New CryEngine tech trailer rekindles memories of Crysis Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. New CryEngine tech trailer rekindles memories of Crysis Prophet speaks. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 31 Aug 2019 55 comments Ah, Crysis. It's been so long since you melted PCs. Surely, with the next-generation of consoles nearly upon us, it's time to do so once again? It seems unlikely. The last Crysis game, 2013's Crysis 3, failed to meet publisher and IP owner EA's expectations, and developer Crytek has hardly had a good time of it in recent years. But then we have this: a CryEngine tech demo that's certainly set the cat among the pidgeons. The tech video starts out as you'd expect. We see realtime volumetric fog from Hunt Showdown, Crytek's recently-released multiplayer-focused game. There's fully dynamic lighting in all its glory. Even vegetation touch bending gets its chance to shine. Then, we go through a series of portals that doff their hat to previous Crytek games. One portal leads us to an area that looks a bit like Ryse. And then, at the 2.15 mark, a portal to what looks very much like Crysis. Yep, that's a lush jungle island, all right. There's more to the video that suggests Crysis was at least in Crytek's mind when it put the thing together. At the beginning of the video, as the user opens a CryEngine project browser, we see the word Prophet in the location of the file. (Prophet is one of the central characters in the Crysis series). When we go through the portal to what looks like a Crysis setting, the music changes and it sounds a lot like Crysis' soundtrack. At the 2.57 mark we hear what sounds a lot like Crytek's nanosuit uncloaking. And the voice that says the word CryEngine at the end sure does sound like it belongs to Prophet. Crysis fans are already speculating about what all this means. Could a remaster of Crysis be in the works. built in the new CryEngine? Do we even need a remaster, given Crysis is still melting PCs a decade after release? Or perhaps a brand new game in the Crysis series is in development? Again, this all feels unlikely at this stage, given the circumstances around Crytek and EA. "It's a pure CryEngine tech demo," was all Crytek's head of communications, Jens Schäfer would offer when I asked about it. One day, perhaps. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store