Stalker is the only game i can recall that the modding community rebuilt the studio's original graphics engine (x-ray engine) from the ground up in order to increase performance and allow the modding community to continue doing what they do for the love of the game. I'd place GSC, the studio behind the game, in the ranks of Fromsoft and CDPR in terms of dedication to world creation and immersion so if GSC are true to their word, I expect this game to flourish for another 15 years. Really looking forward to the release of this game and entering the zone again (for the umpteenth time).
strange that you'd put From Software next to GSC and CDPR. as much as I adore From Software for their games, they did absolutely nothing to accommodate modding. everything modders do with Souls games happens in spite of the company that made them, not because of it.
Morrowind fans (Bethesda game fans) are currently recreating the Morrowind engine to allow Morrowind to be played as an open source game. The project is called OpenMW, and it's only on version 0.49 for now, but they have accomplished some stuff like enhanced graphics rendering, 64 bit program, better shaders for enhanced shadows and lighting, and are slowly making their way to full Lua script implementation in hopes of pushing the modding even further. They are also attempting to let the engine de-hardcode certain elements of Morrowind so that way things like making animations isn't some archaic work around. After OpenMW fully implements Morrowind, they have intentions to push for expanding to Oblivion as well, and Even Skyrim, which they do have demos showcasing the loading of assets for those games. They've even gotten Fallout 3 and New Vegas to load as well! Obviously, Bethesda isn't getting any awards or commendations for world creation when each game has more inconsistencies with the last, but the modding community is just as insane. You can even play modded Morrowind on Android because of OpenMW, too!
The difference with the original Stalker is that the source code is available and nobody is going to go after the modders for using original code, GSC essentially gave away the code that the mods are built on. This is definitely not going to happen with Stalker 2 and we are unsure what modding (if any) will be available on UE5
Falcon BMS is just the same, in fact on an even (much) larger scale. They've essentially rewritten the original Falcon 4 from '98 taking it from Direct3D to DirectX12 with VR and a complete overhaul of avionics to be the single best and most accurate, by far, sim representation of the F-16. It's incredible what modders can do, especially when they have access to real avionics documentation
I remember purchasing the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R on the day 1 release and the joy in playing it. The stalker series is what started the PC enthusiast in me.
There was no level up system in the original games as well. The only "level up" is the better equipment you get, but if you suck, not even an exoskeleton will save you.
Yeah! and that was great! it is why it called a survival game and I am a fan of this! no skills to acquire, instead bear Artifacts with you, no level ups, find best equipment instead! Nice note dude👍👍
@@boomdaddymaxwell I do hope they expand the loot so theres more of an incentive late game. In the original stalker games, you could get a lot of the most objectively OP equipment within a few hours of a playtime which kind of made the game less interesting after a while
@wingsoficarus1139 unfortunately the difficulty is kinda BS. I hate bullet sponges so much and the OG Stalker games were a breath of fresh air on master difficulty. Stalker 2 is just sponge city
The previous STALKER games are my favorite games ever so I hope STALKER 2 actually comes out this year, because my health hasn't been doing well and the older I get the worse I get and not sure how much longer I can go on.
My favorite video game universe, I cannot wait to sink my teeth into stalker 2 and the unlimited possibilities this game will have with mods in the future
@@Nobody___ youll be lucky if the games out in the future watch the deep dive its a joke they showed one area the rest is pre rendered footage they have shown for years
@@jukke96 he's 64 years old and at Time of my comment no health issues,thank god🤞He was Lieutenant(after you finish University they gave degree of Lieutenant) in Soviet army and was not the main workforce and i think higher ejucation saved his life
I wish the mutants twirled at the top of the Whirlygigs for just a bit longer before exploding. That new animation quite amuses me. On release, I might have to see about tracking down the .ini file and start making some adjustments. 🛠
I'm so happy they made the graphics and aesthetics still give off the same dreary, dark and dead atmosphere as the first games. Even though it's also with UE5, they've managed to retain that atmosphere.
