Nobody is doing it like the Stalker 2 devs and you know it

[@Eridium2]

Stalker 2 is just a phenominal sequel of a game. And I can't get over it.

[@thedeleted1337]

I guess you enjoy slop/mediocre games Horrible performance ALife is not in the game - literally what makes Stalker amazing, the fact you're in an living world where unscripted things are happening around you, not just having enemies spawn in a 15m radius 😂😂

[@kirillolegovich2100]

yeah kinda addictive game with special vibe

[@dembolicalk229]

​@@thedeleted1337 a life is in the game and this has been proven, the game is absolutely incredible it just has some bugs and issues. Maybe try playing it on something other than a potato.

[@sotilaskarkuri]

@@thedeleted1337 try playing the game and not listening to the reddit echo chamber.

[@PUARockstar]

​@@thedeleted1337 A-life is in the game, it doesn't working properly atm, devs acknowledged it and working on it

[@fleshtonegolem]

Stalker 2 has the most cohesive world/setting I have ever played. Every element makes sense and feels like it belongs there. I love the vibe and immersion.

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

It needs a battlepass.. 😅

[@KNURKonesur]

@@user-ne9sd4ow1o why though? It needs Gamma or Misery!

[@modernwarfare134]

@@user-ne9sd4ow1ogo back to fortnite

[@ClarenceDass]

"Felt at home" That's how I felt! As a long time fan, who still has his box for CoP, and I play all the mods and stand alone mods, Stalker 2 is just perfect.

[@redshift912]

Go outside

[@netbirth]

Haha. Why you watching this video?​@@redshift912

[@Noah_112]

​@@redshift912Why you telling him to do that? It's not like He doesn't go outside like bro he just enjoys gaming why u gotta tell him dat?

[@sirismcgee7103]

Good for you. Perfect is sorta wild though, the magic died for me the moment I climbed up a little tower the zone was completely empty as far as I could see.

[@Vynne96-jg7er]

​@@redshift912NO🤡

[@Squidaniel]

Conversation with my wife: Me: “I have never played a game that Hates me more than Stalker 2” Wife: “But you can’t stop playing it. You love it” Me: “…”

[@Studenthj-m1m]

@@Squidaniel abusive relationship but not with wife lol

[@BurntTo4st420]

I have 50 hours on this game and I fucking love it ❤

[@1989Laslo]

I'm from Ukraine, It's nice fucking to hear that😂

[@Mduffy-yo6rb]

I just got it. Outside of the bugs it’s actually a ton of fun.*

[@W0lfyMusic]

hell yeah, got 70h myself and there was no other game that got me to play 13h in one session xD

[@Slick-vo9hp]

OG trilogy is better. Stalker 2 has the foundation but without A-life and some of these other issues the game plays like far cry.

[@astone_ua]

@@Slick-vo9hp A-life is overrated, NPC fight other NPCs in both the original and Stalker 2, what else do you need?

[@DoctorDeathFPS]

No other game makes me feel this way!!!! If they can get this game in its best state it’s GOTY for me no question!

[@nahfuck7080]

IT. is goty only if they fix the game so sad

[@Studenthj-m1m]

@@DoctorDeathFPS stalker is not even about looting its about athmoshpere you're lonely looking for better life stalker. Welcome to the zone

[@RickLag8514]

It made me feel like I was playing S. T. A. L. K. E. R: Shadow of Chernobyl for the first time, which is the highest praise I could probably give it.

[@astone_ua]

right? that's exactly the same feeling!

[@RickLag8514]

@astone_ua Yea it's magical for stalker fans, for everyone else it's cyberpunk launch all over again 🤦‍♂️

[@ДанилоЯнчук]

Rejoice stalkers patch dropped

[@Hadgerz]

@@ДанилоЯнчук me: oh FK are all my mods fixing everything wrong with the game gonna break D:

[@KNURKonesur]

I remember being at uni when Stalker first came out, I played it in winter, in a winter jacket, gloves, hat, the laptop on the windowsil of an open window so it was cool enough to work for about 45 minutes at a time on low-to-medium details :D

[@ThornsOfOurTime]

I grew up in Ukraine so when first stalker came out I felt i visited home. I've seen some of the places like that when i was growing up. PS we didnt have video game or cellphones back then so this how kids had fun , visiting abandoned plants or construction sites

[@TheGibby13]

Круто! Дякую що поділився 😊

[@pistopitpit]

Same here in Poland.

[@yaboizak1210]

Peoof that stalker is actually an accurate depiction of irl ukraine xD

[@chirik9736]

​@yaboizak1210 hahaha, well, yeah... sorta...

