S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl - Interview with GSC Game World at Paris Games Week 2023

I went to Paris Games Week 2023 to try out the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 demo and meet with the GSC Game World developers. Here is the audio interview that resulted.

[@milentanev7340]

He saw the opportunity and he took it. A true legend!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I did my best.

[@kairosprods]

Congrats Anomalous, i'm really glad to witness you finally talkin' to them !👏

[@anomalousdugout9557]

It was awesome!

[@n1flung]

You're great interviewer! So many correct questions, especially when the game is highly under NDA. Thanks for your work!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I prepared everything with great care :)

[@CuulG]

Dude this is badass hyped you made this interview happen man. Rip to one of the clear sky devs that perished during the war.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, I did my best.

[@disgorgeofconsciousness2250]

So proud of you Anomalous! Your questions were FANTASTIC, really nice range of topics. Must have been incredible to get to meet the Devs and walk around the convention. Great work again Anomalous, thank you so much for being such an integral member of the community. ✌️

[@anomalousdugout9557]

It was amazing to do this and play the demo!

[@Scuttle.]

If anyone deserved to do this interview its you, you are a huge example of what makes the stalker community great. Thanks for your dedication and videos man, I hope this serves as a springboard for your channel and career!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

That's very nice of you, thanks a lot.

[@LuisC7]

The answer at around 3:50 really stuck with me. This is more than a game. It's a show of passion and perseverance for the whole of GSC that went through hell and back to develop this game and didn't give up. They deserve everything. True strong people!! Wow

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is for sure more than a game!

[@Liam.Lacoste]

Thanks for sharing this interview, I hope you had fun at Paris Games Week! I can't wait for the game to come out, but at the same time I want them to take all the time they need to create the game they want, the way they want it.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I had a lot of fun, thanks!

[@SlyMonsieur]

hello from ukraine. i learned about you from the Messer channel (the guy who made the stalker iceberg video) and since then i've been enjoying your content. i was so surprised to see your name and interview mentioned all over the place, because you have a relatively small audience and damn, i feel so proud of you man. great interview, great questions. now i feel even more hyped for the game

[@grok_gamma]

Very nice interview. Merci beaucoup ☺️

[@Dark3r17]

Pog, it's Grok from STALKER GAMMA!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

My pleasure :)

[@rafox66]

Wait, is this the ai? ;P

[@im_cart8656]

Hard to imagine a better candidate to conduct this interview. Great job!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks!

[@cheburekislife8747]

you gain a new subscriber for doing this man! you're doing great, keep it up man!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks a lot!

[@user-aquila128]

Hello from Ukraine. Thank you for this interview. You prepared really well, there was a lot of cool question and thank God GSC answered them.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Hello, thank you!

[@StrLab]

Great interview, I understand they don't have many things to say right now, we just have to wait, but even then we learned some interesting things for the world, A-Life and artifacts. The fact that A-Life won't behave way too often but more discreetly I think is what makes it more real, being everywhere and doing everything would look intentionally and fake. I would prefer the world to be in pieces like in the first game, but even in an open area they can make locations look unique and with their own Identity, like in the first game.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, the answers they gave were very interesting!

[@antonyapostolov8252]

Really interesting! I'm glad he mentioned Dark Souls as a reference because I really expect a challenging experience, and hope the game is not crafted towards a more casual audience with hand holding. I think it would've been also interesting if to ask if they took any inspiration from popular mods like Anomaly/Gamma

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Glad you found it interesting.

[@Cepheid-IDM]

They talked briefly about different seasons in Chornobyl when visiting to do photo scans. Are they alluding to different seasons in game perhaps? That would be awesome

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Perhaps that's the case, I'm not quite sure. I guess we will see soon enough.

[@irregulargod4740]

Congratulation for the interview, and thanks for sharing it with us

[@anomalousdugout9557]

It was great :)

[@m.a2894]

I can hear excitement in your voice, great job

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Indeed!

[@intothezone95]

trop cool l'interview ! ça a dû te faire très plaisir d'avoir cette opportunité ! 👍👍

[@anomalousdugout9557]

En effet!

