Crysis Remastered Trilogy vs Original | Direct Comparison

This video is sponsored by Crytek.
A graphic and feature comparison of the new Crysis Remastered Trilogy to the original trilogy of games all playing on PC at the highest settings.
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[@thebatmanofneo-gotham5667]

I'm honestly just stunned by how great the original Crysis looks. I mean, that game came out in 2007, the same year as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, yet the stark contrast in presentation is like night and day. Crytek really did go above and beyond with this franchise in that regard.

[@mr.2cents.846]

That's why: But can it run Crysis?

[@thebatmanofneo-gotham5667]

@@mr.2cents.846 I don't understand your question. What do you mean?

[@mr.2cents.846]

@@thebatmanofneo-gotham5667 Oh.. in the past, when Crysis was new, it was very demanding on computers and only rant on powerful PCs. That's why people always asked: "Yeah, but can it run Crysis? " Because if a computer could run Crysis properly, than it had to be good.

[@isaiahrawlinson4885]

@@mr.2cents.846 They also reference this in the settings menu 1:49 !

[@paulsesna5431]

Crysis was and still is a one of a kind series

[@talhabedir3812]

2:53 "it is still not as complex as the destruction in the original 2007 version, but it is an IMPROVEMENT nonetheless" the only game that is trying to catch up its previous self

[@dazza2350]

Boo hoo not my fence destruction 😭

[@PeterPauls]

Base Crysis 3 still looks great today and has a great multicore usage, which is great, lots of modern games didn't use as many cores that Crysis 3 did/does.

[@z_monty]

7:38 wow this theme is incredibly nostalgic, used to leave the main menu open in crysis 3 just to listen to the song

[@Betoni]

bruh Hans Zimmers music at the end of Crysis 2 when the characters goes "Just call me Prophet." The score in the series overall is pretty underrated imo.

[@yobro6053]

My favourite ost in crysis

[@mrred9502]

Multiplayer was nice

[@RedeyeGaming]

The fact these games looked THIS good way back in 2007 is insane, remaster looks even better, can't wait to try it out!

[@BeerBourbonandGames]

I am impressed how well they hold up! I remember playing them back in the day and being blown away.

[@beastmotoz]

@@BeerBourbonandGames when Pcs were too weak to handle Crysis 😂

[@calmmusicmeditation8939]

best game ever

[@johnsmith-ck4qt]

What gameS are you talking about? Only Crysis 1 came out in 2007, not all of them, obviously..

[@beastmotoz]

@@johnsmith-ck4qt bro Crysis 2 was best hands down

[@civildissension]

This is the single most competent remaster comparison I've seen. Instead of showing random scenes that all look the same, you picked scenes specifically to showcase what you're trying to point out. And it's dense. Congrats, you should be proud.

[@Ssecave]

Hopefully, Crysis warhead is coming too ? That spin-off was awesome !

[@Yas_Sin]

Unfortunately, and according to digital foundry, the original source code to crysis warhead has been accidentally deleted, so it's very unlikely :(

[@jjforcebreaker]

Warhead source code is lost.

[@br0mley597]

@@Yas_Sin Somebody pleaseee, give Crytek a backup servers !

[@Romanian901]

man i loved warhead just for its Hungarian dubs. made me feel fuzzy

[@TamalPlays]

@@Yas_Sin :(

[@yuranabdul7081]

OG Crysis still holds up

[@Nick930]

It really does. It's not necessarily amazing looking today - but there's some aspects that still look great

[@edwint1780]

@@Nick930 crazy how ahead of its time that game was. The Crytek team really had done something special back then. And yeah, it's funny how Crysis 3 looks so good that the team truly struggled to improve it.

[@lancebermejo3319]

True. While it does look dated here and there, it is no doubt the best looking game of 2007, and it's still very impressive of how beautiful it looks

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@Nick930 Mods

[@reivanen]

Even FarCry is pretty sharp looking, though not blingy.

[@ganesang5537]

OG Crysis 3 blew my mind back when it was released on PC. It still does. Steve Ballmer lookalike made my day back then. 😆

[@mr.2cents.846]

That's why there's not much to fix.

