S.T.A.L.K.E.R. images emerge

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In what can only be described as the industry joke alongside Duke Nukem Forever, the frequently delayed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl will finally see the day of light in 2007 and hopefully live up to its hype. Non-believers, choke on these latest screenshots.

First shown in 2001, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a free-roaming first-person shooter set in the near future, shortly after a massive explosion at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl. You’ll assume the role of a stalker, a person who lives in the Zone and makes a living collecting artefacts and selling them. Players will be able to interact with other NPCs in the Zone, joining guilds and receiving missions.

The long-awaited title will be released on the PC on March 16, 2007 – we’re still dreading the phonecall from THQ to say it’s delayed again, mind you.

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11 Comments

Sin Ogaris

5 years ago

Wow... that game is really coming along nicely (they've had enough time on it after all), that's got to be a contender for best graphics in 2007. The concept sounds pretty sweet too, going to be lots of mutants and stuff.

Jabjabs

5 years ago

Oh wow has it really been that long! 2001!

I was talking about this in high school and TAFE and even then it was a bit of a joke about how much it has been delayed and that was about 2 or 3 years back!

I hope it actually happens because it shows promise but so far they have a complete lack of management in terms of getting this thing out as an actual product.

The Brett

5 years ago

I wanted to be unimpressed considering how much they're jerking us around, but... damn, those look sweet.

DrTim

5 years ago

This baby is prob my most anticipated game since HL2. I hope it scales and performs well on release also.

5 years ago

It's Omega Man.
Run around a city collecting useful stuff but dont get caught outside at night!

The Brett

5 years ago

So, why is everyone so hyped about this game? I'm positive there's some catch I'm not aware of/ forgot about, but at the moment it's looking very Half Life 2/ Quake clone to me.

SELL THIS GAME TO ME.

InvivnI

5 years ago

The graphics are impressive, but not as good technically as a game like Crysis or even some current-gen games. I really like the art direction though, it's actually quite Half-Life 2esque.

I'm hoping this game is good, but I'm not holding my breath.

Jabjabs

5 years ago

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SELL THIS GAME TO ME.

Its a free roaming FPS, basically you are a bounty hunter and have to go about your ways to make a living. I'm sure there is a plot line in there somewhere but that's not the point.

Basically the big selling point is the usual stuff. Non linear, free roaming and huge scale, the Oblivion of FPS I suppose.

Karai Pantsu

5 years ago

Image 5 out of 6 gives me chubby.
Seriously, I love the fact that it actually looks like a real place - a real place thats gone to the dogs. Very nice.

I really, really want to get to the top of the ferris-wheel...

Juztin

5 years ago

Cant wait to play this game, I played the leaked beta and even that was good and that was in Direct X 7 or 8 while the final will be Direct X 9

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At least it will play good on old systems.

Just hoping they release Mod Tools with it.

Sin Ogaris

5 years ago

It's a free roaming FPS, what's not to love? Also I personally think that graphically that game trumps Crysis, although in the latter's defense it revolves around a forest and forests involve a lot more geometry than cities (at least in game land).

Oh and looking at those images that is easily some of the best texture work I have ever seen, especially in those underground corridors, add that to the myriads of pipes strewn above and there's a hell of a lot of detail just in that simple corridor.

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