

To sum up, the overall impression is that the game is more of a standalone expansion like Warhead was to original Crysis, and not the actual third part of the trilogy, with its shortness and few gameplay changes.

By the way, the datapads contain some very interesting background information with some plot base for possible future games. One big letdown is the game's length even with all the side missions and some datapad hunting, the slow and steady stealth playthrough took me only 7 hours 20 minutes. As for multiplayer, it is quite engaging, and the Hunter mode is brilliant. Level design is also a major improvement, with 7 beautiful and non-linear levels, which are larger than in Crysis 2, but (of course) smaller than in the original. Gameplay doesn't exactly change from Crysis 2, with few additions like the predator bow but the storyline is this iteration's strong point now it's more personal, quoting the game, "it's never been just about the suit", with a great memorable ending.

Crysis was never just about graphics for me, but gameplay and story. It's the first Crysis game I've tried on a console instead of PC and I must say it looks beautiful.