@@smarshallsay Think he joking about jacks voice sounding deeper and it's like a Meta joke of TH-cam that all the "OG You Tubers" now sound old and ruffled. Jack was one of the OG FPS TH-cam Channels
Stalker was a game that captured my attention from about 12-14 years old, I kept watching the trailer and random videos about it. After a bit I finally got my parents to purchase it and loved it! The atmosphere was like nothing else I'd ever experienced. It got even better when I installed one of the major mods for it (Forgot the name Oblivion lost maybe) and it turned into a hardcore, atmospheric, horror experience like nothing else. Anyway, as a long time Stalker fan I am glad to see STALKER 2 in the flesh.
Never played S.T.A.L.K.E.R., never read the book, but did watch the movie a few weeks ago... and loved the little detail of throwing bolts to scout the anomalies lol
I’m so excited. I was EXTREMELY late to the Stalker party though. I play a VR game called Into the Radius and a lot of people say it’s basically a VR Stalker so I checked out Stalker and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
We thank you, oh Monolith, for revealing the cunning plans of your enemies to us. May your light shine down on the souls of the brave soldiers who gave their lives in service to your will. Onward warriors of the Monolith, avenge your fallen brothers, blessed as they are in their eternal union with the Monolith.
i hope they do come back with a bang. considering how psy emissions works in lore, technically any kind of radio emitter can be converted to a psy emitter, so technically the brain scorcher or other dugar emitters could be turned on again by a small team. considering theres alot more stalkers in the center with lacking psy protection this would be devastating.
Greetings Y'all, love your content Jack & game play with the boys.. Another good ukrainian game , the guy with the beard is an Azov fighter name: Oleksandr "Sei" Laptiy he is in the CGI suit for 3d scanning and is working with with his squad on the front lines, he was only permitted to do the scanning for the new game for a short time since he was used in the original game. Sorry for the long spiel guys, so I understand if this is deleted since there are some very sensitive people out there. cheers jack for your good work again.
Deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists and bandits... None will stop Duty on its triumphant march towards saving the planet! The World fears The Zones expansion. Join Duty and save the innocent. Stalker, protect the world from The Zone. Join Duty.
Yep, also saw Rookie Village, and obviously the church in the swamps with next to it the this time enterable wine cellar and cemetery above it. Also the burned down village in the swamps. It's good to see all these old locations returning in a remastered look.
Jack, your videos are always so informative, natural and easy to watch. I just watched a preview from IGN and Gamespot and I learned more from yours than both of those combined.
I've never played the original STALKER games, but I have played all of the Metro games, and they quickly became some of my all-time favorite single-player FPS experiences, especially Metro Exodus. So, I'm definitely wishlisting this game because it looks incredible, and I've been waiting for a new experience like this for a while.
Actually metro was founded by ex stalker devs from the first game, thats why atmosphere in both games are similar even tho games are very different from each other.
stalker is better than metro if you appreciate more open world and it is more creepy and eerie...Also plays more like an rpg. I think it is definitely worth playing the stalker games and I highly doubt this game, while it looks good, will top the original stalker games that had a rarefied atmosphere all its own....never replicated.
When I went into the Exclusion Zone, my friend brought along some cans of food like the ones in the game and I can actually say that the combination of canned turkey, canned beans, and a few pieces of bread were absolutely delicious and one of my favorite parts of having hiked in
I hope the AI is as good as they say it is. The biggest problem with the stalker games imo is the stealth mechanics. They just never worked. Even the modded versions. Either no one knows you're there or everyone knows exactly where you are at all times, even through bushes and cover. It's annoying. Feels to me like they took alot of stuff from popular mods, polished and improved it. I love it. Those weapon models look awesome. Can't wait to see what the modding community is going to cook up too.
You could actually do stealth in the first game, but it was a pain because AI vision at night if there is a pixel of light on you they will get alerted, moding also didn't fixed because all AI behavior would be needed to rewritten together with a life system because they are both tied to each other.
I could always flank the enemy in the old games if I played smart. After initiating a gunfight I would get in cover and then make my way around and let the enemy move in on my old position, often in valleys so I would draw them into a better ambush location.
wow it’s like a reskin of the maps of the first game but bigger and better, it’s amazing to see the zone like this, holy f. cannot wait for the hardcore mods that’ll be made.
It's surreal seeing this finally coming out. It's been so long. I remember my cousin and I playing this game at his house on his PC (his was better than mine) and it was so memorable.
