Despite its severe lack of polish, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl was one of my favorite games from all of last year. Really, really loved it, mainly for the tense, gloomy atmosphere it generated. GSC Game World is hard at work on the prequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and needless to say I am hyped up for it and ready to jump back into the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe when it launches in late August (given the original game’s numerous delays, though, I’ll remain a bit skeptical of it actually releasing then). GSC recently updated their website with a cool new video flying through the game’s environments and demonstrating many of the graphical upgrades that have been introduced, and if you’re even half as excited about the game as I am you’ll definitely want to watch it over.
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