History YMMV / Crysis

* DarthWiki/IdiotProgramming: SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome aside, the first game does not perform as well on newer hardware as you'd expect it to. The reason is ''Crysis'' was released when multi-core processors were fairly recent and Crytek made the unfortunate assumption that processor development would continue as it did up to that point, in that the focus would be on improving single-thread performance (the opposite of what happened) and consequently the game does not take advantage of multithreading. In the 2020s, significant strides toward improving single-threaded performance were made, and now the issue is the game doesn't quite know how to handle framerates above 60. What's worse is that the 64-bit version of the game (which can use more than 2GB of [=RAM=]) doesn't launch by default, getting it to run to begin with on Windows 10 or newer is a bit of a chore, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking it's becoming overshadowed]] by modern games like ''VideoGame/AlanWakeII'' and ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''

* DarthWiki/IdiotProgramming: SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome aside, the first game does not perform as well on newer hardware as you'd expect it to be. The reason why is that ''Crysis'' was released when multi-core processors were fairly recent and Crytek made the unfortunate assumption that processor development would continue as it did up to that point, which is that the focus would be on improving single-thread performance (the opposite of what happened) and consequently the game does not take full advantage of multithreading. As a result, the game is heavily CPU-bottlenecked and later stages will still struggle on even top-of-the-line I7 processors.

** Averted however in how Crysis handled its performance and future-proofing. The expectation by its developers at that time was that [=PCs=] would continue to become faster from increasing [=CPU=] clock speeds, and that [=PCs=] would eventually catch up to the game. However, the industry shifted towards increasing core counts instead, with clock speeds remaining mostly the same (generally staying at around or below the 3.0 Ghz mark). This means that the reason that even modern [=PCs=] have trouble running Crysis is because the developers assumed that higher clock speeds would be the future, when instead, the market moved towards multiple cores and multi-threading.

* AcceptableTargets:
** North Korean soldiers serve as your primary human opponents in the first game. They were originally supposed to be Chinese PLA, judging by some leftover game files visible in the editor.
*** The BigBad of Crysis Warhead is a clichéd [[YellowPeril sociopathic Oriental]].
--->'''Colonel Lee Kim Sun''': ''We respect the Geneva Convention. But the Nanosuit is not a recognized uniform. It invalidates your rights.''
** The second game skips straight to [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "fighting Americans' number one hated figure... other Americans"]] in the form of PrivateMilitaryContractors somewhat lacking in professional ethos (tip: think Blackwater).

** [[spoiler: the alien drones dropped by the Matrix-esque alien flyers, they jump around a lot, making them hard to hit, and the ones in "Paradise Lost" [[DefeatEqualsExplosion explode in a blast of (deadly) cold when killed]]]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ1_asKplcE Airfield]] from Crysis Warhead.
** [[http://youtu.be/DeC6Ot_2evQ Burning Night]] from ''Crysis 2''.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqE708lBxk Pyrrhic Victory]], from Crysis' soundtrack.

** Crysis 3's main menu theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXjvRiU3Uq8 New York Memories]], which also sounds like it took inspiration from both Music/HansZimmer and VideoGame/MetroidPrime.

** The BigBad of Crysis Warhead is a clichéd [[YellowPeril sociopathic Oriental]].

*** The second game skips straight to [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "fighting Americans' number one hated figure... other Americans"]] in the form of PrivateMilitaryContractors somewhat lacking in professional ethos (tip: think Blackwater).

** There is now a [=DirectX=] 11 upgrade for ''Crysis 2''.
** Now ''Crysis 3'' has managed to ''[[SerialEscalation look even better than both of those]].''
** Now Crytek has announced its ''Remastered'' edition.

* ThatOneLevel: "Ascension", where you pilot a VTOL that literally handles like a pregnant cow. It's somewhat bearable if you just fly straight to your goal, but try to do the evacuation side missions where you must ''dogfight fast-moving Alien Scouts with your VTOL'', and you'll probably need [[PercussiveMaintenance a new mouse/keyboard]] in a few minutes. You have an unlimited ammo minigun and 12 homing missiles, but the former is weak and the latter are seemingly plain useless as the targets are all airborne and they act like dumb rockets [[GuideDangIt unless you hold the reticle on one for long enough that it gives a slight white glow, and THEN they'll home in to great effect]]. On a slightly more cheerful note, your VTOL's health regenerates. Very slowly.

*** "Ascension" was also cut out entirely from the PSN and XBLA ports of the game, Crytek's official reason for doing so was that [[CanonDiscontinuity they didn't think too highly of it either]].

** There is now a [[UpToEleven DirectX 11 upgrade]] for ''Crysis 2''.

** North Korean soldiers serve as your primary human opponents in the first game.
*** They were originally supposed to be Chinese PLA, judging by some leftover game files visible in the editor.

* FirstInstallmentWins: You'll find few who are not of the opinion that the original ''Crysis'' is by far the most superior game of the series. Even [[Website/GOGDotCom GOG]] has only made both it and ''Warhead'' available, leaving the sequels out.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first game was supposed to have you fly back to the carrier between missions and interact with the sailors and marines aboard. Also the latter phase of the game was supposed to have you team up with the North Koreans to battle the aliens in a fight for survival. The North Koreans were originally meant to be Chinese PLA according to some leftover in-game files.

* WhatAnIdiot: InUniverse. DARPA in ''Crysis 2'' somehow concludes that the Marines that they're in the middle of deploying won't be enough and decides to bomb the dam and flood the city in an attempt to slow the aliens down. The aliens are nicknamed "Ceph", as in cephalopods. They're amphibious. Humans are not. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by every single character.

* WhatAnIdiot: DARPA in ''Crysis 2'' somehow concludes that the Marines that they're in the middle of deploying won't be enough and decides to bomb the dam and flood the city in an attempt to slow the aliens down. The aliens are nicknamed "Ceph", as in cephalopods. They're amphibious. Humans are not. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by every single character.

* DesignatedHero: Prophet in all three games when you add ''Legion'' to the mix. He knew that Nomad's team was going to be killed by the Ceph and stood by and let it happen, and then takes control of the Nanosuit forcibly from Alcatraz at the end of ''2''.

*** The second game skips straight to [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation "fighting Americans' number one hate figure... other Americans"]] in the form of PrivateMilitaryContractors somewhat lacking in professional ethos (tip: think Blackwater).

* TearJerker: The 'Wall' trailer for ''Crysis 2'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34QMA2ykfCc&feature=fvst is pretty damn sad.]]

** The KPA helicopters to an extent. They circle around you like vultures and never leave you alone, and they have incredible eyesight and can spot you anywhere. Their guns kill you within seconds and on top of that they’re hard to get rid of as they can only be destroyed by two shots of a missile launcher, if you can manage to accurately shoot them that is. And on top of that, their drone is obnoxiously loud in addition to constant, making it [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound bound to get on your nerves]].

* FirstInstallmentWins: You'll find few who are not of the opinion that the original ''Crysis'' is by far the most superior game of the series. To the point even Website/GOGDotCom has only made both it and ''Warhead'' available, leaving the sequels out.

* FirstInstallmentWins: You'll find few who are not of the opinion that the original ''Crysis'' is by far the most superior game of the series.

* MagnificentBastard: The curmodgeony, mysanthropic Jacob Hargreave, who reaches levels of successful, long-term manipulative deception previously seen only in Kane from the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries''. For all his faults, it's hard not to agree that in ''most'' cases, his cold ways are the only option. Even Prophet acknowledges this.