

As is often the way, you quickly discover that you are the only known human to have survived direct exposure to an emission, which makes you just a little unique.

Initially, life is a little bit uncertain as you start out as the only survivor of a nuclear emission, saved by the Clear Sky faction of Stalkers. It also makes things a lot more interesting which we’ll investigate later. However there are now the additions of certain factions that can make the open world a lot more violent than in its predecessor. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear SkyĬlear Sky is the prequel to Shadow of Chernobyl, set in the same danger zone surrounding Chernobyl shortly after a second nuclear incident there. That, however, doesn’t necessarily mean all who play it will persevere. Clear Sky certainly needs patience, but it also offers rewards for getting through its quirks. Well guess what: It’s almost dej vu all over again. It was annoyingly buggy, it required a high specification PC to run, and to many it felt frustratingly hard. Anticipated for a long time before its release, it didn’t quite meet its potential. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky‘s predecessor, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, was released early last year to a mixture of acclaim and slight disappointment.
