I got lucky: there were shelves of supplies. The only comfort you'll find in Stalker is near the glow of a burning barrel, and I'd just escaped from a huge military compound with a scrap of health left. I stumbled through the rain towards a building lit from within by a brazier, ignoring the sting of guilt that jabbed with every groan in the air. I could tell that someone nearby was curled up and dying in the rain, but I was bleeding, exhausted, out of bullets and low on everything. I don't speak Russian, but I can recognise a cry of pain in any language. It's all different, but if you loved the first Stalker, instead of reinstalling the original and modding it, when this is fixed it'll be your next install. It's as close to a remix as I've ever come across in gaming, bringing in new elements, but still reminding me of the original. It's still Stalker, still based on the first game, but at the same time it's not. The developers have chosen to release it earlier than planned, and I decided to try it out. The game, a fan-fronted effort to reconnect all the elements that were cut from Shadow of Chernobyl, was leaked during development.

Stalker: Lost Alpha is out, but it's not finished.

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