Crytek Says It's Getting Increasingly Difficult to Wow People With Graphics

Dear Crytek, I would like to give a feedback about Crysis 2 and 3 so listen carefully.

When I played Crysis 2 way back in 2011, I was really amazed by the dramatic changes in gameplay mechanics compared to Crysis 1/Warhead and how epic its storyline was which is worth following and breaking down in minute details even despite of its lackluster visual fidelity. I am willing to pay for it including its supplementary DLCs even for a high price. I have considered Crysis 2 as a "Near Perfect" PC Game with exception to its Linear Game Progression Scheme and Closed-World Game Levels/Maps. However in Crysis 3, it became apparently worse compared to Crysis 2. The setting of the storyline and the plot of the storyline is lackluster and does not even have the "WOW" Factor in the Rising Action and Climax Portion of the story. The Nanosuit Customization Feature has a limited flexibility[that's because of the limited choices because of the scarce nanosuit upgrade points as opposed to the Nanocatalyst that are being extracted from dead Ceph Units which also serve as a currency to purchase Upgrade Modules]. Although the graphical fidelity of Crysis 3 is excellent and it truly showcases the realism of DirectX11 to make the gameplay experience more immersive[at the expense of higher GPU Demands of course]. Crysis 3 should have a complete remake of the storyline and revision of some gameplay aspects like the Nanocatalyst Currency for Upgrade Modules should be also carried over from Crysis 2, Unified Ammunition Refill/Reloading Mechanic[Standard and Special Ammunition Crates should be unified] for existing bullet-type weapons like Typhoon, M2014 Gauss, Scar Mod 2, Jackal to name a few[except grenades/grenade launchers and arrows]. With these revisions, Crysis 3 will truly become an epic FPS Game and will sell like hotcakes.

There needs to be a company focused on graphics at all times in my opinion. Just like there should be a company focused on realistic sound, good physics, good gameplay. Obviously gameplay is very important and can be hindered if the criteria for what makes a good game isn't met. Video game companies compete with each other so we need to see them focus on what they do best if we want to see more variation and an overall better experience in our games.

Everyone knows Crytek's games are some sort of softwares for GPU benchmarks. I did enjoy Ryse though, And Crysis. And Crysis 2.

Hey Crytech, I have an insanely new idea for you guys. How about...I know you're not going to want to hear this...how about you try to wow people, for once in your games, with the...gameplay!?!?! I know, this is probably asking for too much from you guys, but thought I'd throw it out there.

Dear crytek make games look like trailers now that's impressive, then you could focus more on game play

Keep doing what you are doing Crytek. By the comments below, these folks have no clue you develop game engines to license out and make money. Ryse is very impressive graphically but neither console is going to be able to perform at the level where you can wow them (High-End PC), and you have already maxed consoles at their inception. Maybe it is time to look at Epic and build a scalable engine from mobile to high-end and wait one more GPU cycle for 4k. I still prefer to have shiny new graphics with my stories and gameplay.

lol maybe that's because you still haven't released anything graphically better than the original Crysis.

Just a tip, you'll not achieve great quality on consoles ;)

There's ps2 games I prefer over next gen which proves that Graphics arent #1

Jesus christ just gtfo, such a broken record with you tools.

NO GRAPHICS WAH MORE GAMEPLAY.

Stop transferring your overall whininess towards the entire industry onto one company who has ALWAYS only cared about graphics. It's absolutely pathetic. Crytek was busting out amazing graphics and game technology before most of your treasured game companies even signed articles of incorporation.

Are you all 5 year olds affected with alzheimer's? Honestly, I'm asking.

Comments like these really annoys me. Putting all that focus on graphics, when they should put it on gameplay and story is just so fracking stupid. The graphics in games now are so good that, mostly, even the worst looking games have nice enough graphics. Stop this "wowing" with graphics crap. Real gamers don't care.

Bad news for a company whose only focus when making games is on graphics.

Yep, concentrate on realistic movement, gameplay, jesus I could list a million things games are missing these days. Smh

Maybe you should try wowing them with a good story and gameplay.

I prefer a game with a great story and experience, rather than a game with flawless graphics and bad storytelling....

My laptop in 2011 that I paid £700 for was running with 8GB of RAM

2 Years on, the next gen consoles are released and have 8GB of RAM much to my surprise, to last for what, 10 years? I assume thats a big joke on us?

I have a 4GB nvidia graphics card and 32 GB of RAM in my PC and nothing can touch it on the game market. Because most AAA game devs are focusing on consoles and ports.

The spec of the next gen consoles will soon be actually holding back games

I really think PC gaming will make a massive come back in a couple of years because devs will be under so much pressure to provide bigger open world and more demanding games with more 'realistic' graphics. The next gen consoles simply do not have the power to do it over the next 10 years.

Damn, devs making games for xbone are still having trouble getting them to run in 1080p at 60 frames. I think many devs will consider go back to PC for the scope and less hassle and wasting thier time. Time is money and this ultimately is business. £1000 today will buy you a powerful rig. £500 approx gets you a ps4 and a couple of games (on release price) at a quater of the power availiable. Do the maths.

It's been the case for some time. I remember several years ago the same point being made. The return in time spent for minor improvements is not always justified. The content of the game, the gameplay counts more for immersion than graphic quality. I look at a lot of the comparison videos and I'll be honest. I see very little difference, certainly not enough to justify the idea that one machine is better than another, especially if playing a good game.

Why don't you start focusing on making good games then?

First off, Realistic physics and destruction > photorealistic graphics
Secondly, Yes it is getting harder to WOW people with graphics so maybe now is a good time for crytek to learn how to make games that are actually fun to play and not jst pretty to look at

i'm happy with my 60 fps @ 1080p

Stop focusing on graphics only, and make the gameplay more interesting instead :)

Well, it would be better to "wow" us with excellent graphics and optimization. Optimization <-- look it up.

i think this looks tip top on any system, i enjoyed crysis, number two was maybe more of the same, non the less great to play. Crysis one on pc was visually gorgeous and the game was unique in itself too. i hope crytek continue to provide us with more of the one of a kind future game setting stuff they always have, leave the sequels though guys.

Game mechanics, story, and depth > graphics.

The game looks good but I'm not paying for techdemos and this one is basically a boring and linear QTE simulator and not really a interesting game I'd want to play.

Sorry Crytek but you need to get your things together and return to the Crysis 1 days where you had impressive technology AND a good game with very good support for mods, plus the editor was usable offline without that CryDev account "phone home" DRM nonsense that can't be used offline.

Needless to say that Crysis 1 and the Warhead addon were my last Crytek game purchases and they seem to remain the last ones for quite some time.

As far as I'm concerned graphics don't necessarily need to get any better and I'd rather like to see improvements in AI, sound, animation, physics, gameplay and all that good stuff that actually matters.

Lol kinda a funny statement from a developer that recycled NPC's in their Ryse game.

Like most would agree, it's not just about graphics. Graphics is like a hot chick, it doesn't mean much if the rest of the game has no personality. Look at Gears of War. That game looked amazing when it launched. But what made it really shine was the impressive gameplay. The graphics was the bonus, a compliment to the gameplay and not window dressing.

Don't "wow" me with graphics, wow me with gameplay. If I wanted a tech demo, I would've wasted my money on an expensive gaming rig that could play the latest games at 4k resolution, 60+ fps on Ultra High.

But if you can do both (Witcher 3 is looking to do that) then that's even better...

Consoles don't truly shine until their 2nd year after launch. Developers haven't figured out what they can do with these new systems yet.

Try making good games instead.