[@YoDudeGames]

I still like the OG Crysis's color scheme more compared to the crysis remastered, the og crysis looks more natural while the remastered looks more colorful and vibrant

[@rohanalias9053]

Nick actually discussed this in his first crysis v crysis remastered video

[@artemaung5274]

I actually prefer new color scheme, in my mind visually pleasing aspect of graphics trumps realism every single time. Kinda like Greece in AC Odyssey is far more beautiful than actual Greece. Same goes for Crysis 2 - NYC there was more visually pleasing vs actual New York City. Or how about Atlantis in Odyssey? It's probably one of the most beautiful places I've ever experienced in a game or RL and it's completely unreal. And I'm well travelled, I've hiked for probably thousands of miles all over the world, seen all kinds of amazing places in nature.

[@cr3d294]

@@artemaung5274 Agreed. This is around the time everything had to be desaturated cause "ma realism".

[@zeblackboi]

Remastered looks way better

[@kokorobugyo3544]

If you have a bad laptop or computer 👍 low quality feel like high

[@artifica2]

Wasted opportunity to make them look really great! Thanks for keeping it impartial despite the sponsorship

[@ianmitchell5979]

I find it weird how Crysis 1 remastered has less realistic color lighting, where as Crysis 2 remastered is the reverse in that it goes for more realistic colors than artistic.

[@RockyRacoon5]

Ye I don't know why they went with cartoony colors.

[@ianmitchell5979]

@@RockyRacoon5 My best guess is because the ending shot of the beach in Crysis 3 looked similar to the remastered Crysis, with the new waves and saturation.

[@ganesang5537]

I feel like this remastered trilogy was done just for the spite of it. Not a bad move, but not a dainty move either.

[@GradietPanda12345]

How’s that weird?

[@ianmitchell5979]

@@GradietPanda12345 Think about it. Why are both remasters so different in their intent? Why not both try to look movie-like, or why not both try to have realistic colors?

[@toaolisi761]

It blows my damn mind just how utterly great the graphics have aged in the original Crysis trilogy. Definitely picking up this remaster.

[@Delta_Kream]

One of my most beloved franchises. So many beautiful memories, I will forever love all these three games. Great comparison!

[@StormyMainShorts]

Crysis is good no matter what version

[@leonthesleepy]

Not the switch version

[@StormyMainShorts]

@@leonthesleepy true

[@TurokRevolution]

@@leonthesleepy Watch the Digital Foundry videos on the Switch Remasters, they run at higher resolutions and framerate than the original console versions. That they even run at all with locked 30 fps no drops is really impressive.

[@derpcon4212]

@@leonthesleepy Crysis 1 on switch is difficult because enemies are farther away in the huge open spaces and it's especially frustrating when you can't see anybody in handheld mode. But Crysis 2 & 3 on Switch were absolutely fantastic and I beat them both all the way through in handheld mode. Smooth performance and they control perfectly w/ gyro aiming.

[@LastoftheReal]

This is by far the best comparison video I've seen so far on here. Very detailed and straight to the point! Others need to take notes lol

[@jonisalia15]

When GTA The Trilogy The definitive edition comes out in November 11th wiil you compare them with the original trilogy?

[@Nick930]

Better believe it! I'm excited to check those out - I'm already really liking what they've shown. Seems faithful to the original art style but still cleaned up in the areas that mattered. I'm NOT a fan of how the originals were removed from digital storefronts though. That annoys me to no end

[@jasonx1174]

@@Nick930 that is annoying that they removed the originals. In spite of that I'm still excited for your video on those games! Especially after your Grand Theft Auto documentary.

[@SweatiestDegree]

@@Nick930 I tried getting them on PS5 last week and they were already gone :( big oof

[@jonisalia15]

@@Nick930 no wait a minute. Now that they removed the original trilogy from digital stores does that mean that the og trilogy is gone from the library too even if you bought it?

[@fanzach9524]

@@Nick930 but the original steam/rockstar launcher versions are very very bad compared to 1.0 and 1.1, I think it's a reasonable decision

[@philthemustardtiger]

Another great comparison video. High quality content as always.

