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S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 | Xbox e3 Showcase
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Shadowstar39
Member
Day 1 on pc. Own all the previous stalker games, and i am pysched for this. Thats a large game though 150gb... wow. Can almost met recommended specs except using a 2060 rtx card. By the time this is out eVGA /nvidia better have sent me my step up 3060ti its alreay been 6 months, since i joined the queue on day 1 
Mentat02
Banned
Yeah I think they were just showcasing the gunplay, there is no way you are rushing into a building like that in stalker. didn't seem like metro to me, not saying the metro games are bad.
Shadowstar39
Member
What does metro have to do with Stalker except for the country they take place in? Metro is a more linear experience and Stalker is open world with tons of guns, parts, artifacts in the exclusion zone of Chernobyl. One takes place in the future dystopia the other takes place today in an exaggerated "Zone". Stalker has a way different feel than metro. It also has rpg dialog, inventory systems and is way more than just a shooter, its a hybrid, or at least it was. Hope it still is.
GnomeChimpsky
Member
Hopefully. You'd get wasted in seconds when playing Stalker 1.
Shadowstar39
Member
What other shooter have we had recently? also this is an rpg/fps hybrid (I hope it still is). We hardly get any single player shooters any more, you can never have enough of them. Maybe back in the 360/ps3 era you could say that , but not now. We have enough (too much) microtransaction multiplayer battle royale and f2p games if anything is too much.
Ulysses 31
Member
Not if you're decked out with an Exo-Suit and the right artifacts.
Brigandier
Member
Hopefully more of the same as the human AI looked thick as oatmeal in this video which is ashame as I liked it otherwise.
KormaChameleon
Member
The specs are actually not that crazy. Could run it medium/high settings in 1080p. Let's hope it supports FSR.
lame gag1990
Member
Looks great. This reminds me I still need to play the original games in the series.
asker
Member
The pre-order bonuses mention multiplayer weapon skins.
Gediminas
Banned
went to their page, no PS5 pre-order available. like wtf? ok, i will wait, no problem, 3 month going to pass pretty fast with gaming schedule of 2022.
That's the infamous Duga radar. IIRC, it was already present in the first trilogy.
Duga radar - Wikipedia
Tschumi
Member
Curly Vita hasn't got his permajob hair yet
This looks fantastic, it LOOKS like an update or the original, which would be golden gold.
Hmm... But they really need to speed up the look speed when he fights that mutant in the dark building he turns to face the guy in the space of like 2.5 seconds
the hair on the villain at the end looks like the worst kinda wig, that combined with his uncanny valley facial capture is quite a trip!
This looks fantastic, it LOOKS like an update or the original, which would be golden gold.
Hmm... But they really need to speed up the look speed
when he fights that mutant in the dark building he turns to face the guy in the space of like 2.5 secondsthe hair on the villain at the end looks like the worst kinda wig, that combined with his uncanny valley facial capture is quite a trip!
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SenjutsuSage
Banned
Assuming Microsoft doesn't end up acquiring them... Microsoft is expanding quite a bit lately, so nothing is off the table. But the game looks downright nuts. Not my kind of game usually (creepy as fuck), but I'm tempted to give it a try.
kyoji
Member
seems like they are money hatting quite a bit too but it doesnt bother me like it does others, they needed to bolster there offerings.
hououinkyouma00
Member
I meet the minimum specs I guess which sucks, but I get it. My RX580 is getting old and can’t really keep up anymore.
Maybe I’ll end up playing it on Xbox instead.
Maybe I’ll end up playing it on Xbox instead.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
So apparently the devs are flat out saying they really aren't porting it to any other platforms outside of what's been announced? Now they could just be saying this, and it will in fact make PS5 release later, but they seem to sound pretty damn confident. Maybe the money they got from Microsoft for the day one Game Pass deal has satisfied them?
triplestation
Member
i hate to say it but there's too much motion happening
i also don't like how the gun is centered at the middle of the screen, feels awkward
i also don't like how the gun is centered at the middle of the screen, feels awkward
mansoor1980
Gold Member
looked great
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
what funny bugs and I.A. Problems i will find in this game?
