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Thank you for showing so many people what great games all stalker and clear sky n call to pripyat are. My go too anytime I'm bored of newer games. I have hundreds of hours playing stalker and its Awsome mods.
Despite gog's user reviews, I prefer Clear Sky over SOC. Mainly for ditching the annoying hunger-thirst system and having different factions you can link up with.
@@paulsmecker2778 goddamn right, i forget how i even found out about it years ago... i think i was just researching "old game mods" or something, and omg. i wish i had a better pc. finished SoC and went straight for the full anomaly 3.0. so much stuff, brain hurts. so rough. so fun. EfT would be another for no horror etc, ehh.
Other games: - Adventurer, this prophecy can only be fulfill by a strong and brave hero like you. Stalkers: - Can I do it? - *silence* - I did it. It's a good thing, right? - *silence* - Okay, I guess.
Stalker reminds me a lot of TES: Morrowind. It is an older style of game design. The game doesn't hold your hand, it doesn't tell you what to think about the questions it raises, it just asks questions and allows the player to find their own answer. The plot is reasonably important, but it is only half of the equation.
Morrowind is brutal if you are playing the first time without any prior knowledge of old school dice roll mechanics. I remember when it came out on Xbox and I died repeatedly trying to fight the 3 slavers in the cave outside of Sanda neen. Magic was the only surefire way to deal damage in early game. As you move almost a foot every 5 seconds and Your fatigue restores at a rate of -1000 every second. Good memories.
@@jeraminvidalez5334 I remember the first time I played, I wandered into a Daedric ruin at really low level and got clapped so hard! I think the difficulty is what made me love it so much.
I’ve only played “Call of Pripyat”, but I do remember it being one of my favorite games of my youth. Along with Metro 2033, Fallout 3, and Fallout New Vegas.
@@ibelieveingaming3562everybody likes to look down on fallout? it’s one of the most acclaimed franchises of all time and new vegas is very often recognised as one of the best games of all time
@@ibelieveingaming3562Everyone looks down on the new ones, New Vegas is literally one of the greatest games ever. And 3 has some of the best settings in any game ever.
Not gonna lie bro I have severe fibromyalgia so I’m in pain constantly. I get about 4-6 hours of sleep, if I’m lucky. Every day for the past 3 years. So falling asleep to this good content is the biggest complement I can give someone. Thanks my friend.
STALKER is (rightly or wrongly) what piqued my interest in the Chernobly disaster and what eventually led me to book a day trip to Pripyat and the surrounding area. An eye opening experience and reminded me how an amazing job GSC did in replicating it virtually. No other game has had the same pull that STALKER has had. I normally don't like sandboxy-esque games but I can't imagine how many hours I've sunk into the the various STALKER games/flavours. Must be 1500+
The first Stalker game was released when i was 14 and i played it soon after. Im so very glad i got to play all these games when i was a young adult who was able to be fully engrossed and absorbed by the incredible athmosphere of these games. Its amazing to see other people having similar and positive experiences with these games. They just dont make them like this anymore and i know its not just because of nostalgia i say that.
I wanted to play stalker for ten years finslly got a pc last month and crushed soc, going through the series in order and i think it might be one of the greatest ever. Its so perfect for sharing your stories with other stalkers no wonder the communjty is so passionate
YES!!!!!!!! Some of the most fun you can have is just talking to other Stalkers about a mutant suddenly spawning into Cordon, or some other crazy stories.
As for the difficulty, a quick little addition. In SoC, MOST of the weapons actually do decent damage, from around the Bar up to the finale. Hell, even SMGs in the Garbage do decent damage at closer ranges, vaporizing your (or your enemies') HP in seconds. Apart from the bottom-of-the-barrel starter weapons, almost every one is deadly. It's MOSTLY only their accuracy and range which actually improves as the game progresses (except the Big Ben pistol, some snipers and maybe some shotguns). This is why it remains dangerous to rush in balls-to-the-wall into the starter areas even in endgame gear. And I think it's beautiful! Of course, endgame armor negates MUCH more damage than the beginner leather coat and its peers, but still, weapon damage overall kind of remains deadly.
As i've said before I love all your reviews whether I've played the game or not. Stalker blew me away when i played it for the first time. Every time I get a new PC, Stalker is the bottle of Champagne i smash across it's bow. Have an amazing new year for yourself and your channel.
I wish they would make games like these now cuz the games of today are missing something but I really like the old look and things they added to these kinds of games like fallout 1 and 2 (yes I know they are different but they have that really good gritty rpg feel).
The ACOG thing in Anomoly could be chalked up to how far the rail mount is from your eye, and how they scale to the weapons size itself. Basically, its changing cause its distance/size relative to your eye is changing
Yo dude, as a big fan of the series I want to thank you for this! Sooooo much details, stamps, spoilers, and not to mention your voice and the way you talk, because as someone who's native language is not English (it's Croatian tho) sometimes I have problem with understanding pronunciation. Video is top notch, and again, thank you! It's been a pleasure watching this! You earned subscribe for sure! EDIT: could you please post link to the mods you are using? Thanks man, stay awesome!
Are you planning on making an edit about the SoC Master difficulty. I mean ultimately, it doesn't matter so much as some people might find it more rewarding, but the damage changes are a myth. The stat adjusted is how much damage YOU take (1.00 or 100% damage, lower difficulties do things like 0.75 or only 75% of the damage) and not the damage of weapons. Enemies receive no changes to their damage resistances across all difficulties and player weapon damage is actually lowered, making enemies spongier and more likely to survive headshots.
when I first played SOC in 2007 at its launch, it was so immersive, my brain could smell the sun bleached ground and the swamps and garbage.. it was just that good.
Be warned, he talks about damage and accuracy being tied to the difficulty in the stalker games, but that's a myth. It's been disproven multiple times. Just an old forum myth. Play on whatever difficulty is most fun for ya!
These long reviews are really appreciated. I can't begin to imagine the amount of work it must take to undertake such a massive piece (rough drafts , editing videos etc). It is quite a stunning piece of work.
Finally in all of its glory and befitting of a series like STALKER. I can't wait what the sequel brings us. Haven't been this excited for a new release since Witcher 3. Thank your sincerely for your efforts.
yeah except for all the inaccuracies and him talking like some pro when he clerly sucks at the game like his comments about being " constantly low on ammo". Bitch by 1/3 of the game you usually have more russian ammo then u need for the entire game, by the time you unlock bar and further areas you will also start being flooded by more then enough other types. Fun challenge, only buy ammo and don't loot any more then whats in an enemies weapon. Also stalker is and was always intended to be survival lite so it could focus on FPS/horror elements. Don't know where this weaksauce obsession with survival comes but its unfaithful to the series core
The difficulty thing is an absolute myth. You can stagger an enemy then pop their head with your pistol. Learning on lower difficulties is perfectly fine as long as you understand the strategic gunplay.
