Im 27 thank you and i ve seen pc footage also and its way better than xbox360 . Crysis 1 was great also but look how badly optimized for pc was and it was only for pc .So your argument for something going multiplatform doesnt mean its always 100% right. Now if graphics gonna be better than crysis 1 thats something we must w8 and see.

Of course crysis 2 is gonna be better looking on pc im not concerned about that. Cryengine is scalable Mr.Cevat told it himself ,so no worries!!

Let's hope your dream becomes a reality! Sure would be nice ... BTW just on the off-chance you could be, like, 14, I'll let you in on a little secret: you can't always believe everything that people who are trying to market a game may say. Sorry to burst your bubble ... still, it's nice to dream!

It helps to do research before making such statement. I for one, have seen pc footage, and it looks awesome. 95% of my concern is how the gameplay will be on PC

I see, so you think because you have seen pc footage that Crytec's marketing people smoothed out and "doctored up" prior to release, that now you know how the game's going to look? You call that "research?" I'll tell you something else: even playing the pc demo is NOT going to tell us about the final release, for the same reason. They tweak it, smooth it out, doctor it up so it looks (unrealistically) great and so more people will place their pre-orders, but the actual game release is another story. I know I'm being negative, but I'm also realistic, based upon having been through this before many times with other games (including Crysis 1 BTW). The only useful "research" would be if you have visited Crytec and have actually seen the product, today, before their marketing people could find you and chase you out.

The versions i saw at gamescom 2010 ( xbox 360 and PC) looked totally different...
For example... i went over to a wall with many rifts in it.. on the Pc version the the rifts were clear and sharp.. there were also many details like crumbling plaster and stuff. everything was very high detailed and shown at an high resolution .. at least 1680*1024.. with no lags.
On the 360 version everything looked way more blurred and there was no AA to be seen ( so the edges were very choppy) the resoultion was about 1280*768 i think... So same wall but the texture used here wasnt anywhere near as detailed as on the pc version.
The rifts were only blurred black lines and the whole wall looked "muddy" . But from far away and without getting near the textures it looked very cool for xbox standards.

Hm i think u are being very pessimistic now .Was the crysis 1 demo like the final game or not? I say it was good and in the final game u could play even with better graphics. So just w8 for the demo .

Considering the xbox demo had framerate issues from time to time, the graphics can only go down for the 360

Also, as said before, the cvars for the 360 version indicate low/medium settings for the cryengine 3.

Hm i think u are being very pessimistic now .Was the crysis 1 demo like the final game or not? I say it was good and in the final game u could play even with better graphics. So just w8 for the demo .


Don't get me wrong, I hope the pc version far surpasses Crysis 1 (and Warhead) ... I'm just not holding my breath. Demos are designed to entice people to pre-order the game. Demos are sections of the game that "Shine" b/c coding was particularly easy for the developers there. I'm saying, what about the game as a whole? Do you remember how the Crysis 1 SP Demo emphasized all the action BEFORE we encountered the Aliens? Remember how the frames dropped so low during the Aliens (last few) levels of the game? I'm just saying, the final word about the game is still unknown until it actually ships and we play it on PC. That's all I'm saying.

The frames dropped cause in the demo they were a few to shoot.As for the alien levels of the game was demanding more resources cause more complex things were shown on the screen.Also u should consider that crysis 1 was badly optimized .It only drained most of gpu and little of cpu .

nah Crysis 2 will not surpass Crysis 1 i think.
The island and jungle setting from C1 are still far more spectacular for their scenery alone..
From that point of view Crysis 2 "suffers" from having a City as main scenery.

Yes they are .But in terms of textures and only textures i think crysis 2 will win.

The versions i saw at gamescom 2010 ( xbox 360 and PC) looked totally different...
For example... i went over to a wall with many rifts in it.. on the Pc version the the rifts were clear and sharp.. there were also many details like crumbling plaster and stuff. everything was very high detailed and shown at an high resolution .. at least 1680*1024.. with no lags.
On the 360 version everything looked way more blurred and there was no AA to be seen ( so the edges were very choppy) the resoultion was about 1280*768 i think... So same wall but the texture used here wasnt anywhere near as detailed as on the pc version.
The rifts were only blurred black lines and the whole wall looked "muddy" . But from far away and without getting near the textures it looked very cool for xbox standards.

This is useful information; thanks "bigboulders." The only thing I would still say is, all what you saw there was "pre-approved for demonstration" by Crytec and they are NOT going to let us see footage of sections of the game where they are having framerate issues or other coding challenges. But, yes, I really hope (??) that the whole game turns out as you described for the pc version, b/c face it, pc is a far superior platform and should have "the best."

Thx again.

nah Crysis 2 will not surpass Crysis 1 i think.
The island and jungle setting from C1 are still far more spectacular for their scenery alone..
From that point of view Crysis 2 "suffers" from having a City as main scenery.


I completely agree with you.

Yes they are .But in terms of textures and only textures i think crysis 2 will win.

But what do textures matter if the whole thing ends up being a slideshow?? And my system specs are very high-end, so that's not the issue in my case.

Of course crysis 2 is gonna be better looking on pc im not concerned about that. Cryengine is scalable Mr.Cevat told it himself ,so no worries!!

Let's hope your dream becomes a reality! Sure would be nice ... BTW just on the off-chance you could be, like, 14, I'll let you in on a little secret: you can't always believe everything that people who are trying to market a game may say. Sorry to burst your bubble ... still, it's nice to dream!