Day one for me
Day one for me
Stuart360
Member
They cant talk about PS5 because of the deal with Xbox. TheEpic court case revealed that Xbox has 3 months of excusivity for the game, so it should come to PS5 after. Unless the 3 months excusivity was for Gamepass, hmmm. I dont think so though.
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Bernd Lauert
Banned
You know your game looks good when people call it fake CGI shit. Im hyped.
Doncabesa
Member
I honestly think that 3 months might be Windows Store exclusivity, and then it goes to Steam/Epic
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
This game looked absolutely incredible, but shots like this one make me worry:
It reminds me too much of this:
It reminds me too much of this:
Lux R7
Member
This game looked absolutely incredible, but shots like this one make me worry:
It reminds me too much of this:
yeah but some years have passed since that, i'll stay positive
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Elbow Identity Shallow
Member
Seems unlikely as the official STALKER 2 website shows that it launches on April 28th on Steam, Xbox Series and the Epic Games Store so it looks like they've managed to avoid that Windows Store mess completely. Even Microsoft's new trailer only mentions Xbox Series and PC rather than mentioning their own Store.
I think everythng that we do know suggests that whatever deal they cut is only short term deal rather than a long term investment in the studio or franchise.
mrMUR_96
Member
They're not set in the same country, stalker is in Ukraine, metro is in Russia.
Faded Memory
Member
This game is my highlight of this years E3.
A pity we have to wait until next year to play it, because I’m ready now.
A pity we have to wait until next year to play it, because I’m ready now.
Sentenza
Member
There are plenty of reasons to be suspicious, given their history.
Bernd Lauert
Banned
What's with their history? Are they known for selling CGI footage as gameplay?
Sentenza
Member
STALKER 2 was already cancelled abruptly more than 10 years ago after stumbling in development hell for while.
*THIS* STALKER 2 comes out of nowhere, it shares literally no DNA with the previous ones in terms of workforce (I'm not sure if there is a single developer left from the original team) and any work on it started after the original founder of the company hired a bunch of underpaid random guys and decided that STALKER 2 had to be a thing again a couple of years ago.
He may have hit the jackpot and found a bunch of underpaid geniuses that will redefine industry standards on a tight budget, but until more evidence comes it's only healthy to be wary of the entire production.
Don't be too surprise if the final product ends up not even remotely resembling this footage.
Assuming there will be a final product again.
On a positive note, I can only hope that if Microsoft decided to back them up they had a chance to see something concrete first.
if you look at previous stalker games for their time they look and play much better then anythin was on that time. and AI engine on them was miles ahead of anything in fps back then. just hope AI will be truly revolutionary this time again. looks best from all games shown as well.
SJRB
Gold Member
Yeah the game looks SO good I'm kinda cautious considering the history behind its development.
Basically looks too good to be true.
Ulysses 31
Member
Trailer doesn't say in-engine/game footage so one should assume it's a high-end PC version being showed off at least.
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jezhumphrey75
Banned
ms need to lock this down to exclusive and remaster/port the older ones to xbox, make xbox the place to play stalker.
Stuart360
Member
Probably too late now, even if they wanted to. The 3 month exclusivity things seems suspicious to me though, why only 3 months.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
true. They will not be able to patch new stalker in 3 months
Sygma
Member
just look at playthroughs of all Shadow of Chernobyl / Call of Pripyat
Thats basically what you'll get here, semi open world fps in fucked climatic conditions where you have to look for irradiated artifacts in order to get money. Story is rooted in fantasy elements (poltergheists, monsters etc) in a sort of realistic setting (devastated chernobyl region)
What you won't get are set pieces and all that crap. Stalker is all about that slow, emergent, thoughtful gameplay and athmosphere above anything else. There's no other open world fps game where playing at night gives these fucking incredibly tight fights in pitch black conditions, where 2 bullets are enough to end you. Would STRONGLY advise playing Call of Pripyat fully modded (graphically speaking, not gameplay wise if its your first run) if you can on pc, it still holds up in every single department
Every single person who played Stalker will rave about these gunfights in stormy nights, and they're more than right about it
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Shadowstar39
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Spaceman292
Banned
Oh my god how can some people be so miserable and cynical.