The narrative ofCrysis 2has much more emphasis placed on it than the storyfrom its predecessor, and the reason is because Richard Morgan is writing the game. Morgan is a well-known science fiction writer, the author of such novels asAltered CarbonandBroken Angels, andCrysis 2is his first foray into videogames. It’s an appropriate project for him, since his writing tends to take place in dystopian futures.
Crytek approached Morgan, who admits to having a “complete addiction” to videogames, about writing the story ofCrysis 2, and he jumped at the chance. AtTuesday’s preview event, he professed his belief that games have a “massive potential” to have as much “emotional charge” as media such as books and films, which is why he wanted to bring his skills toCrysis 2and try to engage players in the ways in which he would like games’ stories to engage him.
I’ll have a more in-depth post on Morgan’s involvement inCrysis 2in an hour, so come back then!
