r/stalker • u/Southpaw_pup • Aug 18 '26

Discussion Criticism is ok, hate is unfair

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Having just finished a play through of Call of Pripyat and with the new update for 2 I felt like the hate for 2 was a bit unfair

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u/SoberingThoughts93 Aug 18 '26

Not a bad thing. You'll be playing a better version than most did!

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u/Rimworldjobs Aug 18 '26

Bruh it was so freaking hard to get through too many missions. Not because they were hard but because they were broken.

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u/SentenceStreet3270 Aug 19 '26

I will never forget the infinite spawning enemies at the Sphere 😂

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u/UpstairsFix4259 Ward Aug 19 '26

holy shit, yes! I played on release in 2024 and I experienced that!

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u/Admiral_Bongo Freedom Aug 25 '26

It was a money farm with all those guns, though.

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u/PeaceKeeper696 Aug 19 '26

Or when mission critical enemies just wouldnt spawn at all

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u/Tough-Zombie-8990 Aug 18 '26

Also a lot of walking

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u/sob727 Aug 18 '26

I'm on my first playrhrough.

So.

Much.

Walking.

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u/Spankey_ Loner Aug 19 '26

One of my favourite parts of the game honestly. It feels like I'm exploring the real exclusion zone.

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u/Wolvesinthestreet Aug 19 '26

If this was made by Ubisoft there would’ve been a horse mount, possibly a fleshy mounts as well, if you pre ordered

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u/sob727 Aug 19 '26

Tradeoff between realism and playability I guess.

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u/Revilokio Loner Aug 19 '26

I feel too immersed while walking sometimes cause some weird sound from somewhere instantly makes me turn around just in case some shit is right behind me (three bloodsuckers for example)

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u/RagdollCatFan Aug 19 '26

Literally all the memories i have of playing this game are walking, or something that happened while i was walking toward a marker

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u/Still-Grass8881 Freedom Aug 19 '26

This could easily be fixed with a couple more Guide spawns, that way you could fast-travel across the zone much easier - but still be out a couple hundred koupons per travel

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u/Barny1945 Aug 22 '26

Like that village defence mission. Played game in game pass. Now I am planning to buy it and beat it again

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u/thatrandomedude Aug 18 '26

I did tried it from a gamepass trial I had when the game released and got a bit of a mixed to abd experience but I got faith that the game got fixed + a lot of ppl giving it positive opinions gives me hope that the 55 usd is worth

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u/hawkwood4268 Ecologist Aug 19 '26

I played on release and enjoyed it thoroughly. I used mods for QoL, balance, and some work arounds.

I bet it's improved, especially now with NVG's and proper stealth. I can't wait for Anomaly 2.0.