I'm pumped about this game... I loved the first once I got past the bugs and horrible optimization.
Now I've got a new (ish) PC ready to rock... its gona be a great fall for shooters with rpg elements.
Clear Sky, Fallout 3... really I dont need to go any further than that!

I'm pretty excited.

Only fuck yes.

It looks very promising, I never got a chance to play the first stalker, but I heard a ton of good things about it(besides some technical problems aside) and I've seen some stuff for Clear Sky and it looks really good... just gotta upgrade my PC first,which will happen sometime in the next half a year or so, then I'll pick it up for sure.

I didnt realise it was nearly out!

Going to be fucking awesome.

Might need an upgrade :\

Originally they said that it will run as well as shadow of chernobyl on the same pc. Anyone know if thats still true?

Isn't everyone excited?

"Isn't everyone excited?"

Yes, DEFINITELY.

Can't wait to love it like I did with Shadow of Chernobyl.

I am super psyched for this game. I loved the first game and this one looks to be even better...I still wish it would come to consoles so it could get a wider audience though.

I don't know about STALKER on consoles. One of its main draws is sucking you into the game world, one thing that never really does it for me on consoles. Whenever I'm playing a console game I've always got that thought in the back of my mind, like 'quit playing video games' or something.

It would certainly boost sales though. Game World GSC has said STALKER was pirated to no ends and they didn't make a lot of money off it.

Hell yeah I'm excited about Clear Sky! Shadow of Chernobyl was awesome!

i am kind of excited.

I need a job, like tomorrow in order to be able to afford this D:

I'm going to go to the nearest store and demand a job. After how incredible Shadow of Chernobyl was I refuse to pirate this game. It's worth a special edition purchase.

Hell yea, I'm counting down the days till its release.

Goddamn, I may have to borrow money from my parents for the first time in a decade.

Can't wait, if they have learnt things from their last game this one should be awesome.

absolutey, I'm even sad I have to wait another week to play it :(


but a Saturday release?? That doesn't make much sense but it would make for a perfect weekend, can't wait, see you all online of course

I haven't looked forward to a game this much in years (excluding MGS4), which makes it all the more painful that I might have to wait a few weeks to play it...

hell yeah.

I am really enjoying the first game, I hope the fix the crashes and such.  Other than that, it is great and quite scary.

I'm excited for this - but not for Fallout 3.

8 more days...

Fuck yah i am!

Can't wait to load up a weight limit cheat! a-Ha!

Not that pumped after the bad reviews. Well not bad but not great either.

What bad reviews?

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What bad reviews?

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Don't forget SoC got worse reviews than those, which means if they're anything to go by, Clear Sky will be amazing.

Delayed until September 15th.

"Delayed until September 15th."

Son of a bitch!

Just in NA.  There's some manufacturing problems or something and the copies all got recalled.  Oh well, it's only a week or so.

So it seems, I might buy the European version. It's still set for the 5th. Steam version is still at the 6th, however. Apparently, they had some trouble with the CD keys.

Damn CD keys always causin' trouble!  Actually I sorta want the EU version too.  Then I can get my hands on that awesome CE.  You get a friggin' zippo that says STALKER.  That's too cool.  Even though I don't smoke.  And I've never needed a lighter in my life... but it's still damn cool!  The banadana is cool too.  But I don't wear bandanas...

Loved SoC and can't wait to play Clear Sky.
Hopefully whatever problems they've had won't affect the Steam release which is still listed for this weekend.

I heard something about a bad IGN review but quite frankly I couldn't give two ***** about what the reviews say, I want to make up my own mind.

IGN gave it an 8.2 actually, definitely not a low score. Now getting my new PC in about 2 more weeks(after another paycheck), and I'll be playing clear skys soon as it comes out, I can't wait :)

The reviews aren't as great as I hoped they would be, but I'm still getting it. It looks and feels so real....

The reviews are a bit over what stalker SoC got it seems..and that game to me was absolutely amazing, even with all the bugs...fuck whatever it gets review wise though, I've seen enough of it, and even if I hadn't, more STALKER is definitely a good thing, buy first day hands down :)

I've had my copy (European release) for a day now and am not happy at all. I have encountered far too many bugs that have lead me to restart far too many times (I can't even start a new game without it crashing now). I'm going to have to wait til the second patch is released for non-Russian versions of the game.

Once you get passed the horrific bugs in this game it is actually great fun, though you make get lucky and not encounter any gltiches, as some people claim.

I am very exited for this game. I mean it's like STALKER, but with better graphics and supposedly less bugs, I'm in.

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I've had my copy (European release) for a day now and am not happy at all. I have encountered far too many bugs that have lead me to restart far too many times (I can't even start a new game without it crashing now).

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I wish this game was on consoles.  My computer could never run it. D:

UPDATE: I got the game working yesterday thanks to a user created script fix (you can find it on the GSC forums, they aren't loading at the moment so I can't find the link). Not to mention the second patch is rumoured to be out on the 15th (when the US version is out). So all should be fine.

Anyway the game is excellent, I love the faction wars, upgradeable weapons and now finding artifacts is a real challenge. 

Second Update: I found the link for the fix I mentioned here... http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=community&s=forums&s_game_type=xr2&thm_page=1&thm_id=16080&page=4&sec_id=18

I have already bought the game and love it so far...

I would absolutely love if they did that, but I doubt it'll happen. Just gonna have to rely on some user mods for updated graphics..still won't be effects and s uch on the level of clear sky though.

I'm torn on this. Since I only buy around 4 games a year, I'm not sure if I want to buy this one. There are a bunch of other games that have yet to come out, Left 4 Dead, Far Cry 2, Crysis Warhead, Call of Duty: World at War.

I was hoping it would be a massive improvement over the original (which had great atmosphere and graphics but the gameplay was boring and tedious at times) but the reviews indicate its more of the same with the same bugs.

Here is my rundown of the series:

+ Great realistic atmosphere
+ Best graphics ever
+ Attention to detail in environments
+ Good AI

- Not enough combat, most of the game spent talking with NPCs or traveling from one place to another
- Too many technical things like food and jamming
- Gets boring when you stay in the same area for a while
- Can be extremely frustrating
- Initially confusing interface
- Overall, I got bored because there wasn't enough combat

I think this game would have been best off like Crysis - a game thats open ended but with linear progression.

I am.. it looks like a good game.

I have STALKER clear sky, its amazing!

"I'm torn on this. Since I only buy around 4 games a year, I'm not sure if I want to buy this one. There are a bunch of other games that have yet to come out, Left 4 Dead, Far Cry 2, Crysis Warhead, Call of Duty: World at War.

I was hoping it would be a massive improvement over the original (which had great atmosphere and graphics but the gameplay was boring and tedious at times) but the reviews indicate its more of the same with the same bugs.

Here is my rundown of the series:

+ Great realistic atmosphere
+ Best graphics ever
+ Attention to detail in environments
+ Good AI

- Not enough combat, most of the game spent talking with NPCs or traveling from one place to another
- Too many technical things like food and jamming
- Gets boring when you stay in the same area for a while
- Can be extremely frustrating
- Initially confusing interface
- Overall, I got bored because there wasn't enough combat

I think this game would have been best off like Crysis - a game thats open ended but with linear progression.
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