What's S.T.A.L.K.E.R. like? Is it a good FPS?

I'm getting more and more interested in this game but I want to know more about it. Is it a good game?

Also, are their any known bugs in the game? I also heard people talk about how the game feels unfinished or it was impossible to complete the single player game because of bugs or because the game wasn't finished before retail. Are these true or is the game just fine?

Anyway, any info on this game would be much appreciated. Thanks.

It's one of my favourite games of all time, I think it's really good and I beat it twice without any patches to fix the bugs.

But your concern about bugs n all, they got patches for that and for updated graphics but I thought the graphics were fine, anyways you need to play it, it's a pretty epic game I think, Set a standard for fps gaming.

I'm getting more and more interested in this game but I want to know more about it. Is it a good game?

Also, are their any known bugs in the game? I also heard people talk about how the game feels unfinished or it was impossible to complete the single player game because of bugs or because the game wasn't finished before retail. Are these true or is the game just fine?

Anyway, any info on this game would be much appreciated. Thanks.

ASK_Story

these are the worst questions...you obviously know about the bugs, since you just said them

and as far as it being a good game, you are just taking such a small percentage of biased opinions into consideration...buy the game for yourself, if you enjoy ANY shooters, you will probably like this

the game actually ran fine for me, but a lot of people have problems

the multiplayer is fun, but good luck finding an American server

Great game!Finishedvanilla version3 times, and now installed AMK mod and play it again like a new game. Thats about replay value. Also, after patch 1.4, almost all existing minor bugs dissapeared.

And i agree, this game set new standart for FPS games.It was underrated cause of bugs, but now it is very enjoyable.

its pretty mehinyourface_12

I hated STALKER because it was an unbalanced bug-fest. Many people loved it, so buy a used copy on ebay and enjoy!

these are the worst questions...you obviously know about the bugs, since you just said them

and as far as it being a good game, you are just taking such a small percentage of biased opinions into consideration...buy the game for yourself, if you enjoy ANY shooters, you will probably like this

the game actually ran fine for me, but a lot of people have problems

the multiplayer is fun, but good luck finding an American server

darkSIDEechoes

Obviously, he is trying to ascertain how widespread and severe the bugs are. "Buy the game for yourself"? Maybe he doesn't have $30 to spend on a potentially crappy/broken game.

Started playing it last 2 weeks....

Not my usual type of FPS, kinda like Oblivion-esque FPS style of gameplay, but the intriguing storyline and the freedom to go somewhere else makes me go through this game...

Im at Agrophom Sewers...

intense, dark mood & vibe goin on. Very original and looks amazing on a nice rig.. Well worth itxDestroyer666x

yep. thats the game

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these are the worst questions...you obviously know about the bugs, since you just said them

and as far as it being a good game, you are just taking such a small percentage of biased opinions into consideration...buy the game for yourself, if you enjoy ANY shooters, you will probably like this

the game actually ran fine for me, but a lot of people have problems

the multiplayer is fun, but good luck finding an American server

Herrick

Obviously, he is trying to ascertain how widespread and severe the bugs are. "Buy the game for yourself"? Maybe he doesn't have $30 to spend on a potentially crappy/broken game.

then dont buy it lol

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these are the worst questions...you obviously know about the bugs, since you just said them

and as far as it being a good game, you are just taking such a small percentage of biased opinions into consideration...buy the game for yourself, if you enjoy ANY shooters, you will probably like this

the game actually ran fine for me, but a lot of people have problems

the multiplayer is fun, but good luck finding an American server

Herrick

Obviously, he is trying to ascertain how widespread and severe the bugs are. "Buy the game for yourself"? Maybe he doesn't have $30 to spend on a potentially crappy/broken game.

im sure he doesnt want people like YOU speaking for him, well i dont want you to speak either so HA lol jk

STALKERS gameplay is like any other shooter, only it has an inventory system (by which you equip armor, weapons, and artifacts) and it is open-world like Oblivion.

The setting is cool, and the story is neat.

the most impressive thing with s.t.a.l.k.e.r is that, at least early on, there is a focus on surviving over killing, every fight is a fight for your life, and there's a very strong sense of the lethality of enemies as you engage them

it reminded me of operation flashpoint - i felt like any stray bullet could end it, and i had to play extremely cautiously, hunting - stalking - my enemies

unfortunately, it isn't very well maintained - the game degenerates into run n gunnery around the 1/3 point, and from then on it, firefights are really an exercise in scoping people in the head from relative safety, or just charging them to shotgun then popping a bandage to cure your bleed

s.t.a.l.k.e.r has some awesome ideas, some of which are well implemented, some of which aren't - it's rough around the edges, and it gets worse the further in you get

but it costs pocket change now, and those first few hours are pretty awesome in my opinion, definitely worth a play

I didn't have many expectations when i got STALKER. Id heard it was full of buys and some people couldn't even run it. After playing through it once and on my second time around, its the most enjoyable game ive played in a long time. It's also now the creepiest game, the atmosphere is awesome. Better than games like Doom3 who just throw you in a dark room and have a monster jump out. Thats not scary, its predictable. STALKER creates an atmosphere and a large play area with lots of things to do.

