S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1886 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 208 out of 1886
  3. Negative: 150 out of 1886
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  1. yaRiKKKKKK
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    I think this is one of the best games that was created in the CIS.

    To me this game is very interesting because it touched on the strongest disaster in the world-the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant,Pripyat was evacuated and became a Ghost town.Hundreds of people at that time died from extreme doses of radiation.In this disaster, I watched a lot of documentaries. The most    I think this is one of the best games that was created in the CIS.

    To me this game is very interesting because it touched on the strongest disaster in the world-the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant,Pripyat was evacuated and became a Ghost town.Hundreds of people at that time died from extreme doses of radiation.In this disaster, I watched a lot of documentaries.
    The most interesting thing I found out that GSC Game World is a game on this universe is survival in the Chernobyl zone,mutants,anomalies and other thugs.My brother bought magazines and watched the news about the development of the game.
    For 13 years I replayed that part a bunch of times,it was worth it.
    Pros:
    1)Very good atmosphere of the former Soviet Union
    2)Simple gameplay ,trading system
    3)Videos S. T. A. L. K. E. R divine,goosebumps
    4)Good story
    5)Open world,you can do what you want
    Cons:
    1)the Weapon was better to do it gets slow.The shutter is generally the left side of the machine
    2)the Engine is old    … Expand
  2. DarkFlower
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Помню как в далёком 2008 году я взял диск с этой у своего друга, который уверял меня, что поиграв в эту игру один раз, я уже никогда её не забуду.
    Я не забыл. Легендарная игра, и самая лучшая игра созданная до сих пор в СНГ
  3. DenisBerger
    Jun 27, 2020
    2
    Одна из самых переоцененных игр всех времен, не интересный открытый мир, однотипные задания, пустые персонажи, плохая стрельба, артефакты раскиданы каждые 5 метров, графика не равномерная , РПГ составляющая полный провал, атмосфера игры плохо передается через окружение и не держит лично меня у монитора, я прошел игру 2 раза и думаю, что игра на любителя, я лично считаю сталкера плохойОдна из самых переоцененных игр всех времен, не интересный открытый мир, однотипные задания, пустые персонажи, плохая стрельба, артефакты раскиданы каждые 5 метров, графика не равномерная , РПГ составляющая полный провал, атмосфера игры плохо передается через окружение и не держит лично меня у монитора, я прошел игру 2 раза и думаю, что игра на любителя, я лично считаю сталкера плохой игрой, это мое мнение.… Expand
  4. Shalapai
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Хорошая игра, но не моя любимая часть сталкера, графика отличная, но задания так себе
  5. krooney
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    I have no idea why this game hasn't been remastered properly for newer generations of console. Possibly the GOAT.
  6. HungryVovka
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    This is stil the most famous game for Russia. The gloomy design of the cards, scary monsters and anomalies, science fiction about current events in the region of the Exclusion Zone.
  7. Kotofon
    Jun 14, 2020
    6
    В 1986 году на Чернобыльской АЭС произошла худшая в мире ядерная катастрофа. Советские власти установили вокруг места катастрофы 'Зону отчуждения', но второй взрыв сотряс реактор в 2006 году, создавая ту Зону, которую мы знаем – опасное радиоактивное место, заполненное странной, аномальной энергией, ставшее местом обитания для мутировавших существ. Зона огорожена военными, которые готовыВ 1986 году на Чернобыльской АЭС произошла худшая в мире ядерная катастрофа. Советские власти установили вокруг места катастрофы 'Зону отчуждения', но второй взрыв сотряс реактор в 2006 году, создавая ту Зону, которую мы знаем – опасное радиоактивное место, заполненное странной, аномальной энергией, ставшее местом обитания для мутировавших существ. Зона огорожена военными, которые готовы стрелять на поражение во всех, кто будет настолько глуп, чтобы пробраться в нее.… Expand
  8. nvt
    Jun 6, 2020
    9
    Эта игра дар богов, но даже у таких шедевров бывают минусы, первый минус допонительные квесты заключаются в том, что надо подать и принести и кого-то убить.И второй болия важный и существенный минус баги и легендарный зельоный жук, но поправде говоря в последних версиях зельоный жук почти пропалЭта игра дар богов, но даже у таких шедевров бывают минусы, первый минус допонительные квесты заключаются в том, что надо подать и принести и кого-то убить.И второй болия важный и существенный минус баги и легендарный зельоный жук, но поправде говоря в последних версиях зельоный жук почти пропал
  9. Piruz
    May 7, 2020
    8
    Every time i play this game, i fell like i'm home. This emotion is priceless
  10. Broyax
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Ouais, je me rappelle de ce jeu... on en parlait parce qu'à l'époque il mettait à genou les configs des pcdegs trop souvent à la masse et la ramasse, parce que figurez-vous que si le pcdeg fanfaronne, le plus souvent, sa config est fatiguenaze depuis bien longtemps et du coup, des jeux comme ce Stalker puant, ça tourne comme une patate... un peu comme Crysis en fait, une autre de cesOuais, je me rappelle de ce jeu... on en parlait parce qu'à l'époque il mettait à genou les configs des pcdegs trop souvent à la masse et la ramasse, parce que figurez-vous que si le pcdeg fanfaronne, le plus souvent, sa config est fatiguenaze depuis bien longtemps et du coup, des jeux comme ce Stalker puant, ça tourne comme une patate... un peu comme Crysis en fait, une autre de ces merdes hypées par la pcdèguerie internationale, soit la master (sous-)race des sales pauvres.

    Reconnaissons néanmoins que le jeu était très joli et qu'il tient encore assez bien le poids des années... et qu'il tourne tout-à-fait correctement, de ce que j'en ai vu au début surtout. Car putain, c'est un jeu pour masochistes fanatiques des jeux à la fois injouables et à la difficulté complètement pétée... même si on se demande si la difficulté ne vient pas plutôt de mécaniques de jeu totalement cassées et/ou bâclées, le reste venant naturellement d'une liste de bugs longue comme le bras. Je suppose que ça doit se situer entre les deux...

    En tout cas, on démarre avec un flingue... et on dirait un pistolet à eau en fait. Déjà, il tire pas droit le truc, faut s'approcher à moins d'un mètre pour voir les balles toucher... à peu près ! et encore, si on tire trop vite, les balles vont de nouveau... n'importe où ! alors devant des ennemis qui se déplacent comme des ninjas, je te raconte pas la misère...

    Quant à l'infiltration, elle est bien foirée elle aussi et tout-à-fait inexploitable... comme le reste du jeu en fait, car tout ici est fait un peu à l'arrache et de façon pas très ergonomique... Pourtant, j'ai choisi "débutant" mais de toute manière, t'as rien pour te soigner par défaut (les soins, c'est pour les lâches).

    Bon, on va pas s'éterniser non plus sur cette sous-merde de faux jeu et de vraie daube à masos ; on va juste la déinstaller et la mettre à la poubelle ; je ne veux même pas me torcher avec le manuel, il n'en vaut pas la peine ; quant au disque, même mon chien n'en a pas voulu : il m'a regardé d'un air "j'en veux pas de ta merde, tu m'as pris pour qui ?!'...    … Expand
  11. zhenyara
    Apr 13, 2020
    10
    Очень классная игра даже по меркам 2020. Очень геймплей прекрасен, сюжет прекрасен, атмосфера топ.
  12. SgAkErRu
    Apr 11, 2020
    10
    Одна из самых лучших игр на планете по моему мнению. У игры очень крутая атмосфера, она гениальна. Именно атмосферой эта игра всех и цепляет. Фанатское сообщество живет и по сей день, клепая к игре (не только к SoC, ко всем сталкерам) куча неплохих модов. В общем, крутая игра, даже добавить нечего.Одна из самых лучших игр на планете по моему мнению. У игры очень крутая атмосфера, она гениальна. Именно атмосферой эта игра всех и цепляет. Фанатское сообщество живет и по сей день, клепая к игре (не только к SoC, ко всем сталкерам) куча неплохих модов. В общем, крутая игра, даже добавить нечего.
  13. SleepNot
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is my favorite game I have ever played!!! I played for 3 times! I love it!
  14. mitava7554
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    I've heard great things about this game, so I decided to buy it. Boy was I surprised when it was as bad as it was. The weapons are so underpowered I had to use almost all of my ammo to kill a single dog, there is hardly a tutorial explaining how to play the game, and the AI is a pile of garbage. This game could be good, but the concept is wasted by it's bugs, making it feel like an alpha version
  15. vereda955
    Feb 18, 2020
    0
    This game is way over-rated in my opinion. It felt like a ripoff of half-life two in a Fallout-3 setting but done very poorly. Both of those games are far better than this collosal waste of time. The graphics arent anything spectacular / the dialogue and storyline are awful / they throw you into the fray with no tutorial at all / the shooting machanics are unrealistic(when you shoot theThis game is way over-rated in my opinion. It felt like a ripoff of half-life two in a Fallout-3 setting but done very poorly. Both of those games are far better than this collosal waste of time. The graphics arent anything spectacular / the dialogue and storyline are awful / they throw you into the fray with no tutorial at all / the shooting machanics are unrealistic(when you shoot the enemy in the face six billion times and they dont die but they have one shot one kill ability it feels like dirty pool). Dont waste your money on this game. Im just glad it came in a bundle so I didnt pay full-price for it. I ask myself why this gets such high praise from the critics and even players. We need to set the bar higher folks. I found this this game got me frustrated at best so if thats what you find fun then have at it.… Expand
