predicted score for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2)/Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP4
• Intel Pentium 4 2 Ghz/AMD XP 2200+
• 512 MB RAM
• 10 GB available hard drive space
• 128 MB DirectX® 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA® GeForce™ 5700/ATI Radeon® 9600
• DirectX® 9 compatible sound card
• LAN/ Internet connection with Cable/DSL speeds for multiplayer
• Keyboard, Mouse.

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6400/AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
• 1 GB RAM or better
• 256 MB DirectX® 9c compatible card/ nVIDIA® GeForce™ 7900/ ATI Radeon® X1850.
  
  now; with that being said, it's important to note that not even Oblivion had set it's recommended GPU to a 7900; and Oblivion is a huge, vastly open-ended game that looks twice as good as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. visually. of course, Oblivion had it's recommended GPU to a 6800 or higher, but we all know that wouldn't run the game at maximum, so i'm hoping that the requirements for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. are the exact specifications to run it at maximum. not normal. but two 4200's? c'mon... the game doesn't look like it needs that much power...
  
  aside from that, the game will be using 'text' as a form of communication between NPC's, now we all know this hurt LOZ:TP's score significantly, so this might also hinder S.T.A.L.K.E.R. from getting that high AA score or low AAA score. but who knows.. maybe the game has something completely new and mindblowing to bring to the FPS genre... but i doubt it, that type of game only comes around once in every generation. :S
  
  so by the looks of it, i'm guessing this game will get a high A or low AA score, IMO.
  

It could be that the high requirements might be for AI and the world that you will be immersed in.  Graphics aren't the only thing that require power. 

You compare this game to Oblivion, but Oblivion's development was probably hampered by the limitations of the Xbox 360 and therefore the overall PC requirements were low.  Also Oblivion came out a little while ago.

STALKER appears to have high requirements.  There has been a pretty good debate going on in the PC Forum regarding the way Gamespot takes points off of PC games that have high requirements.  They did this to Supreme Commander.  Hopefully they won't with STALKER.  I'd rather have games that push forward instead of stick to the past IMHO.

it's important to note that not even Oblivion had set it's recommended GPU to a 7900; and Oblivion is a huge, vastly open-ended game that looks twice as good as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. visually. MasterChief1013

[QUOTE="MasterChief1013"]it's important to note that not even Oblivion had set it's recommended GPU to a 7900; and Oblivion is a huge, vastly open-ended game that looks twice as good as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. visually. Felous1

It probably get a Idon'treallycare / 10.YellowPik

?ConsoleFanBoy?

Oblivion's terrain is much more detailed, although S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s player models look a tad better.
MasterChief1013

Graphics: 9

Gameplay: 9

Sound: 9

Value: 10

Tilt: 8-10

It could be that the high requirements might be for AI and the world that you will be immersed in. Graphics aren't the only thing that require power.

You compare this game to Oblivion, but Oblivion's development was probably hampered by the limitations of the Xbox 360 and therefore the overall PC requirements were low. Also Oblivion came out a little while ago.

STALKER appears to have high requirements. There has been a pretty good debate going on in the PC Forum regarding the way Gamespot takes points off of PC games that have high requirements. They did this to Supreme Commander. Hopefully they won't with STALKER. I'd rather have games that push forward instead of stick to the past IMHO.

Subcritical

[QUOTE="Felous1"][QUOTE="MasterChief1013"]it's important to note that not even Oblivion had set it's recommended GPU to a 7900; and Oblivion is a huge, vastly open-ended game that looks twice as good as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. visually. MasterChief1013

It could be that the high requirements might be for AI and the world that you will be immersed in.  Graphics aren't the only thing that require power. 

You compare this game to Oblivion, but Oblivion's development was probably hampered by the limitations of the Xbox 360 and therefore the overall PC requirements were low.  Also Oblivion came out a little while ago.

STALKER appears to have high requirements.  There has been a pretty good debate going on in the PC Forum regarding the way Gamespot takes points off of PC games that have high requirements.  They did this to Supreme Commander.  Hopefully they won't with STALKER.  I'd rather have games that push forward instead of stick to the past IMHO.

Subcritical