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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere

    New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion Confirmed

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky Out On September 15

    Deep Silver At Games Convention 2008

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Gets Worldwide Release Date

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky Looks Awfully Cloudy

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Devs Get 360 Certified

    Eyes On S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky

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    Image of Strangelove Strangelove
    09/11/09

    In reply to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
    Loved the original STALKER, but Clear Sky is such a poorly coded, bug-addled, slow-running even on a monster rig mess that I'm done with the STALKER series unless I hear they've cleaned up their act (and engine code).
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    09/11/09

    In reply to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
    The first was far too scary for me. Seriously.
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    Image of Ghede Ghede
    09/11/09

    @TarnishedReputation: I know man, that one scene in the tunnels? Pure terror. I was panicking! I was shooting it, but it wasn't going down, I literally felt cornered, so I charged it and died, instead of going up the ladder.
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    Image of Yossarian Yossarian
    09/11/09

    In reply to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
    Looks cool.

    Although at first I thought he was getting attacked by the roaming Gnome.

    I guess that would have been pretty flippin scary too, now that I think about it.
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    09/11/09

    In reply to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
    I didn't really like the original all that much, I finished it but it left me feeling unfulfilled. Hence, I didn't pick up Clear Sky.

    Can anyone tell me if Clear Sky is an improbement on the first game and if it is, what's been improved?
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    Image of Dayvan Cowboy Dayvan Cowboy
    09/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: If you didn't really enjoy the first one then there's probably not much more you would enjoy in the prequel. There are some interface changes like being able to heavily modify equipment, but Clear Sky generally feels about the same as the first one and is shorter.

    Don't get me wrong, I loved both of them and can't wait for Pripyat.
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    Image of Tacticalspoon Tacticalspoon
    09/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: I liked the original. I LOVED the original with a fan mod called "Oblivion Lost". I absolutely hated Clear Sky.

    Shrug
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    Image of Karma Karma
    09/11/09

    @-MasterDex-: I enjoyed SOC a lot once the modders had fixed it up, but Clear Sky I never did like and never finished. In fact I gave the game away to a mate, I hated it that much. They really destroyed the atmosphere from the first game.
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    Image of Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok
    09/11/09

    In reply to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
    I absolutely loved the original and still need to finish Clear Sky. I'll be sure to pick up Pripyat when it comes out. I feel like the STALKER games are two of the most underrated in recent history. Fallout 3, as good and immersive as it is, has got nothing on Shadows of Chernobyl when it comes to atmosphere. And this is coming from someone who was born and raised in DC.
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    Image of Hodj Hodj
    09/11/09

    In reply to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
    GSC ships early but they always give after launch support and lots of patches and the games themselves are really fun and, yes atmospheric. They're just damn good survival shooter games, in my honest opinion. I've enjoyed both STALKERS previously and will buy this one as well.
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    Image of KillerBee KillerBee
    04/30/09

    In reply to New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion Confirmed
    Stalker is an amazing series of games. Very underrated.
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    Image of DocSeuss DocSeuss
    04/30/09

    In reply to New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion Confirmed
    Why do people insist on calling Clear Sky an expansion?!


    It. Is. A. Prequel.


    I mean, everything's been reskinned, it uses v1.5 of the engine, all of the original areas within the game were remapped, and unfortunately, my two favorite locations were removed. It's not an expansion, because so much of the game was completely remade.


    I love it so much I bought two copies.

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    Image of Ted Ted
    05/01/09

    @DocSeuss: Well, GSC themselves say CoP and CS are expansions. Maybe they're talking storywise?
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    Image of fnool fnool
    04/30/09

    In reply to New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion Confirmed
    There's no such thing as a "standalone expansion". This is a sequel.
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    Image of Dangeresque (Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more) Dangeresque (Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more)
    04/30/09

    @fnool: Wrong. Welcome to the world of PC gaming. "Standalone expansion" means spinoff. Means it's not big enough an upgrade to warrant being called a sequel, but it does stand on its own, with no requirement of owning the previous game. The phrase has been around for quite a while. And really, it's a phrase that evocates pleasant feelings for me, because it's honest. It's the devs saying, "look, we KNOW this isn't a proper sequel, so we won't pretend". It is, in short, a phrase that lets you know that these guys are okay guys.


    Es Tee Eh El Kay Ee Ar has already gotten one standalone expansion, and it's time for another.

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    Image of Char Aznable Char Aznable
    04/30/09

    In reply to New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion Confirmed
    I hope this one won't need force me to visit [stalker.filefront.com] just to make the game enjoyable. But man. Let me tell you, the original, after a few basic mods, became THE genre-defining open-world FPS. It is an AMAZING game once you slap some mods on there. It looks like GSCGW have been paying attention to the mod community, though how far that will allow them to go on their own steam is beyond my current ability to estimate.


    Did you ever play Stalker, Luke?

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    Image of Luke Plunkett Luke Plunkett
    04/30/09

    @interim has his cake and is eating it too: I did!


    I admired the idea, but it was just too rough. Too many bugs, too many glitches in the mission structure.


    One day, though, after enough money and enough practice, they'll get it right, and it will be spectacular.

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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    04/30/09

    In reply to New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Expansion Confirmed
    Between "Duty", "Cthulu", "Juarez", and now "Pripyat", I'm utterly flummoxed as to which call to answer.
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    04/30/09

    @ShaggE got that Mango Sentinel. SCOOPS!: Good old call screening it's?
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    Image of nworobes nworobes
    04/30/09

    @ShaggE got that Mango Sentinel. SCOOPS!: And don't forget "the Wild, by Jack London"...yeah, you really did cover all of the main calls that one encounters.


    Also, SCOOPS! SCOOPS Haagen-Dazs!

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    Image of Char Aznable Char Aznable
    04/30/09

    @nworobes: Okay, where the HECK is that from, and why is everyone saying it? I feel like I've got to start quoting Mega64 just to stay relevant, and no, that's not a good thing.
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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    04/30/09

    @interim has his cake and is eating it too: It's Mahvel, baybee!


    May be one of my favorite videos ever.

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