Bethesda Games Studio buys STALKER

TimHortonsClock · April 25, 2012, 05:32:44 PM

http://stalker-gsc.ru/news/s_t_a_l_k_e_r_2_novosti_prodolzhenie/2012-04-25-1764

Original post and translation can be found here.

Topcatyo · April 25, 2012, 06:31:48 PM

dunno how i feel about this news

buttplug · April 25, 2012, 06:45:13 PM

They will neuter the series, I expect.

Thor · April 25, 2012, 07:00:00 PM

Might be a good game if they make it on id Tech 5.

If they make the game on Gamebryo all hope is lost.

The biggest danger for the series is that Bethesda dumbs it down for consoles. STALKER has always had high quality graphics in huge open worlds and difficult enemies because they didn't need to worry about console limitations, but Bethesda ports everything they make over to consoles these days....

NintendrCkolc · April 25, 2012, 07:01:16 PM

http://kotaku.com/5905216/stalker-franchise-sold-to-bethesda

Not 100% confirmed yet but it'd make sense.

I have a feeling there won't be a new stalker anytime soon. Bethesda will probably just kill the franchise if anything what with fallout and all.

Thor · April 25, 2012, 07:05:12 PM

Even if they did sell the rights there's nothing stopping the STALKER team from making a new post apocalyptic survivor horror FPS with a new IP

buttplug · April 25, 2012, 07:06:37 PM

Quote from: Thor;1905040Might be a good game if they make it on id Tech 5.

If they make the game on Gamebryo all hope is lost.

The biggest danger for the series is that Bethesda dumbs it down for consoles. STALKER has always had high quality graphics in huge open worlds and difficult enemies because they didn't need to worry about console limitations, but Bethesda ports everything they make over to consoles these days....

The easiest thing to mess up, and the worst thing that could happen is that they somehow ruin the amazing atmosphere the stalker series has.

AmberArachnidClock · April 25, 2012, 07:42:17 PM

nope.

TimHortonsClock · April 25, 2012, 08:59:22 PM

Something tells me that it'll probably be Fallout: New Vegas with a modern setting instead of a 60's motif.

VuBawlsClock · April 25, 2012, 09:01:51 PM

I want a Zombie post apoc fps online rpg thing, any such thing?

TequilaClock · April 25, 2012, 09:27:53 PM

I bought STALKER like two years ago but I never played it. Haha I am a moron.

Thor · April 25, 2012, 09:37:52 PM

Quote from: VuBawlsClock;1905072I want a Zombie post apoc fps online rpg thing, any such thing?

Borderlands: Zombie Island of Dr Zed DLC is all of those things.

Online FPS RPGs in general are really rare so you aren't going to be many. Borderlands is pretty much the only one. There are an absurdly large amount of games like that if you take out either the "online" or "RPG" part, though.

Quote from: TequilaClock;1905076I bought STALKER like two years ago but I never played it. Haha I am a moron.

I didn't like it that much. It seemed like the entire game revolved around rationing ammo. Every time I ever died in that game was because I ran out of ammo.

buttplug · April 25, 2012, 09:42:49 PM

Isn't dead island supposed to be like that?

VuBawlsClock · April 25, 2012, 09:53:09 PM

Quote from: Buttplug;1905082Isn't dead island supposed to be like that?

online?

Thor · April 25, 2012, 11:11:44 PM

Quote from: VuBawlsClock;1905084online?

Yeah, it's up to 4 player online. It's basically the same thing as Borderlands.

Topcatyo · April 25, 2012, 11:12:06 PM

Quote from: VuBawlsClock;1905084online?

Up to 4 player co-op

AnimeClock · April 26, 2012, 12:28:02 AM

I tried to get into borderlands, but I went numb from repetition after about 20 minutes. I held out for another hour, but I got sick from the level design and the same rat monsters over and over. Do you think I should give it another chance? I'm not sure what I had to look forward to except more lion king rocks, and rat monsters.

Also I was playing co-op, didn't help much.

Thor · April 26, 2012, 12:42:07 AM

Quote from: AnimeClock;1905111I tried to get into borderlands, but I went numb from repetition after about 20 minutes. I held out for another hour, but I got sick from the level design and the same rat monsters over and over. Do you think I should give it another chance? I'm not sure what I had to look forward to except more lion king rocks, and rat monsters.

Also I was playing co-op, didn't help much.

It's only fun with friends. Going from new character to endgame with somebody else is a blast, but if you play solo it's just a sub-par FPS with MMO quests.

VuBawlsClock · April 26, 2012, 08:20:37 AM

oh sweet, now I gotta find friends who play it!

Oh sweet, now I just gotta find friends

Heliopios · May 02, 2012, 01:42:57 AM

Fortunately this turned out to be more rumors spread by GSC for hype, thank Christ.

Quote from: VuBawlsClock;1905072I want a Zombie post apoc fps online rpg thing, any such thing?

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/25/stalker-2-dead-again-but-now-theres-survarium/

But that's the bad news. And good news. Atleast they're making something new based on the same idea, since they've really done what they could with STALKER considering Clear Sky was what the first STALKER was originally supposed to ship like anyways.

I have hope the new game will turn out well, though, if it doesn't languish in development hell.

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Bethesda Games Studio buys STALKER