My Crysis BETA Screenshots [56k Warning] [Archive]

RazoR89

05-10-2007, 12:00 PM

Hi guys , just want to show all of you who missed the beta or who didnt get a key , how the game looks . Here is a few screens I took while playing . I just cant wait for the game to come out to see the DX10 textures etc.

http://i22.tinypic.com/5meqf4.jpg
http://i23.tinypic.com/152zwr5.jpg
http://i20.tinypic.com/1zp02gz.jpg
http://i20.tinypic.com/110mbee.jpg
http://i22.tinypic.com/6xth6o.jpg
http://i24.tinypic.com/15eeoh1.jpg
http://i20.tinypic.com/2saax52.jpg

And here is some screenshots from the videos I recorded while playing :

http://i24.tinypic.com/9a9y6v.jpg
http://i20.tinypic.com/2cn6tlv.jpg
http://i24.tinypic.com/keue4w.jpg
http://i20.tinypic.com/35iq915.jpg

And remember that this is still only a beta release , the game is going to look much better :)

FEN1X

05-10-2007, 12:04 PM

Yes I sure do hope so, everything looked 3 times better in the trailers :(

PS waht your specs?

RazoR89

05-10-2007, 12:12 PM

Yes I sure do hope so, everything looked 3 times better in the trailers :(

PS waht your specs?

8800GTS 320mb
2.8Ghz Intel Dual core
2X1GB DDR 667 Gaming Ram
500w thermaltake psu
a lot of free space .

It should look better when the game comes out - this is everything on high but you cant run very high in the beta and to make things worse , its dx9 , so the game will def. look better

FEN1X

05-10-2007, 12:19 PM

w00t i got the same specs, part from CPU which is only .4 slower, whats average your fps?

RazoR89

05-10-2007, 12:38 PM

w00t i got the same specs, part from CPU which is only .4 slower, whats average your fps?

Avg fps inside is about 58-60 and outside is about 38-45 . It should perform better when the dx10 is running .

edit:
I had the AA running at 4 times , the beta allows you to go till 8 times . The aa setting is on a different screen. I did not see :)

Uncle Buck

05-10-2007, 01:13 PM

Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.

To be perfectly honest though, I'm not blown away by those screens. It looks nice, but better than anything we've seen to date? I'd say no.
Granted, it's not on maximum settings and not in DX10, but still...i'm rather disappointed.

Certainly, it's a 'far cry' from the footage we've been seeing to date. Ah well, we'll just have to wait for the retail version I guess.

cYn

05-10-2007, 02:02 PM

It looks quite aliased and the textures seem low res...

ironwolf

05-10-2007, 02:06 PM

damn id really have to upgrade to see those types of visuals

RazoR89

05-10-2007, 02:50 PM

BTW ,This is about the most youll get out of the beta. I ran it with HIGH specs and 1280X1024 , but the dx9 just looks much worse than the dx10 from the previews.

ib3waffle

05-10-2007, 04:42 PM

Not to be a party pooper, but you do realize you're violating the NDA.

brazed

05-10-2007, 04:46 PM

ps. Where in the hell do you get the activation code?

EP1

05-10-2007, 04:47 PM

ib3waffle Not to be a party pooper, but you do realize you're violating the NDA.

that's what I was going to say!

FEN1X

05-10-2007, 05:02 PM

Nda?

Miktar

05-10-2007, 05:03 PM

**** the stupid NDA - it's not like this info isn't strewn across the internet already. Just check NeoGAF.

RazoR89

05-10-2007, 05:37 PM

Not to be a party pooper, but you do realize you're violating the NDA.

YES

ps. Where in the hell do you get the activation code?
Fileplanet subscriber

brazed

05-10-2007, 05:47 PM

And the now Free to download public beta?

RazoR89

05-10-2007, 05:59 PM

And the now Free to download public beta?

I don't know man , I Downloaded the beta free from fileplanet , cant recall that it was ever non-free .

brazed

05-10-2007, 06:27 PM

Non-free in that you had to be a subscriber to be able to download it in the beginning.

