In an interview with WIRED, GSC GameWorld released two brand new screenshots for the Unreal Engine 5-powered shooter, STALKER 2. These new screenshots look great, and showcase what the devs have achieved with Unreal Engine 5.
STALKER 2 aims to feature an epic, non-linear story. Furthermore, your choices will influence both short-term consequences and global outcomes. The game will take place inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone, and it will have new locations along with the old ones.
GSC GameWorld has confirmed that it will be using motion-capture for both bodies and faces, as well as photogrammetry. Additionally, the game will support mods on launch day, and will support Ray Tracing effects.
STALKER 2 was targeting a 2022 release date. However, in June 2022, GSC GameWorld delayed the game until 2023.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
UPDATE:
Here are two more screenshots!
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Looks wonderful. Looks like HDR was added in post tho
Will it require 32GB RAM?
No, it require 64GB RAM.
69GB or bust
STALKER-The Metro Edition
Nah.
Stalker was always semi open world, limited by junk engine, now they can spread the wings.
And Stalker was first in the video game world. After all the Metro games were started by devs from the stalker team as I recall
truth!
So…let me get this straight,a in-house engine released 2007 is inferior and limited in comparison to a 202X engine? wow you must be from the future or something,but here is the kicker….every game “feels” the same when they are built on the same engine….id rather have updated X-ray than this go to engine that way at least it would have a “soul” like the old ones did…but that’s me…let’s now kick back and relax and see how much will they dumb down stalker for the new-soy generation
What an utterly schizophrenic incoherent comment. A true DSOG comment section classic.
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same as your *mom*
true rage engine was the sh*t on those times and graphics where best of best , mods made all 3 even better , but unreal???? mushy , blurry as hell, that horrible melting effect , no mirror reflection and not to say its from epic spyfraud monopolizer bs company!
cant tell if ubisoft bullshots or the game does look like this.
they need to address this pre shader stutter in UE, using DLSS is just a sticking plaster for lazy programming.
UE 5.1 has built in shader compilation, so they can just upgrade the build and it’s taken care of.
DLSS has nothing to do with shader stutter.
true, I just see them using DLSS/FSR benchmarks going forward instead of raw resolutions, regardless if it’s an issue with shaders etc.
i think the dlss/fsr is kinda pathetic ,make a bad looking engine even more mushy?
what advantage?? degrade image for some frames because a capable real time ray tracing card cant actually handle the effects with minimum performance ??
why? what the hell is a rtx3050 that cost the medium range , but its not suppose to handle ??
I think they said it’s not possible for them to upgrade to 5.1 due to time.
It’s actually exactly how a 2022 version of the 2007 game should look. I’m loving it.
It looks really good. Its just that I’m not a fan of every UE5 game looking pretty similar. It has a very obvious dinstinct look.
Hopefully LGTVWIFI+ people have no control over this project.
Most UE4 game look the same as well, you can usually tell at a glance.
thats very true , most look great on small windows but in full screen? it makes you eyes burn with all the issues , being blurry mushy and all the disgusting *SIDE EFFECTS* from that engine
Wtf are you on about? There isn’t a single UE5 game in existence, unless you count Fortnite’s recent upgrade.
most games made with unreal 5 look terrible and feel terrible
You can find plenty of games and other projects being made in UE5 and see how they look…
I mean , it is the same engine , it’s expected and it all depends on the devs to be honest , what they want . Certain games can look different .
I think the pathetic part is vatnik bots spamming this game’s news
ahaha, look at this boy, who is pathetic now?
Pozzed with what? Wtf are you on about, game is made by Ukrainians, not North Americans.
Was Metro Exodus “pozzed”?
I just finished playing through Metro Exodus and the DLCs and I can confirm that it’s not pozzed. However, they’re not the same people working on STALKER 2 so I guess only time will tell.
true, metro exodus is not pozzed its just that the story feels it was written on demand to make the game and doenst have as much love or thought put into it.
Eastern European Developpers are simply the best in the world !! all the rest are just goofy r**ard dumps !! ( exlcude Rockstar+ ID software+Naughty dogs)
Looks sexy
Full resolution image of the bridge screenshot:
https://media.wired.com/photos/63c71ba79b14ca84bad147ba/master/s2.jpg
Remind me of Cordon, the first location in SOC.
Yeah, I think thats what it could be.
this is great shot everything looks sharp. we can only see what it will really be when playing,like moving and seeing the grass or trees getting blurry and melty, or your shadow casted on everything that can be reflecting
Pathetic because of the spelling? That’s the Ukrainian spelling…
are you retarted? thats like 20 years old game, why would anyone chnage its name now, patch it up just to chnage the name?
virtue signaling? WTF is this N.A? No, its people that dont want anything with paRussian culture, and language is part of it.
Ukraine was fine with Russian language BEFORE the war, right now its the language of the invading orcs
Can you throw more random meangiless words then this? I don’t think so
Swamps look so pretty.
Wish the best for Ukraine and Ukrainian people.
Eastern Ukraine, yes.
no, the mongolid paRussian filth will be deported to Moscowia
I recognise that bridge. Looks nice, i hope this turns out good.
Hope this game isn’t like the Metro games that constantly puts you in stupid QTE.
This better be good, I sold my PS4pro to get in on this game on PC.