Gameplay: 8/10
Story: 5/10
Controls: 7/10

It doesn't make any justice to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: S.O.C., but the ending gives at least a connection with the previous release (which goes after this one in the lore).

Recommendation: Play it with the Sky Reclamation Project v1.1.3 mod to eliminate the many bugs this game has, especially in the faction wars mini-game.