Stalker 2 was made in the midst of war. You’ve probably heard how Ukranian studio GSC Game World bussed workers out of the country shortly before the Russian invasion. Or how some developers have died in the war. While the first-person shooter released this week doesn’t assault the player with overt references to that ongoing conflict, small glimpses of Ukrainian nationalism do peek through – the flag’s colours on a box of matches, a field of poppies marking the eerie resting spot of fallen soldiers.
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