[@caesurabreak3528]

Theres nothing quite like coming across a familiar location. Ive had so many flashbacks of my memories from the older games and the modpacks. Im glad they released it when they did, because they can easily turn this into a goty contender for 2025. It deserves all the recognition

[@Eridium2]

Yesss the nostalgia but also seeing how much has changed is like a really nice balance with this game it's awesome.

[@BababooeyGooey]

I had so much fun finding old locations and references to past games. I actually said aloud "I'm *hooome*" when I reached the Cordon. And recently I discovered a group of looong dead scientists in an old train near the swamps. I looked at a diary next to one body, and it referenced a shady mercenary leading them on their expedition studying emissions. That's when it hit me: I had found the scientists Scar lead in the opening cinematic for Clear Sky!

[@ceaser8108]

I work 63 hours a week. I rent a home, I have a girlfriend, etc. I have 52 hours in this game, granted 10 hours of that is probably from passing out while I am on the couch after my session - if that doesn't speak volumes, I don't know what will.

[@JozaMan-t6n]

Enjoy man💪

[@Red_Lion2000]

@@JozaMan-t6n 63 hours a week sounds depressing af.

[@DSNG95]

63 hours? Sounds like slavery. Your boss isn't more important than you

[@magz9816]

I work 28 hrs per week would like to work less but suppose I’ll just have to soldier on

[@Red_Lion2000]

@@DSNG95 best political system we have btw.

[@AtomescheBaron75]

I'm so addicted to this game, like any free time, I'm in the free zone

[@tishrike]

100% agree! Bugs and optimization issues are temporary. Considering what the studio had to go through (pandemic, war, moving the studio to Prague, data leaks, constant hacker attacks, and enormous pressure), I'm even pleasantly surprised by the state of the game. It's nowhere near as badly optimized as Cyberpunk 2077 was at release. The most important thing is that Stalker 2 has retained everything we love about the original trilogy 🥰

[@lexalexa3604]

Unfinished product for full price: check Cope: check

[@Interceptor_of_Minds]

@@lexalexa3604 1. It's included in the Game Pass. 2. Nobody forces you to buy it. So where did you find any cope?

[@RJN9008]

The unfortunate reality is the vast majority of players will move on in a month after they've completed a playthrough (and that's being generous). For those customers, the experience of STALKER 2 will forever be what the game was at launch. The bugs and optimization may get fixed, but they're not temporary.

[@Interceptor_of_Minds]

@@RJN9008 devs have plans on additional free content and other updates.

[@KNURKonesur]

The bugs and optimization make this game great for people who played the original Stalker games upon release. It has the same level of unpolished as they had, making it an amazing nostalgia trip and absolutely worthy of being called Stalker 2. If it came out polished and bug free, it should be called Stalker 2.0, and that doesn't even sound fun anymore

[@rahko3736]

Stalker 2 was the first stalker game for me, it has been a great experience since day one. I've been missing out on this series. I keep vsync on so i haven't seen many stutters.

[@TheKillingTreeTT]

Check out S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. That was a great game aswell.

[@KNURKonesur]

the strength of the original "trilogy" is the modding community, some mods are so extensive, they should be treated as separate games, cause e.g. Gamma is very different to Anomaly and Misery, I recommend the rabbit hole. I mean playing the original trilogy is also a good idea, but the mods are just... chef's kiss

[@xWinnersCirclex]

Few will understand this statement but stalker 2 is the first game to have me hooked since Elden ring and they have much similarities. In both Elden ring and stalker you get rewarded for exploration. Both give you the excitement of discovering new gear, weapons and spells (artefacts in stalker) to level up your character. Sure in stalker we don’t lvl up but we get better gear, weapons and upgrades to be better equipt to fight the zone. im like 30+ hours in but probably 1/4 of the main quest done lol.

[@bilboriches7216]

Same here. 40 hours and ive been only to 3 locations. I didnt even finish exploring them. Stalker 2 is freaking HUGE.

[@xWinnersCirclex]

@ now we’re talking bro! This game is going to give you allot of hours for sure.

[@abstractn027]

I personally can't get over the map detail: I recently reached a certain train station and stared at the outer walls, the plants climbing it, the brick seams, the window frames, every single detail for 10 minutes! On another note I also personally consider not disabling the crosshair a cardinal sin.

[@RealRaslu]

Been binging some Stalker 2 like its my first time gaming. Almost 90hrs played and have to agree, last time I enjoyed a game this much was playing something like Half Life 2 as a kid. It's 4am for me and I forced myself to sleep or I will just keep going.

