The game runs smoothly, it looks great, it loads rapidly, the lighting effects are eerie and atmospheric and other than that not a great deal has changed from the base game. If anything, it speaks to the game’s favour that it just looks fantastic in Performance mode, so much so that I find it hard to see why anyone would want to swap to the Resolution setting. The improvements to visual fidelity were just not enough to justify the performance drop the Ray Tracing effects are nice but the lighting looks so good in Performance mode that it’s hard to justify a significant drop in performance for some slightly lightier lights and shadowier shadows.ĭo not take this as a major criticism of Chernobylite, however. I found it difficult to adjust, as turning and aiming started to feel sluggish, and even the menus felt slower. The lighting effects in particular are incredibly atmospheric exploring underground bunkers gave me the same feeling as when I first played Condemned: Criminal Origins back near the launch of the Xbox 360 that same feeling of dread and claustrophobia, twitching every time a shadow moves or you bump into something.Ĭhernobylite’s 4K mode does as it says on the tin and, as usual, changing to this setting straight from Performance mode makes the drop in framerate very noticeable. It’s nice to see a game handling performance mode at 2K rather than 1080p, and it really does look wonderful.
#Chernobylite review series#
So, what’s new for Xbox Series X|S owners? Pretty much what you would expect – the game now has the option of playing in Resolution mode, which brings you 4K at 30fps with Ray Tracing, or Performance mode, which runs at 2K and a silky smooth 60fps. For a more in-depth look at the game and its mechanics I highly recommend our review of the original release of the game from October. The man seriously needs a rest.Ĭhernobylite is tons of fun (in a depressing sort of way) to play, missions can be fairly short, but scavenging for supplies to take back home can extend play time, and there are tons of choices to make, some will affect the story, such as deciding which characters to side with and which missions to undertake, while others are more subtle, like the fact that killing enemies and enduring stressful situations will harm Igor’s psyche, meaning choices need to be made as to whether to engage in combat to try and get more precious loot, or sneak by through the radioactive murk and preserve your sanity. Igor needs to accomplish his goals whilst also avoiding the mysterious Black Stalker, a whole host of bad guys and monsters, keeping his sanity in check and collecting supplies and to craft resources and build up a base to keep his allies happy and healthy. Igor has a great deal on his plate, as he’s trying to find out what happened to his fiancé Tatyana, who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago, whilst also seeking Chernobylite, a rare power source created during the meltdown. The game puts you in the shoes of Igor Khymynyuk, a physicist who worked at the power plant before the meltdown. and the Metro series, but without stealing any of its ideas directly from them. Enter Chernobylite, a sci-fi, horror, sort of survival game that seems to take a good deal of influence from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
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