Recording summary · November 2024
why i HATE S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2： Heart of Chornobyl
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Overview
Daniel rates S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 3.5 out of 10, viewing it as a boring, repetitive, and unoriginal experience with poor graphics and uninspired gameplay compared to the original title and Fallout.
Severe optimization problems caused the game to run at only 5 to 7 FPS on a £1,000 gaming laptop equipped with an RTX 4050, Ryzen 7 940HS CPU, and 16GB RAM, even after reducing all graphics settings and enabling DLSS ultra performance.
Daniel disputes the Gameranx review, arguing that the gun sounds are ordinary, enemy AI and grenade mechanics are flawed, hit indicators are lacking, and weapon and creature designs are derivative, advising audiences to play Fallout 4 or Fallout 76 instead.
Themes
Evaluation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl's gameplay, mechanics, and design.
Hardware performance and technical optimization in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
In-game dialogue and radio transmissions.
Developments
Daniel purchased a gaming laptop for approximately £1,000 in a post-Christmas sale at the end of the previous year.
In-game communications announce a bridge at the dugout, the bunker being off, an en-route ground team, and missing maps.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether future patches will resolve the game's optimization issues remains unknown to Daniel.