Re: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Review

tampz0nz Says:

Apr 26, 2008 - I agree with your review a lot more than the gametrailers review. They seemed to know nothing about what they were talking about and probably didn't spend enough time with the game to learn to love it.

mGoLos Says:

May 20, 2008 - I expect enemies to go down from a headshot, but I guess that's not realistic? I can deal with inaccurate weapons and the jamming, but when I hit an enemy dead center, he'd better die. And they just don't ... unacceptable. It pisses me off too because I feel I'm missing out on a great story, but I simply gave up in pure frustration ... and I play CS:Source. I know that realism tends to screw with you, but stalker took it to an extreme that wasn't worth it imho. Anyway, good vid, 5 stars.

anksed Says:

Jun 17, 2008 - True - the hitboxes are a little off, as is the aiming system (with my poor mouse scoped/ironsighted weapons didn't move smoothly, but in increments of several pixels, which can be frustrating as fuck when there's one guy left out of a dozen or so. But still, pumping a little spray into someone works for me. It's not liek ammo in the game is rare or anything. Thx for feedback, sorry I took so long to reply. :)

illmagnified Says:

Aug 19, 2008 - I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU!- On many of the GT trailers ive found that, they are incredibly bias towards pc games as opposed to consoles. A fine example of this is the infamous Crysis. Somehow the guys at PC Gamer dont know a damn thing about pc games according to Game Trailers who rated the game an %88 percent as opposed to PCGamer's %98 percent. GT didnt even give it an Editors choice of a low 90's score? They cast Crysis as suffering from being a shooter* for example- WTF Why is that a flaw?

anksed Says:

Oct 6, 2008 - probably because it was such a generally underwhelming video game so much energy was focussed on making the engine that the game tended to suffer. I loved the open ended level design present throughout the game (until the aircraft carrier) but the combat left alot to be desired. the suit became a little gimmicky after a while and though it was amusing beating down walls and picking people up and throwing them into their friends, i found it easier to stealth -> grenade -> shotgun.

anksed Says:

Oct 6, 2008 - while it isn't a flaw, what i think they may have been getting at is it's because it was too 'generic as a game' now, don't get me wrong, i thoroughly enjoyed it, it was just so hollywood. I mean, a shoulder mounted nuke launcher? Good job, Crytek, wonder if you can make your computers calculate how many dicks it can fit in it's mouth at the same time. Hopefully they can focus alot more on the GAME part in Crysis Warhead. Though i have a feeling it's going to be more of the same.

illmagnified Says:

Oct 6, 2008 - I havent purchased Warhead yet, But from what i heard, its a highly polished BANG of a game. It got much better reviews from not just PC Gamer but as an industry as a whole, which FINALLY us PC Gamers get credit where its due with Warhead as it fights head on with Console exclusivity-...and wins. I say the exact opposite for the new Stalker Clear Skies...it was everything i Hoped to god Crysis Warhead was not. Ya Clear Skies is GORGEOUS-but thats it. Dumb AI that "bunches",broken questing etc.

illmagnified Says:

Oct 14, 2008 - For the most part, If you get a headshot the enemies drop pretty quickly or have no health left and should go down if you breath air on them. Make sure you download the latest patches and i highly recommend the realistic mod for Stalker that makes it on par with HALFLIFE2 EPisode 2 no lie. Shiny textures to realistic ambient lighting and a major overhaul in parallax mapping make this game even prettier in some places than HL2 Ep2.

mGoLos Says:

Oct 14, 2008 - Thank you for the tips. What do you think about the new Clear Sky?

illmagnified Says:

Oct 14, 2008 - Clear Sky is like a Super Model. Absolutely Gorgeous to look at and shes a good lay, But in a relationship she is generic,lacks any type of personality, and is only good in small doses. Lol, but seriously Clear Skies will receive heavy patching which will fix many of the broken quests and glitches with the AI and its horrid "bunching into Corners" ordeal. As far as its DX10 Graphics, its smooth and the real time ambient lighting and "God Rays" is awe inspiring. Wait another few months then buy.

BATTLECATT00 Says:

Dec 3, 2008 - CS has realistic gun dynamics? whats realistic about fireing a 12 gage sawed off shot gun at 0 blank range and missing the target? you have a new high tech weapon that jams with every pull of the trigger mainly after being jump by a bunch of bandits, this is realistic? I am to beleive thease weapons that are modled after real weapons in life used by the military is pure junk?

BATTLECATT00 Says:

Dec 3, 2008 - Lets exzamine this, I am wereing a exo suit and shoot a VAL with armor pericing rounds at a bandit wereing a basic leather jacket shooting at me with a piss PM pistol. even though I am using a scope and have him on target he is not hurt or maybe not hit, how ever he shoots me once with the piss pistol and kills me..

BATTLECATT00 Says:

Dec 3, 2008 - Game wise in genral I like both SOC and CS and played and beaten both with out mods or patches. rating against the typical FSP games yes the stalker series is the best interacting game of survivle. I agree to that only. I play SOC the most cause the OL2.2 has expanded the game, and it seems no modder wants to expand the CS game, just adjust. I can do this myself. the gun play in CS just makes it harder, but as for realistic wise? Not by a long shot. I used real guns, CS and SOC is just games.

Evanlution Says:

Jan 3, 2009 - are you talking about the right game here?