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Or you can make a giant tower. Or giant chairs. Basically, anything you can think of looks to be possible here.

This is just a fantastic example of how powerful the CryENGINE2 is. It's amazing to see how all of the barrels and surrounding plants react realistically as the barrels fall all over the place. What's even better is watching all the barrels explode. The player is able to look directly at everything when 50 barrels explode, but when all 3,000 are going off, he has to turn away from the explosion otherwise his system will crash.

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EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 03:07
EternalDeathSlayer
Saw this before, it's fucking amazing!
mispelt's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 03:08
mispelt
Wowzers...
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 03:19
EternalDeathSlayer
Who cares if it's a slow news day? Can't blame CTZ for putting it up, I put up in my own blog till someone told me it was already posted. It's an awesome video.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 03:21
Cheeburga
lol.
JJ Rage's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 03:38
JJ Rage
Holy fuck.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 03:58
Orionsaint
One of the greatest Internet videos ever posted.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 04:01
Aaron Mxy Yost
WOO! DESTRUCTION!
Amayirot Akago's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 04:33
Amayirot Akago
Sweet mother of God almighty.

Now I REALLY need a new PC.
manta's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 04:34
manta
Pure awesome.
Churchhills Dog's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 04:47
Churchhills Dog
I'd love to try this if the editor didn't CRASH EVERY FUCKING TIME I TRY TO LOAD IT.


THANKS ONCE AGAIN EA.....
Baron Calico's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 05:08
Baron Calico
Fine fine fine... I'll play through Crysis the moment I have a PC that can run it at full settings. You people happy now?!
Richaod's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 05:44
Richaod
The last part of that could actually pass for part of a documentary where some random runs away from a volcanic explosion... awesome. The music is suitably br00tal, too.
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 05:44
bleep
HOLY FUCKING GRANDMA TURDS!

RAT FARTS

THIS IS AWESOME!
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 05:49
Neonie
The video was awsome, but the music became so awful i had to mute my sound to watch it xD
blastocyst's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 05:52
blastocyst
The graphics/video quality don't even matter really. The physics are so intensely believable. The explosions toward the end are especially stunning.
Ratcliff's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 06:12
Ratcliff
my god, "what could top half-life 2's physics engine?" I asked myself...

and now I have my answer
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 06:20
Justice
So friggin sweet
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 06:28
DeusPayne
Wow, on all counts. That video is just full of awesome.
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 06:49
Vitamin Awesome
This makes me wanna get Crysis working on my computer again. It runs fine mid-spec, I've played it for a couple hours, but lately it don't seem to wanna run. Blast. now I'll be up for even later trying to get this thing to run again.
ROBOZINHO's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 07:14
ROBOZINHO
Quick heads up for the uninitiated: this is awesome alright, but it's not realtime. It's recorded by forcing the engine to properly calculate the physics for every object on every frame (by using additive time).

The actual FPS in which this is recorded may vary depending on CPU, but these videos are usually done at something around 1fps or less, then the video is sped up to the original speed.
ScottEFresh's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 07:35
ScottEFresh
Sweet....too bad I won't have a comp that can run this game. Let's go Crysis on consoles!
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 08:02
Jetsetlemming
I can't get over how strangely shiny the barrels were.
I'm of the mindset that making every single fucking thing shiny you can is a bad thing. It's one of the things I didn't like about the Doom 3 engine either (other than it ran like shit on my ATI card and didn't have any good games made in it).
Also, if you're going for realism, more than one single appearance for every single explosive barrel might be a good idea Crytek.
foxhound009's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 08:02
foxhound009
awesome... (need new pc)
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 08:09
Hitogoroshi
Very very cool. To bad Crysis isn't that great.
iliketuna's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 08:47
iliketuna
That's terrible for the environment
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 08:50
Eschatos
Such a shame you can't do that in real time. I still like Half Life 2's engine better. It's more realistic, and has much better selection of items. I bet I could do this fairly easily in Garry's Mod.
SourGr8pes's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:06
SourGr8pes
Seeing those huge towers collapse was epic. What's in those barrels anyways? Crushed hopes and dreams of children?
Big Z's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:07
Big Z
I think it's funny that he actually can't look at the 3000 barrel explosion or his computer will grind to a halt.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:11
Holyetheline
This looks amazing, I want this game.
Tristero's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:16
Tristero
Are you serious? No one actually posted "Do a barrel roll"? C'mon. I'm disappointed in you folks.
Tristero's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:17
Tristero
Are you serious? No one actually posted "Do a barrel roll"? C'mon. I'm disappointed in you folks.
Dadud's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:29
Dadud
Do a barrel roll (x2)
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:33
Clockwork
Awesome Vid. Shitty Ass music though.
DryvBy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 09:42
DryvBy
9/11 has never been so cool.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 10:32
wardrox
But.. but... it's not rendered in real time! You forgot to mention that! Any physics engine can do this.
NyghtcrawleR's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 10:34
NyghtcrawleR
Video is still cool regardless.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 11:09
Maurice Tan
**I move away from the explosions to save my pc
Guagloves's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 11:13
Guagloves
Do a Barrel Roll!
Juggernaut's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 11:31
Juggernaut
This is amazing!!!
Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 11:34
Steel Squirrel
That was pretty super.
TurboHyperFighting's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 12:30
TurboHyperFighting
Anyone know for sure who the band performing the song used in that video is?

It sounds like Children of Bodom.
Ghil's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 12:54
Ghil
too bad it's not rendered in real time, but it's quite cool to watch nonetheless
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 12:57
Bob Muir
This is just beautiful.
Phntmbanana's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 13:08
Phntmbanana
Awesome that made my dayd
FrozenSpaceMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 13:10
FrozenSpaceMonkey
@Turbo

I was wondering the same. They do kinda sound like CoB, but I don't think it is. Still trying to find that song.
FrozenSpaceMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 13:12
FrozenSpaceMonkey
Just found it.

Kalmah - Moon of My Nights
stoo1985's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 13:28
stoo1985
Awesome :D
0chan's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 13:41
0chan
meh
Thornnn's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 13:50
Thornnn
Awesome possum!!!!
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/16/2007 13:50
Cheeburga
Do a barrel roll!
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