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I'm confused - Steam reviews are not good for this one. Most point out it's just a poor console port. So what is it now? Crysis was a PC game, so if it's now just a poor console port, I'm not really interested.
I really love the Hans Zimmer music of Crysis 2. Glad you enjoyed it, always found it reductive when people claimed crysis series is only about graphics. I like the gunplay and story
Hans Zimmer only did the theme song, and some of the cutscenes. I never see anyone give Borislav Slavov credit... Ehhh, but I agree, Crysis 1 (the PC original especially) is not just a 'tech demo'.
You know the gaming industry as whole is sad cause we get more excited for remastered games that came out years ago cause we miss what single story driven games used to be like
Yeah I'd rather them just remake or remaster the older games, game companies have proven for years now why they shouldn't make new games, you get the odd few exceptions every couple years, back then it was consistent 10/10 games
I feel the same man. Ive been replaying games from the xbox 360 days. I looked at my Nintendo Switch library and its 70% ports from the 360 days. Borderlands 2. Bioshock 2. Resident evil games. All these great games are more fun and arent bloated 100 hour busywork open world crap. The older i get the more i realize that time is a fleeting thing and spending half a game roaming around a boring open world is not “gameplay”. Give me a tight single player linear campaign over a bland open world any day. I do have hope for Dying Light 2 and God of War ragnarok.
@@fitmotheyap i only play single player games. I have no time and no fun in multiplayer games. I played the original ones and are one of my favorite games ever. The story, the suit, the gameplay.
Crysis 2's campaign is the most underrated single player campaign ever. Everyone complained it didn't have the open world of first game in the jungle but the first game's campaign is actually rather boring once you strip out the mind blowing graphics for the time. Crysis 2 actually had character development and amazing set pieces.
Achieved by Cry Engine 3.... I loved that every time I booted up the Crysis games. Love the review. ill pick this up once my backlog has been defeated.
@@mac1bc LOL!! Ugh I hear you bro... Plus the fact that there are so many games coming out... Good thing is ill have games to play for the next 3-4 years lol.
@@fastica That’s the problem though. Could you imagine Sniper Elite or Ghost Contracts having a single player AAA experience ala Enemy at the Gates or Battle for Sevastopol? God that would be marvelous.
Also has been AMAZING seeing Digital Foundry work with the Devs (in a sort of Advisory role) to make sure these Remasters would be the best they possibly could be 👍 more Devs should do it tbh
Same, I knew about the first game, but I thought they weren't going to adapt the second and third. I was also blown away by the fact that it can run on switch.
Yeah, and if you had been subscribed to Digital Foundry you'd have seen these Remasters for Months as the team at DF actually Worked with Saber/Crytek to make sure these Remasters worked well (kinda like advisors or whatever)
@@PANCAKEPAP1 neither can I really, and I got tired of f****** with settings for every damn thing to make everything work on a computer a long time ago (I just had to do that on this new Windows 10 laptop, all I've installed is command and conquer 3 & Kane's Wrath both on disc, and I had to go into the registry and turn off user account control completely because apparently doing it in the control panel wasn't enough for installing the patch I have saved for Kane's Wrath). When the PS3 came out I switched to consoles... But my Windows 7 laptop last week decided to fry itself or something, the power system is completely shot only the battery worked and I had to get a new laptop, so I spent about $1,200 (between tax and I had to get an external DVD drive) and got an Acer nitro 5, figured I might as well get one that will last a long time (a gaming laptop versus a $400 "good enough" laptop...) And now I can get my favorite console games that are on PC on it (like Mass effect trilogy, Witcher 3, Doom 2016 and I guess this crisis trilogy, among others) and take them with me all in one package on a trip, instead of buying another handheld like a steam deck for almost the same price.
Must be tough living with such horrible ADHD, particularly considering shooters are typically some of the shortest games out there with highest amount of engagement...
@@cenciende9401 I generally have that problem with most games, not just FPS. And yeah.. If the story doesn't interest me, or the game isn't addictive, I loose interest pretty quick. I have 420 games on steam, and I can probably count on one hand the number i've beat.
I never could quite get into Crysis, always felt like it was missing a personality or individuality. Seems like this is the decade of the remasters though, and I'd love to see the FEAR games get the treatment soon.
I was a HUGE fan of the Crysis games and, thanks to this review, will be getting the remastered trilogy. I love stealth games and played this one with all the slow paced care a stealth game deserves. Having to consider the suit's power consumption was actually quite fun. It forced me to slow down a bit and consider how much moving space I have before the stealth function goes out. Can't wait to climb into the nano suit once more.
Remastered: 1 is more optimized and is worth a play 2 is an insane improvement. The lighting and physically based rendering with the RT assistance are insane. Even on non-rt capable cards. 3 is a small improvement but grass works way better. The great news is thay each game with rt reflections turned off but everything at max runs better than their initial releases and looks better
Took a shot on getting them remastered after watching your review and have to say thus far crysis 2 is awesome. I loved it when it first came out and man does it still hold up and visually it's looks like a modern day game not a remaster. It's amazing and well worth a buy. Price might be to me a bit steep but it's a awesome game. Shooters don't do lengthy stories like this anymore.
