Crysis became the legend of an era with its high system requirements. The game’s director explained that the graphics settings are designed for future computers.
It was released in 2007 and became legendary in the gaming world. Crysisbecame one of the most talked about games of a period due to its high system requirements. Cevat Yerli, the game’s director and founder of Crytek, stated in his statement that Crysis’s highest graphics settings were designed for future computers, not for that period. “I wanted Crysis to not age and look impressive even after years,” said Yerli. This approach is consistent with the game’s “Can it run Crysis?” It gave birth to the performance challenge that turned into the joke (Can it run Crysis?).
Why Was Crysis So Difficult?
According to Cevat Yerli, Crysis’ graphic settings such as “Ultra” and “Very High” were developed considering the hardware of 2010 and later. However, many gamers tried these settings on their 2007 computers and encountered low frame rates. Even on powerful systems at that time, it was almost impossible to run the game at “High” settings.
Crysis attracted attention not only with its performance but also with its innovative technologies. The developers traveled to Haiti and collected references to reflect the tropical environments as close to reality as possible. With features such as dynamic lighting, facial animations and detailed shadow effects, the game raised the bar in graphics technology. Yerli humorously stated that even a tree in the game is more complex than the entire graphics algorithm of Far Cry.
Crysis pushed the technological boundaries of an era with its high graphic quality and innovative technologies. The fact that companies such as Nvidia still use the phrase “Can run Crysis” when introducing their new graphics cards shows that the legend of the game continues.
Cevat Yerli stated that he was pleased that Crysis maintained its place in the gaming world as a performance criterion. The game’s technological heritage forms the basis for many graphical techniques used in today’s games. This makes Crysis not just a game but also a technology icon.