I got the game this week brand new for 40 bucks (PS3). I was pretty happy with that price point. As for the game, I had pretty high expectations and the game totally surpassed them. First off, the game is just gorgeous. I'm playing it in 3D on a 55 inch Sony LED and the experience is totally immersive. You feel that you're there. I also played the campaign mode of Call of Duty Black ops in 3D and it was OK. But as soon as I fired Crysis 2 and you get the suit and the HUD display on your helmet is activated, I was speechless. The info displayed by the helmet feels like it's literally right there in front of you, floating in mid air, and you can almost touch it. And further in your field of vision, you see your weapon, crystal clear and when you aim down the sights, it's just perfect. I wish black ops looked this good in 3d. The only game that comes close to the 3d experience Crysis offers in killzone 3.
As for the story, I didn't find it nonsensical. I though it was pretty cool that you get to absorb the very thing that makes your enemies powerful and assimilate it in the suit making you, more powerful. The suit powers are awesome and the gun play is a blast.
My favorite thing is popping headshots using the Ranged Scar. A scoped weapon that when you aim and look down the sights, specially in 3D, and you put that thin crosshairs from a distance on the heads of your enemies, makes you feel like the freaking weapon is actually in your hands.
And I loved that they kept the Call of Duty control scheme intact. From minute 1, I was able run, melee, crouch, shoot and evade baddies effortlessly, without even thinking, and without having to get used to a whole new control scheme. COD Is the most popular shooter on the planet whether you like it or not. I hate it when games like killzone try to go all rebel and different on you just for the sake of it and switch how crouching or aiming work unnecessarily, just to go against the mainstream. Playing FPS games is like driving. Why do some
ing developers like to make me learn how to drive all over again just to play their game?
. The strategy behind using power, stealth, and armor adds for an immensely deep experience. I have found that it's a lot easier to get completely surrounded because of the stealth aspect, but that might be because I haven't completely learned the maps yet.
