What a BS!
Crysis 2 PC edition OT
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What a BS!
There has been pdf's released with way more details than that turd polishing article.
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L. Scofield
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I'm still hoping for a mod SDK. I remember one of the developers accidentally mentioning in another forum that there would be one but the post was nuked.
One can dream
One can dream
Yahtzee's thoughts :
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/3079-Crysis-2
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/3079-Crysis-2
Silent_Buddha
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It's interesting, I'm the exact opposite. I can't force myself to play Crysis again even with all the wonderful mods that Neb and others have released. I get bored to tears just thinking about installing Crysis.
Crysis 2 on the other hand, I'm looking forward to playing it again when the Dx11 patch comes out. The gameplay was far more enjoyable for me.
Haha, it's amusing that he feels that it bears some similarity to the original Half-Life just as I did. And part of why it's so much better than Crysis, IMO. The storytelling just comes across much better. While certainly not as good as a good RPG, it's pretty good for a FPS.
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SB
I'm still hoping for a mod SDK. I remember one of the developers accidentally mentioning in another forum that there would be one but the post was nuked.
One can dream
Your dreams are coming true.
L. Scofield
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green.pixel
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Yeah, he's talking BS. Why do pubs/pubs say things they certainly know won't survive a moment of scrutiny?
"CEO and President of game developer Crytek said Crysis cost 15 million Euros (22 million USD) to develop during a panel about the future of gaming graphics at the Games Convention Developers Conference in Leipzig, Germany. Yet despite the cost, Yerli maintained the game was profitable, adding, "if it wasn't profitable I wouldn't be able to stand here."
Crysis 91
Crysis 2 86 average
NPD March 2011
This kind of games are heavily front loaded on consoles, so they have about 6-8 weeks of sales window before it's dead in the water. It already got outsold by Homefront and Lego Star Wars lol...
On PC during that time, it is/will be facing competition from Shogun 2, Portal 2, Witcher 2, Brink.
And for graphics fetishists, there will be W2 and BF3 to pick up. I'm pretty sure Crysis 2 won't have C1's years long tail.
They could have made a new scenario and new missions using the CE2 engine and ended up with a much better game exclusively for PC than Crysis 2. And at a fraction of a budget.
A lot of resources were wasted developing a copycat MP mode to attract the console audience which is going to be deserted in a couple of months. I've read that they've said there were around 80 people just working on the MP and around last year's E3, there were close to 300 people total working on the project.
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L. Scofield
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The problem with the costs is probably due to art assets. Crysis 2 contains like an order of magnitude more assets than C1.
spacemonkey
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So... with the next batch of consoles coming around 2014, does this mean we have to suffer this consolization of PC games for another 3 YEARS!?!
...and then rinse and repeat?
...and then rinse and repeat?
No one will ever know... maybe that wouldn't happen since there wouldn't be so much constrains (very small areas) and cutting corners here and there(Physics/interactivity) and "simplifying" gameplay (im not even refering to the suit modes when i say this, but AI and its bipedal "evolution"), it most likely would'v had made use of DX10.X/11 advantages/features on release day, ultimately ending in a higher quality product/game for the user and higher sales on the PC, but its a matter of maximum profit not maximum quality.
So, i do agree with you, being a PC only title wouldn't put the title on that chart, but, i'd bet if they were to release another crysis 3:whatever for these consoles it wouldn't reach the top10 chart list either.
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green.pixel
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NPD chart is irrelevant about PC gaming, since it's US-based. The chart is about C2's sales on consoles.
Dropping what made their previous games popular in order to follow broader market on the assumption that it would more profitable by focusing on the lowest common denominator leads to leaving its fanbase behind and losing relevance there and still not being able to compete in the new market.
That interview is them just talking trash like Epic.
Dropping what made their previous games popular in order to follow broader market on the assumption that it would more profitable by focusing on the lowest common denominator leads to leaving its fanbase behind and losing relevance there and still not being able to compete in the new market.
That interview is them just talking trash like Epic.
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And where are the tough gaming journalists who wont accept bs.
green.pixel
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Moolah, cajoles.
