Valve let us know they've released another Steam title called S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl.
"In 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl power station. Soviet authorities established a 30km 'Exclusion Zone' around this nuclear wasteland, but in 2006 a second explosion rocked the stricken reactor, obliterating all living things and causing the Zone's boundaries to ripple outwards. From this epicenter came waves of mutated creatures, deadly radiation, and a strange, anomalous energy. The Zone was cordoned off by the military, who would shoot on sight anyone foolish enough to brave the horrors within."
Sound like a scary situation? "Awakening in the Zone, you are one such S.T.A.L.K.E.R., fighting for survival in this man-made Hell, while trying to discover the truth behind Chernobyl's sinister past and ominous future."
Their press release was pretty straight forward: Offering a unique combination of First-Person Shooter (FPS) and Survival-Horror action, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl gives gamers unprecedented freedom to explore the devastated exclusion zone that surrounds the Chernobyl power plant following a second apocalyptic explosion.
Looking at some of the photos, this looks like yet another creepy first person shooter title. Unlike DOOM 3, a lot of the creepy FPS titles arriving for the PC and console have merit, thick story lines alongside awesome graphics and immersing sounds.
Remember when an FPS was just a guy with a gun shooting zombies? It seems we're moving to a new level with all these story-telling type of first-person gaming.
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