Crysis 2 Remastered PS5/Xbox Series S/X + ALL Last-Gen Versions Tested!

[@OzzySafa]

I like the way Cryrek took your feedback so seriously. They really want this to be better than the 1 remaster. I wish every dev team will take on board feedback like Crytek does. Good job to the team!

[@Rebelscum264]

So they made the game specifically for how Alex and John like it. Buttery smooth amd 1080p blury just so they get a good review

[@OzzySafa]

@@Rebelscum264 Alex and John speak on behalf of all of us we all know they are the Games Gods.

[@DubElementMusic]

srsly? i still cant play the shitty graphics crysis1 remaster on my 3080 in 60 fps and you talk about crytek as a good company in 2021? crytek sucks ass an after yerlis missmanagement nobody of the original dev. working there anymore, they all go to star citiven and co. the only thing crytek is able to do now are shitty remasters, and they also shit on the pc community for sure.

[@OzzySafa]

@@DubElementMusic I played the crysis 1 remaster yesterday again and it ran fine on my 3070 with eveerything maxed at 3340x1440p. Got around 75-80fps and it was great. What has Cevat Yerlis managment got to do with my comment youre speaking about the past im commenting about the present.

[@DC3Refom]

@@DubElementMusic what CPU do you have

[@SlickOnTop]

I actually liked the stylized look of the original crysis 2 release. It had a very flashy summer blockbuster feel to it.

[@aleksmeister92]

Great way to describe it! Wish more games like this came out but 10 have passed and still not many games like that

[@DroneCorpse]

Vanquish babyyy

[@prodbysamjhale]

I still remember the trailer with the creepy cover of New York, New York by Sinatra that played in the trailer. Man time flies

[@StickerzinhoPT]

A lot of people seem to not like filters such as the blue filter in Battlefield 3. Me on the other hand, I actually prefer these games with the filter. It gives them a different atmosphere and more life. Developers should just implement an option to enable/disable the filter so both people can be satisfied.

[@suhas-qw4nu]

@@prodbysamjhale man Your right I miss the good times Buddy You just made me feel old 😂😂😂.

[@Xyos212]

Crysis 2 had the best tessellated brick textures. Can't wait to see them again lol.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Oh you can't? You want to see them again? You enjoyed them? You couldn't of enough of those bricks?

[@elyad67]

Eat brick kid

[@Xyos212]

@@dr.loomis4221 I'm a brick addict

[@dr.loomis4221]

@@elyad67 Who's brick kid?

[@Terrencec06]

I forgot how much I enjoyed these games. I’ll need to check these out eventually.

[@JahonCross]

Wait does the crysis 2 remaster includes the mutiplayer mode too?

[@sfzero3721]

@@JahonCross no. All 3 games are just the single player campaign.

[@bobcharlotte8724]

Getting you guys to play through it during development is smart by the devs.

[@platinum2905]

You realise that these guys know nothing compared to the crytek engineers right? They just come here talking like they know shit.

[@chimeron260]

@@platinum2905 I mean, they brought them in twice, took their feedback from the first one, and specifically addressed the issues that brought forward. you can be the smartest engineer in the world and be so in the thick of it that you don't see the forest through the trees. somethings need a second eye, and bringing in people who are known for looking out for these kinds of issues specifically is a smart move from the developers point of view. in my art classes after high school not only were advised to look at our work a few feet away from time to time, but also had weekly critique sessions to get other opinions on our work.

[@platinum2905]

@@chimeron260 there is a QA team for that... this is basically publicitty for their new remastered game that not many people really care about anymore because crytek have not put out something new in the past decade. Imagine a former graphic powerhouse like crytek needing to take "feedback" from some youtubers for a remastered game no less. This are sad times. I don't know what happened to this company, they used to be top tier. Not anymore i guess.

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

@@platinum2905 true that.

[@peoduction6068]

@@platinum2905 dude Jesus fucking christ this is Saber interactive making the remastered and Crytek isn't as big as once was OR is making something new that's taking up most of the resources. Digital foundry know what they talk about and the devs 1000% did the right thing by calling them. Period.

[@Darkrod99]

Thanks for checking the last gen versions, Most people haven't managed to get a current-gen console. So I wanted to check how it runs on my console

[@XiLock_Alotx]

After Alan wake, I might revisit this excellent fps franchise

[@taxidermyable]

does it sometimes feel like you thoughts are not your own?

[@silure9502]

@@taxidermyable You might prefer consulting than playing crysis

[@MarlinAMB]

Nice!!!! After Mass Effect remaster, then Alan Wake, I’ll revisit this franchise too… 👏👏👏

[@SgtGnome]

Not knowing what to compare too didn't matter at the time. I have the fondest memories of Crysis 2 on the Xbox 360. I played that game a ton. It had great multiplayer. I also played parts in 3D when that was a thing that generation haha

[@Dance_Yrself_Clean]

same, but I did essentially play it like a stealth game. I had friends who played it said it felt slow compared to COD (they levelled similar complaints against halo), which I guess is layman version of "its not a stable fps"

[@JusticeSoulTuna]

Same. I replayed Crysis 2 so many times on 360. At the time, it was the best looking game I'd ever seen.

[@venomousx8964]

Haha I had a 3d tv this looked good in 3d

[@liquidsunshine697]

Still on PS3 I highly enjoyed the game. I don't know why, im 29 now so I was younger then? Or was before I built my PC and now am spoiled with insane fps.

