Crysis 3

Crysis 3

Box art showing the game's protagonist, Prophet with a compound bow[1]
Developer(s) Crytek
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Director(s) Cevat Yerli
Rasmus Højengaard
Producer(s) Joe Moulding
Designer(s) Adam Duckett
Programmer(s) Filipe Amim
Richard Semmens
Artist(s) Ben Jane
Writer(s) Steven Bender
Steven Hall
Composer(s) Borislav Slavov
Peter Antovszki
Series Crysis
Engine CryEngine 3
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
Release date(s)
  • NA: 19 February 2013
  • AUS: 21 February 2013
  • EU: 22 February 2013
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Crysis 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Officially announced 16 April 2012, it is the third main installment of the Crysis series, a sequel to the 2011 video game Crysis 2. The multiplayer portion of the game was developed by Crytek UK.

Set in the year 2047, the game takes place in New York City, which has been encased in a giant Nanodome created by the corrupt CELL corporation, and turned into a veritable urban rainforest. Crysis 3's story revolves around Prophet, a Nanosuit holder who is on a quest to take revenge on the Alpha Ceph, the leader of the Ceph alien race, with the help of his former companion, Psycho. The game's story serves as the end of the Crysis trilogy. Gameplay revolves around the use of the Nanosuit, which grants players a variety of abilities such as being invisible. New features introduced in Crysis 3 include a new Nanosuit ability called "Rip & Throw", a new compound bow and the "hacking" feature, which allows players to hack into enemies' equipment and weapons.

The game is set in a post-apocalyptic New York City, in an effort to combine the urban landscape of Crysis 2 and the forest setting of the original Crysis. The game introduces the "Seven Wonders", with each wonder having its own unique landscape. Due to complaints about Crysis 2's linearity, the game's levels were opened up so as to grant players more freedom. The development team also put efforts into creating a more emotional story, and the story's protagonist, Prophet, was inspired by the lead character of District 9. The game was developed by a team of 100 people during its 23 months development cycle.

Crysis 3 was met with positive reception after its release. Praise was directed at the game's level design, visuals and multiplayer, while it was criticised for its story and length. With a budget of $66 million, the game sold 205,000 copies in its debut month, and became a commercial failure for Electronic Arts. The game was later included in The Crysis Trilogy, a bundle released on 20 February 2014.

Gameplay

A gameplay screenshot of the game. The screenshot shows Prophet using his compound bow, which is one of the new weapons introduced in Crysis 3.

Similar to the earlier games in the Crysis series, Crysis 3 is a first-person shooter. Players take control of Prophet as he progresses through New York City to defeat the Ceph, an alien race. Throughout the game, players can slide, sprint, jump and crouch. When encountering enemies, players can defeat them by shooting guns or arrows, throwing explosives like grenades and C4, or by performing a melee attack.[2] Performing certain movements takes up energy from the Nanosuit, the armor worn by Prophet. Some abilities are not available for players to perform or utilize if the Nanosuit's energy is too low; they must wait until energy is refilled. As a result, players are tasked to manage the use of the energy.[3] The game's artificial intelligence was updated allowing enemies to react more quickly to players' attacks. Enemies can take cover when attacked, and can deploy strategy to assist and support each other against attacks.[4]

The Nanosuit allows players to identify the threat level, and the weapons held by enemies. Players can tag enemies and items by enabling visor, and can spot enemies using Nano-Vision, which detects the heat of both enemies and allies.[2] Levels are more open-ended than in Crysis 2. Players are given more freedom, and can choose a gameplay style based on direct confrontation, or a more discreet and stealthy approach, in order to deal with enemies and to complete their objectives.[5] There is no definite way to beat the game's seven levels. Instead, players can take different alternate routes to reach their objectives.[6] Players can fight against enemies utilizing a wide array of gadgets and weapons, and by using the abilities processed by the Nanosuit. They can utilize an invisibility cloak to evade enemies, prevent themselves from being detected, or to perform silent takedowns.[7] New weapons are introduced in Crysis 3, such as a compound bow. Players can use the bow while using the cloak. When using other firearms, the cloak is disrupted and can no longer function until it cools down.[8] Arrows can be collected by players after use.[9] Players can hack into enemies' weapons, one of the game's new features. In addition, players can hack security codes, weapon boxes, Ceph technology, mines, lasers, and sentry turrets, which can all be used to fight against enemies.[10] Players can also upgrade and customize their weapons and Nanosuits. They can change the attachment and ammo types for their weapons. For instance, players can change between explosive arrows and electric arrows for their bow.[9] The Nanosuit can be upgraded by collecting different modules scattered across the world. These upgrades can increase the suit's properties, and strengthen or unlock new abilities for players as they progress through the game.[3]

