The inclusion of Sandbox 3 with Crysis 2, quite frankly, will determine my ultimate purchase of the game.
It seems like a cool game. Polished, with multiplayer that's cool, and a continuation of that action-packed Crysis story. But I want to be able to take those New York assets, possibly sprinkling in some extras from the Lingshan Islands, and create new content for what looks to be a well-optimized and slicker CryEngine 3. Will I have to wait for Patch 1? Will I get the Sandbox at all? I know Cevat Yerli has talked of competing with Unreal and Unity by releasing a freemium engine.
If that engine is CryEngine 3, I won't be getting Crysis 2. As well, if Crysis 2 doesn't include Sandbox, then I will instead opt for Crysis Warhead, which I to this day do not own.