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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:13 am 
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Well, I finally got paid and ergo, I bought Crysis. So far, wow. Just wow. Graphics are phenominal, but beyond that the gameplay is what I've been waiting for ever since I had my old copy of Delta Force 2 in '99. This might sound lame, but you can hide. For hell's sake you can HIDE.

What's that? You've accidentally attracted the attention of ten angry Koreans? Why, just lay prone in the thick underbrush and pray to whatever god you pray to that they'll miss you!

Seriously, it works 50/50 like it should. Either you get lucky and the suspicious N.K. soldier doesn't see you, or they find you and unload bullets into your spine. Me likey. Me likey a lot.

What's probably my only disappointment is the limited use you have of your suit's superpower thingies. You're limited to a battery that, like batteries do, runs out. It runs out FAST, as a matter of fact. Cloaking, which is my favorite so far, lasts longer if you stay still or move slowly. Run fast, cloak drains fast. So you're not so much limited by time as you are by range. I'd rather have a steady battery drain than this new-fangled logic-driven mechanism.

Strength is awesome. Grab an enemy and choke them to death? YES SIR!!

Speed is... no. It lasts maybe 10ft and your battery is dead. I still haven't found a spot where this is more helpful than just armoring up and going Rambo on people.

Armor? Did I mention armor? Yes I did. Armor rocks. You're not going to be able to pick soldiers off one at a time. You need to take on three, four, five, hell a village at one point so far, and armor is Jesus-juice for me. The only time you won't need this is in "Pussy" difficulty, in which everyone dies with one shot. Bah humbug!

Vehicles rock. Period.

Oh, minor complaint. I like to cheat, and this game doesn't let you do it too easily. There's an in-game console but you have to unlock it if you want to punch cheats in during the game. I haven't figured this part out yet, even though I'm apparently only supposed to type "con_restricted = 0" and it should work. I've been forced to instead add cheats to the game's configure files, which is risky because - it's happened already today - it corrupts the game file. Not surprising, or unique to this game. You don't tinker with those files.

Also, with cheats, where's my infinite battery?! I want to cloak 24/7 dammit! Come on!!

Otherwise... WOOHOO!! 9.5/10

I sleep now. Maybe comment on multiplayer once I get bored of single player.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:50 am 
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Go get a trainer. Simpler than tinkering around with the files. Also, I can't understand how the heck you could possibly like those vehicles. They blow up if you so much as fart at it. And they bounce around like a bike with rockets that fire it straight up whenever you grab the handlebar.

But seriously. Go play around with the sandbox. A superhuge explosive barrel made up entirely of explosive barrels? HECK YES. Glad to see you like the gameplay, though. I always found it strange that the critics didn't like it.


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:59 am 
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Crysis = great game

i have it
it rocks
there is nothing more i can say
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.... no there is nothing else i can say
so lets ask the man in the funny hat

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/ ... /21-Crysis


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:09 am 
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See, that's one question I have. Where exactly is the SandBox mod? I can't find it in my file folders so... do I download it? The box I have has one lone DVD in it and some ads... so...

I WANT TO MAKE BARRELHOWSE.


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Finding out that I suck at escorts all over again! I can't keep Prophet aliiiiive!!


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:18 pm 
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Can't you put yourself in front of him and roar so the enemies run frightened ? ^^


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Frostflame wrote:
Can't you put yourself in front of him and roar so the enemies run frightened ? ^^
Suuure then you get shot in the head, and then they have their way with your body.


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I think I'm getting close to the end of the game, and a bit faster than I would have liked. Right now I have two profiles, one I cheat on and one I don't, per usual. Just beat the game on my cheating account, and I'm still stuck on freaking Prophet on my non-cheating one, lol...

CRYSIS IS EPIC WIN W/ HAX!!

(O_O) That end battle that I will not detail for spoilers... is too f***ing awesome. I tried to get a screenshot during it but apparently I hit scroll lock instead of print screen. RARRRGH.

Gonna try out the multiplayer tonight, see how it holds up.

Still wondering, though. Where do I find the Sandbox editor?


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See now I agree... crysis is good in terms of gameplay.... but the story line is..... not good.... at least, in my opinion I admit flying the VTOL part was TONS of fun but overall the game's story line seemed generic, they were more focused on the graphics and the game play

overall the game rates pretty good :)


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:28 pm 
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I do wish the weapons were more accurate, rather than being an unfocused spray at times. I found myself using dual pistols here and there, but the Scar is your friend.

Downloading the patch, which I dunno what it does or fixes, but yay for patches.

Found out where Sandbox was, got it installed. Can't find the program now, lol..


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Crysis Pwned.. FULL STOP :P


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:43 am 
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I maybe the only one in the forum to say this but i found crysis to be just an average game. I mean the armour is cool, don't get me wrong, but overall gameplay doesn't seem to be very exciting to me. It feels like a chore rather than a fun experience.

The graphics are great but then again i had to sell my soul to afford a pc strong enough to run crysis.

Still i found this game good but not as great as i expected it to be.


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