Oh you can't even imagine how many times I felt you were me speaking in your video....... How can you make a new player understand the "feeling" of the zone ?? Is it even possible for a new gamer used to the Dix12 graphics feel the atmosphere of these 2007-9 masterpieces?? And how many things all these new players lose by not knowing the beauty of the zone...... Sometimes I feel every single player should play Stalker just to acquire the proper criteria that are necessary to judge any future game. Not to like/play Stalker, but for the sake of the game industry itself.
I think I have "rewatched," all of the videos in this channel like at least 500 times each over the last year. Idk why these are so damn great to put on to go to sleep with but it is
There really is nothing like STALKER, it alone made me buy a new advanced PC, gas mask collection, survivalist gear and airsoft AKs. Going around a abounded local factory or farmhouse with that gear on and the ambient soundtrack in one headphone has shown me a new aspect on life and the world itself. The only other thing that comes close to compliment this series is METRO, being alone in a dark tunnel with a old AK with half a mag, 2 medkits, cracked gas mask all while hearing noises from pipes, mutants attacking a station or even whispers from the dead give me a eerily good experience. I love both series, the books and even the 1979 film, I am excited but cautious for HoC and the supposed METRO film, Im also intrigued by the game Atomic heart but it remains to be seen. Good video and praise Monolith!
I remember playing stalker soc on Gametap years ago as a young kid and totally getting my ass kicked straight off the bat. Looking at it now, It's totally something I would enjoy. I love games where the devs force you to figure things out for yourself and give you lots of freedom. It's almost too overwhelming for me though, but your review on the series has made me a little more confident.
Not gonna lie, I could totally see you making documentaries if you ever retire from making gaming/TH-cam content. Every one of your videos is so comprehensive and well-curated that I'm still interested after several hours of watching.
Super glad I found this channel thanks to this amazing video. I'm getting back into S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and this was just the refresher/retrospective discussion I needed. Always love long form vids like this so I'm super excited to watch more!
That part about Master difficulty is NOT TRUE AT ALL. It's a complete myth. Setting difficulty to master makes you die faster. It does nothing for the enemies because the bullet damage doesn't change. It's the same for all difficulty levels. It's just that the players resistance is lowered. I recommend stalker difficulty for new comers
A friend of mine suggested your channel when I told him that I was looking for an excuse to get into Stalker series. Lucky me, you had started doing the reviews of Stalker games and I started watching them. I have to add though, I am not much fan of survival horror games in the slighest. I hate any kind of jump scare or anything that resembles it. I stay away from these games as I have no reason to torture myself by scaring myself. So, this game was in that genre for me. BUT: I didn't stray from the originality of the games by installing many mods except for the bug fixing ones. I finished all 3 games 2 weeks later I started SoC. I just couldn't stop playing. By the time I was in the middle of Clear Sky, I was beginning to grow impatient to play Anomaly after I finish the series. I was enjoying the gameplay of the series on Master difficulty, so I was looking forward to experience the masterpiece all together, collectively. I knew that that the story of Anomaly wouldn't get anywhere near the original games but playing it sandbox would at least give me the gameplay satisfaction, the gunplay. First off, all 3 games were breathtaking. SoC was my favourite by far though. I don't think that I have been told a story this gripping since Deus Ex Human Revolution. A story that was meant to be told to an audience who asks for seriousness in the plot, a danger to be sensed and has no hesitation to detonate like a mine. In my opinion, the zone is the neutrel evil version of Mother Earth. The expansion of the story narrates the journey that we take perfectly. I was mesmerized by the time I entered through that door in Lake Yantar. I stopped at the entrance of that iron gate and enjoyed the whole composition all together. The music, arrangement of the dead bodies and objects at the gate, the atmosphere: a perfect entrance into insanity. From that point onwards I finished SoC with that enthusiasm. CS and CoP were both great but I just couldn't feel that symphonic story telling. TLDR: My point to what I have written so far. I just couldn't get into Anomaly that much. I played it 10 hours with minimal mods that gave some weapons and a little bit of graphic enhancement. It has the gameplay, the zone, the touch of the atmosphere but not the soul of Stalker games. The zone was alive when I played the series but Anomaly couldn't quite grab me. I still love the gunplay, the suspense of danger, the raindrops, the audio engineering but it feels aimless. I know this is an unpopular opinion but this is unfortunately how I feel. The best gain of this experience is, now I have a new treshold for horror games and I have been catching the end of your livestreams in the mornings (I live in France and by the time I wake up, you are saying your goodbyes), and I may go for Fear series as I care for your opinions on games. I recently started playing Dead Space and finished it yesterday and now continuing the second game but it is just so much action, there is no space for horror. The game is always on the run, no suspense, hence horror just doesn't build up to a point where you enjoy it as it was meant to. It is like first Dead Space game with 4x speed, yakety song playing in the background.
That's pretty damn cool! I love how Stalker and the channel got you to play a few horror games. Plus having someone new get into Stalker is always the best thing. Cheers man! Here's hoping I can recommend a few more games you'll get into!
I still have my retail boxed disc of SOC. The first time I tried to play the game, I didn't make it out of the Cordon before something shiny distracted me. But a month or 2 later I decided to boot up the game and give it another go and have been hooked ever since. You pretty much nailed everything I have thought and felt about S.TA.L.K.E.R. over the years.
Oh god thank you! Just got off a 12 hour night shift and I'm not ready to pass out yet. This will ease me through the morning, though I lament the lack of your voice during my shift!
Wow. You my friend have gained a well earned sub A great Review of one of my Favorite Game series of all time, Thanks for spreading this hidden gem to others!
If you want the ultimate CoP experience that doesn't change up the core of the game, you should try the gunslinger mod. It makes everything lethal; yourself, other humans, and especially mutants
Lost count of the number of playthroughs I have done with all the games (particularly SOC) and the number of hours I have spent on Anomaly. I agree with so much of this review. I'm quite an impatient player so the narrative often passes me by unless it's genuinely brilliant, like Bioshock. The thing about Stalker is that the setting, the atmosphere and the feeling of the unknown is so powerful, the janky narrative either doesn't matter or actually adds to the feeling that you really are a loner in a bizarre world. I was never as excited to buy a game as I was when Clear Sky came out and remember it being easily the most broken game I had ever tried to play. Took many months of patching before it became even remotely playable. Hard to believe that SOC is now 15 years old and, after all this time, I'm still addicted to playing it in the form of Anomaly.
