Crysis 3 Megathread: A For-Prophet Organization

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Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
"What the fuck is this?!"

::The Dry Stuff::

Developer:

Publisher:

Director:

Cevat Yerli

Lead Designer:

Rasmus Højengaard

Engine:

Platform:

Release Date:

::TLDR::

1) Tech Bow

2) Urban Jungle + Actual Jungle

3) Guerilla Warfare Sandbox Gameplay

::Video::

Debut Teaser: CLICK

First Gameplay: CLICK

::Overview::

quote:

Crysis 3 sees players take on the role of Prophet as he returns to New York, only to discover the city's been encased in a giant Nanodome created by the corrupt Cell Corporation. The New York City Liberty Dome is a veritable urban rainforest teeming with overgrown trees, dense swamplands and raging rivers. Within the Liberty Dome, seven distinct and treacherous environments become known as the Seven Wonders. Set in 2047, Prophet is said to be on a "revenge mission" after uncovering the truth behind Cell's motives for building the quarantined Nanodomes. "The citizens were told that the giant citywide structures were resurrected to protect the population and to cleanse these metropolises of the remnants of Ceph forces. In reality, the Nanodomes are CELL's covert attempt at a land and technology grab in their quest for global domination. With Alien Ceph lurking around every corner and human enemies on the attack, nobody is safe in the path of vengeance. Everyone is a target in Prophet's quest for retribution.

::The Ceph::

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The Ceph, short for Cephalopods, also known as the Charybdis, are a group or race of technologically advanced aliens and represent the primary antagonists of the Crysis series. They are hostile towards humans and are waging what appears to be a war of extermination against them. Their probable origin is likely to be in the Triangulum or M33 Galaxy, located in the constellation Triangulum, 4 million light years from Earth; a beacon was discovered to have been sending a signal into that part of the sky. They have been on Earth for at least 2 million years in a dormant state until Jacob Hargreave in 2020 set in motion events in Tunguska that led to the Korean People's Army awakening one of their installations.

::Crysis::
During Crysis, the Ceph (though not referred in name) were first "officially" discovered in the Lingshan Islands by a CIA-tracked archaeological expedition led by Dr. Rosenthal, who had unearthed fragments of their technology in other parts of the world. Subsequently, the North Korean government became aware of the alien technology and dispatched the Korean People's Army to secure the Lingshan Islands in an attempt to appropriate it. In turn, the United States, after being urgently contacted by Dr. Rosenthal, also sent American military forces backed by the USS Constitution carrier group, in for a rescue mission, and to prevent the KPA from acquiring the artifacts. Inevitably, the Koreans under General Kyong succeeded in activating the structure (which Kyong called a "temple") inadvertently awakening the Ceph, who shortly thereafter deployed an "ice sphere" which flash froze most of the island and killed everything that was within range.
Robotic Ceph forces overwhelmed US and NK forces remaining in Lingshan, forcing them to evacuate; the US sanctioned a limited nuclear strike against the ice sphere, but instead of dispersing, the sphere absorbed the nuclear explosion and expanded, prompting the Ceph to send a massive counterattack that sank the entire US fleet.

This particular army was composed almost entirely of robotic units or heavily armored weaponized "exosuits". Weapons seemed to follow a pattern of ambient energy absorbtion: practically all units had the ability to drain nearby electrical sources, and more direct weapons came in the form of freeze rays and high-powered icicle launchers, as well as energy-based explosives and more "traditional" energy beams.

::Crysis 2::
The Ceph in Crysis 2, which still relate to the aliens from the original games, appear to employ different strategies and technologies than the group at Lingshan, as well as having a different morphology. They seem to have gone so far as to actually mimic human combatants, relying of more "conventional" forces such as dedicated infantry, armor and air units. They have replaced their hovering trooper automatons with cybernetic soldiers composed of what appears to be an alien being encased in a suit of armor that grants it mobility, agility, great strength as well as a diversity of weapons. These weapons appear to function via some kind of projected energy; however they might as well be a sort of projectile, since they are referred to as "shells" in Crysis: Legion.
These soldiers come in Grunt, Stalker, and Heavy classifications, as well as some Command variants. Their Hunters and Scouts have been replaced with huge, heavily-armed tripod tanks known as Pingers, and gunships armed with missiles and rapid-fire weapons that mimic human military helicopters. Troop deployment is done via the use of specialized dropships, to transport and deploy troops via drop-pods.