RazoR89

05-10-2007, 06:38 PM

Non-free in that you had to be a subscriber to be able to download it in the beginning.
Thats right , but theres different type subscribers , 1 is free , and then there is 3 types that you have to pay 5 dollar or 3 dollar . The one you needed to download the beta is the free one , the one you needed for the fisrt 4 batches of keys is also the free one , and the one you needed for the last batch of keys is the one you have to pay . Correct me if Im wrong , but thats how I recorded it .

ib3waffle

06-10-2007, 06:23 AM

OK, I'll correct you. The first four batches, were only for subscribers. Therefor you had to purchase one (1) of the subscriber plans to access it. The last one (fifth batch) was open to anyone that had a free account and also subscribers. Once the free account passes were finished, they then had some reserved for the subscribers, which is (at time of writing this) still running.

RazoR89

06-10-2007, 04:08 PM

Isengard

08-10-2007, 10:19 AM

Just to make a few things clear. This is just a beta, so naturaly the graphics won't be what you've been expecting. Also, the multiplayer portion will undoubtedly look inferior to the single player campaign and although the game will look better in dx10 it is not going to be the leaps and bounds some people think it will be. Previews of the game have stated that the game looks superb in dx9. Wait for the single player demo before judging the games graphics.

Uncle Buck

08-10-2007, 10:25 AM

Miktar

08-10-2007, 10:44 AM

Would you like your hype battered or fried, with a side order of chips?

RazoR89

08-10-2007, 02:44 PM

Thing is, how much worse will the beta version look than the retail version? I can't see there being a huge difference. Hoping I'm wrong though, because I've been salivating over this game for sooo long now.

You must download some dx10 in game previews at game trailers . Then youll see what people mean when they say revolution in games :)

Miktar

08-10-2007, 02:59 PM

No, it is not a revolution in games.

IMPROVED VISUALS IS NOT A REVOLUTION!

Nferno

08-10-2007, 03:14 PM

Revolution in Gaming graphics - perhaps.

Miktar

08-10-2007, 03:17 PM

Revolution: A drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
Evolution: A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Improvement: A change for the better; progress in development

I'll accept evolution, and improvement - but not revolution.

Cleric

08-10-2007, 03:46 PM

Viva le Evolution!

(doesnt sound quite right does it?)

Miktar

08-10-2007, 03:53 PM

Sounds better to me, actually.

N3G4T1v3

08-10-2007, 04:50 PM

it look incredibal, i hope the final version looks slitely better though.

RazoR89

08-10-2007, 06:57 PM

lol , ok soz for the words , evolution can work , but you cant say that by just looking at the screens of the beta , you have to see the dx10 gameplay trailers .....

-Bouncer-

08-10-2007, 09:02 PM

I just hope that the final game looks better. Alot better....

Isengard

09-10-2007, 08:45 AM

Anyone forget there's a game behind the graphics?

Gambit

09-10-2007, 08:49 AM

Anyone forget there's a game behind the graphics?

Truth be told I don't believe there will be much story behind this game. Just some shiny graphics and a bit of new gameplay. "Evolution"

cYn

09-10-2007, 08:55 AM

Anyone forget there's a game behind the graphics?

Are you completely oblivious to the months and months of hype about this game? The graphics that's all they go on about. Only recently have we heard about what the multiplayer involves. I don't think the single player will be ground breaking, but I'm sure it will be fun.

Cleric

09-10-2007, 09:03 AM

The graphics that's all they go on about.

What about the on-the-fly weapon and ability modability ? That's been spoken about a fair bit, and it looks quite exciting. A revolution...? no. but Inovation...? YES. And innovation to a genre that I already love is nothing but a good thing. Crysis doesn't have to change the face of FPS's, it just needs to be fun to play, and it doesn't hurt that it's great to look at

Only time will tell though

Isengard

09-10-2007, 09:03 AM

So then no-one played Far Cry? Crytech is perfectly capable of making a game with good gameplay. Far Cry didn't have the best story, but it was fun to play and from what I've seen Crysis looks like it will be too. The game is not being designed with multiplayer being the most important aspect. Single player is. Perhaps read a bit more about the game than looking at fancy screenshots.

cYn

09-10-2007, 09:20 AM

To both of the above posters, take note that I made specific reference to the hype and its focus. Trees that can be shot down, leaves that bend when you brush through them and DX10. We're talking eye candy here because studios and marketers know what gets peoples attention. Yes I've read about the gameplay but this isn't what the hype has been about. It isn't what people get all giddy about and email around the the office to each other.

