
Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.
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Unique gameplay built on a blend of FPS, horror, and immersive sim
It is a non-linear story, with a variety of paths that lead to one of the several endings
Benchmark-setting graphics developed using cutting-edge photogrammetry and scanning technologies
Advanced artificial intelligence systems that will keep engaged even the most hard-boiled players
Immersive survival mechanics like hunger, sleeping, bleeding, radiation effects that enrich the gameplay
Dynamic day-night cycle and weather will add even more realism to the gameplay experience
Mod support gives the freedom to the creative stalker to extend and enrich the game universe
Multiplayer mode, will be added after release as a free update
Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second massive explosion in the year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, and warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive. Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who entered the Zone for their own risk, striving to make a fortune out of it or even to find the Truth concealed in the Heart of Chornobyl.
Take over a role of the lone stalker and explore photorealistic seamless open world in a 64-km² radioactive zone with a variety of environments that reveal post-apocalyptic atmosphere from different angles. Make your way through the Zone to define your destiny as you choose your paths within highly branching epic story.
Meet members of different factions deciding who of them worth your friendship and who deserve a bullet. Engage intense gunfights with a variety of enemies that follow different tactics trying to outsmart you. Choose your preferable firearms from 30+ types of weapons with numerous modifications that allow creating hundreds of distinctive lethal combinations.
Prepare to encounter horrifying mutated creatures that will try to slaughter you following different behaviour model. Each mutant may appear in different subtypes which makes their behaviour less predictible. Truly extreme danger represent regions with lairs with numerous mutants hunting in large groups.
The most valuable artifacts and secrets of the Zone are hidden in the most dangerous places. Beware of the hazardous anomalies and unique devastating arch-anomalies as you hunt for highly valuable artifacts scattered around the Zone. Will you dare to unveil the mysteries of the Zone that took lives of many others before you?
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Hours played at review time, across 763 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Зона!!!
They said they were goin to add coop then backpedaled.
什么cjb优化,4060都根本玩不下去
Improve the game, improve A-Life, improve performance, make a reactive world, and fix bugs. Don't shove a DLC down our throats like you're doing us a favor.
I really wanted to like this game, but it just doesn't seem like it was ready for release. I had hoped giving the game almost 2 years since release would allow for some of the kinks to be ironed out. However, the core gameplay loop is very boring (loot stashes/anomalies, raid outposts), the whole thing feels very Far Cry. Bullet Spongey enemies and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ on high difficulties and way too easy on lower ones. Seems like there is a general lack of interesting loot, and novelty in the game world. AI having aimbot is also kind of annoying when engagements are happening at 50+ meters. Lack of faction dynamics from older Stalker games. Spent about half of my play time with constant infinite loading screens, and it wasn't until a random reddit comment mentioned lowering texture quality from high to medium. Miraculously, it fixed the issue. However, the game is still riddled with game-breaking bugs causing crashes and stutters left and right. It's a passable open-world shooter, but with very little depth, and it's a buggy mess.
on launch this game could barely run on my machine. now, it's able to run well (using dlss) and i can enjoy it. it's a fun game. voice acting on english can be very hit or miss, but if you're like me and can't stand having to read while you're in firefights, it's passable. i've heard ukranian is much better.
A typical day in Ukraine.
我就这么说吧,这游戏不好玩,我个人觉得不好玩,演出也很跟不上时代,明明那么优秀的剧本,玩起来有一种我必须去迎合他的感觉,不然就会体验很奇怪
Ich habe dieses Spiel mehrfach mit verschiedenen Lösungen durchgespielt- im Anfängermodus. Bei jedem der Durchgänge gibt es Situationen, in denen man sich mit einer erdrückenden Übermacht herumschlagen muss. Hat man dann nach einigen Versuchen die Gegner doch besiegt, haben sie als Waffen nur Schrott und geringfügig Munition. Trotzdem haben die Gegner selten Klemmer -während man selbst bei nur geringen Beschädigungen der eigenen Waffen laufend die Patronen aus dem Gewehr fummeln muss - und nie Munitionsmangel. Auf der Stalker-Stufe gibt es Situationen, bei denen man wieder zurück auf die Anfängerstufe gehen muss um weiterzukommen Manche Schlüsselszenen muss man wieder und wieder komplett durchlaufen lassen. Die Kompilation der Shader ist ein weiteres Ärgernis. nach jedem Treiberupdate sitzt man gefühlt eine Ewigkeit oder geht erst mal ein Bier aus dem Kühlschrank holen... Man soll daran was ändern können durch Beschränkung bei den Einstellungen: FPS begrenzen und/oder Qualität. Ich breche das ganze meistens mit <ESC> F ab, hab noch kaum einen Unterschied bemerkt. Überhaupt sind die Anomalien und Gegner häufig schlecht erkennbar, da helfen dann auch die Symbole auf dem Kompass oder dem Veles-Detektor nicht. Man kann jede Menge Zeug sammeln und Marken für Waffen, Kampfanzüge, Munition erhalten und für Reparaturen und Verbesserungen ausgeben. Ich finde, es gibt zu wenig Stationen mit Technikern und Kisten für die Lagerung meiner Schätze. Die neuen Aufträge aus diesem Sommer sind auch nicht so dolle. Es gibt ein paar neue Waffen und die neu Station in Kaskowij. Banzai hat seine Überraschung für SKIF immer noch nicht fertig und ich bin schon beim Fundament und kann nicht mehr in den brennenden Wald. Mal sehen, wann der DLC erscheint und ob es umfangreicher wird als die letzten Erweiterungen...
Kötü yorum yapmak istemiyor çok zor bir süreçte geliştirildi. Fakat oyunun tek ve büyük eksi kısmı optimizasyon. Oyun gerçekten baş yapıt ama arka planda sürekli bir drop girme hissiyatı var. Bazenleri direkt drop giriyor donuyor kasıyor.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese +6 more
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