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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 45782

Here're some new screenshots of 
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, GSC Game Workd's upcoming first-person for publisher THQ. The game should be available in May 2005.

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xxxx · Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:08 am Post subject:

Does anyone else notice that the textures or quality looks a little cut down from previous shots?

v1m · Junior Member Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 194

Yes, xxxx. And I've noticed that with quite a few games in the past year or two--it's easy for devs to float a lot of eye candy in the early stages, but not so easy to ship games that look that good... That said, I think STALKER will be twice the experience of Half Life 2. Give me open-ended game play over linear levels any day.

devilhood · Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:09 pm Post subject:

they may have just taken the pics with a different detail setting, or with a different card.

gordho · Contributor Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 39

or we are just not as impressed with what they are showing us now. the "shiney new game" factor is diminishing and you start to compare it to screenshots of other games in development that look even better.

Rasded · Contributing Member Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Posts: 70

In a post era of HL2 and Doom3 its sad to say that STALKER is going to be a little dated in terms of graphics.However,the story and the characters will be enough to satisfy even the most hardcore gamer.Not to mention the fact of the huge enviroments.

devilhood · Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:06 am Post subject:

To say the graphics are going to be dated is being a little presumptious.
I reckon most people will be surprised (in a good way) when the game eventually hits the shelves.

xxxx · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:05 am Post subject:

Ya dated kinda comments don't rub off on me? The graphics will be pretty damn good. But I've noticed lately the media of STALKER that the games graphics levels have diminished somewhat which kind of bothers me. It still looks good, but if you notice, the wrist area of STALKER's arm has become a little thinner as well.

I had the opportunity to play the Alpha of STALKER and the shots looking at scenery and stuff definitely appear cut down. As someone said, it could be true it's the graphics settings. I hope so. I'll still get STALKER one way or another because it looks to be quite original.

Has the beta begun for STALKER, if so I'm actually quite amused that I didn't get accepted considering my portfolio of games I've been a beta tester for..

I think STALKER will look just as good as HL2 though, graphically they look about the same.

What I really am tired of is just their announcements of new shots etc. I don't care unless it's a new movie showing game play. Seeing how it's been postponed so much, give me some better stuff.

Nosferatu · Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:03 am Post subject:

I've always loved the way Stalker looked, but with more and more beautiful games coming out and Stalker not coming out the graphics don't look as impressive anymore. I'm a Ukrainian myself so I'll support my fellow-countrymen in any case, still I'm afraid of the release date moving to middle-summer.