Who would have thought we’d still be writing about Crysis in the year of our Lord 2020? Just after we’d finally got past that joke of, “Yeah, but can it run Crysis?” we’re given another excuse to dredge up nerd humour from over a decade ago with the recently announced (and leaked) Crysis Remastered. Yet what was meant to be an exciting announcement for all those developers over at Crytek that have been busting their assess to overhaul a game that’s nearly fifteen years old, was spoiled by a leaked trailer of Crysis Remastered. Yet it wasn’t actually the leak that spoiled things but the overwhelming disappointment from everyone who saw it. It was apparently received so poorly that Crytek have opted to push the release of the game back by a few weeks.
Just a day after what was meant to be the official release of the game’s trailer, Crytek got out on Twitter to announce the delay, not specifically citing the negative reception but very much implying that was the case. Your passion for the Crysis franchise deserves an undeniably high-quality game, and we are committed to delivering just that. To ensure that we meet that commitment, we will need to delay the launch date (all platforms) and trailer premiere by a few weeks.
How long specifically is “a few weeks”? No idea, but I have to imagine it’ll probably be out before year-end and that’s being generous.
It’s not all that common to see game companies delay their games due to overwhelming fan negativity. I’ll be the first to admit that I watched the trailer and thought, “Yep. That’s Crysis”. Sure it looks a little worse than it maybe should have but to expect a game that looks as good as it did 13 years ago to maintain that standard…well, that’s a little optimistic. Having said that…yeah, it really did look like original Crysis with very few improvements. Hopefully, Crytek is able to continue developing the game and deliver a product that satisfies long time fans.
Last Updated: July 2, 2020
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2020 at 12:59
So it’s Crysis averted?
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 2, 2020 at 13:29
I bet it was a Far Cry from the response they expected.
Original Heretic
July 2, 2020 at 12:20
My 2 week old son whines less than these entitled gits…
Hammersteyn
July 2, 2020 at 12:59
People tend to be but I would like to see the trailer though, I mean people complained about Sonic.
Skyblue
July 3, 2020 at 19:22
The teaser was stunning and I’m an old schooler who upgraded to play the original game at a decent frame rate. Then replayed it several times after several upgrades. Was my “go to” for years when replaying and it’s still a gorgeous game to this day with fantastic gameplay considering it’s release date.
Screw the entitled little f#ckers. Nintendo never has to deal with complaints about their games graphics.
Seeker
July 2, 2020 at 16:54
I immediately got disappointed when they announced that the remaster will be for current gen consoles. You already know that it won’t be breaking any boundaries like when it first launched. This remaster would actually be a good next gen console launch title.
HairyEwok
July 2, 2020 at 12:59
Makes you think, at some point, do leaks not happen due to the devs being unsure how their game will be received so they make it happen. Good reception yay, bad reception defcon 1!
CrAiGiSh
July 2, 2020 at 14:41
Giving this a pass for now anyways.
I want them new games !!!