So, first people bitch that Crysis 2 didn't ship with DX11 support, and now that it's confirmed to be added to the game, people continue to bitch. Okay.
I predict that when the DX11 patch is released, and Crysis 2 still does not become some ultimate benchmark tool a la Crysis 1, people will continue to complain about how the game was designed for consoles and therefore sucks. Yeesh.
So, first people bitch that Crysis 2 didn't ship with DX11 support, and now that it's confirmed to be added to the game, people continue to bitch. Okay.
I predict that when the DX11 patch is released, and Crysis 2 still does not become some ultimate benchmark tool a la Crysis 1, people will continue to complain about how the game was designed for consoles and therefore sucks. Yeesh.
No matter how you slice and dice it, DX11 won't make Console 2 into a PC-orientated game.
Gone are the sandbox and replaced is a shooter-on-rails.
It's a fact that you cannot make go away.
CryTek lied...it's as simple as that.
Lied about what? They said from the very start that it wasn't going to be the graphics fest that Crysis 1 was.
And really calling Crysis 1 a sandbox game and saying Crysis 2 is a CoD clone is ridiculous.
So your take on what defines "computer game" is normative? I got Crysis 2 on Steam, enjoyed it. I was going to replay it on the hardest difficulty but I'll wait for the patch and enjoy even more eye candy. At the end of the day, I have fun playing this game. I don't know what you think a gaming company owes to you re: downgraded graphics, and did you even play it? At 2560x1440/extreme, overclocked 580s in SLI and an overclocked 2600K break a sweat. And the game looks quite stunning in parts. You want them to provide graphics settings that 0.01% of PC owners can take advantage of, just to meet your definition of "computer game"? Get serious.
So your take on what defines "computer game" is normative? I got Crysis 2 on Steam, enjoyed it. I was going to replay it on the hardest difficulty but I'll wait for the patch and enjoy even more eye candy. At the end of the day, I have fun playing this game. I don't know what you think a gaming company owes to you re: downgraded graphics, and did you even play it? At 2560x1440/extreme, overclocked 580s in SLI and an overclocked 2600K break a sweat. And the game looks quite stunning in parts. You want them to provide graphics settings that 0.01% of PC owners can take advantage of, just to meet your definition of "computer game"? Get serious.
a) The game dropped "the sandbox"...for shooter-on-rails :thumbsdown:
b) The I.Q. quality suffered..due to the crapboxes limitied memory :thumbsdown:
c) Even in-game physics got butchered due to crapboxes low performance :thumbsdown:
I wanted a game like "Crysis" that pushed hardware...they way it should be.
That is why PC games have something called "settings"...and not just 3-4 "settings"
Take that consoller-mentality back to the crapbox..."mediocre" never pushed anything forward...except crapboxes.
When Crytek first started developing Crysis 2, they specifically said, almost screaming it, that C2 was not being developed in a way to specifically push hardware. Their focus was on the game.
http://www.videogamer.com/news/crytek_pc_crysis_2_superior_from_every_angle.html
They lied about it not being a crappy console port.
It's not for the fun of it PC gamers call it "Console 2".
They took the best parts of FarCry and Crysis and canned them and instead took the worst part of consoles and thought nobody would notice...and then even dared to make it sound like PC gamers should look forward to it :thumbsdown:
He is qouted as saying "superior from every angle" so again, what exactly did they lie about? The PC version is superior from every angle.
What best bits from Far Cry and Crysis are missing from Crysis 2? Both those first two games are pretty average yet Crysis 2 is a better game. None of the people who complain about Crytek telling lies can actually expand on what they actually lied about - right from the very start they said it wasn't going to be the big graphical leap that the original was.
You missed a)?
Sandbox > shooter-on-rails for gameplay.
Down downgraded every single aspect of crysis....in order to cater to the lowest common denominator..."Idiocracy" in action.
It has the same dumbed down "shooter-on-rails" syndorme, the same lame physics...hell even the textures are just as crappy as on the crapboxes.
That is not "superior from every angle"...
When Crytek first started developing Crysis 2, they specifically said, almost screaming it, that C2 was not being developed in a way to specifically push hardware. Their focus was on the game.
at least 3d is very good and not very demanding.
Yeah, that's one of the few real innovations of this game, but how many people have that option?
And given that at max settings, people with 580s in SLI (overclocked) and a 2600K (overclocked), experience moderate slowdowns in parts of the game as it is now:
"How many people have the option to play at higher settings than those?" It's what I've said in a number of posts, in a number of threads. I have no idea why so many forum users are complaining that Crysis 2 didn't have more demanding graphics considering the game can be demanding on higher end rigs if you push the settings enough as it is.
And given that at max settings, people with 580s in SLI (overclocked) and a 2600K (overclocked), experience moderate slowdowns in parts of the game as it is now:
"How many people have the option to play at higher settings than those?" It's what I've said in a number of posts, in a number of threads. I have no idea why so many forum users are complaining that Crysis 2 didn't have more demanding graphics considering the game can be demanding on higher end rigs if you push the settings enough as it is.
What crock of shit. Two 580s and a 2600k overclocked will eat this game for breakfast. Anyone who implies otherwise is either on serious drugs or needs to be on serious drugs.
And given that at max settings, people with 580s in SLI (overclocked) and a 2600K (overclocked), experience moderate slowdowns in parts of the game as it is now:
"How many people have the option to play at higher settings than those?" It's what I've said in a number of posts, in a number of threads. I have no idea why so many forum users are complaining that Crysis 2 didn't have more demanding graphics considering the game can be demanding on higher end rigs if you push the settings enough as it is.
There has been at least two people with that setup say that it slows down in places.
Ooooh, 2 people. It's an epidemic and couldn't possibly be explained as some sort of unrelated problem.
It's not rocket science *sigh*
Crysis 2 is not a step forward, it a step backwards on the PC.
It cannot be simplified more.
Not all us like stagantion...or a crappy console port on rails with lower I.Q./Features that it's predessecor.
It's a step down in gameplay.
It's a step down in I.Q.
It could very well be that it's impressive to the console people...but that only proves how much the other console games suck.
For a PC gamer however...the standards are higher.
Console 2 is a slap in the face of PC gamers....a pure insult.
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And given that at max settings, people with 580s in SLI (overclocked) and a 2600K (overclocked), experience moderate slowdowns in parts of the game as it is now:
"How many people have the option to play at higher settings than those?" It's what I've said in a number of posts, in a number of threads. I have no idea why so many forum users are complaining that Crysis 2 didn't have more demanding graphics considering the game can be demanding on higher end rigs if you push the settings enough as it is.