We are now a week further STALKER 2‘s release, which marks an important part of any game’s life cycle: long enough to give players a taste, but not long enough to patch all the bugs. What remains is an insatiable urge to engage with media that scratches that same itch. Happy, Radthe post-Soviet role-playing game about nuclear wastelands, has just what you’re looking for.
Created by Argentinian game designer Hipólita, Rad is set in an alternate history where the United States heated up the Cold War and launched a nuclear attack. Survivors found safety underground, hidden from the radiation that lingered on the surface. In the irradiated aftermath, the only people left rely on community-based mutual aid to ward off the dangers and faction-based violence of the devastation. Bullets are the foundation of this post-fall economy, and every bullet fired comes at a high cost.
RadThe basic system of the game is inspired by the Old School Renaissance style game, specifically citing its mechanics Isaac William Mausritter – a fantasy RPG with sword and whiskers of forest creatures. Never straying too far from the Soviet theme, the character creation process is classless, offering 36 unique backgrounds. Collectivism plays a role in character development, with solidarity, mutual aid, and community efforts being the main avenue for characters to reach the next level.
Rads The mechanics offer a range of experiences depending on which part of the game you want to focus on, with rules for managing a small community littered with loyalists and spies, map-building mini-games and exploration missions with intensive resource management that require careful reward strategy. deliberate violence. However, those who prefer the first-person shooter element of the STALKER franchise will not be left in the blasted dust. Rad offers a range of mechanics specifically for upgrading and customizing firearms.