STALKER: Call of Pripyat

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » March 4th, 2010, 11:23

I'm preparing to enter Pripyat and I'm scared. This is possibly the spookiest game I've ever played.

Post by **Dog Pants** » March 4th, 2010, 11:31

*Hopes mine arrives today*

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 4th, 2010, 11:32

Dog Pants wrote:*Hopes mine arrives today*

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » March 4th, 2010, 11:54

spoodie wrote:I'm preparing to enter Pripyat and I'm scared. This is possibly the spookiest game I've ever played.

The labs are jolly good.

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Have a good wander around before you follow the main quest. There are lots of places that you don't get to visit unless you make a point of going there off your own back.

Post by **deject** » March 4th, 2010, 13:12

spoodie wrote:I'm preparing to enter Pripyat and I'm scared. This is possibly the spookiest game I've ever played.

I was exploring the Jupiter Factory at night, holy shit that freaked me out.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » March 4th, 2010, 14:24

deject wrote:I was exploring the Jupiter Factory at night, holy shit that freaked me out.

I don't dare going anywhere at night, that's just too much. I'm early to bed and early to rise. In broad daylight I stood at the door of the Jupiter factory for few moments, virtual sweat beading on my brow, wishing I didn't have to go inside.

There's a mission that says you have to meet someone at 01:00 to rescue a hostage, I turned up at 10:00 and we did it at that time anyway. The AI knows I don't like the dark.

Post by **deject** » March 4th, 2010, 16:41

I only did it because I had gotten the night vision on my helmet. I would not have dared otherwise. Even comforted by the warm green glow of the NV, it still was fucking scary, especially when there are

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On top of that I figured that it was getting close to an ejaculation so I was trying to rush somewhat as well. It's good to see that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. still has that charm.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 4th, 2010, 16:49

deject wrote:On top of that I figured that it was getting close to an ejaculation so I was trying to rush somewhat as well.

Still my favourite swear felcher

Post by **Dog Pants** » March 4th, 2010, 17:07

I got an hour or so in earlier (despite xfire thinking I'm playing it when I'm not, some rogue EXE still running). It feels a lot like the original to me, with me slogging across the map getting bummed by everything I come across. I didn't like the original at first and I don't like this at the moment, but I loved the original once I got into it, and I'm expecting the same here.

Also

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Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 4th, 2010, 17:18

Dog Pants wrote: Also
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I played the good guy and gave up my artifact to the bloke who said his mate needed it at the beginning. Predictably he ripped me off. So when I saw him again half an hour later sat by a campfire I wordlessly shot him in the face. Think I'll play a meanie for once in this game.

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Post by **deject** » March 4th, 2010, 17:52

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
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As far as I could tell with a well carefully timed quicksave, the choices there are hand it over, or die. Had about 10 goes at killing them, but never made it.

What I did was

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Also,

@ the werd felcher. I did not know about it and it's perfect.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 4th, 2010, 17:55

It was the first thing I did before I had any decent guns, so that probably didn't help.

Post by **Dog Pants** » March 4th, 2010, 18:08

Pfft. Worked out okay for me then.

Post by **deject** » March 4th, 2010, 18:37

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:It was the first thing I did before I had any decent guns, so that probably didn't help.

I did that with the starting AK-74u, the hardest part was shooting the guy who sort of ran off in the dark because I could only see him when he shot at me mostly.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » March 4th, 2010, 19:01

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:
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As far as I could tell with a well carefully timed quicksave, the choices there are hand it over, or die. Had about 10 goes at killing them, but never made it.

Being a compulsive quicksaver I managed to do it after a few goes.

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This was early on in the game for me as well. I suspect you're not really supposed to avoid getting ripped off as it's the game telling you not to be so trusting. I find it's best to be pretty ruthless.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » March 4th, 2010, 19:03

I'm a natural bastard, but I know when I'm beat

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » March 4th, 2010, 19:23

Like the first games I have found it to be a reet cupcake until you get better toys. You are certainly well advised to avoid the night like the plague.

With regard to the dude at the boat

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Post by **Dog Pants** » March 4th, 2010, 21:44

Whatever it is in The Zone that makes weapons deteriorate so quickly can fuck off. A weapons cleaning kit would even help, just give me a bit of reliability. I like the upgrade system though.

Post by **FatherJack** » March 5th, 2010, 2:28

Dog Pants wrote:Whatever it is in The Zone that makes weapons deteriorate so quickly can fuck off. A weapons cleaning kit would even help, just give me a bit of reliability.

I never got how weapons you find in a cache for maybe decades would function at first, but yet degrade so quickly it was like you were using bullets made of corrosion. Surely once the weapon is back in the hands of someone who wants to use it, it's kept in better nick then in some rusty old box in a shed.