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Developer GSC Game World plans to drop the second follow-up to the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. this October in North America. Dubbed Call of Pripyat, this upcoming and stand-alone title (think Clear Skies) will push players deeper into the universe’s story, specifically within the confines of the busted-up Zone center. What awaits people in this place? Hooded old men with magical shields and some sort of pox.

A lengthy teaser for the title was released yesterday afternoon. A hovering camera lingers on the environment of the title for a good clip, slowly revealing a maze of buildings and even some green stuff. Eventually, the focus is shifted to the protagonist as he shuffles through a dilapidated building with some sort of old-man-midget-monster following him.

Call of Pripyat seems like it will be a S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-ass S.T.A.L.K.E.R. title. Are any of you thinking about picking this up when it hits this fall? Or are you S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'ed out?








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Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 10:53
Topher Cantler
...what?
Matthew Razak's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 10:53
Matthew Razak
You had way too much fun typing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 10:56
Kraid
The first STALKER was brilliant but Clear Sky was dissapoiting. I probably going to give it a try.
Sterling Aiayla Lyons's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:02
Sterling Aiayla Lyons
I really liked the first S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but I didn't get the second one.

Anyhow, I'm up for more S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
bunnymud's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:08
bunnymud
Anything with S.T.A.L.K.E.R in the title gets my money


Watching the movie just fuels me up to play more
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:12
psycho terror2
i will keep playing STALKER for as long as they keep making it. already replayed SOC, and partway through CS in anticipation of this game.

from the look of the trailer it's not going to be too different from the last two which is fine by me. i just hope they sort out some of the performance problems that came with the new XRAY engine in CS. a little SMT could go a long way!
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:16
LsTr Of SmG
What Kraid said, I'm interested after the teaser though - looks nice.
harrmonica's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:27
harrmonica
these dudes do atmosphere right.
milo128's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:42
milo128
Is this coming out for ps3? If not I'll buy it for 360 (unless there's online, then I'll pirate it).
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:55
LsTr Of SmG
@ milo128

PC, and do the right thing by supporting the developer and buying the damn game. If you want it on 360 they're porting the original game over after they finish development on this one.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 11:58
Kraid
@LsTr ; Fo REAL!!?? This is the greastest news I've heard in a long time! HOly shit the first stalker on 360 would be awesome!
Gh0ulunatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 12:05
Gh0ulunatic
@Kraid: yeah, that'd be amazing. Hopefully they're step the graphics up a little bit. Even if not, I'll probably still buy it.
Ericb's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 12:33
Ericb
The video was ok, in spite of the carefullly placed poorly rendered head. I did like the atmosphere very much, with TRULY dark outside environments occasionaly lit by lightning.

I don't think I've seen that particular lighting trick ever since Ninja Gaiden 2 on the NES. There gotta be some more recent game who used that in some way. I just can't seem to remember any.

But really, that short monster just killed it.
CRAZYAPE69's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 12:54
CRAZYAPE69
wow, i want this now because of the dwarf wizard deformed man
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 13:02
LsTr Of SmG
@ Kraid

Yep, apparently so. They got 360 certified recently and they've hinted at a port.
Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 13:03
Face
Those Dwarf guys were cut from the original. The Oblivion Lost mod added them back in. I enjoyed the first one, even the vanilla game. I'm just hoping they have put the polish on this time to deliver a great official experience.
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 13:07
LsTr Of SmG
Sorry I phrased that sentence incorrectly, I meant: They're 360 certified and they've hinted at a port a lot recently in fact I also just came across this: http://www.pakgamers.com/forums/xbox-xbox-360/37669-s-t-l-k-e-r-xbox-360-but-wont-come-out-before-pripyat.html
Muetank's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 13:12
Muetank
Does want. If you get the oblivion lost mod for SOC you can fight those little dwarf guys like the one in this trailer. I'll tell ya, they might be small but they are tough little mofos.
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 13:35
PrinceofCannedPeaches
Compare the trailer for Assassin's Creed to the trailer for Call of Pripyat and you can tell those guys are foreign with a capital DASVIDANYA.
Arkhon's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 14:23
Arkhon
I want a game where you play as the monster.
Blackhat's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 14:23
Blackhat
"Compare the trailer for Assassin's Creed to the trailer for Call of Pripyat and you can tell those guys are foreign with a capital DASVIDANYA."

/cough they're-Ukrainian-not-russian /cough

Love the STALKER series, will definitely get this. But yeah, they are still... not great... at videos to try to sell the game, haha.
cobacel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 14:27
cobacel
Brad Nicholson didnt played the other stalkers because this thing was in the other stalekrs too !!!!!!!!!

LOL

BTW thisdwarf didnt came with any mod ! IT CAME WITH THE ORIGINAL RELEASE
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 14:51
psycho terror2
@ cobacel

i played both the other STALKER games more than once and didn't see the ewok thing. doesn't mean i didn't play them.
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 16:25
Roryzilla
That was a pretty terrible trailer.
cobacel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 17:21
cobacel
@ psycho terror2


I saw these dwarfs in a LAB underground . they were POWERFULL !!!

Too bad you didn't see them they are scary aswell and if i remember right it was in the first stalker AND I THINK I HAD THE OBLIVION LOST MOD !!
Noqturne's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 17:32
Noqturne
I dunno why but I get a very Penumbra-ish feeling when watching this teaser/trailer. Which is a very good thing.
countingdown7's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 17:36
countingdown7
The first STALKER on 360?? NO WAY!!! Hopefully they iron out the bugs, bump up the rez to 720p and I'm sold!!
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 18:10
psycho terror2
@ cobacel

must have been the mod. there was definitely a controller in the X-16 lab, but no ewoks.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 19:08
timtheterrible
Why'd they have to go and fuck it up with Ewoks?
wrecker77's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/12/2009 20:29
wrecker77
Some of the best news in a long time. I find something oddly fascinationg about the STALKER series. Russian wasteland = win.

@timtheterrible

I will admit, that thing looks really stupid. I cant see what the second thing is but that looks classic zombie.
a0jer's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/13/2009 08:49
a0jer
I lost my faith in GSC a long time ago so I'm biased, but here's what I saw and heard in that trailer; no new textures, no new models, no new effects, no new sounds and no new maps. An optimist might say they've been fixing the bugs and had no time to add new features.
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