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Currently Playing: STALKER 2 Anniversary Review – From Launch Disaster to Patch 1.7

I couldn't pass on the opportunity to make a video for the STALKER 2 one year anniversary, especially as we got a huge update with Patch 1.7 right before the celebration date. So here's a recap of everything that happened since the release of the game, all the patches, the improvements, the ups & downs, if the game is finally ready after all this time, and let's also look at the future, and what might be coming next! From launch to Patch 1.7, here's the state of the game as we reach the end of 2025. ---------- Russian invasion & impact on the Game Development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28CITqxwNz0 https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/jan/31/stalker-2-heart-of-chernobyl-interview-ukraine-war-gsc-game-world https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-stalker-2-gsc-game-world-development-war/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-another-stalker-2-delay-was-never-an-option-for-its-ukrainian-developer/1100-6528237/ NFT Fiasco: https://www.polygon.com/22841151/stalker-2-nft-content-canceled-reaction/ https://www.pcgamer.com/stalker-2-nft-cancelled/ https://www.ign.com/articles/stalker-2-nfts-response GSC "hacked" and blackmailed by Russian "hackers": https://www.pcgamer.com/gsc-game-world-says-russian-hackers-are-leaking-stalker-2-test-builds-please-dont-look-at-them/ https://kotaku.com/stalker-2-gsc-game-world-ukraine-russia-hackers-pc-1850221715 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stalker-2-game-developer-hacked-by-russian-hacktivists-data-stolen/ https://www.eurogamer.net/stalker-2-dev-says-russian-hackers-have-leaked-test-build-online-asks-fans-not-to-share A bit of nuance to this story: https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/13xmzsn/a_message_from_gsc_game_world_team/jmi8qso/?context=3 Review bombing & disinformation campaign: https://www.dualshockers.com/stalker-2-review-bombing/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/russian-disinfo-is-trying-to-spark-a-boycott-of-stalker-2-by-claiming-its-going-to-draft-you-into-the-war-in-ukraine-somehow/ https://gamerant.com/stalker-2-review-bombing/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/10/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-how-a-ukrainian-video-game-hit-by-war-is-breaking-records https://www.thegamer.com/stalker-2-reportedly-russian-disinformation-campaign-claims-drafts-players-into-ukraine-war/ https://uacrisis.org/en/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-videogra-symvol-stijkosti-ukrayiny https://www.reddit.com/r/stalker/comments/1gxdc69/there_are_attempts_to_manipulate_steam_reviews/ A-Life 2.0 mentions scrapped from marketing material & steam: https://www.ign.com/articles/stalker-2-dev-gsc-game-world-explains-for-the-first-time-what-went-wrong-with-a-life-20-and-why-it-was-removed-from-the-games-description-on-steam https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/stalker-2-devs-say-the-scrubbed-mentions-of-anticipated-npc-code-a-life-2-0-which-is-busted-but-there-was-due-to-a-marketing-guy-going-rogue/ https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/stalker-2-director-says-she-was-as-shocked-as-anyone-by-the-controversy-over-ai-system-a-lifes-removal-from-the-fpss-steam-page-i-noticed-it-because-of-reddit/ ---------- Song Credits: Anno Domini Beats - Archetype Ghost In The Shell - Floating Museum Extended (Ambient edit) liv3.nature - Nature sound Moonlight in Mexico - Jimena Contreras Free Me (Instrumental) - NEFFEX Two Gong Fire - Ryan McCaffrey Go By Ocean Moonlight in Mexico - Jimena Contreras ---------- 00:00 A divided Community 03:11 Disappointing Launch 06:25 Early Patches 07:19 A-Life Controversy 08:34 First Big update (Patch 1.1) 09:56 Slow Road to redemption (Patch 1.2) 12:03 Still not enough (Patch 1.3) 14:04 In the trenches (Patch 1.4) 15:20 The turning point (Patch 1.5) 18:22 Fun is now allowed (Patch 1.6) 20:09 A Performance Milestone (Patch 1.7)