[@TheloniusFabdul]

Same. I never even noticed those horrible frame drops 10 years ago, although, I was pretty high at the time...

[@liquidsunshine697]

@@TheloniusFabdul yeah same here, PS3 was so amazing and was the starting years of me smoking. COD, BF, GOW, etc were so epic esp with the PS2 to PS3 jump on graphics

[@excitedaboutlearning1639]

Me neither. I played Crysis 2 multiplayer for at least 500 hours. It's my favorite MP to date. Too bad I can't play it anymore.

[@KratosMayhem]

You developed your tech eye in 10 years lol. I wasnt as keen on frame rate drops 10 years ago as I am now either. I do remember playing games and looking back now it was obviously the frame rate dropping terribly low but back then I perceived it as the game being in slow motion or stuttering but it didnt bother me as much at 11-13 old years old as it would now. Looking back at the PS3 footage now I cant believe I even played Crysis 2 and 3 on console back then with such horrible frame rate. The ignorance was surely bliss back then lol.

[@sammyflinders]

Happy that Crytek are having a win here. It's funny, When I first played Crysis 2 (on a beastly PC for the time) I thought it was far less impressive than the original. After playing thru all 3 titles now about 3 times each over the years I'd say that Crysis 2 is actually my favourite.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

2 is clearly the worst tho lol

[@sherlockholmes7630]

your personal preferences. But globally, the series took a noticeable nosedive with C2 & C3. Especially, C3 is the worst one.

[@automata.]

I loved Crysis 1 for it's sandbox and openness I loved Crysis 2 for it's well constructed level design, much improved gunplay, and the story while over the top was great Crysis 3 felt like an excellent refinement from 2 and brought back some of the openness of the original in a couple of levels I enjoyed all of the games personally

[@abeld94]

@@sherlockholmes7630 took a nosedive for the Master Race and fanboys. They didn't like the franchise open to consoles and wasn't pc demanding like the 1 was, asking for specs that a few had it at that time. Then Epic with Unreal optimize his engine and the war was lost, attention fade away.

[@sherlockholmes7630]

@@abeld94 It isn't about "open to consoles". FYI, C2 didn't run that well in its early years on PC. So goodluck with that. But Crytek was always about making things pushing out of the moon. and Consoles or, plastic boxes killed that. and there are masterpieces like TLOU1, Uncharted 3, GT6 in PS3. So yeah. If Crytek would have managed to "scale" things properly, you and I aren't having this conversation at all.

[@mancuniangamecat8288]

I completed crysis 2 numerous times on xbox 360 and loved every minute of it. Also never found stealth to be difficult.

[@thingsiplay]

Crysis 2 on X360 was the first Crysis I have played and it was a blast. Also the soundtrack is excellent and one of the best in videogame history.

[@miguelroman4294]

Yea me to, I know it had frame rate issues but that didn't stop me from having a great time.

[@thingsiplay]

@@miguelroman4294 Good games are even with low framerate fun.

[@rumbazumba3189]

I actually prefer the color grading, look and intense depth of field present in the original crysis 2. It just looks very cinematic and it reminds of a cooler time in the game and film industry.

[@Tripleh3lix20]

Absolutely, 100% agree on this. I prefer the original. I may actually turn down some of the tones on my TV so I can experience this a little bit more. Specially since HDR doesn’t work very well right now.

[@rumbazumba3189]

@@Tripleh3lix20 someone said you can use the Nvidia filters to mimic the effect

[@Kira-qc4qi]

@@rumbazumba3189 certainly, or even a few minutes with reshade could do it

[@rumbazumba3189]

@@Kira-qc4qi yeah reshade could yield a great result, great idea

[@hazy33]

Totally! Artistically is such a better look.

[@WOLFx1950]

I loved the old color grading more

[@peoduction6068]

New one is more Grey but old one looks straight out of 2010. Grey looks more realistic but old color style is the original feeling and personality of the game

[@MrJeanjean2009]

Yeah I like the contrast of the original version. SVOGI is great and it makes everything more realistic but it also makes the game look a bit too bright overall imo.

[@WesMordine]

Say, what values do you use in the HDR submenu? I'm trying to understand them.

[@SpartasEdge]

I don't.

[@gamerhobbit]

16:13 says: "... actually going back and playing this game at proper framerates, proper visual presentations.." 2 traffic cones appear literally 5m in front of Prophet.

[@forasago]

And the tree shadows had weird pop-in. The game looks rough around the edges as always. And I for one do NOT notice a big upgrade in lighting. Of course it looks a little better but fundamentally it looks like it did in 2011. It looks like a 2011 game.

[@gamerhobbit]

@@forasago This is exactly what I think. They took an old game and made it a little less old, but certainly not new. A AA game like A plague Tale: Innocence or Kena: Bridge of the Spirits have better lights and environments. I believe AAA game studios started to operate in a "power saver mode" of some kind, because of the lockdown. Creating new stories, making new art styles or new games must be too expensive, so they just polish their old popular games.

[@markss367]

@@forasago they added alot more new assets where added over 500 things where improved

[@peoduction6068]

@@forasago there's games coming out today that don't look this good. For a 2011 game this is mind blowing. Black ops 4 came out in 2018 and the graphics are horrible. R6Siege 2015. Apex legends 2018/19. Titanfall 2 didn't look this good either, 2016.

[@Predatorxdd]

Alcatraz* And thats LOD culling and can be easily fixed.

