Crysis 2 Textures Are 1/2 Size of Crysis 1

The first Crysis represented the benchmark of PC gaming when it released, but with Crysis 2 also on consoles, the game has been watered down – so much in fact, that its resolution is lower than that of the original Crysis.

[doctorstrange]

I am disappointed, Crytek promised this wouldn't happen.
Not the greatest advert for the Cryengine either.

[Shaman]

They could have gone for 4k by 4k resolution textures all around you if they wanted,thats not CE3 fault.Problem is that you can't make textures for PC AND for consoles.It costs money and it costs time...

[B1663r]

Actually, in both middleware packages I use, you can adjust the texture size by build target...

But that is besides the point, earlier today I was marveling at a steel door in C2 that had some sort of normal map on it, that lined up perfectly with the texture, and it was seamless... It looked almost just like you would expect a steel door to look, and I was never able to get close enough to see the texture filtering, on that particular texture.

In any case, I marvel at their craftsmanship on this game, although I have only played it on console.

Anyhow... There are some older video cards, and in particular video card drivers *cough* intel *cough* that are limited to 2k textures, and they probably wanted the game to work on the widest variety of computers. You know money grubbing and all that...

Finally, I am sorry... for all the elipeses... in my... post... Crysis 2 kept me up way past my bedtime last night...

Edit: In Unity and Unreal you can target your texture pipline to build target. So if you are targeting the iPhone say, you put puny little textures in, but if you are targeting say a console or PC, you can put giant textures in.

The problem with giant textures is the state changes. There are certain conditions on PC video cards that cause the whole texture to be resent to the video card, like say, changing the render state, and you start to have bandwidth issues over even the PCIX buss...

That is my non-computer-engineer understanding of the issue, I only ever work with middleware, so I don't know exactly what is happening under the hood.

[HappyGaming]

Can't you just make extremely high textures for the PC and use those same textures but at a lower resolution for the consoles?

[-Superman-]

Trust me. Crysis is and looks better than Crysis 2
I played Crysis 2 on PC same settings like Crysis
Crysis 2 looks worse

1)Crysis 2 is more limited... Only 1 big city while in Crysis we had freedom, so many different things.

They even removed nuke and great multiplayer modes :(

[BubbleSniper]

still have not open mine yet... no DX11 no attention span...

it cost money, right... wtf happen to us PC gamers?
Crysis1... we supported you Crytek!
i hope DX11 save this game, cuz if not... gonna
look in to recreating Crysis2 with Crysis1 sand box editor..

Crysis1 an Metro 2033.. still the benchmarks for PC..

[Kleptic]

core PC gaming is more or less becoming a cult gaming audience...and there really is nothing that can be done about it...

development costs for a game like Crysis 1 or 2...or killzone 2 or 3...or any other technological storm runner...are insanely high...and only getting worse...the more detail a game has, the more expensive it is to create...

so the only thing left to do is spread it out to as many possible users as possible...unless of course its being paid for by a hardware manufacture (in this case Sony with the killzone franchise, thats the only one like that)...but the problem with that is you have to scale the game to those particular platforms, not build 3 specific renderer's that take full advantage of all hardware architectures...do that and you are right back where you started...

case and point is crysis 2...there is no doubt its been 'dumbed' down to run on consoles...and was STILL a massive undertaking costing as much as any big AAA modern shooter (probably 50 million+)...its just now they have about 10x the audience than they do with PC gamers, at least PC gamers that have a rig capable of running it to a degree where its much better than consoles...

we can argue the price of a capable PC all day...how 'you can do it for under $1000' etc. etc. But it doesn't change the fact that consoles are simply easier, and more readily available...and still cheaper...You would be hard pressed to build a full gaming PC that can out run a 360 or PS3 for Crysis 2...for $300...

You can also argue that this is all console maker's fault...that PC gamers don't get games that blow everything away all the time because they have to fit them on consoles too...but that doesn't work either...because of there were enough PC gamer's to pay for a massive development budget, they wouldn't need to span it out across consoles also...

