Newly released survival shooter STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl seemingly contains a nod to a legendary mission from 2007's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Gamers have discovered all sorts of apparent Easter eggs scattered throughout the world of STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, including some that pay tribute to the title's beloved predecessors.
Much like the original STALKER experiences, GSC Game World's latest entry in its series of postapocalyptic shooters is set in the irradiated lands of the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine. The map of STALKER 2 includes Pripyat, the abandoned city located beside the area's ruined nuclear power plant. Eagle-eyed players have noticed that this rendition of the settlement has what appears to be a reference to Call of Duty: 4 Modern Warfare by Infinity Ward, another title that made gamers visit Pripyat.
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Many have pointed out online that a spot in the STALKER 2 version of Pripyat, specifically a point that can be found on the top floor of the Polissya hotel, resembled the sniper's nest that gamers used in the All Ghillied Up level of the first Modern Warfare. This is the thirteenth mission of Infinity Ward's critically-acclaimed shooter, which, according to a lot of fans, has one of the best single-player campaigns in the entire Call of Duty franchise.
In All Ghillied Up, players take control of SAS member John Price as he and his mentor, Captain MacMillan, sneak into Pripyat and try to assassinate a Russian arms dealer named Imran Zakhaev with a sniper rifle from the Polissya hotel. The weapon used to target Zakhaev in Modern Warfare and its 2016 remaster was the Barrett M82, a powerful anti-materiel rifle that has appeared in other Call of Duty titles and similar military shooters like Battlefield 3. Meanwhile, the rifle found in GSC Game World's rendition of the Polissya hotel is an M701 Super, considered by some to be one of the best guns in STALKER 2.
Aside from the sniper's nest, STALKER 2 players have discovered other apparent Easter eggs and references in the game. Some claim that a campfire spot in the Unreal Engine 5-powered title resembles the main menu of Shadow of Chernobyl, which was widely regarded as the best STALKER game prior to the release of the series' newest installment. Others say that a car stuck in a tree pays tribute to the Weasleys' Flying Ford from the Harry Potter movies.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl has sold more than one million copies since launching on November 20, according to GSC Game World. The title currently has an average score of 74 on the review aggregate site OpenCritic, with many praising the game despite its many reported technical issues.
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Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has changed dramatically after the second massive explosion in year 2006. Violent mutants, deadly anomalies, warring factions have made the Zone a very tough place to survive. Nevertheless, artifacts of unbelievable value attracted many people called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who entered the Zone for their own risk striving to make a fortune out of it or even to find the Truth concealed in the Heart of Chornobyl.
EPIC NONLINEAR STORY IN SEAMLESS OPEN WORLD
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Meet members of different factions deciding who of them worth your friendship and who deserve a bullet. Engage intense gunfights with a variety of enemies that follow different tactics trying to outsmart you. Choose your preferable firearms from 30+ types of weapons with numerous modifications that allow creating hundreds of distinctive lethal combinations.