It helps to do research before making such statement. I for one, have seen pc footage, and it looks awesome. 95% of my concern is how the gameplay will be on PC[/quote]



I don't think you read my post correctly. I have SEEN PC game play, NOT from the Crytek marketing team.

The frames dropped cause in the demo they were a few to shoot.As for the alien levels of the game was demanding more resources cause more complex things were shown on the screen.Also u should consider that crysis 1 was badly optimized .It only drained most of gpu and little of cpu .

So yea, sounds like you are helping me make my point. You cannot tell from a demo, or even from pre-release footage. Only way is when the game finally ships.

I believe Cevat stated that CE3 is supposed to be more optimized than CE2, and I'm willing to bet that is true to some extent.

either way, we're getting off topic here. This half-baked thread is ''supposedly'' to be about the pc graphics, not optimization.

Of course crysis 2 is gonna be better looking on pc im not concerned about that. Cryengine is scalable Mr.Cevat told it himself ,so no worries!!

Let's hope your dream becomes a reality! Sure would be nice ... BTW just on the off-chance you could be, like, 14, I'll let you in on a little secret: you can't always believe everything that people who are trying to market a game may say. Sorry to burst your bubble ... still, it's nice to dream!

It helps to do research before making such statement. I for one, have seen pc footage, and it looks awesome. 95% of my concern is how the gameplay will be on PC



I don't think you read my post correctly. I have SEEN PC game play, NOT from the Crytek marketing team.[/quote]


Thanks for the clarification. So, let me get this straight. You saw gameplay, and Crytek Studios did not review/ revise/ release it prior to you viewing it ... so, this means you ARE ON THE CRYTEK DEVELOPERS TEAM! Sorry I guess I did miss that before. DUDE! What else can you tell us about the game??!!!!!

Chill out, little buddy. No, I obviously don't work for Crytek, but apparently you've never heard of something called Gamescom.

I believe Cevat stated that CE3 is supposed to be more optimized than CE2, and I'm willing to bet that is true to some extent.

either way, we're getting off topic here. This half-baked thread is ''supposedly'' to be about the pc graphics, not optimization.

Graphics and optimization go hand-in-hand. They are one-and-the-same topic, really. Can't have one without the other ... unless we were talking about a slideshow here.

I believe Cevat stated that CE3 is supposed to be more optimized than CE2, and I'm willing to bet that is true to some extent.

either way, we're getting off topic here. This half-baked thread is ''supposedly'' to be about the pc graphics, not optimization.

Graphics and optimization go hand-in-hand. They are one-and-the-same topic, really. Can't have one without the other ... unless we were talking about a slideshow here.

optimization doesn't only pertain to graphics

Chill out, little buddy. No, I obviously don't work for Crytek, but apparently you've never heard of something called Gamescom.

Sorry, not everyone appreciates my sarcasm. My wife reminds me of that constantly. But you still don't understand the point here ... anyplace you could have seen footage, it has already been pre-approved for viewing by Crytek. They aren't going to let you see something they don't want you to see. And yes, I have heard of Gamescom. Next, you were going to tell me there was actually someone from Crytek actually there at Gamescom!! WOW. Special. That makes a difference ...

There I go again .... (Stop that!) (Punching myself for you ... PPPPP)

I believe Cevat stated that CE3 is supposed to be more optimized than CE2, and I'm willing to bet that is true to some extent.

either way, we're getting off topic here. This half-baked thread is ''supposedly'' to be about the pc graphics, not optimization.

Graphics and optimization go hand-in-hand. They are one-and-the-same topic, really. Can't have one without the other ... unless we were talking about a slideshow here.

optimization doesn't only pertain to graphics

True, and this post, entitled " ..................graphics?" has to include discussion of all closely related topics, such as optimization through coding, multi-platform optimization, CPU load and offloading, DX 9 vs. 10 vs. 11, etc., etc. Don't tell me the topic "graphics" exists in a vacuum without these other closely related topics. That's like saying, we can only talk about ham sandwiches, but not about lettuce, cheese, or mayo. Mustard is okay though.

the graphics are great what are you talking about? do you want them only to be run on a super pc again?

the graphics are great what are you talking about? do you want them only to be run on a super pc again?

And you know this ...... how? You have already played the final released version for pc? OMG is it March 22 already?? But I digress ...

the graphics are great what are you talking about? do you want them only to be run on a super pc again?

And you know this ...... how? You have already played the final released version for pc? OMG is it March 22 already?? But I digress ...

dude, give it up. the game is too far into development for any SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. Its not like demos are that much, if any different from the full version, as ive played enough of them to know this..
You seem a lot more concerned on how this game looks, compared to how its going to play. Why don't you shift your train of thought towards that, you would at least have peace of mind knowing the game will at least look great

Lol someone who feels to same way as me , My eyes were strained every time i played However i did like the gameplay so i kept playing. Pc version should be ALOT better in graphics , I should see my computer breaking down and burning in flames within the first 10 minutes of gameplay.

Andddd if not... then.. il still play it because i need a new fps.. to much valve now n days.
Also not just the graphics, the physics too Did you try power jumping on glass , Why doesn't it break!?

What happens if you shoot it? If it's bullet proof there's no way a suit is gonna break it lol. It bullets DO break it then I see no reason why weight wouldnt unless the bullets are a lot stronger than strength mode which could be possible as well. my ONLY real fear with crysis 2 multiplayer even on PC is physics. DX10 servers were epic