^^you mention that 'we supported crytek' for crysis 1...you...and like 10 others dude...seriously Crysis 1 would have sold 5x as many if it was on consoles also...Crysis 2 will sell on consoles at the very least 2x that of the PC...and that is a very very conservative estimate...

the simple fact is that you no longer HAVE to have a PC to play the best games anymore...since the consoles have been fully connected with online gaming networks...there is no must have feature that only a PC has...sure its more open, and therefor more powerful...but its always more expensive, always more difficult to keep up with, and overall less appealing to even hardcore gamers for the past 5-6 years...

[sobekflakmonkey]

wow...you pc elitists have to smarten up, the difference isnt THAT BIG, thats honestly just being extremely picky, like, the game still looks phenomenal on the PC, so be happy, jeez.

[nveenio]

I know this is a little disappointing. I'm still playing on PC right now, and some of the textures are noticeably low res, but it's not that bad. Besides, isn't part of this due to their new method of texturing? Remember? Let's say there's a big brick wall. Instead of having one giant texture for the wall and then repeating areas, they layer two textures over each other to create more diversity and detail in the environment. It doesn't do much for texture resolution, but for the environment, it works really well, I think.

[SuicideShaun]

I hate consoltitus.

[ct03]

Yes, they could have used higher res textures for the PC version but chose not to. Metro 2033 for example uses quadruple texture res on PC (2Kx2K on PC, 1Kx1K on 360).

[HappyGaming]

Crysis

A game so good that after 5 years even the developers that made it can't make a sequel that looks better than the first.

[awi5951]

@sobekflakmonkey

Its using direct x 9 for everyone right now. The diffrence in direct x9 and 10 crysis was huge. The fact that crysis 2 doesnt have direct x 10 or 11 is a total joke.Battlefield 3 isnt even supporting direct x 9 its a joke. Pc is stuck with direct x 9 because thats all consoles can do. Direct x 10 and 11 cards are far more advanced than that old crap thats why crysis 2 is a joke. Direct x9 is way back i dont even remember what graphics cards was running that.

[bakasora]

So its actually Crysis 1/2? haha

[paintsville]

This article falls squarely under the "I don't care" category. Interesting, yes. Relevent, no. It's still the best looking of ALL console games. Great job Crytek. Keep it up.

[ProjectVulcan]

Twas obvious to me that the texture resolutions were lower after just a few minutes of playing the game. Walking up to billboards or looking at number plates, getting close to brick walls etc made that very clear.

The game is kind of like Crysis with all the settings maxed, improved lighting, but texture setting set to medium.

Course this is why the game runs better! There is no wide use of 2048 x 2048 textures like the first two games- most of them are probably 1024 x 1024 by the looks of it. If someone patched in the higher res textures the game deserves, it would likely impact performance and memory usage heavily- although most of the high end cards have bags of headroom going by my performance on the game.

Then, the game would look absolutely incredible....

[pixelsword]

This can't be blamed on consoles. That's just like blaming consoles for the lack of DX11. If Crytek wanted to do do it, they could have. Heck; they could have transferred C1's Character textures into C2... but they didn't.

[Computersaysno]

Its obviously to be blamed on console... at least directly as a result of the transition. The textures have been created and sized to fit into console memory. This would simply not have happened if the game was developed as a PC centric title, instead its a console game with console assets thrown onto PC with minimal improvements.

Clearly we know PC can handle much better, but with the massive distractions involved in making the game run on a new engine for consoles then they simply neglected the PC version.

The clearest case of catering and developing for the lowest common denominator for some time.

If this isn't obvious to you, then you probably should stop reading N4G altogether, give up gaming and go find another hobby.

