What a surprise today, GCS Game World released all three stalker Games on Xbox consoles.
The games were released during the Xbox Partner Preview broadcast, and you can check them out in a game called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Zone Legends Trilogy.
The Legends of the Zone bundle is available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S (via backwards compatibility) for $39.99 (or equivalent in your region) and includes shadow of chernobyl, clear skyand Call of Pripyat. If you don’t want the bundle, you can purchase each game individually for $19.99 or the equivalent in your region.
Despite the complications posed by the war in Ukraine, which resulted in the team relocating, dealing with cyberattacks, and working across multiple countries, GSC Game World and its Mataboo partners worked hard to ensure that the console version faithfully retained all the elements of the original, allowing you Being able to experience the harrowing exclusion zone of Chernobyl as intended.
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With these ports, you can expect native controller support for the console interface, such as the weapon selection wheel, as well as changes to the aiming system and menu navigation to support Xbox controllers.
Later this year, the team will release an Xbox Series X/S patch bringing additional graphical enhancements and other features. The console version will also get mod support via mod.io, but that won’t be available until a later date as the team is still developing the feature.
The STALKER series blends different genres such as horror, first-person shooter, exploration and immersive simulation, and the story takes place in an alternate version of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. The plot centers on the second Chernobyl disaster in 2006, which altered biological, chemical, and physical processes, leading to the precipitation of unnatural anomalies, artifacts, and mutants.
Playing as a Rogue, a regional explorer, you will not only have to fight against mutated flora and fauna and artifacts with extraordinary properties such as anti-gravity or radioactive absorption, but also against different factions, bandits and military forces. Complete your main objective: reach the center of the area.
All three STALKER games are excellent and you should consider giving them a try if you haven’t already.In addition, with “Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl” will be released on September 5you may want to familiarize yourself with the series before its release.
While STALKER 2 is a direct continuation of the plot and a standalone title, knowing the events and characters that came before will help you better enjoy certain story moments, nods, and potential Easter eggs.