Crysis 3: 4 Years Later

[@ryderdrew]

Btw this game was part of what I like to call "the 2012 bow and arrow phase" where every form of media had a character using a bow and arrow. The avengers, Hunger games, Arrow.

[@fakenews6133]

Far Cry, and I think early Overwatch Trailers featuring Hanzo

[@soulcaliberlinkt1k832]

Trippy Hippy bows are kickass though

[@gustavferreira627]

The Avengers doesn't really count because Hawk Eye is a comic book character who has always used bows and arrows since 1964 which was the year he first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57.

[@Sumunuhriginal]

Gustav Ferreira assassins creed 3 then

[@FatFrap]

Tomb Raider Reboot

[@anihilus2344]

"Crysis 1 was loved by PC fans and hated by those who only had one PC fan" Ha! That's good! I lol'd

[@Chaoblahippo]

I dont get it

[@ABowlofPho]

@@Chaoblahippo Hated by those whose PCs only had one fan to try to cool down their systems when trying to run that game.

[@Chaoblahippo]

@@ABowlofPho ohhhh i get it thanks

[@quinnmarchese6313]

so i was way late to the crysis 1 party but by the time i got around to it, it had been so outclassed by other games, that i was bored within a half hour. The AI was just... not great, the visuals were excellent but by 2012 or so nothing special, the gameplay was outdone by FarCry3, the narrative outclassed by many in the same genre. lmao i get that this has no correlation to the joke, a solid 10/10 btw, just felt like sharing

[@wearywanderer7018]

I read this comment and didn’t get it until I heard him say it. Hahahahahahaha fuckin brilliant

[@Whitelight]

When I said that all the members of raptor team lived up to their name, I didn't realise that applies to Alcatraz too. Alcatraz IRL is a max security prison. Prophet uses Alcatraz's body after the final mission of Crysis 2. Alcatraz is a prisoner is his own body, controlled by Prophet. God damn.

[@dayzlocke1340]

Dude keep up the great work!!! :D

[@NoNamer0909]

Whitelight dude u said that there was only 100 members and u say really why is that not there or why is it there Really

[@Whitelight]

As pointed out by a comment on Crysis 2, Alcatraz is also a prisoner in his nanosuit, since it's the only thing keeping him alive.

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

Hi And be a Man! Was this even a sentence?

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

Whitelight I have never realized this thing about Raptor Team names, but Alcatraz was so fucking obvious when the game came out...

[@kylebenecke4538]

“Crysis 3, 4 years later” 2 years later

[@dodgedemonsrtx]

no

[@9k111]

@@dodgedemonsrtx yes

[@tomimpala]

"“Crysis 3, 4 years later” 2 years later " 4 months later

[@Propaganda9999]

@@tomimpala time is a lie

[@DayLateGamerWill]

Represent

[@runtpunter]

i tried way too hard to stealth through every mission. I dont know, i just really like stealth

[@aciid5081]

thats the beauty of the game :)

[@Justowner]

Playing as the predator was kinda the best part about crysis 1. You could just leap into a crowd, grab a guy then jump away into the foliage in stealth mode.

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

Stealth is life

[@rkjeffery777]

I did the same thing lol

[@Kcimor78]

In the 3rd, the 1st i plaied, i was more stealphy. But i was playing 1 some days ago... and i just cant play how its supposed to play, i suck tbh, i end up hiding somewhere while the A.I comes to me and i shoot them all behind a rock xD or i snile them from a far. In 3 you only have armor or cloak mode, but in 3 you have also speed mode and strenght mode, speed mode makes sense in the vig island, can see why they removed it from crysis 2 and 3, there is no room to run, 2 was linear and 3 was bigger but not as 1. Havent finished 1 yeat, but should be close, what i liked more was fighting the aliens, and i think i prefer the aliens in crysis 1, the blue and their design, i think its very cool, and the graphics on the snow were so good, 2007 game. Crysis 3 had the bow and that was brilliant, even that dont play much single player games ended up playing slower, i dont like stealth alot... even in multiplayer as a sniper i play agressive. If i had to choose, next crysis game would be in the island again, i think open world is cooler

[@BeautifulFreakful]

The multiplayer of this game was actually really GOOD. Unfortunately it didn't have enough content or support from the developers. One of the weapons was completely broken and they never fixed it. SAD.

[@aquifer9480]

Jérémy Agree completely. The close ranged microwave had a rediculous time to kill and range. I loved upgrading all the weapons from the bow to snipers and even the starting rifle. I got it free for Xbox 360 and sadly after a while the only lobbies I could enter after ~2 months was full of clans using the microwave weapon.

[@generalsweet8212]

Jérémy also hacking was pretty rampant

[@joelpenas8526]

I wanna play today crysis 2 and the 3 online

[@seal158]

experience when I played I was top 1000 globally in crysys 3's prime, kills wise. I think my gun I used was called Feline x3 or something.

[@WayoftheFerret]

@@aquifer9480 Back during Crysis 3's hayday I was in the TG clan and we made a strict rule not to use the MIKE or RHINO (DLC shotgun, also busted). We still maintained all but maybe three or four of the top 25 or so slots in online ranking. I was WayoftheFerret, ranked #11 on 360.

