S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat terrible?

[QUOTE="dakan45"]

Hmm, looks like a photot of an industrial area, i cant see anything artistic, like:

dos4gw82

Photos of industrial areas can be and often are art.

Yup, there are tons of industrial art pictures. Stalker games seem more like great art direction/design instead of on a technical level of graphics.

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"][QUOTE="Rawtheory333"]

Anyone else playin on veteran difficulty and finding that the chimera absolutely RAPES you when you encounter them? I've been forced to drop the difficulty on encounter just to survive.

Rawtheory333

Really? I'll have to give that a shot. I figured I'd just be signing my own death certificate doing that....

This game is far from terrible. In fact, it is the exact opposite. Its all I have been playing of late.

well...I never played it on veteran difficulty,but I used my knife against Pseudogiant, Burers, and Chimera. The Burer have very limited attack up close, and it can't pull you knife out of you hands(unlike your other weapons.). I circle around Pseudogiants with my knife, it takes a bit to kill them, but its much better then wasting tons of ammo on them. I run up to Chimeras and simply knife them 3-4 times and BOOM they are dead:).JangoWuzHere

Well try that on veteran and get back ta me ;) I'd be surprised if it still worked.

This game is far from terrible. In fact, it is the exact opposite. Its all I have been playing of late.

psn8214

QFT!

First time playing a STALKER game and boy is this series over-hyped. The game is BORING..the graphics are indeed horrible and it almost seems like a PS2 type of game.gamer082009

First time playing a STALKER game and boy is this series over-hyped. The game is BORING..the graphics are indeed horrible and it almost seems like a PS2 type of game.gamer082009

Well I guess it ain't for ya then. I think its the best PC SP game on the market.

First time playing a STALKER game and boy is this series over-hyped. The game is BORING..the graphics are indeed horrible and it almost seems like a PS2 type of game.gamer082009

[QUOTE="gamer082009"]First time playing a STALKER game and boy is this series over-hyped. The game is BORING..the graphics are indeed horrible and it almost seems like a PS2 type of game.dakan45

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="gamer082009"]First time playing a STALKER game and boy is this series over-hyped. The game is BORING..the graphics are indeed horrible and it almost seems like a PS2 type of game.SF_KiLLaMaN

Agreed. These last two Stalker games have been the only games to really make good use of DX10 features. I positively love it when it rains in those game; the dynamic wet surfaces make it feel as though you could smell the mud. :D

I can't speak for what the game looks like in DX 11, however.

Why oh why this endless discussion about graphics, anyway?

Seriously, can't you people see beyond that? There is more to a game than graphics! Graphics are secondary. Accessory.

It seems to me that you are virtually incapable of immersing yourselves in the experience, in a game's world...

No offense intended, but you look more like game testers than gamers... :|

Lithos_

[QUOTE="dakan45"][QUOTE="gamer082009"]First time playing a STALKER game and boy is this series over-hyped. The game is BORING..the graphics are indeed horrible and it almost seems like a PS2 type of game.SF_KiLLaMaN

[QUOTE="Lithos_"]

Why oh why this endless discussion about graphics, anyway?

Seriously, can't you people see beyond that? There is more to a game than graphics! Graphics are secondary. Accessory.

It seems to me that you are virtually incapable of immersing yourselves in the experience, in a game's world...

No offense intended, but you look more like game testers than gamers... :|

Koltr0nTheGreat

Honestly that not a valid statement, there are truckloads of games outhere that dont need dx10 to look good. So yeah if a game needs dx10 to show graphics, its clear that the developers did not make good enough graphics on dx9 and they need dx10 to show off!!dakan45

There are also truckloads of games that did use DX9 and didn't look good. And the result of CoP and CS's use of DX10 is better atmosphere; it isn't about showing off. Listen to yourself: "its clear that the developers did not make good enough graphics on dx9." By what standard are the graphics in these games "not good enough?" Why should we listen to you when you obviously do not like the game at all?

