Stalker shadow of chernobyl family rifle

Gameplay: One of a kind, but not without its shortcomings. Open world games have an issue with this in general, but Shadow of Chernobyl's smart secondary writing and excellent world design can not fully compensate for the rushed and unpolished main storyline. But the problem is that for all of its possible depth, for all the lore, the advanced concepts and themes, it is not efficient in telling its own main plot. This means it is really using gaming's potential as an art form fully and some of the mechanics of its storytelling are almost peerless within the industry. On the one hand it dabbles in complex, advanced themes and uses a lot of its environmental design and gameplay to accentuate them. Storytelling: I am very mixed on what to give the game here. At release, SoC would have done far worse in this category, but these days it makes little sense for a first time playthrough to not use ZPR. I want to make it clear that this score is given for the fully patched game with the Zone Reclamation Project bug fix mod. An FOV slider is missing, even if the default FOV strikes a good balance for any gamer. It could have used even more guitar tracks and used more of its OST songs, but the quality here is immense. Fast and efficient UI design, reasonable amounts of options customization. Presentation: Some of the best art style and ambient sound design in gaming. Despite all that, SoC was still noteworthy, but could never claim the crown. On a somewhat unfortunate note for SoC, 2007 saw the release of Crysis, which at the time featured by far the best visual quality in almost every single aspect, as well as BioShock and Penumbra: Overture which to this day have the best sound quality of all time. Outstanding 3D sound processing and the best choice of API gives it a massive edge over most games. Furthermore, the game's dated animations were a bit of an issue. It was very demanding and unoptimized though if one wanted to utilize higher settings. One also has to applaud that the game had good scalability and even terrible computers could at least play it (even on potato graphics). The advanced weather and dynamic lighting were second to none and the sheer size of the world, combined with its AI and physics was impressive. Graphical Fidelity and Audio: Back when it came out in 2007, it was a very good looking game. Very few games can elicit such strong emotional reactions on almost all levels of game design as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. With that being said, when it works, it is simply peerless, without an equal even 10 years later. Released buggy, unstable, now fixed (due to its community's love) but still unpolished and not without questionable design choices. Age has been kind to SoC for sure, as no other game (bar its sequels and mods) has ever managed to quite match it. It is really difficult for a person to speak objectively of what is perhaps their favourite game ever. *It also turns into Half-Life 2 in the last thirty minutes One of the greatest game worlds I've ever explored. The dialogue is engrossing and the spoken Russian is genuine and fits the game perfectly. It is awkward because friendly NPC's hold the locations of a lot of stashes and you can't kill them without reprecussion. The stash system is a bit awkward how you must find the coordinates to find the loot or else it will not spawn in the chest. Cordon teaches the player about the basics of trading, side quests, opposing factions, radiation, anomalies, and artifacts. The map is also beautifully laid out and teaches the player so many aspects of the game naturally. Stealth killing is highly recommended and silencers definitely help, this is also a survival game after all. The game has a 'magic bullet' system were your first shot is precise and deadly, the more you spam or miss the less damage it does (I believe). The shooting in this game is hard to understand but it feels considerably rewarding. The game has its fair share of scripted squad moments but none of that is bad either. It really makes the world feel alive and like there are other people playing the game with or against you. I returned to one of the earlier settlements in the game and found all of the loners dead and dogs standing over their corpses. Many NPC's will fall victim to anomalies or a pack of dogs. The most immersing aspect of the game however is the fact that all other NPC's in the game are facing the same troubles as you. It has incredible atmosphere with great visuals and lighting, the soundtracks is excellent and the ambient noises are very good. The greatest singleplayer FPS of all time and for a lot of reasons.

Stalker shadow of chernobyl family rifle