They are on the Playstation store for sale at 21 a piece or 50 for the trilogy. Should I buy part 1? That one doesn't look as interesting as 2 or 3 or is it ?
@@FJTabb personally the first is my least favorite. It's good just to me not as good as 2 and 3. It was on sale for me too so I bought them. If 50 isn't a stretch then I would say the trilogy is really enjoyable but you personally don't need go play the 1st to full get the 2nd. The first one I played was the 2nd and I followed the story just fine.
i played crysis remastered soo much that the jump to crysis 2 remastered (never played crysis 2 before) is such a graphical jump. especially the ps5 visuals. soo smooth
Never played these and I consider myself an avid FPS player. Playing these on Latest consoles and LG C2 Oled is just a blast. Great review and comments from the community. It’s why I decided to give them a go.
Crysis 2's main problem, and one they couldn't fix here because it would take too much low level work, is the AI - in 3 you can pretty much play stealth properly if you want, but in 2 if one enemy spots you the entire world instantly knows where you are and that's the only real thing that can ruin the fun.
Yeah the original Crysis 1 MP was very cool and my PC couldn't run it well enough back in the day (or maybe I just didn't have internet then) but man do I miss it, really big missed opportunity they didn't bring that back out of sheer laziness I'm sure.
In my opinion this is the Halo for ps4. And have never played Halo. But the Crysis suit just looks so much cooler and you have all the predators weapons.
Crysis 2 is so underappreciated. Whatever it may have lost in shrinking the levels it gained in incredible environmental detail, variety, and pacing. It's depiction of a Hollywood New York disaster in a cinematic Half-Life style journey through a single day and night is extremely well-done. It starts out sneaking past Cell in the early morning sunrise before escalating into full-on street battles with the Ceph through the night for a desperate evacuation. It's soundtrack is also by far the best. The first and the third game's are ok, and share similar themes but are nowhere near as memorable. Crysis 2 has tracks like "SOS New York" and "Rampage" that sound like a high budget hollywood Hans Zimmer blockbuster and it's the kind of thing we don't really see in games.
Its great to see all the Crysis games getting some love. Although the first game's sandbox is still my favorite, I still like Crysis 2's campaign which felt like Half Life 2.
If I didn't already have Alan Wake, Metroid Dread, Diablo 2, and RE4 VR soon, this would be a must buy given your recommendation. Will definitely keep an eye on it though once my backlog gets cleared up.
I will forever be greatful for Crysis. This series gave me the Crysis 2 Hans Zimmer theme. Probably my favourite piece of videogame music. Gives me chills watching the opening credits to that game.
This is awesome! I was just thinking, is Karak gonna review the Crysis Remastered Trilogy? I wonder what he thinks of it ... and lo and behold this video was in my subscription box!
I was actually playing Crysis on Switch when I saw this video come up. Ive been debating on getting 2 and 3 on the Switch as I never finished 3 on the 360 back in the day.
I never played 1 or 2 but I absolutely loved Crysis 3. It was the first game I played as soon as I got back from the twilight zone of deployment so it kinda blew me away. I think I will get the remasters so I can experience 1 and 2.
So hyped to play crysis 2 remastered. I know it’s not a popular opinion but 2 was my favorite and I have only played it on console so this is huge for me 😊
I only played crysis 2 on I think one of those xbox consoles, I can't remember. Been searching for a game that memorable. It was such a good game to me. The multiplayer made it even more awesome. It was a real challenge. The only fps I was never that great at in multiplayer and I respected that. Gonna definitely cop this for the remastered and the others as well
Awhile ago I bought Crysis remastered for the ps4 and I didn’t last more than an hour before a quit. So after your review I bought crysis 2 for the Xbox s and I am having a blast! Thanks for the review!
I think many people don't bring up Crysis as one of the greats because for years many people couldn't run the game and didn't play it until years later or never went back for it. I myself didn't play Crysis 1 and 2 until probably 2008 or 2009. Many of my friends just passed on the game completely they couldn't run it and usually just play the new game of the month. Hopefully the remasters bring in a whole bunch of new Crysis fans because these games are great and deserve to be remembered as more than a benchmark.
I remember crysis 2 being one of the first games I was beyond hyped for, counting down the days when it would release. Ever since I saw the first tech demo gameplay showcase and the cover article for game informer my jaw dropped. Of course the switch from og xbox to 360 blew my mind as well. But crysis 2 looks SO much better than almost everything else out at the time. I wish games would go back to innovating the same way we got mid xbox 360/ps3 generation. Where they actually take the interactivity of the game world to new levels. It almost seems like we've regressed in many ways, they prioratize raw graphics/textures/poly counts.. but when it comes to the GAMEPLAY and how the game world reacts to you, it feels sorely lacking. I still find it crazy that fear, a game from 15 years ago has better more realistic AI than 98 percent of games that come out nowadays.