The stalker acronym is not official and only fan made. There is no official statement. The reason there are dots between the letters in the title "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." is that it was supposed to not make it sound bland and make people think its an acronym ( which it never was in the first place)
@@Hazzard0229 You're misremembering. It's never explained in the actual book why they are called Stalkers, but the authors have said that they simply liked the word and the meaning fit the description of the stalkers in the book. They got the word from a Kipling book.
yes guys, my advise as an experienced Stalker - learn to shoot in a head, especially mutants... Don't rush, explore, you will find a lot! Do side quests, they boost you and you progress naturally. On new location start with simplest side quests, when you're doing better - move to the main. Main is much more challenging. Try to enjoy the Zone, its nature and its anomal existence. That's quite an experience with such graphics. This winter for you will be unforgettable😉
@@JaredWeiler Dude! In preparation of the original game release I spend most of my free time reading game magazines about the game, looking at illustrations till I made a hole in a page. 😂
the UI for picking up weapons and items looks so bad. Everything is so large and in your face. Also the yellow paint on breakable items is super cheesy. I hope this isnt final. it almost looks like a farcry game just walking around. I was hoping for slightly more of a milsim look
Oh just you wait me boi.. remember the modding community is the reason why stalker is still relevant to this day.. now imagine what they can do with the new game!
When you wonder how the devs nailed the realistic post-apocalyptic atmosphere and design...then remember what Ukraine is enduring right now and realize they've had plenty of first hand references.
I've been a lover of this series since I was a kid. I used to watch my dad play games and he was playing Call of Pripyat one time and I fell in love with the atmosphere and the scenery. I enjoy playing the fanmade Anomaly mod for the freeform aspect as well as being able to access the entire zone. I love getting lost in immersive games like this and how tactically rewarding the game is.
I really hope they show some more clips of the weather. I feel like they really nailed the clouds and skybox. I just need to see some rain and storms. And that damn tornado
OPTION 1. Realease the game, Release the source code (with limitation where the players need to still buy the game). OPTION 2. Hire the G.A.M.M.A team for a full blown player driven modding community.
I have been waiting for this game for a very long time. I hope and pray it doesn't take the "nose dive" like most anticipated triple-A games have done.
I remember I always played the first parts in the fall, it was raining outside, everything was dirty and grey, I had to run to class and I was sitting there playing this depressing masterpiece, I didn’t want to quit but I was running to school, and all day I was thinking about how I would come and continue my next foray into adventure, thanks to this game for my childhood - great memories )
Hahah long time player of STALKER games. Having finished the main story of all three games. And then went on to plunder the crap out of COP several times. Then modded the heck out of all three for new experiences. I'm currently playing COP - Anamaly. Which is essentially all three games put together with a very much choose your own adventure thing. And here we are. HoC coming soon, and I'm very much looking forward to this. Course watching Jack here with this footage, and my old STALKER instincts are like, "Okay when's the Bloodsucker gonna pop out, these moments are far too tame."
I was obsessed with STALKER the movie from 1979 even as a kid, when nobody ever heard of it, evenmoreso obsessed with the Game. This really could be a masterpiece. I like the fact that the have this eastern european approach - vast lanscapes, loneliness - thats different, thats realistic!
I remember when STALKER was featured on XtremPC magazine in Romania, 1 year passed, I think.... till I got my hands on a copy, couldn't afford to buy it, now I bought all the series, best game I ever played...
Really happy about the full mod support. The foundation of the game looks great, and a huge upgrade. And knowing that if you have any gripes with the game it could likely be modded out is nice as well. Especially for the ultra hardcore lot ;-)
We're waiting for you in the zone, Stalker. Be ready for a new adventure!
Cannot wait for this game to come out. I played all the other Stalker games and they are fantastic.
Thank you for making this game. I think I speak for everyone here when I say we can't wait to dive into the Zone.
Teasers looking great so far! Is it true that the UI elements will be customizable?
🔥🔥😌😌😌 another post apocalyptic gem
we need video about weapons customization
This is my kind of game, big open world, freedom to go anywhere, deep, dark atmosphere, I can see myself absolutely loving this, I’m very excited.
i doubt its open from what he just said have you not played the other games? stalker games are usually unforgiving dont be expecting farcry
Try stalker anomaly. It's free on moddb
@@BensSistersUndies Its open world, no loading screen inbetween areas. Devs confirmed.
