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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

GSC Game World

2009•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 15 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorscience fictionanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA fantastical shooter that is wide-ranging, polished and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

287 ratings

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About This Game

The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a large-scale military "Fairway" operation aimed to take the CNPP under control. According to the operation's plan, the first military group is to conduct an air scouting of the territory to map out the detailed layouts of anomalous fields location. Thereafter, making use of the maps, the main military forces are to be dispatched. Despite thorough preparations, the operation fails. Most of the avant-garde helicopters crash. In order to collect information on reasons behind the operation failure, Ukraine's Security Service sends their agent into the Zone center. From now on, everything depends on you.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In the aftermath of a mission to disable a device deep within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, stalkers gain access to areas closer to the reactor than ever before. Seizing the opportunity, the Ukrainian government launches Operation Fairway, a reconnaissance flight over the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, but all five of its helicopters go down under mysterious circumstances. Major Alexander Degtyarev, a seasoned stalker and agent of the state security service, is dispatched into the Zone to locate the wreckage and uncover what brought the aircraft down.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorScience fictionAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Keywords

Modern warfarePost-apocalypticRussiaGuitar playingDeathApocalypseMutantsArtificial intelligence

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Details

Developer: GSC Game World
Publishers: Zoo Corporation, Deep Silver, Viva Media, GSC World Publishing, bitComposer Games
Released: 2 October 2009
Series: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 8h rushed, 15h normally, 25h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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