[@SierusD]

Brilliant analysis mate - you talk sense with a level of adoration and criticism that both informs and clarifies - you've got a sub.

[@lindinle]

i beg to differ. he gives WAY too much credit to a series that was totally bum-fucked after the awful sequel came out. one was the best. 2 was just bad. 3 was the fucking worst. nothing changed, it wreaked of hack-job because it came out not too long after 2. the story was garbage. i mean for gods sake. Alcatraz is never even brought up. so i guess we are supposed to just forget that there is AN ENTIRE PERSON INSIDE THE SUIT THAT ISNT PROPHET!? EA took what could have been a good series and fucked it over just so they could milk it dry. i knew the series was dead the moment i saw what the seph looked like in the second game. it was at that moment i knew EA didnt give a shit. the aliens were red instead of blue, and the "they survive in cold environments" was completely dropped. and their tech look SO FUCKING DIFFERENT!!!! for fucks sake we dont even know what the hell happened to nomad. let alone how he got prophet off the island.

[@discojoe3]

Yep. 1 and Warhead were both stellar games. Everything after that was hot garbage that deserved to fail.

[@ulquiorraschiffer1956]

Sierus Albedo, what are you doing here? Weren't you attending to Nazaricks political matters?

[@anveemomin999]

Splat splat in 18 hrs

[@t-0096]

These graphics are so good it looks like something outta 2019

[@fitmotheyap]

Warhead feels like 2100 for me Not sure why But... It's too Unseen graphics i have never seen those graphics in any game.. that is why i love it

[@gamingnoah9807]

Its looks better than crysis remastered

[@xentiment6581]

"Island resembling Lingshan' 1) When you fall from space you fall in same place Nomad fell. 2) Ending scene is literally the bay from First Light cutscene. Like, most famous Crysis 1 scene?

[@LeonserGT]

Moreover, when that cutscene started inside the building I thought "it looks like Lingshan buildings in Crysis 1..."

[@MrBean8100]

It just depressing af that we'll never get a Crysis 4 or something similar from Crytek.

[@NakedAvanger]

Galahad don't really want that with the shit ending of 3 and the current micro transaction apocalypse

[@TheGordon42]

WillWhiskey What's wrong with the end of Crysis 3?

[@NakedAvanger]

Maestred everything.

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

I found the ending of crysis 3 to by awesome. Him being in control of the nanites and the suit, crashing into lingshan, the same place where it all started and the same level where it all began.

[@TheFederichmkii]

you can play warface... xD

[@SuperWhiteSuit]

"It was loved by PC fans and hated by those with only one PC fan" Took me a few seconds but that line was gold

[@summushieremiasclarkson4700]

30:00 actually, this is where I found the draw weight to be useful. Set it to heavy, and the ceph soldiers are downed with one shot.

[@macroshaft5517]

Not to nitpick but the "fucking drills" on the Alpha Ceph actually make quite a bit of sense once you take into consideration that the Alpha Ceph is both a fuckoff massive snake and the ultimate high value target. Something *that* important *must* be hidden; something *that* large is *difficult* to hide; underground is pretty much the only option... one that lo and behold, the Alpha Ceph is very well suited to, with it's snake-style mobility for wriggling around through underground burrows, and drills to create said burrows in even the toughest of materials. It's actually a brilliant little glimpse into the total Ceph hive's tactical awareness, regarding strengths, weaknesses, and relevant tactical implications for their widely varied anatomies. The Alpha Ceph's role is telepathic upper management, and thus it's equipped to dig out a suitable lair then work from home like it's 2020. :P It's *our actions in-game* that necessitate it take personal action in combat, for which it's (clearly) not designed or well suited. Why you think Mastermind's Theme bops so much harder? THAT'S the real high-tier Ceph combat unit, Alpha Ceph is just a pencil pusher... XD

[@AliBazz]

Thankfully he improved a lil since then, i was bout to have a stroke

[@mejiolo]

I genuinely thought they made it extremely clear what the drill are for. Sure the fight itself might be a bit of a let down, but saying it's dumb to make Alpha Ceph an underground earth drilling snake is such a bad criticism.

[@MrMacchiato97]

@@mejiolo hes a space alien. He shouldn't have drill bits that look like they came off of a fucking construction site. It would have been way more in character if he used some sort of lazer or idk something more ceph like?

[@RonaldAsks]

​@@MrMacchiato97nah the drills are cool

[@MrMacchiato97]

@@RonaldAsks maybe to you but whether they look cool or not doesn't really matter in this case. If you walked into a christmas santas workshop and saw a bunch of skeletons and shit even if they looked super dope it doesnt fit the theme. And me personally i dont really like the drills. Too generic. Literally copying michael bay

[@frankwren8215]

Just a quick note; Prophet's reaction to being given the bow changes based on whether or not you did the prior section in stealth.

[@jadebailey3826]

Honestly I loved Crysis 3. Combat was variable, it made you feel powerful and skilled, the Ceph and Cell were put down, Prophet completed his ongoing control of the nanites and it was a beautiful world.

