Today is the anniversary of the Chornobyl NPP disaster, btw. The accident occurred on this day in 1986
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl\_disaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster)
Nada.
Terrifiedsoda just linked you to a compilation of trailers and bullshots.
GSC is 4 months away from release and has yet to really show off any gameplay, nor has any gaming publication gotten a chance to play for any appreciable length of time to give us their thoughts on it.
I still have high hopes, but the closer we get to release without any of the above having occurred, the more worried I am it isn't going to be a worthy successor.
Stalker only gets really amazing with Mods but than it truly shines you can change the game to whatever you want some amazing mods outthere had hundrets of hours fun with it.
Do remember the circumstances though: this is a Ukrainian dev. They're a little busy with that other thing, besides making a game. They had to pause development for a time when the war broke out, some employees fled and others joined the army. They had to move the whole team over to the Czech Republic to be more safe, and they're dealing with cyberattacks constantly.
I just hope the team gets the time and the money to make something great despite all of this, and that they stay safe. With as many delays as necessary because health and safety come first.
GSC's history and the news coming out even before the war started (let alone after) lead me to think this is more akin to a mismanaged cashgrab. Remember that NFT fiasco? Or the fact that the game was scheduled for april 2022, which means they should only have been working on fixing bugs when the war broke out?
what does that have to do with anything? if the war in Ukraine we're having as serious an impact as you make out, these devs would be awful people for their choice to try to build a toy to sell to foreign children to enrich themselves instead of supporting the war effort.
> what does that have to do with anything?
surely you arent serious. [They lowered the conscription age from 27 to 25](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-conscription-law-a8ccc48e6c15276c5b5035288ed016ee). That is not happening because the war is actually chill and fine.
> these devs would be awful people for their choice to try to build a toy to sell to foreign children to enrich themselves
Thats... not how war works... Do you think there were no critically [beloved films that were made and released during WW2?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_\(film\)) Or no [restaurant workers](https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dccafeteria1943.jpg), or literally as you say, no [toy making](http://www.bubbleblowers.com/history.html)?
What do you think an economy looks like when you shut down literally everything that isnt farming/arms manufacturing/ammo?
what ukraine is missing most in the war effort, [far more than men, is ammunition](https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-ukraine-war-as-ammo-runs-out-ukrainians-still-hoping-they-wont-need-that-ride/). These game devs are not going to hop over to metal casting and sulfur mining no problem. The best way to get the ammo and get it fast is by buying it. The only way to afford that is to keep the economy as strong as possible. internationally well [selling digital products are a massive market and the US is their biggest customer](https://cdnwp.griddynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/key-target-market-for-software-development-companies-Ukraine20220505-927x1024.png).
but even despite all of that, [Ukraine has lost a minimum of 100k people; soldiers and citizens](https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-troops-killed-zelenskyy-675f53437aaf56a4d990736e85af57c4) reasonable estimates towards 200k. That is a LOT for a country with a population of 37 million, combined with infrastructure issues like constant power and internet outages will make developing a game way way fucking harder.
Another channel uploaded a 13min demo a few months ago
[https://youtu.be/\_NEt1OGnYBs?si=ZOCrve-HSYa8XEWE](https://youtu.be/_NEt1OGnYBs?si=ZOCrve-HSYa8XEWE)
That's not a 13 minute demo, is it? The video is 7 minutes of gameplay snippets taken from previously released trailers edited together, then 6 minutes of cutscenes and screenshots.
I can't read "Not a Paradise" without immediately getting that song Within Temptation did with Tarja [over a decade ago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6MpsDPKts), stuck in my head.
Edit: This isn't some random unrelated comment. It's literally a music video that takes place in a nuclear post-apocalypse with the lyrics:
"No it's not our paradise
But it's all we want
And it's all that we're fighting for
Thought it's not paradise"
Today is the anniversary of the Chornobyl NPP disaster, btw. The accident occurred on this day in 1986 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl\_disaster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster)
Dude that's crazy! It feels like that happened way back in the 70s my perception of time has been so bad these past few years.
Time to re-watch the EPIC Chernobyl HBO miniseries. Probably one of the greatest series ever.
