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Ricoswuave38 on 22 March 2011
Hyruken said:
CGI-Quality said:
Hyruken said:

"But it is a world whose intricacy and realism will cause you to stop and stare long after the first drop of the jaw. The sway of tree-tops; the spray of a decorative fountain; the flames erupting from a burst gas pipe: incidental details that grab your attention for their quiet, shocking realism. Who knows how Crytek managed to squeeze Cry Engine 3 onto the consoles while maintaining such extraordinary level of detail? But this world sits next to Uncharted 2's as the most detailed and well-expressed yet seen on our TVs"

 

That was from Eurogamer from the 360 version.

So on contrary to what CGI is saying there does appear to be quite a few places now saying the 360 version holds up against the top gfx games on PS3 i.e UC2 and KZ3.

At the end of the day those things are just opinions though. Who cares if one has better gfx then another? It seems so many of these reviews are talking about the gfx rather then the gameplay and for me that isn't a good thing.

How's it contrary to what I'm saying? You obviously haven't been reading what I've been saying.


From what i have seen your basically trying to down play what some reviewers are saying. I.e Crysis 2 has better/on par gfx with KZ3/UC2 etc..

Your argument is to imply that because some of these reviewers don't mention it then it can't be true. If it was as good as some say then why isn't it mentioned in every review right?

The point is it does not need to be mentioned in every review. By not having it in them is not confirmation that it isn't as good as those games gfx wise.

Since i posted that you have posted quotes from other reviews proving my point as what you quote is from the "it isn't as good as KZ3 etc" opinion.

But the problem with those quotes are who are those guys? While it's nice to view their opinions in terms of credibility i would take someone like Eurogamer (Digital Foundary) word over some guy from bitgamer who also said i quote "Most of what wounds the game on the graphical front, however, is a simple lack of AA combined with a lot of low-res textures. Even at its absolute worst it would be unfair and melodramatic to claim that Crysis 2 looks bad, but it’s also impossible to hold it up as a pinnacle. It looks OK"..... Low res textures and looks ok....i mean come on....  then he says " it ends up looking merely middle of the road on consoles"...... so it is just average graphics now, ones that majority of console games have? I mean seriously?

Point being half the guys talking about the gfx from these random sites don't even know what they are talking about.

People like Eurogamer will do huge tests on this game and they have already to a degree. I take that opinion more seriously then some random guy saying it is "middle of the road" graphics on consoles...

I agree with you, just because it isn't mentioned in every review doesn't mean it's the best or worst of the top looking games.  Some reviewers dont even care really.  And keep in mind, it is also a multiplat game.  I believe if it was an exlusive, we would see more "graphics king" talk.  I just want to know if this is a rent or a must buy game.



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Aldro on 22 March 2011
CGI-Quality said:
Aldro said:

So far 3/31 reviewers claim it to be the console king.

That is 9% of all the reviews we have gathered so far.


The previous game to score a very high percentage was Killzone 3 in which.. the majority reviews praised its graphics to be the next bar for this generation. However it appears that most sites appear to still fancy Uncharted 2 as the king with Killzone 3 on a close second.

I believe we'll all be back to see how things turn out with Gears 3 and Uncharted 3. For now lets leave this topic to the trackers of the reviews and avoid any unneceserily flaim bait caused by certain ignorant persons like myself and Selnor.

It's around 4-5 from my last count.

Thank you mate! Updated.



Slimebeast on 22 March 2011

The main thing is that we not have a game on the X360 that is graphically on par with Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2.

Only very passionate fans would dispute that fact.

This is a big day for the X360.

Plus Crysis 2 looks like a superb first person shooter in itself, not just graphically.



iGodLiKe on 22 March 2011

Seinor , you need to see that on here mostly are teens that dont understand anything about graphics... And also mostly of them are upset because Xbox 360 can get this level of detail that Ps3 cant.

Fact 1 : Many publications are saying Crysis 2 is the best looking game ever , including IGN (Most visited site on Planet) and CVG (British most visited site) so at least 3 milions of people will think Crysis 2 is the best among Casual Gamers.

Fact 2 : Ps3 fanboy are in denial because 360 horsepower just raped Ps3... Kingdoms and Gears 3 will be leaps and bounds above anything Sony 1st party will have to offer in the next years.

Fact 3 : If Crysis 2 looks already the best imagine Kingdoms... Plus Crysis 2 is not a mindless shooter in corridors and small maps like Kz3... its HUGE , VIVID and OUTSTANDING.

Let the Ps3 fanboys in denial , just stop and think about their faces when they SEE at E3 KINGDOMS , GEARS OF WAR 3 AND FORZA MOTORSPORT 4!

