The developers from the studio GSC Game World, as promised, made a detailed presentation of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl for the first time in a long time. A full-fledged sequel to the cult shooter trilogy has been in development for six years, and today the authors showed 30 minutes of gameplay almost finally with a complete walkthrough of one of the quests in the game.
On behalf of the main developers of STALKER 2, the main aspects of the game were shown to players: freedom of action and an authentic feeling of oppression in the Chernobyl zone. The shooter will have almost no restrictions on the movements and actions of the player. From the very beginning, players will be able to explore the Zone at will, but it is worth considering the dangers that may arise.
STALKER 2 also features a mechanic of player choice and the impact of their decisions. Not only the path you can take, but also the end of a specific task depends on your actions. The player’s decisions could ultimately lead them to a completely different side of the factional conflict in the Zone. Because of this, the shot will have high enough variability for replayability.
In addition, players should remember the survival elements of STALKER 2. The main character has several special needs that must be satisfied in a timely manner. If you forget about this, you will experience negative side effects that will reduce your combat effectiveness. The shooter also promises a varied arsenal of weapons, accessories and sophisticated artificial intelligence of opponents with different behavior options and reactions to the player’s actions.
GSC Game World paid special attention to cutscenes. Unlike the original trilogy, STALKER 2 uses full motion capture of the actors, which takes into account not only movements, but also detailed facial animations. In general, a lot of effort was put into making cutscenes and all the developers were able to work on them, from creating models to dubbing.
As GSC Game World notes, this is not the end of the STALKER 2 demo. In anticipation of the release, the developers promise to share new information about the shooter regularly. The next presentation of the game with a new trailer and details will take place at Gamescom 2024, which will take place from August 21 to 25 in Cologne.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is guaranteed to be released on PC and Xbox consoles on November 20. Let us remind you that the publication of the shoot was previously postponed from September. The game will be available for free to Game Pass subscribers. I would like to believe that this is the final change in the game’s release date, but it is possible that it will take even more time to develop optimization.
