Crysis®

This game runs great on my old Mid-2011 imac, using a WINE wrapper to emulate a PC environment. I initially had a problem with the shadows; despite the shadow option chosen I couldnt get them to come on until I added "r_ShadowTexFormat 3" once the game was running! After that the shadows were on and I couldnt detect any lag in the game from it. I highly recommend this game (at least the first half, where you get to fight the evil NORTH KOREANS way off in the future in 2020).

Crysis inherited the solid core gameplay from Far Cry + the suit abilities which includes also the possibility to modify your weapons to your liking with enhancements you so far gathered in the field. Many things are destructable in this game,not just trees,and you can grab things - even enemys - and throw them. The players mobility is well done in this game and additionaly you can use vehicles of all sorts. Basicly the first half of the game consists of more or less large levels that functions as sandboxes. You have your objectives,but large freedom is given to you on how to tackle them. The second half of the game is way more linear and ends as a corridorhooter on an aircraft carrier. So its a balanced mix of different fps styles. The game has not a epic length. A decently skilled player will need around 12-15 hour to complete it. However,there is a ton of well done fanmade maps out there,that prolongs the fun for many hours more. Mostly available nowdays at ModDB,like for example Nuclear Cataclysm. Personaly Crysis is still after all those years one of my favourite fps,simply because its core gameplay is nicely done.

What a game! The atmosphere, the freedom and - at the time - graphics like nothing else. Now the remaster is on the horizon, it’s time to dip back in to one of the greatest PC games ever.

GOG is probably the best place to buy this game since there's no DRM. Despite the bad performance on my computer, I LOVE this game. It has some of the best physics simulation in any video game out there. I also love the gameplay mechanics, like real-time weapon customization, grabbing and throwing enemies, the really well done stealth gameplay, and so much more. I don't think I'll ever get bored of Crysis.

Couldn't finish the game due to a soft lock issue in the last level Otherwise still holds up remarkably well A few crashes here and there and other small bugs though. Still worth playing.