[@Hulksterx]

Shiit, I watched your Crysis 2 video last night and was playing through Crysis 3 just a few hours ago. This is going to be a treat. Your Dark souls one was brilliant too, I love people who go in depth about games, especially the long form videos. Keep up the amazing work!

[@zxcvbnmllk]

Hulkster x if you like long in depth reviews Joseph Anderson has a lot

[@feikeh6629]

4:53 and at this point the tears rolled out. You described this perfectly man. There is so much feeling in this series and particular game. When the music kicked in I just ouldn't hold it back hahaha

[@Rolfie25]

As someone who loved the Crysis franchise I thank you for making this series. These videos are what got me into your channel and I am looking forward to checking out more of your content. Great stuff, man, you've earned a sub!

[@Whitelight]

Thanks a lot! F.E.A.R is coming next.

[@Rolfie25]

Awesome! Looking forward to it.

[@MadMrCrazy]

16:21 Fun fact, you don't have to go through that noisy door. there's a separate door that is already opened further on in the tunnel

[@TeddyBear-in4wv]

I think Crysis 1 has the best gameplay Crysis 2 with the best music And Crysis 3 with the best character development

[@martinmikkelsen8183]

they all kinda sux

[@MattZelda]

@@martinmikkelsen8183 Thems fightin words.

[@ChadKakashi]

I think crysis 2 has the best gameplay.

[@ytanonymity3585]

@Martin Crysis 1 and Warhead are great. Fuck off

[@fitmotheyap]

Crysis 1 in my opinion had best ABSOLUTELY best graphics when i say crysis 1 i mean both crysis 1 and warhead

[@fuzkek9135]

I was watching this 10 minutes before work ends. I stayed at work to finish watching. Not many videos can do that. 10/10

[@Kinos141]

"he aliens come back. Wow, who could have seen that coming? If only there was someone around here whose name means someone who predicts things!" An exert from Zero Punctuation.

[@Largentina.]

He said "he aliens"?

[@ringheader]

"Crysis is loved by PC fans and hated by everyone with 1 PC fan." I got a good laugh out of that. - Subscribed

[@HighStakesBBall]

All 3 of these games are freaking amazing. These older entries even look better than Halo Infinite

[@BVargas78]

Graphically it still looks really good.

[@rareskeletor5405]

BVargas78 Eyyyyyyyyy, a fellow Auraxian!

[@Chopstorm.]

BVargas78 I still consider it to be one of the better looking games out there.

[@lunaticgmd6427]

i main vanu

[@mushroomking311]

8 months since you posted your comment and I still completely agree. This game came out over half a decade ago and its graphics not only hold up, they exceed 99% of the games released since. Yeah graphics aren't everything, but they're still nice to have and this game definitely has them.

[@doncorneliuswheeldon5556]

Not really good but it is comparable to 2018 AAA games

[@abbasraza2493]

What went wrong with Crysis. EA was behind it.

[@mruncreepygaming940]

lol so true

[@TheGordon42]

Yes, EA already started shitting it in Crysis 2 when it was a linear game and not a semi open as in 1.

[@Chopstorm.]

Maestred I wouldn't say crysis 2 was linear, at least not in the traditional sense followed in games like Doom. It tended to take the Halo route; fairly open arenas where you could tackle things from multiple angles. I think it worked quite well for what it was, but it definitely didn't go to the extremes the first did.

[@fireballs7346]

Abbas Raza Nah it was crytek all along shitty A.I and story they focused only on graphics and they got what they deserved i hope someday they will go bankrupt

[@xentiment6581]

Crysis 1 2019 update: microtransactions: buy new fancy purple nanosuit

[@zj6801]

The thing with god mode in the last mission is it really upped the feeling of being a perfect killing machine, but thats its downside, it eliminates the Human factor, which the story relies on. You are only human, and the god mode makes you feel more, a machine.

[@kingalastor936]

In case you are wondering, the reason why there is a bow and why it's in the box artwork is because it was a popular weapon in games in 2013, for some reason. Tomb raider(2013), The last of us, just some examples. Though in those two years it had a storytelling excuse as you were scarce with supplies and had to conserve your items if you wanted to survive.

[@lennartweber2228]

I enjoyed this one hour of humorus well written critique on a game i struggled to put into words either. Thank you! All the passion you put into this video... Must have been a ton of work. Everythink u say lines up perfectly woth the shown video footage. This is some high quality work here.

[@ohamatchhams]

50:45 "Conculsion" But aside from that, you just got a new subscriber, keep up your great uploads, no one got deep analysis into Crysis games as your videos so far

[@Whitelight]

End me. Thanks though.

[@Romanian901]

Crysis 3: 4 Years Later, 6 Years Later

[@baitposter]

Algorithm just brought me here, too

[@ghostzombies3252]

"Graphics can't carry a game." Crysis 3: *HOLD MY BOURBON*

[@-pressxtostart-]

If youre 14 years old maybe Gamers want gameplay

[@calmarsden8692]

It’s still insane to me how good this game looks for 2013

[@nikolygtx8848]

Still when you compare with latest call of duty games, win by the mile

[@NickHunter]

Anything compared to call of duty wins by a mile

[@557deadpool]

Nick Hunter fuck off

[@STAN_LOONA]

557deadpool someone’s butt hurt lmao need some lube?

