S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Truly pathetic excuse for a stalker game. radial spawning around the player, laughable ai and stealth systems. Doesn't run that well. Shot 5 people 40m~ away with an unsuppressed assault rifle, no reaction. Move into that same compound and shoot 1 guy with a suppressed makarov and the remaining guy knows exactly where I am. No binoculars, no true A-life, in every thing I engage with I am reminded of what a downgrade it is mechanically. The Fallout 4 of stalker games.

I tried this initially on game pass. Decided to give it another go and no, years later this still can't run decently on a high end rig. I'll give it another go in probably two graphic card gens but at this time this is not worth paying 40€.

Kind of crazy to say this, but this is honestly one of the worst S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games in the franchise. The older games may be relics of their time, but they all had a unique identity and stayed true to what made the series special. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 takes a much more story-driven approach with Skif as the main character. Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed the story, and the ending I chose was genuinely satisfying. Unfortunately, that's where most of my praise ends. The gameplay is, quite frankly, awful. I'm not talking about the game being difficult, that's always been part of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.. I'm talking about frustration that comes from poor design and a lack of polish. Bugs are everywhere, quality-of-life features are lacking, and it's honestly shocking that this feels like a fully released, play-tested game. Expect enemies that are absurdly difficult to hit, constant bleeding regardless of your armor or resistances, AI shooting through walls, janky looting hitboxes, and random one-shots that feel completely unfair. None of it feels challenging in a rewarding way it just feels frustrating. Especially the enemy spam on the ending I had. I always try to find the positives in games I don't enjoy, but I could go on for hours about the issues here. If you're interested in this game, I'd only recommend it if you're willing to install mods that improve the experience. Otherwise, I'd say save your money and wait until it's in a much better state or on sale, or mayhaps with the new DLC that could fix a lot.. But that's a whole different topic. 4/10. The story carries almost the entire score aside from the Faust boss-fight and cutscene which add a point. Without it, this would've been much lower.

适合人群: 硬核自由探索+拾荒游戏玩家，潜行者1/辐射4/老滚5等等这些游戏每个都玩了500h以上的。玩游戏从来不看攻略的，为了跳上一个房顶或者找一个地下掩体入口能反复寻找尝试几个小时的。。 不适合人群: 快餐游戏，罐头游戏玩多了的。 喜欢绝对掌控游戏的，把开修改器，看攻略当成是玩游戏的乐趣的。

This game is my life

Still runs like crap 2 years later even on my 5090 - lame

Что можно сказать о сталкере, классная игра в жанре пост апокалипсиса. По атмосфере конечно не дотягивает до метро но все же. Багов достаточно много (Что играть на 1070 и райзен 5 3600, так и на 5070 и райзен 5 5600), оптимизация вполне норм (на слабом компе на низких - средних вполне себе можно проходить, но будет больше багов и глюков) ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Из позитивных частей можно отметить прекрасный визуал игры, вполне себе проработанная вариация прохождения сюжета, интересные механики поломки оружия и разнообразие мутантов и аномалий в игровом мире (интересно изучать карту а не просто пробегать мимо) ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Из минусов можно отметить, как раз таки частые баги, глупый мозг у нпс и мутантов, сломанные солнечные лучи (без разницы на какой системе играешь как будто бы, ничего не меняется) и постоянная беготня по карте туда сюда. ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Итог: Сначала подумайте стоит ли эта игра того? Общая оценка 6/10.

I bought the ultimate edition at launch and was so excited, ive played all three original games, and hundreds of hours in anomaly (gamma and eft) and all the metro games and books ect massive fan of this kinda game. However Everything about this game has been a disappointment, i couldnt even play it for a year because of performance issues because it was a broken mess on release (btw with a RTX 3080 and 5800x. 64gb ddr4). Its still unplayable purely from a visuals perspective, its unreal slop at its finest, blurry TAA on everything which you cannot turn off, "Eye Adaptation" which is so overtuned you literally cannot see the outside when standing inside an un-lit building (it is just blinding white light) and vice versa (interiors are pitch black until you walk into them then they "brighten" its honestly game breaking as if you are taking cover in a building you will not be able to see people outside. The other issues are the voice acting, which is absolutely horrendous, everyone has the most whack British accents which are so jarring its just odd. (imagine playing a game based in London but almost every character had a Ukrainian or Russian accent????) There's loads of other things I can pick at, but i cant be bothered. (maybe the story is good? idk i cant bring myself to play it long enough to find out). i have maybe 90 minutes play time the other 10+ hours are me trying to fix the game in the settings, trying mods, and reshade, all in an attempt to fix this mess. 2/10 I do not recommend.

Almost two years out from launch in the Zone and GSC still hasn't fixed the memory leaks. I'm watching benchmark videos of people running the exact same setup pulling a smooth, stable 60 FPS on Epic settings. Meanwhile, I am struggling to even maintain 60 FPS on Low settings. And worse, the moment I reload a save file, the framerate tanks straight into single digits and turns the game into a slideshow. Having to restart the entire application every time you load a save just to make it playable is unacceptable. Cannot recommend in its current state it completely kills the gameplay experience.