Play some Metro people
@@ZoltanMarossymetro is linear i enjoyed it but it isnt stalker
Stalker is the only game i can recall that the modding community rebuilt the studio's original graphics engine (x-ray engine) from the ground up in order to increase performance and allow the modding community to continue doing what they do for the love of the game. I'd place GSC, the studio behind the game, in the ranks of Fromsoft and CDPR in terms of dedication to world creation and immersion so if GSC are true to their word, I expect this game to flourish for another 15 years. Really looking forward to the release of this game and entering the zone again (for the umpteenth time).
strange that you'd put From Software next to GSC and CDPR. as much as I adore From Software for their games, they did absolutely nothing to accommodate modding. everything modders do with Souls games happens in spite of the company that made them, not because of it.
@@arsenii_yavorskyi I said in terms of world creation and immersion. Didn't mean to imply modding as well.
Morrowind fans (Bethesda game fans) are currently recreating the Morrowind engine to allow Morrowind to be played as an open source game. The project is called OpenMW, and it's only on version 0.49 for now, but they have accomplished some stuff like enhanced graphics rendering, 64 bit program, better shaders for enhanced shadows and lighting, and are slowly making their way to full Lua script implementation in hopes of pushing the modding even further. They are also attempting to let the engine de-hardcode certain elements of Morrowind so that way things like making animations isn't some archaic work around.
After OpenMW fully implements Morrowind, they have intentions to push for expanding to Oblivion as well, and Even Skyrim, which they do have demos showcasing the loading of assets for those games. They've even gotten Fallout 3 and New Vegas to load as well!
Obviously, Bethesda isn't getting any awards or commendations for world creation when each game has more inconsistencies with the last, but the modding community is just as insane. You can even play modded Morrowind on Android because of OpenMW, too!
The difference with the original Stalker is that the source code is available and nobody is going to go after the modders for using original code, GSC essentially gave away the code that the mods are built on. This is definitely not going to happen with Stalker 2 and we are unsure what modding (if any) will be available on UE5
Falcon BMS is just the same, in fact on an even (much) larger scale. They've essentially rewritten the original Falcon 4 from '98 taking it from Direct3D to DirectX12 with VR and a complete overhaul of avionics to be the single best and most accurate, by far, sim representation of the F-16. It's incredible what modders can do, especially when they have access to real avionics documentation
I remember purchasing the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R on the day 1 release and the joy in playing it. The stalker series is what started the PC enthusiast in me.
There was no level up system in the original games as well. The only "level up" is the better equipment you get, but if you suck, not even an exoskeleton will save you.
I hope Stalker difficulty holds true. Few shots to bring down and be brought down
Yeah! and that was great! it is why it called a survival game and I am a fan of this! no skills to acquire, instead bear Artifacts with you, no level ups, find best equipment instead!
Nice note dude👍👍
@@boomdaddymaxwell I do hope they expand the loot so theres more of an incentive late game. In the original stalker games, you could get a lot of the most objectively OP equipment within a few hours of a playtime which kind of made the game less interesting after a while
@wingsoficarus1139 unfortunately the difficulty is kinda BS. I hate bullet sponges so much and the OG Stalker games were a breath of fresh air on master difficulty. Stalker 2 is just sponge city
@@boomdaddymaxwell Well I mean, they already did a day 1 patch for bugs, they might update that bit and if not, mods will fix it.
Normal voice Jack: Jackfrags.
Deep voice Jack: Jack Daniel's.
Jack, you're sounding a bit rough. Hope you're okay mate.
@@krypt It would take him more effort to do that then the :36 seconds you said to just speak. What are you on lmao
@@kryptyou’re tripping mate 😂❤
@@krypt you are literally insane right now
@@krypt Time to go offline, mate
@@happysnappyd7640idk the way he said heart of chornobyl sounded super weird 😂
The previous STALKER games are my favorite games ever so I hope STALKER 2 actually comes out this year, because my health hasn't been doing well and the older I get the worse I get and not sure how much longer I can go on.
Hope you’re ok buddy
How I feel about elder scrolls 6
It’s coming out November 20th. It’s already available to do a pre install on game pass
Hope you stay healthy m8
Hang in there brother
My favorite video game universe, I cannot wait to sink my teeth into stalker 2 and the unlimited possibilities this game will have with mods in the future
Can you imagine what the game will look like in 5 years? I just got goosebumps through my whole body just writing that
@@TheStrengthScholar It's getting day one mod support; won't have to wait that long for the massive high-quality mods/mod-packs to drop!
