S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (2011) - a cancelled early version of the sequel [Game Graveyard #3]

Опубликовано: 19 Сентябрь 2026
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The second installment of the well-known Stalker franchise was in development back in 2011. A well-known franchise, experienced developers—what could have gone wrong? But suddenly the game was canceled and forgotten for many years. What Stalker 2 could have been like back then, and what led to its cancellation—we'll try to figure it out in this video.

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Materials used in the creation of the video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X...

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Music:
1) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat OST - Zaton day theme
2) A Hand In The Dark - Underbelly & Ty Mayer
3) Anthesteria - End Credits (Good Ending Metro 2033)
4) Addaraya - Gurza Dreaming
5) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat OST - Theme of Pripyat Day
6) Nevada city - huma-huma
7) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky OST - Limansk theme
8) Firelake - Dirge for Planet

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Stalker 2 in 2002
2:19 - Start of development
3:36 - Stalker 2 plot
9:10 - New character designs
11:15 - New weapons
12:30 - Updated bestiary
16:07 - Stalker 2 locations (1)
17:52 - New AI
19:32 - Stalker 2 locations (2)
22:02 - Development in 2011
24:02 - Game cancellation
25:03 - Material leak and X-ray 2.0
27:20 - Reasons for project cancellation
29:20 - Results