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Description

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a stand-alone addon to the original game of 2007. This game takes player back to the anomalies ridden territory surrounding the dormant Chernobyl nuclear powerplant called the Zone. The story of Clear Sky is set one year prior to the events unfold in the original game. Assuming control of the stalker named Skar the player finds himself subjected to lethal dosage of nuclear emission and surviving. The game begins its narrative by challenging player to uncover the truth behind his condition and find the true source of those emissions. The player will the return to the already familiar locations, even though they aren't exactly what player may remember of them from the original game, as well as explore new areas and meet new characters.

Gameplay-wise the game has benefited from a modified quest system which now closely follows his relations with the faction. At one point or another he may become involved in one of the faction wars. Those are the full-scale events which challenge player to capture a number of points in order to weaken the enemy faction presence in the region. Thanks to the modified AI of the game, the stalkers of your faction won't wait for you to do their jobs. In fact, they may complete all of the objectives without you. However, since your reward will reflect your involvement in the battles, it is not advisable to loiter.

A lot of changes were made to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s appearance as well. The game's in-house developed X-Ray engine has learned to support full dynamic lightning with every single object casting soft stencil shadows on the normal mapped environments. The game now support DirectX 10 enabled features like softer shadows, volumetric fog and light and wet surfaces. The in-game models were also reworked to include both an increased polygon count and a normal map.

Alternate Titles

  • "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Чистое небо" -- Russian title
  • "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Czyste Niebo" -- Polish title

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The Press Says

Jeuxvideo.com Sep 03, 2008 17 out of 20 85
gameZine (UK) Sep 17, 2008 8 out of 10 80
Game Over Online Oct 27, 2008 80 out of 100 80
Fragland.net Sep 30, 2008 77 out of 100 77
Peliplaneetta.net Oct 15, 2008 76 out of 100 76
GBase - The Gamer's Base Sep 25, 2008 7.5 out of 10 75
IGN Sep 05, 2008 7.3 out of 10 73
IGN UK Sep 01, 2008 7 out of 10 70
Yiya Nov 04, 2008 8 out of 15 53
Computer Bild Spiele Oct 01, 2008 3.54 out of 6 49

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by St_Martyne Bronze Star Contributing Member (3563) on Aug 29, 2008.
 

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