I was almost at the point of abandonment but this is truly an unique review because there is passion here and so on to PC purchase. i'm an Nintendo Switch Gamer primarily lol but PC is KING. Thanks for this awesome review.
Nanosuit Ninja, watch his gameplay and you’ll see why the original Crysis is the best one. It wasn’t until I watched his gameplay that I realized what the suit was capable of.
@@Sithplayer It's in the Playstation store on sale for 21 a piece for 2 and 3 if you have PS Plus . Or 50 for the trilogy. I don't care about the 10 dollars, but I'm like if it's not good why buy it.
There aren't enough games like this where you can feel so powerful in a real world setting(minus the aliens) it feels so freaking badass to switch between speed, strength and armour depending on your needs. I honestly prefer that to just being an all powerful badass constantly like the Doom Slayer. I just wish there was a bit more to do in these games with those powers, it feels like the strength in particular doesn't get a lot of love. Especially how throwing like one barrel drains all your energy. Still though, they really make you feel like a super solider who's strong but not too strong for all the fun and tension to be drained out of it.
These games were a gem and it's sad it didn't get the full recognition it should have got. Glad to see it coming back. Let's if it makes new fans to the Crysis universe.
I love the Crysis franchise and I'm a but proud since Crytek is a German developer in Frankfurt close to where I live. I was always blown away by these games and loved the power fantasy amd versatility of the suit. I also loved the weapon mod system which was now implemented in Battlefield 2042. The story isn't the best but the Gameplay is king. Too bad there is no multiplayer but hopefully the remaster is an indicator for a Crysis 4
I'm sad multiplayer isn't included, I absolutely loved Crysis 2 multiplayer and always wished it had the kind of fame that COD had at the time bc I found this game just as fun if not more
Only reason I bought this. PC enthusiast, Rtx 3090, Ryzen 5900X. 2 and 3 use the hardware perfectly (For crysis 3 you need to go to nvidia panel and set vsync to "Fast" to optimise your gpu usage). For crysis 1 remastered, the same issue that plagued the original game persists. Low gpu usage regardless of settings as it does not ultilise the CPU well....to my knowledge It only makes use of 1 or 2 cores, causing a bottleneck.
crysis 1st one, in the jungle was just such an epic story build up action run, its why it defined everything at the time. nobody whom did not play C1 can say they did not have absolute fun doing so if they could RUN IT -d best jungle crawl game ever made, crysis wars was a really close to as good as 1 was epic jungle run n battles
I love these games. The stealth is excellent. You have to plan your routes, be tactic. When i play stealth, i always uncloak before pulling the trigger and then switch back to stealth. Works really good.
I absolutely loved Crysis 2! I can't wait for it to launch on steam. Definitely my favourite multiplayer game on 360 besides GTA IV and Halo 3. I just wish they made the remaster with multiplayer 😩
I love all four Crysis games. One of the few games that call you a super soldier and you feel like you are one. I love Halo but a Spartan is hardly anything special when it comes to the gameplay.
Thats always been my issue with Halo. Love the story, love the lore, love the writing, love the concept of Spartans, but never feel as if the gameplay makes you FEEL like a supersoldier.
Am playing it on PS5, wish it took advantage of the hardware a bit more however I bought this as soon as I saw it on sale, this is good value. Playing Crysis yesterday, still a such a good game. Just messing around with the soldiers.
Just bought the remastered trilogy for PS4 as i wanted to platinum a few games and thought this would be perfect. I remember downloading a pirated copy of crysis on my PC but it couldn't handle it back in the days lol and I never got around to playing it even on low settings as I had a crap PC back then.
Now this is better than your average IGN review. It actually acknowledges the other systems ( Look IGN. You can give information on multiple formats in a review. Here is proof. It's not hard ). Some info for Switch owners would be helpful and as far as I'm aware all three games are included with no additional downloads ( like Mass Effect Trilogy )
I think the gaming industry is now focused (delusionally) on battlegrounds and Fortnite type games that bank and hope for in-Game purchases to boost profits - it’s become so Esport influenced where that’s all it tries to cater to. Remastered games are for people who enjoy gaming rather than , “E-Athletes” who see it as strict competition
I do like Crysis 2 and 3 more than 1 because they are both more tactical in the way you play,and stealth in 2 and 3 is miles better than on the first game,don't take me wrong I love the original but I love their sequels even more
Put out the same game reskinned every year and sell store bundles that cost as much as the game if not more, much easier and very profitable unfortunately.
hey thanks man i love your reviews. i bought the game at 49.99 since you recommended it. its a fun game, looks great but it feels kinda short even on delta difficulty
Just bought. If any of you folks have not played any of the Crysis games, do yourself a favor and jump on the Trilogy. They are fun and while some consider 3 the weakest of the bunch, its still fun.
Word is that certain media outlets were allowed by Crytek to post videos on the remasters ahead of the embargo for everyone else. Also Crytek gave outlets review guidelines about the do's and dont's in the reviews. Is this true? Did ACG get preferential treatment by Crytek?
