Was it real time?
Will we ever know?

First of all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtrOqg6wTtI
The uploader is a Crytek Employee who was involved in the making of this trailer.

I find it odd how you dont really find threads about single interviews or pieces of footage but rather all these redundant questions about details. The best threads in actual forums (hint hint) are discussions rather than one person asking a question and everyone jumping in to complain about how consoles are svcking the life out of this franchise and the world is going to end if their naive opinions arent considered in the development process.

Anyway, here's what I'm taking from this trailer:


A) The graphics on PC are fine, but "real time"? What kind of PC is supposed to render this so smoothly, they didnt have to fear the slightest hick ups? It was an important presentation and live-streamed to millions of people after all. I do believe that the retail version can look like this in the end, but Im not buying these bold statements especially when they dont even attempt to prove them.
If it is realtime (and probably even if its not) it should represent the current stage in development. Insert your opinion here.


B) My personal speculation about story elements appearing in this trailer:

1)Prophet is standing in a room with two soldiers, watching Alcatraz making his way through the city. Ive read many posts saying these two are guards who keep him (prophet) from helping the player or something. ****, their weapons arent even aimed at him and hes wearing a NS2. He could kill them in the blink of an eye, also the player is being hunted down for owning a NS2 - the only way Prophet has one is Crynet gave it to him. This leaves 2 conclusions:
- He's a bad guy now, working for a large company rather than the his country, and most irritatingly couldnt care less about this whole alien invasion/infestation going on. Doesnt fit his character as he was their fiercest enemy in the first game. If this is whats happening then Im pretty sure there will be a boss fight against him.
- He's somehow being forced to work for Crynet. So hes cooperating but looking for a way out and maybe through the player he will find one. Interesting idea at this point, but never going to happen, I just have to say it, COOP MODE! alcatraz and prophet. they could release it as DLC later.

2) The SCAR 2: Seeing how all the Crynet Ops carry one I suspect that we will not start out with one, but rather the player will obtain it as soon as he starts getting chased down by Crynet Ops, from the first guy he kills. This idea only makes sense when you assume that fighting Crynet wont be the first thing you do in this game.

3) Aliens are coming from underground -> Were they there before humanity? If the are why are they all warriors and why do they awake sometime between 2020 and 2023? Or do they just infest the Underground using the deserted (after the civilian evacuation) infrastructure to surprise the military which is moving through the streets?


If you've made it all the way here without skipping I'm interested in your opinion - discuss please.

So I ask, what is your opinion on Nomad, who supposedly is not out of the picture yet,?

Crysis2 updated impressions, content provided by Gamestop, ...................The demo that we saw was running on the Xbox 360 and started with the main character, Nomad, jumping several stories down a tall building. We watched as an EA representative played the game, engaging the nanosuit's powers to take down enemies in a variety of different ways. He switched on the power boost to jump from building to building, and used the predator camouflage to sneak up on victims and take them down silently. We saw plenty of cool stuff from the demo, such as the ability to fling enemies out of windows, sending them tumbling down to the streets below. Nomad could also rip off mounted gun turrets, Master Chief-style, and mow down enemy forces. <<<<<