Crytek: Crysis 2 Is a “Better Game” Because It's Not PC-Exclusive
Crytek: Crysis 2 Is a “Better Game” Because It's Not PC-Exclusive
Posted 02/10/2011 at 8:24pm
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The Crysis franchise went from PC posterchild to one-size-fits-all multiplatform series in record time – much to the chagrin of dedicated PC gamers (though perhaps to the relief of their straining, sweating machines). And why not? After all, imagine how eye-popping a Crysis sequel could be if it squeezed out every drop of your rig's full potential. According to Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli, though, that couldn't be further from the truth.
“You have to understand that the budget for Crysis was much lower than for Crysis 2. We could spend much more on Crysis 2 because we expected to sell more through multiplatform development. So PC gamers will get a better game out of that; it isn’t just take, it’s also give,” he told Edge.
“Crysis 2 will have a PC version that’s a PC game. We’re going to push it as much as the engine can take. It’ll be at least as beautiful as Crysis, but the context is different. It’s New York. Not a jungle, but an urban jungle.”
Even so, the game's minimum specs didn't exactly have PCs hiding under beds, whimpering in fear, and gamers took that as a signal to ready their pitchforks. Yerli, though, can't help but scratch his head at that.
“I’m frustrated about this. We said [Crysis 1] was a game that was pushing boundaries, which would stay relevant in the future, and all we got was a backlash: 'This game doesn’t run!' Then games came out for the same hardware that weren’t running at all, or were choppy and whatnot despite low-res graphics. Yet we were the bad guys for pushing PC graphics, making it too expensive to play.”
He added, however, the Crysis 2 is the best of both worlds. High-end is obviously your best bet, but a low-end machine certainly won't melt like an ant under a magnifying glass.
For now, though, Yerli's soothing words are just that: words. But hey, a pre-release PC demo's on the way, so we shouldn't have to wait too terribly long to see for ourselves.
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Ghok
February 11, 2011 at 12:09pm
Well, if big budget = great game, they'd have a point, but I don't really see it.
I don't think this is all about graphics. Though maybe for a game like Crysis, it is... it does have that history. To me it's things like simplifed controls, and a game that is marketed for more people (especially the shooter market) just never tends to be as interesting, because publishers think that means you have to make a game for stupids.
Despite all this bitching I will admit that most ports I play nowadays are actually pretty good, at least compared to how it used to be. I am usually satisfied with a port. The problem is when you get games like Deus Ex 2. The first game was loved by the PC gaming community, but the second game was made with consoles in mind, and it turned out to be pretty mediocre. It lacked a lot of what made the first game great, and was bashed pretty hard by PC gamers. It also didn't really take off with console fans, and certainly not in the same way the first game did with PC fans. The game's legacy as a great PC title is the only reason that it's getting a third game.
It's a big risk. And if Crytek is not careful it's going to piss off all it's old fans, without gaining any new ones. Plenty of developers have fallen into this trap.
Insurgence
February 11, 2011 at 9:24am
Was situations like DX9 vs DX10. You could get pretty close to the graphics quality of a DX10 machine with just a simple editing of the config file, while running DX9, and it ran a lot smoother. Other than that I personally had no problem with the high system requirements, I just thought it was cheesy how that was the case.
MrPC2010
February 11, 2011 at 7:14am
I'm not gonna get it just because it's a console port... That's how good it gets.
whathuhitwasntme
February 11, 2011 at 5:59am
well I still have my original set of Crysis discs(combo 3 pack)
and they still look amazing
so if nothing else I can still ask
Will it play crysis?
gendoikari1
February 11, 2011 at 5:51am
It's the same situation as Supreme Commander 2; Gas Powered/Crytek focus on the consoles, leaving PC users to endure one year's worth of patches to make the game barely playable. And it still looks worse than the previous game.
AETAaAS
February 11, 2011 at 4:53am
Cant say for sure for this game, but sometimes multi platform games bring with them poorly optimised menus and controls on the PC side. Burnout Paradise, NFS Hot Pursuit and Dead Space; just to name a few examples.
cpuking2010
February 11, 2011 at 8:01pm
in the developers defense, 2/3 games you named were driving games. which need to be played with a controller not a wheel or mouse and keyboard. because they are a port.
But still FU crytek for turning your back on your MAIN audience!
Mighty BOB!
February 11, 2011 at 10:37pm
A driving game shouldn't be played with a dedicated steering wheel peripheral?
dragonfang18
February 10, 2011 at 10:06pm
Thats like saying the Toyota Corolla is the best car ever because everyone can buy it!
MrHorspwer
February 11, 2011 at 5:51am
Poor analogy.
It's more like a Mitsubishi Lancer and an Evolution. Both come from the same platform, but if it weren't for the humble Lancer and it's mainstream sales numbers, there would never be the budget to make the ultra high performance Evo.
Everyone can buy a Lancer, those with the desire for maximum performance and a wallet that can afford it can buy an Evo.
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