[QUOTE="dakan45"] Honestly that not a valid statement, there are truckloads of games outhere that dont need dx10 to look good. So yeah if a game needs dx10 to show graphics, its clear that the developers did not make good enough graphics on dx9 and they need dx10 to show off!!dos4gw82

There are also truckloads of games that did use DX9 and didn't look good. And the result of CoP and CS's use of DX10 is better atmosphere; it isn't about showing off. Listen to yourself: "its clear that the developers did not make good enough graphics on dx9." By what standard are the graphics in these games "not good enough?" Why should we listen to you when you obviously do not like the game at all?

If you're wanting a vast majority of gamers to regard your game on such a high level you'll need to put more effort into your graphic engine, and not hand us in some piss poor excuse. It's pathetic, and almost unamerican. Who wants to pay for this ****

Koltr0nTheGreat

Lol. The devs are Ukrainian. :roll:You got an opinion. One that I think sucks but everyones entitled to one, kind of like buttholes.

I don't care which nationality the game designers are. Why would I? My "Unamerican" comment was stating that most Americans(and I'm not wrong) expect a better graphic engine than STALKER can offer. Outdated graphics are no longer appreciated by majority. This isn't an opinion, it's undeniable factual evidence based on the struggle to make games look so much better, and the popularity of computer gaming, and console gaming. Why do you think STALKER is not on consoles?

Now that i showed you how useless gsc is on graphics, let me inform you that i like the game, i just dont like its dated graphics at all.dakan45

Could have fooled me. In the past, when reffering to Stalker games, you've complained that you didn't like the gunplay, how often you have to heal yourself, how quickly you go through supplies, how radiation was handled, the effectiveness of armor, how many shots it takes to take down enemies, and the lack of realism. Now you've said that this latest game is "too slow" and the graphics don't meet your expectations. These are all small concerns, but you once claimed that the reason you didn't like Half Life 2 (or didn't think it was great, whatever) was because of the sum of all the little things you found wrong with it.

The point is, you claim to like many games, but you spend way more time telling everyone about what you didn't like about them than what you did. Do you really want to go through life making a whole bunch of little bickerings about everything instead of enjoying them for what they are?

i just dont like its dated graphics at all.dakan45

Get out of here Stalker!

IcyToasters

ahahah well said stalker :D

I don't care which nationality the game designers are. Why would I? My "Unamerican" comment was stating that most Americans(and I'm not wrong) expect a better graphic engine than STALKER can offer. Outdated graphics are no longer appreciated by majority. This isn't an opinion, it's undeniable factual evidence based on the struggle to make games look so much better, and the popularity of computer gaming, and console gaming. Why do you think STALKER is not on consoles?

Koltr0nTheGreat

Fortunately, "most Americans" are not STALKER's target market.

Well have to admit the series is kind of stagnant atm. Stalker SOC was good. But these sequels I can not really get into them as much because they're just not innovative. Feels too much like you're re-treading old ground but just in a different setting. I would like to see GSC do something different. They obviously got the skills but I don't know if they have the resources. But if they did something similar to lets Say the first few Resident Evils, but in first person with open environments and a new engine. I think they have the talent to do something like that and I it would probably be a bigger success than the Stalker series.

I don't care which nationality the game designers are. Why would I? My "Unamerican" comment was stating that most Americans(and I'm not wrong) expect a better graphic engine than STALKER can offer. Outdated graphics are no longer appreciated by majority. This isn't an opinion, it's undeniable factual evidence based on the struggle to make games look so much better, and the popularity of computer gaming, and console gaming. Why do you think STALKER is not on consoles?

Koltr0nTheGreat

lol @ stalker graphics being bad. they are good on their own right if you max it out, they are great with mods. the game isnt so much about character development as it is atmosphere, which it does better than any other game out there. im sorry that you are unable to see thatCrucifier

[QUOTE="Lithos_"]

Why oh why this endless discussion about graphics, anyway?

Seriously, can't you people see beyond that? There is more to a game than graphics! Graphics are secondary. Accessory.

It seems to me that you are virtually incapable of immersing yourselves in the experience, in a game's world...

No offense intended, but you look more like game testers than gamers... :|

Koltr0nTheGreat

Almost unamerican? Oh spare me comments like that, my sides hurt from laughing!