[Hanif-876]

Crysis looks way better than Crysis 2 even a blind person can see that

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[-Alpha]

I have to agree. For me, it's the amazing jungles of Cry 1 that still makes it look like one of the best games around. Cry 1's graphics are still unmatched in many ways, and it's sad to see that Crysis 2 was "consolized"

I haven't seen Crysis 2 on PC, but surely more could have been done with it if not for it coming to consoles

Still, note you are comparing one picture. There is still a lot Crysis 2 probably does better in different areas, but I haven't really been following the game to notice. I was still more impressed with Crysis 1 shots.

Battlefield 3 is probably the one game I can think of that is doing the opposite, for once. At least we will get a proper PC sequel with DICE

[CaliGamer]

The water looks like clear jello. Just sayin.

[Hanif-876]

@CaliGamer I guess someone doesn't know what the ocean looks like...you should really get out more lol

[B1663r]

*** spoilers ***

Stop reading now if you havent played...

No really stop...

The flood looks amazing, make sure you run down that street as fast as you can so you get right up on it when it starts.

[jetlian]

a mod though the actual crysis 1 doesn't look better than the actual crysis 2

[Scenarist]

everyone cant see it... someone that goes by the name of " Hiredhelp " on here genuinely cant see it for some odd reason....

http://n4g.com/news/730214/...

[Kleptic]

Alpha...that is exactly it...

BF3 will be the first game to kind of start the next generation...and from then on its pretty realistic to think that the PC will then be getting a version of a multiplatform game that can not be done on consoles...

i'm not talking about resolution...or AA...I mean a game on PC that is noticeably bigger in every way from its console counterpart...

ridiculous PC hardware is not cheap enough, and therefor in circulation enough for developers to start really leaving consoles behind...up until around now, PC hardware was significantly strong enough to out pace a console...but not in ways that the game could be considerably more complex...

[CaliGamer]

@ Deadly, seeing as how I live in Santa Monica, I guess I don't know what the ocean looks like. LOL. What a Joke.

Hope your precious Crytec stock appreciates now that the new game is out. How about you man up and learn to take a joke. LOL.

Pussy.

[morganfell]

It isn't just the look. Personality goes a long way. Crysis Warhead had some personality due to the lead character. You get none of that from Crysis 2. I have had to force myself to slug through it as it is because the game is, and here come the disagrees, a borefest.

Crysis Warhead had a grit to it and the ability to associate with the character you played because he wasn't made of wood.

As a gamer it is beneficial to have something on which to latch. Games give you varying degrees of this feature. Just Cause 2 was a game that could have benefited from 10 times the number of comments from Rico while he was going about his "job". But that game still has so much more character than Crysis 2.

There is little worse in gaming than getting a new title and then feeling the need to yawn and re-box it after a couple of levels for a later, more desperate time.

[Undeadwolfy]

Nice, use a YouTube video to prove your point about high resolution visuals... ¬¬

[arjman]

Crysis 1 looks better because you're surrounded by the jungle, the greens of the trees and the blue waters will obviously look nicer compared to Crysis 2 which is a grey, city affair.
Although I do agree it has been consolized, but then Crytek are a business and they'll probably double their revenue by releasing on consoles.

[RedDead]

Honestly can't say i'm surprised. It seems Crytek are all talk. Their game looks great, but they haven't beat all console games and the haven't beat Pc games. Not even their own game.

[-Superman-]

Kinda sad to see big amazing game to going limited, low game :(
Crysis had grahpic, freedom and great multiplayer. Nukes too.

Now grahpic is bad, very limited, only in city and multiplayer Power Struggle is removed...

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[BubbleSniper]

sigh... really thought Crytek would retake graphic crown from 4A Games

if DX11 aint all that n bag of tricks then 4A Games gonna prolly pass crown unto them selves

[CoLD FiRE]

Vanilla Crysis doesn't look that good. IMO,vanilla Crysis 2 looks better than vanilla Crysis 1.

I mean the overall IQ is better in Crysis 2 and feels more polished.

See for yourself:

http://img705.imageshack.us...

http://img197.imageshack.us...

Anyways, the modders will take care of this issue and will make the game even look better.