The Ceph that emerged from underneath New York City also deployed what appeared to be a weaponized plague against the inhabitants. This "spore" was invariably fatal upon even the most limited contact, and was generally deployed via massive mechanical "spears" that emerged from underground, disseminating a thick cloud of nanite-viruses into the air. Crysis: Legion, however, reveals that the "Manhattan Virus" functioned as far more than a bioweapon for the aliens. Most of their technology was covered in receptor proteins for the spore; it is described as an "antibody system" that makes a desired area of the Earth suitable for alien habitation by eliminating hazardous macrofauna (humans), and the Nanosuit 2 was eventually modified to re-program the spore to attack the alien biology.

Their purpose is also expanded upon in the novel. Hargreave speculates that, since the Ceph have such advanced technology that can create practically anything they can think of, their sole interest is in the things they can't think of, namely surprising proteins and organisms that evolution gives rise to over millions of years of adaptation. If this is the case, then the Ceph stationed on Earth are only an automated system programmed to wake up every once in while to scout the planet for scientific data that might be useful.

::C.E.L.L.::

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C.E.L.L. is run by the CryNet corporation and were under contract from the US Department of Defense and deployed to New York City to police the evacuation in place of the military, who were currently fighting the Ceph invasion. C.E.L.L. is considered a brutal and corrupt organization, where its soldiers are increasingly trigger-happy and unprofessional as the story unfolds.[1] C.E.L.L. Operatives are witnessed killing Force Recon Marines, and assisting in the "sanitation" of infected civilians.
C.E.L.L. operators are antagonistic towards the Ceph, but also antagonistic towards Alcatraz. Under the orders of C.E.L.L. Commander Dominic Lockhart, C.E.L.L. operators pursue and engage Alcatraz (thinking he is Prophet) in an attempt to return the Nanosuit 2 to CryNet founder, Jacob Hargreave. Eventually this antagonism is based solely on Alcatraz's efficiency at killing C.E.L.L. soldiers, leading to Commander Lockhart eventually ignoring the orders of Hargreave to assist and protect the wearer of the Nanosuit 2.

As witnessed by Alcatraz throughout the events of Crysis 2, C.E.L.L. troops are inept at fighting the Nanosuit 2.0 and Ceph in small-scale firefights, but make dangerous opponents when encountered in large numbers.

C.E.L.L. was later rescinded of its authority by the Department of Defense and US Marines were deployed in their place under the command of Marine Colonel Sherman Barclay. C.E.L.L. forces, loyal to Commander Lockhart and the Board of Directors, splintered from Jacob Hargreave's control and were intent on hunting down Alcatraz. Given C.E.L.L.'s relinquish of their power, some C.E.L.L. units were placed under military arrest as seen in Grand Central Terminal where three C.E.L.L. soldiers were placed behind bars.

The remainders of C.E.L.L. were in the headquartered on Roosevelt Island, where they tried to capture Alcatraz and protect Lockhart, who was then ultimately killed by Alcatraz. The former C.E.L.L. units still loyal to Hargreave were given the order to aid Alcatraz's ex-filtration after the Ceph attacked the island as it prepares to self-destruct; during the chaos, a computerized PA announced to C.E.L.L. that their "employee duties are terminated." It is presumed that many if not all C.E.L.L. personnel that did not evacuate perished from the destruction of Roosevelt Island.

::Laurence "Prophet" Barnes::

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A seasoned veteran of the Gulf Wars and Operation Enduring Freedom during the war on Al-Qaeda, he spent years in schooling before joining the US Army. Eventually, during a drug-related raid, he finally decided it was wrong to kill civilians indiscriminately and put both of his CIA advisors in the hospital. When he was reprimanded by his superiors, he lashed out at them too. Since he was to be put in Leavenworth, he figured he should "really earn it" and proceeded to beat up everyone in the room. At the maximum-security prison, he received some documents sent by Jacob Hargreave. Barnes was set free, but in return he had to do a favor for Hargreave; he was the first soldier to try on the Nanosuit 1.0, where he met Nathan Gould. Later at Lingshan, after he was temporarily MIA, Nomad, being the second-in-command, temporarily took Prophet's role as squad leader. However, because of Nomad's rank, Strickland assumed complete mission control.