What i like about anomaly is that the settings will let you make basically your own version of Stalker experience, i always adjust it to get more money and keep the anomalies static
Dude I like how you presented everything about Stalker, just all the in depth crazy things going on in the game... I wish I could play it! Even the new one coming out it’s only on the newer systems.. So I’ll have to admire from afar... an watch them being played.. I’m a lore nut! I love games with super deep lore!!!! I played an fairly enjoyed the Metro 2033 games an that’s kinda like the bastard child of Stalker. You can definitely tell the team behind the Metro games took a lot of good points from Stalker besides being open world... the latest game thou.. Metro Exodus kinda tried at open world gameplay... they did but it still felt like go here kill this bad guy, save the girl an get outta there before the creatures come. An I wish I knew more about Metro.. I never read the books cause I’m not much of reader. But if you do a playthru of the new Stalker game I’ll definitely be tuning in to watch!!! But yeah... I definitely subbed man!! I appreciate everything you did in this video!
It seems your wish will soon come true, ( Stalker introduced to the masses) due to Stalker 2 being an xbox gamepass exclusive. It will finally get the attention and awareness of a bigger audience that the first few Stalker games missed due to not being a triple A game. Personally I'm happy for GSC getting to showcase their work on the world stage and can't wait to give Stalker 2 many hours of my life
Just passed the hour mark, and so far you've summed up the game perfectly for me. I suspect you're a similar age to me, and I still remember being told about this game just after it released when I was ~20. I've played SoC many times with many mods. I'm currently working through ANOMALY for the third time and it's still amazing. I would love to see a mod like ANOMALY or MISERY but based on the original SoC game and story. Essentially, dare I say, I'm wishing for a STALKER SoC remaster but with all the goodies and features of ANOMALY based mods.
I remember the very early days of Stalker when I was barely out of my teens and waiting for this game that seemed so ambitious and interesting. It was a fun community back then, I remember they had story competitions on the forum, and there were even interactions with some of the devs, and I distinctly remember a player vs player multiplayer-only beta-like release which people took part in (I think the map was a variation of the Yantar warehouse/zombie area before entering the lab but I could be misremembering), though my PC really couldn't handle it at the time. Honestly, one of my favourite modern gaming series, even if it was ultimately flawed, it was the best kind of flawed and I am very interested to see what happens with Stalker 2.
As a Ukrainian, I am very interested in how the Western audience got such an interest in the stalker. For me, as for many players from the post-soviet countries, this is a game from my youth, when games were still bought on disks and passed on to their friends. Previously, I met on youTube 1-2 english-speaking channels on the stalker (and one of them was russian guy irl). And in the last 1.5-2 years I see new english videos on my favorite game every day. A whole bunch of new English channels on stalker have appeared. Where is this from? Like some english gamer found a diamond in a pile of shit called "post-soviet gaming industry" and was like "dudes, look, there's a damn diamond here! Let's all play it" Or how was it? Someone from the western players, please explain to me, I will be grateful. Sorry if there are mistakes somewhere in the text, I don't speak English very well. I will leave the same question under several more similar videos
I started playing stalker when new, downloaded the game from a emule chinese site called VeryCD, which has a ton of software and games. There it was an ISO dvd. Once I installed the game, even loading was very odd, because it shows what libraries, shaders, textures, etc... Like an incomplete game.... Was really, really odd to me. Then I started playing, then boom. You're dead with 2 shoots, and bleeding out haha!! That was a very good start for a game. Not having unlimited brain dead lives. Then, I felt a lot of atmosphere in the game. too many details. There's a ton of videos also in spanish. There was even a ton of photos from young guys from Spain, Mexico, and other spanish speaking countries dressed like stalkers with patches and everything.
I played with the misery mod and realistic weapons, then turned the difficulty to master. That played really well, where every gun is deadly and accurate as it should be.
I always wanted to play this series growing up, but due to the fact that I never had a PC powerful enough I never had a chance to. However these three games just released on PS4 and PS5 and I picked up Stalker Call pripyat. And I have to say it's a fantastic game, it reminds me of the time I played Fallout 3 and used to play tactical Shooters on my PS2. It's a fantastic game, and I never thought it would ever come to console. Glad it did.
Either You're NOT losing your mind, or I am too. I've been looking all over since before I saw your video for an old ballistics demonstration. I specifically remember the penetration test, and them showing off how the shock-wave from the RPG scattering debris, which was amazing for the time. It was way before release.
a good mod/overhaul for Stalker anomaly is simply Called Better A-Life Overhaul and it lets you combine story and warfare modes together allowing a lot more dynamic elements to the zone as well as altering how some factions function e.g Loners no longer go out and take over places like normal factions do, due to it being the "faction of the factionless" instead there is a few locations they will try to focus on holding, like Newbie village and Xenotechs little walled workshop etc while the Ecologists will focus their attention of securing locations around the many hidden labs on the zone. Nothing like making your way back to one of your factions outpost to hand in some missions only to hear that outpost calling for help as they are under attack and only to then hear the radio pzzt to static as an emission suddenly starts up!
Saw these 3 games on sale on Steam and found your video. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this video explaining so much about the games. I was more looking for a game like this but with more simulation like DayZ levels of simulation but without PVP boringness. But I think I will definitely give these games a try either way. Also.. 3 hours isn't long enough of a video lol. It's nice just hearing about the passionate love for a game series. I watched all it minus the spoilers parts.
so.. u bought it like me a few hours ago, watched this video and learned that anomaly and gamma is for free. nice. but i think the 10 bucks worth it either way
@@peteralexandersitzwohl8560 Yup pretty much. I was just hoping for another DayZ like Simulated game just.. without the whole PVP stuff.. But Stalker still looks more like an enjoyable Fallout game. So because of the video I'll still give them a shot.
I can attest to SoC's wonky difficulty potentially driving away new players. My introduction to STALKER was, like a lot of others, Anomaly. I went back to play the OG Trilogy and playing SoC after Anomaly feels like sprinting into a brick wall. The gunplay just feels wrong. If you can push past that, SoC id an incredible game. I highly recommend that if you want to get into Anomaly and are interested in the original games, play them first.
Never got into stalker, until watching this video, GOG had it on sale this weekend, got all 3 for 14$ and now playing through SOC all thanks to this video! so thank you, loving it so far
I don't know when.. but I WANT to play it. You hab me convinced at around minute 55. I got all(current) three parts of the series for -75% on Steam today. Really looking forward to it :D Really amazing review. You covered so many aspects, good and bad, and in my opinion that's what a review IS. Thanks for this great recommendation. You got my like and sub. I definitely watch more of your reviews based on this true experience of a video. Keep making great videos like this
...wait what do you mean we are going around asking people who Strelok had contact with to find him, and none of those people recognise you as being Strelok himself ??????????