[nsnsmj]

Honestly, that comparison still makes the first Crysis look better. Hands down. It looks more realistic to me. By that mean, Crysis 2 looks more "gamey". I do see what you mean though. Crysis 2 does look more "crisp" or "clean" in that pic, but Crysis still looks more realistic. At least to me.

[CoLD FiRE]

@nsnsmj "Crysis 2 looks more "gamey"." I guess that's why I prefer the look of Crysis 2. I'm not that much of a fan of realism. And that's why I didn't like a lot of the "Mega Ultra Super realism mods" for the first game.

[RyuCloudStrife]

FTW

[arjman]

Don't you mean Frostbite 2.0 ftw

[Organization XII]

of course they did, the five year old Crysis had much better visuals. my honest opinion Fuck consoles, they fucked a major franchise. It's great we still have developers like DICE

check Crysis 1

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[Danniel1]

Yeah fuck affordable gaming, we cant let the average guy play the games we like!

[zero_cool]

Fake!

[zero_cool]

Who are you trying convince you or everybody else?Well if your trying to convince everybody else your wasting your time people are going to play games on the platform of their choice regardless of what you say & think about it so get over yourself!

[Bhai]

See for yourself, no difference, consoles of 2005 vs PCs of 2011.... this is what PC power all about?
Really sad, watch this:
http://www.gametrailers.com...

On top of that there is only 1 city and not quite open like Crysis1, also its not as free and interactive with vehicles and all too. Vegetation doesn't react as well and overall its just over-rated package. Again, Crysis is but a display of GI lighting...

[FanboyPunisher]

There you have it

Verified proof I can smell consoleitis a mile away.

[Vherostar]

Why is it this happens to every game released on 360 you never hear about this happening to ps3 games.. Always when games get ported to 360 there watered don for one or another console so they can port to console. Sure it may look better on 360 as that's the easiest of the consoles to develop for but since its also the weakest it holds back everything else.. FF13 was the biggest example of this.. Now crysis has suffered when will it end??

Actually who cares? PC gamers can go cry for all I care great graphics don't make a great game and if you think they do then your nothing but a fanboy... Graphics are pretty at the end of the day but gameplay makes a great game as without it graphics mean squat. Look at the highest selling games this gen Mario Galaxy do the graphics match Crysis?? No in fact HELL no but it will outsell it about 35-1.

[DERKADER]

DX9, 32bit, SLI/CF issues, login errors, lower res textures. I'm glad they decided to put so much time and effort into the PC version of the game./s

[Bhai]

Here's the comparison:
http://www.gametrailers.com...

Clearly there are bugs and glitches in the PC version, look into the distant water rendering in PC version in the vid above!

[Kamikaze135]

Did they use the exact same character model?

Edit: Nvm

[ultramoot]

"Basically, the majority of all textures in Crysis 2 are half the resolution quality of those in Crysis 1. Crytek downgraded the textures significantly in order to be on consoles."

Uh Oh. Looks like Crytek has some explaining to do to their PC fanbase, since they said the multiplat decision wouldn't affect the PC version.

You can actually see the HUGE difference in the comparison pics provided. Damn you, Crytek.

[theonlylolking]

I really do not see the point for crytek to do this? Why didnt they just get the cryengine 3 to run on PS3 and xbox then just make the PC version a upgraded cryengine 2?

[kyl277]

so make the PC version worse? why not make it PC exclusive then it would be great

[ultramoot]

As I've said time and again, their main aim is not to make "great" exclusives, but to sell their engine across all platforms. This game is a much more "glorified tech-demo" than the first game ever was.

[BeaArthur]

It's called business. The console versions will sell more than the PC version.

[kyl277]

@BeaArthur

Yeah and Crysis' main selling point was fantastic graphics and being open world, if consoles end up making the game look worse and become closed in after 3 years then what is the point of buying it?

[jetlian]

who said it had to be open world?

