Crysis is a game that most gamers heard of but never played, myself included. The steep hardware requirements meant that this PC only game was experienced only by those who could afford the space-age technology required to run it, but when a powerful enough computer ran it, it was beautiful. Of course graphics aren't everything, and the team behind Crysis 2 were betting on that since they had to dumb down the visuals a bit to run it on home consoles, smartly choosing to replace the dense island jungles of the first game with the concrete jungle of New York City, mid alien invasion.
Crysis 2 has an interesting hook, being able to switch between stealth, armour and speed on the fly, and while these do make for a more interesting gameplay experience than your standard FPS, the game still falls short of greatness. Don't get me wrong, it is an incredibly well-made game, with fun and exciting gameplay, unique twists on the shooter experience and some sneaky AI, but the creators simply didn't do enough with it. The storyline is both confusing and incredibly boring, there are very few set pieces and next-to-no enemy variety. While it is fun for it's 10+ hour playtime, you still finish the game with the feeling that more could have been done.
A similar super-suit game that I played recently, Vanquish, had the same sort of hook but was a lot more memorable due to the insane story, dialogue and fun set pieces. Had Crysis 2 let loose and gone for a bit more spectacle it could have left more of an impression. As it stands, the game is very fun, satisfyingly challenging and incredibly pretty, but it just feels like the potential was there to be more than it was. You wont regret picking this one up, but I'd still rather play Vanquish any day.
8/10
Crysis 2 has an interesting hook, being able to switch between stealth, armour and speed on the fly, and while these do make for a more interesting gameplay experience than your standard FPS, the game still falls short of greatness. Don't get me wrong, it is an incredibly well-made game, with fun and exciting gameplay, unique twists on the shooter experience and some sneaky AI, but the creators simply didn't do enough with it. The storyline is both confusing and incredibly boring, there are very few set pieces and next-to-no enemy variety. While it is fun for it's 10+ hour playtime, you still finish the game with the feeling that more could have been done.
A similar super-suit game that I played recently, Vanquish, had the same sort of hook but was a lot more memorable due to the insane story, dialogue and fun set pieces. Had Crysis 2 let loose and gone for a bit more spectacle it could have left more of an impression. As it stands, the game is very fun, satisfyingly challenging and incredibly pretty, but it just feels like the potential was there to be more than it was. You wont regret picking this one up, but I'd still rather play Vanquish any day.
8/10
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