Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone – A Must-Play or a Radiation-Fueled Disaster?
Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone Preview plunges players into a haunting, radiation-ridden wasteland where survival hinges on exploration, strategy, and split-second decisions. As the sequel expands upon its predecessor’s gripping atmosphere and intricate RPG mechanics, players can expect deeper storytelling, refined gameplay, and new dangers lurking in the shadows. But does Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone Preview.
Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone Preview Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 115.66GB download size.
- Steam trading cards.
- Full controller support.
- Graphics settings – window mode, frame rate cap, v-sync, graphics preset, upscaling, upscaling quality, resolution scale, resolution, frame generation, and quality for characters, foliage, reflection, post processing, anti-aliasing, global illumination, environment, visual effects, textures, and shadow.
- You can remap the mouse and keyboard.
- Invert the axis and sensitivity sliders for both third and first person.
- The combat can be set to third or first person view, although first person is experimental.
- Five combat, survival, and exploration difficulties – very easy, easy, medium, hard, and very hard. These are separate, so you could do easy combat but hard exploration, for example.
- Advanced settings for difficulty let you tweak drop rates, enemies’ spawn, etc.
- 3 save slots.
- First-person view by default for movement.
- Your tablet gives you a list of quests, lets you scan the area and get legends for the map, besides the mini map that shows points of interest, enemies, and objective markers.
- Multiple-choice encounters can shape conversations and sequences.
- A full 3D game world, and you have 360-degree camera/movement control.
- Aside from the facial stiffness in places, the movements look realistic, with them tripping and moving out of the way.
- Despite the setting,g the world looks really good and is very detailed.
- There is cool technology in the game, from portals to lasers.
- Combat is a bit of hack and slash and a bit of learning patterns, but it depends on the class you roll with.
- I like that you get to practice each class before committing.
- The classes’ base weapons let you wield power gloves, guns, and straight-up melee.
- You can lock onto enemies and switch to the over-the-shoulder view with a button.
- Enemy health bars and shields show when targeted.
- Six main classes exist – eliminator, recon, emissary, technician, scientist, and chernomancer. Each has unique weapons, abilities, and starting stats.
- You can pause the game.
- Living open world and you are free to explore and do what you want.
- Save and load when you want.
- You play as a Planeswalker, and this allows you to, in essence, change your character class/abilities on the fly.
- You can see that there is a game here, but it’s going to be a few huge updates away.
Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone Preview Cons:
- No Steam achievements.
- A huge storage ask with the game coming in at a whopping 115.66 GB.
- Preparing shades upon initial load can be a long wait.
- Cannot remap the controls.
- No benchmark test for the graphics.
- The game does not perform that well.
- No real interaction, feedback, or prompts make simple tasks a challenge.
- There is no third-person view when walking around.
- Wooden Lifeless ‘ facial expressions in parts, mostly your character.
- I didn’t see a character creator or even avatar choices.
- Jump and interact are on the same button, making for weird-looking encounters.
- The class choosing menu didn’t seem to work, and I could only be the eliminator class.
- It is a very slow opening to the game.
- AI voice work is used and it shows with bad line deliveries and sucking all the atmosphere out of the room.
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Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone:
Developer: Strona główna » The Farm 51
Publisher: Strona główna » The Farm 51
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