S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Looks Bleak in New Screens

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• I think STALKER had the most immersive atmosphere of any FPS I've ever played (with full lighting effects... : brewsterdog
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  Yes, there was something odd in that game that really made the atmosphere work. I'm not even sure what it... : zehh
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    http://paranoia.level-design.ru/index_eng.htm Anyone played this? It's atmosphere is amazing, s.t.a.l... : sch44cker
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      I played it a few months back. For a Half-Life 1 mod, it looks amazing. The hit detection was a little wo... : TheIneffableBob
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        Sucks heavily : shirif
        • oos, meant for a level above you, the mod sucks : shirif
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      yes, this did indeed remind me a bit of s.t.a.l.k.e.r pretty impressive for a mod short, but impressiv... : X-GOUKI
      • Yea, it took them around 4 years to make this short mod. And what's awesome is that it works with the no... : sch44cker
• The only bad thing about those shots is the pitch blackness of the shadows reminds me of the Gears of War... : jrock
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  What screenshots are you looking at? It's mid-day and the shadows are 100% black. : Murdoc.
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    No actually, they aren't. : Boxelder
    • sorry 95% black on a really bright monitor. : Murdoc.
• Mirrors Edge is the current winner in the "outdoor lighting" department for me. : wieder
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  lol... just... lol : SlamDunk
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    you are wrong, he is right. : icannon
    • nope. i am right, you are wrong. : SlamDunk

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  Honestly, Bethesda should have stolen Stalker's combat for Fallout 3. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Ya, your right. The combat in Fallout 3 was so lackluster. Thanks Titor. : Sgt_Boomstick
    • wahhh? its not out yet : kodt
    • I was disappointed with the combat in Fallout3 as well. : lsc78
  • That's exactly what people don't want. : razlebol

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  Sell your 360 and get an 8800gt. : SovietOrchestra
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    I have an 8800GT and it still runs very poorly. I wanted to enjoy this game, but simply could not. : Killrig
    • Seriously? It runs great on my 8800GT 256mb. Of course, I'm not expecting 60fps with FSAA... : Rotten Deadite

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  It starts really slow, but every level is better than the last. Save often, and make sure to wikipedia ho... : MondayJBlack
  • I agree, but I'm really disappointed by the last two levels. They're such an awful abortion compared to : Rotten Deadite
• The atmosphere is the best I've seen in an fps since the original half life! Itæs exceptional. : utgaardsloke

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• you, sir, need to jump off a cliff. ;) : t-monster
• The combat is already quite deadly, if you hit the enemies outside of their armor. But there is several m... : utgaardsloke

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  Which mods are you using? I hit a wall with this game and I want to finish it too. Weapon inaccuracy in c... : ghostnote
  • The bandit spawning sucks, but thankfully it's just for those random encounter/challenge things (and I th... : zehh
  • The weapon accuracy isn't that bad. Crouch, walk, and use the iron sights. Then you'll be able to hit hea... : utgaardsloke
• Yeah me too. I am going to install the new patch and start over. : razlebol

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  The Bloodsucker town was freaky as hell. : NFXFSX
  • I loved that town so much, run through there with a shotty in night...feels like the best zombie game eve... : Drakoniac
• I agree, definitely the most atmospheric game I've played in some time. : downrightevil

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• Deferred rendering. I actually enjoyed the ambient Russian voices, created a total sense of immersion and... : SovietOrchestra
• Yes to Russian please, in fact more of it would be great. If you're going to have repetitive soundbites, ... : Damodred

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  i didnt find night time that dark (to the point where i needed a flashlight to navigate).. luckily some w... : ballystix
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    Since the area around Chernobyl is close to the arctic circle, the nights in the game were made exactly h... : DM7
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      > Since the area around Chernobyl is close to the arctic circle, the nights in the game were made exactly... : kilomike
      • London needs a darker nights mod too. : SovietOrchestra
    • lolGeography : Damodred
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  Wasn't the original EQ like that? I remember getting stuck in this tunnel and the screen was completely ... : MH Knights
  • it was worse depending on races. : moe6
• Only with the full lighting effects on, though. I played it, the first time, with my 7600 GS, and the ... : Rice-Rocketeer
• They had mods that made it darker :) : nutcrackr

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• So it's out? (Booting up Steam)..... OK, you must have been talking about the original. On a related no... : Jobos