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Gamestar.de 90/100
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selnor said:

Come on Internet. Internet is the day of instant access.

People are already buying the bloody game in US right now. Wheres the bloody reviews.

Media has been able to upload it for over 9 hours now. FFS.

COME ON.

Review embargo lasts until 5PM EST. I think that is 11PM over there in the UK.



Just found out the embargo lifts sometime this afternoon. I'm guessing 12pm?



damefan said:
selnor said:

Come on Internet. Internet is the day of instant access.

People are already buying the bloody game in US right now. Wheres the bloody reviews.

Media has been able to upload it for over 9 hours now. FFS.

COME ON.

Review embargo lasts until 5PM EST. I think that is 11PM over there in the UK.

You have to be kidding.



selnor said:

Just found out the embargo lifts sometime this afternoon. I'm guessing 12pm?


I already responded to you. I saw where it said embargo gets lifted at 5PM EST which I think is 11PM UK. I may be wrong but who knows. I will say these review embargos for games is getting really annoying. It seems every big release has been getting a review embargo lately.



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CGI-Quality said:
selnor said:
CGI-Quality said:

Some reviews:

http://attackofthefanboy.com/reviews/crysis-2-review/

http://www.statepress.com/2011/03/22/crytek-invents-a-revolutionary-masterpiece-in-crysis-2/

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.gamesaktuell.de/Crysis-2-PS3-232045/Tests/Crysis-2-im-Test-fuer-PC-PS3-und-Xbox-360-Ist-der-Crytek-Shooter-besser-als-Killzone-3-816778/&prev=  - (9/10)

All mention how fun the single player is and how technically sound the visuals are (albeit with slight issues like texture pop in and glitchy AI). None sound like deal breakers and I'm headed to get the game here in a bit!

How did you get that about visuals from those reviews?????

The last says move over Killzone 3. ( Albeit translation is washy. )

The 2nd said although he knows nothing about FPS etc, Crysis 2 etched out many moments which his retinas will never forget.

One review says it sits besides the most technically sound games of the gen (the one you commented on - last one), but none of them say it's the best looking game on consoles. I'd wait for the bigger review sites though.

Well if its tied with the best looking games on consoles then isn't it the best looking game on consoles?

Crysis 2= A     Killzone 3=B    Every other game =C

If B>C and A=B then A>C



Well, if crysis 2 does end up being called as the best looking game on consoles, then it would have to be the biggest difference between the demo code and the retail code ever.

I can't wait for the reviews myself. The attack of the fanboy review talks a lot about gameplay so it might be worth checking out.



naznatips said:
selnor said:
naznatips said:
makingmusic476 said:
pezus said:

Crytek dropped the ball on the PC graphics...backwards after 3-4 years? wow...


And the game is far more linear, as well.  No more large enemy compounds you can approach from any angle.

From the official Crysis 2 thread on gaf:

*Win Picture*


Hilarious, sadly accurate. It' sa massive step back from the original's PC graphics, and coupled with a linear generic "Call of Duty" design with suit powers, it's a pretty big letdown. Great achievement in console graphics.... for what little that's worth to those of us who didn't care to get it on consoles anyway. 

Really? COD design?

COD would be lucky to let you walk 10 feet right and left either side. LOL

From what the vids show, it's more Halo Reach size ( Or a bit bigger ) in level design rather than the COD type design.

COD is a bit of a stretch, but I don't know what you're seeing that makes you think this isn't incredibly linear. I've played it at both E3 last year and GDC this year, and trust me, this is no Crysis. Halo: Reach is very linear too, but this is even moreso. Understand that even if it were the size of Reach, the design of Reach is very linear. You rarely have more than one way to approach any situation. 

See, in the first Crysis you'd come into an area with an enemy base and you could completely choose how you assaulted that base. Angle, stealthiness, hop the wall, break the front door. All 360 degrees around that base were available to you. In Crysis 2, you come into a clearing, and there are things to fight, and that's it. That's how it works.

Making a slightly more wide-open space than COD is not an accomplishment, nor does it change that the design is linear, when you're limited to a linear approach. Yes, you can stealth, but it's still just suit powers thrown into a Point A to Point B straight line shooter. You're not going to be able to come up with clever plans and traps for your enemies.

You say something very different from people who have played the entire game. Ive read several early playthroughs who talk about changing AI, and vastly different ways to navigate the game.

Mainly all this from PC Beta players. And if anyone would critcise the game surely they would???



OK. Fond out officially the embargo lifts in 1 hour and 7 mins. 1600 GMT. It's currently 1453 GMT.

http://www.pushsquare.com/24485/crysis-2-does-new-york-new-york-with-a-modern-spin/



Ugh no summer time yet in the UK, still an hour until it's 4pm in the UK for the Eurogamer review.

No luck with the demos so far.

360 demo -> not allowed to play on silver account.

ps3 demo -> pulled before I had time to try it

pc demo -> pulled too? can't find any servers.

Anyway the multiplayer intro movie didn't look like anything special blown up to full size. It always looks better as a small you tube video.