Earlier this year it was officially announced that a remaster of theCrysistrilogy was on its way. With new Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) listings forCrysis2 Remasteredand3 Remastered, some of their potential changes may have been revealed.
The originalCrysis, released in 2007, was a PC exclusive game that demanded very strong (if not, impossible) gaming rigs for its time if players wanted to experience the game in its fullest fidelity. In the following years the game would be ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3, as well as receive sequels inCrysis 2andCrysis 3in 2011 and 2013 respectively. A decade after this trilogy’s run, PC and console hardware are much stronger than they were then, making it the perfect time for the series to be revisited. Last yearCrytek released the less than stellarCrysis Remastered, that the remasters of2and3will be joining.
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Recently, the ESRB listings forCrysis 2 Remasteredand3 Remasteredwere updated with information about their content. Like the original titles, theRemasteredgames are rated “M” for ages 17 and older, but forCrysis 2specifically, the rationale is slightly different. The listing for the original 2011 game includes “Partial Nudity” as some of its explicit content, but this is totally absent from the upcomingRemasteredlisting. Recent remasters likeMass Effect Legendary Editionmade many changesto improve on the original games, and it seems that the remaster ofCrysis 2will be tweaking its content as well.
Interestingly, comparing the “Rating Summary” of both titles offers a glimpse at the modifications the remaster is making, as far as the “Partial Nudity” is concerned. In the “Rating Summary” ofCrysis 2, the author describes, “In one sequence, players' character encounters cages filled with human corpses (some with exposed buttocks).” This is no where to be found in the “Rating Summary” of2 Remastered, indicating that Crytek have likely alterred the models of this scene to be clothed.ESRB ratings can sometimes be too high, and they can also be too low, but it seems likie the nudity of the game is almost a nonfactor as the overall rating of the game did not change.
Considering the lukewarm reaction to the firstCrysisremaster, hopefully Crytek has taken what it learned from that game and worked to make the remasters of2and3that much better. As some of thegreatest single player games that everyone forgot about, this trilogy should be a great way for original fans and newcomers alike to experience these excellent games. Slight modifications like alterring nudity are not a big deal as long as the changes don’t further disrupt the game’s themes or style. Fingers crossed Crytek can get the job done.
Crysis Remaster Trilogyis planned to release this Fall for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
