If you’ve been following along with the development of Stalker 2, you’ll be well aware of the turmoil the studio has had to endure. With GSC Game World having to flee to Prague to escape the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the future of the long-awaited horror FPS remained uncertain at one point.
We know it had to be delayed for fairly obvious reasons, pushing the release date back to September 5. Now, the latest trailer has been released, and it’s really whetting my appetite for Heart of Chornobyl.
The gloomy backdrop of the Exclusion Zone has never looked prettier than in the “Time of Opportunities” teaser the developer put out yesterday. While many of us strongly suspect Stalker 2 is going to be quite something, I now cannot wait for it to finally arrive.
Heart and soul
That’s not to say I was ignorant of the game until now. Though I admit, I haven’t really played any of the other entries in the series, aside from a brief stint of the first game. But that doesn’t mean it hasn’t intrigued me, largely because it’s been fifteen years since GSC released the last installment, Call of Pripyat.
At any rate, the new trailer really shows off what’s almost certainly going to be a pretty solid horror FPS. I know I’m not alone in saying that it gives me mad Chernobylite vibes, which I have played and did enjoy.
It has, indeed, been a long and worrisome road for the development team, but whatever tribulations have come their way, they’ve remained steadfast in their completion of Stalker 2. I truly hope it pays off for them, because it looks fantastic. Look, just go wishlist the game on Steam already.