[@JHD6045]

I'm really looking forward to playing these tomorrow. I played them on the 360 back in the day so it'll be nice to experience it the way it was meant to be. That said I would really like to see what critics could do if they were developing exclusively for the next Gen. Systems and could take advantage of all the features and not have to worry about any kind of scaling down for the older platforms.

[@Sinn0100]

I have a question for you.. if you don't mind answering that is- Did you ever experience any issues while playing Crysis 2 and 3 on the 360? I played them both first on the 360 before a (at the time) beefy as Hell PC running@1080p max settings. I don't remember having frame rate issues like they're reporting here especially not so much that it was unplayable. I remember being in total awe at how insane it looked at the time...like an impossible feat was being performed before me and it blew me away. At any rate, I just picked this up for my Series X and I am installing it right now. I can't wait to see all 3 running in 4K even if its variable. I'm off work, don't have anywhere to be, my fiancee is a gamer as well, I juat bought Scarlett Nexus for her for our PS5...it's freaking Crysis time! You have a great weekend my friend and I hope you enjoy playing the Hell out of Crysis just like me. ;)

[@damascus6480]

@@Sinn0100 idr any really serious issues when I played through them back then, I still have 2 and 3 for the 360.

[@brutalschel]

Huh, that's a pretty solid job by Crytek. I'll be checking it out on my One, since it's the only in the series I haven't played.

[@LeesChannel]

You should consider yourself lucky, it's *terrible*.

[@rumbazumba3189]

@@LeesChannel it's realistically the best one in the series but haters gonna hate

[@LeesChannel]

@@rumbazumba3189 Are you nuts!?

[@rumbazumba3189]

@@LeesChannel no I am not, crysis 1 was a cool sandbox-like game but it had virtually no story and it really didn't have much to offer after you've played it a couple times over especially since half of the game isn't even sandboxy. Crysis 3 had a good balance of sandbox and linearity and it had a good story, but it was too short although had great replay value and the gameplay way very fun. Now crysis 2 had an awesome decent sized story, great levels with replayability, very fun and enjoyable gameplay but it was missing the sandbox theme which arguably it replaced with the various ways you can replay every single section of every level in the game. So yes technically speaking crysis 2 is the best, now you may have bias towards the others but a bias isn't an objective fact.

[@Regnier575]

@@LeesChannel I preferred 2 massively

[@hennessey861]

Back when Crysis 2 was released I was a console gamer, had both consoles and got the 360 version of Crysis 2. I remember being blown away and not really noticing the frame rate drops, its crazy what you can get used to I suppose, now I cant even play a game at 30fps. it makes me feel sick.

[@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137]

you should see a doctor

[@nicholasharfield8780]

@@iamarabicandiloveamericanp7137 people can generally feel a bit motion sick when met with 30fps gameplay after growing accustomed to something smoother. No doctors needed

[@deanobmx]

You should see a general practitioner

[@Spoopy_man]

When i was 11 i played this game on PS3 and loved it, i didn't know what fps were, now seeing this video i am shocked on how bad the performance was.

[@PabloB888]

First two crysis were really playable at low framerate. I remember playing C1 on my 8800Ultra and I was perfectly happy with 30fps in this game. In 2012 I had GTX680, so Crysis 2 was running at 60fps maxed out on my PC, but I have also played x360 version few years later and I had no problems completing the whole game. IDK why, but some x360 games are more responsive at 20-25fps than locked 30fps games on PS4/xbox one. For example GTA5, x360 version runs at only 22-26fps, but I could aim without problems, while on PS4 I had to use aim assists, because inputlag was so much higher (and PS4 version was running at locked 30fps!!). IMO in PS1-3 era games were really playable at 20-30fps, but since PS4 era 30fps feels way more laggy and I no longer can enjoy playing at 30fps.

[@weasley0094]

It's kind of insane how I played this game on Xbox 360 and thought it was perfectly fine - in fact one of my favorite games ever on that platform. I literally could not comprehend the frame drops at that point, I had no idea what any of that even meant lol Absolutely wild

[@JudgeFudge57]

Still bummed there's no native next-gen version.

[@bananaman7433]

It still looks better on next-gen though.

[@lalunabelle3]

@@bananaman7433 could be a lot better with a full patch though

[@miguelsantos8503]

En ps5 si es retro no usa el 100% de la potencia, enserio desarrolladores más imbéciles hacer un remaster para ps4 se lucieron 👌👌😝😝😝

[@MisterReen]

A native Ps5 / SX Version would be so cool to have.

[@patrickarmstrong2492]

Now THAT’S good optimization. Always love to see it when every console version of a game turns out great. Huge improvement from the shoddy remaster of Crysis 1.

[@vncube1]

Still waiting for Crytek to rip Cry1 apart and rebuild it with a proper Vulkan backend!

[@HugoStiglitz88]

@@vncube1 that would be awesome because then they could remaster warhead while they're at it

[@nickjensen4385]

on pc it's not bad finally they patched it up good but you do need a really high end pc and the right settings i found out that if you play crysis 1 remastered in fullscreen the performance is really bad i went from 72 fps to 107 fps when i went from fullscreen to borderless fullscreen also what ever you do don't set vegetation to more than medium if you want high fps atleast but medium looks awesome you are not missing out oh yea and no RT it's not worth it

[@antaxticii5600]

@@nickjensen4385 thanks for the tips ✋

[@ammanus356]

@@nickjensen4385 nobody asked

[@PabloB888]

I still think x360 version was really good considering 2005 era hardware. Crysis 2 was one of the best looking games on x360 and aiming was still responsive even at 20-25fps.