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I'm confused - Steam reviews are not good for this one. Most point out it's just a poor console port.
So what is it now? Crysis was a PC game, so if it's now just a poor console port, I'm not really interested.
De-mastered 🤣
Real shame they didn't remaster Crysis Warhead too. That's better than base Crysis 1.
Crysis 1 never had poor performance. It was just ahead of the hardware available at the time.
Excellent review as usual.
I really love the Hans Zimmer music of Crysis 2. Glad you enjoyed it, always found it reductive when people claimed crysis series is only about graphics. I like the gunplay and story
the attachment system was always really helpful. i changed sights so often
Hans Zimmer only did the theme song, and some of the cutscenes. I never see anyone give Borislav Slavov credit... Ehhh, but I agree, Crysis 1 (the PC original especially) is not just a 'tech demo'.
The music in the three games was awesome, I can't imagine playing them without it.
Seriously "story"?
@@Woodsie_Lord Yes story.... there isn't anything that is that compelling about the 1st over 2 and 3.
You know the gaming industry as whole is sad cause we get more excited for remastered games that came out years ago cause we miss what single story driven games used to be like
Do people not play single player games anymore or somethin? I still do sometimes
Yeah I'd rather them just remake or remaster the older games, game companies have proven for years now why they shouldn't make new games, you get the odd few exceptions every couple years, back then it was consistent 10/10 games
I feel the same man. Ive been replaying games from the xbox 360 days. I looked at my Nintendo Switch library and its 70% ports from the 360 days. Borderlands 2. Bioshock 2. Resident evil games. All these great games are more fun and arent bloated 100 hour busywork open world crap.
The older i get the more i realize that time is a fleeting thing and spending half a game roaming around a boring open world is not “gameplay”. Give me a tight single player linear campaign over a bland open world any day. I do have hope for Dying Light 2 and God of War ragnarok.
@@fitmotheyap i only play single player games. I have no time and no fun in multiplayer games. I played the original ones and are one of my favorite games ever. The story, the suit, the gameplay.
@@fitmotheyap I play SP games almost exclusively.
Crysis 2 was my first real "power trip" game. Still one of my very favorites. That suit made me feel epic!
I couldn't agree more, they need to make a crysis 4, or create a spiritual successor to the series.
I replayed that campaign about 200 times. If I wasn't doing something else I was playing Crysis 2 lol
Crysis 2's campaign is the most underrated single player campaign ever. Everyone complained it didn't have the open world of first game in the jungle but the first game's campaign is actually rather boring once you strip out the mind blowing graphics for the time. Crysis 2 actually had character development and amazing set pieces.
@@Ryu0rKen 100% this
@@NickHunter What is wrong with you.
The Crysis 2 soundtrack is phenomenal. That main theme by Hans Zimmer is just straight up legendary.
Agreed 100%..... truly a masterpiece!
Totally agree. When I think about this game years back the first thing that comes in mind is the epic music
Achieved by Cry Engine 3.... I loved that every time I booted up the Crysis games. Love the review. ill pick this up once my backlog has been defeated.
I hope they take full advantage of the cry engine 3. I hope to see more titles in the future
It's possible to defeat a backlog? 🤔
Good luck defeating that backlog. It's undefeated for me 😪
@@mac1bc LOL!! Ugh I hear you bro... Plus the fact that there are so many games coming out... Good thing is ill have games to play for the next 3-4 years lol.
@@yoshighomi yep same with me. If they stopped making games this year I'd still be good for a while...
It's amazing how good the original Crysis holds up to this day. They don't make them like that anymore.
THey don’t make them, these single player sandboxes, because companies can’t leech money off them every month.
There are plenty of linear hallway shooters though. So they do make them like this still 🤷♂️
@@SqueebPlays no they don't not like crysis. Crysis feels different. I haven't played another game that felt like crysis
@@ewjiml You should check Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 1 and 2. They are good open level games. Crappy AI, but they are fun.
@@fastica That’s the problem though. Could you imagine Sniper Elite or Ghost Contracts having a single player AAA experience ala Enemy at the Gates or Battle for Sevastopol? God that would be marvelous.
Also has been AMAZING seeing Digital Foundry work with the Devs (in a sort of Advisory role) to make sure these Remasters would be the best they possibly could be 👍 more Devs should do it tbh
They really love this games just like I do
I literly didn't even know thare was a remaster coming of the crysis games this is soo cool
Crysis 1 remastered definitive edition has been out for awhile now, and the Trilogy wasn't properly advertised well.
Same, I knew about the first game, but I thought they weren't going to adapt the second and third. I was also blown away by the fact that it can run on switch.
There was no real advertisement for the remasters and it hasn't been on the stores until release
subscribe to Digital Foundry, they test every major release. that's how you can stay informed :D
Yeah, and if you had been subscribed to Digital Foundry you'd have seen these Remasters for Months as the team at DF actually Worked with Saber/Crytek to make sure these Remasters worked well (kinda like advisors or whatever)
I played more "Can I Run It" than I did the games 😂 can't wait to play them now
'Can I run it' is one of those services I'd like to meet the creator just to tell them how much I appreciated it back in the day.