[@tounsiforlife2317]

first stalker game i played. the atmosphere is so fucking epic. especially early to mid game i was always on my toes. Like a lot of people mentioned or will mention, this game is a buggy mess, but for me only 1 bug interfered with my enjoyment, and this was the fact that the game crashed and suddenly my 30.5hr save file turned into a 22hr save file. i lost 8.5 hrs of progression and was about to uninstall. Luckily i just got a cheat table and speedhacked i mean speedran 8.5hrs in like 1.5. The openworld is so good and immersive it's insane.

[@meterpaffay1622]

do you never save your game? stalkers are know to have worn out F5 and F9 keys for a reason...

[@MrStoffzor]

Welcome stalker, make it a habit to press f5 every 5 min

[@astone_ua]

@@MrStoffzor 5 minutes? more like 5 seconds

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

In Shadow of Chernobyl I got a corrupted save which would crash 10 seconds after load. The most recent save without the bug was 30 min old. Every playthrough I keep 6 or 7 saves just for peace of mind.

[@matttheamerican3766]

what makes the open world immersive and good in your opinion?

[@seanharrington3541]

Long time Stalker fan here too, even though I got into it a little late, when they released Call Of Pripyat, I saw the trailer and immediately said okay I have to play this, and bought Shadow of Chernobyl and then Clear Sky and then Call of Pripyat...then I got into the mods, Misery, Autumn Aurora, Anomaly, and played them all for over 300+ hours, some 500+ hours. And now Stalker 2 is here and I can see myself dumping 1000+ hours into it without ever getting sick of it and playing another game! I knew GSC would deliver with this, even though so many games up to this point releases in a trash state and people were skeptical, I knew GSC would do this game justice....and they went through hell to bring it to us! I can't believe we actually got this game after what they went through making this game, they deserve GOTY and a medal for most dedicated developer ever for continuing to make this game for us through a war, relocating their studio, a office fire, being hacked, and so much more......they knew how much this game meant to their fans and the fact they let nothing stop them to bring it to us is insane! They deserve more than the the price for this game, I wish I could have gotten the ultimate physical edition, hopefully they do another release of it cause I want to support them more than just the price of the game that I pre bought years before release. They gave us a phenomenal game that holds up to it's predecessors and released it with mod support! These guys are gods in the gaming world right now! And until someone else does more than them, they will always be!

[@darkone9206]

The beauty of stalker 2 reminds me of cyberpunk, eastern Europe devs are really cooking, skiff even is the same voice actor as male V, these games really are special

[@quatroking]

GOTY for me even in launch state. I haven’t stopped picking this up, even coming from finishing the first three “games” (yes clear sky, we know) and then Anomaly/GAMMA/EFP and it’s been a breathe of fresh air into the series and what you touched on with identity makes my point. It feels like a STALKER game entry, without fail. Yeah the road ahead is great and exciting for the devs and other players, but I think it’s perfect even as is. Bugs are just anomalies with extra spice.

[@user-uc7tw1kg8i]

a game hasn’t excited me like this since i first got a ps4 and fallout 4 back in 2015 and so far this game shits on anything bethesda ever released ngl, can’t wait to see what the devs and the modding community will do with this masterpiece, what a time to be alive with all of yall

[@zandoe]

Bro same, this game perfectly scratches that Fallout itch

[@matttheamerican3766]

Yall are not saying why, though. You give no reasons for liking this shit.

[@user-uc7tw1kg8i]

@ how miserable of life do you wake up to that youre replying to everyone praising a game questioning why LMFAO. because it’s a better, more culturally significant piece of media that you’ve ever consumed, much less understood (since you will never understand anything)

[@ChristianPierce]

makes me feel like a kid again, including the fps i got on my computer as a kid lol

[@Noah_112]

Im absolutely loving this game from graphics, jump scares scary atmosphere im just Loving this game man!

[@ravereviews6853]

I've been waiting for what feels like so long. Experiences like this only happen once in a while, even less so now. My first was half life 2 as a child, nothing topped that and counter strike for a decade then fallout 3, then new Vegas, then Skyrim...nothing has filled that void since apart from this game

[@justinlapid2163]

Wow ,could say we almost had the same exact experiences with games that definitely stood out during our play throughs. Swap the fallout games with the Crysis series and yep...same. Hl2, CS, skyrim....Skyrim was the last game that I truly got lost in, where immersion was so complete that days just flew by haha.

[@EvilSlothsTony]

If they update to latest UE5 we will have nanite vegetation, better lumen and better cpu performance.