[BeaArthur]

I wasn't talking about whether you should buy it or not. I was speaking on behalf of Crytek. They made the game work on consoles so they could sell more units. That's how smart people do business. Besides, just because it won't make your eyes bleed with graphic fidelity and just because you can't go anywhere and do anything doesn't mean it's not fun or a great game. Personally I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

[radphil]

@BeaArthur

Some of us would like to see progression, not a stalemate.

[Viper7]

Consoles are not to blame here, they are just PC's with "fixed/static" hardware and closed operating system.

Its too sad to see that Crytek left the PC version to this shape, while focusing mainly on consoles but guess there are business related variables at work there.

[Killzoned]

So much for Crysis 2.. More like Crysis 0.5

[lugia 4000]

And the grass proves that crysis 2 is inferior to crysis 1?
I don´t look at the ground closely when I play, and besides ive noticed better textures in some parts.

[CaliGamer]

I think the game is great. Story and mechanics work well. Can't really see myself sitting 3 feet from the screen counting how many blades of grass got rendered.

Sometimes I think gamers just need to step back and enjoy the game, they showcased their engine with the first game, now with Crysis 2 they are demonstrating their flexibility.

I can have the most powerful car in the world, means nothing if no once can drive it.

I, for one, have become a fan of Crysis now, I don't really have time to mess around with a PC, and graphics cards and all that nonsense, I just want to play the game. I buy a PS3, I game after the gym and on weekends, and I am done.

Crytek made a good game, accept it for what it is and be done with it.

[BeaArthur]

I swear nobody on this site is an actual gamer. You're all just spectators. All I ever hear is people bitching about how things look instead of actually playing games.

[chak_]

I liked the solo (MP is trash), but technically speaking I too think it's a backpedal on our face.

[solar]

just another developer hyping a game only to disappoint in the end. mass market appeal has murdered the progression of the game industry.

[dragonelite]

Ooh man n4g really went low with this one all games have some low res textures in some places and high in others.

Go look in some crysis 2 pictures around on forums that have edge_AA and post_msaa disable there are some really crisp textures.

This is just too stupid for words.

[Balt]

Maybe it's because I'm playing on PS3 -- but the textures are ass in many places. I can't say for the xbox 360 version, but the bricks, the red brick, on the Ps3 version looks horrible in almost every area. The game just has a cheapness to the textures.

Killzone 3 isn't like this. Sure it might not have the vibrant colors, but it's definitely more detailed and gritty. I'll take that over ugly Deus-ex ps2 era textures any day.

Edit @ below

Killzone 3, for the most part, hits on 85% of it's cylinders. It looks more impressive more often than not. Yes, you're right, there are some shoddy texture work here and there. Some muddy ones to be sure. But there is always a dynamic set piece or high energy action that pulls you away from the distraction.

Crysis 2 isn't like that. It's so boring at times and so devoid of life that sometimes all you have to do is look for its imperfections.

[VictoriousB13]

Killzone 3 has some pretty horrendous textures too. Just saying.

[GraySnake]

just like every other game out there too...
but they're fun right?

[BeaArthur]

Now before I begin let me say that I enjoyed Killzone 3 and am still enjoying the MP...why is it I never hear anyone talk about how Killzone plays? It's always about how great it looks. Last time I checked these were games not movies.

[Bounkass]

What makes this proof? Maybe it's the other way around...

[dirthurts]

It still runs a LOT better, which to me is more important.

[byeGollum]

Word up!

[Maxie1992]

Sorry, but I'm not able to get the picture here.

Why would Crytek release a game that is looking worse than its predeccesor?
In my eyes that does not make sense.

When looking at the pictures, I am able to see the difference. But what is your hardware and graphic setting.

The line: "Crytek downgraded the textures significantly in order to be on consoles" does not make my wiser.

Why saying this while you are talking about the PC version?

Enlighten me, please

(Come clean Crytek, you are f$*&^king with our heads)

[ILikeTurtles]

Rofl, since when was graphics so fucking important?
Thats the #1 most important thing in a game, right?
you can't see the texture difference without them sid-by-side so don't whine.

