Late last year a new “gameplay teaser” for STALKER 2 provided fans with a fresh impression of the game. The teaser trailer didn’t represent real gameplay, but it was created using Unreal Engine 4, and was designed to give people a notion of how the game will actually look and feel once they do get their hands on it. Well, now developer GSC Game World have provided a little bit more detail about what we saw in the teaser (which you can check out again, below).
Most notably, GSC Game World have confirmed that STALKER 2 will have a new protagonist – a lone stalker named Skif…
Here’s a bit more context about what was happening in the teaser.
According to GSC, the development of STALKER 2 is “progressing smoothly,” and they’re on track to deliver the 4K ray-traced experience they promised for Xbox Series X. The game will also be releasing Day 1 on Xbox Game Pass. Hopefully, this means the game does indeed arrive this year without delays.
And here it is: an emission. A signature part of the STALKER. series, a powerful release of the anomalous energy from the center of the Zone. Emission happens from time to time and it’s extremely dangerous: it can kill you in the blink of an eye. When a stalker notices a start of emission, they should hide immediately and wait for the end of it, hoping they can get through. So that’s why Skif is in a hurry: he is certainly looking for cover in the nearby building.
The situation is far from safe, though: the building is half-ruined, and the PDA doesn’t seem to work: the signal is lost. All things considered, it’s easy not to notice someone hiding in the shadows. He does look familiar, though…
STALKER 2 is slated to creep onto PC and Xbox Series X/S sometime in 2021.
