

Its rate of fire settles somewhere between caffeine injections and cocaine, and it sprays lead with a sound like an angry wasp hive belching its contents. Rambo would be disappointed, but that gives Prophet all the reason he needs for touting louder (and more explosive) weaponry such as the Typhoon rifle. Hojengaard said “plenty of new countermeasures” such as the remotes exist to prevent players from simply sticking to the bow-and-camouflage combo throughout the game. Long-range shots provided a dramatic arrow-cam tracking the bolt piercing its target with a satisfying crunch.Īs Prophet stealthily traversed the remains of Chinatown, an aerial remote - small, hovering probe-like enemies - stripped his cloak and sapped his suit’s energy in mere seconds. In a short gameplay video, Prophet showed off the bow’s effectiveness in silently dispatching Ceph grunts from afar with carefully placed arrows, a mixture of high- and low-tech reminiscent of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter’s Tek Bow. Some example attachments included an automatic reload system, electro arrows, and explosive arrows. The compound bow’s utilitarian construction allows the player to shoot deadly spear arrows while cloaked, adding a “whole new layer to stealth gameplay and the feeling of becoming the hunter,” Hojengaard explained. The developers also demonstrated a set of new weapons for Prophet’s hunt. “We’ve probably invented the most insane lensflare system ever conceived,” Hojengaard boasted. CryEngine’s double reputation as the bleeding edge of graphical fidelity and the most consistent slayer of any PC hardware that’s not a supercomputer makes Crysis 3 pop off the screen like James Cameron’s wet dream. Spoiler: It involves the words “world” and “domination” in it.Īnd yes, before you ask: The game looks amazing. Hojengaard also hinted CELL’s ulterior motive for constructing the dome wasn’t quite benevolent.


We wanted the city to define the shape of the rainforest, which in turn shapes the mood and storytelling of Crysis 3.” “We didn’t want to just paint a little green color over the cracks and call it a day. “It’s essentially a highly advanced greenhouse,” he said during a recent press event.