[@unrealsdream6563]

@@557deadpool cod kiddo alert

[@AntzolY111]

@@STAN_LOONA fanboy alert!

[@missfluffybuns7759]

Ive only played this game a few weeks ago for the first time, so its still fresh for me. loved you video, very good work!

[@KabraxisOblivion]

I was sure I was on Raycevick's channel for a few minutes. The video title, kinda same production quality, similar writing style and hell, even the voice and emphasis of words fooled me. I'll finish this later, will watch Crysis 2's video first. Do you know Raycevick?

[@Whitelight]

He's my brother.

[@shacuras8201]

Whitelight wait really?

[@RTXWorld-m2h]

What is he Really your brother?? Pls tell

[@WesternBandits]

That would explain a lot. Starting with the great production quality.

[@IFibreOpticI]

Whitelight for real? I love his work

[@runtpunter]

I really want to play Crysis now

[@paynevess8822]

Would 10/10 recommend. Even though the latter part of the game isn't as well developed, it is still fun as fuck. Might even have to go back and give it another run through myself

[@kjj26k]

All three are available on Gamepass now.

[@runtpunter]

Wow, i never realized how good the first half is

[@Whitelight]

Is good. Is reaaallly good.

[@lucasrem]

What you consider the first half, and why is the second part not as good? Back in its days, GTX 680, Core 2 X, it looked good, now we run Battlefront II on 1080Ti, Direct X 10 on 4k. Back in the days it was just a shooter, BF3 was better looking, CoD too. Very good characters, both, never have seen that in campagne mode anymore.....

[@Reivanhist]

@@Whitelight Crysis 2 served cephs as something that we can not understand, and at the same time is very simple. These are not aliens, these are the garden tools of aliens who had to change because the local weed (us) turned out to have some military power. That's why their design is so different between 1 and 2 games. They adapted to us, started copying us, started making new cephs out of us. If their cephs are so complex and advanced, what are their creators? This is really scary. Crysis 3 just takes and shows them as just bad aliens that can be relatively easily defeated. So it is also a very lousy fake in the direction of Halo 4 and its stories about the soldier's duty, humanity, and how war can turn a person into a machine. The fact that Crysis looks at the halo string is not a secret at all. Cevat openly said that Crysis is the PC answer to Halo CA. That's why they are so similar structurally. One of the reasons why I like Crysis 2 so much, she's pretty independent. And no. Alcatraz did not sacrifice himself, the Prophet just stole his body, they fought for his control and the Prophet won, so says the book, which was the backstory of the third game.

[@raiinworks]

Love the description, I know this is an old video, but you did an amazing work. Great insight and thoughts!

[@nothing3065]

Whitelight: it's Crysis anniversary, and it's the last time we remember it. Crysis: Remastered

[@quinnmarchese6313]

i will only get it if they fixed the terrible AI and bugged stealth.

[@nothing3065]

@@quinnmarchese6313 AI is great for such large locations. And I don't remember any stealth bugs

[@quinnmarchese6313]

@@nothing3065 like many buggy systems, you probably didn't encounter as many big things like i did (or maybe just didn't notice), but i had enemies that could spot me from a mile away, enemies whos aim would 'snap' to me even while cloaked, enemies raising an alarm even if i hadn't done anything, and generally just found it difficult to accomplish an objective while remaining undetected. Think FarCry 2's stealth, that's what it felt like to me, not as bad as FarCry 1 but still VERY lackluster in a game that's thoroughly designed around stealth

[@quinnmarchese6313]

given the year it came out and the fact that Crysis was a glorified tech demo, the AI is indeed better than you'd expect but it was leading contributor to me stopping. Also, keep in mind i played it like 7 years after it was released and had seen quite a few games do the style better anyway.

[@nothing3065]

@@quinnmarchese6313 well, I can just say that I'm sorry you couldn't enjoy it as much as I did. Let's see what they do

[@feikeh6629]

you can say whatever you want about these series. I loved the games and will never stop playing them. Imo it is just unreal how Crytek made this story so fking good. And then the gameplay and world design. Simply amazing

[@JobMoret]

Not going to lie, it was worth my time. This video made me appreciate Crysis 3 so much more, but also understand why I had a hard time enjoying playing it. Excellent job!

[@MatthewWeiler1984]

I just watched all of your Crysis videos and I have to say thank you. I was an avid fan of the original Crysis & Warhead. When Crysis 2 came out I was very excited but ultimately disappointed to the point that I didn't even bother trying Crysis 3. Thanks to your video, I decided to buy Crysis 3... I'm looking forward to giving it a try soon.