[@monroe4574]

Agreed, I played this game to death. An amazing 360 game

[@boredbastardbullshit]

@Lov Mir Any trash-tier toaster crushed Crysis 2 at launch - it wasn't a good looking game

[@PabloB888]

@Lov Mir I dont remember any performance problems in Crysis 2 on PC during launch. My Q6600 + 8800Ultra (GPU from 2007) was averaging around 40fps (30-50fps) at 1080p high settings, and on faster CPU I'm sure even 60fps was achievable on something like 720p. That's a far cry from xbox 15-30fps framerate. But xbox launched in 2005 and not to mention it was 4x cheaper than my 2007 PC, so I try to look at x360 ports from realistic perspective. Xbox 360 port looked really impressive considering x360 hardware limitations, especially 512MB RAM in totall (for comparison my GPU alone had 768MB just for textures and I also had 4GB system RAM on top of that). Framerate could be better on xbox, but I could still enjoy playing this game and for 99% of time I had no problems with aiming.

[@MJSpiderman7116]

Yeah I think saying it was “never really playable” is super dramatic. I beat the game on Supersoldier, played it through twice, and got up to level 36/50 in multiplayer, and I never felt like the game was unplayable. It’s clearly better on PC and next gen systems but it wasn’t really that bad

[@forasago]

@Lov Mir If you turn the settings down to a comparable level then a console-comparable GPU like the 7800 GT(X) CAN run those games. but of course by 2011 nobody on PC was playing at 720p. We were playing at 1280*1024 in 2005, before the 1280*720 console generation even began!!! That's why in practice nobody ended up using a 2005 GPU to run Crysis 2. Not because it couldn't be done.

[@trblemayker5157]

I like Crytek's use of svogi here for more natural lighting but the darker areas of the game are way too much bright now. It'd be neat to see Crysis 4's levels being built with svogi beforehand.

[@rayyanamir8560]

It is still an old gen looking game that was on consoles released in 2005.

[@forasago]

I would hope that Crysis 4 uses something more detailed than SVOGI, something that takes advantage of ray-tracing hardware.

[@trblemayker5157]

@@forasago "more detailed" lol

[@TyrannoWright]

@@forasago The whole point of SVOGI is its scalability. You can have it be high quality through console commands and still not need ray-tracing to look and perform well. Trying to rely more on a demanding version for very minimal differences is not efficient.

[@cosmoillenberger2555]

Sometimes less-realistic graphics are somehow more believable than the super ultra hi res stuff we have now. Something about how your mind fills in the blanks makes things feel more real than leaving no room for imagination. This still looks amazing, I’m just noticing how I somehow like the look of some of the older gen clips a bit more in terms of art style.

[@sololoquy3783]

I agree wholeheartedly.. something about the "high resolution" games that we get nowadays, is sometimes too crisp, and it leaves nothing to the imagination. I think some of it is also because we are in this uncanny valley, where the texture and resolution is very high, but the polycount and clutter count is still relatively low, which create discrepancy. This will be addressed in the future games I think, especially looking at UE5 nanite.

[@lukastemberger]

@@sololoquy3783 Totally... PS3 version looked so much better. More "organic". Not it looks very "plasticky".

[@arioca]

I agree. Lighting is not just used for technicality, there’s mood and emotion involved. Having more realistic lighting doesn’t necessarily translate to a better experience. All the remasters I’ve see tempered with the original artistic vision: from this to the Batman Arkhams to the Assassin’s Creeds to the Mass Effects, none of them were done as well as the originals. It would be interesting if Digital Foundry hired an artist/illustrator when making these comparisons to have another layer of depth and perspective. Analyzing something artistically is completely different from the technical jargon used here.

[@lukastemberger]

@@arioca Absolutely. All they care about is how many lines of resolution ray tracing has... It has nothing to do with how good something looks or how it feels to play.

[@colteastwood]

Crysis 2 is just the Best!! Always felt like a darker Halo, it's good to see it finally running at 60fps on a Console after all these years!

[@Donodabet]

Agreed. and crysis 2 remastered plays best on Xbox Series X the worlds most powerful console

[@KingScotto.]

Crysis is nothing like Halo lol

[@mrpiratefox4497]

@@KingScotto. yes and no. Its a mix between Halo, Half Life 2, and Call of Duty, gameplay-wise

[@ddp5406]

@@mrpiratefox4497 lol because they are all 1st person? This game is nothing like Halo outside of them both being fps

[@saltwagon2676]

@@MichaelM28 pony’s are the worst. smh

[@jaketerp500]

I’ve really been looking forward to this! So glad the devs did a good job!!

[@Frogboyx1gaming]

It looks pretty good in Dolby Vision. I have noticed that on games where the HDR10 support doesn't look right they are actually rendered in Dolby Vision and it looks a lot better.

[@pedrovieira8602]

I'd disagree with John. I had a blast playing Crysis 2 on my 360 back in the day. Could be because I was a teen with access to nothing but a 360, but still, I played it a bunch and loved it.

[@mojofo12]

Exactly. I played only on my PS3 and I had so much fun. One of my favorite games.

[@Syncro_esm]

This game came out in a time where graphical and technical advancements were more important than framerate to most gamers

[@TheStatisticalPizza]

@@Syncro_esm That might just be because 30fps wasn't very smooth even if the game you were playing could hit it consistently. The only game i really remember noticing the frame rate was Dark Souls 1 because it dropped to like 10 fps in certain areas.

