Stalker: Clear Sky introduction and 10 mins gameplay - spoiler/beta

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19888

I know its a little offtopic - but this video does show off some of the ingame graphics from an actual gameplay perspective for GSC's Stalker: SoC prequel

Draw your own conclusions, looks pretty good though - seems like a Stalker: SoC engine on steroids.

edited title, I posted the topic before I completed the video and the title link said 25 mins. Anyways.


edited again:

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19902

linked the wrong video before - this is the 25 min video.

From a GSC forum moderator.

hehe yea it wasn't a game for everyone; I think the stock game is so-so - but with the Oblivion Lost mod that adds back in all the cut content, its a lot more rich.

Anyways, Stalker: SoC was rushed to market cause THQ bent GSC over a barrel and made them release it before it was ready. This time GSC is in control of the release so I think we can expect a much more fleshed out product. Regardless, I understand a lot of people aren't into these kind of games, but I enjoy them a lot; even if this doesn't have a mass-appeal like CoD4, its still going to be a great game I think.

Non linear games are much more enjoyable than a linear game like COD4, where if you go off course a grenade appears and you die. I have the first STALKER and it is an alright game. The same missions keeps popping up after you've completed them. Lots of issues if you own the game. I would give Clear Sky a chance tho.

Wasn't a big fan of STALKER. I would have liked it more if it would have paused the game when you go into the inventory. I also remember one time in the game where the AI could blatantly see through walls and would shoot me whenever I went to reload or go into inventory no matter where I was hidden or how sneaky I was.

nah blame GSC, they were horrible with patches as well, still haven't come close to fixing all the major bugs....and they are about to release a new game, hey if they are trying to imitate bigger game studios they've got Dice's strategy down.....

I will however get Clear Sky as I really want new content for STALKER.

Oh its only 9+ mins long not 25mins

and I don't like companies that abandon games....big f'n deal if Clear Sky took longer to come to market due to fixing the existing game. Actually it would make me want to buy their games even more if they pushed CS back to fix SoC.

Instead they follow in the path of EA and release crap.....abandon it...release a new one leaving the previous version bug filled, so when CS has lots of bugs like SoC, they will abandon it for the sequel without fixing it.

I definitely agree with cliffro, but this is more of THQ taking advantage of GSC and making the publish it before they were comfortable. It'd be like if Activision told Blizzard to release Diablo 3 in 2 weeks.

On the other hand, DICE is another story altogether, they've had multiple chances, huge stock pile of resources, and a huge install base, yet the refuse to make a game that is both polished and balanced.

BF2: Bug filled, no real counter for jets and helicopters(all they would have to do is add an Anti-Air gun to the sorta useless Assault kit, World in Conflict did it, so can they), squad system not thoroughly though out for PuBs.

BF2142: Instead of addressing the issues with balance, they just decided to nerf everything into oblivion. Guns takes more than half a clip to kill someone, Helicopters are neutered pieces of crap, same goes for tanks. The only thing remotely powerful was the walker.

They did make the squad system a lot better and the squad beacon was a nice touch, but is overshadowed by the aforementioned problems.


All in all, I really hate DICE, for making a game style that I enjoy very much, but raping me at the same time. It's much like owning Comcast internet service.