[@starioncostumes]

Haha man i know this voice. One of the best guys from the team! Thanks for sharing this interview with us!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I just hope that one day we can meet at such an event!

[@insane7718]

My son will have the initials GSC

[@JG-uj7oo]

What an excellent interview, best I have heard so far for STALKER 2

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks a lot!

[@Dozik1403]

Father Valerian wake up! New Anomalous Dugout video dropped!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Indeed.

[@D3THD33LR]

Great interview! Thank you for sharing this!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I'm glad I did it.

[@D3THD33LR]

@@anomalousdugout9557 Not being able to attend these I really appreciate this! Not a whole lot of good coverage from people that know stalker, and if anybody knows stalker, it’s you 😂

[@jakub_frohlich]

Thanks Anomalous for this great interview. It is so nice to see you grow more and more.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I did it!

[@Schizm1]

Oh damn, apreciate you posting it! STALKER forever!! Cheers from Poland to our Ukrainian neighbours!

[@Mr_wisk]

hope you can make more interviews with them when the game is about to launch

[@Zakxaev68]

Anomalous marched through the entrance without any second thoughts! Man. On. A. Mission!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Indeed.

[@mingospup]

Congrats brother... you are truly dedicated. What an interview.

[@groovesharq]

great interview, thanks friend.

[@DAAAKAAAVAAA]

Great interview, in case you don't know it, your english is fantastic. You speak more eloquently than the English and Americans.

[@erixccjc2143]

Grammar wise he's flawless, maybe a bit too formal sometimes but sometimes he kinda messes up pronunciation and you cant understand shit

[@DAAAKAAAVAAA]

@@erixccjc2143 proper pronunciation can be one of the hardest parts of learning another language. For some it comes naturally but for others it's a struggle. I still am amazed at his level of English, he speaks better than immigrants who've lived in the US for 20 years.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I don't know, I think it can still be improved but I do what I can.

[@DAAAKAAAVAAA]

​@@anomalousdugout9557there is always room for improvement! Nonetheless, be proud of your level of English speaking. Thank you so much for all your videos. Sending you much love from the US

[@erixccjc2143]

@@DAAAKAAAVAAA yeah its extremely good but those people just don't put in enough effort, they either barely speak english with people or are just plain dumb. Also helps if you start to learn a a kid

[@LuisC7]

I've been following you for a long time and it's a pleasure to gain this information now from you, went in person to ask the questions. Thank you so much. This game can't release late enough 😂

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Nice, thanks for the comment!

[@henrikthortonson2093]

Thank you for taking the time to interview the staff. I look forward to playing this game.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Glad you liked.

[@epiccanadianman5851]

LETS FUCKING GOOOO!!!!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

YES!

[@globalhell5046]

Amazing. Thank you for this interview

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Amazing indeed!

[@therogueserafim271]

Congratulations on scoring the interview! And thank you for sharing it, of course!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks!

[@thewarsix8219]

Yooooo man got an interview with McCulkin. Great interview mate, I was supposed to go to PGW but I got sick.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes. Damn it's sad you could not come...

[@cottonkeef5633]

Never seen your channel before. Great interview, thanks for this

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Welcome then!

[@ignrey]

Thanks for sharing dude, keep it up with the good content!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thank you!

[@dmytrosemonov2005]

I am a big fan of Stalker, hungry for news, and you delivered!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Nice!

[@serse8455]

I can't belive the game will actually come out 😭 Hope my pc will be able to run it

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Of course it will come out, just a little more to wait.

[@Wilkbezstada]

Great interview, very well on point questions. Thanks!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Glad you liked it.

[@danieldimov8625]

Really glad for you to have this opportunity, you deserve it!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

It was great, thanks.

[@yercules]

Great job man, that was wonderful to listen to!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Nice!

[@jazzypenguin4401]

From Ukraine with love!! Excellent interview

[@lars3989]

Quality exclusivity, great one man!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, thanks!

