S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

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The next fallout?
anyone think this will play like fallout but more mature?
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Lechuza the Scoot Nov 12, 2024 @ 7:10am 
.-.
StormhawkV Nov 12, 2024 @ 7:12am 
I always felt like the modern Fallout games were some kind of post-apocalyptic theme park. I'd be disappointed if Stalker 2 was like this.
Tony Salami Nov 12, 2024 @ 7:14am 
Originally posted by AdD♛K♛ng♛C♛sper♛ ۞:
anyone think this will play like fallout but more mature?
It is quite different from Fallout. It may look similar as it is a post apocalyptic FPS, but it has a very different feel to the whole thing (speaking of the older games as this one is not out yet lol). You do not level you character, but only improve in gear and upgrades to that gear. It is also way more about survival (though not that intrusive) within a harsh world and the older games tend to be quite difficult. The AI is also a big thing in this franchise with the world feeling truly alive with events happening constantly around you, even if you do not witness them directly. I do not know if I would call it more mature, but the black comedy that is a very big part in the Fallout series is basically non existent here with them embracing a more serious tone. It is also way more of a horror game rather than just a shooter. Hope this explains a little :)
Last edited by Tony Salami; Nov 12, 2024 @ 7:16am
Originally posted by AdD♛K♛ng♛C♛sper♛ ۞:
anyone think this will play like fallout but more mature?
no not at all
ThotsBContagious Nov 12, 2024 @ 7:23am 
Originally posted by StormhawkV:
I always felt like the modern Fallout games were some kind of post-apocalyptic theme park. I'd be disappointed if Stalker 2 was like this.
Same, to compere stalker to it is just ridiculous.
Don't get wrong I enjoy both but they're nothing alike.
Last edited by ThotsBContagious; Nov 12, 2024 @ 7:23am
Dave Nov 12, 2024 @ 7:44am 
erm, no totally different. You can try the original stalker videos and check. Its not everyones cuppa tea. But my favourite game actually. I have the original stalker GAMMA mod which was uber.
JoseRodriguez Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:06am 
Western media promoted Stalker for years as "Yeah, here's a Slavic Fallout"

Lucky those game journalists are in stress test right now.
Hey I'm Back! Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:08am 
Originally posted by AdD♛K♛ng♛C♛sper♛ ۞:
anyone think this will play like fallout but more mature?

It is obvious that you do not know anything by comparing apples and pears with each other.
Myyrä Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:17am 
Bethesda is a joke and any Fallout game they've developed is also a joke, they do not have any of the charm that FO1&2 had, Bethesda flayed them of their skin and paraded around inside them their bastardized versions.
I have played them though, don't get me wrong, it's just it took me a while to come to the realization that Bethesda is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ joke.
Last edited by Myyrä; Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:19am
Isundir Edelhert Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:22am 
Originally posted by Dave:
erm, no totally different. You can try the original stalker videos and check. Its not everyones cuppa tea. But my favourite game actually. I have the original stalker GAMMA mod which was uber.
There was a GAMMA mod for Shadow of Chernobyl, huh never knew that I thought it was just a modpack for the Anomaly mod?
Sidewinder Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:30am 
Originally posted by Myyrä:
Bethesda is a joke and any Fallout game they've developed is also a joke, they do not have any of the charm that FO1&2 had, Bethesda flayed them of their skin and paraded around inside them their bastardized versions.
I have played them though, don't get me wrong, it's just it took me a while to come to the realization that Bethesda is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ joke.
Not only do you not answer the question, you're also sharing your opinion when nobody asked you to do so.
As for OP, like the others have said, it won't.
Fallout is by default an RPG - whether it's a good RPG or a bad one depends on which entry you focus on with 76 being arguably the worst and New Vegas being the best and that's excluding Fallouts 1, 2 and Tactics since those are from a completely different era. Stalker is an FPS with survival and horror elements.
The only thing that make the two similar are the post-apocalyptic theme, both are played from first person and both are shooters to some degree (Fallout lets you do melee, Stalker has a single, fairly useless knife - unless we count some mods like Anomaly which adds a couple more knives and even axes).
Stalker has very few if any RPG mechanics, while also being much less of a chore as a shooter (I'm talking about the infamous Bethesda damage sponges that are a thing in basically all their games - bandits soaking up 20 shots from a railgun like it's nothing kinda stuff).
ImHelping Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:33am 
I keep joking about "The dumbest AI moments of fallout remind me of Stalker" for a reason.

So yes, yes it will. In ways people will never want to admit-

Oh no. Preston can't aim down to kill a legless ghoul. Just like duty NPCs can't aim down with an LMG to kill a couple hamsters sprinting down the railroad tracks! It is all coming back!

Magical damage sponge humans are also around in stalker. But stalker also wants you to be able to hit things from farther away even with the trash early game guns that will veer off at 45 degrees on semi auto or climb into the sky even with -300% recoil mods. While much like fallout, a later game gun will be allowed to full auto headshot even if you find it half broken in a ditch, just because "more expensive = gooder"

When you see people hyping up the GP37 or FT200m in stalker, it is because you can drill a whole magazine into a skull EZ with them compared to any fully upgraded AK clone.

Both franchise fanbase are obsessed with flip flopping between "Ugh, unique named variant is OP" and "You deserve to not kill them with headshots because you didn't use the unique named variant!"
Last edited by ImHelping; Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:39am
Boxer Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:38am 
Completely different type of games, Stalker is an hardcore, realistic shooter with paranormal stuff added into it, Fallout has been a fantasy game since Bethesda acquired it.
Fallout is also running on an engine that makes the X-Ray of the old stalker games feel modern.
Last edited by Boxer; Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:38am
Foxrun Nov 12, 2024 @ 8:38am 
Originally posted by AdD♛K♛ng♛C♛sper♛ ۞:
anyone think this will play like fallout but more mature?
These games are nothing like Fallout
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