Stalker ( Thinking man shooter )

Is it me or is it ture that After long 9 years, We can set aside HALF LIFE as thinking man game in favor of S.T.A.L.K.E.R

No Offense to HALFLIFE Lovers , Cause I am one of them , and still have all three parts on my system & Added S.T.A.L.K.E.R to it.

dang - you can see my computer below and I get great performance at 800x600. I tried it at higher resolutions and it chugged, but max detail (no AA or AF) on 800x600 still lets the game look great while performing relatively well. In any case, STALKER requires just about as much tactics as Rainbow Six: Vegas and all the other like games, but I will still prefer STALKER; all those others take place in airports or casinos or office buildings, but STALKER is in the radioactive wasteland of Chernobyl. How sweet is that? Plus the story is great, the environments have a ton of detail, and the AI is unbelievable.

My Reviewkrazyorange

I can say that I needed a game like this to come out and break the monotony of the newest games I've been playing. I'm pleasantly surprised on how the game turned out but there are little glitches that need to be fixed so that i can really be immersed in the game

does anyone else have vehicle textures popping in and out constantly? it's hard to admire the whole landscape when you see a car flashing in and out of existence

[QUOTE="krazyorange"]dang - you can see my computer below and I get great performance at 800x600. I tried it at higher resolutions and it chugged, but max detail (no AA or AF) on 800x600 still lets the game look great while performing relatively well. In any case, STALKER requires just about as much tactics as Rainbow Six: Vegas and all the other like games, but I will still prefer STALKER; all those others take place in airports or casinos or office buildings, but STALKER is in the radioactive wasteland of Chernobyl. How sweet is that? Plus the story is great, the environments have a ton of detail, and the AI is unbelievable.

My ReviewPredatorRules

[QUOTE="PredatorRules"][QUOTE="krazyorange"]dang - you can see my computer below and I get great performance at 800x600. I tried it at higher resolutions and it chugged, but max detail (no AA or AF) on 800x600 still lets the game look great while performing relatively well. In any case, STALKER requires just about as much tactics as Rainbow Six: Vegas and all the other like games, but I will still prefer STALKER; all those others take place in airports or casinos or office buildings, but STALKER is in the radioactive wasteland of Chernobyl. How sweet is that? Plus the story is great, the environments have a ton of detail, and the AI is unbelievable.

My Reviewkrazyorange

7600GT and 7900GT look glorious in Prey and Doom 3.Nerfing

[QUOTE="Nerfing"]7600GT and 7900GT look glorious in Prey and Doom 3.PredatorRules

[QUOTE="PredatorRules"][QUOTE="Nerfing"]7600GT and 7900GT look glorious in Prey and Doom 3.Nerfing

[QUOTE="Nerfing"][QUOTE="PredatorRules"][QUOTE="Nerfing"]7600GT and 7900GT look glorious in Prey and Doom 3.TheCrazed420

STALKER is NOT a thinking man's shooter, that's idiotic. FEAR is more of a thinking man's shooter, it's got some basic stuff tacked on, but there's no way it makes you think more than the average shooter, once you're in combat it's standard route.EyeNixon

You're not serious are you? hmmm which game has more tactics...

a game that takes place in offices that just has a few boxes, shelves and rooms to hide in while 4-5 AI controlled foes run around while you can easily hit slo mo and blast them away and repeat this for 6 hours

or

a game that takes place in a wide open area, where foes can hide behind cars, trees, run in/around buildings, that if you back up you could run into anomalies or mutated creatures...or use those things to lure enemies into... where you can only carry a certain amount of weight... food, stamina, weapon condition all play a roll

sounds like someone has a certain like for a certain game and is willing to look paste it's extremely simplistic nature

[QUOTE="EyeNixon"]STALKER is NOT a thinking man's shooter, that's idiotic. FEAR is more of a thinking man's shooter, it's got some basic stuff tacked on, but there's no way it makes you think more than the average shooter, once you're in combat it's standard route.smerlus

You're not serious are you? hmmm which game has more tactics...

a game that takes place in offices that just has a few boxes, shelves and rooms to hide in while 4-5 AI controlled foes run around while you can easily hit slo mo and blast them away and repeat this for 6 hours

or

a game that takes place in a wide open area, where foes can hide behind cars, trees, run in/around buildings, that if you back up you could run into anomalies or mutated creatures...or use those things to lure enemies into... where you can only carry a certain amount of weight... food, stamina, weapon condition all play a roll

sounds like someone has a certain like for a certain game and is willing to look paste it's extremely simplistic nature

 The fact is, FEAR is not a complex shooter, neither is STALKER, I've been hearing people tell me how intense and intelligent the game is, it's not, it's a great game, but damnit, it's just like any other shooter when it comes to combat. All the food, stamina, and weapon condition are pathetically light in this game, and food is just annoying, there's no reason to factor those when all you'll be doing in combat is the same thing you do in other shooters, lax with those factors, because they have no real major impact. 

