“If you want guarantees, buy a toaster.”

Formed by the three Yerli brothers, Frankfurt’s Crytek burst onto the PC gaming scene with the technically impressive FarCry in 2004. Three years later they followed up with Crysis, a near-future sci-fi FPS that remains one of the most graphically demanding games available. Is the beauty of Crysis and its 2011 multi-format sequel Crysis 2 only skin-deep though? Leon, Tony, Josh and Karl put their heads together along with members of the Cane and Rinse community.

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Music used in this issue:

1: Pyrrhic Victory by Inon Zur

2: Crysis 2 Theme by Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe

Cane and Rinse 68 was edited by Sean O’Brien

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In this Crysis 2 Quick Rinse, Darren Gargette plays the opening of the game:

In this Quick Rinse, Darren samples Crysis 3’s multiplayer component: