Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl has sold an amazing one million plus copies despite being out for fewer than three days. That’s one heck of an accomplishment, considering it’s been fifteen years since the last game in the series game came out and Ukrainian developer GSC Game World is rightly pleased.

The Fora-221 is one of the stronger assault rifles in STALKER 2, and it has some of the highest accuracy out of any assault rifle in the game. The rifle is most commonly found as a drop from stronger, well-armed enemies such as Ward Soldiers.

Not that a lot of post-apocalyptic first-person shooters are, but STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl is especially not for the faint of heart. It’s built to generate the kind of friction that goes a long way in creating a challenging and punishing game that’s also captivating.

Ahead of its release, Digital Trends received a PC copy of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl that was plagued with more technical issues than we typically see in a review build this close to launch. I personally hopped into the Xbox build once our critic started raising red flags and was instantly met with bugs within my first 20 minutes.

Heart of Chornobyl, the fourth video game in the Stalker series, is finally here, and with it comes a terrifying new chapter in the saga. Stalker 2 is set in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, a dangerous area contaminated by radiation and filled with deadly anomalies.

As a first-person shooter, if you don't have any ammo in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, you won't be doing much shooting. The game's economy is also such that you're often better off spending your hard-earned money on upgrades,