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    Crysis 2 on the R2

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by thegh0sts, Mar 22, 2011.

  1. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Anyone managed to get Crysis 2 playing well on stock on the R2?
     
    thegh0sts, Mar 22, 2011
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    Jiche Notebook Enthusiast

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    The actual evidence strongly disagrees with you.
     
    roxxor, Mar 22, 2011
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  5. DrGoodvibes

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    M11xR1 and Crysis 1.0 on medium in DX9 mode with a twist of GPU over-clocking and it's fine.

    Mostly use the 40" HD Sony LCD TV or a 24" Full-HD monitor.
    Then this one time, this one time, I used a 50" Full-HD plasma on medium in DX10.1 mode. Very big. Very Smart.

    Crysis 1.0 was never going to play on high setting on an M11x so why bang on about it.

    Crysis 2.0 should be very playable on a M11xR2 with moderate screen resolution and moderate settings and probably just as playable on an M11xR1. :D

    Check the previous Crysis Demo thread and all the other Crysis threads for details. Same game. :rolleyes:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/515712-crysis-2-thread-m11x-r.html

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/558849-crysis-2-demo-m11x-discussion-thread.html

    Just a minute, I'll create a thread for that.
     
    DrGoodvibes, Mar 22, 2011
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  6. M11x ftw

    M11x ftw Notebook Consultant

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    The original crysis was a poorly scripted game, however it still runs well on the m11x.

    As for Crysis 2, its just a console port (such great devs these days >>) so expect it to run fairly well, as it is designed for hardware made 6 years ago (xbox and ps3).
     
    M11x ftw, Mar 22, 2011
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  7. thegh0sts

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    the demo ran well though that was only multiplayer which feels less intensive than the single player and i know that's gonna stress the m11x.
     
    thegh0sts, Mar 22, 2011
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    MP is usually more intensive. SP is easily pre-rendered. For example Highest settings in BC2 but have to turn down to Medium for MP. Even though Crytek and Frostbite are different its same concept.
     
    MasivB, Mar 22, 2011
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    It really does depend on the game. If there's a ton of AI going on in in the background you can pretty much expect single player to be more taxing.
     
    froogle, Mar 22, 2011
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    just download the demo and check it out. worked great for me
     
    Intangble, Mar 22, 2011
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  11. TheSpaceHamster

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    Game works flawlessly for me, stock R2 with no OC'ing of any kind. I'm uploading another video shortly, similar to my Homefront demonstration.

    Crysis 2 M11xR2 Gameplay Video

    Video is uploaded, game currently running at "high" settings, which looks and runs exceptionally well.
     
    TheSpaceHamster, Mar 22, 2011
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