@@Nobody___ youll be lucky if the games out in the future watch the deep dive its a joke they showed one area the rest is pre rendered footage they have shown for years
@@BensSistersUndies That sound so normalized familiar with "Gaming" in the Recent Years, since like the E3 of "WATCH_DOGS" by Ubisoft.
@@NBLT-rk6lp my prediction is the next set back will be april next year
Finally this awesome franchise gets the recognition it deserves. The devs are completely right, there is no other game like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
100%
While I’m excited about this game, the Metro series is quite close
@@max-pedrero stalker inspired metro.
@@ahoosifoou4211 The actual metro books where a bigger inspiration than stalker. Its a similar setting but thats about it.
@@Xirpzy oh true. I guess theyre both badass
its just so crazy to see the classic locations in this fidelity. i cannot wait
STALKER MENTIONED WHAT THE FUCK IS A NORMAL DAY IN THE ZONE
"I SAID COME IN, DONT STAND THERE" RAAAHHHHHH
"PUT THAT SHOOTER AWAY GRAAAAAAH"
'GET OUT OF HERE STALKER' RAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@@Vitty 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
2:16 "50.000 people used to live here now it a ghost town"
How has no one liked this👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My father was in Cernobyl during that time and was leading team to cut down "Red forest"
Damn that's interesting! Did he get any health problems after working there?
@@jukke96 he's 64 years old and at Time of my comment no health issues,thank god🤞He was Lieutenant(after you finish University they gave degree of Lieutenant) in Soviet army and was not the main workforce and i think higher ejucation saved his life
who cares?
@@Name-de0nisiusif you don’t care then don’t comment bro it’s not that difficult to keep to ur self
I wish the mutants twirled at the top of the Whirlygigs for just a bit longer before exploding. That new animation quite amuses me. On release, I might have to see about tracking down the .ini file and start making some adjustments. 🛠
I'm so happy they made the graphics and aesthetics still give off the same dreary, dark and dead atmosphere as the first games. Even though it's also with UE5, they've managed to retain that atmosphere.
Jack with the OG streamer voice.....been a long road eh brother, but we are all growing old together in the community
Wtf are you even on about
@@smarshallsay Think he joking about jacks voice sounding deeper and it's like a Meta joke of TH-cam that all the "OG You Tubers" now sound old and ruffled. Jack was one of the OG FPS TH-cam Channels
Stalker was a game that captured my attention from about 12-14 years old, I kept watching the trailer and random videos about it. After a bit I finally got my parents to purchase it and loved it! The atmosphere was like nothing else I'd ever experienced. It got even better when I installed one of the major mods for it (Forgot the name Oblivion lost maybe) and it turned into a hardcore, atmospheric, horror experience like nothing else. Anyway, as a long time Stalker fan I am glad to see STALKER 2 in the flesh.
Hah, I was also scared playing Stalker back in the day, it had a dreadful atmosphere, which is one of the reasons game is so iconic
I was scared playing call of pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R is also based off of the 1979 film Stalker. But the 1979 Stalker is also adapted from 'Roadside Picnic'.
Never played S.T.A.L.K.E.R., never read the book, but did watch the movie a few weeks ago... and loved the little detail of throwing bolts to scout the anomalies lol
@@tonas1997 The bolts are in both the game and the book.
Get well soon and love the content 👌
What happened to him ?
@@katman2192I guess he watched the video.
@@katman2192 08:29
thank you sir
I’m so excited. I was EXTREMELY late to the Stalker party though. I play a VR game called Into the Radius and a lot of people say it’s basically a VR Stalker so I checked out Stalker and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Oh Monolith why have you left and forsaken us, we await your teachings, Slava Monolith!
We thank you, oh Monolith, for revealing the cunning plans of your enemies to us. May your light shine down on the souls of the brave soldiers who gave their lives in service to your will. Onward warriors of the Monolith, avenge your fallen brothers, blessed as they are in their eternal union with the Monolith.
i hope they do come back with a bang. considering how psy emissions works in lore, technically any kind of radio emitter can be converted to a psy emitter, so technically the brain scorcher or other dugar emitters could be turned on again by a small team. considering theres alot more stalkers in the center with lacking psy protection this would be devastating.
