When I say crashing, not only are they quite bizarre crashing physics in this game, but it also freezes and crashing in a couple of stages. DOSBox really needs a fix for this game, but sadly its seems updates stopped a while ago so we are just left with an unplayable experience.
I'm not a hater to be a hater, I generally hate Crysis with a burning passion. I heard so much of this game before to a point were I was so excited, and let down is every way possible. This game is horrendously optimized. It doesn't now run good even on modern systems, with constantly FPS drops and stutters even not on the highest setting. It even crashed on me twice, like what a lord of crap that this game is 'optimized', stop listening to the lies. Everything about the gameplay is awful. The suit abilities are underpowered to the point where they aren't fun. Gun play is some of the worst, with a ton of recoil and bullet spongy enemies. Everything little thing can kill you, like using super speed can kill you if you run in something. The game is also glitchly, like I saw props bugging out, a gun shooting itself, multiple graphical glitches, the list can go on. And don't get me started on the last 'mission'. Without any spoilers, let me just say I had to grab a weapon that was needed later on. I forgot to grab it, so when that part came, I didn't have the weapon. So I went back to grab it, but found out that I couldn't go back. I had to load an earlier save just to get the weapon. That is the worst mission design I have ever seen. I've played some bad games, but this takes the cake. Crysis is a horrendous experience, and I can't believe people give this game 5 stars, it doesn't even deserve one.
F.E.A.R. plus its expansion packs Extraction Point, and Perseus Mandate, are some of the most intriguing games I've played. Horror was never a genre of games I could get into, however these games blend horror with great first person action. This game reminds me of a tech demo, but made into a very serviceable game. The story is not ever super clear, but its great piecing it together, and making sense of the world, and the crazy shit happening in it. Voice acting is done very well, and isn't cringy in any way. The atmosphere is just perfect, with the gray, and brown color scheme that just works. Gun fights consists of ricohets, sparks, smoking, intense gun fire that is a beatiful sight to see. However, one thing became pretty apparent, especially during the play throughs of the expansions packs: The padded out campaign The story and action is usually drip feed when walking through the huge levels, and without the ability to run, it makes it slower going through the levels, and backtracking for equipment. Especially in Perseus Mandate where the horror elements are weaker, and the levels are much more stretched out with forgetable characters throughout the way. Other than this complaint, F.E.A.R. Platinum is a great collection, completely DRM free.