  16. Foest
    Feb 14, 2020
    10
    Это очень атмосферная игра с частично открытым миром и отличным сюжетом. Если вы родились на постсоветском пространстве, то эта игра точно найдет путь к вашему сердцу . Саундтрек и музыкальное окружение вызовут мурашки по всему телу, а некоторые локации пугают даже самых матерых сталкеров. Игра заслуживает 10/10 пойманых маслин!Это очень атмосферная игра с частично открытым миром и отличным сюжетом. Если вы родились на постсоветском пространстве, то эта игра точно найдет путь к вашему сердцу . Саундтрек и музыкальное окружение вызовут мурашки по всему телу, а некоторые локации пугают даже самых матерых сталкеров. Игра заслуживает 10/10 пойманых маслин!
  17. hvoyagehvoyage
    Feb 6, 2020
    8
    I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it. I love it.
  18. Sad-Ziro
    Jan 20, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Я сыграл и мне панравилас рекамидую всем томчесле с модами… Expand
  19. elolugo
    Jan 7, 2020
    7
    A good fresh air from the genre. Good game but sometimes it seems unpolished gameplay-wise
  20. FFyord
    Dec 21, 2019
    10
    It’s my favorite game ever!!! There are many advantages in the game. I love it so much!
  21. foss1k
    Nov 20, 2019
    6
    Honestly I dont like this part of trilogy and do not understand why do people love it. But yes it has something what makes play again. Id call it classic. Too annoying there's no technician to fix my armor. Annoying some bugs like you can slaughter all the base and everybody is doing nothing. People call atmosphere 3 stalkers seating around campfire and telling jokes. It's ridiculous. ok iHonestly I dont like this part of trilogy and do not understand why do people love it. But yes it has something what makes play again. Id call it classic. Too annoying there's no technician to fix my armor. Annoying some bugs like you can slaughter all the base and everybody is doing nothing. People call atmosphere 3 stalkers seating around campfire and telling jokes. It's ridiculous. ok i mean it's better than other games. but comparing with trilogy is worst part for me.… Expand
  22. Genek13
    Nov 20, 2019
    9
    This game taked me from surprise :) The atmosphere is outstanding !!!
    Every other aspect is also very good and unique :)
    If you never played this game before dont hasitate, bought it and give it a try :)
  23. QuarterLife
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Absolute cult-classic with a mod community large enough that you could probably play this game for the rest of your life and not get bored.
  24. pastelatomico
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    um jogo com personagens, missões e um mundo aberto incrível, e conseguiram ainda, conscilar junto com sua história e em um dos finais alternativos, um pouco da filosofia e ideolgoia do filme Stalker do Andrey Tarkovsky de 1979, eu amo esse jogo.
  25. Ilyacold1
    Jul 18, 2019
    10
    Одна из самых атмосферных игр с шикарным продуманным сюжетом и великолепным геймплеем
  26. Mars_selo
    Jul 4, 2019
    10
    Обожаю эту игру!
    Помню, как мой брат принес диск со странной игрой.
    В тот момент мне казалось, что игра будет не очень, но я никогда так в жизни не ошибался!
    Геймплей 9/10 *не хватает улучшений оружия*
    Сюжет 10/10
  27. Ruslan1327
    May 15, 2019
    10
    This game is excellent, not perfect, but very cool! I advise everyone to play!
  28. Yuv
    Apr 22, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. its hard and good but Sometimes it's not fair as you go to another part of the map so I happen to be right next to enemies and it's a bit annoying but okay but it does not ruin the game on a level that can not be played… Expand
  29. Zeratex
    Mar 20, 2019
    8
    A very atmospheric game, Stalker is one of the most atmospheric games i have ever played.