[@pedrovieira8602]

@Sonic Oh I do notice them. And did even back then. But it never stoped me enjoying the games

[@xirextorcious]

Alex! At 16:20. THANK YOU! I MISS THOSE KINDS OF GAMES TOO! I DON'T NEED AN OPEN WORLD TO EXPLORE WHERE EVERYTHING IS DEMANDING MY ATTENTION FULL THROTTLE 24/7. I too enjoy focused games that arent a mess trying to be too much. Games that let me mess around within the confines of the intended play area and maybe outside the unintended play area to explore at my leisure via a glitch where I can see the mark of the devs left behind.

[@DogCheese420]

Just finished my first playthrough of Crysis 2 remastered and saw your guys names in the end credits! Pretty cool that you guys could really help them make these games great on console. Most fun I’ve had with my Series X so far.

[@ItsTendy27]

They did ..?

[@DogCheese420]

@@ItsTendy27 Yeah they early play tested the games. At least 2 and 3 primarily and gave them suggestions on making the performance rock solid which in the 2nd and 3rd titles it is. The first game still definitely needs some work, but the developers said there will be more patches for the first game.

[@tydendurler9574]

"Most fun i've had with my high end console in 2023" With a game from 2010...

[@DogCheese420]

@@tydendurler9574 Why are you making a direct quotation of something that I didn’t even say? And yeah they are old games but they’re great and these enhanced versions are really well done. New game releases have been mediocre this generation so far but the remakes and remasters have been stellar.

[@tydendurler9574]

@@DogCheese420 it's exactly what you said and it says alot about the times we live in. Imagine it's 2003 and the best game you played on your fancy PS2 is an Amiga C64 game. That's what i see here, no need for you defending yourself.

[@ScottWozniak]

5:39 I've never played Crisis 2 but that's my old neighborhood right there. Now I want to play it!

[@dbzwarrior4321]

You live in the bay area cool

[@ScottWozniak]

@@dbzwarrior4321 That's lower Manhattan.

[@blondbassist]

I'm still impressed with how good the PS3/X360 version looked, I remember when I was playing it back on 360 when it came out and blown away with the graphics and the framerate wasn't really something I noticed back then.

[@Aberukun]

Despite it's questionable performance on PS3 it was still amazing and actually playable.

[@jimbob8992]

Back In the day the focus was more on the game, and frankly I had no concerns about fps and resolutions back then. Now if a game drops a frame for a millisecond....it's trash.

[@WH250398]

The motionblur makes it bearable

[@firstnamelastname1082]

@@jimbob8992 Gameplay is always more important. But if the performance is poor enough to impact the gameplay, such as going down to 15 fps with massive stuttering, that's going to make your experience worse.

[@LonghornsLegend]

Nice Ryse shoutout, man what a great game that for some reason can't get a next gen upgrade even though it's an xbox studios title lol. Why? I loved everything about that game and the resolution was never even good back then so a 4k/60fps version would make me immediately jump back in.

[@BaconTopHat45]

Not sure if you are aware but they did a PC port of Ryse. Depending on what you have you can actually play it 4K/60fps right now. It's also currently on sale for like 2$ on Steam.

[@sebastianpalacios2679]

Alex is like "Screw Far cry 6" he coughs to cover it up.

[@ThePokestopPapi]

Timestamp?

[@SL1CEND1CEN]

Im having an awesome time playing far cry 6

[@nadirjofas3140]

@@ThePokestopPapi 19:39

[@ThePokestopPapi]

@@nadirjofas3140 Thanks lol

[@XtremeNukeFighters]

i think far cry 6 and crysis 2+3 on ps5 are the first time you can actually enjoy the performance of one of these games on (next gen) console. All previous games on ps3/360 and ps4/one had shitty framerate and bad controls in terms of input lag etc.

[@pobbityboppity1110]

Oh god help me, I'm feeling nostalgic when looking at that 360/PS3 footage....the low res, the smeary anti-aliasing, pushing the console too hard, I kinda like it... Can't wait for more from my favorite Crysis Channel.

[@subjectivereviews]

Agreed

[@bhamacuk]

I'm playing crysis 2 remastered on PS4 and I'm astonished at how amazing it looks. I've been marvelling at the graphics more than some more recent PS4 games I've played. It does look like a contemporary video game.

[@hark4173]

Man I remember playing this on my PS3 back in the day when I was 17! I thought the graphics, and performance, were amazing!

[@profjpg]

It is amazing how back in the XBox 360 days I cared like not at all about framerates. I played and loved Crysis 2 on XBox 360 and did not care at all about how it ran, I just enjoyed it.

[@brandoneberlin8795]

Crysis 2 on PC was really well optimized i must say, i remember playing it on high/ultra on my 9800gt and it was smooth. So its no surprise that this remaster performs so well.

[@imo098765]

You didnt have a radeon card, this game ran like stink on high settings

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

@@imo098765 I did, it ran fine on my HD 5870. You just had to know which settings to control, especially with the DX11 feature update. Tessellation, for instance, was a big one to control manually through Catalyst.

[@garfunkle5447]

So it was smooth when you drop down a lot of money.

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

@@garfunkle5447 not at all. Crysis ran like dogshit, sure, but that was expected with the territory. Crysis 2 was not cutting edge on effects upon launch, but it was well optimised on DX9. Even crysis 3 ran reasonably well on my then 5 year old 5870. It was not until 2016 that I upgraded to a 1080.

