As a young cinemagoer I remember watching the preview of coming attractions, and I'd notice that without fail at least one preview would have a gritty voiceover saying: "If you only see one movie this year, make it this one!". Nowadays it's something you don't hear often, maybe because no recent film has been truly worthy of that level of hype, or possibly because the studios don't think we're stupid enough to buy it anymore. Either way, when I first started playing Crysis, I suddenly found myself wanting to say: If you only buy one game this year, make it Crysis!

Now before you think that I'm going to head off into a gushing fanboyesque serenade of all things Crysis, let me stop you right there. Let's be clear about some things: Crysis is not a revolution in first person shooters. It is not the greatest game ever made, nor does it change the way you will live your life forever. Marketing hype aside, it is however a landmark title, an absolutely stunning progression of video game graphics; one of the most photo-realistic and immersive first person shooters to date.

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