Great Game but Needs some work
935429
Overall Crysis is a great game. Has a great plot a long campaign and a fun multiplayer. Graphics surpasses the expectation on the Xbox.

(Single Player) (9.75/10)
It is about a virus that has overtaken New York sent in by aliens. As a marine your mission was to rescue a man by the name "bishop", but you later learn that he is too infected by the virus. Bishop passes the Nano suit to you before committing suicide. From there you go on through about 10-13 hours of endless gameplay and alien killing. You also have to escape from the mercenary team "CELL".

(Multiplayer)(8/10)

Great Multiplayer, has a bunch of fun features and is unique in the FPS community. You have the ability to go into armor mode and cloak into the surrounding. This game is based on tactics and timing, make a wrong decision and you will be burned. Crysis multiplayer is very unforgiving. The maps overall are great except for a couple bad eggs but are easily avoided with their voting system. There is 3 classes of perks (Stealth, Power, and Armor) each can be leveled up to a maximum of 12 Levels. Each of these classes allows you to select a special perk for the game.

Cons- Although there is many good things in the Crysis multiplayer ! must point out the flaws. There is a problem with the host connection giving the player a large advantage. Hit detection is very poor and can be fustrating. Killing an enemy may take 4 bullets to even 15 bullets which is very inconsistant. Another major problem is that the multiplayer lacks a variety of weapons. there is a total of 2 SMGs, 3 Assualt Rifiles, 2 Snipers, 3 Shotguns and 2 Light MGs. As a player I prefer a large variety of weapons to give the game more taste. If you are a Free for All player you will find this game as a pain. In opinion i believe that there is too many people in a single game. A total of 12 players are placed in a game making it impossible to play. I found it difficult turing a corner without being killed. Another con is the poor spawn locations. They will literrally spawn you in front of your enemy either allowing you to kill them or them to kill you which is unfair to both parties.

But overall this game is very fun and i will be enjoying this for the next year. I will reccomend people to buy this game. The flaws are an easy fix, crysis is not very experienced in the console feild and is still learining to adapt to the world of console gaming. But never the less they included their prestigous PC gaming experience into the console community providing us with a quality game.

-sean ng
2281630
This is actually a very fun game.  Yes the cities are small, but that is part of the challenge.  The only real problem is that it is not quite complete yet.  There are features that are still disabled due to high server load.  Until they enable the features they disabled I cannot recommend the game.
1223314
First, let me say that this game is extremely fun.  I'm sure EA has already bombarded you with all the positives with this game, so I won't waste your time with those.

There are only a few slight problems with the game:
-ammo boxes and med kits love sliding around like they're blocks of ice coated in butter
-if the environment has any step that's about 6 inches high, you have to jump over it or get stuck.
-there are a few slanted areas that will cause your character to slide.
-sometimes when you're trying to crouch behind a tree or a squeeze into the indents between rocks, your character will bounce up and down about 5 times a second.
-there are a couple of places where you jump off a ledge and get stuck between that and a tree.  You have two choices: blow up the tree and yourself, or just go into the menu and choose suicide.
-you can only choose what map you start with.  After the rounds end, you are forced to play the next map that the game randoms (though each map is played twice, so sometimes you get to play round two).  You cannot choose to stay in the same map.  Sometimes you will be entered into a game that ends before you even join, causing you to miss the map that you chose and slapping you with another loading screen.

Other than that, the game itself is superb.

Now, the servers for this game are horrible to say the least.  I've been playing since the game came out.  At first the only problem about online gameplay was that the servers were down for a day or so.  It has gotten worse.  Now that the game has been out for a while, the server health seem to be neglected.  Lag causes so many problems:

Reloading clips sometimes doesn't give you more ammo, forcing you to reload again.  Shooting an enemy sometimes doesn't register so your enemy does not die nor take any damage even when you can see the bullet fly through them, blood squirting out, or even see their head bounce with a head-shot. This is extremely devastating and frustrating to those who choose to use shotguns or sniper rifles.  Shooting sometimes does not send the bullet out (experienced on sniper rifles and rocket launchers).  You see the graphic and hear the sound, but the rifle/rocket is still loaded and needs to be shot once again, or several times to get it actually launch.  Server lag often causes you to slide backwards several feet once you stop running.  If your friend revives you right as you're about to respawn, you stand up and your screen gets stuck at the weapon-kit selection screen and will be forced to restart the game.  And, of course, there's also a lot of character warping.

There are probably others that I cannot remember right now.  You'll experience some form of lag problem maybe every other game or two out of three games or so.  About 5-10% of the time, lag will make the game beyond playable.

