Stalker 2 hands-on: I played Heart of Chornobyl, and it's finally becoming the immersive-FPS I always knew it could be
Preview | It's remarkable how far this game has come in such a short time
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The visual fidelity has been overhauled entirely; where the Zone last appeared somewhat flat and washed-out it’s now overwrought with dense detail, a violent sky illuminating deadly anomalies off in the distance of the open world. The artificial intelligence is sharper, enemies doggedly pursue me through thick foliage as they share their bullets between my position on an irradiated ridge and Blind Dogs stalking through tall grass. The framerate holds steady as firearms kick back like a jackhammer, prone to jamming whilst you squeeze at the trigger as weapons gradually degrade over time – a real problem when Bloodsuckers dip in and out of view, the mutants shifting around you faster than the reticle turns.
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