Topic: Zero Punctuation does Crysis

[Jedi]

I found this funny but I have't played the game yet as I don't have a super computer from... space.

[Quemaqua]

Heh, that was pretty good.  That more or less sums up my thoughts on the game even though I haven't played it yet.  But that's all the reasons I'm holding off.

[scottws]

Haha pretty good.

It did chug pretty bad, but it was actually a pretty damn good game.  I was expecting FarCry+.  It sort of was, but it was so much more than that.  It was just a lot more fun that FarCry, which was a pretty decent game in its own right.

[Xessive]

Haha that was pretty accurate actually

COme to think of it, the vehicles were kinda fragile. I didn't mind the Tank segment of the game, but the VTOL segment is very frustrating. It's just not fun. Thankfully it was short.

[Cobra951]

I laughed my ass off.  I don't know how accurate it is, since I can't possibly play this game.  It sure is funny.

[Pugnate]

I laughed very very hard. Hilarious.

It was an awesome game though, and I disagree on the vehicles being fragile. I didn't find that at all, and the tank mission was probably one of my favorites. Having said that, I did find the futuristic helicopter thing quite frustrating.

On this forum, I can imagine Que really enjoying Crysis, and Cobra not so much. I might be wrong, but I think Cobra is the sort of gamer who prefers a bit more linear variety in shooters, like Half-life? This is why I think when COD4 goes down in price, it will be Cobra's favorite game.

On the subject of Yahtzee... who games does he like? 

[Cobra951]

What would make you think I would prefer linearity?  All games are linear overall, but my preference is definitely freedom of action over tight stories or scripting.

[Pugnate]

Wait... that was someone else. You actually disliked the scripted events in GoW right?

Oh now I remember who that was. It was Gaz from PC Gamer haha.

[Xessive]

Technically Crysis is very linear, just with an open approach. I mean the story has to follow a specific plot line, no other way about it, and you (as the main character) can't change that.

The Humvees in Crysis are more like buggies. A minor fender-bender can cause some notable damage. The tanks are heavy duty till you come across RPG soldiers or another tank. That frickin' VTOL is a damn paper airplane that doesn't even fly properly! I have to keep holding space (jump) to keep it airborne! It's just a frustrating bit of equipment.

[Pugnate]

Yea but that's as open ended as shooters get. The Korean phase is as open ended as I've experienced in a shooter.

Ahh... so that's what a VTOL is. Yes, that was really frustrating. :X

[Xessive]

Yea but that's as open ended as shooters get. The Korean phase is as open ended as I've experienced in a shooter.

Ahh... so that's what a VTOL is. Yes, that was really frustrating. :X

BioShock was less linear.. Well, it had one line with two endings. Dark Messiah was less linear too.

I'm just busting your chops man Linearity doesn't really determine whether a game is good or bad, just options.

Can you fly a VTOL in Mutliplayer? Is it as retarded as the singpleplayer one?

[iPPi]

Good review, I have yet to play this game though.

[scottws]

The VTOL segment did piss me off.  I felt like the thing should fly a lot faster than it did.

It said hold left Shift for boost, but it didn't feel like I was going any faster.  My wingmen left me in the dust.  I was supposed to protect some convoy but it got blown up way before I even got near it.

[Xessive]

The VTOL segment did piss me off.  I felt like the thing should fly a lot faster than it did.

It said hold left Shift for boost, but it didn't feel like I was going any faster.  My wingmen left me in the dust.  I was supposed to protect some convoy but it got blown up way before I even got near it.

Yeah that happened to me too! I think it's supposed to get blown up, right? The thing is slow and the "afterburner" does jack squat. The only good thing about is the missile-lock, but those are very limited.

[Pugnate]

Yea I just rushed through the whole thing ignoring the side quests.