COMPILATION
PC Zone - 88%
PC Gamer UK - 68%
EDGE Magazine - 7/10 (no further details)
GameMasters UK - 88% (no further details)
gamesTM - 9/10
Games Master UK - 88/100
Worth Playing - 8.3/10
1UP - B
Pelit (Finland) - 8/10
IGN - 7.3/10
Jolt UK - 7.2/10
PC Format UK - 7/10
Eurogamer - 7/10
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The first review from PC Zone is in, and after reading the whole thing, I'm very happy and just as excited as ever. It ends with an 88% - 5% higher than what they gave the original - and is overall very positive. Here are a few clips:
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PC Gamer UK review - 68%
ouch
Disappointment of the year so far
It's more beautiful, more violent, more annoying
It's not a worthy follow-up, clevery designed, oh happy day.
PC Zone - 88%
PC Gamer UK - 68%
EDGE Magazine - 7/10 (no further details)
GameMasters UK - 88% (no further details)
gamesTM - 9/10
Games Master UK - 88/100
Worth Playing - 8.3/10
1UP - B
Pelit (Finland) - 8/10
IGN - 7.3/10
Jolt UK - 7.2/10
PC Format UK - 7/10
Eurogamer - 7/10
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The first review from PC Zone is in, and after reading the whole thing, I'm very happy and just as excited as ever. It ends with an 88% - 5% higher than what they gave the original - and is overall very positive. Here are a few clips:
Schematics - There are mechanics who can fix guns and even upgrade them without necessarily using attachments.
"His repertoire of upgrades can be improved by bringing him the schematics you find throughout the game. Only one upgrade can be applied to any one part of a weapon (the barrel, for example), and combining them unlocks second and third tiers of upgrades. This allows for some hugely improved weapons, such as my trusty pistol, which could snipe the genitalia off an ant at 50 yards."
Pros:
-Dynamic faction warfare works
-Weapons and combat are meaty, visceral, and solid
-Some astounding visuals
-Random radiation blasts are ace
Cons:
-The odd bum mission
-Crap script, storytelling, and characters again
But not a single thing Clear Sky brings to the table negatively impacts what's already there. The interactions of all its elements, the factions, the loyalties, the unpredictable AI, the open world, the threat of nuclear annihilation, they're fiberous strands of the most enjoyable sort of rope. Clear Sky is a unique experience, so far unparalleled save for its predecessor.
By any measure, Clear Sky doesn't fix all of its forbears problems. Production values haven't shot through the roof for instance - it's still a dogeared lovable scamp of a game, peppered with almost endearing glitches - but what Clear Sky changes and improves upon is what made Shadow of Chernobyl such an appealing title to begin with
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PC Gamer UK review - 68%
ouch
Disappointment of the year so far
It's more beautiful, more violent, more annoying
It's not a worthy follow-up, clevery designed, oh happy day.