[MyIS]Spawndemon
10-21-2006, 04:42 PM
The guys over at InCrysis (http://www.incrysis.com/) have posted up an article explaining where the actually island that Crysis is based around is located. Here's what they had to say:
The official location for the Crysis Island is one of the hundred islands that make up the Spratly chain located in South China Sea. Now while it is a paradise shrouded in political instability, why Crytek chose this location is anyone’s guess.
Looking at the geography, we’ve seen screenshots and videos of a very rugged and hilly island however the highest elevation point in the Spratly’s is a mere four meters. We have identified in the past that the island screenshots seen have been actually modeled off locations around Hawaii. Crytek also visited Hawaii’s Islands prior to commencing Crysis. So is the Crysis island going to be completely modeled from an island in Hawaii? The answer is no as we’ve managed to pinpoint some of the locations of the real life comparison screenshots released earlier this week.
The first seaside comparison shot (the one with the waves) is actually Intendance Bay on the island of Mahe, Seychelles.The second one showing the path under the Palm Trees is actually an island in the Maluku chain, Indonesia.
<a href="http://www.totalcrysis.com/image.php?img=images/news/061021-1.jpg"><img src="http://www.totalcrysis.com/images/news/thumb_061021-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.totalcrysis.com/image.php?img=images/news/061021-2.jpg"><img src="http://www.totalcrysis.com/images/news/thumb_061021-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>
Nice to learn a little more about the game and its specific location.
The official location for the Crysis Island is one of the hundred islands that make up the Spratly chain located in South China Sea. Now while it is a paradise shrouded in political instability, why Crytek chose this location is anyone’s guess.
Looking at the geography, we’ve seen screenshots and videos of a very rugged and hilly island however the highest elevation point in the Spratly’s is a mere four meters. We have identified in the past that the island screenshots seen have been actually modeled off locations around Hawaii. Crytek also visited Hawaii’s Islands prior to commencing Crysis. So is the Crysis island going to be completely modeled from an island in Hawaii? The answer is no as we’ve managed to pinpoint some of the locations of the real life comparison screenshots released earlier this week.
The first seaside comparison shot (the one with the waves) is actually Intendance Bay on the island of Mahe, Seychelles.The second one showing the path under the Palm Trees is actually an island in the Maluku chain, Indonesia.
<a href="http://www.totalcrysis.com/image.php?img=images/news/061021-1.jpg"><img src="http://www.totalcrysis.com/images/news/thumb_061021-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.totalcrysis.com/image.php?img=images/news/061021-2.jpg"><img src="http://www.totalcrysis.com/images/news/thumb_061021-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>
Nice to learn a little more about the game and its specific location.