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

[cvv]

There won't be Russian language

Ukra and Rus not mutually understandable?

 

[The Wall]

There won't be Russian language

Ukra and Rus not mutually understandable?

Completely different languages. Like Serbian and Croatian. I don't understand my Zagreb bitches in Belgrade at all, except AH! AH! part. Each other president has to be titled when speaking to other side's population. Just like when British prime minister visits America. Also, all children in ex-Yugoslavia speak 7 different languages, we are little Teslas like that. No, it's not one language with regional dialects given 7 different names by West as classic divide and conquer. No. That's conspiracy theory. Why American embassies stopped paying multiple translators for all ex-Yu languages and only hire one? Well, you ask too much

 

[The Wall]

TLDR: I suppose it's similar situation in Eastern Europe. BTW: I like esthetics of Polish language. Sounds like perfect mix of alien & familiar to me

 

[cvv]

Always thought Rus and Ukra are like Czech/ Slovakian. Or Boston/Alabama difference.

The devs not including Rus language is understandable but it'll bite them in the ass money-wise.

 

[Takamori]

As for STALKER 2, no idea how that shit will come out. I really hope they dont put the fucking Narrative in your face just let us wander like the first game.

The Russians who hacked GSC and their design documents, concepts and dev build (Vestnik TSS/Вестник «Того Самого Сталкера») said what there is, indeed looks very, very good. The few things they are worried about include of course things like Skyrim quest markers (damn Westerners*), but few of the things mentioned ITT.

*Why are all those studios on the mainstream koolaid all the time? For all the decline, I think the audience makes it increasingly clear what they want is Elden Rings and not Ubisofts.

Well people making decisions don't know the product, don't touch the product and don't care about the product. They are excellent marketeers but they are just under the influence of brown nosers and really outdated takes, they will only try to change strategy when something explode in their faces.
Number go up no reason to change, milk it dry until the shit eaters realize they are being scammed.

 

[motherfucker]

There won't be Russian language

Ukra and Rus not mutually understandable?

Depends on the dialect it could be basically same as Russian or completely illegible. But I'm sure you can imagine why many Russians won't play a game in ukrainian

 

[NecroLord]

Zagreb bitches

Do tell more.

 

[The Wall]

Zagreb bitches

Do tell more.

I will, but not while I'm with my Polish gf visiting her parents in Kruševac. What can I say, I love my Slavs and I'm addicted to catholic pussy

 

[Zlaja]

Zagreb bitches

Do tell more.

Yet another Serb loser pretending to be a great winner in life.

 

[soutaiseiriron]

There won't be Russian language in the game so they can't rely on diehard STALKER fans to drive sales

A really big mistake on their part.
Eastern Yurop represented (and still does) one of their most prominent fanbases.

russia doesn't have access to finance systems to buy the game with unless you happen to be in the professional class and can work around it with a kazakh bank account, the average gamer there will just pirate as they would have even if they could have bought it
the rest of eastern europe does not care because nobody under 40 in eastern europe speaks russian so they will play it in their local language or english

 

[motherfucker]

will play it in their local language or english

Will they, really? You're not wrong about Russia though.

 

[deuxhero]

I never saw any definitive answer from the leaks: Are there women or not?

 

[NecroLord]

I never saw any definitive answer from the leaks: Are there women or not?

I think there are.

 

[Harthwain]

I never saw any definitive answer from the leaks: Are there HOT women or not?

Fixed. You have to ask important questions.

 

[Iucounu]

There won't be Russian language in the game so they can't rely on diehard STALKER fans to drive sales

A really big mistake on their part.
Eastern Yurop represented (and still does) one of their most prominent fanbases.

russia doesn't have access to finance systems to buy the game with unless you happen to be in the professional class and can work around it with a kazakh bank account, the average gamer there will just pirate as they would have even if they could have bought it
the rest of eastern europe does not care because nobody under 40 in eastern europe speaks russian so they will play it in their local language or english

What about the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine? I feel they are being discriminated against.

 

[Iucounu]

I never saw any definitive answer from the leaks: Are there women or not?

I think there are.

There's at least a boss lady in the intro(?) cutscene trailer.

I never saw any definitive answer from the leaks: Are there HOT women or not?

Fixed. You have to ask important questions.

Women have no place in Stalker even if they are hot. Not that one could tell when they're wearing gas masks...

 

[Harthwain]

Women have no place in Stalker even if they are hot. Not that one could tell when they're wearing gas masks...

Point is: if you are putting women in, then at least make them hot. Otherwise don't bother.

 

[Iucounu]

Women have no place in Stalker even if they are hot. Not that one could tell when they're wearing gas masks...

Point is: if you are putting women in, then at least make them hot. Otherwise don't bother.

Making them intentionally non-hot would certainly be adding insult to injury.

 

[soutaiseiriron]

What about the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine? I feel they are being discriminated against.

learn Ukrainian or read subtitles

 

[Hell Swarm]

Only in clown world would you deny one of your biggest audiences because their country tried to liberate you from Jewish control. Fucking queers.

 

[soutaiseiriron]

behead ziggers

 

[motherfucker]

There won't be Russian language in the game so they can't rely on diehard STALKER fans to drive sales

A really big mistake on their part.
Eastern Yurop represented (and still does) one of their most prominent fanbases.

russia doesn't have access to finance systems to buy the game with unless you happen to be in the professional class and can work around it with a kazakh bank account, the average gamer there will just pirate as they would have even if they could have bought it
the rest of eastern europe does not care because nobody under 40 in eastern europe speaks russian so they will play it in their local language or english

What about the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine? I feel they are being discriminated against.

That's the point

 

[9ted6]

I don't know how true the spoilers are but if they're accurate then the story sounds very disappointing to me and the overall vibe seems solidly We Have Metro At Home. Funny given that the first Metro took so much from Stalker.

 

[Iucounu]

What about the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine? I feel they are being discriminated against.

learn Ukrainian or read subtitles

That's a reasonable expectation. But by removing talk in Russian even between NPCs, it looks like GSC actively discriminates against Ukraine's largest minority group.

What about the Russian-speaking minority in Ukraine? I feel they are being discriminated against.

That's the point

Surely the conflict is with the Russian government, not part of Ukraine's own population? Considering Russia has claimed the latter as one reason for its invasion, this behavior by GSC kind of validates the Russian propaganda.

 

[motherfucker]

Surely the conflict is with the Russian government, not part of Ukraine's own population?

The conflict started when russian-spaking parts of Ukraine threatened to secede in response to being discriminated against, to which the newly-installed government said "lol no here bomb fak yu"