27 November 2024

DO NOT BUY S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

27 November 2024 · 8:16

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Summary

He reviews S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 as tedious, repetitive, bland, and visually dull, preferring Fallout’s looting-and-combat experience. His £1,000 RTX 4050 laptop managed only 5–7 FPS on minimum settings despite DLSS, turbo mode, and resolution changes. He condemns weak AI, uninspired weapons and creatures, and repetitive combat; rates the game 3.5/10 and says do not buy.

Insight

He trusts firsthand performance over reviewer hype and rejects waiting for future patches.