If I could use one word to describe Crysis it would be epic. Not a gorgeous or computer killing game, just epic. Everything about this game is epic. A lot of people complain about the open level break-down after the halfway point, degenerating into standard sci-fi FPS fare, but so what? Why is that type of design looked down on in Crysis, but not in other notable titles such as Half-Life, Gears of War or Halo? I guess maybe people were spoiled buy the free roaming nature of the first half and were cranky Crytek took it away form them. But you know what, fuck that. Sure it's a lot more linear in the later stages and the nano suit almost becomes pointless, but it's fucking epic. And the ending is perfect.
If there are drawbacks, and there are (always), it's that Crysis will kill most computers or never be fully realized on those it doesn't. Playing this game the way it's meant to be played is truly a some what costly pursuit. This may be a case where the graphics are so good, the effects used so well, that they dramatically affect game play. Crysis is a spiritual evolution of Far Cry, so if that game didn't grab your interest and entertain Crysis probably won't either. Then again I wasn't much of a Far Cry fan but the nano suit and crazy game play mechanics Crysis brought roped me in.
Bottom line: If you have a machine capable of playing Crysis I'd suggest you do so.
