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Great Emission, the biggest anomalous energy blowout from the times of Second Incident at The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, has shaken the world again and reshaped the Zone. To investigate its cause and and prevent...
Buying this game will get you both the original version and the Enhanced Edition.
Great Emission, the biggest anomalous energy blowout from the times of Second Incident at The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, has shaken the world again and reshaped the Zone. To investigate its cause and and prevent future cataclysms is your only chance to survive in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.
WAR OF FACTIONS
With the anomalous activity at its maximum, the unstable Zone continues to tremor with outbursts. The transformation of the Zone map destabilizes the fragile balance of forces in the Zone. Hostilities for the new territories, artifact fields and spheres of influence flare up among groups. Feuds and friendships are left behind – now, everyone watches out only for themselves. The Faction War has begun. To survive, join one of the parties and knock out opponents over the Cordon... Or benefit from working for all the factions at once, like a true mercenary.
NEW PATHS
The safe and trusted pathways are no more. Known places disappear in impenetrable fields of anomalies, stalkers and entire expeditions vanish or remain trapped within. Mysterious territories that have been lost since the appearance of the Zone are opening up, calling for explorers. Your mission is to become a pioneer and explore all the new areas that have become accessible in "Clear Sky"!
MYSTERIES OF THE PAST
As a mercenary named Scar, play a key role in Strelok’s fate and discover new details to the original game story, revealing its major secrets. Visit the familiar places as they were before the original game starts and witness the events that shaped the Zone to the years ahead.
Game features:
A prequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, that reveals the backstory of the Zone, familiar characters and locations.
New types of equipment and weapons: HPSS-1m, hunting rifle, RP-74.
New locations: Swamps, Red Forest, Limansk and Abandoned Hospital, full of new stories and tasks.
An advanced upgrade system for weapons and armor with technicians, allowing you to improve and customize your favorite pieces.
Player's actions can affect the balance of power in the Zone and the influence of factions.
A dozen of new anomalies and artifacts, and a new artifact hunting system utilizing detectors.
Improved graphics, interface and AI, making the journey through the sinister radioactive lands even more convenient.
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Well, I’m not reviewing the game just by rating it with stars, because I recently played Stalker 2 via GamePass and honestly, I’m really enjoying the game. If I had some extra money, I would definitely purchase it on GOG to support the developers who are currently going through tough times in their country. As a way to help, I’m buying the original trilogy, and in the future, I plan to buy Stalker 2, which is an excellent game.
The STALKER games are in general not very polished and a bit "janky", but if you like this style of gameplay, they are very unique and the best available.
Very atmospheric, great gunplay, engrossing, not afraid to let you fail and work things out for yourself.
I have attempted to play through STALKER: Clear Sky three times. I was finally successful on this one. I have always grown tired of it in the past and put it down, forgetting about it until later. I thought it was high time to give it a go now that STALKER 2 is out. I actually finished it this time.
The game starts out strong. The story is interesting, at least in the beginning. You quickly find yourself back in the Zone that you remember, at least once you clear the swamps. The gunplay and enemy variety is almost identical to the first, only this time there are factions you can join and/or piss off. And once you anger them, there's no going back.
Gun play was good, lots of fun fights. I enjoyed that aspect of it, but it's really just more STALKER. I felt it was -mostly- well balanced? Outside of the last half of the game, it was pretty fun and enjoyable.
I think that's the problem. The first half of the game is really really good. I couldn't stop playing it! I just wanted to wander the zone, do quests for the various factions, wipe out some bandit scum, and I genuinely had a good time.
At a certain point, though, everything starts to drag. The story just kinda peters off and becomes very meh about halfway through. Not terrible, but not great. The factions are CONSTANTLY whining at you to help them for every little thing. If a blind dog so much as sneezes, they plead for you to help, they're going to die without you! That gets kinda old after a while.
The atmosphere isn't as memorable. You don't go into any cool labs. The mutants are sort of a side dish to the humans that you fight, moreso than the first game.
Oh, but it does continue the proud tradition of an absolutely excruciating final chapter. It's not quite as painful as the first game's, but that really isn't saying much.
Still, if you love STALKER, there's something to enjoy here. Make sure you install the Clear Sky Reclamation Project (SRP). The mod fixes tons of issues.
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