Game looks really good! Feel better Jack!
Love that you don’t need to follow the main mission
Put hundreds of hours into anomaly and never beat it lol, just a traveling mercenary. Beat the trilogy tho
I want this game.
This was a nice watch, very relaxing.
yeah I snapped one off to get myself even more relaxed
@@smarshallsay why is that hilarious to you?
@@smarshallsay the fixture on one of my kegs
@@swaggytoast5242bro is talking to an ai
@@martholomeu9160 must have been another schizophrenic episode
visually impressive
1:03 as long as I can smoke cigarettes on the roof top in a moonlight night sky over the zone be very happy hopefully my prayers will be answered❤
Im pretty stoked for it. I havnt played a video game in a long ass time so i figure this one will be the best one to jump back into it. Lol
Feel better soon Jack!
That's a damn fine looking map ! Great textures, detail, colors, quality !
I'd love to play Hell Let Loose on this map.
Greetings Y'all, love your content Jack & game play with the boys.. Another good ukrainian game , the guy with the beard is an Azov fighter name: Oleksandr "Sei" Laptiy he is in the CGI suit for 3d scanning and is working with with his squad on the front lines, he was only permitted to do the scanning for the new game for a short time since he was used in the original game. Sorry for the long spiel guys, so I understand if this is deleted since there are some very sensitive people out there. cheers jack for your good work again.
Deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists and bandits... None will stop Duty on its triumphant march towards saving the planet!
The World fears The Zones expansion. Join Duty and save the innocent.
Stalker, protect the world from The Zone. Join Duty.
But you guys just lost Rostov to Freedom though....
Chill out, bro. Have a joint!
@@LtZetarn It's "Rostok"(literally "sprout") but you still right! 😅👍
that controller movement, riveting!
Yeah that's cool and all but did you see the frogs? 🙂🐸👌
I'm new to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series and I'm hoping that this game, which will be my first, turns out good.
Same here man
you should definetely try the original trilogy
@@riston7264 I wanted too but they just seemed to dated to get into.
@@gabrielarruda4083 play stalker anomaly
@@gabrielarruda4083 they're really not, they actually hold up super well. Try Call of Pripyat if you play any of them
1:06 anyone else notice Car Park for Cordon?
Wow even showed Rostok at 8:06
Yep, also saw Rookie Village, and obviously the church in the swamps with next to it the this time enterable wine cellar and cemetery above it. Also the burned down village in the swamps.
It's good to see all these old locations returning in a remastered look.
i really hope this game has a quality set up for it's hard mode. I don't want it to be easy at all.
I learned more about STALKER in two minutes in just this video than I think I would have ever anywhere else.
Game is shaping up to be a worthy sequel. Any idea if A-Life ai system is being used in the game? I sure hope so. It wouldn't be Stalker without it.
It is. They once said that it’s the same a-life ai as from previous games, but enhanced, which is obvious
Jack, your videos are always so informative, natural and easy to watch. I just watched a preview from IGN and Gamespot and I learned more from yours than both of those combined.
I've never played the original STALKER games, but I have played all of the Metro games, and they quickly became some of my all-time favorite single-player FPS experiences, especially Metro Exodus. So, I'm definitely wishlisting this game because it looks incredible, and I've been waiting for a new experience like this for a while.
Actually metro was founded by ex stalker devs from the first game, thats why atmosphere in both games are similar even tho games are very different from each other.
If you have spare time, you can play the original games, they even had the console release this year.
Stalkers and Spartans are brothers.
stalker is better than metro if you appreciate more open world and it is more creepy and eerie...Also plays more like an rpg. I think it is definitely worth playing the stalker games and I highly doubt this game, while it looks good, will top the original stalker games that had a rarefied atmosphere all its own....never replicated.
@@idnintel you sound disillusioned and stuck to the past
Love the gameplay! Wondering if you could do a 'no commentary' version of your videos.
1:45 Ubisoft have been ahead of the game with this concept
very cool. no one asked.
