Developers from the GSC Game World studio brought to gamescom 2024 a public demo of the post-apocalyptic open-world shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and new footage from it was shown on the Xbox broadcast from the exhibition.
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In a 14-minute excerpt from the official Xbox stream, the head of GSC and the head of development of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Evgeniy Grigorovich comments on the broadcast gameplay.
During the dedicated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 segments showed night shootouts with enemies, a meeting with the Bloodsucker, gatherings around the fire, a console interface and weapon modifications.
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According to Grigorovich, one of the main tasks in developing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was to give the player as much freedom as possible. For example, behaving as cruelly as possible – this line of behavior will have its pros and cons.
Grigorovich added that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 encourages the user to explore the Zone. A significant portion of the content is located outside of specific locations, in the middle of the open world.
Representatives from Digital Foundry and The Verge also praised the technical state of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. demo. 2. On Xbox Series X, the game runs at 60 frames/s and pleasantly surprises with image quality.
As a result of the recent transfer, the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is now expected not on September 5, but on November 20 this year. The game is being created for PC (Steam, GOG, EGS, Microsoft Store), Xbox Series X, S and Game Pass.