Something else cool to note is that STALKER itself inspired the creation of DayZ. Then it all came full circle when a dude call Sumrak made a DayZ map called "Namalsk", which is a love letter to the STALKER series. One of the best features of said map being the EVR Blowouts that happen from time to time. I've barely played half an hour thus far of _Shadows of Chernobyl_ but I already love it.
I spent days just hanging out in the conflict areas lol. Theres a decent spot up by the school, where if youre careful and patient, you can loot a whole lot of stuff.
Hey can you post the mod list for each game? (not anomaly) mentioned would in the description but it seems its not there. also an absolute FANTASTIC video on this can tell you are really passionate about this series
Fun fact. Russians also like this game, and every Russian has played it. Another fun fact. Even though knowing how radioactive Chernobyl is, the Russians used shovels and bare hands in order to dig trenches in unguarded Ukrainian territory during a full-scale invasion and battle of Kyiv. Why was it unguarded? Well ... who knew that people who played this game would turn out that dumb ...
i really like this video. i was just getting into the stalker series and i love long form video essays so this was right up my alley. i have one bit of criticism / suggestion for suture videos. when you are talking you have a tendency to jump topics really fast that messes with the flow of the video allot. It would probably help you allot if you divided your speaking up into segments so like. 1:start of video talk about story 1a: talk about spoilers 2: talk about gameplay 3: talk about graphics ect ect ect if you did that it would help the videos pacing allot because at the start i noticed you would jump allot to talkling about how passionate you are about the game and why we should get it when you were in the middle of something else. anyway i hope that wasn't to mean just tryna give some critism and ill be sure to finish the video
How I describe the Stalker games: A beyond-impressive machinery and piece of art at the same time that is held together by chewing gum... but you can ask the modders for some duct tape. :D
Stalker just came to consoles and it seems to run very well. Cant wait to get into the series. Also I appreciate the H&K G36 love in the video. Always loved how that rifle looks.
"Haha us stalker fans amirite guys?? The game is slow paced and not like other games!" >Installs Provaks pack for Anomaly and other varieties of gun porn mods for all four games >Bemoans Anomaly being hard and how it takes "a long time" before you can afford armor, while playing with 1.5 money rewards and easy & generous trader prices when you already earn 10k for killing 2 blind dogs at 1.0 >Has to reduce mutant spawns even further despite mutants barely having any presence and rarely appearing in groups larger than 1-6 with the slider maxed out, while one of the major gripes people have with Anomaly is how deserted and empty of life all the maps feel Yeah bro tell us more about "us stalker fans ;)))" feel about the stalker games to all these people and what a challenging series this is
You want a game you'll love, Sir Avalanche that might get you into VR if you aren't already? Into The Radius. Basically Stalker VR, but every time you look at the main menu screen it makes you contemplative and almost emotional. That is, until the mimics start shooting at you.
A good retrospective and a fun game series. I'll have to give Shadow of Chernobyl another shot. Liked your review of Metro 2033 and look forward to seeing you review the other two games, Last Light and Exodus. Will be curious to see what your thoughts are on chernobylite
The only thing I hated in Clear Sky was the absurd bleeding mechanic. I needed like 3-5 bandages after each fire fight on max difficulty after being hit only once or twice, and due to them being rarer to find than medkits on dead bodies and expensive in early game made it even worse. I didn't realize as well that Rostok 100 rads bars did not exist yet due to it being a prequel and ended up in the end game wholly unprepared and only defeating the final boss through a glitch. Though the latter was my own fault.
I played Clear Sky first because my child brain thought it made sense to play in chronological order since the games weren't numbered. Being left in the swamps with a bolt in hand and seeing those pulsing anomalies for the first time is an image forever burned in my mind.
Yo! The Metro and Stalker series are both on sale over at good old games right now! What are you waiting for??!?!?
Here's the link - www.gog.com/partner/Avalanche_Reviews
Picked up metro thanks to your retrospective, and so far it's great!
Thank you for the stalker games.
Thank you for showing so many people what great games all stalker and clear sky n call to pripyat are. My go too anytime I'm bored of newer games. I have hundreds of hours playing stalker and its Awsome mods.
Despite gog's user reviews, I prefer Clear Sky over SOC. Mainly for ditching the annoying hunger-thirst system and having different factions you can link up with.
@@paulsmecker2778 goddamn right, i forget how i even found out about it years ago... i think i was just researching "old game mods" or something, and omg. i wish i had a better pc. finished SoC and went straight for the full anomaly 3.0. so much stuff, brain hurts. so rough. so fun. EfT would be another for no horror etc, ehh.
Other games:
- Adventurer, this prophecy can only be fulfill by a strong and brave hero like you.
Stalkers:
- Can I do it?
- *silence*
- I did it. It's a good thing, right?
- *silence*
- Okay, I guess.
@@itspeany4899 yeah
"I don't know if I was right or wrong... but I made it. And I guess... is should be thankful for that." - Strelok.
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Stalker reminds me a lot of TES: Morrowind. It is an older style of game design. The game doesn't hold your hand, it doesn't tell you what to think about the questions it raises, it just asks questions and allows the player to find their own answer. The plot is reasonably important, but it is only half of the equation.
Morrowind is brutal if you are playing the first time without any prior knowledge of old school dice roll mechanics. I remember when it came out on Xbox and I died repeatedly trying to fight the 3 slavers in the cave outside of Sanda neen. Magic was the only surefire way to deal damage in early game. As you move almost a foot every 5 seconds and Your fatigue restores at a rate of -1000 every second. Good memories.
@@jeraminvidalez5334 I remember the first time I played, I wandered into a Daedric ruin at really low level and got clapped so hard! I think the difficulty is what made me love it so much.
Dont get me wrong but i like to "watch" the longer reviews when im going to sleep. Never stop uploading these :D
Deal!
Same
Ah, a fellow Y2Mate enjoyer.
Big same. The frequent gunshots didn't help this time.
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I’ve only played “Call of Pripyat”, but I do remember it being one of my favorite games of my youth. Along with Metro 2033, Fallout 3, and Fallout New Vegas.
Yay! Some fallout rep! Everybody loves to look down on fallout, but they are legitimately amazing games.
@@ibelieveingaming3562everybody likes to look down on fallout? it’s one of the most acclaimed franchises of all time and new vegas is very often recognised as one of the best games of all time
@@ibelieveingaming3562Everyone looks down on the new ones, New Vegas is literally one of the greatest games ever. And 3 has some of the best settings in any game ever.
