Just finished this. A very good 8/10 game with too many inherent limitations to be anything more. The opening 10 hours are a 7/10 due to some annoyances, but once you accept them like fast travel, walking far, anomaly deaths etc it gets better.>Story is nonsense, the amount of names, terms, locations and ideas introduced is completely overwhelming. I didn't hear the word shining zone until the ending hour. It's also a little bit long, but I've played 12 hour games that were more of a slog to finish than this even though it's about 35 hour main campaign.Enemy AI is awful - Silencers are kinda useless, they take super long to react, then if you're in an actual shootout fight they're like lasers, the duga fight with faust in particular I just dropped the difficulty to rookie after dying 10 times>Enemy AI is awful - They take super long to react, then if you're in an actual shootout fight they're like lasers, silencers are useless, the duga fight with faust in particular I just dropped the difficulty to rookie after dying 10 times>Too many characters - Korshunov is very good>Weapons fun and always enjoyable getting new ones and testing them out, probably the best part of the game is collecting weapons and gear>Performance after 2.0 update is very good and there's no issues, I played 10 hours on original updates before dropping.>Food is a shit and boring mechanic>Atmosphere is good, but overrated>Too many areas feel the same, I would have like more of actually being in Chernobyl going block to block, by the time I get there I'm mainlining the story>The falling damage is a joke - I finished the final boss battle in the game and I die because I jump off a 2nd story stairs
>>748957354No A-Life, no play. Simple as.
>>748957432The a-life mechanic being in this game wouldn't change a dam thing about it lmao. It's still absolutely capped at an 8.
>>748957485NO LIFE NO BUY
>>748957432Except there is A-Life.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn7pMZx3gfo>>748957354Fair points. I believe enemies having long reaction times was something that was added with 2.0, and I'd rather have that than being gunned down immediately from 70 meters away. Granted, they could be less accurate as well, but the long range accuracy has already been nerfed in earlier patches. It used to be much worse.Also, the best parts of the game for me were artifact hunting and puzzle solving.
Buy an ad mr shill. Stalker 2 is objective slop.
>>748957354Sorry GSC.It's mid at best.No matter how many threads you make. The game will always be liquid shit compared to the originals, especially modded.You're trash, spam 100s more threads maybe someone will buy your completely discredited Microslop
>>748957354>they take super long to reactThey used to react too fast and that has been fixed in some patch.
>>748957614>There is A-life>Source: don't trust your lying eyes, take this literal Ukrainian GSC shill channel KekThey're not sending their best.Fuckoff ,your game is ass.
>>748958483I also noticed that a lot of Ukrainians are shilling this game. That’s exactly why I won’t even play this piece of crap. I’ve seen reviews of the game, and it’s absolute trash. Play original games, anons.
Even user reviews show what a mess stalker 2 is so it is only shills on here that say it is good.
>>748958735Holy shit what an absolute spastic
>/pol/ game
>Stalker 2Oh yeah that had a DLC recently, plastering some ugly foid on the marketing pics sure was a choice
I'm playing through it currently and I like it but the AI is just really really bad, stealth is so wonky and in combat they tend to shoot through bushes even in the pitch black night I'm just wondering how bad was it at launch when it still feels unfinished
>>748959517Just like the first 3 gamers in the series.
This is your daily reminder that they wanted to have NFT's in this game.
>>748959517The game was not designed for stealth. You should only use it to get a drop on enemies.>they tend to shoot through bushes even in the pitch black nightThese two issues should have been fixed. GSC could've broken something (and I really want to check if it's that bad, because I did hide in bushes successfully pre-2.0), but NPCs that have NVGs can still see you well at night.>I'm just wondering how bad was it at launch when it still feels unfinishedEnemy squads noticed you almost instantly from far away, so you'd get hosed down immediately with pinpoint accuracy if there was no cover in between. Now, they are far less accurate at range, there is damage falloff for them, and their reaction times got nerfed.
Stalker 2 is a very problematic game.
>>748957354>>748957614samefag
>>748959883retard
>>748959828It's a slop. Only shills say it is good lol.
I liked the part where you go to silent hill.
>>748957354Russia is winning.
>>748957614>there is A-Life.Yea whatever you say buddy, your next line will be about anomaly or gamma
I like how every complaint against S2 also applies to SoC, CS and CoP.
>>748959973No doubt about this statement.But stalker 2 game is trash.
>>748960007I love how they are meticulous , multi-hour examinations by decade-long Stalker fans of A-Life, worthy of a scientific meta-analysis, and the standard nu-GSC shill response is>Nuh uh, there IS aktshully
>>748960431I like how there are people looking at the code (especially since 2.0) and objectively showing that a-life exists and functions like the older games and the /v/ shill response is;>nu-huh, it doesn't exist, grok told me so
>>748960587>Looking at the codeI like how brainlet retards pretend to know what they're talking about with full confidence t. actually "modded" (not that deep by still ) A-Life and know Stalker1 A-Life code by heart
>>748961245Excellent larp anon, I give you 8/10.
>>748957354I bought this shit on release and it barely went above 25 FPS, immediate refund.
>>748961391Larp?My custom made modpack begs to disagree but continue the cope. I already created/assembled my perfect Stalker game, you on the other hand feel mentally forced to shill for a lying Corporation chewing out half assed slop
>>748957354>probably the best part of the game is collecting weapons and gearat least you understand what makes Stalker fun. Stalker 2 is shit though 6/10 at most
>>748960431you just have to play for 10 minutes to notice that it's not "like in the old games"
>>748957354For the most part I agree. As someone who loved older Stalker games I overall enjoyed this one, however after beating it I haven't really had much of an itch to ever replay it.
