


Then, amazed and bewildered by that experience, I feel compelled to play the other games from the series, specially the original one, which gets even more praise than Pripyat in some circles. Its one of the most immersive and atmospheric experiences Ive had in a videogame, up there with System Shock, Thief and Deus Ex for me. So I go ahead and try Call of Pripyat with Misery mod.

After ignoring the Stalker series for a long time, I decided to give it a chance.Ģ. You can download the Lost Alpha: Director’s Cut mod here. means, it is an abbreviation for the type of people who are in “The Zone” (Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers, Robbers). Basically, it’s what would happen if Fallout met Chernobyl.Īlso, in case you are wondering what S.T.A.L.K.E.R. It led to a second disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, causing various phenomena to spread into the “Zone”, as well as cause mutations to various things within the area. In the games’ history, experimental labs were made to allow scientists the ability to experiment with Psychic capabilities. The games, of which there are 3, take place within “The Zone”, an alternate history version of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. In case you are not familiar with the Stalker series here is a brief description. In fact, just from watching the trailer it seems like a completely new game to the series, which I know all of us Stalker fans are dying to see. They have worked on bug fixes, graphical options, updated game engine, added new features such as side quests and equipment, and much more. This was a new version of the mod with many, many changes. The modding team Dez0wave picked it up and in March this year announced the release date for Lost Alpha’s Developer’s Cut. Enjoyable to play but noticeably unfinished. This meant that the version they released three years ago was clearly unfinished, an alpha of Lost Alpha if you will. So why is it three years late? A leak caused the developers of the Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl mod Lost Alpha to release it early. It’s only been three years since it was supposed to be finished, but hats off to them.