Gameplay remains similar when playing the multiplayer mode. Unlike the single-player campaign, when players sprint or boost their armor in the multiplayer mode, it does not take any energy from the nanosuit.[11] There are 8 different modes, each with 12 available maps.[12] In each mode, special weapons with scarce ammo can be found on a map which can be picked up by players.[13] Players can also activate a new Nanosuit ability called Rip and Throw,[14] in which they interact with environmental objects to create obstacles for hostile players and tactical advantages for themselves. A refined kill streak system is introduced in Crysis 3, allowing players to gain rewards by killing hostile players simultaneously while collecting their dog tag.[2] In addition to traditional multiplayer modes, a new multiplayer mode, the Hunter mode, is featured in the game. It is an asymmetrical multiplayer mode which pits two teams of players, playing as either hunters, or troopers from CELL, against each other. The two classes are equipped with completely different weapons, and defeated troopers respawn as hunters and have to defeat their former teammates.[15] The PC version of the game can accommodate up to 16 players, while the console versions can only support 12 players.[16]

Synopsis

Setting

Players take on the role of Prophet as he returns to New York in 2047, 24 years after the events of Crysis 2. He discovers the city has 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 are known as the Seven Wonders. Prophet is said to be on a "revenge mission" after uncovering the truth behind CELL's motives for building the quarantined Nanodome.

Plot

After the events of Crysis 2, Psycho and Prophet travel the world looking for the Alpha Ceph, the ultimate Ceph leader. Prophet and Psycho finally trace the Alpha Ceph in Russia and imprison it. However, shortly afterwards CELL Corporation, now attempting global domination of land and technology, disables Prophet in Siberia and captures all the Nanosuit soldiers, skinning them of their suits to recover the Ceph genetics stored in them. CELL transfers Prophet to a facility to skin him. Locked in a storage device, Prophet is transported by CELL to New York, encased within a giant "Nanodome". He is saved by a resistance force, led by Claire Fontanelli, as Prophet is the only Nanosuit holder who can stop CELL. Psycho explains to Prophet that during his absence, CELL used Ceph technology to generate unlimited energy, and gained a monopoly over the world's power supply. Those who could not pay for energy were turned into slaves. The source of CELL's power generation for the entire world, called System X, is located in now abandoned New York. The resistance group wants System X destroyed to free the world from CELL.

After Psycho and Prophet disable System X's core, it turns out that it is a system protocol designed to contain the Alpha Ceph. However, the secondary defense protocol was initiated, causing the power facility to self-destruct. The Alpha Ceph, free from containment, opens a wormhole to the Ceph homeland. They plan to send a force to invade Earth through the wormhole. With the Alpha Ceph no longer dormant, the Ceph coordinator reactivates, and a coordinated Ceph attack ensues. Prophet decides to kill the Alpha Ceph and end the alien threat.

After unlocking his potential ability by removing some neural blocks in his suit, Prophet learns that CELL plans to use Archangel, a satellite-based energy distribution device that can draw power from the world's power grid, as a directed energy weapon to destroy the Alpha Ceph. Firing it would cause a chain reaction that would destroy Earth. They shut off the weapon before it has enough energy to fire. Prophet, Psycho, and Fontanelli board the VTOL and engage in a massive air battle with Ceph ships, eventually crashing. Fontanelli dies in the process. Psycho, saddened by her death, laments to Prophet that he is powerless because he no longer possesses a Nanosuit. Encouraged to keep fighting, Psycho, now going by his real name, Michael, finds another VTOL to take Prophet to the Ceph.

Michael and Prophet head towards the Alpha Ceph, but are bogged down by the Ceph Master Mind. Prophet finds his way through the Ceph Army hordes and kills the Alpha Ceph which in turn kills all other Ceph troopers in the area. However, they do not have enough time to destroy the Ceph wormhole structure and the beam powering the wormhole pulls Prophet into space. Now in orbit around Earth, Prophet sees a massive Ceph warship coming through the wormhole. Recalling Archangel's power, Prophet hacks into the satellite and uses it to destroy the warship. The explosion collapses the wormhole and Prophet is pushed back to Earth. He lands in the water near the Lingshan Islands where the events of Crysis took place 27 years earlier.

