Review for Crysis remastered. Game for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, the video game was released on 23/07/2020 The version for PC came out on 18/09/2020 The version for PlayStation 4 came out on 18/09/2020 The version for Xbox One came out on 18/09/2020
There are titles in the world of video games that remain inextricably linked to something that goes beyond the simple playful part. Crysis is one of these, and over the years it has taken on the role of benchmark to measure the brute power of gaming PCs of players, eager to prove that they have what it takes to be able to satiate the heavy need - in terms of computing power - of the Crytek stock. Years go by and today we welcome the advent of Crysis remastered, updated edition of the work that surprisingly lands on Nintendo Switch before landing on other consoles in the near future. A truly unique choice that therefore makes it legitimate to ask the classic question: but does Crysis really run on Nintendo Switch?
The plot of Crysis Remastered follows that of the original chapter that saw the light in 2007: we are therefore once again on the tropical island of Lingshan in search of some American scientists who have radioed a mysterious request for help. In fact, behind the forest and the beautiful beaches of the island there are not only the Korean soldiers ready to fight us, but a much more dangerous and unstoppable enemy in its advance. As Private Nomad it's up to us to figure out what really happened, trying to catch up with the other members of our Raptor team, split upon arrival on the island, before it's too late.
The most distinctive game element of Crysis is undoubtedly one particular suit, supplied to the Raptor team, capable of amplifying the physical abilities of the human being and provide very useful skills: it becomes therefore easy to climb over the obstacles of the island of Lingshan through very high jumps, hide one's presence from enemies by becoming invisible through the concealment mode or perhaps face them openly, resisting the impact of bullets through the armor mode, or even taking advantage of the very fast shot guaranteed by the suit, escaping from unnecessary clashes: all these choices can turn any comparison in our favor if you are good enough in dosing the operating energy of the suit, a factor that makes it necessary to carefully evaluate all the their own moves in order not to find themselves at the mercy of enemy fire with no way out.
The brute force of the title - from a technical point of view - compromises with the basic features of Nintendo Switch, and it does it well: the result is a final product that runs at 30 fps and reaches i 720p of resolution. A truly incredible goal that allows you to fully enjoy the excellent views of the game, also thanks to a revised lighting system and capable of guaranteeing many satisfactions in visual terms thanks to the SVOGI system present in Crysis Remastered, which allows you to have much more realistic lights calculated in real time based on what would be the impact of solar, lunar, or light sources in general, creating an overall result that gives its best inside closed environments through the exceptional yield of indirect lighting.
Despite this solidity from a visual point of view, in our experience we have found some uncertainty from the point of view of the frame rate, especially in some agitated phases in which - in docked mode - the number of frames on the screen has dropped significantly.
The portable mode, on the other hand, lets these sobs appear less - however present - allowing you to appreciate a product finished in an incredible and graphically truly satisfying way: being able to play Crysis on the go is a remarkable achievement and, beyond how simple it may appear as concept, the final result reveals a great work of optimization aimed at allowing Nintendo players to enjoy an experience of undoubted technical as well as playful value, although today everything no longer makes you scream a miracle as understandably happened 13 years ago.
Unfortunately, there are also other problems, including some crashes and freezes of the game that occurred during our test. Contrary to what it may seem, however, nothing is ever too annoying, also thanks to the self-rescue system of Crysis Remastered on Nintendo Switch which, even in the event of unpleasant events and forced closures, allows you to resume playing without losing too much progress in the adventure.
Everything else still leaves your eyes rolling, having fun and adapting well to the gameplay: many of the elements on the screen are in fact destructible, allowing you to interact actively with plants, trees, enemy positions and more, making many of the present covers precarious and thus igniting any confrontation. In general, the fights leave complete freedom to the player, who can choose if and how to face them. Usually, however, the level of challenge is calibrated upwards especially if you adopt a more direct approach towards the enemies, although their artificial intelligence does not shine particularly: this factor together with other elements, such as some repetition from the point of view of the missions, feel the weight of the years more than others.
To give a further boost to these fights, however, the possibility of taking advantage of the most powerful weapon available to the players of Crysis Remastered on Nintendo Switch intervenes: no, we are not talking about the avant-garde and suit, but rather theuse of Joy-Con and their gyroscopes to move the pointer while aiming. A solution that, although difficult to implement in a precise manner in portable mode, increases the depth of the battles when playing in fixed mode, facilitating aiming in a very natural way and making Nomad's shootings even more engaging.
Crysis Remastered arrives on Nintendo Switch and offers a truly unthinkable result: after The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt the console continues to demonstrate that it can also accommodate very complex titles to manage technically. The final product is an excellent compromise and offers the possibility - to all those who have not tried it at the time - to get their hands on what, before being a yardstick for the power of the players' PCs, was (and is ) above all a great game. To return to the initial question, therefore, we can now say with certainty: even 13 years later Nintendo has passed the test of fire.
► Crysis Remastered is a Shooter-Adventure type game developed by Crytek Saber Interactive and published by Crytek Electronic Arts for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, the video game was released on 23/07/2020 The version for PC came out on 18/09/2020 The version for PlayStation 4 came out on 18/09/2020 The version for Xbox One came out on 18/09/2020