[@rafox66]

Yeah but it's extremely unlikely that they will, game is already in a rough state and updating to a new engine version is a pain in the ass that will break a lot of things again. I believe the devs have already stated that the game will remain on UE5.1

[@houseofmeditation8945]

STALKER 2 makes me feel like a kid again since it's the same infrastructure I grew up in.

[@trisser39]

real asf

[@wrynightraven5255]

The game is amazing and runs very well on Xbox series X though the controller drift is gonna cause me to neck myself

[@magz9816]

I’m waiting till they fix the controller issue before I play it just hope that’s not a long wait. Lots of people are saying it’s not the game but it’s the controller but the devs have already confirmed the issue please devs fix it now 😢

[@thenormalberries6767]

Best gaming feels since I was given a gaming laptop in 2009 for senior graduation. ❤

[@judasdubois]

Y'all hear the demon stomping its horse hooves, that bit slayed me. I've said something similar "guys I'm glad you're here but I hear something and I don't know what it is, but it ain't good"

[@rafox66]

I hadn't been this excited for a game release since GTA V back in 2013, I'm absolutely loving it, despite its issues, and can't wait to see what the future of this game holds.

[@Shifty2319]

I only got 15 hours on this game and it’s been a blast loving this game

[@lazy0nara]

This is my introduction to the series, this scratches my inner explorer itch immensely, finding dark, dank underground tunnels to loot through only either ambience or a genuine threat's call to echo through said tunnel. I adore the atmosphere of this game.

[@MrStoffzor]

And it's just gonna keep improving and growing for another 15 years

[@matttheamerican3766]

Not because its a good game. Because modders will work for free to fix something "devs" got paid millions for

[@MrStoffzor]

@matttheamerican3766 I strongly disagree with your whole take.

[@matttheamerican3766]

@@MrStoffzor Elaborate...

[@boombyte8849]

@@matttheamerican3766 As I know GSC is independent company. So they got what game gives.

[@bull3085]

Please make more content on this im subscribing you make it seem fun and exciting especially when you freaked out in that cave haha

[@bull3085]

Just sub to your main channel

[@Nthusiast58]

This is my first Stalker game and I'm completely addicted. Kudos to the devs and what they were able to accomplish. It honestly beats most AAA games that I've played lately.

[@solarchos4352]

BROTHER STALKERS!!! Our wait is over, and our patience has NOT been in vain. The Zone calls to us once more. We are home.

[@TheShalomstead]

I preordered the ultimate edition as a birthday present to myself seeing as it came out the day before my birthday. I had never played the original games but I’ve watched a lot of people play them on KZbin and it looked like it was right up my alley. I’m not sure how those games didn’t make it on my radar when I was younger and had the time to play video games. I homeschool my six sons and just don’t really have the time to sit down and play games like I used to. I’m still adding to my steam library because eventually we won’t have toddlers anymore and I will have the time to play. I did start up the game and played through a bit of the tutorial to see how it looked on my PC and it made me even more excited. Perhaps most of the bugs will be fixed by then. I also want to wait until there are some more mods available for the game. I think it’s a travesty that there is no Mosin Nagant, SKS, or even AK47 rifles available in the base game.

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

My guess for the lack of those guns, is they're Russian/used by Russians. Idk, just a guess.

[@pinkcilantro4758]

The adventures, the atmosphere, the sound quality...GSC really did it. They made a worthy sequel to the older games.

[@TeoBurrito]

Stalker 2 is a trip 20 years backward-which is a great thing. Back when singleplayer games were just made to be good. Or made at all. No microtransactions. No stupid “proprietary live service” that you need to make yet another accounts by for. No “seasons”. No day-one $5.99 add-ons so your green stalker suit can be RAINBOW GLITTER WITH UNICORN HORNS. Way to go, GSC Game World. A fantastic game with incredible attention to detail. Also yet another bittersweet reminder how far America, with her corrupt capitalism, has fallen in another category (entertainment).

[@Turbo1602ti]

Changed the length of the day cycle to 4 hours and rebalanced weapon damage and mutant health. Now I only need fixed ALife and higher render distance to be completely happy No performance issues on my side, except a short frame drop after emissions

[@matttheamerican3766]

When did we start thinking it was okay to have to fix something we paid almost a hundred dollars for?

[@user-ne9sd4ow1o]

​@@matttheamerican3766 BF4 in 2013 was the first game I remember that released broken and had to be fixed over time. It's fantastic after all the updates and content added!

[@kevronmcmillan4682]

There’s something wrong with me too, brother . Me too.

[@BasicallyBreezy]

Yeah sadly I didn’t play too much of the original stalker games but I’m pretty in love with stalker 2. So much so that I plan to mod and play thru the original 3 in their entirety

[@FISSIONINITIATEDSUNRISE]

I also have the disk of SOC. My father bought it for me back in 2007 , I was in the first grade. Agroprom underground traumatized me , I managed to complete it by the end of my second grade if I my memory is correct.