>>748962027OP here. I won't replay it for sure, but if there was similar modding capabilities as the first 3 I would be definitely interested. The bones are there for something. I'm considering the DLC but Idk I might have had enough by now.
Stalker was always meant to be a hardcore survival experience against a hostile game world and npcs that shoot first and ask questions later. Stalker 2 is not that.
Is there a good mod that rebalances combat? Especially towards the end game it gets fucking BRUTAL and nothing seems to help. I have a belt of legendary artifacts a Diamond Exoskeleton with full upgrades, a fucking RPG and the gauss gun and I still get my shit rocked. Enemies take multiple headshots to kill with end game weapons and yet they can wipe out half your healthbar with a fucking AK and have laser aim so you spend most of the fight just watching the bandage animation before you can pop out and try to hit someone. These guys are hitting me from 100 meters away with a shotgun and taking out a good chunk of health and yet I have to dump have the mag from the PKM to even get them to stagger.....
I dunno how they managed to make a game so, so much worse than clear sky.
>>748962620Try playing on journalist mode.
>>748962134There are extensive modding tools if you have 700 Gb to spare. No overhauls released so far, but interesting stuff is already there.https://www.nexusmods.com/stalker2heartofchornobyl/mods/2881
Another small thing I forgot to add above. It's always difficult to know who is an enemy and an ally at a distance. Apart from pulling out binoculars or hover the cursor over them.
>UE5>198gb on disk>even minor patches have to rewrite like 150-200gb of datawhat the FUCK are they doing
>>748964536You need to blame epic for the gargantuan patch sizes because delta patching is lost technology from the before times.
>>748957354Walked around for 5 minutes after loading into the world and everything about it felt shitty and cheap. Exited and uninstalled. It wasn't even worth the bandwidth of pirating it.
>>748959973What's Russia winning?
>>748965314gas shortageseven more severe povertyaccidentally falling down the stairs or defenestrating if they complainsuiciding with five headshots
>>748964536Sorry anon, 20mb file fixes need you to re-dowload the entire game, Ukraine war, please understan
>>748966285It is nothing to do with GSC, it is an unreal engine thing. Other UE5 games need enormous patches when patching a lot of files.
Wtf is this fagpost
>>748967210
>>748967001Fat Shark'a Unity engine that the brilliant Vermintide 2 runs on had the same issue of redownloading 1/4th of the game eveytimr until one day they got their shit together and fixed it.NuGsc are just lazy morons. 200fb redownloading, fucking hell
I just don't understand why pure bred redditors decide to post on 4chan
>>748967659Gotta ensure nobody talks positively about stalker 2 on any platform, as is their holy mission.
>>748967752haha, good one
>>748967752You get banned within 20 minutes for criticism of Shitalker 2 on Plebbit.
>>748967752They don't do it too well if that's the case. Even the /vg/ thread is fine with S2.
>>748970092>Even the /vg/ thread is fine with S2.Could've fooled me.
>>748957354https://arch.b4k.dev/_/search/filename/capsule_616x353/Marketer slide thread with press kit filename
>>748957354>dude anime bossfights lmaoStalker 2 is shit no mattet where you watch it
>>748967659Lefties overrun the place so centrist cucks silently move here
>>748958735Did you mean to post a review for SoC?
>>748970709It is clearly a review of stalker 2.
>>748957354Mod trannies with 16gb DDR4 ram and a 2060 don't like this game but everyone else does. Makes you think.
>>748967576>Fat Shark'a Unity engine that the brilliant Vermintide 2 runs onit's called stingray it's not unity
Is the DLC any good at all? Heard they did some updates but I see the Abakan is still missing and the shit AI and bulletsponges issues are still there. Haven't touched the game since June of 25 and god it was far worse than the worst parts of Clear Sky.Is there any decent mod to fix those issues yet or is it all gonna stay more fucked than True Stalker (concussion simulator) forever?
>>748957354>Writing a decent review on /v/ >Especially stalkerJesus your a brave man OP. Even braver since your getting jumped on by Warrior-Z Pigs for even trying to explain that this game is ok by standard.
>>748971362>Is the DLC any good at allYeah, it's good, although Duty path is better that Freedom.>Abakan is still missing They did add a bunch of new guns in 2.0 (as in, available without the DLC). There's no Abakan, but there's SKS now.>shit AI It's less shit. As in, far less annoying. They also use different engagment ranges depending on their weapons now.>bulletsponges issuesYou're supposed to headshot human enemies and/or use higher tier guns. Mutants are no longer bullet sponges, though.>Is there any decent mod to fix those issues yetThere is at least one AI overhaul, check Nexus for more. However, the game is mostly fine vanilla now.
>>748971895>Yeah, it's good, although Duty path is better that Freedom.From a story perspective but not gameplay - the freedom missions are more fun.
>>748970484most of the posts on /vg/ are about s2
>>748971895>They also use different engagment ranges depending on their weapons nowThis is some very basic design that has been in shooters since forever
>>748972195I didn't say the AI was great now, did I.
>>748972149...and you'll notice thread quality plummeted. Once the cost of cope FOTM trend wears off things will go back to normal and quality will rise.
>>748972440the thread quality is the samedogshit