When Prophet wakes the next morning, he is in an abandoned hut in Lingshan, the same area Nomad initially encountered during the events of Crysis. As the neural blocks are removed from the Nanosuit, the suit's outer layer is changed to reform Prophet's former physical body, resurrecting him. He walks out onto the beach and relinquishes his past by throwing his tags into the water. He then decides to use his actual name "Laurence Barnes" from then on.

Development

Crysis 3's development began in February 2011, two months before the release of Crysis 2.[10] The game's development was handled by Crytek Frankfurt; its multiplayer was handled by Crytek UK. Its development budget was significantly smaller than that of Crysis 2, as resources and manpower were relocated to develop Homefront 2[lower-alpha 1] and Ryse: Son of Rome. As a result, only about 100 people worked on the game during its 23 months development.[18][lower-alpha 2] The game's budget was about $66 million.[19]

Crysis 2 was criticised for abandoning the island setting of the original Crysis.[20] The studio decided to recreate New York City and set the game in a post-apocalyptic environment.[21] To do this, the company introduced a concept called "Nanodome", a dome set up by CELL to isolate New York City, which had fallen to ruins over the years. Plants have grown significantly, leading to an environment that is a mix between an urban environment and the jungle setting of the past two games.[20] The decision was made to create this environment as the team wanted to stay away from typical urban war field shown in other games of the same genre.[7][22] Instead of having a rainforest in the abandoned wasteland, the Nanodome is used to fix the shape of the forest, and Crytek hoped that it would define the atmosphere and the narrative of the game.[23]

The game's main protagonist is Prophet, a nanosuit holder who had previously appeared in Crysis and Crysis 2. He returns in Crysis 3 as Crytek considered him as the most complex character who has the longest heritage in the series. When designing him, the team took inspiration from the protagonist of District 9.[24] Psycho from the original Crysis and Crysis Warhead returns as Prophet's companion.[25] The game revolves around Prophet attempting to redeem himself by taking revenge after finding his former squad members are dead.[7][26] The story explores the themes of redemption and revenge as well as the relationship between humans and technology.[27] Mike Read, the game's producer, summed up the game calling it "human".[28] Unlike Crysis 2's protagonist Alcatraz who does not speak throughout the game, Prophet is voiced in Crysis 3 in an effort to deliver more emotional connection.[28] The company made use of performance capture to record actor's performance, body movements and facial expressions. According to Read, this helps the company to create a more affecting and emotional story. This was not done in the previous games due to technological limitations.[29]

So if we want to make sure you experience a massive Michael Bay moment, then it's no good to place you in the middle of a big grass field then crossing your fingers and hoping that you will see it. On the other hand, if we want to empower you in the sense of control in that you can plan things out and execute them and get a great feeling of success afterwards, then it's not cool to put you in a sewage pipe, because there's not a lot of variety there.

— Rasmus Højengaard, director of Crysis 3 regarding the game's structure.

Unlike the original Crysis, which gives players more freedom to explore, Crysis 2 was criticized for being too linear.[21] As a result, in developing the game's campaign, Crytek attempted to integrate the two major aspects of the previous installments, the freedom given in the original Crysis and the linearity of Crysis 2. Despite not being as open as the first half of Crysis, maps are significantly larger in this game than in previous installments. Several linear segments were preserved.[30] Crytek referred to the game's map as "action bubbles", which do not necessarily fix players in a small place but allows them to move around freely.[31] Linearity was preserved as developers considered having such segments present could help players to experience "epic" moments and "massive Michael Bay" moments.[20][30] Crytek hoped that by opening up levels they could give players a sense of control, allowing them to plan and execute strategy.[30] The game's seven levels were developed simultaneously, and the focus phrases of gameplay, art and optimization of a level was about one to two weeks.[18]

Another theme featured in the game is "hunt" and, as a result, many weapons were built around the concept. The studio wanted to stay away from typical weapon design and did not want a weapon to simply differentiate between Crysis 3 and Crysis 2. The team aimed to use weapons to create narrative. The game features a compound bow which is reminiscent of a weapon that a hunter often uses. The game's gameplay is built based on three pillars, access, adapt, and attack.[7] Players are often tasked to do detect, spot, and to learn their enemies' behaviors and patterns before attacking. With the bow, players are encouraged to play the game stealthily, extending the game's combat. A new feature called "hacking" was developed. According to Crytek, hacking plays a huge role throughout the game.[32] The game's combat was also made more fast-paced than that of its predecessors.[20]

