Crytek presents- Crysis, a quick recap on the FPS video game series
Developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts, Crysis is an absolute masterpiece of work that has entertained fans in all aspects. Well, Crysis is a first-person shooter video game series where the protagonists of the story are a group of military personnel who wear “nanosuits“. A highly developed suit of armour that improves their physical strength, defence, cloaking powers, and speed.
Here, the protagonists battle against hostile North Korean soldiers, heavily armed mercenaries, and a technologically superior alien species known as the Ceph- who recently awakened after arriving on Earth millions of years ago. The series consists of three primary installments, a stand-alone multiplayer title spinoff of the first game, and a compilation. On January 26, 2022, Crytek announced the fourth game with the working title Crysis 4.
The series is as follows:
- Crysis:
The US government sends the Raptor Team after Helena Rosenthal reports that the North Koreans are occupying the seemingly important island where her team is working. Psycho, Nomad, and Prophet who was kidnapped by Ceph.
- Crysis Warhead:
Psycho was tasked with retrieving an alien from Colonel Lee and the Koreans on his own mission. Psycho finally defeats Lee, captures the alien, and returns it to the carrier fleet after suffering a number of setbacks and the help of his friend O’Neill. The story then continues under the original title.
- Crysis 2:
Crysis 2 is a sequel set 3 years after the original game, that takes place in an infected New York City in 2023 by an unknown virus. Prior to Prophet’s suicide, Alcatraz, a U.S. Marine, is given the upgraded Nanosuit 2. And the end of the game and promises to keep fighting against the Ceph.
- Crysis 3:
Crysis 3 is again set in New York, just like its predecessor. In the game set in 2047, Prophet makes a comeback to New York City that has been enclosed in a nanodome to get revenge on CELL.
- Crysis Remastered:
On April 16, 2020, Crytek revealed a remastered version of the original Crysis game, which will be the first title in the series to be self-published. On July 23, 2020, the Nintendo Switch version was made available. Originally scheduled for release on the same day, the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC versions were postponed until September 18, 2020.
- Crysis 4:
Well, the game is in its early stage of development and no such announcement was made on the storyline too. Crysis 4 is going to be the 4th installment of the game.
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