[QUOTE="smerlus"]

[QUOTE="EyeNixon"]STALKER is NOT a thinking man's shooter, that's idiotic. FEAR is more of a thinking man's shooter, it's got some basic stuff tacked on, but there's no way it makes you think more than the average shooter, once you're in combat it's standard route.EyeNixon

You're not serious are you? hmmm which game has more tactics...

a game that takes place in offices that just has a few boxes, shelves and rooms to hide in while 4-5 AI controlled foes run around while you can easily hit slo mo and blast them away and repeat this for 6 hours

or

a game that takes place in a wide open area, where foes can hide behind cars, trees, run in/around buildings, that if you back up you could run into anomalies or mutated creatures...or use those things to lure enemies into... where you can only carry a certain amount of weight... food, stamina, weapon condition all play a roll

sounds like someone has a certain like for a certain game and is willing to look paste it's extremely simplistic nature

 The fact is, FEAR is not a complex shooter, neither is STALKER, I've been hearing people tell me how intense and intelligent the game is, it's not, it's a great game, but damnit, it's just like any other shooter when it comes to combat. All the food, stamina, and weapon condition are pathetically light in this game, and food is just annoying, there's no reason to factor those when all you'll be doing in combat is the same thing you do in other shooters, lax with those factors, because they have no real major impact. 

[QUOTE="EyeNixon"][QUOTE="smerlus"]

[QUOTE="EyeNixon"]STALKER is NOT a thinking man's shooter, that's idiotic. FEAR is more of a thinking man's shooter, it's got some basic stuff tacked on, but there's no way it makes you think more than the average shooter, once you're in combat it's standard route.smerlus

You're not serious are you? hmmm which game has more tactics...

a game that takes place in offices that just has a few boxes, shelves and rooms to hide in while 4-5 AI controlled foes run around while you can easily hit slo mo and blast them away and repeat this for 6 hours

or

a game that takes place in a wide open area, where foes can hide behind cars, trees, run in/around buildings, that if you back up you could run into anomalies or mutated creatures...or use those things to lure enemies into... where you can only carry a certain amount of weight... food, stamina, weapon condition all play a roll

sounds like someone has a certain like for a certain game and is willing to look paste it's extremely simplistic nature

The fact is, FEAR is not a complex shooter, neither is STALKER, I've been hearing people tell me how intense and intelligent the game is, it's not, it's a great game, but damnit, it's just like any other shooter when it comes to combat. All the food, stamina, and weapon condition are pathetically light in this game, and food is just annoying, there's no reason to factor those when all you'll be doing in combat is the same thing you do in other shooters, lax with those factors, because they have no real major impact.

 Are you incompetent? I am NOT saying FEAR is better than this (which it is anyway, a well optimized entertaining game with high production values and atmoshpere) but using it as an EXAMPLE, to show that STALKER is not as complex as people make it out to be. It's nearly impossible to twist my words the way you have, stop comparing the games quality when I'm only comparing their intricacies

 Are you incompetent? I am NOT saying FEAR is better than this (which it is anyway, a well optimized entertaining game with high production values and atmoshpere) but using it as an EXAMPLE, to show that STALKER is not as complex as people make it out to be. It's nearly impossible to twist my words the way you have, stop comparing the games quality when I'm only comparing their intricacies EyeNixon

the only reason FEAR is rated higher is for a couple of reasons because game reviewers don't know crap about horror plotlines. FEAR as a movie would look a lot like House of the Dead did.

Plus it had the benefit of being a hagher profile game with better backing. everything else STALKER does blows Fear out of the water... and to even compare what the two do makes your posts laughable and questions if you've even played STALKER or are just talking from other people's impressions and screen shots.

What's the next terrible comparison you're going to make?  how about Quake 2 and System Shock 2 being the same in depth

Umm, I'd have to say the AI in F.E.A.R is more advanced than S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in my experiences anyways... at times in stalker the enemy will get stuck on something and turn back and fourth very rapidly like he's having a seizure... lol...-tears-run-red-

S.t.a.l.k.e.r can be a thinking mans game. But it will never beat operation flashpoint or red orchestra in tactics and thinking.Artosa

[QUOTE="krazyorange"][QUOTE="PredatorRules"][QUOTE="krazyorange"]dang - you can see my computer below and I get great performance at 800x600. I tried it at higher resolutions and it chugged, but max detail (no AA or AF) on 800x600 still lets the game look great while performing relatively well. In any case, STALKER requires just about as much tactics as Rainbow Six: Vegas and all the other like games, but I will still prefer STALKER; all those others take place in airports or casinos or office buildings, but STALKER is in the radioactive wasteland of Chernobyl. How sweet is that? Plus the story is great, the environments have a ton of detail, and the AI is unbelievable.

My ReviewPredatorRules

I dunno...I'm a third of the way through STALKER and haven't had to think much about combat yet. I think I've seen two flanking maneuvers so far, which would have been cool if FEAR hadn't done it a year ago, more consistently, and with better execution.CodeMunki

Indeed. The only way you will come out alive in a firefight in STALKER is if you out smart the enemy. It's honestly the best AI I have seen, (yes, even better than FEAR's). The weapons aren't pinpoint accurate, and shoot ver realistically. Don't expect to pick people off one by one from a far distance. You gotta get in rather close. They constantly flank you and set up traps. One guy will put surpressing fire on you, and while you concentrated on that guy, another enemy comes aroun the corner to sneak up on you and flanks you. It's awesome. trix5817

It's strange to see some people complaining about the AI and other's saying it's fine. The game I played right before this one was FEAR and I have to say that the AI is just about the same. STALKER's AI does seem to get stuck every once in awhile and i am having a problem with the cars in the game popping in and out, which gives away the location of any foe hiding behind them... other than that, they flank, they wait in ambush, the rush... they look for other entrances and shoot through windows... they go up and down stairs... i'm impressed.

but could there be some rigs that are having troubles with the AI?