Review STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl – Finally the game that fans of the STALKER game series have been waiting for, namely STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been released on November 20 2024. This game brings back a dangerous adventure where the Player is a STALKER who lives in a dangerous zone called Chornobyl full of nuclear radiation .

On this occasion I will share my experience of playing the STALKER 2 game through a review. There are many exciting experiences as a STALKER in the latest game made by GSC Game World which can make you remember how dangerous the Chornobyl zone is like the previous game series.

What is the new game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl like?

Review STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Let’s just start discussing the STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Review.

Story

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl tells the story of a loner STALKER who goes on an adventure in a dangerous zone filled with nuclear radiation called or commonly abbreviated as The Zone.

The protagonist this time tries to find a way to live in peace with a mysterious artifact he found in his house before a dangerous incident occurred. However, this object needs a special energy from the anomaly in The Zone so that the quality of the artifact does not disappear. This requires the Protagonist to collect this energy so that the quality of this artifact has high value when sold.

When recharging the energy of the artifact was carried out, he was suddenly attacked by a certain group making him lose the object. Therefore, the Protagonist looks for a way to find the mysterious artifact, sell it, and live quietly in his new house from the proceeds from selling the artifact.

However, what he found was that the artifact was very unique and even made the Protagonist face a certain group who wanted to exploit the potential of the artifact. How important is this artifact to the STALKERS who live in The Zone? Everything will be answered in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

Special features that are already special with the STALKER Game Series

As a big fan of the STALKER game series, you must already understand the premise of the story that I have explained above. The Protagonist character is looking for something lost, has to face dangerous groups, and overcome various obstacles in The Zone which is full of anomalies and dangerous mutated monsters ready to attack everyone.

A story premise like this has become a characteristic that has existed in previous STALKER game series. Because the main goal of the Protagonist is to find or find something very important with a goal that he really wants to find out. This is not much different from the Protagonist in the game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

What happened in The Zone, who has the information, and what challenges the Protagonist has to face, you can find this information widely from other STALKER or goods PDA they have.

Game

Gameplay in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl still presents the FPS genre with Survival Horror elements. Players will control the Protagonist character, a STALKER (Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers, Robbers) who lives in The Zone area which is full of dangerous nuclear radiation.

During the game, players will carry out various missions from other STALKER characters, both Main Quests and Side Quests. Each Quest has its own way to complete it, some include eradicating dangerous mutated monsters, fighting other STALKER enemies, or finding goods important with various kinds of dangerous anomalies that can kill anything.

To survive, players will be equipped with various things goods and weapons that can help, starting from firearms, grenades, Medkits to heal Health, Artifacts that can have effects on characters, and many more.

You could say that the player’s ability to survive in The Zone area is the main key in the game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl. Elements like this have become a distinctive feature throughout the STALKER series created by developer GSC Game World.

So always pay attention and make careful calculations about whether you can survive while carrying out a mission or just exploring. Moreover, every location in STALKER 2 has many dangerous anomalies that can kill players slowly or slowly one hit-kill. Always being careful is the main key when playing this game.

Graphic

The graphics of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl are very different from the previous game considering the distance between the release of the last game, entitled STALKER: Call of Pripyat, which was first released in 2009. With this different time distance, you will be surprised by how much different the STALKER 2 graphics are.

What is a plus in the graphics of this game is that the view of the dangerous atmosphere and feel of The Zone area was created very well by the GSC Game World development team. Even if you are observant and careful during exploration, you can clearly see that there is some kind of anomaly with a unique effect created with an extraordinary appearance.

The character models themselves were made very well by developer GSC Game World. Even though there are a few things that you feel are lacking, it’s not a big deal because you will immediately be carried away by the graphic display of the view of The Zone area which is beautiful but still gives a sense of threat to the player.

Voice

The sound in the game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is full of a collection of eerie music. Music like that really reflects how dangerous the area of ​​The Zone is, which is explored by STALKERs, including players, in this game.

Apart from that, the STALKER 2 Soundtrack collection is filled with lots of songs that can make Players’ skin crawl. Especially when some of the songs are played when the player is exploring in a dark and quiet bunker, it makes the game even more scary, especially when played alone at night.

Summary

After the explanation above, maybe you are wondering what the game STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is worth played or not. Personally, I think STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a must-play, especially if you are a big fan of the STALKER game series who has been waiting for a new game from GSC Game World for a long time.

While playing, I felt that there were many features that could remind fans of the STALKER game series. Dangerous adventures in The Zone area, mutated monsters that are always ready to attack the Player, and locations filled with terrifying anomaly that can kill anyone who approaches them.

All of these features made my experience of playing the STALKER game series remind me of how dangerous adventures in The Zone area are. Not only that, the enemies from other STALKER are also no less dangerous. Even the STALKER enemy’s movements in this game feel more dangerous than previous games.

From the experience I have gained, the STALKER enemies in this game are much more clever when they try to kill Players without mercy. When the player hides behind a wall, the enemy immediately approaches while shooting bullets.

They even cleverly threw grenades right near the player’s shelter, making the gamer have to play more offensively instead of hiding all the time. You need to know, I played this game at the Normal Difficulty level. So when I felt how aggressively the enemy attacked, I couldn’t imagine what it would be like at the highest Difficulty in STALKER 2.

Apart from the gameplay features, I also like how the graphics of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl are made. The scenery is extraordinarily beautiful but still has the potential to be dangerous, which you can enjoy while playing. Moreover, the graphic effects at dangerous anomalous points are better than their predecessors. Coupled with the eerie sound effects, players are increasingly aware that the area of ​​The Zone that we are exploring is not a place to be taken lightly.

Behind the positive points that I explained above, of course I will also explain some of the shortcomings in STALKER 2. One of them is how flat or the flatness of the story in this game.

Indeed, the mystery regarding the artifact found by the Protagonist can make the Player curious. However, in order to know the power and potential of these artifacts, players are too often given small talk explanations which are mostly unimportant explained by other characters.

For example, you want to look for a lost artifact stolen by A, but the NPC explains that the Protagonist has to meet another character where the character then gives a small talk explanation that is not very important. You will often find things like this in games, not only in Main Quests, but also Side Quests.

Things like this have happened in previous STALKER games, even from the first game. So the story of STALKER 2 is not something extraordinary in my personal opinion.

Even so, I myself understand how the STALKER series always focuses on the excitement of playing as a STALKER who survives in the dangerous area of ​​The Zone. And this excitement has become a characteristic that is always present in the STALKER game series

That’s my review of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl based on playing experience. Are you interested in playing this new STALKER game?

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