This is the DX10 poster child, you can't deny it.

/ninja edit for clarity/

You do realise that I'm talking about this because we've been presented with disappointing screenshots of a game which has been lauded over for its graphical breakthroughs. Which yes is a beta. It seems to be lacking some anistrophic filtering and aa in this state.

Isengard

09-10-2007, 09:56 AM

Just have to say that Far Cry was also hyped for it's graphics.

Miktar

09-10-2007, 10:00 AM

lol , ok soz for the words , evolution can work , but you cant say that by just looking at the screens of the beta , you have to see the dx10 gameplay trailers .....

I've played Crysis. I'm not that impressed. It's a good game, but I wouldn't rate it any higher than Half-Life 2 or Halo 3.

cYn

09-10-2007, 10:05 AM

Just have to say that Far Cry was also hyped for it's graphics.

Okay but we aren't looking at the beta screens of FarCry.

I think the gameplay as a whole will be a lot like FarCry from what I've read. In that you have a lot of ways top approach areas, but it's not entirely free roaming as the terrain sends you in a specific direction. The AI sounds like it will be quite similar too. I'm not saying that these are bad things. I'm saying that this is not what the big fuss is about. It isn't all that innovative and I'm not saying it has to be to be fun. Also I think you guys are underestimating the multi player aspect of this game.

Cleric

09-10-2007, 10:15 AM

I've played Crysis. I'm not that impressed. It's a good game, but I wouldn't rate it any higher than Half-Life 2 or Halo 3.

How can you say that you're not that impressed, and then say it isn't any better than the two best (or at least most popular) FPSs of all time, implying that its as good. Surely as good as HL2 is good enough?

Or am I missing you point completely?

MaTth1as

09-10-2007, 10:25 AM

:/ the multiplayer doesnt look that great, but ive heard the will be crysis compitions hosted in 2008 so i guess i will have to like it.

Miktar

09-10-2007, 10:40 AM

How can you say that you're not that impressed, and then say it isn't any better than the two best (or at least most popular) FPSs of all time, implying that its as good. Surely as good as HL2 is good enough?

Or am I missing you point completely?

You are missing my point completely. Half Life, Halo and Crysis are three very different games that try different things. I'm not saying Crysis doesn't look beautiful and isn't awesome to play - but it's just another FPS, it really isn't the next coming of Christ.

Just how too many people overhyped Halo 3 as the "MOST AWESOME GAME EVERAAAAAAR!!!111ELEVEN", PC gamers are doing the same for Crysis.

Crysis *will* be a good game, people who play it will either dig it or go "meh". Just like every other game before.

I'll personally finish Crysis (as long as later levels don't **** me off), but once it's done, I'll move on and play something else. Just like every other game before.

I think people need to calm down with the Crysis hype.

Miktar

09-10-2007, 10:42 AM

:/ the multiplayer doesnt look that great, but ive heard the will be crysis compitions hosted in 2008 so i guess i will have to like it.

The multiplayer is very Battlefield-esq and quite a bit of fun with the right crowd - but why do you *have* to like it just because there will be competitions? There will always be competitions for other games too.

Icenflame

09-10-2007, 10:48 AM

^ ^ ^ I'd have to agree with all the marketing and spinning some people have created and impossible rep to live up to.

I approach all new games with some caution and apprehension I'll decide once I've played it. (Except Assassins Creed that game is going to rulez !!!!!!11one!! :p)

I've heard many people blabber on about the game but you can only decide once you've sunk your teeth in.

Cleric

09-10-2007, 10:56 AM

You are missing my point completely. Half Life, Halo and Crysis are three very different games that try different things. I'm not saying Crysis doesn't look beautiful and isn't awesome to play - but it's just another FPS, it really isn't the next coming of Christ.

Just how too many people overhyped Halo 3 as the "MOST AWESOME GAME EVERAAAAAAR!!!111ELEVEN", PC gamers are doing the same for Crysis.

Crysis *will* be a good game, people who play it will either dig it or go "meh". Just like every other game before.

I'll personally finish Crysis (as long as later levels don't **** me off), but once it's done, I'll move on and play something else. Just like every other game before.