To be fair it was a very poorly optimized engine
Are we once again going to ask can we even run it on a computer that we bought this year? lol
@@Azhrei2000 can't afford to be a PC gamer anymore 😅, so I got a PS5 - just gotta hope the games are optimized well and I'm good to go
@@PANCAKEPAP1 neither can I really, and I got tired of f****** with settings for every damn thing to make everything work on a computer a long time ago (I just had to do that on this new Windows 10 laptop, all I've installed is command and conquer 3 & Kane's Wrath both on disc, and I had to go into the registry and turn off user account control completely because apparently doing it in the control panel wasn't enough for installing the patch I have saved for Kane's Wrath). When the PS3 came out I switched to consoles... But my Windows 7 laptop last week decided to fry itself or something, the power system is completely shot only the battery worked and I had to get a new laptop, so I spent about $1,200 (between tax and I had to get an external DVD drive) and got an Acer nitro 5, figured I might as well get one that will last a long time (a gaming laptop versus a $400 "good enough" laptop...) And now I can get my favorite console games that are on PC on it (like Mass effect trilogy, Witcher 3, Doom 2016 and I guess this crisis trilogy, among others) and take them with me all in one package on a trip, instead of buying another handheld like a steam deck for almost the same price.
I'm really glad a lot of these older titles are getting some love. I never played any of the Crysis games so this looks like a good chance to jump in.
Yeah they're well worth it. I didn't particularly care for 3, but 1 and 2 were really awesome.
Facts, not to mention that some of the older games are waaaaay better than some of the newer games, so I don’t mind remasters at all.
You are gonna honestly wet your pants especially when you start 2!
Tell me, did you get around to playing this game? What did you think of it?
@@gallieon8718 I have not yet! Many factors.
I'm looking forward to it though.
Crysis is still one of the few FPS games I've actually played till the end. I usually loose interest in shooters after a short time.
Must be a very short time. Most shooter campaign lengths are not that long.
Must be tough living with such horrible ADHD, particularly considering shooters are typically some of the shortest games out there with highest amount of engagement...
@@cenciende9401 I generally have that problem with most games, not just FPS. And yeah.. If the story doesn't interest me, or the game isn't addictive, I loose interest pretty quick. I have 420 games on steam, and I can probably count on one hand the number i've beat.
@@kurtdewittphoto I'm the same way it feels awful lol...
I never could quite get into Crysis, always felt like it was missing a personality or individuality. Seems like this is the decade of the remasters though, and I'd love to see the FEAR games get the treatment soon.
FEAR games are some all time favorites. Always blows my mind that no game since has manged to have AI as good as those games had
Because Crysis 1 is actually bad.
Warhead was the best in the series.
I can't wait for remasters to end.
Fear games remaster with ray traced ilumination would be nuts
Well As long as its not under EA or activision.
I was a HUGE fan of the Crysis games and, thanks to this review, will be getting the remastered trilogy. I love stealth games and played this one with all the slow paced care a stealth game deserves. Having to consider the suit's power consumption was actually quite fun. It forced me to slow down a bit and consider how much moving space I have before the stealth function goes out. Can't wait to climb into the nano suit once more.
Remastered:
1 is more optimized and is worth a play
2 is an insane improvement. The lighting and physically based rendering with the RT assistance are insane. Even on non-rt capable cards.
3 is a small improvement but grass works way better.
The great news is thay each game with rt reflections turned off but everything at max runs better than their initial releases and looks better
Is that why the textures in 2 are higher resolution? They didn't update the textures in 3?
@@DieOrBeDead775 Yes
Devon, i'm thinking of buying this trilogy game. has the original glitches (in those 3 games) been fixed in this remastered edition? thanks my friend.
@@paulinelambert7780 Still some glitches but they are bearable to be honest.
Took a shot on getting them remastered after watching your review and have to say thus far crysis 2 is awesome. I loved it when it first came out and man does it still hold up and visually it's looks like a modern day game not a remaster. It's amazing and well worth a buy. Price might be to me a bit steep but it's a awesome game. Shooters don't do lengthy stories like this anymore.
They are on the Playstation store for sale at 21 a piece or 50 for the trilogy. Should I buy part 1? That one doesn't look as interesting as 2 or 3 or is it ?
@@FJTabb personally the first is my least favorite. It's good just to me not as good as 2 and 3. It was on sale for me too so I bought them. If 50 isn't a stretch then I would say the trilogy is really enjoyable but you personally don't need go play the 1st to full get the 2nd. The first one I played was the 2nd and I followed the story just fine.
@@chrissquibbs6099 thanks 👍
i played crysis remastered soo much that the jump to crysis 2 remastered (never played crysis 2 before) is such a graphical jump. especially the ps5 visuals. soo smooth
Great review man. Glad to see that the trilogy still holds up today. Had a hellova time with this series back in the day.
Never played these and I consider myself an avid FPS player.
Playing these on Latest consoles and LG C2 Oled is just a blast.
