S.T.A.L.K.E.R. delayed until next year

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 4:21 am

[ Game -> Update ] - More info on <a href="http://wikipocalypse.duckandcover.cx/in ... .A.L.K.E.R: Shadows of Chernobyl">Game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadows of Chernobyl</a>

Any hopes of seeing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. before the end of the year have
now vanished as it has been confirmed that the previous delay in
the release date has pushed it back to at least some time in 2006:
<blockquote>
"In
two words, to sum up an ICQ chat: when the plot is fully implemented
(it is being completed), the simulation will be finally tuned. This is
what the team is doing right now.

The game will certainly not come out this year.

Look for the beginning of the wide advertising campaign, as it will mean half a year until the release." 
</blockquote>
You can see the original post over at <a target="_blank" href="http://stalker.myexp.de/en/index.php?si ... hp&id=1847">
Oblivion-Lost.com</a>. It seems like all the promises about the revolutionary AI and environments to explore were harder to fulfil than expected.

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Koki · Post by **Koki** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:06 am

Was there any game which was delayed, delayed, and delayed, then came out ok? I think not.

Paranoid Jack · Post by **Paranoid Jack** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:16 am

Muahahahahahah! I think they need to change the name back to...

STALKER:Lost in Oblivion

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:05 am

I am Jack's witty comment. FAGTH CLUBZ

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 10:05 am

I am shocked and saddened by this amazing news! Why haven't I heard anything about this before?

Being delayed for 4 years is quite a stretch though. Joke about DN:F.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:52 pm

seems we're caught in a time warp, luke

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:59 pm

Yes the date of the games final actual release is more random than the gameplay of STALKER, The Fall and Hellgate: London put together

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:24 pm

Koki wrote:Was there any game which was delayed, delayed, and delayed, then came out ok? I think not.

All the Blizzard games. And Half Life 2, though it's not all that hot.

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:54 pm

CURSE YOU, GADGET

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:43 pm

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. could end up in the same mess that Boiling Point did. The constantly slipping release dates do not fill me with confidence. Eventually the publisher is going to get fed up with them and push the game out of the door "as is" and pretend they can just patch it afterwards.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 9:02 pm

PS. just don't tell me posting only emoticons here is offtopic and asshatic.

wait wait, I've got it, they're trying to make everyone FORGET about Stalker (it's Oblivion Lost, for chrissake), and then, and then they'll announce it anew! And we'll all go

what an interesting game!

Post by **DarkUnderlord** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 1:28 pm

At least they're not releasing it and then patching it to buggery.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 6:25 pm

I'd rather see Duke Nuken Forever. I have a feeling it will be released before Stalker, anyway.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:58 pm

Daikatana anyone?

It was also supposed to have a revolutionnary squad AI, which turned fucking dumb and annoying.

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:52 pm

CYBERFROGS.

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:48 pm

Oh yes the cyberfrogs of death how could I forget that
I installed the demo from some cover CD and thought "based on Quake II technology", how could this go wrong?
Went to play it and murdered by cyberfrogs of DEWM!!!

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:22 pm

If I've understood correctly, they have difficulties with the AI/dynamic gameworld. But that was already 2 years ago. It's sad really, because all the features that were considered as 'revolutionary in FPS's' then such as the dynamic gameworld, the physics model and even the graphics aren't that special today. Far Cry and Boiling Point got there first, although they failed in other areas. It's difficult to sell a game to gaming mags and consumers if it doesn't offer anything exceptional. Mediocreity doesn't sell. As time passes, it seems more likely STALKER is going to end up in the same bin as Daikatana, Duke Nukem Forever, Team-Fortress 2 and the rest.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:21 pm

What the hell is Boiling Point?

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:17 pm

A crappy FPS that tries to be more than a crappy FPS.

http://www.atari.com/boilingpoint/

Ernesto · Post by **Ernesto** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:01 pm

VasikkA wrote:A crappy FPS that tries to be more than a crappy FPS.

http://www.atari.com/boilingpoint/

Habib Marwan strikes again

What will happen in the next hour??