[@miguelitorules]

I got randomly shocked by lightning one time. 😂

[@JozaMan-t6n]

Its the same feeling i get from this masterpiece. I feel the excitement i got when i was a kid playing cod4 mw2 Bo Bungie's halos. And im only 1 year new to pc so i guess that also plays a roll in a way. Im 40hours in and im loving it. 0 crashes 1 bug I dealt with by loading back in the beginning thats it. Obviously theres thing that need to be smoothend out but that will be for me to enjoy in the second play through 👍 also i wish we could see our drip somehow besides looking down at it lol

[@thatguy3675]

I completed the first 3 games a year or two ago before playing Anomaly mod. It’s so cool to recognize people from the older games and see how they have evolved. I’ve got about 20 hours played so far and my only complaint is that there aren’t enough mutants on the first two maps I’ve played (lesser zone and slag heap). I often go on an entire mission or cache hunt and never see a single mutant outside of the mission specific spawns.

[@PashaSlavaUkraine]

Remember that 80% of bad reviews for this game is salty russian people who mad because they attacked us and we defending ourself as Ukrainians. This game is really phenomenal, it’s so immersive and really one of a kind jewel of a game. If u don’t like it go play some assassins creed or some other Ubisoft 💩

[@gerferies]

Don't forget that even more Russians still play it and adore the game. Such as myself. We notice more problems as we play further. Such as gamebreaking bugs, stuck sidequests, lighting problems, balancing issues and other things. I know that stalker never releases perfectly, but there are problems. You shouldn't just forget about it, you have to make it known in order for the developers to fix things. Peace.

[@Рашка-у8й]

​@@gerferiescareful buddy. I'm afraid your vozhd wouldn't be happy with your nod towards this banderite concoction 🤯💪🇷🇺🦾

[@-montexsteam1390]

Lies. You cannot call everyone who doesn't like the game "Russians" lmao. I had to reinstall windows after downloading game. It is unfinished product, which is being sold for full price. 60 euros for a game that doesn't even work on 4090

[@gerferies]

@Рашка-у8й wtf is vozhd

[@MrJIIIIF]

yea ok bud 😂 im surr its not bc its a buggy mess with enemies spawning next to you and horrible performance

[@altaiir541]

I can't wait for the game to be more polished and the AI fully functioning. I love the game now, I'll love it even more a few patches down the line! Strolling around and suddendly hear a firefight in the distance is just perfect. I instantly run towards it and watch the show

[@PunishedDad]

I can't even describe how happy I felt walking out of sidos bunker in the cordon with firelake playing behind me this game is PEAK it's snatched GOTY for me easily

[@SlickRickler]

I'm stuck at a gamebreaking bug, scientists bunker won't open. I know this will get patched soon. I am still loving this game so much it is definitely my pick for GOTY

[@Gerbrandt0245]

I felt like a kid again too when playing this game. Even put away the walker and started walking normal again.

[@akkk1ra364]

Stalker literally looks like my home bro , imagine this environment, but you actually grew up there, kinda depressing, but so nostalgic

[@BOS_PML74_GAMING]

Mine to in detroit literally

[@benknapp3787]

My history with PC gaming was RTS games back in the day. C&C, AOE, EE, Sim City, etc etc. I've been an Xbox gamer since 2001 and have owned every generation. I've purchased laptops throughout the years for school and work and would hit up the old RTS games on those here and there but I finally built my first serious gaming PC in February of this year to play anything and everything at an insane visual level. I've really enjoyed Stalker 2 (it's taking some getting used to). Playing Gray Zone Warfare and Escape from Tarkov a little bit helped me get used to M&K. I decided to play this with M+K and it's taking me some time and I'm nowhere near as fast as I would be on a controller, but I like this setup for the inventory system.

[@SamuTheFrog]

the first 25 seconds of this video pretty much summarize my entire experience with stalker 2 as well. lmao

[@Womblewobble1321]

Best Unreal Engine game of all time! Devs actually made the engine their own

[@RedWolfenstein]

lol what?

