S.T.A.L.K.E.R has gone gold

[pontifex]

bah, i canceled my gogamer pre-order and ordered at fry's because it was 29.99 and now they say they are "out of stock".

guess they got too many orders. i'll just try on release day at the new walmart they opened near work

 

[scb175]

just going to bump this as it should be pretty busy over the next month or so....

oh, plus it's out!

 

[imported_Imp]

Ah screw it, don't know why it's so cheap ($35 CAN at FS, wtf?), but I've decided to pre-order. Inventory elements sold me...

 

[Bateluer]

Think this will be available on Steam?

 

[userman]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Think this will be available on Steam?

I hope not.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Well just stopped my gamestop and reserved it. Now I just gotta wait till the 21st to pick it up By then my new rig will be ready

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: userman

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Think this will be available on Steam?

I hope not.

Why not? You'd still be able to buy it from a B&M store, but it'd be quicker and easier for many people to simply buy it on Steam.

 

[slightlyhuman]

so this comes out tomorrow?

 

[CelSnip]

Here's a scan of the summary of the PC Zone review.

http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sample2vq4.jpg

Who cares about the storytelling

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: CelSnip
Here's a scan of the summary of the PC Zone review.

http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sample2vq4.jpg

Who cares about the storytelling

Nice, sounds pretty good. I was worried the AI was cut back during the delays, but that sounds promising.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: DP
so this comes out tomorrow?

wednesday, the 21st

 

[Zenoth]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: CelSnip
Here's a scan of the summary of the PC Zone review.

http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sample2vq4.jpg

Who cares about the storytelling

Nice, sounds pretty good. I was worried the AI was cut back during the delays, but that sounds promising.

The A.I is actually the main reason behind the delays, to avoid cutting back on it !

 

[thujone]

"crap script, storytelling, and characters"

so much for the RPG elements... or for it being akin to deus ex. :roll:

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: thujone
"crap script, storytelling, and characters"

so much for the RPG elements... or for it being akin to deus ex. :roll:

It probably still has RPG elements... just crappily implemented ones.

 

[microAmp]

To add more to the hype. :evil:

Taken from ShackNews on their preview, March 2, 2007

Fortunately, I found a wounded soldier as I hobbled onward to meet with Wolf's men. Here's where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s reputation system comes into play. The fallen soldier asked me to search the area for a med kit he'd thrown by accident when he was attacked (he was too hurt to find it himself). Once retrieved, he asked that I bring it to him and heal him. I, of course, had two choices: do as he asked, or use the med kit for myself, since I had already lost almost half my life and was still bleeding profusely.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: CelSnip
Here's a scan of the summary of the PC Zone review.

http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sample2vq4.jpg

Who cares about the storytelling

"Genuinely does new stuff"

Sweet! Hope it's enough to keep me hooked for a while.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: microAmp
To add more to the hype. :evil:

Taken from ShackNews on their preview, March 2, 2007

Fortunately, I found a wounded soldier as I hobbled onward to meet with Wolf's men. Here's where S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s reputation system comes into play. The fallen soldier asked me to search the area for a med kit he'd thrown by accident when he was attacked (he was too hurt to find it himself). Once retrieved, he asked that I bring it to him and heal him. I, of course, had two choices: do as he asked, or use the med kit for myself, since I had already lost almost half my life and was still bleeding profusely.

i read that review and now i really can't wait to play the game. wal-mart better have it on wednesday!

 

[nCred]

Review
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74255

 

[cw42]

I played it for about 15min, and one thing that's really annoying is the script and talking with characters. Oblivion was amazing because all of the characters spoke verbally. Most in STALKER seem to be written, and there is an BUTTLOAD of dialogue. It gets really annoying having to spend 2mins just to read through it all, so I plan on just skipping most of it.

 

[40sTheme]

I'm confused; those 2 reviewers must have had different builds of the game. The second guy says "there is no quicksave", but the first guy speaks about how much of a blessing quicksave is... any ideas?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: nCred
Review
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=74255

thats like a completely conflicting review from the other one posted from shacknews

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: cw42
I played it for about 15min, and one thing that's really annoying is the script and talking with characters. Oblivion was amazing because all of the characters spoke verbally. Most in STALKER seem to be written, and there is an BUTTLOAD of dialogue. It gets really annoying having to spend 2mins just to read through it all, so I plan on just skipping most of it.

beta?

 

[Patt]

I can't wait either ... the parts for my new machine are on the way ... and once it is built I'll be hooking up STALKER as my first installed game

C2D E6600
8800 GTX
2GB RAM
320 GB SATA drive
etc.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I believe it's on sale for $34.95 at Target starting on the release day (Thursday).

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: DonVito
I believe it's on sale for $34.95 at Target starting on the release day (Thursday).

release day is wednesday, the 21st

hmm...i'm confused now. the article in the OP says its released the 20th but on the right side it says the 23rd. EB says it ships the 20th which means they usually don't have it until the next day, same with most stores. Just rechecked EB and it says pre-release is the 20th.

Gamestop says 23rd also.

so when the fvck is this game coming out?