Review of the game escape from tarkov. Review of Escape From Tarkov. Plot and quests

Among Russian developers there are not so many worthy of attention commands Many people prefer to work for foreign companies, for example, the well-known Plarium. And among the successful projects entirely created by domestic game makers, I immediately remember the Blitzkrieg franchise, the fifth “ Heroes ", as well as simulators "IL-2" and . But very soon another blockbuster will be added to these hits - an unusual one. Escape from Tarkov from the St. Petersburg company Battlestate Games.

What does it represent?

The creators themselves (some of them previously worked on a wide variety of famous blockbusters, ranging from Stalker and Contract Wars to Bioshock and Mass Effect) call their project a hardcore story-driven multiplayer game that crosses genres such as first/third person action. The game is being made on the currently popular UNITY 5 engine. In the first quarter of 2016, a closed beta test of Escape from Tarkov will begin, the participants of which will be selected from among all users who submitted applications on the official website of the project. And the release itself will take place in the first half of next year.

Official video trailer for the game:

The events of Escape from Tarkov take place in a realistic setting on the territory of the Russian city of Tarkov. MMO heroes are members of two private military companies embroiled in a bloody confrontation on the streets settlement, who found himself surrounded by UN and RF Armed Forces checkpoints. Players will have to find a way out of the isolated city, survive in an extremely hostile environment and uncover all the secrets of Tarkov.

Following the twists and turns of the twisted plot, the heroes of Escape from Tarkov will face numerous dangers - from militants of the enemy company to the aggressive influence of the surrounding world. Death can come unexpectedly: a character can die from the effects of many different types of injuries, disease, exhaustion, and radiation poisoning. To survive in an unpredictable world that lives by its own laws, players use numerous MMO system modules: users control all the actions of their character and are able to choose from a variety of behavior and combat tactics.

Features of Escape from Tarkov:

Hardcore online action from the first person in a modern Russian setting. In the world of Escape from Tarkov, everything depends only on the player and his ability to adapt to the situation, survive in unpredictable conditions and defeat any enemy.

Story-oriented passage with unique quest detail. By completing missions, players not only learn the story of Tarkov, which turned into a battlefield for two military companies, but also increase their chances of survival and a successful escape from the city.

Realism on a new level. Escape from Tarkov is a combat simulator that takes into account dozens of different conditions. The player's actions are influenced by many factors - from injuries and the physical condition of the character to environmental influences.

Absolute freedom of action and control of the character. 100% realistic physics of hits and ballistics, a full procedural system of effects and animations, total control of movement, interaction with the environment and covert actions. Detailed work with weapons and their customization.

A unique system of skills and character leveling. The character receives different types of experience depending on the main activity and is able to develop more than 100 skills, which are divided into four types: physical, mental, combat and practical.

Individual passage and choice of game tactics. Assaulting enemy fortifications, reconnaissance operations, co-op missions, trading, exploration expeditions, resource gathering, radio interceptions and much more - Tarkov has something for every type of player.

An economic system controlled by the players themselves and controlled by artificial intelligence. The user can exchange goods at a flea market, look for the necessary resources at an auction, or open his own business with his system and subordinates.

Lots of offline activities. The player has access to treatment, trading, espionage, setting up and customizing weapons, managing caches and equipment, research, etc.

The Escape from Tarkov project, almost from the moment of its release, received the status of the most anticipated and ambitious video game from domestic developers. Battlestate Games themselves (the developers and publishers of the new shooter) also did not hesitate to use flattering epithets about themselves and their creation, calling it the ideological heir to such wonderful computer games, like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and DayZ.

In general, the excitement around Escape from Tarkov was truly serious; some AAA projects with a multi-million dollar budget could not achieve such an effect, no matter how hard they tried.

To be fair, it is worth noting that now, being in the alpha test stage, the new shooter for PC actually looks very attractive. And the concept of Escape from Tarkov, described by the developers as “a hardcore action game with realistic tactical battles and the deepest weapon upgrade system,” looks like something completely new and original.

City of Tarkov

The events will take place in a fictional city in the European part of the Russian Federation, where an armed confrontation broke out between two private military companies. As a result, lawlessness and chaos reigned in the city, most civilians left its territory, the rest turned into criminals and marauders.

The player, in the role of one of the PMC fighters (USEC or BEAR, at their discretion), will have to break through from the city center to its ocarinas, in order to then completely get out of the combat zone.

However, this will not be so easy: the player will be confronted not only by fighters from both organizations, which will be taken over by other gamers, but also by local gangs of bandits, organized groups of surviving residents, UN soldiers and the Russian army, who have taken the city of Tarkov into a cordon.

Let's disassemble it down to the bolt and screw

One of the main trump cards of the multiplayer shooter from Battlestate Games is the ability to disassemble your own weapons literally down to the smallest detail. With the subsequent replacement of one or another part with a more suitable one in each specific situation.

Of course, each barrel can be further improved with special modules: reinforced stocks, flashlights, stationary handles, magazine enlargers, bipods, even under-barrel grenade launchers, and more.

In general, weapon modification in Escape from Tarkov is built on a fundamental level new level, never before seen in any other video game. Everything is of high quality and realistic: it is clear that the developers resorted to the help of weapons specialists.

RPG

The developers have repeatedly mentioned that Escape from Tarkov will feature a full-fledged role-playing system, no worse than in any MMORPG. Well, perhaps in the final version of the game it will be so, but in the alpha before the battle you could only view and upgrade your existing weapons, as well as get acquainted with the character’s statistics, familiarizing yourself with his skills and health.

Gameplay

Contrary to promises, completely open world in the usual sense it is not in the game. There are only individual locations, albeit very impressive in size and design, representing a certain area of ​​the city. The goal of the gamer on each such map is to get to the exit.

In this case, the player can not only engage in shootouts with other players pursuing the same goals, but also team up with them, for example, to eliminate bandits - bots controlled by AI. Although the developers promise that in future versions of the game they can be replaced by real players.

By the way, each map will be unique not only in appearance, but also require certain tactics from the player and competent selection of equipment.

Bottom line

A very good game, although with some rough edges. The first thing that catches your eye is the not entirely successful interface. I would like to believe that at the time of release the video game will be supplemented not only with new content, but also will work properly to eliminate all bugs and errors.

Game release date planned for 2017.

Escape from Tarkov system requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Processor: dual-core processor 2.4 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo, i3), 2.6 GHz (AMD Athlon, Phenom II)
• RAM: 6 GB RAM
• Video card: DX9 compatible video card with 1 GB video memory
• Disk space: from 8 GB

• Operating system: Windows 7/8/10 (64 Bit)
• Processor: quad-core processor with a clock frequency of 3.2 GHz (Intel i5, i7), from 3.6 GHz (AMD FX, Athlon)
• RAM: from 8 GB RAM
• Video card: DX11 compatible video card, from 2 GB of video memory
• Sound: DirectX compatible audio card
• Network: constant connection to the Internet
• Disk space: from 8 GB

Official trailer

Gameplay of the alpha version of the game (28 minutes)

The game project Escape from Tarkov from Russian developers can be considered one of the most anticipated. For a long time, all information on it was presented piecemeal, and the lucky ones who bought one of the available packages were limited by the framework of a non-disclosure agreement. Last week this NDA was lifted, at the same time we received the long-awaited access to the alpha test. As part of this review, we will share our first impressions and summarize preliminary results; we will draw final conclusions after the official release.

Passage statistics. First experience in Escape from Tarkov

You can join the test by choosing one of three packages: LEFT BEHIND EDITION for 2600 rubles (50% chance of hitting), PREPARE FOR ESCAPE Edition for 3600 rubles (75% chance of hitting), EDGE OG DARKNESS for 5000 rubles (100% chance). In addition, each set includes game items and improvements (increasing the size of the cache, protected container, backpacks, etc.). The simplest STANDART EDITION set for 1600 rubles will work only after the start of the beta test (planned for the summer). Donata, judging by the promises of the developers, is not planned in the game.

Escape from Tarkov review

Personally, I was interested in this project because of the first videos with gameplay and pictures. The atmosphere of the good old S.T.A.L.K.E.R., the continuation of which we never received, unfortunately, in the genre of survival with friends for Russian gamers locations that we see on our streets. By the way, on the staff of Battlestate Games there are guys who have invested their efforts in games such as S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Contract Wars.

Only the strongest will survive

Harsh everyday life of an Axeman

One of the main features of Escape from Tarkov can be called realism. This is already clearly visible in the mechanics of combat, taking damage, the behavior of weapons during shooting, and ballistics. Fractures, blood loss, contusions, fatigue, dehydration, hunger - all this is also present. Yes, even the behavior of the Wild (bandits, controlled by the NPC).

The hunt is on

Before starting the game, you are asked to choose a faction, there are two available: BEAR - “polite people”, USEC - NATO members. At the time of alpha testing, the choice does not affect the behavior and features of the game. While everyone is in the all-against-all mode, in the future, for killing your own, karma will decrease and the attitude of NPCs will worsen. Players will also be able to become Scavs in the near future, creating complications for the two main factions. Currently there is no character editor or gender selection.

The factory is one of the most popular locations in Escape from Tarkov

The plot of the game revolves around the city of Tarkov, in which there is virtually chaos and lawlessness. USEC resolves issues and advocates for the interests of the corporation, BEAR eliminates NATO mercenaries and tries to keep the situation under control. The players are dropped off at one of those locations: a forest, a customs office, or a factory. From the moment of start, all players are faced with the task of surviving, if possible, getting valuable things and returning alive.

Chests. Nychki. Pockets.

Getting something valuable is not so easy, but you can lose it in seconds, getting hit in the back of the head with an ax or catching a charge of buckshot on your back. There is virtually no room for error. Death is the complete loss of everything, including ammunition and weapons. Several such failures, and you can be left without everything that was previously accumulated or received in the set. You can store especially valuable things in a protected container, but its size is limited. All this fuels interest in the game even more, the understanding that the loss of control comes with significant losses. Every shotgun, every pistol or machine gun becomes family.

Chests. Nychki. Pockets.