One of the major goals in developing Crysis 3 was to "push graphics",[33] as the company considered that they can effectively assist and drive gameplay and create immersion for the player.[34] The game is powered by CryEngine 3, Crytek's proprietary engine. It utilizes some of the newest features of CryEngine 3, such as volumetric fog shadows, improved dynamic vegetation, dynamic caustics, improved area lighting and diffuse shadows.[35] After Crysis 2 received some criticism from PC gamers because of the design sacrifices made due to the limitations of the older console hardware, Crytek responded that the PC version of Crysis 3 will figuratively "melt down PCs" due to its high system requirements.[36] The PC version of the game required a DirectX 11 compatible video card and operating system.[37] Similar to Crysis 2, the game is a multi-platform title, and Crytek considered the development of the game's console version a huge obstacle they had to "rip the engine to pieces" so as to get the game running on console.[38]

The multiplayer portion of the game was created by Crytek UK. It was designed to improve the efficiency of the Nanosuit in an online environment. In an effort to create memorable maps, the team designed routes that can only be discovered after a player's first playthrough. Crytek UK hoped that this approach would help players to become more immersed in the game's universe. The Hunter mode, introduced in this game, originated from a TimeSplitters's Gladiator mode.[39] The decision to make sprint energy separated from the nanosuit energy was due to the development team's desire to create larger levels, and help players to navigate the map in a faster way.[40]

The game's music was composed by Borislav Slavov, who had previously led the soundtrack development of Crysis 2. New music was composed for the game, while some other themes from the past installments were rearranged. The theme of the game's music is changed so as to fit the game's post-apocalyptic setting.[41] The game's music is dynamic and is designed to reflect players' gameplay style. As a result, when players use a radical approach to complete missions, more exciting background music will be played. In contrast, when players are playing stealthily, the background music will be relatively calmer and quieter.[42]

Marketing and release

In November 2010, Nathan Camarillo, an executive producer from Crytek, revealed that the Crysis series could potentially be a very long-running franchise,[43] as the company considered the series' universe easy for players to get into and become invested in. He added: "As the franchise grows down the line, there's no reason it can't be as big [as Call of Duty]".[44] The story elements of the game had already been planned in January 2011. Despite that, Cevat Yerli, Crytek's CEO, claimed that if Crysis 2 was not a successful title, Crytek would not develop its sequel.[45] In March 2012, Crytek teased an "absolutely fantastic" project and announced that a full reveal of the game would be held in April 2012.[46] The game was accidentally revealed by EA on its web store on 11 April 2012.[47] It was removed immediately from the store but the title was later officially announced on 16 April 2012.[48] Filmmaker Albert Hughes was commissioned to produce The 7 Wonders of Crysis 3, a series of six short stylized videos, each of which features a different aspect of the game.[49]

A PC-only closed alpha version of the multiplayer was released to selected Origin users on 31 October 2012. The test began on 2 November and ended on 9 November 2012.[50] A public multiplayer beta containing two maps ("Museum" and "Airport") and two game modes ("Crash Site" and "Hunter") was available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 console platforms, as well as for the PC through Origin.[51] The beta was made available on 29 January 2013 and ended on 12 February 2013. Crytek and EA announced that 3 million people participated in the beta.[52]

Crysis 3 was released worldwide on 19 February 2013 in the US and 21 February 2013 in the UK for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[53] The Wii U version was cancelled after relations between Nintendo and EA became troubled.[54] The Hunter Edition, which features exclusive in-game items, and early access to the compound bow in the multiplayer portion of the game, was released alongside the game.[55] Players who had pre-ordered the game could also get the original Crysis for free.[56] On 4 March 2015, the game was made available for Android via Nvidia Shield.[57] The Crysis Trilogy bundle was released on 20 February 2014 consisting of the original, the Deluxe Edition of Crysis, along with other games in the series.[58]

On 30 May 2013, Electronic Arts announced The Lost Island downloadable content (DLC).[59] The multiplayer-only DLC includes two weapons, four maps, and two competitive multiplayer modes called "Frenzy" and "Possession".[60] The downloadable content was released worldwide on 4 July 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[61]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PS3) 77/100[62]
(X360) 76/100[63]
(PC) 76/100[64]
Review scores
PublicationScore
CVG8.5/10[65]
Edge6/10[66]
EGM9/10[67]
Eurogamer7/10[68]
Game Informer8.5/10[69]
GameSpot7.5/10[70]
GameSpy[4]
GamesRadar[71]
GameTrailers9.0/10[72]
IGN8.5/10[73]
Joystiq[74]
OXM8.5/10[75]
PC Gamer (UK)81/100[13]