Great review and comments from the community.
It’s why I decided to give them a go.
The only review that matters on UA-cam. Thank you 👍
I LOVED THIS SERIES. SO GLAD THEY REMASTERED THIS!!!
My man said he’s the Goldberg of characters. No range. Wow shots fired lmao.
Crysis 2's main problem, and one they couldn't fix here because it would take too much low level work, is the AI - in 3 you can pretty much play stealth properly if you want, but in 2 if one enemy spots you the entire world instantly knows where you are and that's the only real thing that can ruin the fun.
I always loved these games. Pretty great as far as FPS games go.
So wish multi-player was included, that was hella fun. Still may pick it up.
crysis 1 still has mp servers from people who like it,idk about 2 and 3
Yeah the original Crysis 1 MP was very cool and my PC couldn't run it well enough back in the day (or maybe I just didn't have internet then) but man do I miss it, really big missed opportunity they didn't bring that back out of sheer laziness I'm sure.
@@casedistorted I used to play crysis 1 when the official servers were up,very fun times
In my opinion this is the Halo for ps4. And have never played Halo. But the Crysis suit just looks so much cooler and you have all the predators weapons.
I will never forget seeing this game running on my buddy’s monster gaming PC rig back in the day. Absolutely need to see it running on Switch!
I can hear my cooler screaming on my E7500 and GTS 250. Haha.
On switch it plays and looks like shit. But so does doom eternal. To each his own.
It just feels so wholesome when Karak is happy and excited about a game hahah
These graphics were so ahead of their time
No
@@Scitch-et4vk Yes
@@Scitch-et4vk yes!
@@Scitch-et4vk yass
@@Scitch-et4vk don't say no for the sake of saying no... makes you look incredibly uneducated
Crysis 2 is so underappreciated. Whatever it may have lost in shrinking the levels it gained in incredible environmental detail, variety, and pacing.
It's depiction of a Hollywood New York disaster in a cinematic Half-Life style journey through a single day and night is extremely well-done. It starts out sneaking past Cell in the early morning sunrise before escalating into full-on street battles with the Ceph through the night for a desperate evacuation.
It's soundtrack is also by far the best. The first and the third game's are ok, and share similar themes but are nowhere near as memorable. Crysis 2 has tracks like "SOS New York" and "Rampage" that sound like a high budget hollywood Hans Zimmer blockbuster and it's the kind of thing we don't really see in games.
Its great to see all the Crysis games getting some love. Although the first game's sandbox is still my favorite, I still like Crysis 2's campaign which felt like Half Life 2.
My 2x GT 8600 cards running in SLI are still warm from when I tried to run Crysis, all of those years ago
I remember buying an 8800 just to play Crysis at that silky smooth 25fps. Good times.
I generally don't like when they shoehorn MP into games but I did really get into the Crisis 2 multiplayer. Shame it's not included but makes sense.
Same, I really enjoyed the Crisis multiplayer
I am glad it ain't there. None of that online achievement, easy 100%.
I love when they keep the remasters single player only, like Bioware did with Mass Effect. There’s already too many MP games in the market.
@@fastica That dosen't make sense.. you like when they strip away features from games that were originally included? gamers are impossible to please
I remember trying to run Crysis on a GeForce 7800 Gtx in Ultra settings back in 2009 thinking it would destroy the meme…
*NOPE*
If I didn't already have Alan Wake, Metroid Dread, Diablo 2, and RE4 VR soon, this would be a must buy given your recommendation. Will definitely keep an eye on it though once my backlog gets cleared up.
Crysis 2 is still an all-timer for me. What a great game. Best soundtrack of the era, IMO.
I will forever be greatful for Crysis. This series gave me the Crysis 2 Hans Zimmer theme. Probably my favourite piece of videogame music. Gives me chills watching the opening credits to that game.
I've been on the fence with this, having never played the series. After your review, I'm in. Thank you for an honest opinion.
I didn't even know this was a thing. I was just thinking last week id love it if they remastered Crysis 2.
I missed out on the Crysis games with the exception of the Crysis 3 beta, which I loved. I'm so excited to get my hands on this!
Your in for a treat..My fav is Crisis 2
Same here. Part 1 doesn't look all that interesting though. Someone tell me if I'm wrong on that.
@@FJTabb it was really only interesting to me to see the back story of Prophet and the aliens.
Being able to play these games on switch, even locked to 30 fps its so cool playing them on the go.
Crysis Remastered for the Switch: Locked at a solid 10 fps. lol!
@@tomikaze777 You have no idea what you are talking about, the switch ports are a technical marvel.
Bro I love YOU! You cover EXACTLY what everyone wants covered EVEN these Old gems. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is awesome! I was just thinking, is Karak gonna review the Crysis Remastered Trilogy? I wonder what he thinks of it ... and lo and behold this video was in my subscription box!
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I was actually playing Crysis on Switch when I saw this video come up. Ive been debating on getting 2 and 3 on the Switch as I never finished 3 on the 360 back in the day.
