- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
After a few days of rehabilitation i started my regular jobs again..So i promissed you all a lot.I wont brake my promisses.So a few Games i previewed werent in th e Category of Halo 2 or a real opponent:NFS:U2, Shellshock Nam '67
So this game does make a good impression.But because of a delay it wont be a head to head fight.STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl , a game based on the dramatic disaster in 1986 at Chernobyl.25 years later it got worse.A zone was created arround the area.Weird things started to show, creatures, dead people, mutations,weird anomilies.
You are a STALKER, you work freelance by doing quests for a dealer or a Scientist or other people.The big thing about this game is that its completely unscripted, every one, human or creature, acts real.Real, becauses they stay on their teritory,mutants attack eachother, you never see them on the same place on the same time.Humans wont attack you if you havent offended them, and they remember!You can also yoin a clan, by yoining one you made several enemies as allies.By yoining a clan you are also asked to yoin sweep actions to clear a enemie.The engine making this all possible is built by the developper themselfs, als featuring the awesom DX9, this baby is sure to become a competitor to the great titles!Moving light sources, soft shadows, heat sources, great correct shadows, and true physics, you can shoot threw wood.Drop big containers and move everything.A great graphical point aswell is the surrounding, they did a great job at making it realistic, it could have been so.
On to the Gameplay.So you are STALKER, starting your quest into the ZONE.Well because your gonna face some fierce creatures and though humans, so you need some equipment. Well most of the time to get your quest you go to the Dealer where you also get your weapons, background info and miscellaneous stuff like Gas masker, upgrades, ammo,and more.You can also Trade with other STALKERS.In the game you will encounter about 120 STALKERS, soldiers, and scientist.STALKERS are mostly busy with obtaining artifacts or gaining data.The soldiers are guarding or cleaning parts of the ZONE, and the Scientist want the data.To get threw the Zone there 6 cars, a truck and a APC, but because they work like in the real time, they need fuel and maintenance so they could brake down,it wont be an easy ride.You also see choppers flying, which are powerful, which brings us to something else.People dont fight you if they dont have a reason, so you could see armed stalkers or other people just sitting there, but once you provoce them you've got trouble, so its your call!
Next Time: Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory
This is just one of the many previews i made, if interested yoin the link in my signature(Battle of Warriors) for more!