Crysis 3 has received generally positive reviews from critics. Aggregating review websites Metacritic rated the Xbox 360 version 76/100,[63] the PlayStation 3 version 77/100[62] and the PC version 76/100.[64]

The visuals and graphics of the game were widely praised by reviewers. Christian Donlan of Eurogamer praised the game's stable frame rate. Furthermore, he considered the game's environmental design "artful".[68] Matthew Rorie of GameSpy thought that the game was visually stunning. He applauded the team at Crytek for creating an environment that is "both inhospitable and queerly beautiful".[4] Matt Bertz of Game Informer praised the visuals powered by CryEngine, and considered the game one of the best-looking games ever created. He especially praised its realistic environments, water effects, and character facial animation.[69] Kevin VanOrd of GameSpot also praised the mix of the decayed urban environment and the rainforest, saying that it made the game striking to look at.[70]

The game's design was praised by various reviewers. Donlan considered the game's support of stealth a welcoming addition, despite calling the game's last level a forgettable experience.[68] Rorie praised the game's map design; he opined that the opened-up levels encourage exploration.[4] Bertz considered the game's world had successfully captured a balance between the settings of its predecessors, and that the larger levels allowed players to deploy strategy before performing attacks. He added that some of the best missions were featured in the later stages of the game.[69] Tristan Ogilvie of IGN thought that the control was almost perfect, despite criticizing the clumsy control of several segments which require players to control vehicles.[73] VanOrd criticized the game for being too easy for players to play.[70]

The game's online multiplayer received positive reviews from critics. Josh Harmon of Electronic Gaming Monthly thought that the game's multiplayer was better than the campaign, and that it made the overall experience more enjoyable.[67] Donlan praised the Hunter mode; he believed that it had delivered a tense experience.[68] Bertz echoed similar thoughts, but felt that the mode's appeal was not as good as typical modes like Domination. As well, he criticized the multiplayer's respawn system and terrain-design.[69] Lorenzo Veloria of GamesRadar thought that some of the game modes were unique and entertaining, despite noting some technical issues.[71] Michael Rougeau of Complex criticized the Hunter mode, calling it "unbalanced". He furthered criticized the game for lacking a co-operative multiplayer mode.[6] David Hinkle of Joystiq also noted some design errors in the Hunter mode.[74]

The story was not so well received by critics compared to the game's other aspects. Harmon thought that several emotional segments of the game failed to deliver, as well as criticizing the forgettable storyline and plot twists. Despite that, he praised the game's finale and considered that it brought a proper closure to the Crysis trilogy.[67] In contrast, Donlan commented that it was not quite the conclusion the series deserved.[68] Rorie thought that the story was more mature than its predecessors, despite having a relatively weak start and short length of about six hours.[4] Bertz opined that the story was the most cohesive of the titles in the series.[69] Veloria, however, criticized the game's narrative; she added that it was uninspiring due to the lack of character development and interesting dialogue.[71] In contrast, Ogilvie thought that the game's dialogue and voice-acting were excellent, citing the game's relateable characters that its predecessors failed to achieve. He considered the game's storytelling a massive improvement for the series.[73]

Many reviewers considered Crysis 3 was an evolution of the series instead of a groundbreaking revolution. Rorie criticized the game for being unambitious, and that despite the game's overall refinements, it had not strayed far enough from its predecessors. He concluded that Crysis 3 did not achieve the revolution brought by the original Crysis.[4] Veloria thought that the title failed to bring any new element to the genre, but the overall experience delivered by the game was still satisfying.[71] Evan Lahti of PC Gamer commented that the game did not surprise players, and that the title presented a feeling of Crysis 2: Episode 2 instead of a proper sequel.[13]

Sales

During its debut release week and the next,[76] Crysis 3 was the best-selling retail game in the UK closely followed by Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.[77] It sold 205,000 copies in 12 days in North America during its debut month.[78] The title, along with Dead Space 3, another EA title that was released in the same month, failed to meet the company's sales expectations.[79] Cevat Yerli, Crytek's CEO, was also disappointed by the sales of Crysis 3.[19] Nevertheless, he considered Crysis 3 the best game the studio had produced so far.[80]

Future

With Crysis 3 being the end of the Crysis trilogy, Crytek teased that the series would have a "radical future". Yerli confirmed that the next installment would not be called Crysis 4, as he considered such a title "misleading".[81] On 12 June 2012, it was revealed that Crytek would focus only on free-to-play titles following the release of Crysis 3.[82]

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  2. ↑ The team size for Crysis 2 is about 150 people and the development time is 38 months.[18]
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