Metro is GOATed
Nah new Vegas sucks. 4 is much better
strelocks face at the end was always poetically horrified, hes convinced hes doing the right thing but worries over the consequences
Not gonna lie bro I have severe fibromyalgia so I’m in pain constantly. I get about 4-6 hours of sleep, if I’m lucky. Every day for the past 3 years. So falling asleep to this good content is the biggest complement I can give someone. Thanks my friend.
STALKER is (rightly or wrongly) what piqued my interest in the Chernobly disaster and what eventually led me to book a day trip to Pripyat and the surrounding area. An eye opening experience and reminded me how an amazing job GSC did in replicating it virtually. No other game has had the same pull that STALKER has had. I normally don't like sandboxy-esque games but I can't imagine how many hours I've sunk into the the various STALKER games/flavours. Must be 1500+
The first Stalker game was released when i was 14 and i played it soon after. Im so very glad i got to play all these games when i was a young adult who was able to be fully engrossed and absorbed by the incredible athmosphere of these games. Its amazing to see other people having similar and positive experiences with these games. They just dont make them like this anymore and i know its not just because of nostalgia i say that.
I wanted to play stalker for ten years finslly got a pc last month and crushed soc, going through the series in order and i think it might be one of the greatest ever. Its so perfect for sharing your stories with other stalkers no wonder the communjty is so passionate
YES!!!!!!!! Some of the most fun you can have is just talking to other Stalkers about a mutant suddenly spawning into Cordon, or some other crazy stories.
I can't wait to play some of these -- thanks again, bro!!
My pleasure man!
Hi hear reggae playing
They are great games, I dumped hundreds of hours on them back in middle and high school, still have them in my steam list and hard copies.
As for the difficulty, a quick little addition. In SoC, MOST of the weapons actually do decent damage, from around the Bar up to the finale. Hell, even SMGs in the Garbage do decent damage at closer ranges, vaporizing your (or your enemies') HP in seconds. Apart from the bottom-of-the-barrel starter weapons, almost every one is deadly. It's MOSTLY only their accuracy and range which actually improves as the game progresses (except the Big Ben pistol, some snipers and maybe some shotguns). This is why it remains dangerous to rush in balls-to-the-wall into the starter areas even in endgame gear. And I think it's beautiful! Of course, endgame armor negates MUCH more damage than the beginner leather coat and its peers, but still, weapon damage overall kind of remains deadly.
As i've said before I love all your reviews whether I've played the game or not. Stalker blew me away when i played it for the first time. Every time I get a new PC, Stalker is the bottle of Champagne i smash across it's bow. Have an amazing new year for yourself and your channel.
I wish they would make games like these now cuz the games of today are missing something but I really like the old look and things they added to these kinds of games like fallout 1 and 2 (yes I know they are different but they have that really good gritty rpg feel).
The games today are movies with a few minutes of gameplay in between. Cod ww2 for example.
The ACOG thing in Anomoly could be chalked up to how far the rail mount is from your eye, and how they scale to the weapons size itself. Basically, its changing cause its distance/size relative to your eye is changing
Yo dude, as a big fan of the series I want to thank you for this! Sooooo much details, stamps, spoilers, and not to mention your voice and the way you talk, because as someone who's native language is not English (it's Croatian tho) sometimes I have problem with understanding pronunciation. Video is top notch, and again, thank you! It's been a pleasure watching this! You earned subscribe for sure!
EDIT: could you please post link to the mods you are using? Thanks man, stay awesome!
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Are you planning on making an edit about the SoC Master difficulty. I mean ultimately, it doesn't matter so much as some people might find it more rewarding, but the damage changes are a myth. The stat adjusted is how much damage YOU take (1.00 or 100% damage, lower difficulties do things like 0.75 or only 75% of the damage) and not the damage of weapons. Enemies receive no changes to their damage resistances across all difficulties and player weapon damage is actually lowered, making enemies spongier and more likely to survive headshots.
when I first played SOC in 2007 at its launch, it was so immersive, my brain could smell the sun bleached ground and the swamps and garbage.. it was just that good.
Be warned, he talks about damage and accuracy being tied to the difficulty in the stalker games, but that's a myth. It's been disproven multiple times. Just an old forum myth. Play on whatever difficulty is most fun for ya!
Hard difficulty, or you're playing wrong
These long reviews are really appreciated. I can't begin to imagine the amount of work it must take to undertake such a massive piece (rough drafts , editing videos etc). It is quite a stunning piece of work.
Finally in all of its glory and befitting of a series like STALKER. I can't wait what the sequel brings us. Haven't been this excited for a new release since Witcher 3. Thank your sincerely for your efforts.
yeah except for all the inaccuracies and him talking like some pro when he clerly sucks at the game like his comments about being " constantly low on ammo". Bitch by 1/3 of the game you usually have more russian ammo then u need for the entire game, by the time you unlock bar and further areas you will also start being flooded by more then enough other types. Fun challenge, only buy ammo and don't loot any more then whats in an enemies weapon. Also stalker is and was always intended to be survival lite so it could focus on FPS/horror elements. Don't know where this weaksauce obsession with survival comes but its unfaithful to the series core
did you not see the new darksouls?
Did I just watch an honest and well made 3 hour ad for a game series? Yes. Yes I did
The difficulty thing is an absolute myth. You can stagger an enemy then pop their head with your pistol. Learning on lower difficulties is perfectly fine as long as you understand the strategic gunplay.
Oh you can't even imagine how many times I felt you were me speaking in your video.......
How can you make a new player understand the "feeling" of the zone ?? Is it even possible for a new gamer used to the Dix12 graphics feel the atmosphere of these 2007-9 masterpieces??
And how many things all these new players lose by not knowing the beauty of the zone......
Sometimes I feel every single player should play Stalker just to acquire the proper criteria that are necessary to judge any future game.
Not to like/play Stalker, but for the sake of the game industry itself.
I think I have "rewatched," all of the videos in this channel like at least 500 times each over the last year. Idk why these are so damn great to put on to go to sleep with but it is
Same here🤧 Avalanche ASMR
I can agree; everytime I think of/mention Stalker, I always center the conversation about "atmosphere." There's nothing like it.
Just purchased the bundle and I cannot wait to play this series. Its exactly what I've been needing recently.
There really is nothing like STALKER, it alone made me buy a new advanced PC, gas mask collection, survivalist gear and airsoft AKs. Going around a abounded local factory or farmhouse with that gear on and the ambient soundtrack in one headphone has shown me a new aspect on life and the world itself. The only other thing that comes close to compliment this series is METRO, being alone in a dark tunnel with a old AK with half a mag, 2 medkits, cracked gas mask all while hearing noises from pipes, mutants attacking a station or even whispers from the dead give me a eerily good experience. I love both series, the books and even the 1979 film, I am excited but cautious for HoC and the supposed METRO film, Im also intrigued by the game Atomic heart but it remains to be seen. Good video and praise Monolith!
