S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

arc@css · 20 Oct 2018 at 19:36

Diddums said:
Thanks

I need to upgrade but I don't think I game enough to justify the cost. Then again if I upgrade I'll probably play more...

I need to stop myself now. This train of thought always ends in DAVID! WHAT THE **** DID YOU BUY AT OVERCLOCKERS FOR THREE GRAND???

Hehe, I know what you mean. I keep window shopping on here, pricing up 2k - 4k machines, which to be honest, are probably beyond my requirements at this point anyway.

A 2500K /8GB ram /290 is still a decent spec/capable system.

GlitterBalls · 29 Dec 2022 at 03:19

imtoooldforthis · 29 Dec 2022 at 08:12

I don’t have much faith in this, I’m sure in terms of atmosphere, visuals and storytelling it will be good but all the combat gameplay looks like it’s made for kids and casual gamers. Original stalker games were brutally hard and unforgiving… there’s no way Microsoft allows them to make the game brutally hard like the originals, will scare off most of their customers.

BananaDunka · 29 Dec 2022 at 10:18

I predict shader comp stutter on launch day. I bet money on it.

Bubo · 29 Dec 2022 at 10:44

For me, it is the simple fact that it is going to cost £silly which will prevent me even thinking about getting it within 2 years of release.

Megahurtz400 · 29 Dec 2022 at 13:17

imtoooldforthis said:
I don’t have much faith in this, I’m sure in terms of atmosphere, visuals and storytelling it will be good but all the combat gameplay looks like it’s made for kids and casual gamers. Original stalker games were brutally hard and unforgiving… there’s no way Microsoft allows them to make the game brutally hard like the originals, will scare off most of their customers.

Sadly i'm inclined to agree with you.

Games back when STALKER were released were made almost as pieces of art, a labour of love to bring an idea into "real life" and to let people experience your vision of a game world.

These days they're cash cows, designed to appeal to the masses and to encourage as many people to spend extra money through micro transactions

Usher · 29 Dec 2022 at 15:00

I eventually gave up playing the original and never completed it, I lost count of the number of times a radiation alert popped up and I rapidly died before I found shelter

jasonsony735 · 29 Dec 2022 at 20:57

Bubo said:
For me, it is the simple fact that it is going to cost £silly which will prevent me even thinking about getting it within 2 years of release.

Day 1 game pass so £1 for month to complete it.

GlitterBalls · 29 Dec 2022 at 21:08

Let's not forget that these guys were still working on the game while the war was happening in Ukraine, yes some did get relocated but a lot of them didn't and also some actually fought in the war for Ukraine and lost their lives, one example: https://gamerant.com/stalker-developer-killed-ukraine-vladimir-fresh-yezhov/

Paul_cz · 29 Dec 2022 at 21:11

Looks amazing.

The endless cynicism gets tiring as ****.

GlitterBalls · 29 Dec 2022 at 21:14

Paul_cz said:
Looks amazing.

The endless cynicism gets tiring as ****.

Agreed, seems everyone is that way nowadays. Unfortunately.

Megahurtz400 · 29 Dec 2022 at 21:48

Paul_cz said:
Looks amazing.

The endless cynicism gets tiring as ****.

Think it’s because my fingers have been burned so many times with sequels and games these days that’s it’s hard to get truly excited for releases anymore!

Can’t say I liked the American accents in this game play trailer that was release this evening.

I won’t be preordering or buying on release (more due to lack of gaming time more than anything) but will be keeping a close eye on this thread in hope it’s as great as I want it to be

steve45 · 29 Dec 2022 at 21:51

Paul_cz said:
Looks amazing.

The endless cynicism gets tiring as ****.

Yeah, does indeed look good. I'm a huge fan of the originals. I'm not expecting this to be a modernised stalker, as much as that would be great, gaming has moved on, and I very much doubt a remake in the quirkyness and difficulty of the first would be as marketable today as it was then. If anyone remembers properly STALKERS original release was a bit of a farce, it was a buggy mess and a bit marmite with its "difficulty". Nowadays a release like that would lead to a huge backlash.
I'll judge 2 on its own merits when it is released. However going off what I've seen so far I'm looking forward to it. Even if it goes to help support a game studio who is going through difficulties. I mean a studio who can release a game in the current situation they are in deserves a bit of support.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Dec 2022 at 22:05

Looks great, fingers crossed.

BananaDunka · 30 Dec 2022 at 01:04

Trailer looks good but just as suspected, some parts of the trailer show stutter. And the voice acting is quite comical, like a bad B movie. So hopefully they don't force English dubs and subtitles with native language is usable.

Do not pre order for obvious reasons.

ThundyCat · 30 Dec 2022 at 08:24

Is this co-op, or single player?

imtoooldforthis · 30 Dec 2022 at 08:32

Paul_cz said:
Looks amazing.

The endless cynicism gets tiring as ****.

Seeing people be wary of hyping a game up too much before release is somehow tiring ?

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Noxia · 30 Dec 2022 at 09:25

People absolutely should be cynical considering the state of PC games released. I mean I thought some console ones were bad but PC just takes the biscuit.

zola25 · 30 Dec 2022 at 10:07

Looks like they have nailed the atmosphere, but hearing every character speak with a western accent completely took me out of it.

PinkFloyd · 30 Dec 2022 at 10:18

zola25 said:
Looks like they have nailed the atmosphere, but hearing every character speak with a western accent completely took me out of it.

Yeah, it almost feels a bit jarring when comparing to the original game. I loved the atmosphere created by not hearing any American accents for a change!
Hopefully the game turns out good!