[@fitmotheyap]

I have all crysis games On physical disks Except crysis 1 is broken So yeah took me quite a long time to fix it when i got crysis 2 i really never played it so cannot say much crysis 3... I like it not as much as warhead or crysis 1 but it has a place in my heart

[@ParasiteDelta]

Honestly, the Crysis series really does prove some controversial points incontrovertibly: taking a title, no matter how great or successful, and placing the console market as the primary focus will kill the game or series if originally on PC, greed and lacking or waning passion can cripple a game more than a lack of resources, and that there are times where despite the actual quality and substance of a game being the best in the market, you will still be ravaged by the casual majority who will prefer a simpler gameplay palette regardless of the cost. When Crysis 3 came out, people vastly preferred the simpler titles like Battlefield and CoD to Crysis due to its complexity and alien feel.

[@harolrvez7124]

Yoshii crysis did not take console market primarily, it was expanded to console. Proof ? 1. The second and third installment was way more beautiful on PC. You can see difference quite big, its like they made 2 versions 2. Unlike modern games today, crysis franchise is very friendly to the low end pcs despite the meme. Take far cry 3 for instance, despite having worse graphics, it requires better specs, more storage.

[@harolrvez7124]

The franchise was never just about graphics, it has optimizations too. Csgo, Black Mesa is both graphically inferior but run 10x worse that crysis. The Xen update is nowhere near crysis 1’s alien cave but still somehow manage to fuck up my PC harder than crysis did which is stupid.

[@carteljameson8395]

This comment may be 4 years old but it's bad even for 2019. So what you've stated is completely false and proven incorrect by the very games you mentioned as "simple". The best Battlefield game is still Battlefield Bad Company 2, which was built for consoles first and foremost. People forget that PC was the priority for the Battlefield franchise before the Bad Company games. And the preceding PC titles were thoroughly outclassed by BC2. It was also far more successful financially. Call of Duty also didn't reach its peak until it became a console focused franchise. So from a financial standpoint, you're incorrect. But even more so, y'all aren't ready to have this conversation. This may piss off PC players, but 80% of the greatest games ever made are console games. Do you wanna know why? Because limitations are a boon for a development team's focus and creativity. Contrary to popular belief, just because a development team can do more on the PC platform, doesn't necessarily mean they should. Even Crysis is a great example here. Because as well known as the first Crysis is for being a PC focused wrecking ball of graphical fidelity, Crysis 2 is still by far the best game in the franchise even it wasn't the most successful financially. In fact, Crysis is not proof that PC games can't succeed if they focus on console. It's actually an exception. Not to that, but the opposite. That PC games focusing on console will inevitably have more success. Now perhaps in the year 2023, it's a more balanced era of the industry as PC has more of a market. But don't get it twisted. Historically speaking, you're absolutely dead wrong.

[@SimonVaIe]

​@@carteljameson8395where did you get your "80% of the greatest games ever made are console games" from? And yes, restrictions can force the need to be creative about some things, but that doesn't mean a) that creativity needs such restrictions or b) that it improves a game's quality. That whole paragraph just sounds like baseless statements with no substance.

[@cesarst3720]

Crysis 3 11 years later.

[@porpy_]

You prolly wont see this since the video is old but here goes. Your conclusion on this series as a whole was fucking phenomenal. I absolutely loved the crisis games and I think I am going to rerun through them all again! Also I think what draws attention to ur channel (at least for me) is u have a much more human approach when doing your retrospectives/critiques. When i say this I mean you often walk the line of being serious while humerous. A lot of the channels that do these sorts of videos are too often robotic or harsh. Your tone of voice elevates to the emotion of what ur speaking/feel about and its what makes me constantly watch ur channel (when I have time as work can be demanding). I hope you continue what u are doing for the years to come and I hope that all is well on your side of things! 😁

[@ccervidae]

I went into this video blindly and not knowing a damn thing about the game or even that it was an hour long until about 34 minutes in, but every second of it was absolutely fascinating to listen to. It's obvious there's a lot of thought put into what you do, and I dig it. You may have just secured a subscriber, my good man.

[@balbaldoodoo]

Not sure what's worse. The worst level in Crysis 3 or that fucking zero-gravity mission in Crysis 1.

[@Whitelight]

Crysis 3. Absolutely. Crysis 3 ended the entire franchise, wheras Crysis 1's abomination was only a random story mission in the middle.

[@raresmacovei8382]

Haha, I absolutely loved the zero grav level in Crysis 1. Such a different feel and level than anything else in the franchise.

[@Whitelight]

>:(

[@xgrillsenx]

lol i love the zero gravity level as well

[@gunswordfist]

I thought the zero gravity level was weird...kind of wonky but not the worst thing. My friend made it sound like everyone thought the game went downhill once it became more linear.

[@peterfox6159]

Thank you for doing all this work, Whitelight! While your video is not "perfect" it is a definitive 9/10. Keep up the great work :)

[@Johnny_Westside97]

I must say, I've watched every crysis video you made and I'm right out astonished by the grade of profession you put in every single one. not even one of all the points you made were unnessesary or out of place. I've enjoied the bloody shite out of your videos and I am looking forward to you making more damn right quality content like this. Keep critiqing like you do and most of all... Thank you Sir!

[@jacksizzle8937]

Why don't you just get on your knees with a lobster bib and take him in ? My God your comment is too much lol

[@simowilliams6990]

@54:34 "Crysis 1 was the game loved by PC fans, and hated by everyone with only one PC fan." Golden content. Literally why I subscribe. Also for the analysis.