I remember playing stalker soc on Gametap years ago as a young kid and totally getting my ass kicked straight off the bat. Looking at it now, It's totally something I would enjoy. I love games where the devs force you to figure things out for yourself and give you lots of freedom. It's almost too overwhelming for me though, but your review on the series has made me a little more confident.
Not gonna lie, I could totally see you making documentaries if you ever retire from making gaming/TH-cam content. Every one of your videos is so comprehensive and well-curated that I'm still interested after several hours of watching.
Super glad I found this channel thanks to this amazing video. I'm getting back into S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and this was just the refresher/retrospective discussion I needed. Always love long form vids like this so I'm super excited to watch more!
That part about Master difficulty is NOT TRUE AT ALL. It's a complete myth. Setting difficulty to master makes you die faster. It does nothing for the enemies because the bullet damage doesn't change. It's the same for all difficulty levels. It's just that the players resistance is lowered.
I recommend stalker difficulty for new comers
play master anyway, makes the game more fun tbh
A friend of mine suggested your channel when I told him that I was looking for an excuse to get into Stalker series. Lucky me, you had started doing the reviews of Stalker games and I started watching them. I have to add though, I am not much fan of survival horror games in the slighest. I hate any kind of jump scare or anything that resembles it. I stay away from these games as I have no reason to torture myself by scaring myself. So, this game was in that genre for me. BUT:
I didn't stray from the originality of the games by installing many mods except for the bug fixing ones. I finished all 3 games 2 weeks later I started SoC. I just couldn't stop playing. By the time I was in the middle of Clear Sky, I was beginning to grow impatient to play Anomaly after I finish the series. I was enjoying the gameplay of the series on Master difficulty, so I was looking forward to experience the masterpiece all together, collectively. I knew that that the story of Anomaly wouldn't get anywhere near the original games but playing it sandbox would at least give me the gameplay satisfaction, the gunplay.
First off, all 3 games were breathtaking. SoC was my favourite by far though. I don't think that I have been told a story this gripping since Deus Ex Human Revolution. A story that was meant to be told to an audience who asks for seriousness in the plot, a danger to be sensed and has no hesitation to detonate like a mine. In my opinion, the zone is the neutrel evil version of Mother Earth. The expansion of the story narrates the journey that we take perfectly. I was mesmerized by the time I entered through that door in Lake Yantar. I stopped at the entrance of that iron gate and enjoyed the whole composition all together. The music, arrangement of the dead bodies and objects at the gate, the atmosphere: a perfect entrance into insanity. From that point onwards I finished SoC with that enthusiasm. CS and CoP were both great but I just couldn't feel that symphonic story telling.
TLDR: My point to what I have written so far. I just couldn't get into Anomaly that much. I played it 10 hours with minimal mods that gave some weapons and a little bit of graphic enhancement. It has the gameplay, the zone, the touch of the atmosphere but not the soul of Stalker games. The zone was alive when I played the series but Anomaly couldn't quite grab me. I still love the gunplay, the suspense of danger, the raindrops, the audio engineering but it feels aimless. I know this is an unpopular opinion but this is unfortunately how I feel.
The best gain of this experience is, now I have a new treshold for horror games and I have been catching the end of your livestreams in the mornings (I live in France and by the time I wake up, you are saying your goodbyes), and I may go for Fear series as I care for your opinions on games. I recently started playing Dead Space and finished it yesterday and now continuing the second game but it is just so much action, there is no space for horror. The game is always on the run, no suspense, hence horror just doesn't build up to a point where you enjoy it as it was meant to. It is like first Dead Space game with 4x speed, yakety song playing in the background.
That's pretty damn cool! I love how Stalker and the channel got you to play a few horror games. Plus having someone new get into Stalker is always the best thing. Cheers man! Here's hoping I can recommend a few more games you'll get into!
if you dont like jumpscares try haunting grounds or silent hill 1 idk they dont really have any
I still have my retail boxed disc of SOC. The first time I tried to play the game, I didn't make it out of the Cordon before something shiny distracted me. But a month or 2 later I decided to boot up the game and give it another go and have been hooked ever since. You pretty much nailed everything I have thought and felt about S.TA.L.K.E.R. over the years.
Oh god thank you! Just got off a 12 hour night shift and I'm not ready to pass out yet. This will ease me through the morning, though I lament the lack of your voice during my shift!
That's what these long videos are here for!
Wow. You my friend have gained a well earned sub
A great Review of one of my Favorite Game series of all time, Thanks for spreading this hidden gem to others!
Been gaming for more then 40 years stalker call of pripyat in my humble opinion is the greatest game ever made.
Walking around Prypiat for the first playthrough was quite an experience I will never forget. Never was an empty space to tense
It's up there. By FAR the best STALKER
If you want the ultimate CoP experience that doesn't change up the core of the game, you should try the gunslinger mod. It makes everything lethal; yourself, other humans, and especially mutants
Anomaly really is the shit tho
@@Boopboob for sure, but anomaly is more a sandbox. Cop Gunslinger is more of a gameplay overhaul. Two totally different boxes of frogs mate 😂
Lost count of the number of playthroughs I have done with all the games (particularly SOC) and the number of hours I have spent on Anomaly. I agree with so much of this review. I'm quite an impatient player so the narrative often passes me by unless it's genuinely brilliant, like Bioshock. The thing about Stalker is that the setting, the atmosphere and the feeling of the unknown is so powerful, the janky narrative either doesn't matter or actually adds to the feeling that you really are a loner in a bizarre world. I was never as excited to buy a game as I was when Clear Sky came out and remember it being easily the most broken game I had ever tried to play. Took many months of patching before it became even remotely playable. Hard to believe that SOC is now 15 years old and, after all this time, I'm still addicted to playing it in the form of Anomaly.
Love your video compilations. Hope your holidays have been well!
I can't complain. Just been spending time with the family and getting some work done.
Best video to watch before and after hours of playing Anomaly. Gets me hyped to play it again
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What i like about anomaly is that the settings will let you make basically your own version of Stalker experience, i always adjust it to get more money and keep the anomalies static
Dude I like how you presented everything about Stalker, just all the in depth crazy things going on in the game... I wish I could play it! Even the new one coming out it’s only on the newer systems.. So I’ll have to admire from afar... an watch them being played.. I’m a lore nut! I love games with super deep lore!!!! I played an fairly enjoyed the Metro 2033 games an that’s kinda like the bastard child of Stalker. You can definitely tell the team behind the Metro games took a lot of good points from Stalker besides being open world... the latest game thou.. Metro Exodus kinda tried at open world gameplay... they did but it still felt like go here kill this bad guy, save the girl an get outta there before the creatures come. An I wish I knew more about Metro.. I never read the books cause I’m not much of reader. But if you do a playthru of the new Stalker game I’ll definitely be tuning in to watch!!! But yeah... I definitely subbed man!! I appreciate everything you did in this video!
