For the first time,STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobylhas a real, tangible release date.The game comes out in 13 days, aftera series of postponementsthat, at one point, made it look likethe game was never coming out.
To celebrate this, the developers at GSC Game World have put outa major video that showcases some of the gunplay and mechanics you will need to become familiar withif you wish to survive in the Zone.
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Based on the preview uploaded earlier today, the gun mechanics ofSTALKER 2will feel delightfully familiar to those of the previous game.
Fans of the Anomaly standalone mod will be even more at home, asthe new game goes the extra mileto incorporate reliability and maintenance mechanics.
The implementation in the new game seems to hinge on an overall reliability metric, which is refreshing from the more draconian Jack the Ripper approach in some mods.
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Ammunition follows the multi-tiered approach from the old games, where most calibers have standard military rounds, hollow point rounds forhunting the Zone’s friendly fauna, and expensive armor-piercing rounds for those lovely trips up north.
Build-a-Gun
STALKER 2will be the first game in the series with fully animated customization. Installing a new optic shows your character putting it into place.
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Like in previousSTALKERtitles, technicians offer tuning services (normally at a steep price), and it looks likethese will include the ability to add modular rail systems.
This will be useful when bringing an old trusty Kalashnikov up to modern standards.
The sound design feels good overall, though based on the AS VAL rifle shown in the video, suppressors do not seem to make a major difference.
It looks likeGSC Game World has made some questionable choicesregarding the calibers of certain weapons. The “M701 Super” sniper rifle (Remington Model 700 in real life) uses the Russian vintage 7.62x54R cartridge, instead of .308 NATO.
The video also shows Skif adding an under-barrel shotgun to it. This is a technically feasible but bizarre choice. Then again,being able to send a sneaky pseudodog to an early grave beats convenience or looks.
STALKER 2will bea day-one Xbox Game Pass release and will launch for both Xbox and PC.
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