HAHA that time i will be here seeing the cry babies saying Uncharted 3 looks better and than See Kingdoms and Gears 3 raping all over their faces.

Peace.



Aldro on 22 March 2011
Slimebeast said:

The main thing is that we not have a game on the X360 that is graphically on par with Uncharted 2 and Killzone 2.

Only very passionate fans would dispute that fact.

This is a big day for the X360.

Plus Crysis 2 looks like a superb first person shooter in itself, not just graphically.

Gears of War 2 and soon to be 3 aren't that far off mate...



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ethomaz on 22 March 2011
Omac said:

Sorry I'm with Selnor. He can't say what he has to say against the 80% plus Ps3 lovers on this site. Crysis 2 > KZ3/Uncharted 2.

 

Love Omac.

Ok. That's your opinion... so fine.

But what Selnor is trying is put words in reviews that they not say.



Aldro on 22 March 2011
iGodLiKe said:

Seinor , you need to see that on here mostly are teens that dont understand anything about graphics... And also mostly of them are upset because Xbox 360 can get this level of detail that Ps3 cant.

Fact 1 : Many publications are saying Crysis 2 is the best looking game ever , including IGN (Most visited site on Planet) and CVG (British most visited site) so at least 3 milions of people will think Crysis 2 is the best among Casual Gamers.

Fact 2 : Ps3 fanboy are in denial because 360 horsepower just raped Ps3... Kingdoms and Gears 3 will be leaps and bounds above anything Sony 1st party will have to offer in the next years.

Fact 3 : If Crysis 2 looks already the best imagine Kingdoms... Plus Crysis 2 is not a mindless shooter in corridors and small maps like Kz3... its HUGE , VIVID and OUTSTANDING.

Let the Ps3 fanboys in denial , just stop and think about their faces when they SEE at E3 KINGDOMS , GEARS OF WAR 3 AND FORZA MOTORSPORT 4!

HAHA that time i will be here seeing the cry babies saying Uncharted 3 looks better and than See Kingdoms and Gears 3 raping all over their faces.

Peace.

Either this is Selnors alt or some guy who really worships the fella who provides false statements ^^. Quite hilarious how a person can be so ignorant, it's almost scary X_X



Ricoswuave38 on 22 March 2011
CGI-Quality said:
Ricoswuave38 said:

I agree with you, just because it isn't mentioned in every review doesn't mean it's the best or worst of the top looking games.  Some reviewers dont even care really.  And keep in mind, it is also a multiplat game.  I believe if it was an exlusive, we would see more "graphics king" talk.  I just want to know if this is a rent or a must buy game.

It's a must-buy. I have it and am really enjoying it (while trying to type on the site at the same time).

lol stop posting and play the game!!! Oh btw, are you going to be posting your thoughts after you beat it?



selnor on 22 March 2011

Ok. I'm sorry If Ive gone about this totally wrong.

Howvwer, it is very clear the media thinks Crysis 2 ( on the 360 reviews Ive read ) is either

A) right there alongside the top console games or

B) Better than them.

no review has given the impression that it is niether A nor B.

The real question I'd like to know is right now if the websites had to choose the top graphics so far what would they choose?

Either way. Crysis 2 has thrown multiplat engines right there at the forefront. It's not just exclusives anymore



mantlepiecek on 22 March 2011
iGodLiKe said:

Seinor , you need to see that on here mostly are teens that dont understand anything about graphics... And also mostly of them are upset because Xbox 360 can get this level of detail that Ps3 cant.

Fact 1 : Many publications are saying Crysis 2 is the best looking game ever , including IGN (Most visited site on Planet) and CVG (British most visited site) so at least 3 milions of people will think Crysis 2 is the best among Casual Gamers.

Fact 2 : Ps3 fanboy are in denial because 360 horsepower just raped Ps3... Kingdoms and Gears 3 will be leaps and bounds above anything Sony 1st party will have to offer in the next years.

Fact 3 : If Crysis 2 looks already the best imagine Kingdoms... Plus Crysis 2 is not a mindless shooter in corridors and small maps like Kz3... its HUGE , VIVID and OUTSTANDING.

Let the Ps3 fanboys in denial , just stop and think about their faces when they SEE at E3 KINGDOMS , GEARS OF WAR 3 AND FORZA MOTORSPORT 4!

HAHA that time i will be here seeing the cry babies saying Uncharted 3 looks better and than See Kingdoms and Gears 3 raping all over their faces.

Peace.

Lol at the ending "Peace".

Brilliant comedy post written in this thread by far.