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Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason



Cryo, is a FPS game from 1c which is a Russian DEV Team. The game is PC only. It uses, DX10 or 9. Looks best in DX10. It has Quick Save and Load which IMHO is a absolute for PC gaming.

Here's a Bit about the Game and a couple links.

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30 bucks looks like the price!!, check it out::

Googled:: Google

Not Bad either, in Fact Cheap!! The Tiny Demo was way Cool, IMO.

GameSpot Revew and Info:: Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason for PC - Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason PC Game - Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason Computer Game

In fact BB has a Good price!! GoGamer has it (out of stock though) for 25 Bucks +Shipping:: GoGamer.com


Blue



My thinking is this, if it starts out @ 30 Bucks, if you wait 3 months or less it should be about 20 at Amazon or GoGamer.

GameStop:: Gamestop.com - Buy Cryostasis - PC

Here's a Review of the Russian Version ::

Before this game gets slammed by *official* reviews that don't see much value or quality in games that are not accompanied by truckloads of ad campaigns cash, let me just quickly say ... the game has some problems and ... the game is very likely the best atmospheric survivalist action since STALKER SoC.

Lets first address negatives:
- PERFORMANCE issues reported in Russian and EU versions are still present in the download version of the US/Worldwide version. They creep up somewhere around the middle of the game where you can suddenly experience drastic frame rates drops. Some of those drops occur in very critical times where your survival depends on the ability to respond timely and accurately. Hopefully, this will be addressed by a patch promissed to be released on April 20. In fact, this is the only, although very important, factual negative about this game ... and the rest is more or less subjective.
- VERY high end system required to experience the game as the developer (Action Forms) intended it to be experienced (some of this may be addressed with the patch tho)
- MOVEMENT controls and game mechanics are somewhat outdated and feel stiff. No take cover system, no leaning has been implemented. However, this may have been done on purpose. The movement speed (walk) is just a notch slower than it should be even when the given extreme environmental conditions are considered.
- WEAPONS zoom (ironsights zooming) in the aim mode is a way too strong. This is the only negatively surprising developer's decision that somewhat distracts from the extreme realism of firearms in this game.

On the positive side:
- THE game is made for PC (not a porting job)
- DELIBERATE slow-paced atmospheric survivalist action that immerses you into your own sense of isolation, fear and desperation amidst deadly environmental conditions and hostile mutated creatures
- EXCELLENT weapons realism (design, firing, loading, reaction time, recoil) that only further contributes to the sense of overwhelming odds stacked against you and creeping thoughts that you'll never make it through. While some peeps will hate this, I personally like that there is no reticule in the hip mode of shooting.
- STRONG story-driven gameplay, that only gradually reveals itself and culminating at the very end. During the game you'll sometimes wonder whether there is a point to all this ... but if you survive you'll be rewarded at the end. One of the best, thought-provoking endings.
- SOME very well executed original ideas contributing to the sense of methodical planning on the developer's part and not adding pieces as an afterthought. While at times things may appear repetitive, carefully looking around will make you realize that each level and each space while similar to other confined spaces on the ship is different and offers a different challenge.

Overall, this a wonderful game that is hard to classify in any particular category. It is played in the first person, but it's not a typical shooter. Horror is present, but it's not a typical horror game either. Keep your mind open without the need to categorize this game and you'll have a good time. Yet, it must be said that this game is not for everybody -- if you are looking for a fast-paced action shooter ... then stay away from this game. This game is just the opposite -- deliberately slow pace ... giving you time to realize how desperate, almost hopeless, your situation is. The survival fights are realistic given that the character you are playing is a person without highly specialized combat skills (as is usually the case in other FPS games) moving in a deeply frozen environment trying to figure out what happened and what's going on while barely staying alive. Audio is top notch. Graphics are on par with the best with some specialized outputs for ice and water. For no apparent reason AtmosFear 2.0 game engine reminded me on Black Element's Enforce2 engine where the interiors are rendered superbly while the outdoors have significant room for improvement. If the upcoming fixes/patch resolve the performance issues this will be one game that could easily range anywhere between 8.5 and 10/10 depending on the user's preferences.

Overall score: 8.2/10.

Man the new videos look SWEET!!

• Aspyr
• Action Forms
• Sci-Fi First-Person...
• Release: Apr 24, 2009
• ESRB: Teen

Just Got this game, I have around 300 PC games. That's why I build PC's that kick Butt, well, as best I can for the Money I have allocated for my Hobby. Addiction is more like it

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You can Download the Tech Demoand or the Playable Demo at GameSpot
as well as watch cool vids, and view tons of Screens etc.