I think people need to calm down with the Crysis hype.

I think that you in turn missed my point. I'm not claiming that it's not over-hyped. But you made it sound average, and then compare it to 2 great games.

While I agree that people do need to chill out a bit on the hype, it still has all the ingredients to be a great game. Even if its just Far Cry with a better story, that's still a great game.

Miktar

09-10-2007, 11:01 AM

Considering most FPS games coming out and currently out are great - Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, Half-Life 2 and etc : doesn't that mean Crysis *is* average, since it's *as good* as the others?

cYn

09-10-2007, 11:02 AM

...and Unreal3!!! :P

MaTth1as

09-10-2007, 11:08 AM

The multiplayer is very Battlefield-esq and quite a bit of fun with the right crowd - but why do you *have* to like it just because there will be competitions? There will always be competitions for other games too. Yeah i know, but crysis is were the money is as its backed by EA , lets face it, megarom isnt gonna put the same ammount of prize money up for et:qw competitions as it isnt as big as EA :<

RossI RSA

09-10-2007, 11:17 AM

I approach all new games with some caution and apprehension I'll decide once I've played it. (Except Assassins Creed that game is going to rulez !!!!!!11one!! :p)

[Slightly off topic]
The same goes for me but I have hope that Assassins Creed will be something special and so far it hasn't been hyped to death, yet. But that can always change, a marketer here a couple of fanboi's there and hey presto you have over hype.
[/Slightly off topic]

@Miktar or anyone that has played the multiplayer

I remember reading that the developers where paying special attention to the map design to make each of the suit's different modes advantages in certain areas by placing buildings just far enough so you have to use strength to jump to a vantage point or put cover just far enough so that you have to use speed to get from cover to cover etc..

So have they succeeded in this or is it too subtle too notice?

someoneelse

09-10-2007, 11:19 AM

You are missing my point completely. Half Life, Halo and Crysis are three very different games that try different things. I'm not saying Crysis doesn't look beautiful and isn't awesome to play - but it's just another FPS, it really isn't the next coming of Christ.

Just how too many people overhyped Halo 3 as the "MOST AWESOME GAME EVERAAAAAAR!!!111ELEVEN", PC gamers are doing the same for Crysis.

Crysis *will* be a good game, people who play it will either dig it or go "meh". Just like every other game before.

I'll personally finish Crysis (as long as later levels don't **** me off), but once it's done, I'll move on and play something else. Just like every other game before.

I think people need to calm down with the Crysis hype.

The hype comes from releasing brilliant early tech demos... a couple of E3's ago it was by far the best looking game out there.

The closer it gets to release date, the uglier the game gets because we're getting used to that level of graphics in games.

The Crysis hype also ****es me off and I really hope it has some neat tricks up it's sleeve... dethroning games like Half life 2 won't be an easy feat. I'm really looking forward to Crysis, but I could think of a few other games that might just kick it's ass (cod4 baby).

Icenflame

09-10-2007, 11:47 AM

Yeah i know, but crysis is were the money is as its backed by EA , lets face it, megarom isnt gonna put the same ammount of prize money up for et:qw competitions as it isnt as big as EA :<

^ ^ ^

This is what worries me about the gaming industry and where its going... I know that compositions promote better game play and competitiveness but its going to become another Super 14 fiasco...

Gaming isn't about the winning it's not about the money it's about the enjoyment and fun to be had by all. well thats how I feel personally if you get to invested in a game and compositions you loose the hole focus of playing a game... having fun....

Miktar

09-10-2007, 11:50 AM

Yeah i know, but crysis is were the money is as its backed by EA , lets face it, megarom isnt gonna put the same ammount of prize money up for et:qw competitions as it isnt as big as EA :<

You're going to force yourself to like a game, because of prize money for a competition.

I'm dumb-struck.

Now I remember why I thought e-sports was a blight on the gaming industry.

someoneelse

09-10-2007, 11:51 AM

^ ^ ^

This is what worries me about the gaming industry and where its going... I know that compositions promote better game play and competitiveness but its going to become another Super 14 fiasco...

Gaming isn't about the winning it's not about the money it's about the enjoyment and fun to be had by all. well thats how I feel personally if you get to invested in a game and compositions you loose the hole focus of playing a game... having fun....