[@mbsfaridi]

@@imo098765 Indeed, there was controversy about how the tessellation was done on radeon cards compared to nvidia.

[@alexsilva28]

You guys have been so busy lately damn. Hats off

[@MarcusAuyrelius]

I liked the 3D option on the 360 version at the time, it was fun!

[@Potato_n_Tomato]

I completely forgot the 360 version had 3d like Batman

[@Jonnygunboy]

As did ps3, it had the most 3d games iirc. Sony trying to flog their tv's. Now we never get it, pc versions of Rise/Shadow of Tomb raider and that's it. Shame, I still use 3d on the 3ds.

[@Potato_n_Tomato]

@@Jonnygunboy Especially considering games & movies are UHD now which is great as one of the big things holding 3d was halving resolution. Atleast VR is growing.

[@indychow6320]

@@Jonnygunboy yeah I still have the 3 crysis games on ps3 and they're pretty great in 3d

[@TyrannoWright]

Fondly remember the 3D feature in the original game and how that was a craze when I was younger. Never got to see it in action, but I could imagine the immersion of it for the time. I do have a Valve Index and once a 3DS though and that very well shows how amazing it'd of look on a plain monitor.

[@xalener]

one thing I really like about this rerelease/remaster series is that they keep ragdolls active instead of freezing them/ turning collision off after death. Makes the game just feel better.

[@waititstuesdaygod]

Can't wait for Alex's video on the PC version they are always so in-depth and interesting especially with the comparisons to the original.

[@MorrisChannel4]

i know this is a year ago video. I been Playing through all of the remasters on the switch. so far its rough on some of the FPS but overall, its had me glued to the TV of just how they managed to cram all these games on the switch!

[@U_N_I_F_I_E_D]

Looks damn good!! I'll be buying it tomorrow!!!

[@hotjoe-wl8gc]

Thanks for the video and good to know that there is a HDR prob in this game. If there comes a fix out in the next weeks, will you do a second review video of the game to see the different and how it works then? That would be great.

[@kaikiske7436]

From looking at the comparisons, for color, I think I prefer the "blue" look of the PS360 version. Too bad we don't have an option to toggle back n forth.

[@TheDisgruntledImperial]

I've never heard that generation referred to as PS360 before, but I'm absolutely using it from now on.

[@johnxiong6983]

@@TheDisgruntledImperial Right??? Combining both the ps3 and Xbox 360 into 1 word? Why have I never thought of this? I’m using this from now on too, Thanks Kai Kiske!

[@ItsAkile]

Now this one is a much better update. I have most experience with Crysis 2 but low-end PC at the time, these upgrades actually will make it worth replaying definitely. good stuff providing valuable feedback, hopefully we get to see Crytek Shine once more in the light not to disregard the great Hunt:Showdown/Engine, the hardware/software has evolved a lot since C3

[@kriader]

I played through the trilogy and it's bombastic start to finish. The first game feels old to play, but 2&3 are absolutely amazing!

[@dushikorsou1]

Did they fix 2 then? because that had a horrible launch and braindead AI

[@Finakechi]

First time I've heard someone say they like 2/3 more than 1. 2/3 are way too linear for my tastes, way less freedom overal

[@HugoStiglitz88]

1 is miles better than the other 2. The other 2 play more like CoD, that doesn't make them any newer feeling, just different

[@HugoStiglitz88]

@@Finakechi exactly Some people are doing it wrong apparently.

[@DTunezOfficial]

I hated 1. I stopped playing like a quarter through. I hope 2 and 3 are better

[@TheBandoBandito]

Digital Foundry Does Good Work.

[@l3gendkiller]

As bad as it was on the 360, I still enjoyed the crap out of it when it released

[@TMWriting]

1:49 The XBox One version crashed so hard it threw up a PlayStation error screen.

[@mikem2253]

No pixel counts on the PS5 nor Series X? How do I know which machine to buy this for? :(

[@Countless_Relics]

If there are no pixel-counts, it's a win for PS5. You can be rest assured that is the better version. If the Xbox-version wins, they scream it of the rooftops. Thats how you know which version to get.

[@subjectivereviews]

@@Countless_Relics true

[@RandomGamingMoments925]

He did mention that Series X looks clearer, but they all use DRS, so don't expect 4K all the time on ANY console. I'd recommend PS5 due to the Dualsense since IQ seems identical across the board.

[@mikem2253]

@@RandomGamingMoments925 Its not a PS5 native app so items like adjustable triggers won't be active.

[@ahmadattoun6318]

Xbox has more tera flops (system power) while the ps5 10 so xbox will run most of the games at higher resolution targeting 4K

[@kenmckell]

K guys - genuine feedback @ 3:05. Before = ON THE LEFT, After = ON THE RIGHT. Not the other way around. The older gen footage should be on the left, the current gen/remastered footage should be on the right. That's how my brain is wired, and I'm certain that others are the same way. Of course, this is an opinion, but geez, I've never seen an "AFTER"/"BEFORE" comparison in any other media that I'm aware of.

[@doublecommenter5161]

That Crysis 2 theme is the best in gaming IMO.

[@KB-nt6bw]

DF I love you man! Perfect timing.

[@nighttimestalker]

Damn This is actually alot better than the first remaster

[@hauntedhotdog]

Really happy to see this. I'll be picking this up for sure.