[@smartsalmon1]

As a fan if stalker it isnt stalker yet. Once it gets Alife implemented and critical bug fixes are out id say its a decent game. Once its polished it xould be great

[@Elite02k]

so assuming Call of Pripyat came out in 2009, i'd assume that this game began developement in either 2010 or 2011. Unreal engine 4 came out in 2021, and 5 came out in 22. So this game most likely started out being on a proprietary engine, most likely built off of the Xray Engine they built from the first 3 games. I'm not sure why on earth they would build a game on that engine for 8+ years, and then rebuild it on UE4, only to have to port it over to UE5 2-3 years later, but i'm almost positive that this is the cause for most of the issues surrounding this game. Black myth wukong is one of the only UE5 games currently out that exists nearly flawlessly. Game science, the studio who made wukong, actually sent all if their engine developers and lead programmers to epic games studios to study with members of epic games' UE5 division. GSC essentially was working with an engine that is already pretty finicky in the first place, with next to no knowledge about the game engine or the Epic asset store, and said "fuck it, we'll make it work eventually". It sucks because its such a good game that has such aggressive issues. I could overlook A-life 2 not being in the game pending fixes IF the game ran like butter, but it doesnt. My computer is a 4070ti Super with an i9 14900k. I can play cyberpunk, forza horizon 5, Microsoft flight sim, RDR2, and metro exodus all on peak graphics in 4k without coming close to peak utilization. This game? This game makes my cooling fans sound like F35 jet engines at full scream, and my computer has now become the sole heating unit in my household. Theres no excuses for the performance, and people can say Oh bUt UnReAL EnGInE 5. These problems aren't the engine, it's the game's coding.

[@dubey666manu]

FSR Frame Generation turned on and from 88 FPS i have 144FPS. The downside is a delay of 30ms that for a singleplayer game is ok...

[@draco2xx]

im holding out till they iron out the bugs, tone down the bloodsuckers bullet sponge rate, a life improvements and better optimization and once they do i'll invest more time into it

[@ukgunit001]

Headshots bro 👊

[@ElderSnake90]

Love your energy! Yes enjoying it heaps too. Looking at the Stalker subreddit sometimes i feel like im playing a different game, such is the negativity. I sympathise with console players with stick drift of course, and yes the game overall has issues. But if its this enjoyable already, imagine when it hits its final form?

[@Georgeosp]

I love the game and cannot put it down. I’ve got it on Xbox and it’s playing great. The amount of detail and fan service paid to veteran players of the trilogy is amazing and so refreshing. Seeing the old locations in Unreal Engine 5 is truly special.

[@GenX80sKid]

I agree 120%, it's a phenomenal game, it kills me to see all sorts of videos on youtube knocking the game and saying that "it runs poorly blah blah blah", update your PC or shut up, muppets trying to run this game with 2016 components, The same dummies knocking this game I've seen in the past praising Starfield 🤣figure that one out

[@Eridium2]

I've definitely been very lucky to run my game but just enjoying what I can from it is definitely some I'ma do with this game haha

[@Jiraiya_9142]

Agreed. I absolutely love this game so far

[@matttheamerican3766]

Why?

[@shadowweaver1599]

Im haveing a great time with stalker on my series x i bought the Oringal stalker games to for pc so i can play those when im done with this to get that great experience as well. I feel i will come back to play again after the major patchs needed.

[@cryptocash1847]

It's not post apocalyptic. It's a real territory 30km around Chornobyl powerstation

[@exoticspeedefy7916]

They could balance the repair system a bit better, way to expensive. And hard to make coupons.

[@ThePieceofmeat]

Well that's part of the difficulty. You level up through your gear, and game prevents you from doing it too quickly. Take shitty arms and costumes for exploration of nearby territory, close to villages, and throw them away after they totally break, don't put too much money into upgrading early game costumes, take all decent loot to trader if you're not going to use it yourself. I'm 40h in on Stalker difficulty, and hoarded 200k+ coupons with relative ease

[@exoticspeedefy7916]

@@ThePieceofmeat This issue seems to be something that’s bothering many people from the very start to the end, so its not just sompthing that should be expected of a certan playstyle to have to work around it. People want to play the game, some people aren’t interested in selling anything or maybe they don’t want to side quest. Like why cant i use a broken gun to fix another broken gun? Im not saying its fixed to 100% but at least to a point where i could sell it, the quests just dont pay enough to cover the cost of bullets. Not trying to be rude but like me and others once you get past the start it's gets VERY EXPENSIVE when 10% dmg on 2 items is costing 30k plus and so on

[@ThePieceofmeat]

@@exoticspeedefy7916 I got your point, my "look into every single box and take everything you can lift to a trader" is a playstyle not suitable for everyone indeed. Repairing broken guns with another broken guns would be nice, but I doubt it will be implemented in original game without mods. At least repair prices and quest rewards are rebalanced in todays patch, hope you enjoy it!

