Out of the many familiar multiplayer modes that Crysis 3 has, the one that stands out is the Hunter Mode. Divided into two teams of two hunters and cell operatives, the hunters must eliminate the cell operatives under a certain amount of time. Killed operatives become hunters. If you happen to be on the cell operative side, it will be tough to survive as the hunters will be using all sorts of nanosuit technology like stealth, making them hard to detect at a distance.
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Story too Predictable
The third game in the series marks the end of Prophet’s journey in the franchise. Fans who have followed its two predecessors will find a satisfying conclusion in Crysis 3. Taking place twenty three years following the events of the second Crysis game, Prophet is back and he’s teaming up with Psycho, a friend who used to wear a nanosuit in the first game, and his girlfriend Claire. The objective this time is the same: Prophet must stop the impending threat of the Cephs, an alien race who has invaded the world in the two previous games, and help Psycho take his revenge against the CELL corporation who have taken control of the world. While Prophet is the only one that believes that Cephs are still a danger to the world, he must convince other people and help him stop them once and for all.
Comparing the stories from other games in the franchise, I must say that the story in Crysis 3 is very predictable. The lack of character development of the characters in the game feels uninspiring. If you care about the game’s story, don’t expect any major twists as it all comes to the conclusion we all saw coming.
Pop Ins and Texture Problems
If you are playing Crysis 3 on consoles, don’t expect the performance to be superb. Throughout the time that you will spend in Crysis 3, you will encounter several bumps like pop ins and texture problems. For a seven year old machine, this can be expected, but despite having technical problems you can still see the beauty of the game in its designs. However, don’t expect textures to be rich in detail. Those who have the PC version will enjoy what the game has to offer when it comes to visuals.
Easy to Finish
If you are playing this game for the sole purpose of finishing the campaign, you can expect to finish it in roughly five hours, which is less than the normal eight hours we’ve seen in past games. One of the reasons it’s easy to beat is because the game can be too easy. Despite having not so balanced A.I., most of the time, the enemies will be easily fooled. Also, if you simply decide to just cloak your way through the objective, you can finish it in even less time. While it may be disappointing that it’s short, there’s at least the Hunter mode in the multiplayer portion of the game to hold fans over for infinite amount of hours
VERDICT
Despite the issues we found in Crysis 3, such as the occasional hiccups in visuals, the game is still enjoyable and it offers a mostly satisfying experience when it comes to action. Using the nanosuit rarely gets old, especially since it gives you two ways to play the game: stealthy or Rambo style. While the campaign of the game is on the short side, the fun-yet-so-familiar multiplayer will be there to hold its fans over for quite a while, specifically the new Hunter mode. Overall, Crysis 3 is still a solid shooter and those who have played the previous two games will probably want to see Prophet’s story to it’s (generic) end.
