Before the announcement of Crysis 4, Crytek was working on a multiplayer game based on the Crysis franchise, called Crysis Next. And earlier today, a video was leaked, showcasing 13 minutes of gameplay footage from it.
Now I’m certain that Crytek will immediately take it down. As such, I strongly suggest watching it while you still can. I’ll make also sure to update this article with mirrors.
Crysis Next was a multiplayer third-person game. Players would be able to select a class, and duke it out. In the beta version of the video, we get to see three classes. These are the Frontliner, the Technician and the Flanker.
Now as you will see, the beta has a lot of placeholder graphics. So, don’t expect it to “wow” you in any way. Still, this is something that may interest our Crysis fans.
To be honest, I’m glad this game was canceled so that we could get a proper single-player Crysis game. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed the MP of the first Crysis game. However, Crysis Next seems like a game that nobody has asked for. At least as a standalone title.
Now what will be really cool is if Crytek adds Crysis Next to Crysis 4. You know, like when games had great SP and MP modes. If that’s what Crytek has done, then more power to them.
Crytek officially announced Crysis 4 in January 2022. And, since then, we haven’t heard anything about it. As I wrote in April 2023, you shouldn’t be expecting to be playing it anytime soon. Back then, the team was looking for a Lead Producer, Lead AI Programmer and Lead Environment Artist. This basically meant that development was still in a really early state. And, since most games take around 3-5 years to create, we can safely assume that we won’t get it until at least 2026 or 2027.
Anyway, there is nothing more to add here. For now, enjoy the gameplay video and stay tuned for more!
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