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Shadow of Chernobyl + Clear Sky + Call of Pripyat up to 70% off!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, the phenomenally immersive FPS survival horror series set in the terrifyingly believable radioactive "Zone" surrounding the explosion site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, is available up to 70% off on GOG.com. That's only $14.97 for the set of three for the next 72 hours.

Not many people truly understand what it means to be a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. We're Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers, and Robbers. Basically, what each of us is, is a bit of a soldier, a bit of a thief, a bit of a hunter, a bit of a nutjob, and a full-time basterd. Imagine what's happening in our heads. The Zone is calling for us ahead, new locations and unknown threats, spatial holes and monsters hiding in the fog, pitch-black nights and saving rays of a rising sun. You try to avoid anomalies and hide from blowouts, discover the Zone and collect artifacts, cure radioactive irradiation and fight for any stalker faction you like! This is the life, right? If only it didn't end so promptly, ever so often.

The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series delivers one of the most immersive and enthralling experiences in the history of first-person shooters. Calling it a "shooter", however, might be a bit of a stretch. The games' focus leans mostly towards exploration and stealth. In most cases, it's best to avoid encounters rather than face the dangers head-on. The Chernobyl exclusion zone is full of things that could kill you in an eyeblink. Strange creatures, physics-defying phenomena, not to mention the other men bold or insane enough to venture into the heart of eastern-european Twilight Zone. The competition is ruthless, as the prizes are great--the fascinating artifacts found in the forbidden land yield unbelievable prizes on the black market. If you think you have what it takes to become one of the fabled S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, the whole story of the Chernobyl Zone opens before you: the original Shadow of Chernobyl, the prequel Clear Sky, and the sequel Call of Pripyat. All three games come with high-quality soundtracks encoded in lossless FLAC format.

For the next 72 hours, that is until Sunday, February 9, at 10:59 GMT, you can get the entire S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Series 70% off, that is for only $14.97. Separately, the games come with 50% off discount for that time.

EDIT:
Now, that the release special offer has expired, the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games are priced at $19.99, $9.99, and $19.99 for Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat respectively. A permanent 20% off series discount still applies, if you get all three at the same time.
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justanoldgamer: About the story "Roadside Picnic" and the STALKER movie, any recommendation on reading/watching them before or after playing the games? Does it matter?
I'd say you can enjoy them in pretty much any order. None of them really ruin the others for you, as each has its own differences and resolutions which make them just distinct enough. It is interesting to read the book and then see how the film and game interpret that source material, however.
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justanoldgamer: About the story "Roadside Picnic" and the STALKER movie, any recommendation on reading/watching them before or after playing the games? Does it matter?
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IAmSinistar: I'd say you can enjoy them in pretty much any order. None of them really ruin the others for you, as each has its own differences and resolutions which make them just distinct enough. It is interesting to read the book and then see how the film and game interpret that source material, however.
Great, thanks.
Very nice additions! I was glad to hear that they were coming here from posts of those who figured out the hint.
Won't be able to grab them for awhile though, so wishlisted for now.
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justanoldgamer:
I'll add to to that the film is a far more contemplative / surreal experience than the games, and theres also the strugatsky brothers work based on the film, and their work based upon the games (if you can find translations).
By the way, I found these well-done pieces of Roadside Picnic character art a few years ago. Glad to see they are still up.

http://kopfstoff.blogspot.com/2011/02/roadside-picnic-fanart.html

http://kopfstoff.blogspot.com/2011/02/roadside-picnic-fanart-2.html

EDIT: And holy $#!+, he's doing a graphic novel adaptation of it!

http://kopfstoff.blogspot.com/2013/12/thesis-roadside-picnic-sci-fi-graphic.html

I so want.
Post edited February 06, 2014 by IAmSinistar
Instabuy! Thank you GOG, been waiting for this one for a long time!
so I just checked and I have all three games already on DVDs from gaming magazines, DRM-free...

sadly I won't buy it here
Damn, I made a promise in these times of government cuts on the one hand and huge backlogs on the other hand not to buy any more games, I just broke that promise with buying the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. Excellent release!

It's kinda annoying, seeing games discounted on GOG that were either discounted earlier or released earlier on Steam or DRM-ed on Gamersgate and then to find out about a sale on GOG offering the same game DRM-free. There's at least seven games I have never played yet but already own twice because of it: the Thief series, System Shock 2 and now S.T.A.L.K.E.R..

Well, at least I avoided the lure with the King's Bounty games (I didn't goggify them) and when Two Worlds was dirt-cheap on Steam, I was clever enough to avoid the lure of cheapness and wait for the DRM-free Worlds on sale on GOG.
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Sachys: I'll add to to that the film is a far more contemplative / surreal experience than the games, and theres also the strugatsky brothers work based on the film, and their work based upon the games (if you can find translations).
After reading "Roadside Picnic" I was disappointed by the film (too loosely based on the original book and... well, I don't wish to spoil the ending, but you probably know what I mean). ;)
Post edited February 06, 2014 by Thespian*
I recently saw Tarkovsky's "Stalker" in a gorgeous 35mm print at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's theaters, and it's a trip of a movie - and now here the series is, on GOG.com. I bought the games a few years ago on Direct2Drive, which turned into Gamefly somewhere along the way, and though I downloaded them I never did a full install; the old key codes don't work, but a fresh install does, and now at last here I am ready to explore the Zone.

It's funny how my instinct is to buy them again here! But I've got them already on my desktop. Still, thanks for the inspiration, Goglodytes!
Excellent release, GOG team. I've played the first and third one before, but never got around to try the second one. Maybe I'll even replay the whole series, now that it's readily available here, DRM-free and all.

One question, though, are these fully patched up? I remember the first two games, in particular, used to be pretty buggy.
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Thespian*: After reading "Roadside Picnic" I was disappointed by the film (too loosely based on the original book and... well, I don't wish to spoil the ending, but you probably know what I mean). ;)
I can understand that if you were looking for a more straightforward adaptation. Tarkovsky tends to eschew the more overtly alien parts of his source materials in order to focus intently upon the human drama, specifically notions of motivation and longing. He did the same in Solaris, where the baroque living planet becomes the backdrop of the personal stories, instead of the commanding setpiece that it would be in a modern American film.*

I love both the books and the Tarkovsky adaptions of Stalker and Solaris, but have to view them as distinct works. Again avoiding spoilers, the ending of Stalker doesn't perhaps have the visceral potency of that of Roadside Picnic, but I feel it works with his reimagining. And the ending of the film version of Solaris is incredibly powerful which rewards your engagement with the characters.

* I do not count the American Solaris as an adaptation of Lem's novel. It was instead a remake of the Tarkovsky film, stripped of meaning and substance.
Post edited February 06, 2014 by IAmSinistar
Instabought of course... I can't wait to start playing them again, I think I don't even have to buy another game for the following 6 months :o)
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IAmSinistar: snip
For me, the Stalker film was too slow (even for a Russian film), but I endured it looking forward to the ending, at least. So, when I learned about it...

About the American Solaris, I had read Lem's book (as most of his other works) years before. I consider this movie one of the worst adaptations I've ever suffered. I can't judge about the Russian version, as I haven't watched it. ;)
After the release of System Shock 2 this is the S.T.A.L.K.E.R S.H.O.C.K for me :)

Fantastic release. Thanks GOG!