::Crysis::
Prophet leads Raptor Team through their first few objectives, the first being to find Aztec who was separated from the rest of the squad only to be informed by Jester and Nomad that Aztec was torn to shreds (along with a North Korean patrol) by an unknown hostile; he then incinerates his suit via remote and orders the two to stay on mission.
He later regroups with Nomad, Psycho, and Jester, who have made a startling find: a boat completely frozen solid in the middle of the tropical island. He then proceeds to order Psycho to "can it" after he questions their true motives for being on the island and argues that Prophet knows more than he's telling him. After Prophet and Psycho's argument, they hear a thunderous roar in the distance; suddenly, an Ceph Scout blasts from the other side of the boat, abducting Jester and dragging him off into the jungle. They finally manage to find him but it is too late as he was nothing more than a mangled corpse on the side of the mysterious mountain. Prophet proceeds to vaporize his suit and continues forward with the mission.

Later he regroups with Nomad, who also begins to question his superiors motives. This startles Prophet as he is used to Nomad taking orders without question and being utterly obedient. He then tells him that he has no idea whats going on and that he was sent to find these people and that's what he is going to do. Immediately after his debacle with Nomad, he is abducted by a Ceph scout and dragged off into the jungle in the same manner as Jester. After his abduction, Nomad lists him as MIA rather than KIA hoping Prophet may still be alive; Major Strickland assumes mission command after this event.

Prophet miraculously reappears at the point of the story where Nomad exits the Ceph ship and saves him from a squad of Ceph troopers, but exhibiting strange behavior. He has somehow managed to jury-rig a complex alien weapon into operation while in the field, and seems to have a much deeper understanding of the Ceph than anyone else, but his suit's thermal systems are badly damaged. Nomad then escorts Prophet out of the sphere and escorts him to a VTOL to safety. Once he returned to the USS Constitution, he is seen arguing with Psycho (who also managed to survive) telling him how he's going to take the fight to the Ceph. Prophet was last seen stealing a VTOL and flying back to the island with the intent of stopping the Ceph forces singlehandedly. Presumed dead after the island is the subject of a nuclear strike, he was last revealed to be alive when Psycho received a radio communication from Prophet on a VTOL with Nomad and Helena Rosenthal after the defeat of the Warrior at the hands of Nomad, whom quickly reacts to this by ordering Psycho to take them back to the island in search of him as thousands of machines pour out of the alien ship.

::Crysis 2::
At some point after the Lingshan incident, Prophet was promoted to the rank of Commander. It was then revealed that Prophet was under the orders of CryNet Systems CEO Jacob Hargreave, who had him investigate Lingshan to procure acknowledge about the aliens, the Ceph. Prophet confronted Hargreave about his knowledge about the Ceph and was angered to learn that his superior actually used him and Raptor Team as mere test subjects to field test the Nanosuits against the Ceph; Hargreave calls Raptor Team's casualties "a necessary sacrifice." As a result, Prophet went rogue and stole the Nanosuit 2.0, becoming a wanted man in the process. In the years between 2020 and 2023, Prophet somehow discovered the existence of Ceph ships buried all over the Earth and traveled to New York City to warn the city of his findings. He arrives too late, however, as the invasion has already begun.
Prophet allied with Nathan Gould in finding a way to combat the Cephlaoids. At some point, Prophet was infected with the Ceph's "Manhattan" virus. On August 23rd, he rescued a dying Alcatraz after a Ceph Gunship destroyed his reinforcement submarine and killed most of the marines on-board. He gave Alcatraz his suit before committing suicide so that the Nanosuit would adapt to Alcatraz, leaving behind a video inside the suit for Alcatraz

Throughout Alcatraz's journey, he encounters many of Prophet's memories inside the suit, and the suit itself delivers messages from Prophet; these are possibly programs he instigated before his death.

After Alcatraz's heroics in halting the Ceph invasion of Manhattan, he encounters Prophet apparently inside the suit itself. Prophet hinted the suit had somehow 'preserved' his spirit. He explained things about the Ceph and says that neither he nor Alcatraz could die yet, and the nanosuit bearer awakened. After receiving a radio transmission from Karl Rasch, the other founder of the Hargreave-Rasch Biomedical corporation, Alcatraz reply to him, "They call me...Prophet," apparently in the latter's voice.

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Monster w21 Faces fucked around with this message at Apr 29, 2012 around 14:52

# ? Apr 16, 2012 12:55

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# ? May 25, 2013 14:52

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Wait this is happening? Whoa.

Damnit now I'm going to have to buy this, since I enjoyed the last one so much.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:02

dvorak: Sep 11, 2003; WARNING: Temporal rift detected!

