Crysis Remastered (Switch Edition) Reviews
Thirteen years after it originally set about melting the PC of anyone who dared to try to play it, Crysis arrives on Nintendo Switch in a port that's more impressive than anyone could perhaps have realistically expected. Performance for the most part here is slick and smooth – albeit with a few dips and stutters here and there – while new lighting and global illumination techniques make this a better-looking version than any other console port to date. The addition of gyro controls is just the cherry on top of an excellent job on the part of Saber Interactive. The gameplay here has aged surprisingly well, too, and rampaging across the sandbox of Lingshan taking out human and alien foes with your nano suit technology is just as much fun now as it was way back in 2007.
Crysis is still a great shooter after all those years, and this remaster is well suited for Switch.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Crysis actually works on the Switch. This is a commendable effort, a port I would have never imagined I’d ever play on a Nintendo platform, let alone a portable. It’s nowhere near as close to the PC original in terms of visual fidelity and performance, but it’s still a massive improvement over the underwhelming console ports from the past generation.
Even with some graphical sacrifices, playing Crysis in portable mode in 2020 is an absolute dream and a game that keeps being extremely fun.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
What a year 2020 has been. Who would have thought that we would be sitting here discussing Crysis Remastered being released on the Nintendo Switch? A game that pushed computers to their limits just a decade (or so) ago is now available to play in handheld mode.
Crysis: Remastered on the Nintendo Switch proves that the hybrid console can handle a top-tier shooter with ease.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Crysis Remastered on the Switch laughs at our old PCs that couldn't run the original but still finds a few stumbling blocks all on its own.
Crysis Remastered is an impressive showcase for the Nintendo Switch's true capabilities when ports are given the love and attention they deserve. Graphical downgrade aside, this title plays, looks, and feels great. Besides some aging mechanics and a so-so story, the gameplay loop of fighting through strategic engagement to engagement is addictive and invigorating, even if that means you'll have a better time ignoring the objectives to get to the next fight quicker.
Crysis Remastered for Nintendo Switch, although it hardly justifies its name, it brings the great game of 2007 to our hands. Watching this game that was long a PC hardware manufacturers' nightmare, running on a portable device, is not something you see every day, although the technical concessions to achieving it have been remarkable and can tarnish a bit the final experience about the game.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Crysis Remastered is Nintendo Switch's most realistic graphics game to date, as well as one of the best FPS games.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
One of the most impressive technical achievements on the Switch, which even manages to make improvement to the PC original – although it's rather expensive and the original is beginning to show its age in design terms.
Crysis Remastered might be great on other platforms but definitely doesn't stand out on Nintendo Switch.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
Crysis accomplished yet another feat by running on this console generation's weakest hardware but not without some expected and noticeable issues.
As a sum of its parts, Crysis on the Switch is another "miracle" port that turned out less magical than others of its kind. It's a less extreme example of the dissonance between being able to run a game and whether it should have been ported in the first place. It's not as pared back as The Outer Worlds was, but it also doesn't offer a lot of content, and its shortcomings in different areas are enough to hamper the experience. If you cannot play Crysis on any other platform, this may be as good as it's going to get, but if you don't care about portable play, the Switch version isn't as good of a proposition as it should have been.
It feels really weird for a new take on Crysis to be releasing so close to the next generation, behind the curve. For those of you who are curious about this series and want to jump in, you could do a whole lot worse on the Nintendo Switch. If you want to play Crysis in the most shiny way possible and own another platform, it's best to wait.
You know, it’s bizarre to think, but this is sort of like Crysis’ mid-life crisis.
The Nintendo Switch version of Crysis Remastered tries to be as good as the original Crysis rather than trying to be an improvement, which is what a remastered version should really do. It still looks visually stunning on Switch hardware, but it's also full of technical issues and bugs. In the end, it remains to be seen how Crysis Remastered will perform on PC later this year, and it needs a lot of improvements on the Switch version if it wants to be a hit again.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Crysis Remastered is not the best way to play Crysis, but it isn’t a terrible port. Still, calling the Switch version a “remaster” is a bit of a stretch. You’ll have to look past the dated visuals of the experience and maybe a few technical bugs, but if you’re looking to play Crysis on the go you’re covered. However, if you can wait, it might be better to wait for a more powerful console release (or just play it on PC).
Crysis Remastered is an amazing technical achievement to have it run on the Nintendo Switch, but at what cost? On the surface, in handheld mode, it suffers from framerate issues and stability; in docked mode, things get better and make the gameplay tolerable. Unfortunately, it's the technical issues that hurt the game the most.
At the end of the day, Crysis Remastered is an excellent port of a legendary video game. Some of the mechanics feel dated and a little odd sometimes, but the remaster remains true to what the original game was all about, which feels like a more important goal given the game's age and this being far away from a full on remake. Crysis is still visually stunning and sets a standard for what Nintendo Switch games can look like. Crysis Remastered is a must-play for fans of the series, which hasn't seen a new entry in quite some time.