It seems your wish will soon come true, ( Stalker introduced to the masses) due to Stalker 2 being an xbox gamepass exclusive. It will finally get the attention and awareness of a bigger audience that the first few Stalker games missed due to not being a triple A game. Personally I'm happy for GSC getting to showcase their work on the world stage and can't wait to give Stalker 2 many hours of my life
Just passed the hour mark, and so far you've summed up the game perfectly for me. I suspect you're a similar age to me, and I still remember being told about this game just after it released when I was ~20. I've played SoC many times with many mods. I'm currently working through ANOMALY for the third time and it's still amazing. I would love to see a mod like ANOMALY or MISERY but based on the original SoC game and story. Essentially, dare I say, I'm wishing for a STALKER SoC remaster but with all the goodies and features of ANOMALY based mods.
I remember the very early days of Stalker when I was barely out of my teens and waiting for this game that seemed so ambitious and interesting. It was a fun community back then, I remember they had story competitions on the forum, and there were even interactions with some of the devs, and I distinctly remember a player vs player multiplayer-only beta-like release which people took part in (I think the map was a variation of the Yantar warehouse/zombie area before entering the lab but I could be misremembering), though my PC really couldn't handle it at the time.
Honestly, one of my favourite modern gaming series, even if it was ultimately flawed, it was the best kind of flawed and I am very interested to see what happens with Stalker 2.
Really enjoyed this video, big nostalgia to see it all again. Respect for recording that section after a long shift 😅
Holy shit thank you for the analysis, I've already had my fair share of stalker binging but I won't be discouraged to replay them once more!
"Stalker Anomaly was meant to be challenging."
Just wait until you touch Stalker AREA, brutal and traumatizing experience
As a Ukrainian, I am very interested in how the Western audience got such an interest in the stalker. For me, as for many players from the post-soviet countries, this is a game from my youth, when games were still bought on disks and passed on to their friends.
Previously, I met on youTube 1-2 english-speaking channels on the stalker (and one of them was russian guy irl).
And in the last 1.5-2 years I see new english videos on my favorite game every day. A whole bunch of new English channels on stalker have appeared.
Where is this from? Like some english gamer found a diamond in a pile of shit called "post-soviet gaming industry" and was like "dudes, look, there's a damn diamond here! Let's all play it"
Or how was it? Someone from the western players, please explain to me, I will be grateful.
Sorry if there are mistakes somewhere in the text, I don't speak English very well.
I will leave the same question under several more similar videos
Honestly, stalker has been pretty popular in the West for a while, this increasing when a youtuber called Sseth made a video on the series
I started playing stalker when new, downloaded the game from a emule chinese site called VeryCD, which has a ton of software and games. There it was an ISO dvd. Once I installed the game, even loading was very odd, because it shows what libraries, shaders, textures, etc... Like an incomplete game.... Was really, really odd to me. Then I started playing, then boom. You're dead with 2 shoots, and bleeding out haha!! That was a very good start for a game. Not having unlimited brain dead lives. Then, I felt a lot of atmosphere in the game. too many details. There's a ton of videos also in spanish. There was even a ton of photos from young guys from Spain, Mexico, and other spanish speaking countries dressed like stalkers with patches and everything.
I played with the misery mod and realistic weapons, then turned the difficulty to master. That played really well, where every gun is deadly and accurate as it should be.
I always wanted to play this series growing up, but due to the fact that I never had a PC powerful enough I never had a chance to. However these three games just released on PS4 and PS5 and I picked up Stalker Call pripyat. And I have to say it's a fantastic game, it reminds me of the time I played Fallout 3 and used to play tactical Shooters on my PS2. It's a fantastic game, and I never thought it would ever come to console. Glad it did.
Either You're NOT losing your mind, or I am too. I've been looking all over since before I saw your video for an old ballistics demonstration. I specifically remember the penetration test, and them showing off how the shock-wave from the RPG scattering debris, which was amazing for the time. It was way before release.
Finally dipping my toes into the Stalker pool now that it’s ported to consoles. It runs surprisingly smooth and I’ve already put 20+ hours in.
STALKER was the first Tarkovsky I ever watched
loved it -- but ended up with a headache
a good mod/overhaul for Stalker anomaly is simply Called Better A-Life Overhaul and it lets you combine story and warfare modes together allowing a lot more dynamic elements to the zone as well as altering how some factions function e.g Loners no longer go out and take over places like normal factions do, due to it being the "faction of the factionless" instead there is a few locations they will try to focus on holding, like Newbie village and Xenotechs little walled workshop etc while the Ecologists will focus their attention of securing locations around the many hidden labs on the zone. Nothing like making your way back to one of your factions outpost to hand in some missions only to hear that outpost calling for help as they are under attack and only to then hear the radio pzzt to static as an emission suddenly starts up!
Saw these 3 games on sale on Steam and found your video. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this video explaining so much about the games. I was more looking for a game like this but with more simulation like DayZ levels of simulation but without PVP boringness. But I think I will definitely give these games a try either way. Also.. 3 hours isn't long enough of a video lol. It's nice just hearing about the passionate love for a game series. I watched all it minus the spoilers parts.
so.. u bought it like me a few hours ago, watched this video and learned that anomaly and gamma is for free. nice. but i think the 10 bucks worth it either way
@@peteralexandersitzwohl8560 Yup pretty much. I was just hoping for another DayZ like Simulated game just.. without the whole PVP stuff.. But Stalker still looks more like an enjoyable Fallout game. So because of the video I'll still give them a shot.
I can attest to SoC's wonky difficulty potentially driving away new players.
My introduction to STALKER was, like a lot of others, Anomaly. I went back to play the OG Trilogy and playing SoC after Anomaly feels like sprinting into a brick wall. The gunplay just feels wrong. If you can push past that, SoC id an incredible game.
I highly recommend that if you want to get into Anomaly and are interested in the original games, play them first.
Never got into stalker, until watching this video, GOG had it on sale this weekend, got all 3 for 14$ and now playing through SOC all thanks to this video! so thank you, loving it so far
I remember hearing about a real world phenomena that somehow causes odd things to happen to rng machines like syncing.
