My new PC Gamer UK copy arrived crysis and far cry 2 reviews

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I'll post more details later but far cry 2 got 94% and crysis warhead got 60%

Other notable reviews are:

Civ IV Colonization 79%
Warhammer online 88%
brothers in arms 85%
the witcher enhanced edition 81% (btw the original got 68%)
Mercenaries 2 72%
 
Mercenaries 2 was terrible :(

Really looking forwards to farcry 2 though, looks like its full of great ideas and should be a real treat to play.
 
They seem to be the only ones who have given the new Crysis game a bad score.
 
PC Gamer US also found it disappointing and gave it 73% but apart from those 2 it has been good.
 
stemot said:
They seem to be the only ones who have given the new Crysis game a bad score.
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Perhaps they're the only ones who've realized that the word "new gameplay" doesn't mean shit to CryTek?:)
 
AHA-Lambda said:
PC Gamer US also found it disappointing and gave it 73% but apart from those 2 it has been good.
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After kissing ass to the first one and giving it GoTY over so many other deserving games I'm surprised the sequel got such a low score.
 
Bob, it's not a sequel, it's a "stand-alone expansion" if anything.
 
if its the same reviewer who did FarCry 2 and Warhead its obvious hes a biased duchebag. Its funny how some people absolutely hate the living shit out of a company just for the sake of hating it.
 
What exactly was so bad about Warhead it warranted a 60 Lambda?
 
Yeah, sounds a bit political to me.

I would be willing to look into other games they have rated 60% and compare them to Warhead and wouldn't be surprised if I find some pretty good gaps in quality.

Sure, if a game doesn't bring a lot of originality from its predecessor it should be counted against it. But 60% falls into the category of severly broken and craptastic coding, which I doubt warehead has.
 
They arnt the only ones to give it a bad review, 60% does seem low, from a purely gameplay perspective Crysis was a bit messy, the nano suit was good, but the game couldnt seem to decide if it was going for an open ended play how you want style, or a linear style, so neither felt fully realised. From warhead I was hoping they would pick one and go with it.
 
Ravioli said:
if its the same reviewer who did FarCry 2 and Warhead its obvious hes a biased duchebag. Its funny how some people absolutely hate the living shit out of a company just for the sake of hating it.
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I don't follow this. I thought FarCry 2 and Warhead were both made by Crytek. FarCry2 got a 94%. That doesn't sound like negative bias.

Also, everyone has their reasons.

now go to the doctor.
 
FarCry 2 is made by Ubisoft on a different engine, it has nothing to do with Crytek outside of the franchise name.

It does look like it will be alot of fun though.
 
AHA-Lambda said:
I'll post more details later but far cry 2 got 94% and crysis warhead got 60%

Other notable reviews are:

Civ IV Colonization 79%
Warhammer online 88%
brothers in arms 85%
the witcher enhanced edition 81% (btw the original got 68%)
Mercenaries 2 72%
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wanna pm me scans?
 
Ravioli said:
if its the same reviewer who did FarCry 2 and Warhead its obvious hes a biased duchebag. Its funny how some people absolutely hate the living shit out of a company just for the sake of hating it.
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And if the reviewer was different? Well, wait. It was me! And I'm not biased. I loved Far Cry and Crysis. It's funny how people jump to baseless conclusions and run from there, huh? Warhead was underwhelming. Not utterly crap, as people seem to think a 60% score represents. It means its 60% good.

FC2 seems aces, though.
 
Woah I am in awe if you really are from PC Gamer :O

I've been away a wee bit so I haven't read everything yet. Far cry 2 review is 8 pages and I haven't read it yet, i'll post details later.

wanna pm me scans?
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Sorry I have no digital camera (the scans last time were from someone else, if i find any i'll post them)

Crysis wasn't bad in the general sense of 60% just really underwhelming according to PCG UK (and also US) largely because of repeating the alien parts again along with making the game much more linear than the original.

Also Far Cry 2 and warhead were reviewed by different people.

EDIT: I just noticed your sig. HOLY **** you're Craig Pearson :O

(he wrote the warhead review)
 
Okay long review so i'll try to summarise with the details that I can:

It starts with the sppeal of the game, it "isn't the vast open landscapes", "it isn't the forward thinking technology that powers the striking, adaptive storyline, nor is it the truly extraordinary visuals."

It isn't the "violent slapstick and chain-splodes of the hysterically volatile camps, filled to the brim with ammo dumps and fuel tanks." It's not the moments of "pure adrenalised catharsis" whre you mow down enemies nor when you kill the survivors with your machete.

It is the "moments beforehand". The appeal is all about the "calm before the storm".

Described as the "most player-centric world yet created"

After some tutorials and early missions you are released into the world with just a note saying "kill the Jackal" and then everything is up to you.

"Far Cry 2 breaks new ground. While there is a script and a story, the details of who does what, who lives who dies, who's left standing at the end, really do lie in your hands. Far Cry 2 comes closer than any commercial game yet to a truly dynamic narrative."

When you start the game each beginning will be different for each player. You will start off in a different location with a different character given a different first objective.

