Recent reviews by Eric

Missing several core aspects that made up what I loved as a die-hard original stalker fan. Dumbed down and arcadified, feels like a Far Cry title if it ran on UE5 (terribly) and had so many bugs that it was borderline unplayable. I really, really tried to like this game and wanted it to be good, since I had waited excitedly for it for a decade. Oh well.

Beautiful world, great soundtrack and a very surreal experience. Combat is fun and the weapons feel good. Very nostalgic for me as well. People like to compare the two, and it's true they're similar in a lot of ways, but I liked this game a lot better than any of the bioshock games.

Do yourself a favor and only play this game with the original Russian voice acting. A lot of people listed the English voice acting as a reason to not play the game, and I think it's unreasonable to judge a Russian game on its English VA quality. Thats not what this game was designed around. Altough yes, i'll admit, even in Russian the dialogue can be a bit rough to listen to at times.

After having played the game a while longer, i'd like to add that the outside "open world" portions of the game need some work. While the map is very pretty and seems inviting, you can't walk two feet without being swarmed by never-ending hordes of strong enemies. Even if you manage to kill them, they're almost immediately revived. Not very fun or rewarding, especially for explorers. Hope to see this toned down just a bit :)

Not perfect, but I find it extremely enjoyable and immersive. Overall, a solid 8/10 experience for me :) very fun, but maybe wait for a sale or a couple patches if you're unsure.