics) money) and we are hitting a BIG WALL HERE. there is only so much graphically, that can be canned and not made new for every game. crysis 1 is currently the upper limit on what we can do graphically and still make a profit. now, crysis 2 takes that upper limit and brings it down to real world systems while still looking as good as the first, with a highly scalable engine, which surpasses the first graphically. if you want a tech demo instead of a game, GET A DAMN TECH DEMOif you want a game... there is no way crysis 2 running at playable frame rates on lesser hardware is a bad thing.[/citation]

What part of Crysis was poorly coded? It was a demanding game, obviously, because it was meant for computers with specs not even released yet. It ran and still does run decents on my 8800GT, high settings, x2 AA at 1650 x 1080, and apart from dx9 blocky rocks, it still to this date rivals any game released 4 years after it was released.

I can crank up the shadows and still find the game playable at a bit under 30fps.

Also, an 8800GT will still perform with better graphics better than any console. I'm looking forward to Crysis 2 with max settings, and a new rig.

 

[safcmanfr]

[citation][nom]kiddagoat[/nom]Video cards up to 3-4 generations old can play Crysis 2??? WTF!!! And it is not even 64-Bit native??? They established a 64-Bit for FarCry ffs.... Sorry for the double post but this really pisses me off....[/citation]

Where have you been?

You can play C2 with old cards, but only on super low settings.

If you want to max out Crysis2 then you need a new gen card that supports DX11. Crysis 2 uses DX11 in the PC version for hardcore settings.

Crytek produced Crysis and got stick cos only the latest and greatest PCs could run it, so this time they made a game that still looks stunning (at least as good as Crysis 1 - which is still the best looking game out there), but can run on lower spec machines. Now they get stick for not producing a game that brings the most powerful machines to their knees.

PC version will still look 10x better on PC than console, as long as you have the latest hardware. If you have an older machine, you can run the game at "console" settings.

Everyone wins.

 

[unionoob]

[citation][nom]iNiNe5[/nom]I understand that enthusiasts get upset that many games developed nowadays aren't worth enough to be played on your 10k setup, but do realize that video game development is now a business and not an art. Don't let the word "Studios" in the company name fool you.[/citation]


Not much Enthusiasts are upset, but mainly companys which produce hardware for enthusiasts, because Crysis 1 was moving gaming enthusiast rigs forward, countless people were going to shop and buying comps with Crysis in mind "Will it run Crysis" and that forced people to buy better and better and better rigs just to get better and better performance. And now if they stop it then theres is really no point to buy high end video cards, CPU's for gaming rig.

 

[hardcore_gamer]

directx 9 ? Will it support directx 11 ?

 

[professorprofessorson]

With all the talk of the 8800 card line, I am actually interested in trying the game out on my secondary system too. It uses two 8800GTS cards and a FX-62. Be very interesting to see how it performs.

 

[StealthReaper]

I can tell you first hand that a Geforce 8800GT paired with a Core i5 760 or Phenom II X4 can barely handle Crysis 2 with DX9 settings on "Gamer" which are the lower settings for the game at 1920 X 1200. System averages about 30FPS and once you encounter the enemy the frames start dropping drastically. It makes it difficult to play because of all the slow downs and video lag. That being said I think a lot of people are going to be pleasantly surprised to find that the game looks stunning even on the lower settings. For those with higher end rigs you'll probably find that your system isn't capable of running the game as well as you thought, especially those who have DX11 video cards and plan on running the game in full spec. For those interested, using "advance" graphically settings, which are medium settings on an 8800GT yields less than 20FPS, and once you encounter the enemy its impossible to play because the frames can drop down to as little as 4 or 5 FPS. The minimum settings are for the minimum enjoyment in my opinion and Crytek hit it right on the head. Of course if you scale back the resolution it'll give you better FPS, but I found that Crysis 2 being played at low res looks awful and I doubt anyone really wants to go back to 1024 X 786 or 1280 X 1024, I know I certainly don't.

 

[dwhapham]

There is a 64-bit compiled version in the wild rgith now, but that doesn't mean the final released game will be 64-bit.

 

[gamer 117]

Yes that is true about people getting anoyed about the pc specs, but if you want to be able to play a game without any trouble of specs, then you should go to console.
it isnt very good that there using old graphics tho and still should move on to higher specs.
Because of this, People are baisicly getting ripped off more.
If people dont want to spend lots of money on High Spec systems then i say that thhey should go to console.