Other examples of this dynamic narrative are how it accepts when you succeed or **** up. Say you die, it's not game over one of your companions comes to help you dragging you away. She then gets injured by a grenade and you have to help her BUT if you have no syrettes left you can't help her, she will die. You have 2 options let her die in pain OR euthanise her. "You put a gun to her mouth. She's in so much pain she practyically swallows it whole. She wants you to kill her."

The story isn't perfect. Some of the characters are a bit bland and there aren't really any outstanding personalities. Also the 2 main factions are quite bland.

The after effects of your play-through seem trivial to begin with but it's only when the game reaches the climax does the effects of your choices become clear. Which could be about 40 hours in (it's a long game) or double if you do all the side missions.

It mentions how games never really do ethics right but far cry 2 removes ethical considerations and promotes self-interest. Who you save is purely down to your medical supplies and who you like.

The gameplay is "some of the most visceral in gaming" and is mentioned to be a good contender for GOTY.

It is a very absorbing game for a few reasons:

It is extraordinarily beautiful

It's commitment to first person it total and immersion is key to the game. Such as the map in game is an actual item or another example mentioned is when entering safe houses you are searched by lackeys who get right into your face.

It has "a hypnotic pace"

Lastly, "the unfolding of the day, and impercetiple changes in weather and lighting lull you into an almost complete acceptance of far cry 2 as a place."

It's not perfect there are criticisms. The buddies are under used. Vehicle combat is crap. The very story heavy sections are weak. There is no real backstory fleshed out in the game, the reviewer had to read the manual to find the name of the country.

It will have a benchmarking tool in the game.

Some will feel frustrated because baddies respawn after you've taken them down. It frustrated the reviewer but after a few hours he stopped caring.

Some will feel frustrated because of repetition of missions. It frustrated the reviewer but after a few hours he stopped caring.

"After playing Far Cry 2, I'm simply unable to go back to straight and simple first-person shooters. This game has executed my expectations. Would you, could you, go back to games with similar gunfights as this, but with a more rigid axis? I think your own expectations are going to rise dramatically.

And i think you really should play this game."




Well they can suck my ****ing dick.
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Doesn't that show how much better the enhanced edition is though?

EDIT: a little disappointed when I noticed the back of the mag say next issue would have a review for mirror's edge but it won't now that the pc version has been delayed. Also there will be a fallout 3 review :)
 
Ummm Mercs 2 got a 72% and Warhead got a 60% are you kidding me! I own both games and Warhead is waaaaaay better than that!
 
What about the map editor/multiplayer?
 
Wow Far Cry 2 sounds pretty amazing from those excerpts you pulled.
 
the funker said:
And if the reviewer was different? Well, wait. It was me! And I'm not biased. I loved Far Cry and Crysis. It's funny how people jump to baseless conclusions and run from there, huh? Warhead was underwhelming. Not utterly crap, as people seem to think a 60% score represents. It means its 60% good.

FC2 seems aces, though.
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Wahoo it's Craig :D

True, I was wondering why all the flack for a 60%, it means the game isn't great but isn't totally flawed, for that you would be looking at 40% or so games.

I enjoyed reading the Warhead review and the FC2 review, I think the games deserved their scores based on what I read.
 
Lobster said:
FarCry 2 is made by Ubisoft on a different engine, it has nothing to do with Crytek outside of the franchise name.

It does look like it will be alot of fun though.
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I meant from the review :p
 
Haha, I saw a topic about the Far Cry 2 review on the official forums and immediately typed "PC Gamer UK far cry 2 review" into Google to find more info. This thread was the first thing in the results that had what I was looking for. Small internet, I guess.
 
Is this game really not out for another month? I keep looking around for release dates and all I can find is October 21-24.

Seems a little early for a review.
 
Top Secret said:
Is this game really not out for another month? I keep looking around for release dates and all I can find is October 21-24.

Seems a little early for a review.
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Yup. Comes out right after the LHC blows us all to hell. :D
 
Krynn72 said:
Ignore him.
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So you're advocating everyone pirate the writers work then? That we should scan those reviews and pass them about? Because I'm answering the guy who wrote them and telling him to ignore those people
 
Lobster said:
FarCry 2 is made by Ubisoft on a different engine, it has nothing to do with Crytek outside of the franchise name.

It does look like it will be alot of fun though.
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on top of that it doesn't have anything to do with the first game at all AFAIK. it's really quite odd they didn't use another title.
 
AHA-Lambda said:
Strangely it doesn't mention these, it might be to do with the fact that they reviewed it so early.
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I'm interested in the game and the snippets we've got in this thread are great :)thumbs:) but the biggest draw for me is the map editor. I don't even care if the MP is rubbish and no one ever plays my map, I just love making stuff. :D
 
Kadayi said:
So you're advocating everyone pirate the writers work then? That we should scan those reviews and pass them about? Because I'm answering the guy who wrote them and telling him to ignore those people
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Oh, I thought you were telling everyone else to ignore the guy you quoted. My mistake. I think people who pirate ****ing magazines are lame as hell.
 
Krynn72 said:
Oh, I thought you were telling everyone else to ignore the guy you quoted. My mistake. I think people who pirate ****ing magazines are lame as hell.
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More lame than people who pirate games whose development usually exceed 10,000,000 USD? Serious question.
 
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