I never played 1 or 2 but I absolutely loved Crysis 3. It was the first game I played as soon as I got back from the twilight zone of deployment so it kinda blew me away. I think I will get the remasters so I can experience 1 and 2.
Thank you for your service.
2 was my favorite!
never played crisis before, hyped to get into the trilogy with the remasters :)
So hyped to play crysis 2 remastered. I know it’s not a popular opinion but 2 was my favorite and I have only played it on console so this is huge for me 😊
I only played crysis 2 on I think one of those xbox consoles, I can't remember. Been searching for a game that memorable. It was such a good game to me. The multiplayer made it even more awesome. It was a real challenge. The only fps I was never that great at in multiplayer and I respected that. Gonna definitely cop this for the remastered and the others as well
Already looks like a better deal than Far Cry 6
Awhile ago I bought Crysis remastered for the ps4 and I didn’t last more than an hour before a quit. So after your review I bought crysis 2 for the Xbox s and I am having a blast! Thanks for the review!
Why didn't you like the first one
I think many people don't bring up Crysis as one of the greats because for years many people couldn't run the game and didn't play it until years later or never went back for it. I myself didn't play Crysis 1 and 2 until probably 2008 or 2009. Many of my friends just passed on the game completely they couldn't run it and usually just play the new game of the month. Hopefully the remasters bring in a whole bunch of new Crysis fans because these games are great and deserve to be remembered as more than a benchmark.
Second is my favorite, sound, suit upgrades, different ways to take out enemies and mystery is freakin awesome.
I didn't even know there was a Remaster. Thanks for bringing this to my attention
One of the best story campaigns and one of my favorite
I remember crysis 2 being one of the first games I was beyond hyped for, counting down the days when it would release. Ever since I saw the first tech demo gameplay showcase and the cover article for game informer my jaw dropped. Of course the switch from og xbox to 360 blew my mind as well. But crysis 2 looks SO much better than almost everything else out at the time. I wish games would go back to innovating the same way we got mid xbox 360/ps3 generation. Where they actually take the interactivity of the game world to new levels. It almost seems like we've regressed in many ways, they prioratize raw graphics/textures/poly counts.. but when it comes to the GAMEPLAY and how the game world reacts to you, it feels sorely lacking. I still find it crazy that fear, a game from 15 years ago has better more realistic AI than 98 percent of games that come out nowadays.
And it’s physics engine
I was almost at the point of abandonment but this is truly an unique review because there is passion here and so on to PC purchase. i'm an Nintendo Switch Gamer primarily lol but PC is KING. Thanks for this awesome review.
Nanosuit Ninja, watch his gameplay and you’ll see why the original Crysis is the best one. It wasn’t until I watched his gameplay that I realized what the suit was capable of.
Crysis 2 had great multiplayer, especially the rooftop map, sad to see they aren't releasing that.
That was the best map ever!! I miss that multiplayer.
Started with 2 and eventually played them all. Can’t wait to do it again
PlayStation nation?
Was part 1 worth buying?
@@FJTabb I think so. But if they’re releasing a trilogy pack I’d wait till that drops
@@randocallahan667 Xbox Rox
@@Sithplayer It's in the Playstation store on sale for 21 a piece for 2 and 3 if you have PS Plus . Or 50 for the trilogy. I don't care about the 10 dollars, but I'm like if it's not good why buy it.
Love the Crysis franchise! My personal favorite is 3 because of how it leans in to the power fantasy of the NanoSuit.
I'm super bummed they left out the multiplayer. IMHO it was one of the most underrated multiplayer games of all time
I love your videos but love those little facts that you through around as well.
A shame it didn't include a Remaster of Crysis: Warhead.
I've always been a fan of the Crysis games. I have always felt they were underrated. Thanks for the review!
This wasn’t on my radar but I am definitely picking this up now.
I don't play multiplayer so i love older games that focused on story
There aren't enough games like this where you can feel so powerful in a real world setting(minus the aliens) it feels so freaking badass to switch between speed, strength and armour depending on your needs.
I honestly prefer that to just being an all powerful badass constantly like the Doom Slayer.
I just wish there was a bit more to do in these games with those powers, it feels like the strength in particular doesn't get a lot of love. Especially how throwing like one barrel drains all your energy.
Still though, they really make you feel like a super solider who's strong but not too strong for all the fun and tension to be drained out of it.
These games were a gem and it's sad it didn't get the full recognition it should have got. Glad to see it coming back. Let's if it makes new fans to the Crysis universe.
Maybe . I had trouble finding it. I searched for updates about the first remaster and stumbled upon the trilogy by accident.
It would've gotten more recognition if more than a handful of people could actually run it on their pc setup lol
Got the Remaster included when I bought my new PC 👌 can't wait to try it
Psycho is like some kinda combo of Jason Statham and Michael Bisping.
I played the OG trilogy on a GTX 960 back in the day, now I get to play them all on a 3090 and see it in it's full glory
I love the Crysis franchise and I'm a but proud since Crytek is a German developer in Frankfurt close to where I live.
I was always blown away by these games and loved the power fantasy amd versatility of the suit.