[@brockchiaranzola599]

Awesome man!! Thank you so much, u got a new subscriber!!! :D

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Nice, thanks!

[@whoisthis3038]

дякую брат за інтервю!

[@ErectedGasCan]

I knew something was up when you asked what we would ask! Really, really cool that you got to do a interview! 👍🏻

[@anomalousdugout9557]

True, you got me there!

[@Relda9]

Amazing!! Thank you!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Indeed!

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

Yo thank you so much for the interview!!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

My pleasure.

[@blackburn1489]

I am so glad that Zahar is still working with GSC, no matter that he is from Russia.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

He was such a nice person when I met him.

[@connavara1686]

great work man

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks.

[@nicobrab9361]

Great interview ! thx a lot

[@anomalousdugout9557]

:)

[@yoalyrodriguez94]

That was an awesome interview!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks!

[@Frank-Micah]

goodluck 4 the developers!!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, may them make a fantastic game.

[@rivermintofficial]

Thanks for the interview:)

[@ap0kalyps3]

getting more and more excited the closer 2024 comes, would definitly love to get a playable demo on Steam, but can't wait to see new trailers or something aswell

[@anomalousdugout9557]

The hype is slowly rising up.

[@mastererik323]

Thank you so much Anomalous. May the Monolith watch over you and your battles; may the Monolith's righteous might destroy any infidels that dare enter our sacred land. We thank you oh Monolith for granting us your boon. We are going to have even more of the Zone to explore in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and therefore we will purify these lands of any unworthy of your divine power, sacred and noble Monolith.

[@antitosolV]

thanks for your job, comrade -)

[@anomalousdugout9557]

My pleasure.

[@deus_nsf]

Fantastic job my fellow French guy :D

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I did my best!

[@FckNutt]

Bad ass job man

[@nokkturnne]

Incroyable, merci pour le taff la communauté FR de Stalker te remercie. Tu y a été quel jour ? Beaucoup de français sont fans de ton travail on aurait pus se rencontrer.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

J'y étais le samedi 4 mais je préfère rester incognito :)

[@maotexs6790]

Good interview mate!!!

[@SebaRey301]

Good hunting stalker

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I'm hyped as well!

[@michaelthompson9540]

Congratulations Anomalous. You asked all the right questions

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thank you, I did my best.

[@blooocki]

Before I watch, I hope to find out if the game still has doublecrouch

[@xcc2a874]

nice to see stalker 2 is coming close to release

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, it is coming!

[@lancelotdubois7694]

WE OUT HERE !

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes.

[@ALiberalVeteran]

Buying stalker for me isn't just because I love the game, but an act of patriotism and lover of democracy! Slava ukraini!

[@leongarcia3741]

I love this channel , seriously Anomalous your're the GOAT

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks!

[@dmytrosemonov2005]

Thank you for the great content!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@margarita2077cyber]

Thanks for this interview, Anomalous. Good luck for the developers!❤

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Glad to deliver it!

[@mubasharhassan1211]

Good for you bro you finally get to see stalker 2 demo and also get to meet with the developers. Congratulations i can tell how much exciting this would have been for you.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks a lot, it was great!

[@jakedill1304]

Feedback: don't forget the bullet holes this time! 2023.. if you shoot something you should put a hole in it! Outside of that God bless and good luck, pretty much everybody's rooting for y'all!

[@yourmanjimbo]

Given how much was cut from Shadow of Chernobyl and how long it took to release, Stalker 2 is simply being faithful to the franchise identity by being delayed several times.

[@МикитаЩербаков]

Congratulations, brother! Good interview!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks!

[@The_great_M0N0LITH]

Thx mister for the good interview 😁

[@anomalousdugout9557]

:)

[@carcinogenical4389]

Having been with this channel a while I've got to say its came far and your skills have improved. You fit a pretty cool niche for stalker content.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Nice, thank you.

[@philipsheard624]

Thank you x

[@LeVraiFlorensac]

I was thinking of a question; Are the devs aware of the different mods for their games (ANOMALY/GAMMA)? what do they think? Do they perpetuate ideas in some of these mods? That would be a cool question to ask I think.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I remember this question being asked in the Discord #ask-gsc before it was removed. The dev that responded wrote that they are not really fond of these mods because they can be played without having the original games.