[B00M]

Still havent played this yet, just seen an advert on TV and looks pretty good. But Crysis has better graphics for sure.

[Kon]

Consoles ruined my perfect experience with the game.

[byeGollum]

lol come on

Wow too bad.. I'm loving it

[TheLig32]

Wow! Pc gamers are a whiny bunch of turds. The game looks great, and the sense of scale is far better than the original.

[a_bro]

yea, but it shows who the game was catered to.

PC gamer standards are high, especially with a franchise like crysis.

These Gamers expected more from Crysis 2, but of course it fell short.

[xtremegamerage]

Seriously, if you want to moan, give to crytek, they are to blame for the PC version.

Seriously though, i'm guessing when the dx11 patch hits, all textures,graphics are really going to show you what this game can look like.

But tbh, i prefer the look of crysis 2 in many ways.

I love jungles, but i don't need it every game.

Scale as pointed out above is awesome, geometry is sweet for the most part as well and that's on consoles.

http://www.gamersyde.com/ne...

High quality PC gameplay crysis 2.

Most pc gamers are more pissed about missing dx11 imo.

They do need to fix the a.i, but considering the a.i in this game can get to you in many places, it's not all bad.

[RyuCloudStrife]

FTW!!!!!!!!!!!

[MeatAbstract]

Whats the problem? Its a fun game.

[CaliGamer]

Some people can't be happy that a game is able to reach a wider audience. Completely ignoring the fact that they don't have to buy the game, LOL.

Btw. I agree, the game is fun.

[MeatAbstract]

Why does this bother people though? The textures, the lighting, graphics ect ect. Crysis 2 looks fantastic. People seem to nitpick at this shit all the time. What exactly do they do, stand dead infront of a wall to see if the textures are good or not?

[CaliGamer]

Lol. I believe that some people really lose focus of what is important. But we also have to realize that we are on a site that is game related.

By and large, no one cares about an off texture here or there, but that is what this site is dedicated to doing. I always have to remind myself about that.

At the end of the day, the game (Crysis 2) has all the elements that the PC version has regardless of how powerful the PC is.

While folks like you or I are enjoying this game, other people are too busy focusing on the fact that the tree doesn't look 100% realistic.

As I stated before, we have to give kudos to Crytec for attempting to reach a wider audience, but in doing so, they will inevitably piss off one group or another. You can't please everyone and at the end of the day, they will end up in a better place because they chose this route. Call it selling out, but they are after all a business.

Sometimes, I think entertainment is losing its main purpose, entertaining. Sad, really.

[tubers]

Just enjoy whatever you have..

Just choose the games you want to play, how to play it exactly how to experience it and decide if you'd get a PC or a console while also minding the budget you have.

Simple really.

[xtreampro_REVENGE!]

Crysis 1 without mods in it's highest settings looks worse than Crysis 2 in it's highest settings with mod, and I think are lot of you are getting fooled by Crysis 1's massive palm tree leaves which look kind of buffed up when they're reflecting direct sunlight.

A lot of you on top were posting pictures of Crysis 1 with mods claiming that's how the game really looks. I personally think creating a jungle environment with pudding like water is easier to create than an urban environment.

Crysis 1's jungles seem very dead to me, I mean if you compare it to what a real jungle looks, sounds and feels like Crysis 1 is way off.

Once the modders get to work Crysis 2 will look great.

[CoLD FiRE]

I agree. It has always bugged me how the jungle never felt alive. On the other hand, Crysis 2 seems to capture the feel of a city under attack pretty well.

I used these pics in my previous comment to compare the two games:

http://img705.imageshack.us...

http://img197.imageshack.us...

Imagine how this is gonna look with modded higher-res textures!

[Bathyj]

Big deal.

So everyone agrees C2 looks gorgeous, but because the textures are half the size (which no one even knew, they had to be lined up side by side to tell) its a big deal?

