Crysis: Warhead Hands-on Preview - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 28th Jul 2008, 12:12

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...s-on-preview/1

Crysis is back with a whole new main character and a story that should help fill in some of the blanks, and help to more fully realise the fiction of the first game. It's also been re-optimised and expanded in the gameplay and tech departments, so lets take a look...

yakyb · 28th Jul 2008, 12:26

how was the performance of it tho?

CardJoe · 28th Jul 2008, 12:31

On the machine they had in their offices and which we were invited to go play an early build of on and which is therefore not entirely representable of the final product in terms of performance?

Yeah, it ran fine with everything on max.

yakyb · 28th Jul 2008, 12:33

thanks i did hear that they made a feww changes to the engine that was originally going o be put into a crysis patch but was delayed

Krikkit · 28th Jul 2008, 12:33

Looks like fun, I might pick up the inevitable Crysis + Warhead multipack on release.

Paradigm Shifter · 28th Jul 2008, 12:38

I realise that Psycho is a bit of a stereotype, but why the massive hate-on? He had more character than all of the other characters in Crysis. Which, actually... wouldn't really be that hard. Even the John Smiths' cardboard cut-out man is more three-dimensional than the Crysis characters...

I'm looking forward to this at the minute. I hope it's good, so that it does well. That way, Crytek might realise that Crysis selling badly wasn't solely due to piracy... with a fair chunk of it being word of mouth in my experience; "How does it run on your system?" "OK. Not great, but OK." "Ah, it'll barely run on mine, then." Well, that and forums, which always blow things out of proportion (but at times that can be a good thing) where it seemed that 99% of the internet population didn't want to know about Crysis if they couldn't run it on their rigs at max details and ultra-high resolutions.

CardJoe · 28th Jul 2008, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter

I realise that Psycho is a bit of a stereotype, but why the massive hate-on?

Hate?

Let me tell you how much I've come to hate Psycho since I began to live.

There are 387.44 million miles of printed circuits in wafer thin layers that fill the Bit-tech complex. If the word 'hate' was engraved on each nanoangstrom of those hundreds of miles it would not equal one one-billionth of the hate I feel for Psycho at this single micro-instant. For Psycho. Hate. Hate.

LeMaltor · 28th Jul 2008, 12:48

I was praying his parachute wouldn't open after the intro and jumping from the plane, think I will skip this jolly >_<

Hg · 28th Jul 2008, 12:54

I'm waiting for Gunsmith's Comment, but its looking like it will be a fun game.
I need to Re-play Crysis now i have an upgraded machine, im sure i will enjoy it more without poor performace etc

Gunsmith · 28th Jul 2008, 12:57

WE NEED MORE CHICKENS

The boy 4rm oz · 28th Jul 2008, 13:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krikkit

Looks like fun, I might pick up the inevitable Crysis + Warhead multipack on release.

That's exactly what I was thinking, I never got around to getting Crysis, I couldn't justify the $100AUD price tag, you would think they would have dropped the price sooner after there sales problems.

The boy 4rm oz · 28th Jul 2008, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunsmith

WE NEED MORE CHICKENS

A valued point LOL.

Gunsmith · 28th Jul 2008, 13:02

ive also heard rumours of them rebuilding hte original crysis with the warhead engine for those would couldnt enjoy the delicious win win game that was the first.

liratheal · 28th Jul 2008, 13:05

My concern is that the Crysis story wasn't exactly mind bending enough to require re-telling, even if it is through another character.

Eh. I'll probably pass on this one, after my negative experience with the first one..

CardJoe · 28th Jul 2008, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gunsmith

ive also heard rumours of them rebuilding hte original crysis with the warhead engine for those would couldnt enjoy the delicious win win game that was the first.

eh? It's the same engine, just upgraded. I very much doubt they'd go to the effort of reburning and resdistributing the original game just to include a few performance tweaks. If it were that important/compatible, they'd just do a patch.

Jordan Wise · 28th Jul 2008, 13:14

I loved Crysis. I just wish the game wasn't so flat- the enviroments were beautiful and felt real, but to say you were on such a hilly island I wanted some cliffs to scale, and some gliding sections, rather than a few jumps. Also, where were all the rope bridges? May have to wait for farcry 2 for that

kenco_uk · 28th Jul 2008, 13:20

Page 2 - para2 - route instead of root.
Page 2 - para 8 - 'to be prepared for some rather'

I reckon you should publish a book entitled, "The Big-Ass Book of Strange Metaphors", Joe

I managed to complete Crysis the other day, on the third go.. (first go, the cannon wouldn't get a lock, second go, it would, but I fell through a black hole on the deck of the ship) and must say that it was pretty good.

The thing with Crysis is that it's a beautiful looking game - it plays well and the mechanics of the game essentially work. The story held together okay, but there were times I was in a state of ungrippedness, particularly near the end. The ship level could have been so much more. It was more a case of dealing with pesky mosquitos before getting on with the task in hand (and, at the end of it.. what a boring task, eh?) There was more tension on earlier levels.