Dude just leave them be - some people play games as a competitive sport and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Yes, they are usually extremely lame people but hey - thats life. Lame people everywhere. Don't let em get to you.

@Mik: Dont let em get to you!

Miktar

09-10-2007, 12:00 PM

I don't mind that people play games competitively, if they're doing it for their own sense of fun.

I mind that people play games competitively because they want uber cash.

MaTth1as

09-10-2007, 02:05 PM

lol guys, i do not despise crysis :P it just doesnt appeal to me much but i would rather play BF2 for next year's comps but it is sadly a old game and not much would happen.
with regards for playing for cash, i would like to play for something , online is fine, its just when u go to all this trouble to get somewhere for a comp for you clan you would like to know your playing for something

cYn

09-10-2007, 03:22 PM

I play for money >.< because it's fun. I'm competitive and at the end of the day I'm really just competing against myself. I really enjoy it. Sense of accomplishment and such.

I kinda get what he is saying. I must say that it is annoying when a game you prefer is not chosen over a game you find inferior. But I'm not serious enough about it to force myself to play games I don't consider fun, in order to play in competition events. I'll just sit out and not compete.

There is a lot of anti EA paranoia, I had some guy telling me about how EA is ruining gaming and he is boycotting EA games. I've seen it a lot on other forums too. It's silly. If you like the game, play it, if you don't like the game, don't play it. Who cares who made it. Damn bleeding hearts.

Miktar

09-10-2007, 04:47 PM

If you like the game, play it, if you don't like the game, don't play it. Who cares who made it. Damn bleeding hearts.

I agree, however...

Does that mean one cannot speculate on the long-term impact EA is having on the gaming market and industry due to their specific involvements and practices?

Boycotting is one thing - but if someone has valid justifications, he has full right to boycott. That's all that remains of "consumer power" these days.

RazoR89

09-10-2007, 09:06 PM

Ok , please do this before making anymore comment , go to gametrailers.com and download the following 2 vids , it wont take long , then , if you wish , make a comment .

www.gametrailers.com/player/24070.html

www.gametrailers.com/player/19965.html

thanks

Miktar

10-10-2007, 11:38 AM

You have bandwidth: here are the SD links, for people who don't rape connections.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24071.html?type=
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19966.html?type=

I've watched both. It's Crysis. Am I missing something?

Miktar

10-10-2007, 11:40 AM

Btw, the Nanotech trailer is a bit of a waste of time, the first half of it is one long CG movie, and they keep ramming CG into all the prescripted preanimated gameplay stuff. The second link is far better.

cYn

10-10-2007, 12:08 PM

he has full right to boycott. That's all that remains of "consumer power" these days.

Aye and I know this sounds like apathy, but...
As long as EA is making and selling games like Madden to the masses, some guy in a tinfoil hat isn't going to have much impact on their sales.

Also I'm far too selfish to not have fun by cutting out a very large portion of available titles. I don't recycle either and couldn't be arsed about global warming.

I think that the gaming industry will sort itself out. There will always be smaller studios cranking out some great stuff(before they get bought by EA).

Perhaps we should start a new thread about the politics/morals/future of gaming.

Miktar

10-10-2007, 12:10 PM

Aye and I know this sounds like apathy, but...
As long as EA is making and selling games like Madden to the masses, some guy in a tinfoil hat isn't going to have much impact on their sales.

I'm aware of that - but I have more respect for people who stick to their principles, than people who are willing to make concessions just because they don't want to miss out on some fun.

Also I'm far too selfish to not have fun by cutting out a very large portion of available titles. I don't recycle either and couldn't be arsed about global warming.

You are who you are.

I think that the gaming industry will sort itself out. There will always be smaller studios cranking out some great stuff(before they get bought by EA).

I think that the gaming industry stands equal chance of collapsing entirely, or just continuing to move forward with no clear direction.

Icenflame

10-10-2007, 01:21 PM

I think that the gaming industry stands equal chance of collapsing entirely, or just continuing to move forward with no clear direction.

Grrreat comment.

I think there is a lot of truth in that. I know there are the Expo's like E3 etc but are their any forums or meetings that are held between the development companies to see where the industry is heading?

It's a multi-million dollar industry one would think that these sort of forums would be held?