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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

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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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by St_Martyne Bronze Star Contributing Member (3557) on Aug 29, 2008.
 

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