S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Blending the philosophical sci-fi of Soviet-era novella Roadside Picnic and Andrei Tarkovsky’s spellbinding movie interpretation with the real-life mythos of Chornobyl’s world-changing nuclear meltdown is perhaps the most long-awaited FPS ever to see the light of day. Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a veritable buffet of hostile environments, deadly opponents, nasty firefights, and cosmic anomaly, an engaging world steeped in lore and intrigue underpinned by choice-based narratives and emergent gameplay. Heart of Chornobyl truly has it all, with GSC Game World melding all its elements together superbly despite the challenging development period which has seen the studio overcome office fires, leaks, cyberattacks, and a war in their native Ukraine.
