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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Oozes Atmosphere
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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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TarnishedReputation
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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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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Yossarian
09/11/09

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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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-MasterDex-
09/11/09

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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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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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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.

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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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Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok
09/11/09

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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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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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KillerBee
04/30/09

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Stalker is an amazing series of games. Very underrated.
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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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Ted
05/01/09

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

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There's no such thing as a "standalone expansion". This is a sequel.
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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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Char Aznable
04/30/09

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

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Between "Duty", "Cthulu", "Juarez", and now "Pripyat", I'm utterly flummoxed as to which call to answer.
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Curse lily
04/30/09

@ShaggE got that Mango Sentinel. SCOOPS!: Good old call screening it's?
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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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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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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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