Tuesday, June 2, 2015

IGN: Fallout 4 To Be Officially Announced and STALKER SoC review

IGN reports that Fallout 4 will be officially announced tomorrow officially on June3rd, 2015 on it's official website.


 My Fallout 4 has been STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl, very similar to Fallout 3, richly detailed and an under appreciated gem with a great soundtrack.


New Vegas is great as well. After I finished that I began playing the PC game Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl. It did not disappoint either.


Great gameplay, graphics, sound, 24 hour day/night cycle, realistic physics, shadows, lighting and weather in real time, realistic physics, one shot kills, intense gameplay combat and CQC combat as well, weapons and armor breakdown after degrading with each use, you must eat food and use medkits, bandage's and anti radiation drugs when needed


16km of the Russian landscape/Chernobyl area have been recreated in great, rich detail. There are various factions competing in the Zone for survival, mutants and various anomalies. You can trade and talk to people and go on dozens of quests to make money.


The game is 1st person view with many Sci fi and paranormal elements in it, a good story and 7 different endings.


It is also similar to Tom Clancey's Rainbow 6 and Ghost Recon game plus Heroes of Stalingrad.


The soundtrack by Firelake (one song is stunning and hauntinglybeautiful, sung by a woman with a voice like Amy Lee of Evanescencefame) and guitar riffs throughout the game are awesome (yes characters play guitars by open bonfires and will have radios as well to listen to).


Enemy AI is very intelligent and will run, walk, duck, take cover and try and outflank you. Same for friendly AI too.


There is splinter damage, bullets will pass through wood. The ambient sounds are excellent and there are many scary moments in abandoned buildings in the game.


Sadly the game has no fast travel options.


I give Stalker 4/5 stars.

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