The life of Zone becomes happier by graphic that improves.
It is possible to participate in all the factions except Monolith. Therefore, you can fight with the antagonist with the companion of your faction. Let's rule Zone in your favorite faction!

For STALKER fanatics, Clear Sky is definitely worth playing, but may prove disappointing. For the rest of us, I would recommend skipping this one and going directly to the much better-realised Call of Pripyat. Clear Sky is plagued by technical issues, as well as several gameplay changes that didn't really work in the minds of most fans. If this was the only game in the series, it probably would have received a rapturous reception; as it is, it lacks the sense of originality that made Shadow of Chernobyl so special, and simply can't compete with Call of Pripyat for technical polish, gameplay balance and atmosphere.

Shadow of chernobil was sort of a surprise for many. It mixed well elements from rpgs and fps. This was well received, especially, when it came from a small studio. The second installment constitutes a prequel of the previous game. The technical details are improved from Shadow of Chernobil, although this improvement implies a increased number of bugs and a bad optimization. The atmosphere is still similar to that of Shadow of Chernobil, however, there is no element of suprise compared to the first part of saga. In any case, This is a recommendable game if you liked Shadow of Chernobil.

Not quite the experience that the first one is, S.T.A.L.K.E.R clear sky is still worth playing.

If you are new to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R series the basic concept is that of an alternate reality revolving around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. A second nuclear disaster has happened at the site causing odd changes in the area, mutants have appeared along with dangerous anomalies and valuable artifacts. These artifacts have lured several groups of people to the place. Known as stalkers, these individuals battle each other and scavenge the area.

The game is a prequel to the first game, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl, so i would highly recommend playing that game first. It is a tactical FPS with elements of roleplaying (you can carry a limited amount of items/weapons, trade with people and accept various "quests.")

Without spoiling the plot of either game, the real strength of these games are athmosphere. The oppresive and threatening atmosphere of The Zone is something every gamer should experience.

This game looses some of the horror elements of the first one and instead gains an added focus on wars between the different factions. If any of this sounds intriguing, it would be worth picking up, just make sure to play the first (superior) game before this one.

After just recently bought myself another FPS game, I wasn't planning on buying another one. But since this was on sale, I just bought it for later use, However, after trying it out, I was surprised, this isn't any ordinary FPS, its like an FPS and an RPG. These types of games are what I was looking for. An FPS with a touch of RPG on it. So in the end, I was playing this instead of the first FPS title I bought. If you are looking for an FPS game with a touch of RPG on it, this one is for you. Honestly, it is my first time playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series so I wasn't expecting what I'm getting, it turned out that I was missing a lot for not playing them.

Since it is my first time playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R., I cannot compare it with its other series, but, as a first time player of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, I'm very satisfied with it. I already mentioned that 'Game Play'-wise, it is already beyond best in my opinion, for graphics, it really pushes your hardware's capability so it is a good title for testing your gaming hardware. For those who don't have a good hardware, don't worry, you can still enjoy it since you can properly adjust the graphics to your hardware unlike other games that doesn't give you the liberty to adjust graphics details.

I just have only 1 negative comment about this game, when there is a dialogue, the protagonist doesn't seem to have any voice file at all so it is sometimes a bit awkward to listen to a seemingly monologue conversation. But that's too minor to be considered negative at all.

Btw, I have read from some reviews that there was a problem with the 'sun ray' on some hardwares, although I didn't seem to have encountered that, perhaps you should check that before buying this title, but according to them, it is very negligible (perhaps that's the reason i didn't notice it at all. Yeah I do read reviews first before buying, you should too ^_^.)

Overall, I gave this game a solid 5. Good Graphics, Good Sound, Good Story, Good Concept, Good Game!

Stalker Clear Sky is a very interesting game. Having played the original Stalker, Clear Sky is much improved in several ways, but most importantly the atmosphere of the game has improved. The game is slightly pushed more toward the survival aspect of the Zone. The original Stalker made you fend for yourself but it was almost too easy. Clear Sky makes life a little more difficult and fun; your survival instincts kick in more fully, as every mission and exploration could be your last. You still have to be tough as nails to survive through much of the combat, as a couple well placed shots will kill you just as easily as your own attacks kill others. The faction system is also a welcome improvement. You're no longer the only mover and shaker in the Zone, as each faction is constantly vying for control of parts of the Zone, and you're usually needed to tip the balance. Unfortunately the biggest downfall of Clear Sky is the buginess; it is not perfect, and keep at least 3 different save slots. Be sure to patch to the latest update before you start playing as your saves will NOT be playable from this version. Other than that, Clear Sky is a fun game with some good adrenaline moments.

Under the caveat that I'm writing this about a fully-patched version of the game, I can only recommend Clear Sky whole-heartedly, especially for fans of the original Stalker.

Everything that made the original game great is here, but it's surprising just how new the game can feel at times. Even when moving through the original game's locales, the new emphasis on ground-based squad combat makes the game a very different take on the same general gameplay as the first. It's a much less lonely experience, and the horror aspect has been dialed down - while some consider these negatives, I don't. The first game still exists, after all. The tonal shift is a major reason why Clear Sky doesn't get boring.

That said, the level of overall tension is much higher - mostly because this game is much more difficult. Death comes faster, the odds are constantly against you, making money is very challenging (and losing it is easy). This is a high-stakes game, and it's all the better for it.

Stalker CS is what the original Shadow of Chernobyl should have been. It fixes what was broken in the original and adds plenty enough to make it an actually fun game to play, the first game was just too much hassle to get running back when it was newer.

For starters the technical side, I got Clear Sky to run faster than Shadow of Chernobyl. It also looks better and has anti-aliasing on, which makes the speed bonus so much better. next, widescreen support. This was sorely needed in the original, because all you can get nowadays for a PC is widescreens and games made around 2005-06 mostly didn't support that, giving you either a distorted fish-eye view or a window. Not in Clear Sky, it's supported and runs fine.

Gameplay. Now you can modify guns a variety of ways to make them your own, and some mods don't work with each other so you have to pick carefully. You can change the SMG from 9x19mm (the 9mm we use) into the 9x18mm russian bullet, which is at least 4 times as common in Clear Sky so you can go full auto without watching your hard earned money fly into bushes when you miss. Also you can repair stuff. This was sorely missing in the original, because special guns in the first game would be thrown away after you fire a few hundred bullets from them. Now you can make your own gun without randomly finding it and repair it to keep it forever, something to make you unique. You can also modify armor with nightvision or gasmasks, kevlar plates to stop bullets and hard leather inserts to soften the impact through the kevalr, etc.

To finish this there is also the faction system where you go to war against factions with the one you choose, and objectives are randomly made that you have to achieve on the fly. The more guys that die, the less you have on the field. Thees also equipment, the more resources you capture on a battlefield the better your guys are equipped, but the main difference I see is just them getting a notch up in the gun scale (double barrel shotguns to sub-machinegun) when the bar is really high, and in the middle of the resource bar your guys start chucking grenades more often. Nice touch in my opinion.

If you like the original, you will guaranteed like Clear Sky better no matter what. If you didn't like the original, you may like this one as it's glitch free in the 5 hours I played it so far. If you didn't try the original, well if you like realistic gunfights where you can die in a couple of shots with decent armor then give this game a try sometime.

My only complaint is the accent some of the voice actors have, English speaking Russian imitator who try to sound like communists were thought to in the cold war, a bit much fake accent but I can stand it because you can read the dialogue 90% of the time so it can be overlooked. 5/5 stars from me.