[@LeVraiFlorensac]

@@anomalousdugout9557 merci pour votre réponse, je me disais aussi que les devs devaient voir ces mods d'un mauvais oeil. J'espère que Stalker 2 sera open source aussi et que des mods pourront être faits plus tard. Merci pour votre contenu et merci pour les sous titres anglais qu'on peut traduire en français, ça aide pour les non bilingues comme moi.

[@mendfi5427]

@@LeVraiFlorensac je suis un peu en retard, mais les dév ont dit que le jeu pourra etre modée assez facilement (peut-etre même avec des SDK et tout) donc de ce coté la pas de problème ! Concernant GAMMA et Anomaly en effet, les devs ont l'air d'avoir un peu de mal avec ça, mais ultimement je pense qu'ils s'en fichent dans le fond, le principal c'est que chaque joueur trouve son compte, peu importe si ça passe par des modpack ou par les jeux originaux !

[@grzyb11]

Damn you really sound way better with a good mic

[@doktormozg]

Oh my freaking god, all hail the Monolith and Anomalous Dugout!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes.

[@capitanduka2674]

The legend said that im still waiting

[@anomalousdugout9557]

The patient will be rewarded.

[@capitanduka2674]

@@anomalousdugout9557 true

[@JackeyBoyyy]

You should have found a quiet place with sound proofing for this interview, I couldn't sit through that sound quality. Would of been better if there was video footage of the interview too.

[@mikasayeger9452]

His heart and actions are utterly unclouded, they are those of "Justice". You experienced it, didn't you? Only things of happiness and beauty gathered towards the heart of chernobyl. GSC. Gameworld.

[@dimarydko5184]

Thank you for this interview from Ukraine

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Glad to deliver it.

[@MichaelgoestoBitburg]

Awesome interview! I'm excited for stalker 2. In the mean time I've been playing stalker gamma, i def recommend for anyone looking for a next level stalker experience.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Nice.

[@KUBLAIKHAN420]

AWESOME!!!!

[@InfiniteRespecto]

Did you enjoy the demo? what are your thoughts?

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, it was great. I shared everything here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3zSaodro8mWeMU

[@InfiniteRespecto]

@@anomalousdugout9557 Okay thank you for the info

[@sprypry]

Less goo

[@anomalousdugout9557]

I like the hype.

[@antoniohagopian213]

Pretty sure the SSD being a requirement shouldn't be a thing. HDD that aren't ancient are more then fast enough to load things like DCS (which is exponentially more demending then anything they can come up with) seamlessly. Looks like optimization is being overlooked and relying on the pc to do the work, cyberpunk 2077 style. Can't be a stalker game if it isn't buggy af right?😂

[@m1l068]

wow, that's really nice to see

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Really nice for sure!

[@samghost13]

Awesome stuff!!! Use the Knot!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks.

[@Menroth.]

I love that A-life was messing with the tutorial 😂

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Yes, such a cool anecdote!

[@henrymalone422]

good questions!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks.

[@smurrdog5364]

My Body is ready.

[@anomalousdugout9557]

We're all ready.

[@TheManeymon]

It always disturbs me that/when devs and market team employees are always so cagey. (I know the reason why they do it is to not impact potential sales, since the majority of the time the game is never worth it, is overhyped by fanboys, industry shills, and encouraged by the publisher/devs to increase sales.) A handful of these answers from them were interesting/not known before information; but judging from things like the terrible DLC practices that are already known about Stalker 2, and the many commonplace despicable examples of game devs/publishers hiding the poor quality of their game from players before release, I'm always on guard for scummy business practices in the video game industry.

[@lancelotdubois7694]

You rock man !

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thank you.

[@Radwalls]

Amazing interview! Slava Ukraini!

[@anomalousdugout9557]

Thanks.

[@blackburn1489]

will you make a video about your impressions?)