[@syedjunaidsher474]

I Know this may sound weird but can u compare at least crysis 3 with something like battlefield 1 or cod vanguard just to give an idea that how much development we have got from much bigger developers in terms of visual over the last decade

[@somu9821]

Sounds good to me

[@garageofrock]

darude - sandstorm

[@FrumbleFoot7029]

They're lazy and haven't improved much at all

[@mistersoman]

@@FrumbleFoot7029 Our visuals for games have gotten so good that any sort of improvement will be minor and probably unnoticeable. Same with performance of devices such as phones and PCs. I really don't think we should just blame devs for being lazy.

[@sunburst8810]

@@FrumbleFoot7029 you're a dumbass, things have improved massively

[@happy5642642]

Now that Far Cry 6 can blow up trees, maybe a comparison between fc6 and Crysis original/remastered, both are descendants of the original far cry

[@ScottyBrockway]

I think if you do a remaster, it should be superior in every way, otherwise it's just not worth the bother.

[@KrystopherMalus]

They should just add ray tracing and keep everything else the same, would save them a ton of work and give people less to complain about and avoid unintentionally downgraded aspects of the game or unfaithfully recreating the art direction. Just call it a special edition instead of a remaster. I just like ray tracing since I like realistic reflections.

[@dienkhungtung]

The new trilogy needs a photo mode.

[@KB-du3rh]

That God tier soundtrack for Crysis 2 ♥

[@TheBlackItalianGamer]

Hans zimmer ❤️

[@rohanalias9053]

That's hans Zimmer for you

[@v-trigger6137]

I felt like it's a bit unfair that people give all the credit to Hans Zimmer solely. when literally he and Balfe composed 10 soundtracks only. the rest of the whole score was done by Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu

[@Degeneraion]

@@v-trigger6137 Agree, but it's a testament of how coherent the soundtrack is, all the tracks sound like they fit together, so it makes people believe it all was written by the same famous person like hans zimmer, could be wrong but it's just a thought

[@KB-du3rh]

@@v-trigger6137 Oh I didn't know that....feelsbad, thanks for the info. Maybe it's because in that intro video it says 'Main Theme Composed by Hans Zimmer' and other names aren't shown as the subject as the scene? Anyways, as Dgen said, it really is great how it all fits together still. Well, back I go to listening to it!

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

I was scared that because it's a sponsored video, you won't be allowed to mention flaws or criticize the remaster but 2:30 minutes in it seems you're still honest and critical

[@ambstudios4564]

I can't believe how old these games are and they still look multiple times better looking than some AAA from today

[@BartekChlebek]

Yep, (lookin at you Far Cry 6)

[@bruhinthebruhwiththebruh1370]

@@BartekChlebek far cry 6 looks amazing ur either blind or dumb to think tha the og crysis games looked better farcry 6 has some cartoony saturation due to art style choices not due to bad graphic quality

[@rayfan9876]

@@bruhinthebruhwiththebruh1370 i still think crysis 1 original looks better than far cry 6 in many places

[@sublimesubaru2857]

Had no idea this remaster released, as always great video Nick. Can't wait for you big Battlefield video project to drop!

[@seltkirk3762]

Really like your videos! A comparison between the 35 min E3 demo from Witcher 3 with the final release would be also really cool to refresh our memory before we get the next gen upgrade in 2022 :)

[@CapitalJJ]

I wander around, marveling at the scenery and constantly take screenshots while playing the Crysis trilogy more than any other game series. I've been doing the same with the remasters. As good as the originals still look today, they did improve on a lot of things, and it's just been fun to replay the campaigns again. Just wish they would've added multiplayer.

[@jimjack3447]

Thanks so much and for your reply. Great video

[@GitSumGaming]

The 2007 crysis still looks like a 2021 game

[@ivailoivanov01]

great vid!

[@xDrezi]

You gotta do the GTA trilogy when it comes out. You are literally the best at commentating and comparing when it comes to games.

[@AmethystRebellion]

Looks like I'll try to snag both of these! Awesole comparison!

[@esho6460]

Great video as always Nick, I’m hoping we will get to see a comparison on the upcoming GTA Trilogy Remaster? Nobody does these quite like you my friend much love ! 💯

[@denefbla]

I wish developers still did stuff like this. Not only was the overall presentation amazing but, the way you interacted with the world was too. Remember when physics engines were a big deal in games? Like HL2 Gravity gun or mercenaries 2 or Red Faction. I wish devs still pushed these kinds of things. I love games like Teardown just for the spectacle and I wish we'd see more of that these days.

