STALKER Call of Pripyat is the third part of the Stalker game series. In the final game of the series, the developers tried to finalize and optimize the project as best as possible. As a result, the fans got the “Stalker" that they were waiting for: with a heavy atmosphere, increased complexity, a sense of hopelessness and beloved game mechanics. So it turned out "Stalker: Call of Pripyat." System requirements, game review and mechanics, read further in the article.
The idea of the game
From game to game, the concept of the Stalker series has not changed at all. The player acts as a lone stalker, which on the way there are various groups. Adhering to them or starting a war is up to you. Also, such decisions affect plot twists. Frankly, in the third game, the story does not shine with interesting characters, colorful dialogs. Everything was done in the usual Stalker style: laconic heroes, sharp steep phrases and assignments, which in terms of wording are more reminiscent of an order from the authorities.
However, no one ever called the game "Stalker" friendly and welcoming to new players. Why? This point is worth explaining in more detail.
Game mechanics
For Stalker: Call of Pripyat, system requirements have become a stumbling block. Despite the standard requirements for its time, the game received disgusting optimization. One could close our eyes to this oversight if the game received a new engine, which had not yet been tested by the developers, and modern graphics. However, everything turned out pretty sadly. On "Stalker: Call of Pripyat" the system requirements are too high, and the player gets a dubious result: the graphics completely repeat the "Clear Sky", on which more effects were applied.
But what fans of the series and setting will not tolerate for the sake of tens of hours in their favorite game! Fans of the game claim that they got exactly what they wanted at the time of the release of the very first part. And although the ratings of game journalists turned out to be very contradictory, the feedback from the fans was mostly only positive.
"Stalker: Call of Pripyat", the system requirements of which will be written below, was late for several years. This is exactly what GSC studio planned to release “Shadow of Chernobyl”. The budget for a full second part of the developers did not have enough. Ambiguous estimates led to low sales, in this regard, the company was forced to close. Many fans are still hoping for the announcement of a full-fledged second part of Stalker.
Stalker: system requirements, Call of Pripyat
To run the game at the minimum graphics quality settings, you will need to install the game on a computer no weaker than the following configuration: Pentium 4 processor or equivalent from AMD, 512 MB RAM, video card with 128 MB memory.
These are the Stalker system requirements (minimum). For a full-fledged game with the best graphics quality, you will need: a 2-core Core 2 Duo processor or a similar processor from AMD with a frequency of 2 GHz, 2 GB of RAM and 512 MB of video memory. However, even with this configuration, the game does not guarantee to give a stable FPS and not to hang. For comfortable gameplay, it is advisable to stock up on a more powerful video card and add another 1-2 GB of RAM.