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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl announces the U.S. release of GSC Game
World's long-in-development first-person shooter (thanks
Gamer's Hell):
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI - News) today announced that critically-acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl has shipped exclusively for Windows PC. Offering a unique combination of First-Person Shooter (FPS) and Survival-Horror action, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl gives gamers unprecedented freedom to explore the devastated exclusion zone that surrounds the Chernobyl power plant following a second apocalyptic explosion. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is now available at retail outlets nationwide for the suggested price of $39.99.
About S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
In 1986, the world's most horrific nuclear disaster took place in Chernobyl. After subsequent unexplained explosions in 2006, a military exclusion zone is set up preventing access to the area. Stories of huge anomalous energy disturbances and sightings of strange creatures within the Zone are widespread. Players assume the role of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R., a mercenary paid by scientists and other undisclosed groups, who is trying to regain his memory. Players will experience a unique "Survival-Shooter" game that combines action, stealth, survival and Role-Playing Game (RPG) elements to create an incomparable experience in the Zone. Developed by GSC Game World, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl delivers an immersive storyline that seamlessly blends with a living, breathing, non-linear open-world environment featuring accurately modelled real-word buildings and locations from around the devastated Chernobyl power plant.
So why are you so bent out of shape about the broken quests and the other quirks?
How I obtained the game is completely irrelevant. It greatly annoys me when an otherwise good/great game is marred by some blatantly terrible design choices. I can only think "wtf were they thinking?" If I had actually paid for this game, I'd be even more annoyed.
And how do you know some of your issues have nothing to do with the pirated version?
Because these are design issues, not bugs triggered by sloppy cracking.
Since you're putting so many hours into this train wreck of a FPS and nothing but negative has come from you for days what is driving you on?
Nothing but negativity? I've complimented the game's atmosphere and AI within this topic. However, the game's mission structure is really flawed and that has detracted from the experience greatly. What was once an inevitable purchase is now a "maybe purchase if they release some substantial patches."
Even so I have had ten times more amazing things happen which made me what to tell a friend how great the game is.
Then we have different priorities. I've experienced all the bugs you've mentioned but I can tolerate those. However, I take level design and mission structure very seriously. When these things are inherently flawed, I am greatly annoyed.
Naturally, I'm not saying STALKER is a trainwreck. It still has many good qualities. However, the time limited/unachievable quests really, really bother me. Those things alone tip the scale significantly against all the good things.
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