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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

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

Part of the Following Group

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series

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The Press Says

Gamers.at	Sep 09, 2008	85 out of 100	85
JeuxVideoPC.com	Sep 03, 2008	16 out of 20	80
gameZine (UK)	Sep 17, 2008	8 out of 10	80
GamingExcellence	Nov 20, 2008	7.8 out of 10	78
GBase - The Gamer's Base	Sep 25, 2008	7.5 out of 10	75
Game Informer Magazine	Nov, 2008	7.25 out of 10	72
ActionTrip	Sep 30, 2008	7.1 out of 10	71
IGN UK	Sep 01, 2008	7 out of 10	70
GameCell UK	Oct, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Sep 16, 2008	47 out of 100	47

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