Despite its delay, STALKER 2 promises to be one of the biggest bets of the year.
Despite having suffered a long delay in its release date after the invasion of Ukraine, which caused the transfer of the developer studio to the Czech Republic, STALKER 2 It promises to be released this year as confirmed in its latest trailer that revealed its release editions. Now, GSC Game World wanted to share a new series of images of the title to remember its promising graphic aspect thanks to Unreal Engine 5.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl will not only stand out for taking advantage of the new graphic engine from Epic Games, as He has made motion captures both on the faces of the characters and on the full bodiesas well as photogametry. In terms of lighting and reflections, the title also advances great advances thanks to the use of ray-tracing. In this way, everything indicates that the players will enter the game universe with ease.
STALKER 2, which resists setting a release date, will come to Xbox Series X | S and PC being part of Game Pass from day 1 after having accepted returns for having been delayed indefinitely, canceling its scheduled release on December 8, 2022. In addition to having physical editions available in a multitude of stores, the title will arrive in digital format on Steam, the Epic Games Store, GOG and Microsoft Store. Multiplayer will be released after the game’s release date as part of a free upgrade.
This will be the sequel to STALKER
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl will make us discover the life found in the post-apocalyptic Chernobyl Exclusion Zone through a non-linear story. Among the attractions of the game also stands out a new world simulation system A-Life 2.0, which creates a holistic environment in which player actions alter the world of the Zone. This place will be where the mutants and anomalies are found, although these will not be the only dangers for the players, who will face another series of challenges throughout a deep story.