Hopefully Crysis:Warhead will be the several slingshots to the nadgers that hl2ep2 was.

Paradigm Shifter · 28th Jul 2008, 13:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenco_uk

I reckon you should publish a book entitled, "The Big-Ass Book of Strange Metaphors", Joe

I agree.

Although... it's reaching the point, at least for me, where there are so many odd metaphors or reversal comments in articles by Joe that they distract from the rest of the content.

Nature · 28th Jul 2008, 13:33

Opposing force does come to mind... Though Crysis certainly isn't Half-life... And your not exactly an opposing force..

I guess that the engine is really complicated and hard for anyone outside the office to use because there could be some great mods... (dues ex

Half Life

BattleField

Thief

Resident Evil

)

wuyanxu · 28th Jul 2008, 14:11

i, for one, will be looking forward to it, finally! some excuse to upgrade my computer.

with more open gameplay, hopefully this one won't be half-a-game like all other CryTek games (Far Cry's epic fail at the end, Crysis fail in alien level)

28th Jul 2008, 12:12	#1
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28th Jul 2008, 12:26	#2
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28th Jul 2008, 12:38	#6
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,213	I realise that Psycho is a bit of a stereotype, but why the massive hate-on? He had more character than all of the other characters in Crysis. Which, actually... wouldn't really be that hard. Even the John Smiths' cardboard cut-out man is more three-dimensional than the Crysis characters... I'm looking forward to this at the minute. I hope it's good, so that it does well. That way, Crytek might realise that Crysis selling badly wasn't solely due to piracy... with a fair chunk of it being word of mouth in my experience; "How does it run on your system?" "OK. Not great, but OK." "Ah, it'll barely run on mine, then." Well, that and forums, which always blow things out of proportion (but at times that can be a good thing) where it seemed that 99% of the internet population didn't want to know about Crysis if they couldn't run it on their rigs at max details and ultra-high resolutions.

28th Jul 2008, 12:48	#8
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28th Jul 2008, 12:54	#9
Hg The game known as life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Stourport, UK Posts: 206	I'm waiting for Gunsmith's Comment, but its looking like it will be a fun game. I need to Re-play Crysis now i have an upgraded machine, im sure i will enjoy it more without poor performace etc __________________ LIVE Gamertag: Hg80uk PSN: Hg80uk Showmyfps.com- Whats your FPS? Trident Case mod with custom cooling - Project Log

28th Jul 2008, 12:57	#10
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28th Jul 2008, 13:02	#13
Gunsmith my supersonic radar will help me! Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,432	ive also heard rumours of them rebuilding hte original crysis with the warhead engine for those would couldnt enjoy the delicious win win game that was the first. __________________ People who optimise code are wimps. My code knows it's awesome, so it'll take all the time it needs. You can wait in awe

28th Jul 2008, 13:05	#14
liratheal Just got a great book on tape Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 3,638	My concern is that the Crysis story wasn't exactly mind bending enough to require re-telling, even if it is through another character. Eh. I'll probably pass on this one, after my negative experience with the first one.. __________________ Gigabyte MA790FX, X4 9950 Black Edition, 8gb Geil Black Dragon, 2x4870 512mb, Antec TruePower Quattro 850w I game, Do you?

28th Jul 2008, 13:14	#16
Jordan Wise Baby called to see the boss... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Newcastle Uni Posts: 597	I loved Crysis. I just wish the game wasn't so flat- the enviroments were beautiful and felt real, but to say you were on such a hilly island I wanted some cliffs to scale, and some gliding sections, rather than a few jumps. Also, where were all the rope bridges? May have to wait for farcry 2 for that __________________ Favourite Max Payne quote: "He was trying to buy sand for his hour glass, and I wasn't selling any" Steam ID:jordanwise

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kenco_uk I feel your presents. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, UK Posts: 6,316	Page 2 - para2 - route instead of root. Page 2 - para 8 - 'to be prepared for some rather' I reckon you should publish a book entitled, "The Big-Ass Book of Strange Metaphors", Joe I managed to complete Crysis the other day, on the third go.. (first go, the cannon wouldn't get a lock, second go, it would, but I fell through a black hole on the deck of the ship) and must say that it was pretty good. The thing with Crysis is that it's a beautiful looking game - it plays well and the mechanics of the game essentially work. The story held together okay, but there were times I was in a state of ungrippedness, particularly near the end. The ship level could have been so much more. It was more a case of dealing with pesky mosquitos before getting on with the task in hand (and, at the end of it.. what a boring task, eh?) There was more tension on earlier levels. Hopefully Crysis:Warhead will be the several slingshots to the nadgers that hl2ep2 was. __________________ MSI X58M - i7 920 4Ghz - 6GB Corsair - GTX260 648/2520 ::: Vote for bit-tech T - theevilelephant - "it sounded like bouncing around on a pogo stick, screaming in chinese while occasionally throwing a cat at a door." Last edited by kenco_uk; 28th Jul 2008 at 13:27.

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28th Jul 2008, 14:11	#20
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