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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: - Tech Review

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    [​IMG]Gamepressure checked out the technical aspects of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2:
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    STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Tech Review. Your PC Will Burn After Entering the Zone

    I didn't have high expectations for the optimization of STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl, yet I was still disappointed. The game performs poorly, it's riddled with bugs and it's hard to enjoy the phenomenal gameplay under this thick shell of shortcomings.

    Before we move on to the core of this review, I must note that I have never had any contact with the Stalker series. When the first game was released, I was 10 years old and FPS wasn't my favorite genre. However, I remember Stalker relatively well, mainly from stories told by older colleagues and plenty of memes and anecdotes related to modding it. Until now, I had an image in my head of a post-apocalyptic Skyrim, which also has its fair share of problems and it is the community that brings it to a usable state.

    However, I assumed that STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which is coming to PC and Xbox Series X/S on release day, will be a bit more polished. You know, it's a flagship position of Game Pass, postponed for years to subsequent dates and created in pain for over a decade. Of course, armed with the internet's wisdom, I assumed that certain "hiccups" simply had to occur at the time of its release. What I found exceeded my expectations - STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, at the time of writing this text, is in very poor technical condition, and only owners of very, very powerful PCs can get smooth gameplay. I also think that the system requirements given by the developers are overly optimistic and if you were hoping to meet those recommended, you are likely to be disappointed.

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