[@UnchainedEruption]

I wish devs would improve the a.i. of games like they do the graphics. Graphics get better every year, but a.i. often feels stuck at what it was in the 00s.

[@mantea.]

I love your channel!

[@ThatGuyPaiGaming]

I did small playthrough on all 3. They did a good job. I'm glad they remastered all 3 on 1 disc. "But can it run crysis?" Good times 😎

[@KillerTacos54]

Great comparison!

[@TurokRevolution]

This is a great comparison but I just want to make two very minor corrections: The classic Nanosuit mode and going prone on a controller were already in the remaster at launch. At least on PC, the classic Nanosuit mode was added later in the console version and isn't in the Switch version to my knowledge. As for if I think the Remasters are good: I'm a Crysis fanboy, while I can admit the flaws of the games, if it has the name "Crysis" on the cover, I'll probably buy it. In my opinion, if you play on Xbox One S/X, Series S/X, PS4/5 or Switch, go for it, it's worth it. If you play on PC and don't have the originals it's good too, but if you already own the original games and expect anything new besides the graphical features, don't bother, except you're a Crysis fan like me or just really want to mess with RT, or both. But I will always remember Crysis Warhead! I hope this means we'll get a Crysis 4 soon, but I won't get my hopes up and I think Crysis 3 ended the series in a satisfying way back in 2013!

[@qasimaliabbas]

Ohh i have waited soo much for this video.

[@reezwave]

Can't wait for your GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Direct Comparison

[@Ruffi0]

Just started playing the remaster for crysis 1. So good!

[@TheKadirovstas]

boss: we need more money from kids. developers: lets add more BRIGHTNESS and tell them its "REMASTERED" version. boss: excellent.

[@ARIXANDRE]

When you said "the grass is too green" in Crysis 3 Remastered, I thought it was nitpicky but now I can't unsee it. LOL

[@mkgamermkgamermendoza8133]

Bro your the best love your vice and your videos

[@TRG_R17]

Nick What Crysis You Like The Most(Btw I Never Played Cyrsis Before)

[@anteshell]

For some reason the assault rifles in C1 remastered cuts all the echo off when bullets ends. The sound just cuts off like with a knife. That's a major oversight. The sound itself is better in my opinion, but the implementation is pure crap.

[@jacobsoper4708]

There are some general mixing issues with the C1 remaster that I hope they eventually address. Explosions are too loud, and tend to clip, for example.

[@anteshell]

@@jacobsoper4708 Yeah. And god damnit the pistol! That kind of air pressure would blow the whole damn gun into pieces.

[@gamej7946]

As the video is sponsored by Crytek, i hope they are coming up with another spectacular title.

[@astrogazer1818]

How do I view the crysis 3 Remast collectibles collected Menu on the xbox x controller to see how many collectibles I am missing or have - I can not find it. The old version on xbox bc showed number of collectibles found and number needed on the Campaign Screen at the main menu. (PC version of Crysis 3 ReMastered is not yet released on Steam, only on Epic store. I do hope Steam has achievements added on ReMast)

[@tojar]

Was about to skip the video because of the sponsorship, but stayed for your honest opinion which I agree on. Crysis 1 may look pleasing with it's lively colors, but it doesn't look like crysis anymore imo, more like far cry. Thanks for the comparison.

[@DimitriosChannel]

Same here!

[@phantom_1155]

Hello great video man

[@Vujnovic634]

How can you know when it just got released 2 minutes ago?

[@Nick930]

@@Vujnovic634 Because he's a legendary gamer of course!

[@Vujnovic634]

Indeed. My bad

[@phantom_1155]

@@Vujnovic634 yes

[@garvy_]

Hey Nick did you see the GTA Trilogy Definition Edition trailer. What are your thoughts

[@ashleysurridge626]

i remember getting crysis 2 on the 360 and was amazed at how good it looked. it was crazy at the time one of the best looking games along with COD MW 2

[@nikolygtx8848]

Only thing we needed was for Crysis 1 to include multi core support, and not make more demanding but still run at 1 core

[@yeti4269]

Crysis Remastered is actually $30 on Steam. Cannot wait to get back into 3. Haven't touched that game since 2014 and that was on the PS3.