Finally they actually make a sandbox shooter out of Crysis. Like everyone wanted this game to be since FarCry.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:05

Zzulu: May 15, 2009

I liked Crysis and Crysis 2 was okay. But I'll be damned if I remember anything of the plots beyond "there are aliens".

Crysis 2 didn't feel very sandboxy to me at all and the city environments just were not very interesting compared to the jungle/ice landscape of the original. Hopefully this new "overgrown city" environment is cool, though. It certainly looks like it has potential

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:06

abraham linksys: Sep 6, 2010; ASK ME ABOUT GETTING REAL MAD IN A SECRET SANTA FOR RECEIVING THE EXACT GAG PRESENT I ASKED FOR AND THEN DOING A COMPLETE U-TURN WHEN I REALISED IT WASN'T EVEN THE ENTIRE PRESENT

I never did get around to finishing Crysis 2. This looks pretty cool, though. Hopefully closer to Crysis 1/Warhead than 2.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:06

Gravy Jones: Sep 13, 2003; I am not on your side

The emphasis on the bow make this look like Hawkeye: The Game.... and I'm down with that.

Also down with the Sandbox aspect of it as well. Sounds a bit like this is to Crysis 2 as Farcry 2 was to Farcry.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:07

Talkie Toaster: Jan 23, 2006; May contain carcinogens

The plot looks completely ridiculous, like they really were just looking for an excuse to go crazy with their new engine.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:08

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
"What the fuck is this?!"

Talkie Toaster posted:

The plot looks completely ridiculous, like they really were just looking for an excuse to go crazy with their new engine.

Agreed. I think they should have played it from the 'stuck in an alien game reserve' angle but hey, it's early days.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:11

Whooping Toff: Oct 21, 2010; *ahem*

I do beg your pardon.

Did they actually look at any real bows when making the one in the screenshots? That thing would be so badly unbalanced, the moment you tried to draw it you'd just hit yourself in the face with the top.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:13

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
"What the fuck is this?!"

Whooping Toff posted:

Did they actually look at any real bows when making the one in the screenshots? That thing would be so badly unbalanced, the moment you tried to draw it you'd just hit yourself in the face with the top.

Looks pretty similar to a lot of modern 'super tec' bows I've seen.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:16

Gravy Jones: Sep 13, 2003; I am not on your side

Whooping Toff posted:

Did they actually look at any real bows when making the one in the screenshots? That thing would be so badly unbalanced, the moment you tried to draw it you'd just hit yourself in the face with the top.

Dude's wearing a nanotech supersuit especially designed to compensate for unbalanced bows. It's what gives him the edge.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:17

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Whooping Toff posted:

Did they actually look at any real bows when making the one in the screenshots? That thing would be so badly unbalanced, the moment you tried to draw it you'd just hit yourself in the face with the top.

You don't play Crysis for physics realistic weapons, you play it for a suit that goes fast and guns that go boom, on a screen that looks amazing, that only runs on a computer you can't afford.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:18

kuddles: Jul 16, 2006; Like a fist wrapped in blood...

Sounds like they are going for a mix of Crysis 1 and 2, both in terms of gameplay and in environment, so I'm curious as to how this turns out. I was a huge fan of both games (2 a little more than 1).

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:25

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
"What the fuck is this?!"

I just want an open world full of combat scenarios like the one at the donut shop in Crysis 2.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:28

Zzulu: May 15, 2009

Whooping Toff posted:

Did they actually look at any real bows when making the one in the screenshots? That thing would be so badly unbalanced, the moment you tried to draw it you'd just hit yourself in the face with the top.

I am no bow expert but it looks like a modern bow doesn't it?

Also it's a bow for a dude with superhuman strength, maybe he can wield it properly even though it's unbalanced

Zzulu fucked around with this message at Apr 16, 2012 around 13:36

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:31

The Flying Milton: Jan 18, 2005

Seriously, Crytek. It's loving April 2012 and you just announced your game for 2013. Are you really going to include preorder exclusives in your announcement?

Zzulu posted:

I am no bow expert but it looks like a modern bow doesn't it?

Not at all. Look at the shape of that bow and where he's holding the nike space bow.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:37

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

Crysis 2 was terrible, so I don't have a lot of faith in this one. I still really want a sequel that does the first game justice though, because Crysis 1 was really good.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:39

Whooping Toff: Oct 21, 2010; *ahem*

I do beg your pardon.

