STALKER spec and reviews

nands · 8 Mar 2007 at 17:26

Just read the official (pretty impressive) recommended spec for stalker:-

AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+ or Intel Core 2 Duo, 1Gb RAM, 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectXR 9.0c compatible 256MB (Geforce 7800, for example).

It should be noted that at the start of the game development our initially targeted system requirements were much lower. As a result (and due to the lengthy game development) the game can be played well on lower-end systems (the game ships with two renders - DirectX 8 and DirectX 9 one).

Additionally, the game allows to scale various options for optimal performance. For the maximum quality and performance, the more powerful system you have, the better.

Taken from here.

I also note that PC Zone have given the game 85%, anyone else seen any reviews?

bakes0310 · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:13

85% thats pretty good but whats wrong with it to not make it into the 90s which judging from the great mp beta it richly deserves.

Hostile_18 · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:23

I think 85% is a great score given the troubles this game has had.

DJKahuna · 8 Mar 2007 at 19:00

Wowza! That's one hefty spec, even if it is the recommended one. Considering how "lame" the graphics are by todays standards, i think it's pretty high, especially the CPU.

Hector · 8 Mar 2007 at 21:03

to be fair, it's quite an epic job to create such a scaled area.. a lot of textures for sure and i wonder how big the install will be because of it.

regulus · 8 Mar 2007 at 21:13

I swear I read somewhere that it's around 9gig

LoadsaMoney · 8 Mar 2007 at 22:38

Should be able to run it here.

Suprised it didnt get higher than 85 tbh, from the vids ive seen it looks great.

Brizzles · 8 Mar 2007 at 22:49

bakes0310 said:
which judging from the great mp beta it richly deserves.

At best 80%.

I played the beta and it was nothing special.

Mark

m@rty · 8 Mar 2007 at 22:50

when is this out again?

Hector · 8 Mar 2007 at 22:59

on the 23rd of this month.

dis · 9 Mar 2007 at 14:46

mmm, on PS3 launch day. Still, i'll probably go order it

KNiVES · 9 Mar 2007 at 15:07

85% is a high score. It's worth remembering that Elder Scrolls: Morrowind got exactly the same score. So I'd imagine Stalker will land with the same impact that Morrowind had back in the day. (both open ended games, long dev times)

HicRic · 9 Mar 2007 at 15:52

If Stalker even approaches the greatness that is Morrowind it'll be awesome for sure! :cool:

Going to wait until I can read a review before ordering though. I hear the main complaint in that PC Zone review was the dodgy translation/voice acting - hardly a game breaker.

KNiVES · 9 Mar 2007 at 18:20

I'm going to be playing it with Russian voices anyway. That's the best way to play the game.