[@adarshsirsat9110]

dont get me wrong i love prophet, first game is the one the greatest. But with alcatraz, the series got something bigger theme wise, the darker shift it took, i loved it. And without being over the top. Crysis 2's story gave me the assurance that the franchise buliding direction is awesome. The gameplay being restrictive reflected the new themes, i didnt mind.The stark contrast from the warhead and the first game seemed logical since alcatraz wasnt trained like prophet was. But Crysis 3 jumped the shark, instead of building up and owning what crysis 2 did they doubled back down. I know it wasnt the game mechanics, but when i play as prophet there are no stakes. The dude is crazy strong, oh there are new aliens, bring them on. You always feel OP . And that is the major problem for me, along with all the stuff you said about simplifying the mechanics of the game. I know this game has been talked about till death. But, hope you read +whitelight. As someone who is playing this series from a very young age. Im 20 years old. peace ✌

[@colc5469]

Some Advice. The game does become a couple degrees more immersive and tactical if you use the highest difficulty setting.

[@senorjose1671]

@@colc5469 dude the highest difficulty setting is a joke, all of them are, you can still easily beat 80% of the game with stealth, after my first playtrough I saw that I spent 75% of my time playing it with the bow which proves how easy it is to do it stealthy if you know how to play stealth which I do after so many hours of sneaking in games

[@tiennguyenmanh6437]

Longest review I have ever watched so far. Totaly worth to stay until the end! Love it !!!!!

[@jayr7965]

"Pleasing fans of the first game" narrated over the top of someone punching a tortoise :)

[@franco_setti]

"Crysis 3, 4 years later" 6 years later. Fick, i forgot this game

[@Blazer8496]

It's crazy how the graphics of this game holds its own all these years later! Still one of the best looking games to date!

[@BradGryphonn]

I really enjoyed this recap. Thank you for putting the time and effort into this production. You have helped me make a decision about getting into 3. I still play the original regularly. But I am yet to finish it.

[@nothing3065]

Whitelight: it's Crysis anniversary, and it's the last time we remember it. Crytek: crysis 4

[@heyyitsultima]

Coming back to watch this for a third or fourth time reminds me why I'm subscribed to Whitelight. I may not watch all his content, and may not even like all his content, but he puts a lot of passion and work into it and I fucking respect that. Keep it up man.

[@thedopepineapple9917]

Even on ps3 it looks so good. One of my fav crysis games ever

[@ggeethird]

What a beautify crafted review you have given us. Thank you for pouring your heat and soul into this. I'd love to see more from you. Again, well done.

[@josephhanicak7922]

I really wish you had played on super soldier difficulty, one of the very few times where the hardest difficulty is the best in my opinion. You die super quick, but the enemies do too. It makes you feel like an absolute badass by making you fragile, which sounds dumb but it's true. Dying so fast means you have to utilize everything at your disposal, which is obviously not unique to Crysis 3, but the main difference is that you can actually fight the enemies. It isn't unfair. You can't sustain heavy fire, but you don't die instantly. You have time to react and take action. There are so many systems that you ignore in the easier difficulties that you use on Super soldier. For example, grenades. I never used them because it was both faster and easier to shoot the enemy, but on super soldier they're safe damage, making enemies run from cover or killing outright. They also fixed hacking by making it really risky. I refer specifically to Cell missions here, because the other missions.... Yeah.

[@the_bottomfragger]

Just played through the single player yesterday with such conflicting emotions, was very happy to see that you already made a video out of it. It's really unique for me to have such a cool and then such a dreadful experience playing a game. I was actually relieved when it was over. Such a shame because there was lots of potential shown.

[@LTamazil]

CONCULSION: when the conclusion of a game gives you a concussion.

[@lucasnooker]

very well done. a lot of time, effort and work has gone into this video and it speaks volumes. excellent job. subbed

[@arngrim9159]

Grats on slogging through the rendering issues! Hope the next video is easier on you.

[@markd.9194]

Love your appreciation of the Crysis series, it is one of my favorites as well, and it's a shame that we likely won't see any more of it. Thank you for this excellent video!

[@TomasVender]

Nice video dude!

[@coolio2654]

Thanks, Whitelight. I appreciate someone who has taken the time to give an actually thought-out and human critique of the game and why it failed, despite having such potential and love put in the series. Keep it up.

[@HalidYusein]

Great video and awesome to see your progression as a critic. This really might be your best video yet compared to Minecraft and Battlefield 1 (which offer invaluable information, but the style was still too rough). On the topic of this game - it is such an awkward franchise. If anything, at the end it's a good lesson on how to make a franchise. The ego of the devs concieved it and killed it at the end. And I don't mean that in a negative way. If you have the means and the chance comes - you have to have an ego and try your best. And that's what Crytek did.

[@lorrewatkins5925]

Again a really awesome in depth vid. Thanks again and keep up the good vids !