STALKER is one of the best games ive played and anyone thats curious should definatly check it out. I didn't notice that many bugs and the game was definatly playable.

im sure he doesnt want people like YOU speaking for him, well i dont want you to speak either so HA lol jk

darkSIDEechoes

Nah, it's not that I'm speaking for him. I'm just using a little reasoning to see why he asked the questions he did. If he wasn't worried about bugs or money, then he'd most likely just "buy the game & find out for himself" instead of making this thread.

Great Game.

Needs the 1.004 patch though.

Stalker was "OK" to me. Have to run in windowed mode because it has a skybox glitch, dunno why people are so enveloped in the story. There are some nice touches, but the game is obviously foreign, and in so its production values are meh.

The open ended way it works is somewhat cool, but you still have to follow the story etc.

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im sure he doesnt want people like YOU speaking for him, well i dont want you to speak either so HA lol jk

Herrick

Nah, it's not that I'm speaking for him. I'm just using a little reasoning to see why he asked the questions he did. If he wasn't worried about bugs or money, then he'd most likely just "buy the game & find out for himself" instead of making this thread.

im done with you herrick, DONE i say

@ ADG

the 1.004 patch fixes most of the bugs, and makes the game run MUCH better. There is a dramatic performance increase.

And BTW Clear Sky is the prequal to Stalker, not just an expansion ;)

The patch is probably why I like the game better as others, I didn't play Stalker until the 1.004 patch was released, so I don't know how it was before that. But even with the patch there's still lots of problems with the game :) I couldn't remember if Clear Sky was an expansion or prequel or sequel or whatever (haven't really read much about it). I'd still call it an expansion pack (though standalone), because it uses the the same engine as Stalker (no matter if the story takes place before or after the game. But I guess that's just my way of defining XPacks :)ADG_

As for the prequal, well i'd say it is a fitting one, rather than just an expansion - even if it running off the same engine. Heck it looks even better - on the same engine.

I'm getting more and more interested in this game but I want to know more about it. Is it a good game?

Also, are their any known bugs in the game? I also heard people talk about how the game feels unfinished or it was impossible to complete the single player game because of bugs or because the game wasn't finished before retail. Are these true or is the game just fine?

Anyway, any info on this game would be much appreciated. Thanks.

ASK_Story

You need to install the 1.0004 patch - without it the game is full of bugs. But don't expect the game to be perfect even with the latest patch installed. The game has problems, for sure. The job system is kind of broken. But, if you are able to look past these bad things you will still find a great game.

dont let these people tell you it was good becaue they got themselves so hyped up it would have been good even if it was never released (you know those kinda people) IT SUX31337r4v3n

LOL, no way, not everyone :) I went in not expecting much, but found I really enjoyed STALKER (my favorite game so far this year as mentioned before). To each their own.

/\ yea its defitnaly one of my favourites this year.

Even though it has borrowed heavily from Roadside Picnic *novel*, and the film Stalker, it is a fantastic game - and I much rather the games setting, than the inspired film or books.

Hell the game originally was going be almost identical (ive been following stalker since the first tibbits of information lol).

I do hope Clear Sky doesent break up areas with loading screens, and partion off areas with little fences though...

I do hope Clear Sky doesent break up areas with loading screensskrat_01

/\ yea its defitnaly one of my favourites this year.

Even though it has borrowed heavily from Roadside Picnic *novel*, and the film Stalker, it is a fantastic game - and I much rather the games setting, than the inspired film or books.

Hell the game originally was going be almost identical (ive been following stalker since the first tibbits of information lol).

I do hope Clear Sky doesent break up areas with loading screens, and partion off areas with little fences though...

skrat_01

the book and movie were pretty good, I see why they decided to make a game about it

btw, there is a movie being made called "Roadside Picnic" which is the original story (before the game and movie) its being remade but it is more action-oriented....so keep a look out!

Anyway, if you have Vista don't bother with this game as it will only run for a couple of mins even with the 1.4 patch. homebrew197516

the book and movie were pretty good, I see why they decided to make a game about it

btw, there is a movie being made called "Roadside Picnic" which is the original story (before the game and movie) its being remade but it is more action-oriented....so keep a look out!

darkSIDEechoes

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the book and movie were pretty good, I see why they decided to make a game about it

btw, there is a movie being made called "Roadside Picnic" which is the original story (before the game and movie) its being remade but it is more action-oriented....so keep a look out!

skrat_01

eh i just read that it has john travolta...so im not sure how good it can honestly be...

[QUOTE="homebrew197516"]Anyway, if you have Vista don't bother with this game as it will only run for a couple of mins even with the 1.4 patch. ADG_

Interseting. I have a duel boot machine and it works no problem in XP, but I can only play it for a couple of min in Vista before it drops back to the desktop. I have all latest driver etc.

I'm getting more and more interested in this game but I want to know more about it. Is it a good game?

Also, are their any known bugs in the game? I also heard people talk about how the game feels unfinished or it was impossible to complete the single player game because of bugs or because the game wasn't finished before retail. Are these true or is the game just fine?

Anyway, any info on this game would be much appreciated. Thanks.

ASK_Story