• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. vets reveal more of Survarium
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[url]http://www.shacknews.com/article/74711/stalker-vets-reveal-more-of-survarium[/url]
This is the first I have heard of this. Sounds good.
Sounds like they are making stalker 2 without tapping into its patents. AKA Anomaly's caused by radiation turn into anomaly's caused by plants. (Which is good but id rather have stalker 2) This does look very promising though.
Looks beautiful. Loved the STALKER games, can't wait for this.
I will only get this because it's F2P. So gutted not to have STALKER 2 though. Looks like Call of Pripyat will be the best we get. Not that it's in any way a bad thing.
[QUOTE=taipan;36693357]Sounds like they are making stalker 2 without tapping into its patents. AKA Anomaly's caused by radiation turn into anomaly's caused by plants. (Which is good but id rather have stalker 2) This does look very promising though.[/QUOTE] You mean IP, but yeah. I guess they really want to do that game.
Like everyone else has said; pretty down about no STALKER 2, but I'm optimistic about this new IP.
[quote]Lastly, free play dumps you into a huge procedurally-generated map with 20-30 players, not to mention mutants, for you to explore and form alliances as you please.[/quote] That takes a load off my mind. I feared for the worst until I read this.
pics: [img]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/165865_445408195480616_1955868131_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/552234_445408405480595_1703107989_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/523500_445408535480582_629296815_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/554253_445408665480569_429317990_n.jpg[/img]
[quote] Lastly, free play dumps you into a huge procedurally-generated map with 20-30 players, not to mention mutants, for you to explore and form alliances as you please. [/quote] we need more games where shit like this can happen
The thing I like most is they're offering modes for all kinds of play styles. As long as the stats aren't too unfair and you still stand a chance with low end equipment then it'll be hella good.
The storyline is terrible though.
[QUOTE=Francisco;36696624]pics: [img]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/165865_445408195480616_1955868131_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/552234_445408405480595_1703107989_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/523500_445408535480582_629296815_n.jpg[/img] [img]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/554253_445408665480569_429317990_n.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] That is one shitty skybox texture
[QUOTE=Amez;36697169]The storyline is terrible though.[/QUOTE] Because stalker had such a sound and perfect story to begin with? Yes this is essentially The Happening V2 but I couldn't give a shit as long as the gameplay is solid and the quests are relatively interesting.
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[QUOTE=spekter;36697422]gameplay is solid[/QUOTE] I feel like this won't happen as an MMO, but it's only a 20-30 person game so I guess it will be a lot better than that.
[QUOTE=imaguy;36697180]That is one shitty skybox texture[/QUOTE] I can't think of a single stalker game that's had a good skybox texture
[QUOTE=Schmaaa;36697622]I can't think of a single stalker game that's had a good skybox texture[/QUOTE] Emissions had a better skybox
[QUOTE=Schmaaa;36697622]I can't think of a single stalker game that's had a good skybox texture[/QUOTE] SoC had some great ones...
[QUOTE=Amez;36697169]The storyline is terrible though.[/QUOTE] The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock. Birds go mad for some reason and kill everyone. I guess other things than the background plot can affect wheter a story is good or not.
[QUOTE=spekter;36697422]Because stalker had such a sound and perfect story to begin with? Yes this is essentially The Happening V2 but I couldn't give a shit as long as the gameplay is solid and the quests are relatively interesting.[/QUOTE] STALKER's storyline was pretty solid in my opinion, and I agree that as long as the game itself is fun it shouldn't matter. I never mentioned that it was going to be a shit game, I only said that the background plot is rather bad. Here's the background story for anyone else in the thread: [quote] [b]2016.[/b] Mankind is shaken from inner controversies and problems of overpopulation, ecology, energy and economic crises. Greed and madness of corporations, devaluation, loss of landmarks, disappointment in one’s self and life become social norm. Ecological catastrophes lead to terrible consequences. Entire ecosystems die out, ousted by hoards of rats and parasites. Weeds infest the fields, while roads are overgrown by plants to such extremes that one has to chop their way through. Governments and military try burning the Forest out, but this only makes it worse. Mould, fungi and mutated greenery have almost instantly captured vast territories. Large cities are cut off by the forest overwoods, while loss of electricity from power plants leads to massive blackouts. Starvation and anarchy consume the cities. A large biotechnological organization produces a virus aimed at stopping the forest from spreading. The tests prove successful and the virus is scattered over huge overgrowth territories. Many sigh in relief as it looks like the ever-advancing forest has now been stopped. In spring clouds of anomalous pollen cover the cities, causing an epidemic of unknown malady which leads to the human body literally rotting within a day’s time. In 12 months nine-tenths of mankind perishes the world over. [b]2026.[/b] Cities are destroyed and being captured by the forest. Handfuls of survivors try seeking out safe areas. We are one of them. There are no more countries or borders. Anarchy rules the world. Now everyone is out for themselves.[/quote]
Oh boy another post apocalyptic thing the originality never ends
[QUOTE=fear me;36716019]Oh boy another post apocalyptic thing the originality never ends[/QUOTE] It's a spiritual successor to STALKER, it's not supposed to be original
[QUOTE=skynrdfan3;36696625]we need more games where shit like this can happen[/QUOTE] Hm, we'll have to look how the procedural generation pans out. It's a lot harder to make interesting and non-same-y environments with visual quality like this than compared to say, Minecraft.
Sounds a bit like DayZ and Stalker mixed with a few other things.
Graphically it looks really good. However, I still want my STALKER 2. :(
I'm still kind of scared for the atmosphere of this game, it being an MMO and all, but the contained servers in free-play mode with only 20-30 players are reassuring. Hopefully, you won't see people's names above their heads. The last thing I need to is to shoot down a killer mutant plant, burn it's spawn and steal it's seed as an artifact only to have a player run up to me, xXxh3aDsH00T3r69LOLxXx above his head, spamming the chat.
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