The DEMO can also be downloaded @ FileShack here:: Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason Full Demo Download - FileShack - Download PC Video game patches, videos, betas and trailers for PC, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii

If your a FPS fan and Love Great GFX check out this wonderful game. I have it and adore it. The game needs a Patch, which is on the way. It also requires a High End PC. No it doesn't run on a MAC, LOL

Here's a Link to the Main Website for the Game:: Cryostasis

Here's just a Couple other shots I took for kicks, get this game it ROX!!

I mean if you like something Different and are a Fan of FPS'ers as I am.

I have the Full version BTW.

Lock and Hand


Lots of B&W Cut Scenes




Enjoy!!

found it on play.com for us UK'ers Play.com (UK) : Cryostasis : PC Games - Free Delivery

mixed reviews

I'm guessing it is a Horror type FPS game but I am a sucker for anything "FPS" so I'll download the demo and take ir for a spin around good ole Russia

Yep it's Sci-Fi Horror. I love it, you guys may hate it who knows, I'm merely sharing what I know about the Game.

Blue

It's a h00t to play, but it needs a Power PC to run correctly.

Like I said it also needs a Patch, the Full version, but at the same time I can play it fine, it just has a Small bug, whereas the FPS drops a WEE bit. for no apparent reason in a select few areas. Not a BIG ussue, but needs to be fixed none the less'

It's rated no,2 Most Popular PC game out today, by GameSpot, btw....

They gave it an 8.0

Link again:: Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason for PC - Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason PC Game - Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason Computer Game

just started downloading now , 22 minutes and counting , i hope its not rubbish

Hay Archie~

I see you have a Reclusa Razer KB, I do as well. Love the KB, but they are BIG.

Wondering if you know a Simple way to Disable the Media Key, without using the

Driver GUI, etc. I never install Drivers for Mice or Keyboards, the Default Drivers from

MS (HID Drivers) work fine for me. Plus you won't have that CRAP wanting to load at

start up.



I hope you like the Game, you may want to play it without Motion Blur, I never use it

myself, also DO NOT use EAX, use Hardware Sound. No EAX, EAX will slow it down

too.

Try different GFX Congifs too, the new 185.81 NV Drivers are Best with the New

PhysiX Driver (nv) 9.09.048 find it @ Guru3d.com (both).

Then again you might run ATI in which case this is info is worthless.

ATI cards have Issues with the game, more so than an NV card. The GTX 200 Series

are Best, the game is optimized for NV cards. No I'm not saying ATI are bad cards by

any means, they make great cards as well.

Anyhow Enjoy!! Tweak until it runs smooth and bare in mind a patch is coming soon.



Blue

BTW, this Game is one of the first to take avantage of Ambient Occlusion::

well looking at my cpu usage ingame it seems its only utilising 1 core , seems a bit odd/stupid for a modern game , my rig cant handle the physX i only have one card so i switched that off , god only knows what level it sets the anisotropic filtering at when enabled cos i drop nearly 20fps!! I expect thats easy to tweak , seems in desperate need of some mouse smoothing gameplay seems a bit clunky , is this a console port by any chance?

BlueMonster Yes its bloody huge isnt it ha ha , i dont use the software anymore either , i did but i didnt have it running at startup just ran it for games but as i play only FPS ive no need for so many configurable keys , i bought it because of good reviews , i had no need for a display on my keyboard so that took the logitech out of the question , this was my next choice and im really pleased with it.....and its all blue

oh and i dont think there is a way to disable the media keys without the software , not that i can figure anyway , maybe worth a google , but you'll probably just end up with a load of links to third party apps so you might as well just bite the bullet and run the reclusa package

this game looks good not brilliant just good (bioshock looked better and ran well.eventually) but no matter what i set the graphics too my fps stays the same whether i restart the whole game or not , the only thing that really made a differance was turning off EAX and aniosotropic filtering , but i turned the filtering back on and now it looks better and my fps is the same??

Im looking at 30-40fps with everything on high (20-25fps out in the snow) eax off and hardware physX off , but the game just feels clunky and the mouse is jittery as hell , enabling motion blur and camera blur masks the jittery mouse but i cant stand this effect i always turn it off

its a shame , I wonder if a patch will sort anything , i dont want to buy it yet as it seems like a dodgy console port and as for only utilising 1 cpu core! whats that all about? Its Stalker all over again..........

bah

I downloaded it last night, it took me less than 10 minutes to bring the whole file... gotta love Comcast Super Duper Fast Broadband

I am not liking the screenies I see here and I am having some issues with my puter at the moment so I may not play with it tonight but I'll see.

They were all over this one at rage3d - they seem to like it a lot... Cryostasis - Horror - Rage3D Discussion Area