Poll: What Do You Think Of Stalker 2 On Xbox Game Pass So Far?

Technical Issues aside I really like it. But it's definitely not for everyone. It's well worth a try on gamepass to se if you like it

Our individual experiences with the game have been quite varied, so we can definitely see there being lots of different perspectives on this one

Regardless of individual experiences at PX the one you posted as a review sure hit the engagement mark😉....let's how this 4/10 review age's next to the 8/10 for the Suicide Squad: KtJL ( I say this as someone who most of the time agrees with PJ'S reviews)

Edit: I've only had the chance to play for about 6 hours, no major issues so far, except for some items not obeying the laws of gravity and physics 😁.

Well, it's definitely not a 4/10.

I’d like the people giving such ratings to Stalker 2 to be consistent in their reviews.

Just a reminder that Starfield and Star Wars Outlaws also had plenty of technical issues at launch, yet somehow those problems didn’t affect their overall scores.

@Sol4ris Your point is?

I give it a 7 or 8 as it stands right now (fully expect to be 9 or 10 after patches & fixes.)

Its certainly a full on Stalker experience with all the good & bad that goes with that. This is not a cozy shooter like say the recent Far Cry games this is a kick you in the balls while laughing at you sort of experience. You will die & it kindly reminds you how many times on the death screen, how thoughtful.

Yes it has issues right now but the game is still fun (at least for me.) I know the devs are working on the problems (& have been very open & honest about it on their discord.) The devs didn't let a small thing like their country being invaded stop them so some technical issues are small fry in comparison.

I am certain that when all the dust has settled on the patches this game will be seen as one of the best post apocalypse survival games made.

@Caspin-U Maybe they actually had a good game there.

@MeanBeanEgg

My point is, that from the time (albeit short) I've played of the game, the 4/10 score seems too harsh (hope this clears it up).

if this game was not in game pass and i would buy it i would return it and wait for all the patches

Played the prologue this morning ..had zero bugs and it ran fine ..that was in quality mode on an lg oled c2(vrr) on the series x

8/10 😎..... the 4/10 review was frankly reckless journalism, to allow a clear personal dislike to rule the review is not good journalism, that requires a certain level of objective detachment to be fair to the game, the audience and developer.

It may well have unfairly cost GSC game sales

@PurvisP Reckless journalism is when I don't agree with a review. 😂

It’s fantastic. Have encountered very few bugs, runs well and captures the feel of the old STALKER games while updating it with many quality of life items.

I’m in the camp with the good scores the game got (and there are MANY of them):

PC Gamer 83
GameRant 9
GameSpot 8
IGN 8
The Sixth Axis 9
True Achievements 9

And many others. I only put those as examples so people don’t read one 4/10 review here and base your opinion on that alone. It’s still 79% positive on Steam as well!

@Sol4ris I think it's perfectly rated.

When the game isn't freaking out at me, I love it but it is freaking out at me a lot.

I think this might be "balance" after Cyberpunk where I didn't get any noticeable bugs or t-pose in my first play through. Stalker 2 hits every bug it can lol.

I’ve only just got past the prologue but my initial impression of the game was that the graphics didn’t look anywhere near as good as the gameplay videos we’ve saw before release. Those videos were obviously running off a powerful PC but still I’d of expected it to look similar on Series X quality mode.

I recently finished Shadow of Chernobyl so I know I’ll enjoy the gameplay, exploration etc.

@awp69 If playing on Series X what mode are you playing it on quality or performance? I’ve toggled between the two but don’t think quality mode looks good enough to sacrifice the extra frames.

@MaccaMUFC I’m playing on performance and agree it’s not worth the sacrifice to play on quality.

I'm at first big town and for me it's, a total meh atm. Some enemies are bullet sponges, controls seem stuck in 00s PC land, voices are wooden(isn't the main guy V from cyberpunk?). It's a def 5 or 6/10

Some reviewers don't like the genre, pace or style that they're reviewing and that doesn't make sense because reviews are meant for gamers that like that genre, pace or style. Although some reviews are meant to be controversial and get more clicks, I believe that in this case is the former.

@MeanBeanEgg

I think it's perfectly rated

Cool beans, bro. I'm not here to convince anyone to agree with me😅...

@el_pieablo I know what you mean about enemies being bullet sponges, when I fought the bloodsucker in the prologue I think I went through about 2 or 3 full magazines from the AK-74 before I took it down, that’s not fun at all imo and I was playing on Rookie.

The game is far better than what an article on this website led us to believe.

@MaccaMUFC its a mutant they are tough. The lesson of that fight is think about what you engage in the future while you are a new stalker.

Humans without helmets or head gear you will get one shot kills to the head with most guns. Later in the game with some of the better sniper rifles with upgrades you can do that to mutants too (& will one hit humans on a body shot.)