STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl (PC/Xbox Series) is the sequel to the previously released trilogy of STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, STALKER: Clear Skies, and STALKER: Puri. The sequel to "Call of Piat", the game is set 15 years after the first game in the series.
"Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl" is scheduled to be released on November 21, 2024. It is a survival horror FPS developed by Ukraine-based GSC Game World. The first sequel in 15 years, it tells the story of the activities in a world where abnormal mutants are rampant due to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
The area you can explore is huge, but if you use a map you won't get lost. You can also check targets and logs from the system menu.
In the areas you explore, there are bases where NPCs gather. This is a city-like place where NPCs such as "stalkers" who explore "areas" looking for "artifacts" like players, "merchants" who buy and sell equipment and other items, and "technicians" who upgrade equipment will all stay. I'm doing it. You can also perform tasks here.
There are also NPCs outside the base. Hostile NPCs will attack you, so you need to fight back or run away. If you successfully defeat an NPC, you gain access to that NPC's belongings as loot, but as I pointed out in my last post, at the expense of your resources, this may not be what you want... you Careful consideration should be given to whether you should take it off.
Friendly NPCs may also offer quests to players in the form of requests. The request of the NPC encountered this time was to collect a certain item left in the cave.
There is an option to say "I am not satisfied with the reward", so if I select that option and there is still a bag near the desired item, the game will give me the content.
Another mission takes place in a swamp that has apparently been closed due to an anomaly. The goal is to stop the three generators that have been installed, but you'll encounter mutants, zombie stalkers, etc., and the farmland is showing up with the same "abnormalities" that were seen in the previous game, or anomalies. I can't make progress.
Even so, trackers continue to search for treasure artifacts.
When exploring the map, it's a good idea to find a high spot and look around from there. If you have a sniper rifle, you can also use the scope to see details.
Additionally, in this game you can enter buildings and caves that were inaccessible in previous games in the series. Items such as equipment may be hidden wherever you enter, so be sure to explore them. However, there are often mutants lurking in the darkness, so you need to be careful.
During these searches, we sometimes discover audio data left behind by former residents. Audio data provides clues as to what happened between previous games in the series and this game.
These clues may or may not be earned depending on how far you progress in the game, so multiple playthroughs may seem necessary to understand the full story of the title.
It can be inferred from the audio data played that the residents of this building were attacked.
The mutants you encounter along the way will naturally be troublesome. For example, if a mutant attacks the player while creating an illusion of himself, the player must identify which one is real and then attack. We also observed an anomaly that mimicked human voices and attempted to lure players into a trap.
Additionally, there are mutants who control Stalkers who turn into zombies. Defeating zombies one by one will consume a lot of ammunition, so you need to find the main body quickly and defeat it.
As with previous games in the series, anomalies can be disabled by throwing item bolts into them to stop effects for a period of time, or generate effects that can be used to attack mutants and the like.
This game explores the area around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant where the second nuclear reactor explosion occurred in 2006. Like previous games in the series, it also contains elements such as conflicts between NPC forces and is full of various elements. pleasure.
It's extremely difficult, and since players are hell-bent on beating players from the start, it can be difficult to progress as far as you'd like, but those who are confident in their skills should definitely give it a try.
