Crying with Crysis 3

I review this unoriginal, uninspired game

Whether a movie, book, or game, original and inspired stories tend to be more memorable than those that are not. Whether it be Apocalypse Now or Spec Ops: The Line and their matching book Heart of Darkness exploring the themes of madness and one’s reaction to challenging experiences, such inspiring stories are the ones we remember fondly, sometimes for better or worse.

It is clear what creates media that can optimistically be referred to as art, yet cash grab, formula-based media remains rampant. Such media seems to grip the film and video game industries particularly. Crysis 3 is an entry that I had the misfortune of playing through that fit this uninspired formula. Throughout the experience, it was clear that the game designers were pandering to making something flashy rather than original or enjoyable.

The completely expected betrayal plot event came with a character becoming Palpatine and shooting lightning from his hands.

Storyline

The protagonist, who the player controls, is Prophet, a staple of the Crysis series since the first game. One finds themself over two decades after the events of Crysis 2 with the CELL corporation monopolizing energy, exerting unjust control over the world. A former teammate from…