Stalker 2 is looking great.

[Frag_Maniac]

There are zero chances we will not get a Russian/Ukrainian voice over option for NPCs. Metro series had it too, iirc, it's been many years since i played them. It's made for that trailer so as to not confuse new players in to thinking it has no English voice overs.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Crysis had a great feature that forced enemies and NPC to only speak their native language on high difficulty. So soldiers spoke Spanish, Korean, Chinese or Farsi and in Crysis they only spoke Korean.

If STALKER 2 has such an options would be so cool. Soldiers speaking Ukrainian, Stalkers a mix of Ukrainian, Russian and English, mercs and scientists English and other European languages. That would be massively atmospheric.

It just seems strange this close to launch they would use the accents shown in that vid, but I suppose that vid could have been made a while ago.

 

[droopyRO]

If they don't delay it again, we will find out in about a month

 

[Frag_Maniac]

There are zero chances we will not get a Russian/Ukrainian voice over option for NPCs. Metro series had it too, iirc, it's been many years since i played them. It's made for that trailer so as to not confuse new players in to thinking it has no English voice overs.

Just to be clear, you're talking language here, not accent, right? If so, that's not at all what I'm referring to. We in the US are used to STALKER and Metro games having English language with Ukranian/Russian accents. It's rather bothersome to have to switch it to Russian language and read subtitles constantly. It can also cause you to miss some of the world detail visually. So it can actually be less immersive, not more.

 

[Event Horizon]

I prefer Ukrainian with no subtitles for non-story voice lines (combat, campfire banter, etc) and just add subtitles for story and dialog.

 

[droopyRO]

Just to be clear, you're talking language here, not accent, right? If so, that's not at all what I'm referring to. We in the US are used to STALKER and Metro games having English language with Ukranian/Russian accents. It's rather bothersome to have to switch it to Russian language and read subtitles constantly. It can also cause you to miss some of the world detail visually. So it can actually be less immersive, not more.

As i said before, it's been many years, about 10 or so since i played it. I don't remember Strelok having an accent, but i am not contradicting you. That trailer or the main character might not be native to Eastern Europe, i have not looked in to the story, since i don't want any spoilers

For full imersion i go Ukranian/Russian with subtitles. And i am used to subtitles, in my country we never had or have got dubbed audio, not only on TV but online also. And i am glad that is so, i would have never learned English as good as i had with dubbed audio.

 

[vigor]

So the Russian voices and text will not be in the game i assume because of the stupid conflict right now?

 

[Ahhzz]

So the Russian voices and text will not be in the game i assume because of the stupid conflict right now?

careful.....
Reminder to all @here, don't get political.

 

[Chomiq]

There are zero chances we will not get a Russian/Ukrainian voice over option for NPCs. Metro series had it too, iirc, it's been many years since i played them. It's made for that trailer so as to not confuse new players in to thinking it has no English voice overs.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Crysis had a great feature that forced enemies and NPC to only speak their native language on high difficulty. So soldiers spoke Spanish, Korean, Chinese or Farsi and in Crysis they only spoke Korean.

If STALKER 2 has such an options would be so cool. Soldiers speaking Ukrainian, Stalkers a mix of Ukrainian, Russian and English, mercs and scientists English and other European languages. That would be massively atmospheric.

There is zero chance you will get Russian voiceover.

There will be full Ukrainian dub. I would rather have generic English accent than a faked Ukrainian accent. If you want immersion go for native language with subtitles. I guess for marketing purposes they choose a mix of Ukrainian and English VO.

 

[Frag_Maniac]

There is zero chance you will get Russian voiceover.

There will be full Ukrainian dub. I would rather have generic English accent than a faked Ukrainian accent. If you want immersion go for native language with subtitles. I guess for marketing purposes they choose a mix of Ukrainian and English VO.

Plenty of Ukranians speak English well enough for them to have authentic Ukranian accents in English though. This is how it should be done IMO, since it's been a staple of both STALKER and Metro franchises.

 

[vigor]

Anyone getting this game on release?

 

[FoulOnWhite]

Anyone getting this game on release?

I will, gonna pre order first week of nov.

 

[vigor]

are there any high resolution 4K screenshot or wallpapers available yet? Want to use some for the wallpaper, the graphics and atmosphere are mesmerizing in this game

 

[Ahhzz]

are there any high resolution 4K screenshot or wallpapers available yet? Want to use some for the wallpaper, the graphics and atmosphere are mesmerizing in this game

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[Chomiq]

Anyone getting this game on release?

Waiting for reviews.

 

[Event Horizon]

Waiting for reviews.

Same. I'm waiting for reviews from Stalker veterans/fans.

 

[Klemc]

Will it come out of Russia, or be region locked, there is chance in near future

 

[vigor]

I will, gonna pre order first week of nov.

I would wait for a review before buying. Very risky these days to buy games on release

 

[OneWithMisery]

I would wait for a review before buying. Very risky these days to buy games on release

Same. Game is released on wednesday, so earliest buying day for me would be friday. _IF_ it works nicely.

 

[Ahhzz]

ok... who knew there were Real Life S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Events??!!!

 

[droopyRO]

After their great shorts with the SCP universe, they released this, and the timing is great:

 

[Ahhzz]

After their great shorts with the SCP universe, they released this, and the timing is great:

holy CRAP are you kidding me??!! They made a movie??!!??!! Hahahaa I love the guy pulling an improvised bomb out of his back pocket hahaaaa

 

[Frag_Maniac]

I know this is a separate short film team, but I certainly hope the game isn't this Americanized.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

 

[dirtyferret]

early reviews for the game are in

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review

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and a performance test

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[the54thvoid]

I saw this from a review -

the best but most broken game I've played all year.

I'll hold off playing (and buying) it until the bugs are ironed out.