My friends play this on PC, so they don't have the lag problems.  Maybe that's the way to go if you want to buy this game.
4764943
Right out of the box this game has a few problems. 1) I was playing the game and I hit the ball into the outfield when all of the sudden the outfield started to warp out and get all fuzzy.  I called 3do and they said that it was a problem with my Nvidia geForce 2 ultra card.  They had me turn off the AP texturing and it stopped. 2)The play by play is much better then last year, more forcefull and more accurate, however when the stadium announcer is talking and the play by play guys start to talk while the music starts to play what happens is it sounds like they are talking under water and then cuts out.  I again called 3do and they told me to do some things and if that did not work try to download new sound card drivers (I have a pentium 4 1.5 ghz system, my drivers are new)It did not work 3) Its bottom of the 8th, the game is tied and I am at the plate with bases loaded and two outs, zzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg, the game kicks me out and straight to my desk top.  Another call to 3do and I get a Hhhmmmm. The game has bugs that should have been fixed prior to release and this is very aggrivating to me. Now if you can get through all of that and actually play the game you will be treated to a good game. Graphics are pretty good, and game play is fun. I also enjoyed some of the new features, you can visit the mound if your pitcher is having trouble, it rains, players argue with the umps and can get suspended. When a ball is popped up you see one of the players point to the sky, and game play is very rapid.  So is it fun? Well yes it is, it is a very good game that could have been great and still may be when the problems I discussed are fixed.  You can either buy this game and get angry as you have fun or you can wait until the bugs are squashed.
1809991
This is a wonderful strategy game that should be launch on other platforms with some improvements and increase game playing!
1227284
Game is great but there are so many little problems that are so annoying. First off the most annoying thing and one thing that has lead me to multiple rage quits so far is that there is no auto save or continue feature. I was really hoping they would add that to this one. 2 hours into grinding side quests to getget my synthesis and crafting abilities I got distracted by a roommate and my whole party got wiped out. Last save: before I started grinding. 2 hours of work and unlocked abilities gone.
Next thing that is really annoying. Game feels like it was rushed into production. The lip sync and conversation overlap is atrocious. Girl steal one of my characters guns to look at it then has a whole two sentences of dialogue about it going off in her hand before the actual gun on screen flashes and she visibly reacts.
Gameplay is pretty nice overall though. Some small things that are stupid like both healers in my party dieing  instantly whenever I come across anything even remotely tough despite having the best armor and roles that bolster their defense equipped.  Having characters with over 10k health I would expect them to be able to take more than two shots from creatures 10 lvls lower than me.
Overall story is good and Gameplay is fun and challenging. Just wish they had made some different decisions on a couple things and spent some more time on polish. Feels like they didn't really care.
4668260
This is a great game, the effort that was put into it is obvious, from the art work to the card stock.  Several things, though, keep it from being perfect. The rules are a little too light, offset by a recommendation to visit their website for clarification, which are top notch. How the Judge gets passed is a little tough on some, and that was easily rectified with a house rule.  The instructions say that whoever wins the round becomes the next judge; we found that this became unfair, as one of our players wound up with multiple humiliations, some of which state they were in effect until they themselves became judge. Our correction we borrowed from CAH - the position of judge was simply passed clockwise around the table. Lastly, figuring who is your rival caused a lot of confusion at first.  We dropped the "peek" rule and started simply passing the character card to the person indicated. With these adjustments made we had hours of fun and laughter. Looking forward to playing it again -- and expansion packs!
1336652
This game COULD be great, but LOTS of problems hold it back.  Here we go-I'll try to be brief.

Problem#1: The bugs...I emailed CIGAMES support this morning because LotF keeps freezing on me.  I noticed it several times earlier in the game and overlooked it. Now I'm near the end and I cannot get through a particular boss fight without the game freezing.  THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. Search 'Lords of the Fallen Freezing'- you'll see.  And I don't think it's just a 'one system' issue- I've read about it happening on PS4, XBOne, and PC.  Beyond the freezing there's just ridiculous things you'll notice that I suppose are forgivable bugs. Example: When you kill an enemy, many times their sword/shield will either hover in midair or violently bounce up and down for awhile.  Might not bug others too much, but it's slightly annoying to me.
Problem#2: The camera.  This game places you in lots of tight spaces, and in some cases you have to fight in those areas.  Keeping the enemy and yourself on the screen is a chore.  Sometimes you're near a cliff, but you can't see it while running from an enemy in those tight spaces.
Problem#3(minor issue): I could be wrong on this one, and please correct me if I am, but I don't think there's a side quest log.  So you'll get a side quest, and then you just have to remember it.  I mean you'll have quest items in your inventory, but a log, reminding you what to do with them, or who wanted them would have been nice.
Those are my gripes. I call LotF a 'poor man's Bloodborne'.  Looks great (not quite as good as BB, but close).  Character controls aren't as smooth as BB. And it's much 'buggier' than BB. Having said all that though, the game is BEAUTIFUL (the lighting effects are phenomenal), and I'm enjoying it very much.  Cool main character, interesting( though barely detailed) story, neat weapons/characters upgrades.  Graphics/character designs remind me of Darksiders, music reminds me of Diablo3, gameplay is VERY Bloodborne-ish ; if you like those games, you'll probably like LotF...if you can get past all the freezing.
3406925
This game really is a good game, but my problem isn't with the game's quality. The game has great missions, a good explanation for its existence, good cutscenes, perfect voice acting true to the series, and most importantly to me, a great soundtrack. The main problem with this game is its steep learning curve and the requirements to fulfill missions. In the first two levels, the difficulty is fine, but after that, you have to be virtually flawless to finish missions, which means a lot of replaying missions. Thankfully, if you fail at the mission enough times, you can skip, but you miss cutscenes doing so. The game could be better, but for what it is, it's good enough. Certainly more than you'd expect out of a game based on a TV series.
803948
Game is buggy at times, but this is an incredible game.
2648112
The game looks beautiful and the controls are great!  But, when it is imposible to complete a mission without using a trial-and-error method, things get pretty tedious pretty quick.  If you don't mind reloading each mission 10 or 20 times, then have fun!  Otherwise, you might want to try renting it first to see if it's really as bad as I say!
1793751
I enjoy this game, I bought it after all the early release glitches. I think the pros are its a nice game. Great new game from a great series. Cons are they already have the new content out and its a bit pricey. That can affect you in the sense that someone can claim a slot in your area and leave and not build it and then u cant take it back because they had the expansion. Overall a good buy. if this is your kind of game.
3383295
To start out with its really a fun game, has a very cool story.  Its 2D overhead like Fallout or Balders which is what I like personally.  Problem is that the thing has lots of bugs in it that drove me crazy trying to fix just so I could play it.  The combat system is a little funky and not ballanced very well if you ask me.  But the story and atmospere makes up for it.  What ever you do, make sure you patch it before playing.