What I was saying, and is indeed quite obvious, is that the overwhelming majority is blinkered, can't see 2 inches past their noses (can you?). They just can't figure out that there is more to a game than graphics, like I said. And they just neglect everything else (and therefore have a very, VERY poor gaming experience).

Nowadays the rule is (devs speaking): "let's improve everything related to graphics! All our efforts must be concentrated on that if we are to survive in this market war! Everything else is secondary, let's pretend there is a story behind this game: after all, the so-called gamers don't care and they will swallow anything we throw at them".

And you know what? They are right. The expectations haven't risen: they have lowered! Greatly! And with them, the standards.

I miss the days where the lack of graphics technology was compensated by great and sincere efforts towards the overall quality of the titles.

Honestly whoever thinks this is "the best looking game outhere" has no opinion on graphics and should not make any complains about graphics at all!

Point is that those graphics are too dated for 2010!!

dakan45

For what the game is and has its extremely good and it sets the atmosphere rly well.

:lol: I sense major trolling in this thread.

Just to throw in my two cents as iam currently downloading it on Steam.

The graphics do look nice in my opinion although the graphics engine certainly is Very badly optimized. I mean if you look at how much power you need to truly max Call of Pripyat you could happily run Crysis Warhead on Ultra settings.......nuff said i think!

Anyway i only played the first Stalker game for a few hours but i did really enjoy it, iam sure i will enjoy this one even more. Also iam hoping this game will give me the motivation to finally upgrade my ageing 8800GT :D

CoP rocks - but not for its graphics (though they do very well at creating the atmosphere of that area). I was a little disappointed when I first fired it up, some areas are incredible, some are lackluster.

The game itself is amazing though.

Just to throw in my two cents as iam currently downloading it on Steam.

The graphics do look nice in my opinion although the graphics engine certainly is Very badly optimized. I mean if you look at how much power you need to truly max Call of Pripyat you could happily run Crysis Warhead on Ultra settings.......nuff said i think!

Anyway i only played the first Stalker game for a few hours but i did really enjoy it, iam sure i will enjoy this one even more. Also iam hoping this game will give me the motivation to finally upgrade my ageing 8800GT :D

Daytona_178

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

Just to throw in my two cents as iam currently downloading it on Steam.

The graphics do look nice in my opinion although the graphics engine certainly is Very badly optimized. I mean if you look at how much power you need to truly max Call of Pripyat you could happily run Crysis Warhead on Ultra settings.......nuff said i think!

Anyway i only played the first Stalker game for a few hours but i did really enjoy it, iam sure i will enjoy this one even more. Also iam hoping this game will give me the motivation to finally upgrade my ageing 8800GT :D

SF_KiLLaMaN

[QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"][QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

Just to throw in my two cents as iam currently downloading it on Steam.

The graphics do look nice in my opinion although the graphics engine certainly is Very badly optimized. I mean if you look at how much power you need to truly max Call of Pripyat you could happily run Crysis Warhead on Ultra settings.......nuff said i think!

Anyway i only played the first Stalker game for a few hours but i did really enjoy it, iam sure i will enjoy this one even more. Also iam hoping this game will give me the motivation to finally upgrade my ageing 8800GT :D

Daytona_178

I have an identical system to yours, except that my GPU is a 9800GT (same **** anyway) and my CPU is running at stock speed. 1280x1024, all maxed, no AA - it runs below 30 fps only at sunrise, and that's a very slight drop, and it lags a bit when the rain starts while it loads the wet surfaces. It's much better optimized than the other two games, while the world is bigger and prettier.

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"][QUOTE="SF_KiLLaMaN"] I'm playing Call of Pripyat maxed out on DX10 when I could only play high on Crysis. Call of Pripyat is much better optimized than the last two installments. Baranga

I have an identical system to yours, except that my GPU is a 9800GT (same **** anyway) and my CPU is running at stock speed. 1280x1024, all maxed, no AA - it runs below 30 fps only at sunrise, and that's a very slight drop, and it lags a bit when the rain starts while it loads the wet surfaces. It's much better optimized than the other two games, while the world is bigger and prettier.