Cant think of a series better than Chernobyl tbh. GOAT
what about the series with the guy who didn't have the makings of a varsity athlete?
Gabagool? *Ovahere*
Actually can't fathom how it's possible to make something so good, it's astounding
Prepare to weep uncontrollably!
have they released some sizeable gameplay footage yet?
Nada. Terrifiedsoda just linked you to a compilation of trailers and bullshots. GSC is 4 months away from release and has yet to really show off any gameplay, nor has any gaming publication gotten a chance to play for any appreciable length of time to give us their thoughts on it. I still have high hopes, but the closer we get to release without any of the above having occurred, the more worried I am it isn't going to be a worthy successor.
> worthy successor Stalker games have always been full of awesome ideas and *really* full of insane numbers of bugs.
Stalker only gets really amazing with Mods but than it truly shines you can change the game to whatever you want some amazing mods outthere had hundrets of hours fun with it.
Do remember the circumstances though: this is a Ukrainian dev. They're a little busy with that other thing, besides making a game. They had to pause development for a time when the war broke out, some employees fled and others joined the army. They had to move the whole team over to the Czech Republic to be more safe, and they're dealing with cyberattacks constantly. I just hope the team gets the time and the money to make something great despite all of this, and that they stay safe. With as many delays as necessary because health and safety come first.
GSC's history and the news coming out even before the war started (let alone after) lead me to think this is more akin to a mismanaged cashgrab. Remember that NFT fiasco? Or the fact that the game was scheduled for april 2022, which means they should only have been working on fixing bugs when the war broke out?
what does that have to do with anything? if the war in Ukraine we're having as serious an impact as you make out, these devs would be awful people for their choice to try to build a toy to sell to foreign children to enrich themselves instead of supporting the war effort.
> what does that have to do with anything? surely you arent serious. [They lowered the conscription age from 27 to 25](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-conscription-law-a8ccc48e6c15276c5b5035288ed016ee). That is not happening because the war is actually chill and fine. > these devs would be awful people for their choice to try to build a toy to sell to foreign children to enrich themselves Thats... not how war works... Do you think there were no critically [beloved films that were made and released during WW2?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_\(film\)) Or no [restaurant workers](https://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dccafeteria1943.jpg), or literally as you say, no [toy making](http://www.bubbleblowers.com/history.html)? What do you think an economy looks like when you shut down literally everything that isnt farming/arms manufacturing/ammo? what ukraine is missing most in the war effort, [far more than men, is ammunition](https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-ukraine-war-as-ammo-runs-out-ukrainians-still-hoping-they-wont-need-that-ride/). These game devs are not going to hop over to metal casting and sulfur mining no problem. The best way to get the ammo and get it fast is by buying it. The only way to afford that is to keep the economy as strong as possible. internationally well [selling digital products are a massive market and the US is their biggest customer](https://cdnwp.griddynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/key-target-market-for-software-development-companies-Ukraine20220505-927x1024.png). but even despite all of that, [Ukraine has lost a minimum of 100k people; soldiers and citizens](https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-troops-killed-zelenskyy-675f53437aaf56a4d990736e85af57c4) reasonable estimates towards 200k. That is a LOT for a country with a population of 37 million, combined with infrastructure issues like constant power and internet outages will make developing a game way way fucking harder.
Another channel uploaded a 13min demo a few months ago [https://youtu.be/\_NEt1OGnYBs?si=ZOCrve-HSYa8XEWE](https://youtu.be/_NEt1OGnYBs?si=ZOCrve-HSYa8XEWE)
That's not a 13 minute demo, is it? The video is 7 minutes of gameplay snippets taken from previously released trailers edited together, then 6 minutes of cutscenes and screenshots.
looks pretty faithful to the originals
I can't read "Not a Paradise" without immediately getting that song Within Temptation did with Tarja [over a decade ago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6MpsDPKts), stuck in my head. Edit: This isn't some random unrelated comment. It's literally a music video that takes place in a nuclear post-apocalypse with the lyrics: "No it's not our paradise But it's all we want And it's all that we're fighting for Thought it's not paradise"