Its mainly the grip placement and the lack of any real conterbalance weights at the front. The grip (as well as where his hand is gripping it) are far too far down the bow to transfer power solely into firing the arrow. The one counterweight at the front is no where near enough to compensate for this odd grip placement either.

Oher than that though, it will be insteresting to see more about this. Weren't there some leaked screenshots quite similar to the overgrown car one about a year back? Before there was any hint that Crytek were planning to do Crysis 3?

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:43

Monster w21 Faces: May 11, 2006; "What the fuck is that?"
"What the fuck is this?!"

The Flying Milton posted:

Seriously, Crytek. It's loving April 2012 and you just announced your game for 2013. Are you really going to include preorder exclusives in your announcement?

I'm willing to bet their hand was forced on both fronts.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:46

The Flying Milton: Jan 18, 2005

Monster w21 Faces posted:

I'm willing to bet their hand was forced on both fronts.

Either way, it's obnoxious and just highlights how stupid the industry is getting (or at least EA).

# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:51

OneEightHundred: Feb 28, 2008; Soon, we will be unstoppable!

His archery is augmented.

NTT posted:

You don't play Crysis for physics realistic weapons, you play it for a suit that goes fast and guns that go boom, on a screen that looks amazing, that only runs on a computer you can't afford.

That's been less of a problem since they started aiming for console spec and not Fata1ity spec.

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# ? Apr 16, 2012 13:56

Doh004: Apr 22, 2007; Mmmmmm... donuts

Are we really arguing over whether or not the bow is realistic enough in a loving Crysis game?

Goons.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:00

Zzulu: May 15, 2009

Wasn't Crysis 2 less visually impressive than Crysis 1? I doubt we'll see much of a graphical leap this time either

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:04

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

Zzulu posted:

Wasn't Crysis 2 less visually impressive than Crysis 1? I doubt we'll see much of a graphical leap this time either

The creative art direction of Crysis 2 is what killed it. The whole thing was just very uninspired and boring looking, despite all of the really fancy special effects, and high-resolution textures thrown at everything. What was really annoying was that the city it takes place in was suppose to be New York City. Yet I don't think there was a single location actually modeled after the real place at all.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:07

Noni: Jul 8, 2003; I went to the hardware store to buy a hose but they didn't have any hoses.

An augmented supersoldier wearing a suit made of nanomagic is fighting aliens in New York where biodomes made of a different sort of nanomagic have been erected over the city, turning it into seven different extreme environments. In one screenshot, the hero is seen firing an arrow at a massive mech.

An Arrow. Did I mention the mech? The mech has guns larger than those found on Apache gunships.

This guy is firing an arrow at it.

And the thing we're debating here is that he's holding the bow wrong?

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:09

Gravy Jones: Sep 13, 2003; I am not on your side

If it works for Rambo III

Noni posted:

And the thing we're debating here is that he's holding the bow wrong?

My biggest issue is where are his other arrows or does he only have one?

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:17

floor is lava: May 14, 2007; mmfffmf mfmf mff

Guys my ps3 is a few years old. Is it up to spec to at least run Crysis 3 at medium setting or will i have to upgrade my ps3's graphics card.

Why the hell would a guy using a nano mech suit use a bow. That's just loving stupid.

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# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:19

Doh004: Apr 22, 2007; Mmmmmm... donuts

Gravy Jones posted:

If it works for Rambo III
My biggest issue is where are his other arrows or does he only have one?

Having just watched the first season of The Walking Dead, he probably just shoots his one arrow and retrieves it from his dead enemy.

Unless they explode, which in that case, magic.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:19

I said come in!: Jun 22, 2004

The Bow in Crysis 3, how much you want to bet someone at EA during a board room meeting said they saw the Hunger Games, and went "LETS COPY THE BOW THING FROM THAT! WE'LL MAKE IT EXXXXXXTREME!"

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:22

Rap Game Forum Mod: Sep 11, 2011

Crysis 2 multiplayer was pretty great, hope this has mp like that, and that ppl actually play it.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:23

Iacen: Mar 19, 2009; Si vis pacem, para bellum

Doh004 posted:

Having just watched the first season of The Walking Dead, he probably just shoots his one arrow and retrieves it from his dead enemy.

Unless they explode, which in that case, magic.

That'd make for fantastic gameplay, though.
"Wanna use that bow again? Better find the arrow again, fuckface. Oh, you shot it into the sea? You're outta luck now, guy."

