Before the release S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
In the network appeared the first reviews of the game, which revealed some of its pros and cons. After the embargo on the publication of the reviews was lifted two hours before the release, fans began to worry about possible problems, and in fact the situation came out to be really ambiguous.
At the time of writing, the average estimate for Metacritic is 72 points in the PC version. On Opencritic, the noveltka earned 77%, while only 64% recommend playing to the passage
The main problem called a lot of bugs: errors, departures, graphic glitches and problems with the passage of some quests. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 still suffers from technical flaws, although the latest updates have already improved the situation. Some reviews mention that even on the RTX 4090 with the DLSS game is not always stable for 60 FPS. Additional problems arise with lighting: light sources function incorrectly, and many rooms are too dark.
Ops are the atmosphere of the Zone, which, according to critics, is not inferior to the first parts, as well as interesting plot twists and nonlinearity of tasks. The mechanics of the battles, including the shooting, was well realized, but the battles with the mutants to some journalists seemed boring.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a fairly average open-world shooter for survival. An interesting setting with well-developed characters, but he is restrained by unsatisfactory shooting and an mediocre sense of research. I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. But if you like games like the last parts of Fallout or if you liked previous game about stalkers, then this game is worth your attention.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl offers us a powerful adventure with radioactive horror. This is a first-person horror simulator with survival elements, in which we have to learn to survive and improve our equipment to reach the end of a complex plot. Monsters, anomalies, and enemy factions join the arid and dangerous emissions to turn the offer into a unique experience in which learning and intuition are as important as research and quick thinking when moving forward.