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If you open the PDA proper, you'll have a chance to scan the entire world for any of these elements and plan your explorations with an eye towards the big picture. You can simply check the mini-map for the location of your next main objective and your selected secondary objective, and you'll also see the location of item stashes as well as the other inhabitants of the Zone, be they friendly, hostile or dead. To help navigate this world, the PDA has more information for you this time around. Some gamers will love the sense of immersion and exploration that endless walking brings, while others will see it as a massive time sink that extends the length of the game without adding any interest to it. This is one of the many features in this game whose worth is really in the eye of the beholder. As it is, there's a lot of walking in this game. Fortunately, there are some guides that can transport you instantly around in the zone you're in, but it would have been nicer to have guides within each zone who could transport you into nearby zones. As open as the world is, the world is divided up into discrete zones so you will have to load from time to time as you move from one point to another. The+scale+and+level+of+detail+here+is+really+incredible. Of course, there are still some illusion-shattering elements, like the very gentle slopes that you just can't climb, or the barbed wire fences that you simply won't cross. From little campfires out in the wild to massive multi-level industrial complexes, the game looks and feels like a real environment and not simply a massive game level. The visual appeal of this game world is simply amazing. To be fair, the characters are themselves a bit flat, so it's not entirely the fault of the voice actors.Д«ut though the inhabitants lack a lot of personality, there is a lot of personality in the environment. The voice acting doesn't really help to sell the realism, mostly because of the broad delivery, but also because so much of the ambient dialogue is still in Russian. The writing isn't terribly good, but it's at least enough to provide a context for your adventures in the Zone.

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And though the main storyline plays out in a linear sequence, you're free to explore the rest of the content however and whenever you choose.

You'll travel through familiar places like Cordon and meet up with some characters from the original game, but there are lots of new places and faces to see as well. From there the player will have to unravel the mystery of the anomaly and find work with a number of competing factions. He wakes up on a farm in the middle of a swamp, finding that he's been rescued by a group of scientists known as Clear Sky. Things start well as the player is knocked unconscious by a massive anomaly.

Still, the basic outline of the plot leaves a bit to be desired. We don't want to give away too much of the story, because there are some twists and turns that are probably better enjoyed as they happen.

You'll+be+working+for+many+factions+throughout+the+game. Clear Sky offers more of the same, adding several entirely new elements and lots of new content but some of the changes shift the emphasis of the game into directions that may not be entirely welcomed by some fans of the original game. In short, it was a strange mix of elements that managed to captivate a number of gamers in spite of its abundant bugs. Loads of moody details and atmosphere gave the world a sense of depth and realism, while the unpredictable anomalies and mutants and mercenaries made it a dangerous and often terrifying place.

The wide-open world offered a kind of freedom not seen in most first-person shooters. If you missed the first game, shame on you. And while the basic approach and concept of the game is still as original and interesting as ever, the rough edges make it at best unpleasant, and at worst nearly unplayable. We've been looking forward to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky for some time now, first because we desperately wanted to return to the unique world, and second because we hoped a sequel would give the developers a chance to present a more stable and consistent experience than we got the first time around.

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