[@exoticspeedefy7916]

@@ThePieceofmeat Having an on the go maintenance system would definitely help even if it doesn’t give the same results it should decrease the cost when you actually get it to a technician. That would also fit lore wise because stalkers are supposed to be self sufficient but we can’t maintain our gear ourselves.

[@NonStopVanek]

We need boats for traveling across the river and electric bicycle, that you can charge with the artifacts that you need renew after some distance and find new one.

[@n3rdworldproblemz877]

It's great. But I'm missing better ai living world. Crafting, cooking. Overall just deeper systems. That's all... Overall having a blast. I just need deeper more advanced mechanics.

[@kurt723]

People are acting like it’s ground breaking, it’s just a standard game in so confused I feel like I’m playing a totally different game to everyone else

[@bobleman2792]

Waiting for proper modding sdk

[@JustinWaller-pj9jg]

I agree it's not ground breaking but it's good. I'm pretty picky about games and after 40hrs I'm not bored so it's better than most games in the last few years

[@FUBARGunpla]

Just rolled the credits on it and as a loooooonnnngggg time fan going back to the first ones it was everything I couldve asked for. Base anomaly was this stitched together thing of what a new stalker could've been with what was left over from the originals, this game felt like all of those hopes of what they wanted to do and it's fucking fantastic. Will be putting it well over 1000 hours into it as mods and updates come.

[@castel5003]

Same here. Great that someone feels this too. Everthing in the Game fits just perfekt to me 🙂 See you in the Zone Brother, pls dont kill me ..

[@MrGomjabber]

I know! I went through what I think was a monolith base in the old games and it was emtpy and sad and I thought how cool is that? 15 years later and they have me feeling nostalgic about a place in the previous game. I love this game.

[@TomorrowisToday]

I am absolutely 100% with you. I just love being in this world. I can spend hours just going between stashes and love every minute of it. I am a huge fan of original games, call of pripyat probably was my favorite one. I did read books in stalker universe. And at this point, Stalker 2 for me is just a miracle!

[@DocLunger]

Oh God, he’s doing the thing where he talks with his camera like it’s body language 😂

[@TheWedlakes]

Lucky you. I experienced a game breaking bug about 50 hours in where I am unable to move or look around. Reset console, tried keyboard and mouse, nothing.

[@OnlineHipHopTV]

Right now it's just a superior Far Cry game. It's solid but not the top tier game of the century it was hyped up to be by is own fans. Maybe with mods, updates and additional content.

[@JonMyers-hf8js]

@Eridium2 for those of you who have played the OG and this. Which is better this with broken A-life or something like anomaly custom or CAP with graphics mods? I mean, can you get close to the Stalker 2 experience with a modded older title?

[@bootlegger8208]

i started this being 18 years old. now i'm 35 , and i gonna finish it!

[@mors2479]

In the zone, you can be anybody

[@matttheamerican3766]

Yeah, a nobody thats about to die. A first aid shot junkie, A guy with a gun and some magic rocks in his pocket.

[@R3TR0J4N]

For people comparing it to far cry, the gunplay has no gun deviation as anomaly, and itself has world building, lore, atmosphere, reactive side quest, random encounters, enemy variety, interactive environment (anomalies), customization, etc..

[@zurfey]

People are really out here trying to compare this to anything and it just doesn’t. its so unique and intriguing (50 hrs in)

[@Sekhatt]

I'd point out, almost all software is licensed to you the user, except that which is in the public domain. Unless the license specifies that it is non-revocable, which is unlikely for non open source software, then it can be revoked. What makes GOG useful, it's not that you "own" the software, because you don't. It's that if you have the installer around, in order to enact the revocation publishers/developers would have to take you to court to get a court order to force you to delete the installer, since once the license is revoked, you would then be in breach of copyright laws, and thus they would be in their legal right to do that. But as you can probably guess, taking an individual to court can be pretty costly, and for single copy of the game is rarely worth the cost.

[@pistopitpit]

I play it in VR and I have a blast of my life with this game.

[@ZabZabZabie]

just finished the main story and ngl as much as i loved my journey (the immersion is truly amazing, no other game can compare), I'm glad it's finished. The game was literally impossible to finish without the command console to bypass the quest bugs, doors not opening etc. Now waiting for patches, DLCs, and Mods to dive back in.

[@ALiberalVeteran]

This game is super addicting, but dammit it needs a lot of extra content like binoculars, NVG, working AI, survival mechanics and a more interactive world between point A and B.

[@peterfranz6696]

it's so good, we back in the fun times.

