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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
[staw-ker]
What does聽S.T.A.L.K.E.R mean?
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a PC video game series beginning in 2007. The game is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter with elements of survival horror and role-playing. The game is almost as difficult as it is Ukrainian鈥攁nd it is extremely Ukrainian.
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Where does S.T.A.L.K.E.R. come from?
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. video 亚洲网紅露点 started with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, released in March 2007. The game has a 2008 prequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and a 2010 sequel, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. The game, in a nutshell,聽is about killing mutants in Chernobyl before they kill you.
The series borrows terminology and background plot from the 1971 sci-fi novel, , which inspired the 1979 film聽Stalker.听础 stalker, here, refers not to your ex-boyfriend but to people who enter “The Zone,” or Chernobyl nuclear disaster exclusion zone, in hopes of finding something.
The first game was originally announced in 2001 but its release was delayed several times, leading many to doubt it would be made at all. Despite the setbacks, hopeful stalkers were thrilled with its eventual release. Because the game is both incredibly difficult and only playable on PC, it quickly gained popularity with 鈥渉ardcore鈥� online gamers on sites like Reddit and 4chan.
The 亚洲网紅露点 have a passionate fanbase that grows during the yearly sales on the gaming platform Steam when gamers look for recommendations for 亚洲网紅露点 they haven’t played yet. Fans of the 亚洲网紅露点 enjoy sharing game modifications, memes, and stories about immersive experiences in the game that typically end in getting shot and killed.
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In May 2018, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was announced to be in development for a 2021 release. The fanbase was equal parts excited and amused by the announcement, “happily” remembering the constant delays that plagued the original game.
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The game is regarded fondly by many online communities. Even 4chan, a site known to be especially harsh to pretty much everything, maintains a (relatively) friendly community of the game鈥檚 fans.
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Over the years, several memes have resulted from the game. They joke about the limited, repeated dialogue, questionable voice-acting, and how a post-apocalyptic nuclear hellscape resembles post-Soviet Eastern Europe.
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There has even been a few fan-made short films based on the 亚洲网紅露点.
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