[@tank70g]

I have to disagree with john on the ps3 version as well. Me, personally, i had great time playing crysis 2 and 3 on ps3. It was a wonderful time to play a game i always wanted to play especially to have something different outside of cod and other popular games at the time

[@lukastemberger]

It also looks better on PS3 than current gen.

[@arioca]

Digital Foundry isn't the owner of the truth of how well something plays or looks. If people played Bayonetta or Crysis 2 at 30 fps on the PS3, had fun and enjoyed the graphics, that's all that matters. It doesn't mean that it's not a good game on that platform or it's unplayable. Digital Foundry has free access to all the latest tech, often takes them for granted, and loves to promote everything that's latest as the greatest and the only or ultimate way to play something. I wonder if their Achievements and Trophies profiles are open to the public to see how much they actually played the games they compare since they're also criticizing AI and gameplay besides graphics.

[@MadOrange644]

Crysis 2's multiplayer is one of the best online experiences I had with PS3

[@bluedragon219123]

I pray that Crytek brings Warhead with a remaster, best game in the series with the original even following, closely, behind. :)

[@xFabi99]

Me too, but they can't. If I remember correctly they admitted in an interview that they lost the source code

[@judgejudys3xdungeon94]

@@xFabi99 That's a shame if it's true. Warhead is just a much better game all around.

[@xFabi99]

@@judgejudys3xdungeon94 I know right! so sad...

[@griffgames9538]

Warhead has bad ass level design and pacing. A shame lots of people haven't enjoyed it.

[@mwk1939]

To all the people who said this game did not need a remaster you guys are completely wrong. crysis 2 and crysis 3 was never optimised properly back in the day they game felt sluggish on pc. even on consoles it felt worse. cry engine was way powerful engine that console specs and pc specs could not handle. I am so happy they remastered this seriously. ...... All we need now is multiplayer.

[@dannonyogurt98]

I think it's pretty cool that I can buy the game on the OG Xbox one and play it on all 4 other Xbox consoles, each with enhancements.

[@leonfrancis3418]

It's crazy for anyone that remembers Microsoft from the 90s, that they're so pro consumer now compared to their rivals, and are even beginning to embrace Right to Repair. People focus on console hardware and go to war about it, but something that will make me never touch another Sony product no matter how many cinematic exclusives it has is how massively anti consumer they are. If you so much as chargeback a purchase with Sony, they will ban your account, and you lose access to every single digital title or thing you already payed for Microsoft, on the other hand actually recommends using chargebacks if they can't remedy your issue.

[@samuraispiritsx]

Gonna go pick this up tomorrow on both systems, cant wait!!

[@TechMetalRules]

This is great. The second game is my favorite in the series.

[@gamingwithgoose6029]

Idk if I had my Rose Coloured Glasses on while playing Crysis 2 on my PS3 back on release day but looking at the comparison now I vividly remember Crysis 2 looking phenomenal. I’m so excited about tomorrow (remaster launch) so all my enjoyment, excitement and memories can actually be visualized in the newer console era. Thank you Digital Foundry & Thank You Crytek

[@judgejudys3xdungeon94]

I used to play it on the 360 and I enjoyed tf out of it. The visuals, atmosphere, and kickass soundtrack made up for the frame rate, at least to me. Can't wait to get it on my Switch tomorrow.

[@snake-eyes211]

I love playing it on the 360 and the PlayStation 3 so I’m going to enjoy playing it at 60 on my next GEN machines

[@nighttimestalker]

Current* gen

[@MoonSarito]

Good to see that in this game you guys covered the old gen too.

[@ryanmcfarland1900]

Still blows my mind they haven't done a Psychonauts 2 video.

Well that 💵 didn't arrive 🤷🏽‍♂️ to DF.

[@shyamkumarsasi3577]

Like he said they didn't recieve their bribe mohney

[@yourneighborhoodfriendlyme4242]

Used to be a console guy. Crysis 2 on Xbox 360 was one of my favorite games of that console gen. I don't remember any notable performance issues, but I've always been less bothered by low frame rates than many or maybe most other people. The textures and lighting were incredible for the time. Musis remains one of the best soundtracks in a game to me.

[@CesarEnglishTeacherCesar7Peru]

6:08 comparación entre todas las plataformas 11:15 30fps constantes para las plataformas menos potentes por igual 12:50 lo bueno se viene 60fps en PS5 y en series X 19:30 mejor que jugar far cry 6 wow 😲 20:15 Nueva generación 2021 vs era del ps3 2011

[@elstivo7768]

una pregunta bro ya que todavía no doy el salto a la next gen, en crysis 2 y 3 están con modos gráficos como el uno? y wow por un comentario en español xd

[@gebgeb1]

Really happy Alex came around to the level design of crysis 2. My favorite in the series since it was the most fun to me although I know it gets a lot of flak for its console "pandering" great video as always and love the upgrade

[@JohnFisherChoir]

I love crysis 2 and 3 on the 360, graphics were great. Can’t wait to see how things look on ps5

[@redbeardnj]

Same here. Its funny how people way have different experiences. I was happy af to have any video games to play, so xbox 360 was amazing to me. Then u got these high and mighties pooping all over it lol

[@romanbellic810]

What's the PS3 framerate in stereoscopic 3D mode?

