tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post2613081117513666132..comments2024-03-29T05:13:47.133+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Video Game Review | Crysis 2, dev. CrytekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-72337308877781358192011-05-07T11:29:03.923+01:002011-05-07T11:29:03.923+01:00I'm playing through Crysis 2 now (very slowly)...I'm playing through Crysis 2 now (very slowly). The last time we upgraded our PC was to play Crysis 1, and my wife twisted my arm (I swear I heard it crack) until I got an Alienware PC to play Crysis 2 on. It's _very_ pretty. Haven't got far enough in to have much to say about the story but I'm happy with what I'm seeing so far. It does feel like an upgraded Crysis 1 though - the first game had lots of novel aspects - so far this looks like the same game done better.Mark Lawrencehttp://www.princeofthorns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-10675146192683291692011-05-06T18:47:50.516+01:002011-05-06T18:47:50.516+01:00You're very welcome. :)
In fairness, my own p...You're very welcome. :)<br /><br />In fairness, my own personal hall of fame of video games - so say Bioshock, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Mass Effect, Red Dead Redemption, and perhaps Halo: Reach - are among my favourites precisely <i>because</i> they've handled narrative well, so it's quite the disappointment that Crysis 2 couldn't rise to the occasion, particularly considering the talent apparently involved.<br /><br />But agreed otherwise: games are one of a very, very few entertainment media which can kick ass even in absentia of a decent story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-41099808217014434182011-05-06T04:30:36.970+01:002011-05-06T04:30:36.970+01:00Thanks for that Niall. That is a tad disappointing...Thanks for that Niall. That is a tad disappointing re the storyline, but then, whose main motivation for playing video games is the story anyway? CheersMarduknoreply@blogger.com