I am flabbergasted with the positive reviews this game has. It must be nostalgia clouding these people's heads because I can confidently say that, having played this for the first time in 2025, this was one of the most miserable gaming experiences I've ever had. The story was just not good, the gameplay was even worse, but I guess it holds up decently in the way of graphics. Spoilers ahead.

TL:DR DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME. LOOK UP A STORY SUMMARY, SAVE THE MONEY, SAVE THE TIME, SAVE THE HEADACHE.

The story:
It is both uninteresting and frustrating. There's so much random crap happening all at once, it's hard to even follow at times despite it STILL boiling down to "we need to do this! we need to kill this guy! get to this area! oh no this guy was bad the whole time! oh but we saved the day at the end! oh and a beloved character is still alive despite dying in the intro of the game!" Why is Prophet back in the end?? Did he just hijack Alcatraz' body?? I mean what?? No explanation but I guess I'll find out when I play the apparently more-disappointing Crysis 3. Seriously some of the laziest, disinterested writing I've seen in a video game. Also the dialogue is written badly, making it sound like a parody of itself most of the time. The biggest thing that threw me off when I started the game, however, was the either complete redesign or retcon or something or the aliens?? They went from being blue squid things to being red fungus virus squid android things!? Like with no explanation either. Guess I should have read the comics right? I know they changed to humanoid shaped aliens because that was a criticism of the first game, but there is literally ZERO explanation in game. Now that I think about it though, not much of the tomfoolery in this game is explained.

The gameplay:
I spent most of the second half of this game sighing out loud in disbelief and agony that I had to kill yet another group of 3-5 normal aliens with 1-2 red shield guys and 1 big guy. The normal aliens take too many bullets to kill, and the special types take an ungodly amount. Gun play is slow, boring, and repetitive. I played through 95% of the game on soldier difficulty (or something other than easy I don't care enough to go back and check) but switched to the recruit difficulty at the very end because I was just so, so, so tired of killing these stupid bullet sponge aliens. NOTHING about the gun play is satisfying, the (alien) enemies are boring and tanky, suit upgrades really do not matter, the cutscenes drag on so much, cramped map design limits creativity in your approach, etc. Going back to the unexplained human alien thing, the humanoid traits of the aliens don't do anything to bring back that magic of tactically advancing through North Korean camps. It's still just shooting aliens for an exhausting amount of time throughout the entire game. Despite sighing in relief whenever I encountered more human enemy sections, those weren't good either because of map design. Crysis 1 was great because of the massive, open areas that allowed you to do whatever you want and be very tactical with your approach. This game just boils down to "kill one enemy before you get spotted and then have to cloak-hop between different places picking a couple off at a time." It's more fun than the aliens, but still not fun, which says a lot about the aliens. There's so much more I could say, but I feel no need.

The graphics:
Admittedly, the graphics are pretty good. That's kinda what the franchise is known for. They aren't exactly trying to be photorealistic so they hold up well in 2025. Central Park raising out of the ground and blotting out the sun was beautiful. Not much else to say, look up screenshots or cutscene clips on YouTube if you wanna experience the only decent aspect of this game.

All in all, a really rough start to 2025. I am dreading playing Crysis 3 but I have to now because I'm already this deep into the series. This is not a good or fun game, please spare yourself the headache.

Crysis 1 was a mechanical masterpiece, but Crysis 2 feels like a stripped-down Crysis 1 that's a bit prettier. Improved graphics are not worth the mechanical trade-offs: No more prone/laying down, enemies will be frozen in place, you'll face constant weapon-swap failures, and you can no longer sprint without energy. The added bullet penetration and slide mechanics are cool, but in my opinion, should have been standard mechanics present in Crysis 1. My biggest issue is that enemies will spot you through solid brick walls & full-sized solar panels, completely ruining the iconic stealth experience that this game series was known for.

i wouldnt be able to give a review my game is somehow stuck in turkish or russian or whatever. no matter what i try i cant fix it so i uninstalled

THEY USE TO CALL ME PROPHET
REMEMBER ME
(EPIC HANS ZIMMER SCORE PLAYING)

Few more bugs added in remastered but nothing that would impact gameplay.
Otherwise good remastered

Crysis is Awesome! Cant wait for the newest one.

Crysis 2 Maximum edition looks almost the same and does not crash as much as this Remastered edition.

Graphics as good as graphics get. Great FPS much better than the original.

CRYSIS 2 review (not including the remastered perspective, just a campaign review)
this game... is a little gem, this is a little masterpiece, it's honestly great, never expect it to be so good, but it is, and now i will say why:
this is an fps in new york, where you fight footsoldiers and aliens, aliens clearly inspired by other media but they are still kind of original in their own way... so this is a generic fps campaign no? yeah this is the theory, a generic fps shooter that can give you a good time, nothing too special no? well that is THE THEORY, but oh boy... THE PRACTICE... they made this game honestly phenomenal, it's a perfect game for how the main concept is, this game blew my mind because it was so good for how it is, this game had balls, this had passion, don't care if the devs intended this or not, but it seems a game made with passion... and i will say why (for real this time)... :
1-this game has atmosphere... the atmosphereis great, 85% of the game has a very good atmosphere, but there are a few peaks, and those peaks are really good, the atmosphere and immersion is done great
2- this game is... long, this is not a simple campaign with predictable lenght, this game in terms of hours, but above all, more important than hours... CONTENT... this game is filled a lot, this is long, and there is a lot of stuff into it, this game is... fantastic, LINEAR games usually have not much content this days, but this game... really was brave enough to have content and lenght... i love this
3- the... level design, this game have a particularly good level design, it's iconic... sometimes the game have the flat and boring level design of modern fps, but the majority of the times... this game had a really great level design, this game has a lot of parts and battles that are memorable, because the level design is very varied, a lot varied... im speaking with emotions, not too technical, so maybe im wrong, but the level design for me, it's very good...
4- the game is not too easy... this game do not suffer from being too easy, on normal difficulty is a lot harder than expected, this game make things interesting and it keep you awake because it's not so easy, BUT... the game knows when to get easy, there are some parts that are easier than others in a good way, sometimes a more fast paced and relaxed moment dosen't hurt... this game is very balanced...
5- this game is less flat and boring than the average modern fps, this game is filled with very iconic moments that really are unique from each others, the game has 19 missions, and this game can be split in acts and is just done so good, the game dosen't stop be surprising, there are some missions that are long and very good, others that are shorter and more ok, but together they can be very good, and some normal missions... so there are short missions, normal lenght missions, and long missions, and it's all balanced very well, the game is very energetic, for example, in one missions you fight a tank and in the one after you fight an helicopter, the game dosen't lose time, the game is a lot energetic and has very few bland or flat moments, and, yeah the game have those too, but they work, they are not really boring after all...

so this game is a lot energetic, it's really a game that keeps you awake, the game has a lot of very iconic and very good moments, some moments are just too good and incredible for what it is...
oh, the story... the story is great, because it's complex and long, and it fit with the game, it could've been a lot more simple and on the ground, but the game is crazy so the story is overcomplicated too, it fits well...

game: 8,3/10 generally... but 9,5/10 for what it is

the only con this game have, is that on a early chapter you COULD pick up a weapon too op that ruin the game for being too op, it is a perfect weapon to pick up at a certain chapter, the second time it gets introduced, but that second time should've been the first... that is the only real CON...

game approved! (even too much)
[this review don't say that the game is a total masterpiece, you probably can will be very disappointed when you play it after reading this, this review is obviously relative to an apparently generic fps, don't take this too much seriously]

Great job improving on the visuals of Crysis 2