Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R really that hard?

[♠♣The Jester♣♠]

I've played Dark Souls 1 & 2 and got to PT 8(almost 9 now) and its pretty damn hard. Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R on that level of difficulty? If so I'm gonna get the bundle today, if not then I ain't gonna bother with it.

[Beanzy]

I don't really know how to answer your question here. I mean, Stalker and Dark Souls are pretty different from each other (one's a shooter and the other is an action RPG).

I think Stalker is pretty high on the difficulty scale for FPS games, even with the best weapons and armor you can still screw yourself over if you aren't cautious (e.g., a headshot with any low tier weapon can potentially kill even the most elite player).

I'd say Stalker is a game where thinking about tactics (where/how to engage an enemy) and consequently AI that can think tactically (uses cover, tries to flank) is where the crux of the difficulty lies, whereas Dark Souls is more about having good reflexes and split second decision making.

[Galerina]

What the other guy said. If you really do want it to be hard crank it up to Master difficulty. There are plenty of mods out for it too, many that will increase the difficulty even more.

If you're looking for some extreme difficulty in Call of Pripiyat, then grab the Misery mod, it's amazing.

[Ratsach]

If you want hardcore there is a mod for cop called misery and it does what it says on the tin and also looks very pretty in a horrific sort of way. http://www.miserymod.com/?p=1462
(edit) damn you None you beat me to it

[QUANTUM MECHANICS c000021a]

Play it at master level you will see...

[♠♣The Jester♣♠]

Okay you all mentioned mods for the game, is there a site that anyone can link that has ALL the mods? Just bought the bundle(friend persuaded me)and I want to mod the game to Oblivion(see what I did thar :P).

[AlucarD]

Dark Souls is easy and doable with a well written guide, the hardness in Dark Souls comes from the fact that you dont know what to do most of the time and that will get you killed, once you follow a structured guide and level up you will have no more problems. STALKER is even easier as you have infinte save states and can reload whenever you want, most of the hardess in STALKER comes from fglistches an dbugs thou :( If you want really hard, play Ninja gaiden Black on master ninja, that game will break you.

[Ratsach]

Originally posted by +!!Stillnyte!!+:

Okay you all mentioned mods for the game, is there a site that anyone can link that has ALL the mods? Just bought the bundle(friend persuaded me)and I want to mod the game to Oblivion(see what I did thar :P).

http://www.moddb.com/games/stalker/mods there you go

[genepool]

the game is legendary hard if you download stalkersoup mod... god that mod is the bane of my life...

[Mystic Referee]

It's not really that difficult if you pack for the jouney and be a bit cautious. Obviously if you run into this game like HALO you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥. But if you just take a moment to look at your situation and what you're planning on doing it's not that hard.

[♠♣The Jester♣♠]

Well right now I'm downloading the STALKER Complete mod with the Misery mod that you all recommended before, hopefully the game will be less buggy with better visuals and the like. I've heard from people that the Complete mod will make the game pretty easy which is why I'm getting the Misery mod and I already have the difficulty cranked up to the max. Can't wait to play it now, bug-less STALKER here I come!

[Twoflower]

Originally posted by +!!Stillnyte!!+:

bug-less STALKER

Ahahaha aha.. ah... hmm... oh -god-

*cries*