Look, I don't want to pee on the pow-pow parade, all the bang bang...but obviously, the long
grass is something you want to avoid, bro.
I mean, maybe you haven't been to Isla Sorna.
Maybe you're too poor for afford the plane tickets.
Well, I hope you spent that money on ammunition, because you...chose to walk in the long grass.
Talk about a veloci-moron.
Go ahead.
Shoot the monsters.
I'll be waiting here, with my voice.
It's Crysis 3: Doody Head Knows It All...for the PlayStation 3.
So, uh...as weird as it sounds, this is a game about a suit.
Not like, ZZ Top, sharp dressed man.
This is, like...imagine a wetsuit, only attached to your skin.
With synthetic muscular tissue or something.
Sounds disgusting, but it must be important, because it's the whole point of Crysis 3.
And your character happens to be wearing it.
And it happens to make him superhuman.
The suit is both an important plot device...and an excuse, because it pretty much lets Crysis
be the best Predator game ever.
You play as Prophet, a man who used to be a man, until he put on the suit.
Now, it's like...no one's sure what he is.
This creates an interesting dynamic.
See, there's a resistance fighting back against the CELL, this evil corporation that's basically
enslaving the population.
But if the resistance ever hopes to win that fight...they're gonna need Prophet.
He's powerful enough to turn the tide, but can the monster be trusted?
And can the people trust the monster?
As with most games, the details get a little messy, but the story's at least cut from some
interesting bits of cloth...the highlight of which is your partner, Psycho.
Like you, he once wore the suit...and therein lies his beef with CELL.
The guy was basically skinned alive, the suit surgically removed for CELL's research.
Now, he's just a man...struggling to come to terms with his past.
And more importantly, his inevitable future.
Heavy stuff, man.
Mortality, existentialism, British accents.
Fortunately, Prophet has fewer philosophical dilemmas.
He just f*cks sh*t up.
See, that suit also sets the stage for some really cool gameplay.
I mentioned Predator earlier; that's because your suit turns you invisible, which basically
lets you hunt the enemies.
You can jump, like, 20 feet in the air.
You can even hack into turrets, to take the bad guys by surprise.
So there's a ton of cool technology in Crysis 3.
And yet your best weapon shoots arrows.
You know, as cool as the bow is...I think what I liked the most about Crysis 3 is the
game's seamlessness.
Which is to say...it's just made so well.
The weapons are clever, but they're also fun to use because the controls are so tight.
Moving through the game world is a joy...which lets you enjoy how stunning that world happens
to look.
The smart game design, tight control, beautiful graphics and art design...this is an example
of how you bring all those things together to create a great experience.
This was actually my first experience with the Crysis series, but it had me right from
the start.
I can't tell you how it stacks up against the prior entries, but I can tell you...this
is a really good shooter.
Smart level design, fantastic gameplay...interesting story elements.
I mean, I came to Crysis 3 not sure what to expect.
And I left wanting more Crysis.
And wanting a suit.
I kind of want the suit.