S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Performance
 

It’s been a long time coming - the game was originally scheduled for a 2003 release - but for the most part it has been worth the wait. Stalker may not be quite the revolution it was once heralded as and it has its fair share of problems, but there’s a great deal to like about the gameplay and the wonderfully realised environment in which it is set.

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2007/..._review/1.html

I am happy that I have ordereed it. It's coming soon :)

Is there a demo? I see mention with a quick google but no actual file.

From what i've read i dont think there's gonna be a demo.

Please let us know your impressions once you spend some time playing. Thinking about picking this one up myself.

should arrive tomorrow, give me a day or two for playing it

So far I can tell it's CPU limited because it is not multithreaded, my 4400+ x1800XT 512MB combination is only good for 20+ FPS (which is still good for this game tough).

Leave grass shadows OFF if you are CPU limited (see review)!