[@impeeps5674]

I’m familiar with stalker gameplay from videos but never played one til now. This game is so beautiful. So unique. The level of detail in this game is nuts. I have been playing for about 30 hours and can only think about playing this game. 😂

[@PerfectDeath4]

On the topic of modding stalker, the first game benefited greatly to the modding community because it extended the game's replayability for SO LONG. Much of stalker 2 actually feels like I'm playing modded stalker 1 already. So, when I looked up recently on what mods are already out for stalker 2, most are either changes to the graphics (usually to try and change performance) or changes to game balancing (economy and difficulty). On the topic of economy, money is in certain situations easy to come by if you find good spots to "farm" human patrols near a place to sell the loot (I farmed 100k in the south part of Cordon pretty quick) but that money is easy to go. New armor ate like 200k. xD I don't have too much of a problem with that, it is very on theme with the setting tbh. Balancing is a bit different. Human enemies are a bit of a weird topic, I don't mind the heavy use of grenades as IRL grenades are HEAVILY used in actual combat. The AI is also kinda derp at times so you could just sit there and snipe them if they didn't regularly try and flush you out. Mutant enemies; however, are a whole other can of mystery meat. Bullet sponges with very good AI, very fast, maneuverable, hit hard, and no profit for killing. Heck sometimes you can't even break aggro and they will follow you forever even if you break line of sight and lose them through terrain. I feel like they were intended as "money sinks" and while later on you can get some really strong guns that can kill faster, the patrol spawn system makes it a big RNG gamble that a pack of bloodthirsters would spawn behind you and cost you like 10k in ammo and repairs.

[@EyeXombie]

Released an unfinished game with lots of bugs and an entire mechanic that doesn't even work? Seems to be doing what most devs do these days honestly. If this was any other game it would be reviewed into the ground for such a poor release. Fanboys are the only reason this game has any chance right now. While I hope they fix the game because I want to play it as intended I'm not delusional about it's current state.

[@JBsoloman5000]

Last time I felt this way was playing Frostpunk 1, and one before that playing Shadow Warrior 2. And going even further back it was Fallout 3/New Vegas and Stalker games. I needed Stalker 2, just so I can have that FEELING again. This hits the spot perfectly as I can again call my self a gamer :D I cant explain it, but there is this exciting interest with a good portion of fear. All the gaeming studios should hire scientists to try to understand what is it. Love this game!

[@tamasszenasi2320]

I can't wait to see a multiplayer mod for Stalker 2 ❤❤❤

[@benmiles00]

"see-vah" Yeah I'm glad to be back in the zone. But, as I said in one of your other videos, the controls are broken for lefties. I have to press V to melee as End refuses to work. My GPU hits 100% in the settlements too. There's a massive memory leakage issue there.

[@Zood94]

I live in the zone since Stalker 2 came out.

[@Rockport1911]

The best thing Devs did is easy mod support. I run about 30 essential mods that make the game much more enjoyable. So modders save this game and bridge it until big patches and DLC are coming out, aka the game actually finished. They pressured themselfs in releasing before christmas but alot of stuff suggests they should have taken more time to make it " perfect" from the start... But you are right in terms of worldbuilding/ map design/ atmosphere this game is great, and many out-of-bounds objects suggests there is even more planned. But then also not getting A-Life right is a sin for many...

[@DylanFlanagan-g5x]

2:17 **~I guess I'm just so weird and quirky for playing a game that's literally a viral sensation right now ~**

[@Shifty2319]

Anyone have a bug where you just magically get a new weapon out of nowhere

[@BLUEALIENN]

It's good on pc but on console it's a disaster the fact that my 20 hour save got corrupted because i was in chemical plant and autosave saves lot of data.

[@Pateramalina]

Zone seems dead to me compare to first games. There is emptiness between major point in games. I know A-life is broken but there is simply not enough NPC and random fights in the zone! What i mean, first games were designed for 1 core CPUs, zone felt so much diferent over there...

[@wyldeman7]

I still have my shadow of chernobyl boxed copy. I know exactly what you mean. The magic is back. There is just something about these games. The entire thing is a vibe, as they say.

[@satorukuroshiro]

I miss my retail copy of ShoC. I got mine from a used book store, completely mint condition, clear wrap and everything. Sadly I lost it in a house fire.

[@terryhaircastle5702]

Woah! Hope that's as bad as it got 😮

[@satorukuroshiro]

@terryhaircastle5702 Unfortunately it wasn't. Everything was lost in that fire and the house had to be rebuilt. We were having to fight with insurance because they were heavily under-insuring us. We're okay now, but there's still a lot of trauma from it.

[@terryhaircastle5702]

@@satorukuroshiro that's terrible! My best wishes to you guys 🙏

[@sintho357]

The game is ruff around the edges, but the foundation is great