I would also like to add that its got the best re-playability I've yet to see in any time.
227270
The game is a lot of fun.

Setup is pretty bad, and the learning curve and instructions leave quite a bit to be desired but the game is definitely fun enough to be well worth it.

I think if they could clarify the rulebooks some and simplify setup and initial startup then the game would be great. I really wish they had an app to handle inventory, character stats, and town actions (we ended up creating an excel sheet for this).
2019755
It's a great game with a few small frustrations that keep it from being a game of the year contender. The investigations and interrogations make up the bulk of gameplay, so if you prefer action packed games, then this won't work for you.  Personally I liked the more relaxed pace.  I had some troubles with the interrogations, specifically when I knew someone was telling a lie and had several solid pieces of evidence to prove it, but couldn't figure out with of piece of evidence I needed.  The game only gives you one shot at a question.  For me I think the weakest part came from some of the narrative choices (spoilers!) - solving 5 cases and then finding out that the 5 people you arrested for each case are innocent kind of goes against the idea that you're this great cop.  Finally, I was truly annoyed that the game switches main characters for the last couple of cases - it would have been nice to follow Phelps all the way to the end of the game.  On the whole though, it's a lot of fun and I look forward to the downloadable cases coming soon.
4482776
Once you get this game booted up and into the actual game it really is a ton of fun.  The worst part is the multiplayer and server selection process.  It is slow and takes a painfully long time to boot into a game.  It can take up to 5 mins if you want to go from one server to another!!!!  BF2 booted up quickly and you could switch server to server fast. 3

Edited to 7 months later:

I came back to add a couple of stars.  This is probably the best game ever made.  The depth of the play and the amount of fun you can have is endless.  I have gotten use to the browser startup, I don't like it but it is at least workable.
1733593
Overall the game is very solid for the most parts. Story is solid, game is fun to play and challenging at times. I'm just gonna go over the bad parts; you can read the about the good stuff in other places.

1.) Unstable servers: Its only been 2 weeks since launch, but the servers have been down for maintenance at least 5 times already. The auction house goes down and is unavailable on a regular basis, and sometimes items you purchase don't get sent to you for up to 24-48 hours which is unacceptable when you need the item NOW for progression. Commodities portion of the AH has been down for like a week already and its unknown when it will be restored. There is no Single player option so when servers are down, you can't play.

2.) Hacking problems: Many accounts have been compromised (2 very noticeable waves of this has occurred, once a week ago and again today. Bliz offers 2 restore/roll backs but the restore points are not very often, i've heard of some people having restores up to 5+ days back, which if you play alot is a lot of progress to lose. You need an blizzard authenticator to play this game securely at the moment, since there are ingame exploits hackers are imploying to create session id spoofs. Problem is, blizzard doesn't TELL you, that you need an authenticator before buying the game nor do they require it. Authenticator is free if you download the app on a smartphone (or about 7 bucks if you don't have a smart phone). If this is the only way to guarantee the safety of your account it should have been INCLUDED or REQUIRED to install the game.

3.) Inferno imbalance: If you read any reviews of d3, you probably already heard of this. The game is well balanced in the normal, nightmare, and hell difficulty levels. Starting from act 2 inferno however, its quite obvious that blizzard did not play test this difficulty enough. You can't clear act 2 content without act 3-4 gear on certain classes; this leads to the game being a gold grind inorder to purchase better items off the AH.

All of these problems are fixable if blizzard wants to fix it. If they are able to do so (and add PvP in a timely matter) the game would be great. Until then, i can't give this game more than a 2, since it has so many horrific problems at the moment.