[@aFLYER1980]

It's AMAZING how good the originals still look... Way ahead of there time

[@dominicscreativefilms]

I only played the og crysis 2 and 3 on xbox 360. Now that I have a PC, I'd like to try them all out on PC where the series truly shines.

[@sparkles5554]

They actually made seome very nice imporvements!

[@Michael_Afton40]

I love how in the remastered version You have the "can it run crysis?" graphics options

[@rakuzalupus9011]

It's sadge that they dont have multi-player enabled i miss playing Hunt mode in crysis 3.

[@martsum398]

I wanna play some crysis 3 MP remaster! Actually can't wait for crysis 4 mp

[@freedomearthmoon1]

Thanks, I have Crisis 2 and 3. Lost my key for 1 long ago. I was debating getting the Remastered trilogy for a $32 on sale or Crisis 1 for $20. Crisis 1 remastered seems like a let down. Plus, I'm usually to busy staying alive to sight-see. I didn't see any great imprisonments in spotting the enemy or things of that nature. I'll stick with the original on its highest settings. My computer won't break a sweat.

[@JetNix]

It's funny how they modelled the "nuclear explosion" cloud with those vertical smoke trail left by the special smoke rockets that are launched seconds before the test blast to make reference lines to study the shock front. xD Or are those supposed to be trails from debris falling down?

[@hazmatt3250]

Noticed that as well

[@rayfan9876]

I'm guessing the artists didn't know what those smoke trails in reference videos were lol

[@lolxdroflmao431]

I'm excited to play all these once I get a more powerful pc. Can't believe I bought the trilogy for only $5 on EGS.

[@UnchainedEruption]

I'm glad to hear that Crysis Remastered now has feature parity to the original.

[@larsjj2794]

The original is still so impressive, even more so if you consider it came out only THREE years after Half Life 2...

[@DP12321]

Not to mention Crysis came out only THIRTEEN years after Biker Mice from Mars on Super Nintendo.

[@DP12321]

@Damian Chiliński Yup. Wish games focused more on physics instead. Red Faction Guerrilla sequel when?

[@SR-wz2iv]

As far as sound design, I don't like the abrupt the sound of automatic fire is cut off. The boom should settle down just like the shotgun blast does.

[@kshitijrastogi1]

Looking forward to GTA Trilogy Original vs Remastered!

[@wizencoyote78]

The remasters make the games look even more friggin insane, can't wait to see what Crysis 4 will be like.

[@jsgmr9948]

Crysis 4 and dead space 4 is something that I've been waiting for a long time. I hope this dream Will come true one Day

[@user-yc8mr3gj2d]

It will probably be ruined like all that is modern. Crysis has ended in a good way, the story is finished. The rest will be a moneygrab...

[@samuelmagilocusts2870]

Yo got 420 k subs right now. Nice 👌

[@aoecaviler943]

Do I get all the ultra PC settings on current Gen hardware or is it toned down

[@bearpuns5910]

It’s toned down. Raytraced reflections are absent in 2 and 3

[@usr188]

i was waiting for this

[@84MGGaming]

I think Crysis 1 Remastered was run in SDR in this comparison. For me when I run it in SDR it looks saturated but HDR brings back the more realistic colours.

[@enaty699]

Just trying out crysis 1 (because it's in ea play) for the first time and I'm a pretty big fan. Wish epic didn't buy the rights to the other two remasters

[@stevieboymkii]

8:42 - not sure if this is DLSS or some sort of DoF but the original looks quite clearly sharper.

[@acheron5900]

I'm happy about the fact that they improved the first remaster. As for the remastered trilogy, in general, i am satisfied with the result.

[@alyssadraculesti]

Considering I shoot weapons on a regular basis - the remaster has the more realistic harshness I am used to.