[@draco2xx]

got all 3 on ps3 but only half way finished 2nd one, im more excited than ever to finally complete all 3 campaigns since its at 60fps on ps5

[@TheAnnoor]

I remember back in the day it was a dream to play crisis 2 and 3 on a pc at 4k 60fps, and I think gpus struggled to do it at ultra, now you can get a stable 4k 60fps on a £450 console

[@konczdavid]

Crysis 2, you mean the CoD clone that has nothing to do with Crysis, ditched the unique alien design for generic robots, the iconic jungle for boring New York and the iconic Nomad... for random soldier #23 and the awesome wide linear level design with tons of destructible elements for a bunch of corridors and almost no destruction? Ah, I remember. What a classic. /s

[@jankjason]

But does the last gen version already include the official HD texture pack that came out around its release year?

[@chiefmegadeth]

Excited to get this on Series X now... Would of loved a 120fps mode for series X and hopefully might be patched in later? Enable VRR and supersoldier action all night long!!!!

[@ZackSNetwork]

Yeah a 120hz mode with reduced graphics, draw distance and at 1080p.

[@cheese_crab]

Nice work Crytek

[@IrrationalCharm]

I played this on my PS3 back in the day, I loved it, and never really realized the bad performance. Guess it was something I was used to

[@thestoicwhinger]

Actually really (mostly) loved this game back in the day on PC

[@SHGames97]

Series S REALLY needs a high fps/lower res and a high res/lower fps option as standard in every game. I understand that a majority of subscribers on this channel could prefer higher fps but I know so many people that would ALWAYS prefer a crisper/prettier game at a stable 30 over anything else.

[@brewski535]

Below 1080p is kinda a no go for me. On a 4k TV that's just a blurfest. On a 1080p display you can get away with it though. So imo devs should aim for: 1080p being the minimum at 60fps Or 1440p being the minimum at 30fps If either of these can't be reached at least put a mode in for the other.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

What in-game HDR settings are people using with the LG CX/C1 OLED? I currently have Whitepoint set to 100 and HDR Brightness to 0! Although the “Michael Bay style” colours of the original were perhaps a bit much, in this new version everything looks a bit washed out. In particular the yellow biohazard bags are meant to be a really vibrant yellow (as they are in real life), and the NY Taxis look a little pale (although maybe they’re supposed to be covered in dust?).

[@Absolynth]

I fuckin loved Crysis 2 even on the PS3 lol It was pretty rough tho yea

[@MisterRhul]

Why don't you make videos in HDR anymore? :/

[@transtechgirl8786]

Definitely looking forward to playing this again on PC, really glad to see it running so well on PS5 and Series X. FPS games really do benefit so much from 60 FPS.

[@JusticeSoulTuna]

Console friends, I really hope you enjoy this :) I actually loved Crysis 2 on Xbox 360, despite all its faults. I'm on PC now, but the Series X version looks fantastic.

[@phanboyiv]

I remember liking this one a lot more than the first one, which felt like a cool sandbox with bad game design and pacing. Time to revisit!

[@mattyork7625]

Really would like to see an in depth analysis of the BF2042 beta from you guys. I assume you're waiting for the full version though..

[@nemesisencounter2060]

Idk but I always like Crysis 2 and 3 more than the first one ,pretty sure I'm on the minority here but for me 2 and 3 are more methodical tactical affairs compare to the first one,,btw when comparing the ps3 version for the love of God compare it to the ps5 and no the series x,same with the xbox 360 version compare it with the series x" although this last one do not happen at all" but for future videos please

[@mitsuhed]

2 is my preferred. They're all great overall.

[@corneldup]

I also enjoyed 2 a lot. I played on PS3 and I thought is was awesome at the time...

[@shadowfallenable]

You repeated yourself 3 times… but you are completely right (2 and 3 are better than the first)!!

[@nemesisencounter2060]

@@shadowfallenable yes sorry English isn't my native language

[@shadowfallenable]

@@nemesisencounter2060 Mine either. Im portuguese. 😂 😂

[@feverkane]

I had no idea about gaming rigs when I had this on 360, and I had a helluva time! Cloak engaged!

[@Mason009009]

Damn you can hear the pain in Alex's voice when talking about the PS3 and Xbox 360 ports. It's sad but also hilarious.

[@suyashsaluja691]

@digital_foundry Depth of field seems to be off in the remaster. The cutscene with Gould and the opening scene with the hand seems off with its omission

[@Peer165]

Dualsense support for the PS5?

[@daniloperina9043]

No. Ps5 and series X/S dont't have native version. Runing in backcompatible mode.

[@Christian-op1ss]

Maybe it is an artistic choice, but I prefer the PS3 version lighting in many of the examples shown in this video. The blur and light effects in the new version feel more plain and less dense, and a lot of it looks flatter. I noticed a similar thing with the Alan Wake remaster. The fog there was less dense, and less atmospheric. Of course the higher res and framerate are nice. Just surprised that DF does not notice this.

[@miguelangelvacaheredia8230]

PS4 Pro 30 FPS....10 years later...AMAZING JOB CRYTEK...!!

[@WH250398]

That isn't Crytek's fault. Cryengine is very cpu intensive, and the last gen consoles have bad cpu's.

[@MrAussieJR]

Sure Alex. Please scale you comparisons between versions tho the reality of 4K TVs viewed at the same distance as we did for 720 and 1080p presentations. I really feel at times you applying commentary on differences in 4K presentations (or close to) Luke their differences as stark as 900p to 4K. It's just not like that right? We still have the same size TVssure more pixels but really? You need to bring things back into perspective.

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

In that case you're sitting too far away from your tv. People with average eye sight can't see difference between 1080p and 2160p on 55" screen beyond 2,2 meters.