[@zoisantonopoulos7999]

One of my favorite fps of all time its amazing !!!!!!!!! I highly recommend everyone to play crysis 1 2 and 3 in quick succession , the story is miles ahead of any other fps story. It is truly on of the greatest fps ever

[@rafaeldias3874]

Im with Sierus comment: "Brilliant analysis mate - you talk sense with a level of adoration and criticism that both informs and clarifies - you've got a sub." and you save me money and time by making this video! Thank you so much !!

[@therealad1238]

My God I think I just found a hidden Gem on this website. Great Video, you also hit the style of Raycevicks format really well without sounding like a 1:1 copy of him, really good job there

[@Whitelight]

Thanks a lot. I'm only really planning on using his format for the last 2 Crysis games, and probably Deus Ex.

[@therealad1238]

Deus Ex is a good Idea, really interesting Franchise

[@alexjunokas3412]

I still play the crisis games today. The old OG childhood old games still slap today.

[@metalwellington]

i loved Crysis 3. played it in one sitting with a head full of class A's.

[@jh5kl]

this video, despite exceptionally well done, its actually unfair to the game, good points but still, crysis 3 is outstanding

[@RikimaruLDR]

I was just looking for Crysis 3 gameplay and stumbled upon this. Used to play Crysis 2 back in the day and never tried 3. Thanks for a super informative video. There are many channels that take the time to create long, thought out videos. This one is no exception. Well worth a sub.

[@lorrewatkins5925]

Yea I no, its ridiculous. The Alpha cepth could might as well been having shovels or cement-mixers !

[@Yawyna124]

Yep, subterranean burrowing creature, don't know why it wouldn't just smash its head into the ground until it got to where it needed to go.

[@cavecanem1741]

Jazz hands

[@ReetBoaTellThee]

You are without a doubt my favourite games journalist on KZbin. Great deconstructions and deep dives. Thanks a lot.

[@Kalina47]

I like to think of Warface as a multiplayer-based sequel/spin-off. I think this because: A) The music shares a very similar style, and hell, it’s possible they could’ve remastered some obscure Crysis songs. B) It uses some modern-future elements, like the uniforms and weapons for modern, and same for future elements. C) You can even get the nanosuit, and with some modifications, like the Rifleman having a vest, Medic and Engineer classes will get different shapes of the helmets and visors, and the Sniper class has a leafless ghillie suit. D) It uses similar mechanics, such as customizing your guns on the fly, and also being able to select things with the D-Pad. E) It seems a lot like a sequel to Crysis 3, because there are no more things about aliens, obviously because they were obliterated. F) It also feels like a spin-off because you only play as a regular soldier, not a super soldier. Nano soldier? I can’t remember what they’re called. In a similar way of Halo 3 ODST, y’know what I mean? I just like to think of it this way. I understand that they are pretty much entirely different universes and the Nanosuits are just a reference to the Crysis series, but I like it.

[@Sinthoras_96]

I need to dissapoint you. Warface development started way before Crysis 3. Also, Warface doesnt belong to Crytek anymore at this point^^

[@Kalina47]

Sinthoras 96 Well, the thing is, this current version of Warface we’ve got since 2017 to now is actually a reboot of an old version. The version you’re thinking of is probably the older one.

[@SCPSpartan]

This being the first video from this channel I've seen... I'll have to say it's a very well written and presented in depth analysis using valid points and explanations to back up your opinions and observations. Some truly premium grade content that seems to be hard to come by on KZbin nowadays, definitely worthy of a new subscriber. Keep up the brilliant work 👍

[@idkwhatnameishouldhave7106]

So this is the far cry 3 of crysis? I love it already, too bad it isn't on current gen consoles

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

well, I think the 360 version can be played on xbox one, though I don't know if it would be the ideal way to play it ( im not sure if it's xbox one x enhanced.)

[@thianbf]

Keep doing what you are doing man, this is phenomenal work and I appreciate someone like you taking the effort to produce quality like this so much.

[@akshatsinha6991]

28:17 I almost heard low-res buildings, deception of the ears

[@snezor2783]

These games, regardless of critique ( and why I enjoy this video quite a bit ) hold a special place in my heart. I'm not even going to say anything else, as it'll just devolve into a rant. They just... were so good for me. Thank you for doing them justice.

[@prophet6722]

Crysis isn't a 3A game. It's a 5A game.

[@heavyferrum397]

This is such an amazing review of this game. I'v started to watch this without looking at the video time , just realized it mid way. Please do more!!

[@toastymuffin4153]

That one PC Fan joke made me giggle. Great videos, watched all of them in order of game release.

[@preddy09]

LOL ya clever. Was searching to see if anyone else caught that and commented

[@acewolfgang276]

Damn, the thought and effort you put in to this was immense. I've never seen a video with so much emotion in it before. You really cared about the series and while I did start out the series with Crysis 2. I then played Crysis 1 and then 3. To this day I prefer 1 over the others and after playing Crysis 1 I can see how Crysis 2 felt like a slap in the face.