[@garcol42]

Crysis 1 remastered has this weird thing where when the automatic guns run empty all noise just stops like the audio file just cuts out. Anyone else notice this? I heard it in the original to a little but not near as noticeable

[@woutervanderidder8417]

Yes i noticed too. Sounds weird

[@jackoneill45]

I think it's because they use firing loops for automatic fire, followed by a "stop firing" sound in crysis 1. Really weird choice but I remember there were a few mods to change that back in the day

[@nomeskavinski6575]

Which PC GPU was used for the comparisons in this video? Maybe a 3090? They are looking great though, glad to se they made improvements since the last release.

[@Nick930]

Rtx 3090, i9 10900k

[@PatchRowcester]

Does the new remastered not have quick and manual save options??

[@Nick930]

Still none unfortunetly. Really annoying that it's still not included

[@Albion89]

I love your channel Is the best 😉👍

[@MarvoldX]

i gotta replay crysis, man i am in love with it

[@neelanjanmukherji]

14:30 This is the First time in the whole video where we see people talking to each other. 😂

[@BonezH2X]

I wish they would have done Warhead or at least added it as DLC for the 1st game. :(

[@emocan126]

How did you get the original run on PC?

[@seleth6068]

Funnily enough I prefer the light and colour of the original 1st and 2nd games and the 3rd has changes that are barely noticeable. Thanks for showing me I can save my money.

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

I get why they couldn't do ray traced lighting in Crysis 3 because of how art driven the original lighting model was but they could've at least updated the game to include modern PBR materials.

[@Degeneraion]

I don't see any reason to buy that if you own the original games (which I do) or you want it for current gen consoles, would be buying that in heartbeat if MP component was present in all games, or at least in 2&3, with all of their flaws, 2 & 3 provided me 100's of hour of fun, and I adored these games, best weapons and weapon sounds IMO, really miss those games

[@ricardovelazquez6480]

time to play all of the games again :D

[@ashtondillard6906]

Honestly. As someone who has visited tropical islands such as Hawaii I find the much brighter vibrant greens and blues of Crysis remastered far most realistic.

[@ashtondillard6906]

Tropical islands are very colorful lol. Also certain other things like volumetric fog around mountain tops is very realistic as well.

[@docnotL]

I always thought an open world Crysis similar to Far Cry could be great. With more abilities to your suit with upgrades/augmentations. Lots of options for stealth and or mayhem with vehicles and weapons. That would be my dream Crysis 4.

[@ElekiSerket]

Well... Crysis 1 and it's expansion were the closest to that. Granted, they weren't truly open world and were technically linear, but maps were huge and you had complete freedom in how you wanted to do stuff and in which order, which gave it a similar feel. Meanwhile 2 and 3 are purely linear even in their level design, like old school games.

[@rayfan9876]

A big thing I like about Crysis 1 is the middleground it strikes between open and linear. Having an entirely open, non-level-based one I feel would be less interesting.

[@XiaoGege]

Personally, I prefer some of the gun designs of the original Crysis 2, especially the SCARAB and FELINE. Blacker blacks, whiter whites. Dunno if lighting has something to do with their colors, though. I also liked the sleeker black color of the Nanosuit in the original Crysis 2. They also haven't fixed some of the first-person animation glitches, like when you jump forward and the torso stretches, and when you drop the HMG by using the weapon switch command and the animation doesn't finish. The spark effects also need more bloom. I don't understand why they toned those down; they didn't have to. Besides those, I think Crysis 2 Remastered is an improvement over the original.

[@archer201977]

C1 remastered sound is much louder compared to the C1 OG which is more like diffused a bit. C2 & C3 share the same audio loudness.

[@SergenTemucin]

I love this channel.

[@EpicPianoArrangements]

11:14 - RIP speakers...

[@nikolassovtich1309]

Did they update textures in Crysis 3?

[@michaelscott5962]

This shows how Crysjs was way ahead of its time.

[@LegionIscariot]

Im happy to see they patched and made improvements to Crysis 1 remastered. Crysis 1 is my favorite of the trilogy (i love all 3 games) and now im actually willing to buy the remaster. They really should add an fov slider. Make some cpu optimisations.

[@StevelyBruckShut]

2 and 3 were the most fun I had in a multiplayer shooter. The maps could've been a little bit bigger but it was ridiculously fun. I wish they included a MP for the remasters

[@Lumperator]

I like natural color in original Crysis.