STALKER spec and reviews

[nands]

Just read the official (pretty impressive) recommended spec for stalker:-

AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+ or Intel Core 2 Duo, 1Gb RAM, 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectXR 9.0c compatible 256MB (Geforce 7800, for example).

It should be noted that at the start of the game development our initially targeted system requirements were much lower. As a result (and due to the lengthy game development) the game can be played well on lower-end systems (the game ships with two renders - DirectX 8 and DirectX 9 one).

Additionally, the game allows to scale various options for optimal performance. For the maximum quality and performance, the more powerful system you have, the better.

Taken from here.

I also note that PC Zone have given the game 85%, anyone else seen any reviews?

 

[bakes0310]

85% thats pretty good but whats wrong with it to not make it into the 90s which judging from the great mp beta it richly deserves.

 

[Hostile_18]

I think 85% is a great score given the troubles this game has had.

 

[DJKahuna]

Wowza! That's one hefty spec, even if it is the recommended one. Considering how "lame" the graphics are by todays standards, i think it's pretty high, especially the CPU.

 

[Hector]

to be fair, it's quite an epic job to create such a scaled area.. a lot of textures for sure and i wonder how big the install will be because of it.

 

[regulus]

I swear I read somewhere that it's around 9gig

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Should be able to run it here.

Suprised it didnt get higher than 85 tbh, from the vids ive seen it looks great.

 

[Brizzles]

which judging from the great mp beta it richly deserves.

At best 80%.

I played the beta and it was nothing special.

Mark

 

[m@rty]

when is this out again?

 

[Hector]

on the 23rd of this month.

 

[dis]

mmm, on PS3 launch day. Still, i'll probably go order it

 

[KNiVES]

85% is a high score. It's worth remembering that Elder Scrolls: Morrowind got exactly the same score. So I'd imagine Stalker will land with the same impact that Morrowind had back in the day. (both open ended games, long dev times)

 

[HicRic]

If Stalker even approaches the greatness that is Morrowind it'll be awesome for sure! Going to wait until I can read a review before ordering though. I hear the main complaint in that PC Zone review was the dodgy translation/voice acting - hardly a game breaker.

 

[KNiVES]

I'm going to be playing it with Russian voices anyway. That's the best way to play the game.