@@TheHuckeberrie I think the joke went over your head mate
@@jezoboii looks like it
😂
@@TheHuckeberrie yeah this joke is pretty advanced
When I went into the Exclusion Zone, my friend brought along some cans of food like the ones in the game and I can actually say that the combination of canned turkey, canned beans, and a few pieces of bread were absolutely delicious and one of my favorite parts of having hiked in
I hope the AI is as good as they say it is. The biggest problem with the stalker games imo is the stealth mechanics. They just never worked. Even the modded versions. Either no one knows you're there or everyone knows exactly where you are at all times, even through bushes and cover. It's annoying. Feels to me like they took alot of stuff from popular mods, polished and improved it. I love it. Those weapon models look awesome. Can't wait to see what the modding community is going to cook up too.
You could actually do stealth in the first game, but it was a pain because AI vision at night if there is a pixel of light on you they will get alerted, moding also didn't fixed because all AI behavior would be needed to rewritten together with a life system because they are both tied to each other.
I could always flank the enemy in the old games if I played smart. After initiating a gunfight I would get in cover and then make my way around and let the enemy move in on my old position, often in valleys so I would draw them into a better ambush location.
wow it’s like a reskin of the maps of the first game but bigger and better, it’s amazing to see the zone like this, holy f. cannot wait for the hardcore mods that’ll be made.
Post apocalyptic genre needs more love but stalker 2 bout to come through fasho💪🏾😌
It's not post apocalyptic
easily my most anticipated game this year. full controller support out the box too! can't wait man.
I'm pretty hyped for this one
Feel better buddy. Great video. I was looking for someone to breakdown the deep dive and you came to my rescue.
Complete aloneness is something Chernobylite honestly pulled off well. It was a good substitute to keep me busy for a while I still appreciate it
It's surreal seeing this finally coming out. It's been so long. I remember my cousin and I playing this game at his house on his PC (his was better than mine) and it was so memorable.
The stalker acronym is not official and only fan made. There is no official statement. The reason there are dots between the letters in the title "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." is that it was supposed to not make it sound bland and make people think its an acronym ( which it never was in the first place)
Pretty sure the acronym comes from the book (Roadside Picnic), could be wrong as its been a while since i read it
Fun police
Wasn't the acronym explained at the end of Shadow of Chernobyl?
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@@Hazzard0229 You're misremembering. It's never explained in the actual book why they are called Stalkers, but the authors have said that they simply liked the word and the meaning fit the description of the stalkers in the book. They got the word from a Kipling book.
I saw the old Stalker review by Sseth & I"m pleasently surprised it sequel is is this immersive. Gonna read Roadside Picnic before New Year
CHEEKKKII BREEKI IS BACK ?
YES!
Played the og stalkers when I was a kid very excited to see it coming back to life
Stalker GAMMA is a blast and made me so excited for this. RIP the dev who died fighting Ukraine ❤
yes guys, my advise as an experienced Stalker - learn to shoot in a head, especially mutants... Don't rush, explore, you will find a lot! Do side quests, they boost you and you progress naturally. On new location start with simplest side quests, when you're doing better - move to the main. Main is much more challenging. Try to enjoy the Zone, its nature and its anomal existence. That's quite an experience with such graphics. This winter for you will be unforgettable😉
The crosshair needs to be removed, hate it
Loved the first look you took at it, this does look stonkingly good. Talk about eye candy!
Hopefully will be released this year
November 20 if I remember correctly
@@SargentWallaby yes
*Flashbacks to being a kid waiting for the first STALKER as it was delayed year after year*
@@JaredWeiler Dude! In preparation of the original game release I spend most of my free time reading game magazines about the game, looking at illustrations till I made a hole in a page. 😂
Glad to finally see videos that actually look like gameplay
really hope "making you feel the loneliness" is not just an excuse for an empty walking simulator.
if you played the series you'd understand what they mean. The zone isn't exactly a city of people
never played these growing up, but i’m stoked for this one
The devs are from Ukraine and there was a huge delay bc of the war. One the main devs got killed in combat while defending
the war had almost nothing to do with the delay. GSC just sucks
Oh man those Pripyat shots in the beginning, takes me back to Shiey's exclusion zone videos.
the UI for picking up weapons and items looks so bad. Everything is so large and in your face. Also the yellow paint on breakable items is super cheesy. I hope this isnt final. it almost looks like a farcry game just walking around. I was hoping for slightly more of a milsim look
Oh just you wait me boi.. remember the modding community is the reason why stalker is still relevant to this day.. now imagine what they can do with the new game!