[@TheTinyMiracle]

Finally some one who feel same. Well almost same. I played crysis 3. Loved it sooooo much. That I brought a hard copy of it just to keep it as trophy in my shelf. It's still there at my home. Then I learnt that there are prequels I missed. I joined gaming late. I joined at the time when farcry 3,crysis 3,deadapace 3. Yea 3's. Totally love crysis 3 soo much. I liked the prequel of crysis 3 but crysis 3 has its place on top. The graphics, the intro, the soundtracks in crysis 3 are unparalleled to any game till now for me. Subscribing for the most satisfaction video.

[@davidchi8914]

Good job! I really enjoy these long-format reviews.

[@joshuamorris2630]

Another great video, can't wait for the destiny one.

[@Fafuchess]

Recently discovered this series, I love it! Wonderfully done!

[@igneous061]

loved the crysis 1, warhead was amazing....amazing nostalgia feels...

[@MrBenxable]

Mate this Video was amazing! Thanks for putting so much work into this it was great. Got yourself a New subscriber

[@Vengeful_James]

You're entirely wrong about the God Mode and the Overpowered Suit. That is the Ultimate Factor of theese games. The fact that you are a Perfect, Cold, Hard, Logical (Killing) Machine and wipe out and entire alien invasion almost by yourself. But all that power comes at a great cost. Your Humanity. You can feel those two conflicting throughout the whole Game and in the final mission it is the machine side that is in control. "No... I'm not like you... Not like you, at all. I'm Better than you! Heh!" Best line I've ever heard. It's as if he accepts that he's on the same scale as the Alpha Ceph (An Inhuman Sinister Being) but at the same time vastly superior, kindah like an Anti-hero moment. You can feel Prophet going mental kindah like Hargreave in Crysis 2 due to the final conflict between him and the Alpha Ceph. And then when the fight is over and he gets launched off to space he snaps out of it and uses more courage than fearless Logical Machine Decision making to get to the Satellite. And then in the Island (That is Actually Lingshan btw) he lets go of his "Prophet" machine identity by throwing his Squad's Dog Tags into the sea. Honestly he's pretty much in denial at that point, I'd just embrace my machine-like state of mind... But that's just me. Infact I could even say this is my favourite mission of the Trilogy, even though my favourite one is 2 (I consider it my favourite game actually)... What can I say I'm a sucker for overpowered conflicted dramatic characters. Which is why I also like the Hulk (Preferable the 2003 one, although 2008 wasn't terrible), Ghost Rider, Symbiote Spider-man (Yes I liked Spider-man 3 and infact I could say it's my favourite of the Trilogy), Kratos (The old one not the soycucked babysitter), The Dark Prince from PoPTTT, Devil Jin and Bryan Fury from Tekken (well Bryan's pretty much just fucking sadistic and Deranged honestly XD) and the Doom Slayer as well but it was cooler back when it was implied that he was the Betrayer, his self Hatred (along with the obvious Hatred for Demons) would give meaning to his endless undying rage. It made him feel less human and more like a force of Nature. Now he's just Angry Man... Showing his face and him without the armor was also bad, along with "humanizing" the armor (Transparent Visor, Sleeveless, etc), the new Glory Kill Blade is badass tho and the new Glory Kills are much more brutal and less comedic than the original. Wow that's a long comment.

[@hgxz1868]

Liked what you said man about crysis 3

[@highly_elusive]

Loved the detailed analysis. I especially liked that you also highlighted positive aspects of the game, not just bash it.

[@runtpunter]

lol, my step brother brought the game to my house, i start playing it. i think its fun and within 3-ish days im already at the final boss

[@Whitelight]

It's shockingly short. 4 hours and 10 minutes excluding bugs.

[@epictaffio1755]

It was rushed due to CoD and Battlefield getting too much fame. Also, HALO.

[@fakenews6133]

About the length of warhead, but I enjoyed warhead a lot more.

[@Mikri90]

howlongtobeat.com says that the average for the main story is 7hours (without the extras), where "rushed" is 4h 28min and "leisure" is 11h 26min. I'd hardly call that shockingly short, but I do agree that it is short and certainly that it "feels "short, and as the game gets worse as you progress, you kind of get underwhelmed in the end. The first half of the game is VERY promising and it only shows how high they were aiming with it, yet it fell short overall, which makes me sad to think how much untapped potential there was. Even the gorgeous grassy level in the first stages of the game when you enter the dome is IMHO underutilized and the feeling of vastness is never used to full potential. That area just calls for more gameplay, there could be so much more to do and explore, with the vehicles, buildings, tall grass, to sneak, to have cephs jump at you out of nowhere.....

[@Mikri90]

And yeah, forgot to add, brilliant work on the video. I was thinking of Crysis 3 fairly recently and I have to say your video just prompted another play-through of the game for me :)

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Great work man, I assume doing these videos are very difficult, but we fans of these retrospectives/critiques are absolutely grateful for your work. Lol, And Joseph Anderson and Raycevick are the other greatest channels that I personally love.. Now I have added you to my favorites, thanks for the video and keep up the great work..

[@Fanste88]

He made a one hour review on Crysis 3 and DIDN'T talk about the ost...

[@Bell_Matt]

Stefan Minašević What’s ost?

[@gustavferreira627]

@@Bell_Matt It's an acronym for Official Soundtrack