S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - coming September 5th

[ciox]

where's mooze

Left during the development of Clear Sky.

I remember hearing there was some kind of artistic disagreement between him and the rest of the team, and they parted ways. One of the greatest tragedies in gaming.

 

[jebsmoker]

i have so many mixed feelings about this

 

[Ismaul]

It's not out yet and you already came? Quite... premature

 

[CharacterNik]

I am impressed with that trailer it looks like Dead air mixed with Anomaly. I expected Metro popamole type of shit.

I still have warm feelings towards Shadow of Chernobyl.
And I still have an official cd of Stalker SoC, with that stupid copyright protection system where you need to insert a disc everytime you play the game. So me and my buddies finished it one after another.

Grigorovich just be smart and make an atmospheric shooter with deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists and bandits...
None of them will stop Slavic people on its triumphant march towards saving the planet!

 

[Invictus]

I am so torn about this; the console exclusivity, UE4, the lack of ANY actual gameplay are all huge red flags

On the other hand it would really need some work to fuck up the basic Stalker gamestyle given that it will be open world, non linear, set in Chernobyl and with the same questing system from the earlier games... I mean given the popularity of current mods like Anomaly almost all of the community understand what is Stalker supposed to be like and hopefully the devs know it too

As for being designed with gamepad controls I really don’t worry much since games like Metro show that streamlined controls do not equal lesser experience but the modding tools are the biggest unknown right now

 

[fantadomat]

Surprised that this shit haven't been posted yet lol.




What is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2?
It’s a unique blend of FPS, immersive sim and horror with a really thick atmosphere. One of the biggest open-worlds to date is yours to explore — along with an epic branching story with multiple endings.

Which platform is S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 going to be released on?
The game will have a simultaneous release on PC and Xbox Series X. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will also enter Xbox Game Pass on console on day one.

Is it open-world?
Yes. The Zone in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is one of the biggest seamless open-worlds to date.

What about the story?
The game will feature an epic, non-linear story. Your choices will influence both short-term consequences and global outcomes.

When is the game out?
We are not ready to disclose the release date just yet. Please follow the official social channels of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to receive development updates.

 

[Morpheus Kitami]

I feel like as long as they keep the core gameplay the same, open world can actually work. The game was open-world as much as the devteam could make it. If they handle things sensibly this could turn out well. Sure, the engine is crap, but was the original one a masterpiece of programming? No. If its good, someone will figure out how to properly mod the badboy months down the line.

 

[Butter]

I was under the impression they had already made at least 3 Stalker games.

 

[fantadomat]

More or less,still this the official stalker 2.

 

[Zariusz]

Noice.

 

[Stavrophore]

The Xcock logo is troubling.

 

[sullynathan]

Why are you guys acting like STALKER wasn't open world? Did Chernobyl stop being open world because it had 3 loading screens between 3 zones? Did the Witcher 3?

 

[Twiglard]

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/07/23/stalker-2-is-coming-to-xbox-series-x/amp/

From TFA:

Both monsters and factions that inhabit the Zone are constantly interacting with each other. The previous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games introduced A-Life — a living world simulating system. The reimagined version of this system, which we call A-Life 2.0, will control the state of the world and the behavior of characters and mutants, making the Zone ever-changing and truly alive. Countless events and encounters will happen every moment — even if you are not around to witness them with your own eyes.

Switching from "oh the pain" to "maybe not all is lost" mode.

 

[Twiglard]

Why are you guys acting like STALKER wasn't open world? Did Chernobyl stop being open world because it had 3 loading screens between 3 zones?

1. It wasn't an amusement park which "open-world" games inevitably are.
2. Things didn't actually happen the same if you weren't there. This is more significant with A-Life-heavy mods.

 

[Wunderbar]

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-is-confirmed.121861/

 

[fantadomat]

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-is-confirmed.121861/

Stalker is RPG,have no place in the general gaming!

 

[Sinatar]

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/threads/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-is-confirmed.121861/

Stalker is RPG,have no place in the general gaming!

No stats, no skills, no character sheet, no character progression. It's not an RPG by any stretch of the imagination.

If having an inventory classifies it as an RPG then shit like Resident Evil is an RPG too.

 

[RhodokMasterRaceOfficial]

It's not an RPG by any stretch of the imagination.

But what is an RPG, really?

 

[I'm Big Into Anal]

xbox exclusive

then PC

what would geralt/superman/chadnerd make of this?

 

[Lilura]

Belongs in General Gaming, but I vote Retardo.

 

[undecaf]

This game has been coming too long.

No chance it’ll ever match Shadow of Chernobyl in mood or feel. Not with todays overly polished shooter gameplay that lacks all edge and grit.

But I suppose there’s enough cause to be very cautiously optimistic.

 

[distant]

Cautiously optimistic for this, lack of easy modding is a bummer but hopefully under Microsoft there will be some quality control so that it doesn't come out broken (working under a new engine). I think they are calling it open world to reinforce the fact that it's going to be faithful to the originals as opposed to the linear corridors of Metro? Not sure how that's cause for concern.

The foundation is already there, just release another STALKER game that's faithful to the original series and it's gonna be awesome.

 

[Hellion]

Trust the Slavs. They know their Post-Apocalypse.

 

[vortex]

xbox exclusive
then PC
what would geralt/superman/chadnerd make of this?

 

[JDR13]

I already played this. It was pretty good.