I really hope theres no one here who plays it on console because we're lucky to even have it.

If anyone has a gripe, its the PC guys because they lost one of the only exclusives console guys care about, and this "enormous" downgrade is the result.

But relax guys, its a two way street. If it wasnt for all the console games that go to PC you might be playing WoW and Starcraft all year, and you still get the best version of C2 so just get on with playing.

[hennessey86]

do you really think dice isnt going to cut corners in order to make the game run on consoles. Its going to cost them a small fortune to develope that game and the console market is where they will make that back. Your all talking like bf3 will be like the second coming of christ. All ive seen are some youtube gameplay vids which wont look half as good on my hd tv. It will be the same when bf3 comes out it still wont be good enough for you people. Crysis 2 is a beatiful game and crytek can be proud of what they have achieved

[Trroy]

This guy is right... unfortunately. No magic software is going to save the day and make some game oh-so-much-cooler than every other game.

[-Gespenst-]

Hmmm, that's a little bit annoying. But surely that doesn't matter on the PC? You can put it on ultimate or whatever.

It was never going to look as good on consoles.

[DrFUD]

Crysis 2 on console is a joke.
All it does is pop-in and random framerates.
Anyone who claims it's the best looking console game needs an eye exam.
Obviously those people have a stigmatism and must not have noticed how everything bounces around because nothing is solid.
Basically if Crytek locked everything in so it all ran perfect it would have to be scaled back so much it might not even match Call of Duty if I had to guess.

Man do I have buyer's remorse right now.

You gullible wanna-be graphic whore console gamers owe me 60 bucks!

[Soldierone]

This is so dumb. ZOMG A PIXEL IS MISSING! I blame consoles for it....

If Crysis was so godly and so efficienct with computer hardware then why didnt the pull a DICE and develop the PC version separate from the Console version?

The game still looks and plays great. Stop acting like consoles are destroying games.

[clarkdef]

Consoles are enhancing games as far as I can see. PC guys react because they are threatened. It's kinda like how racism exists, plain and simple if you are threatened by it you will loath it, you will build yourself up against it, generaly speaking. And their toy is not getting attention so they alienate themselfs into the corner. Why... Because that's all you can do when you're no longer the dominate race.

I enjoy PC games myself, but it's different I ain't like them. That's because I feel comfortable with my console, it's a fun bloody toy that has given me so much to enjoy.

Think of me as a guy that likes the company of any race.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Still wipes the floor out of Killzone 3's textures.

[susanto1228]

They should release a patch to increase the textures, if Crytek doesn't do it I'm sure the modding community will give em time.

[airforcex]

Crysis 1 may have been a benchmarking game but it wasn't a fun game. This is just an opinion, of course, but I've had much more fun with Crysis 2 (PC).

[zero_cool]

The way i see it Crysis & crysis 2 both blow but there's plenty of other first person shooters out & more coming so i say to hell with those two fps games & move on to another to a better one!

[koehler83]

I don't think people seem to understand the underlying philosophy that lead to Crysis being the resource hog it was.

Crysis was designed to be future-proof. It was made with graphics settings that was unreachable by the hardware of its day. It was designed this way to foster a multiplayer community to last a decade and compete with Counterstrike as the go-to PC shooter community.

What Crytek did not realize is that PC players are rather ignorant. They demand nothing less than "Maximum Settings" regardless of the fact that the medium settings set a very high bar for the time. Crytek shot themselves in the foot by over-producing their game.

This time around they decided to make a game for the now, not some theoretical future. As a result, their sales are much higher and people are actually playing the game. What a concept.

[Sidewinder-]

Console Trash

[Claudinho69]

i thought the smaller the textures the better?..like more textures for each object...or am i just getting it confused with polygons?

[AhnnQuirajj]

I couldn't care less if the made the game look shittier as long as it goes along to making a new Timesplitters!

Awwwww yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[StitchJones]

I love the game and it looks great.