I didn't like Crysis 1 that much. I mean, visually it was quite stunning, but I didn't feel much for the gameplay. Crysis 2 was more interesting to play, but the locations was so boring, though.

I might still get Crysis 3, but I really don't know what I'd expect by now.
(Except I'd appreciate it if they didn't talk about pre-order goodies, what's wrong with you)

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:37

Skilleddk: Nov 15, 2008; I don't speak german but I can if you like

I wrote something like "Sigh, preorder DLC" on their facebook post and it was removed after five minutes

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:43

Bernardo Orel: Sep 2, 2011

I said come in! posted:

The Bow in Crysis 3, how much you want to bet someone at EA during a board room meeting said they saw the Hunger Games, and went "LETS COPY THE BOW THING FROM THAT! WE'LL MAKE IT EXXXXXXTREME!"

Maybe they just want their own "arrow in the knee" jokes...

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:52

Revener: Aug 25, 2007; I handed him the money and the bomb, but he was a real professional; his only question was who.

It's harder to put a bullet back in it's shell and scrub the air for trace gunpowder than it is to pick up a bolt so I can see why he'd want to use a bow.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 14:59

Noni: Jul 8, 2003; I went to the hardware store to buy a hose but they didn't have any hoses.

Gravy Jones posted:

If it works for Rambo III
My biggest issue is where are his other arrows or does he only have one?

Well, if your arrow can do any damage to large mechs, maybe you only need just the one, and after it kills something it comes back to you like a boomerang.

I said come in! posted:

The Bow in Crysis 3, how much you want to bet someone at EA during a board room meeting said they saw the Hunger Games, and went "LETS COPY THE BOW THING FROM THAT! WE'LL MAKE IT EXXXXXXTREME!"

"I like the bow. We'll do a special edition for our biggest fans. Call it 'Crysis 3 Hunger Edition'"
"Oooo Bob, that's great but we're going to get sued."
"Crysis 3 Hunter Games?"
"Still too close."
"Katniss 3: Hunger Game?"
"Bob, now you're going backwards."
"Crysis 3 Hunter game-er edition. Hunger Crisis. Hunter game. Hunter edition? I've got it: Crysis 3 Hunter Edition. Hey, can we make Prophet be a teenage girl for this one?"
"I don't see why not, Bob. It'll go well with the love triangle we're setting up between Prophet, Psycho, and an angsty alien love interest whose name will probably also start with P."
"Peeta!?"

# ? Apr 16, 2012 15:00

Yodzilla: Apr 29, 2005; †

Crysis 2 was fun as hell and I've been a fan of everything else Crytek has ever done. Bring on da Crysis 3.

Also their engine just keeps getting nicer and nicer looking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Ex-_rmGmA&hd=1

# ? Apr 16, 2012 15:07

OneEightHundred: Feb 28, 2008; Soon, we will be unstoppable!

Revener posted:

It's harder to put a bullet back in it's shell and scrub the air for trace gunpowder than it is to pick up a bolt so I can see why he'd want to use a bow.

You'd think with this suit's infinite energy supply they could use a magnetic launcher or something.

Or optionally carry some bullets in that hammerspace backpack you normally put that rocket launcher in.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 15:08

Zzulu: May 15, 2009

I don't mind the bow. I like bows in games and I hope this one comes with different types of ammo. I want to fire exploding arrows at people while I'm running around invisible

Speaking of invisibility, I hope they make some enemies able to counter it because it trivializes the entire game because the A.I just can't deal with invisibility at all. Between the regenerating health and insta-perma-invisibility the game just wasn't very challenging

# ? Apr 16, 2012 15:21

Doh004: Apr 22, 2007; Mmmmmm... donuts

Iacen posted:

That'd make for fantastic gameplay, though.
"Wanna use that bow again? Better find the arrow again, fuckface. Oh, you shot it into the sea? You're outta luck now, guy."

Metro 2033 had something similar to that with its throwing knives. I know it wasn't the first game to do that, but I remember hating (it wasn't bad, just more difficult and tedious) not having any ammo and having to kill everyone with the knives and then retrieving them.

That was a good game though

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# ? May 25, 2013 14:52

Shimrra Jamaane: Aug 9, 2007; Remind me to work out until I also am buff and have to keep a pillow in front of my okay I'll be honest this is like the 50th custom title I've done tonight and I'm just phoning it in now.

I still don't understand how the relatively simple plot in Crysis 1 turned into...this.

# ? Apr 16, 2012 15:29

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