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A Crysis Remaster or Sequel Announcement Might Be Coming Soon
The year of the remake may have just gotten even more crowded, as Crysis developers are teasing a possible sequel or remaster to the notoriously gorgeous FPS series. Though long-neglected by developer Crytek, the original game and its sequels are still used gaming computer benchmarking to this day, and the very thought of a modern Crysis is enough to make PC players (and their GPUs) break a sweat.
Remake rumors have been steadily growing around the franchise, which has sadly lay abandoned since Crytek's near-dissolution last decade after the release of Crysis 3. Though a sequel to continue that entry's story and mechanical developments would be great, a visual remaster or, better yet, a total overhaul of the game that started it all would be well at home in the current market climate. Square Enix just reinvented the wheel with Final Fantasy VII Remake to massive critical acclaim and Capcom is going on an equally successful Resident Evil remake spree. Even Nintendo, who normally marches to the irregular beat of its own DK bongos, is reportedly joining in on the trend with long-awaited remasters of 3D Mario classics.
Today, over seven years since Crysis 3's launch, the official Crysis Twitter account shared a cryptic tweet that likely made a lot of hope-deprived fans' heart skip, reading only, "RECEIVING DATA." In addition to an overwhelmingly positive response from fans, companies like Xbox and Corsair responded with their own excited reaction tweets, lending significant credence to speculators saying that a Crysis announcement is real and impending. This comes less than a month after a CryEngine showcase teased footage of how jaw-dropping a modern revisitation of Crysis could be.
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Combined with the cache of impressive CryEngine screenshots of the original game's tropical imagery that surfaced in February, things are shaping up to look very good for a Crysis remake, which could arrive as soon as this year. Despite its enduring visual splendor and high spec requirements to run on max settings, 2007's Crysis entry does feel noticeably dated to play by modern FPS standards, even when compared to its aging sequels. Some series fans would probably prefer a sequel or proper reboot over yet another retread, but it's inarguable that Crysis with cutting edge graphics and all of the matured genre's mechanical fixings would be a completely fresh experience.
Remastered ports and from-the-ground-up remakes might be all the rage right now, but the hype surrounding the trend doesn't solely emanate from player nostalgia trips. Although heavy fan service and name recognition do some heavy lifting in Resident Evil 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake, it's still developers' attention to detail and willingness to innovate on old ideas that count most in a remake - just ask Beenox, makers of the mediocre Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered.