I also loved the weapon mod system which was now implemented in Battlefield 2042.
The story isn't the best but the Gameplay is king.
Too bad there is no multiplayer but hopefully the remaster is an indicator for a Crysis 4
Crysis and Titanfall….. GOATs
You forgot to mention that Crysis Warhead is not remastered and not included.
Warhead is absurd. It's only good for the amazing train scene. Its downright painful otherwise
@@danielhathaway1498 It's an expansion. It's not awful.
Thanks to this awesome review, I just bought the Remastered Trilogy!
I'm sad multiplayer isn't included, I absolutely loved Crysis 2 multiplayer and always wished it had the kind of fame that COD had at the time bc I found this game just as fun if not more
Only reason I bought this. PC enthusiast, Rtx 3090, Ryzen 5900X. 2 and 3 use the hardware perfectly (For crysis 3 you need to go to nvidia panel and set vsync to "Fast" to optimise your gpu usage).
For crysis 1 remastered, the same issue that plagued the original game persists. Low gpu usage regardless of settings as it does not ultilise the CPU well....to my knowledge It only makes use of 1 or 2 cores, causing a bottleneck.
“The Goldberg of characters”
I understood that reference
I wanna play this on my PS5!
@Truth Seeker yeah just stfu man. Without consoles PC woudn't even be where they at 🤦🏻
@Truth Seeker 🥱🥱🥱
crysis 1st one, in the jungle was just such an epic story build up action run, its why it defined everything at the time. nobody whom did not play C1 can say they did not have absolute fun doing so if they could RUN IT -d
best jungle crawl game ever made, crysis wars was a really close to as good as 1 was epic jungle run n battles
Crysis is one of the best single player games ever made!
Great video bro...!
I love these games. The stealth is excellent. You have to plan your routes, be tactic. When i play stealth, i always uncloak before pulling the trigger and then switch back to stealth. Works really good.
I absolutely loved Crysis 2! I can't wait for it to launch on steam.
Definitely my favourite multiplayer game on 360 besides GTA IV and Halo 3.
I just wish they made the remaster with multiplayer 😩
Loved the crysis games, multiplayer was enjoyable too for me
I love all four Crysis games. One of the few games that call you a super soldier and you feel like you are one. I love Halo but a Spartan is hardly anything special when it comes to the gameplay.
Thats always been my issue with Halo. Love the story, love the lore, love the writing, love the concept of Spartans, but never feel as if the gameplay makes you FEEL like a supersoldier.
Four? You mean the expansion for the 1st?
@@greggblack8205 Yessir. Warhead could be played as a stand-alone so I count it as a separate game.
@@DigitalFulcrum but warhead wasnt included on this remaster or was it?
Am playing it on PS5, wish it took advantage of the hardware a bit more however I bought this as soon as I saw it on sale, this is good value. Playing Crysis yesterday, still a such a good game. Just messing around with the soldiers.
Just bought the remastered trilogy for PS4 as i wanted to platinum a few games and thought this would be perfect. I remember downloading a pirated copy of crysis on my PC but it couldn't handle it back in the days lol and I never got around to playing it even on low settings as I had a crap PC back then.
Spot on
as have loved the trilogy for a long time. Keep up the great work…. 😁👍🏼
Now this is better than your average IGN review. It actually acknowledges the other systems ( Look IGN. You can give information on multiple formats in a review. Here is proof. It's not hard ). Some info for Switch owners would be helpful and as far as I'm aware all three games are included with no additional downloads ( like Mass Effect Trilogy )
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I think the gaming industry is now focused (delusionally) on battlegrounds and Fortnite type games that bank and hope for in-Game purchases to boost profits - it’s become so Esport influenced where that’s all it tries to cater to. Remastered games are for people who enjoy gaming rather than , “E-Athletes” who see it as strict competition
Never played these before. Saw an outside Xbox video showing all three of them. I have now bought them on my ps5
I do like Crysis 2 and 3 more than 1 because they are both more tactical in the way you play,and stealth in 2 and 3 is miles better than on the first game,don't take me wrong I love the original but I love their sequels even more
I never played the trilogy before I'm excited
If you like 1st person tactical shooting games and never played Crysis games, you should try them out. Really fun.
It’s so sad when quality games like these gets undervalued in the limelight of COD
Put out the same game reskinned every year and sell store bundles that cost as much as the game if not more, much easier and very profitable unfortunately.
hey thanks man i love your reviews. i bought the game at 49.99 since you recommended it. its a fun game, looks great but it feels kinda short even on delta difficulty
Just bought. If any of you folks have not played any of the Crysis games, do yourself a favor and jump on the Trilogy. They are fun and while some consider 3 the weakest of the bunch, its still fun.
I really didnt like the 3rd one either
Word is that certain media outlets were allowed by Crytek to post videos on the remasters ahead of the embargo for everyone else. Also Crytek gave outlets review guidelines about the do's and dont's in the reviews. Is this true? Did ACG get preferential treatment by Crytek?
My copy will be here Monday I can't wait