I don't know when.. but I WANT to play it. You hab me convinced at around minute 55. I got all(current) three parts of the series for -75% on Steam today. Really looking forward to it :D
Really amazing review. You covered so many aspects, good and bad, and in my opinion that's what a review IS. Thanks for this great recommendation.
You got my like and sub. I definitely watch more of your reviews based on this true experience of a video. Keep making great videos like this
Thanks for this amazing review sir!
in Stalker there are no bugs only anomalys
Found your channel from the dead space retrospectives and am loving your videos keep up the great work
...wait what do you mean we are going around asking people who Strelok had contact with to find him, and none of those people recognise you as being Strelok himself ??????????
Maybe strelok always kept his helmet on the seva up?
I love all of your long reviews. Very happy I found your channel.
Legendary review for a legendary game
Something else cool to note is that STALKER itself inspired the creation of DayZ.
Then it all came full circle when a dude call Sumrak made a DayZ map called "Namalsk", which is a love letter to the STALKER series.
One of the best features of said map being the EVR Blowouts that happen from time to time.
I've barely played half an hour thus far of _Shadows of Chernobyl_ but I already love it.
I spent days just hanging out in the conflict areas lol. Theres a decent spot up by the school, where if youre careful and patient, you can loot a whole lot of stuff.
Hey Jared I know it's not exactly horror but just wondering if you'd ever consider covering any of the Fallout games?
Hey can you post the mod list for each game? (not anomaly) mentioned would in the description but it seems its not there. also an absolute FANTASTIC video on this can tell you are really passionate about this series
Enjoyed the explanation and love shown in the video, I'm happy to be able to play these games finally now that they dropped onto Xbox.
Best thing about the CoP smoking gun; In game you can see that happen long before you get to that part on gameplay alone.
Wow this is absolutely incredible. Very underrated video, there is so much care put into this 3 hour MOVIE.
Fun fact. Russians also like this game, and every Russian has played it.
Another fun fact. Even though knowing how radioactive Chernobyl is, the Russians used shovels and bare hands in order to dig trenches in unguarded Ukrainian territory during a full-scale invasion and battle of Kyiv.
Why was it unguarded? Well ... who knew that people who played this game would turn out that dumb ...
And we haven't heard anything about what happened to those guys, despite that kind of radiation being lethal.
@@lmao.3661 I think they died like pigs, nobody ever heard of them.
back then i used to buy PC magazines and in the same number there was Stalker and Crysis review.. 2007 was special..
I woke up to this video on autoplay and had never played this series but this made me go and buy it immediately
Omfg me too lmao
The 'difficulty affects how much damage you do' thing is a myth and has been debunked over and over
It's not a myth though, it doesn't work that way anymore but in the earliest build of the game that is how it worked.
This is addressed in the video at 1:30:45
i really like this video. i was just getting into the stalker series and i love long form video essays so this was right up my alley.
i have one bit of criticism / suggestion for suture videos.
when you are talking you have a tendency to jump topics really fast that messes with the flow of the video allot. It would probably help you allot if you divided your speaking up into segments so like.
1:start of video talk about story
1a: talk about spoilers
2: talk about gameplay
3: talk about graphics
ect ect ect
if you did that it would help the videos pacing allot because at the start i noticed you would jump allot to talkling about how passionate you are about the game and why we should get it when you were in the middle of something else.
anyway i hope that wasn't to mean just tryna give some critism and ill be sure to finish the video
How I describe the Stalker games: A beyond-impressive machinery and piece of art at the same time that is held together by chewing gum... but you can ask the modders for some duct tape. :D
So sad that the maker of STALKER got killed while fighting in Ukraine. God be with him.
Stalker just came to consoles and it seems to run very well. Cant wait to get into the series.
Also I appreciate the H&K G36 love in the video. Always loved how that rifle looks.
I cant believe i just wached a 3 hour video about a game ive never played nor i ever will, omg
"Haha us stalker fans amirite guys?? The game is slow paced and not like other games!"
>Installs Provaks pack for Anomaly and other varieties of gun porn mods for all four games
>Bemoans Anomaly being hard and how it takes "a long time" before you can afford armor, while playing with 1.5 money rewards and easy & generous trader prices when you already earn 10k for killing 2 blind dogs at 1.0
>Has to reduce mutant spawns even further despite mutants barely having any presence and rarely appearing in groups larger than 1-6 with the slider maxed out, while one of the major gripes people have with Anomaly is how deserted and empty of life all the maps feel
Yeah bro tell us more about "us stalker fans ;)))" feel about the stalker games to all these people and what a challenging series this is
I played one of these w/ a mod called Miserable or Misery and it was legit the hardest game I’ve ever played
Happy new year Stalkers, good hunting.
Great video, I know this is a collection of a bunch of videos but great combo. Loved watching all 3 hours!
You want a game you'll love, Sir Avalanche that might get you into VR if you aren't already? Into The Radius. Basically Stalker VR, but every time you look at the main menu screen it makes you contemplative and almost emotional.
That is, until the mimics start shooting at you.
A good retrospective and a fun game series. I'll have to give Shadow of Chernobyl another shot.
Liked your review of Metro 2033 and look forward to seeing you review the other two games, Last Light and Exodus.
Will be curious to see what your thoughts are on chernobylite
The zone calls, Gamma mod is insane
I got them all in the sale soon as it dropped, gog is nostalgia heaven!!! This sale has netted me faaaar to many games for next to nothing.
There are some amazing sales going on over on GOG all the time.
I should really ignore TH-cam and just look for your new videos myself, if they're not gonna notify me. Happy New Years, Jared! Hope it's a good one.
The only thing I hated in Clear Sky was the absurd bleeding mechanic. I needed like 3-5 bandages after each fire fight on max difficulty after being hit only once or twice, and due to them being rarer to find than medkits on dead bodies and expensive in early game made it even worse. I didn't realize as well that Rostok 100 rads bars did not exist yet due to it being a prequel and ended up in the end game wholly unprepared and only defeating the final boss through a glitch. Though the latter was my own fault.
hello random viewer. In this dark world, i just thought i'd let you know that God loves you and that you should also always love yourself
I found you with your FEAR review and I really love this video, It convinced me to try stalker for the first time, thanks!
That K2 AMD equipped Compaq Presario was a beast of an ancient PC. DO NOT ACT HUMBLE
When this treasure was on sale on steam i had to get it for nostalgic reasons. I need to run through the story again some day.
These games are exactly how 3D Fallout should've been
I played Clear Sky first because my child brain thought it made sense to play in chronological order since the games weren't numbered. Being left in the swamps with a bolt in hand and seeing those pulsing anomalies for the first time is an image forever burned in my mind.
You brother just earned a new subscriber
Incredible review!