Thanks for mentioning the 2 short stories at the beg of the video. Looking forward to reading them. Didn't know they even existed until now. 😀
When you wonder how the devs nailed the realistic post-apocalyptic atmosphere and design...then remember what Ukraine is enduring right now and realize they've had plenty of first hand references.
I've been a lover of this series since I was a kid. I used to watch my dad play games and he was playing Call of Pripyat one time and I fell in love with the atmosphere and the scenery. I enjoy playing the fanmade Anomaly mod for the freeform aspect as well as being able to access the entire zone. I love getting lost in immersive games like this and how tactically rewarding the game is.
reminds me of metro exodus but on land
I was confused but then I remember Metro Exodus was underwater
Well Exodus was homage to first Stalker, so it makes sense.
@@misterpotato427 metro exo dis water
some devs from exodus were working on this one too
Its like metro but 10x better
Stalker 2 looks incredible with fun gameplay and a fantastic atmosphere!
The UI looks *really* bad.
Omg was wondering if I'm the only one. Both UI and HUD look so cartoonish and colorful. Hope you can turn them off
@@QuanNguyen-bk4pn Probably not. Don't like the PDA interface and the yellow paint either. It's looking very farcry
I really hope they show some more clips of the weather. I feel like they really nailed the clouds and skybox. I just need to see some rain and storms. And that damn tornado
OPTION 1. Realease the game, Release the source code (with limitation where the players need to still buy the game).
OPTION 2. Hire the G.A.M.M.A team for a full blown player driven modding community.
I enjoy watching Drewski play this game. I'd watch it by you as well.
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Can't wait to see you play stalker 2 jack
I have been waiting for this game for a very long time. I hope and pray it doesn't take the "nose dive" like most anticipated triple-A games have done.
I've been worried about this too man. I really hope it's as good as the originals when it drops
One of my favorite titles in the world ! Got me through lots of tough times by getting lost in the amazing Zone !
Cannot freakin' wait. It releases on my birthday too, so that is going to be a good day.
I remember I always played the first parts in the fall, it was raining outside, everything was dirty and grey, I had to run to class and I was sitting there playing this depressing masterpiece, I didn’t want to quit but I was running to school, and all day I was thinking about how I would come and continue my next foray into adventure, thanks to this game for my childhood - great memories )
I was worried a few months ago.
I’m not at all anymore. This IS Stalker. Genuinely excited
The Dev video was awesome,, this game looks incredible and I cannot wait to play it!
Wow great informative video. It gave lots of respect to the universe.
The level of detail is really good. Well looking forward to this! Big fan of the original 3
"it's also based off of roadside picnic"
it is where the entire concept came from - and the acronym was added after the fact
Been waiting so long for this game and to hear that multiply could be added makes it even better 😁
this could single handed save gaming as the other AAA have sucked
Man stalker back in the day had the best vibe of any game. Also the graphics were "photorealistic" for 2010
Hahah long time player of STALKER games. Having finished the main story of all three games. And then went on to plunder the crap out of COP several times. Then modded the heck out of all three for new experiences. I'm currently playing COP - Anamaly. Which is essentially all three games put together with a very much choose your own adventure thing. And here we are. HoC coming soon, and I'm very much looking forward to this. Course watching Jack here with this footage, and my old STALKER instincts are like, "Okay when's the Bloodsucker gonna pop out, these moments are far too tame."
always always love your content Jack!
The Tarkovsky movie is a must if you like the lore as well
I was obsessed with STALKER the movie from 1979 even as a kid, when nobody ever heard of it, evenmoreso obsessed with the Game. This really could be a masterpiece. I like the fact that the have this eastern european approach - vast lanscapes, loneliness - thats different, thats realistic!
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Looks great. Hopefully it runs well on launch is still offers that original STALKER experience.
I remember when STALKER was featured on XtremPC magazine in Romania, 1 year passed, I think.... till I got my hands on a copy, couldn't afford to buy it, now I bought all the series, best game I ever played...
Really happy about the full mod support. The foundation of the game looks great, and a huge upgrade. And knowing that if you have any gripes with the game it could likely be modded out is nice as well. Especially for the ultra hardcore lot ;-)
Really looking forward to this