S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 multi-platform

By Robert Purchese Published 16 August, 2010

"Next chapter of the mega-popular game."

GSC has announced a multi-platform sequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

Dubbed simply S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, the game is in development now and will be released in 2012. Insert joke about amazingly long development of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 1.

Specifics, such as which console/s the "multi-platform" tag refers to, aren't offered. We do know the game will be built on a "completely new" engine, however.

"After the official sales of the series exceeded four million copies worldwide, we had no doubts left to start creating a new big game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe. This will be the next chapter of the mega-popular game players expect from us," GSC boss Sergiy Grygorovych added on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. website.

That's all the information available so far.

GSC had talked about a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. sequel in May last year. The developer also mentioned a console adaptation of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but that, we presume, has now been dumped.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl was released over three years ago and scored highly on Eurogamer. An expansion (Clear Sky) and prequel (Call of Pripyat) were later released

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  • mkreku #1 2 years ago

    Can't they just borrow the engine from Metro 2033? That should speed things up.

  • wowami #2 2 years ago

    Been playing the original through since i got it ridiculously cheap on last STEAM sale. It's a fantastic game and probably was slightly ahead of its time. Running it 3 years later in 19 * 10 with everything turned up full is a site to see.
    Looking forward to another one

  • LHH #3 2 years ago

    Nice. I love me some STALKER. My fav current series on the PC.

  • Rodchenko #4 2 years ago

    360 and PC probably

  • MrE26 #5 2 years ago

    The original STALKER is amazing. Slightly rough around the edges, but that just adds to it's charm for me. Scariest game i've ever played too, it's atmosphere is unrivalled. Going into the underground for the first time was the most tense experience i've ever had in a game.

    Hopefully the sequel can match that, as Clear Sky & Call of Pripyat kinda lost it a little IMO.

  • Bleh #6 2 years ago

    Hopefully the development will go better than with Shadow of Chernobyl.

  • TadejVig #7 2 years ago

    Stalker series is pretty good, great atmosphere, good missions, intense action because EVERYTHING kills you (I like it tho, you feel like a human, the action gets more suspense and the scary scenes are... well scarier), and a solid story and lenght.

    What I didnt like is around 2 million bugs and that it was unpolished. I can only hope that the new engine and game is polished so I can finally play it normally without having to worry for a AI script to fail, corrupted savegames or random errors that close the game.

    Oh, and I would love to see vehicles? So I don't have to walk ALL THE TIME. Please?

  • Hypercube #8 2 years ago

    @wowami - what's the state of the version available on Steam? I borrowed a friend's copy to see what it was like, and while I loved the atmosphere the experience was one of bugs, bugs and more bugs.

    He's never shut up about how good this game is - if there's a decent, fixed version available, it might be worth it to get it.

  • Ryuken #9 2 years ago

    The only bugs still left in the patched up original (1.004 and beyond) are repeating quests, some PDA suckage and stashes which aren't always filled. Aside from those little niggles it's a great game. Install the Complete mod for an even better experience.

    Clear Sky sucks by design imo, Call of Pripyat was very good right from release (with only some poor performance once in a while).

  • apoc_reg #10 2 years ago

    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

    Multiplatform means dumbed down im almost sure of it.

    A real shame if they do as i LOVE the Stalker games

  • Xardan #11 2 years ago

    Well we all saw this coming. Im pretty sure the publishers pressure devs to go multi platform. I cant really see why though as stalker did well just on the PC and its not going to speed development up any.

  • Bleemo #12 2 years ago

    Stalker was actually one of the few games that could do with a little dumbing down in the form of a more streamlined inventory and some sense of direction. I didn't have a clue what was going and I've completed the massive Morrowind multiple times (say that when your drunk).

  • Empedocles #13 2 years ago

    The original took so long not through mafia involvement but through immense feature creep, everytime we rolled up at the studio to check on progress they would mumble and look at their feet and say but look at this amazing new feature we have prototyped!

  • Bleemo #14 2 years ago

    "The original took so long not through mafia involvement"

    Stop ruining our mafia/geek dreams.

  • TSYNDMonkfish #15 2 years ago

    Good news.
    The more people who have the chance to play a STALKER game the better I think.

  • Silvervein #16 2 years ago

    I sincerely hope I'm wrong here...but when they start talking about multiplatform stalker, I'm starting to have fallout flashbacks. That's something like what they said when they were making fallout 3. Ended up with a game that's fallout in a name only. It wouldn't be a sad day when they end up making stalker game that's just another clone of gears of war family...

  • ExplodingClown #17 2 years ago

    I Hope: full open Zone, Metro 2033 level graphics, Russian/Ukrainian speech w/subtitles, sprawling underground areas, brooding haunted atmosphere, sinister Soviet secrets.

    I Fear: Clear Sky-type corridor shooter, Metro 2033 level gameplay, dreadful english voice acting, ludicrous female NPCs, pandering to teenage idiot market.

    Whatever happens, they *must* make it as wonderfully modifiable as the existing titles. Most games only wish they had a community like Stalker.

  • mr_pink #18 2 years ago

    A bit pointless getting it on console as that would likely preclude you from installing any mods, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R complete mods turn a great game into a brilliant (and less buggy) one.

  • uk_john #19 1 year ago

    Dumbed down for the console crowd, you can just bet on it; and funded by 4 million PC gamers as well - oh the shame of it!