30-Minutes Gameplay of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

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About the World

• In S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is a large open seamless world divided into 20 regions. Each region has its own inhabitants, architecture, anomalies, nature, and so on. Like, some of these regions could even become full-fledged separate games.
• Most locations have real prototypes.
• Fans will recognize many places from the original trilogy: for example, there is a burnt out farm from Clear Sky, which is still surrounded by fiery anomalies. But there are still surprises: in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 you can get into places that were previously closed.
• Some anomalies are useful: for example, a pillow softens damage when falling, so you can jump onto it from great heights.
• One of the keywords when developing the game is "freedom". The authors tried to make as few barriers and limitations as possible to the study.

About Gameplay

• The video shows one of the quests where the hero needs to go around several points to get to a key location - the base of the Clear Sky group.
• The philosophy when constructing the gameplay was for the player to feel the life of a stalker, even if he did not follow the plot. They tried to make the player’s natural curiosity the main motivator to explore the Zone. In addition, the game is quite harsh and, for example, does not have full health regeneration - they say, with it the "Stalker" would have turned out completely different.
• There are no character levels; progress is based on finding new equipment and gaining new knowledge by the player himself.

• Among the opponents shown are blind dogs, a pseudo-dog (creates phantoms), zombies, a controller, a flesh and a cat (attempts to lure into traps by imitating the voices of stalkers).
• AI is divided into two categories: peaceful behavior and combat behavior. Among the features of behavior in battle is that the game does not give the AI ​​hints where the player is. Therefore, when the player is hiding, the AI ​​begins to guess where the player could hide.
• The main character has needs like food and sleep - they affect the characteristics. In addition, overloading your inventory impairs movement.
• In total, 35 types of weapons were created (and the same gun can be equipped with different upgrades).

About the Plot

• The main character Skif is a man with a complex character. He doesn't like to talk, but he's not afraid to do it.
• You won’t be able to see all the content in one playthrough - there are mutually exclusive lines with different characters and quests.
• The game should be of interest to both those who know the plot of the original trilogy and those who just want to play the game and explore the world.
• Three hours of high-quality motion-captured cutscenes were recorded for the sequel.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl releases November 20th. Unless, of course, another transfer happens!