So, is Crysis the next best thing or a just a very pretty but still dead fish floating in the vast and ever-changing ocean of PC games? The chances are you’ve already made up your mind on the issue, but you still came here and read this far in order to hear my thoughts so you’ll still have to sit down and listen. Or read. Whatever.

The problem with Crysis as far as I can see is that it may be perilously close to falling into the same trap as Far Cry – ending up a gorgeous game with some very interesting gameplay elements, but still marred on a few basic issues. The short ten hour length of the singleplayer game and the quick movement between the jungle, frozen island and spaceship environments may just be a saving grace for the singleplayer game if rumours are to be believed.

With the multiplayer though, the gameplay still feels a little confused and broken. Wonky physics and performance issues are easily forgiven in a beta version, but the actual premise and the design of the power struggle mode is still something I’d call into question. Even the gamemodes themselves could change as the game moves from beta to gold status and if you’re one of the few people who’s genuinely confused about whether or not Crysis will live up to the hype then you’re going to have to hold on and wait until you can get a taste of the game.



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