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From: JAB <noway@nochance.com>
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Subject: Re: Decent FPS shooter bundle, worth a look!
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:00:13 +0000
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On 25/11/2024 15:34, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:43:06 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> I liked Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Crysis 2, erm ... am I playing the
>> same large open spaces shooter!
> 
> Yeah, "Crysis 2" was such a significant change to the style of
> gameplay. I hate to point a finger and scream 'consolitis!" but with
> "Crysis 2" it was quite obvious that was what had happened; many of
> the game's features had to be cut back to fit into the limited memory
> space of the prevailing consoles, and the gameplay simplified so you
> could control it from a gamepad.
> 
> It had its moments and at times it still felt like Crytek's earlier
> games, but overall it was such a radical change that it was really
> hard for me to judge "Crysis 2" on its own merits.
> 

It's not a bad game it's just one I put on the list of you've just 
slapped a franchise name on it to shift units. Then again I got my £5 
worth out of it!