Fans of exploration in the world of Escape from Tarkov will be able to enjoy a large number of passages, hidden boxes, and rooms to access that require separate keys. There is no one universal means of accessing all such zones.

Doors in Escape from Tarkov

Speaking of doors. This is the first shooter in my memory that offers such a wide range of options for interacting with them. Open, kick, knock, throw a grenade, close. And if we add to this the fact that in any room a player can be waiting with a chance of receiving a bullet or shiv. Moreover, we ourselves were faced with the fact that after working well on the map and filling our pockets to the brim, we received a fatal hit right at the exit from the map. There is no place for a relaxed game here.

Quiet in the forest. Only the badger doesn't sleep.

In addition to the location itself, additional conditions, weather, and time of day also change. It also adds its own characteristics and adds variety. A large number of approaches and options to get from point A to point B. Different requirements for the ammunition used to obtain better efficiency.

There are currently three locations available

You can rest only after inspecting your cache, which contains all the scrubs of the player and weapons. Here you can see the statistics, throw them away extra items, learn skills (not yet active), view the location map. Here the hero is equipped before entering the map, which also requires attention and prioritization.

Screen before landing. Escape from Tarkov

Already now it is possible to play in a group, clans are being created. The advantage of interaction in a group is clearly visible in large maps. But again, if the group is untested, you must always take into account that your partner may fail you at the most inopportune moment. The functionality of clans and groups will also undergo changes and improvements.

Weapon modification in Escape from Tarkov

Escape from Tarkov was very meticulous about weapons. Only real samples with real characteristics are available. This applies to both cartridges and magazines. Each weapon can be examined in detail and modifications can be made. Installation of sights, replacement of the forend, pistol cheeks, butt. There is somewhere to go for a walk. The only thing you shouldn’t forget is that the more expensive the body kit is, the more interesting you become to your enemies. The “golden calf” mode with everything installed, wearing a bulletproof vest and a helmet, is not a guarantee that you won’t be blown away by a regular shotgun at point-blank range around the next turn. Ideally, ammunition, skills, attentiveness and control of what is happening around should work in symbiosis.

You will need a lot of money in Escape from Tarkov

You can purchase the necessary weapons, ammunition, magazines, and scrubs from four merchants. Sell ​​the excess there. In the future, traders will give tasks to players, and the trading process will be expanded with new features.

Trading in Escape from Tarkov

Errors and problems also occur, we noticed bugs with reloading, a client error when moving items in the cache. But all this happens quite rarely and is not annoying. And in general, given the alpha testing stage, it’s excusable, especially since updates come out quite often. At the current stage, Escape from Tarkov is already a full-fledged game project, in which you can spend time for hours without noticing what is happening around you. We recommend.
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(the domestic gaming community has high hopes for the studio and the project as a whole). Presumably the project Escape from Tarkov will be exclusive for personal computers under operating systems Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X, transfer to console consoles is not excluded (if the PC version is successful).

Release

The exact release date for the game Escape From Tarkov has not yet been set; it is reliably known that the release will take place in 2017. Although it is possible earlier, since it is already possible in soon Closed beta testing is planned to start.

Review

The events take place in a city that does not exist in reality - Tarkov, which in the past was the center of cooperation in the economic sphere between the Russian Federation and the European Union. Due to the illegal actions of the international organization Terra Group, the city was cut off from the outside world and surrounded by peacekeepers and the army. In this once large metropolis, isolated from the whole world, there is a war between two groups of mercenaries: the first is USEC, “covering the tracks” of the activities of their employers from the Terra Group, the second is BEAR, formed from former military and special forces soldiers working for the Russian government.

The user will have to try on the role of a former mercenary soldier caught in the midst of this local conflict of interest. From the first minutes of the game, the entire territory of the city will be open and you are free to choose where to go yourself (only the further you get into the city, the more likely you are to be ambushed and die).

The developers promise to add a storyline that will tell about the events before the hero’s arrival in Tarkov, and also during the passage you will have to take the side of one of the warring parties with your own additional line of interconnected semantic tasks.

The Escape from Tarkov project is focused on co-op and has all the qualities of a real MMO (with all the ensuing consequences). In addition to completing quests and shooting npcs, the user will be able to create items of equipment and upgrade weapons (almost everything from cartridges to unique weapon can be exchanged with other gamers using a barter system). The main enemy for you will be people, every user in the world is a potential enemy and at the same time a target; to simplify survival, individuals will be able to unite into independent squads of marauders or join one of the PMCs.

System requirements for the game Escape From Tarkov

Minimum

• Processor - 2-core, clocked at 2.4 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo, i3), 2.6 GHz (AMD Athlon, Phenom II)
• Video card – DX9 compatible, with 1 GB of memory
• RAM – 6 Gb
• Free space - 8 Gb

• Operating system - Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
• Processor - 4-core, with a clock frequency of 3.2 GHz (Intel i5, i7), from 3.6 GHz (AMD FX, Athlon)
  RAM: from 8GB
• Video card – DX11 compatible, with 2 GB of memory
• RAM – 8 Gb
• Free space - 8 Gb

Gameplay

Trailer