    The moment you go into the game you start to feel the dark serious atmospheric tone it has from its music and soundtracks to its world design, the world is grim and grey, it has also some scary places like the labs, so it has some horror elements into it as well, the ambient sounds is so cool and    A very atmospheric game, Stalker is one of the most atmospheric games i have ever played.

    The moment you go into the game you start to feel the dark serious atmospheric tone it has from its music and soundtracks to its world design, the world is grim and grey, it has also some scary places like the labs, so it has some horror elements into it as well, the ambient sounds is so cool and do great job in immersing you to its world.

    The game is a great game at its core, by core i mean the Ideas thrown into the game like the Zone, the artifacts the factions you join, the NPC A.I (superior to last of us), the world design, the music, the atmosphere, even some of the story elements, I know the game lacks in the story section but its not a story driven game so i can forgive it and i understand the game main focus is immersion and not story.
    So its core as a game is great, but the problem with this is the technical aspect of it, because they didnt have enough budget the game suffers from some technical obstacles than hinders the player enjoyment.
    Those technical problems are:

    1) The Graphics feels like 2004 quality rather than 2007.
    2) Controls (shooting mechanics, and player and npc movement)
    3) Bugs
    4) inconsistent animation

    Otherwise the game is very good, also the game could vastly improve on:
    1) Quests: the quests are very linear and fetch like quests, could improve a lot there.
    2) Role playing elements: could use more stats.
    3) More gameplay options: i felt the gameplay is limited compared to other open world games like Fallout, could use more options and strategies to use during the exploration.

    A must play game for atmospheric game lovers.

    8/10

    Much better than overrated Metro series.    … Expand
  30. Sfs
    Mar 18, 2019
    8
    Прикольный шутерок, хоррор и рпг. Нормальная графика(на момент 2007), возможность торговли и общение с НПС, хороший ИИ, тайники и артефакты, мутанты, Сидорович и возможность свободно перемещятся по карте. Но минус - в группировках, которые никак почти не продвигаются по зоне и в сукдных модификациях оружия и полное отсутствие таковых на броню.Прикольный шутерок, хоррор и рпг. Нормальная графика(на момент 2007), возможность торговли и общение с НПС, хороший ИИ, тайники и артефакты, мутанты, Сидорович и возможность свободно перемещятся по карте. Но минус - в группировках, которые никак почти не продвигаются по зоне и в сукдных модификациях оружия и полное отсутствие таковых на броню.
  31. chatskyisretard
    Mar 7, 2019
    10
    Best FPS and atmosphere game I ever player.
    10 Волков в костре на складах из 10.
  32. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    6
    Stalker SoC might be the hardest game to review ever. The reason for this is simple. This game is an ambivalent experience. I'll try to explain this as best as I can. I love the atmosphere and the setting. The locations are amazing and have a distinct vibe. The gameplay is good. No regeneration here and that makes me happy. But... BUT weapons get jammed. This is a huge problem for me. IfStalker SoC might be the hardest game to review ever. The reason for this is simple. This game is an ambivalent experience. I'll try to explain this as best as I can. I love the atmosphere and the setting. The locations are amazing and have a distinct vibe. The gameplay is good. No regeneration here and that makes me happy. But... BUT weapons get jammed. This is a huge problem for me. If you'll use a weapon too much it becomes broken. You can repair them of course and that costs money, but still this annoys me. It gives me Far Cry 2 flashbacks and that game might be the worst thing to have ever come out. I know that Stalker came out before FC2, but still, I hate this jam crap. But that's nothing compared to the bugs in this game. You think patches solved anything? Well you're wrong. This might be the buggiest game ever. Think Bethesda games are buggy? B*tch please. Play Stalker and let your mind die. Enemies high above the sky shooting at you and you're like wtf, who's shooting... oh yeah, it's levitating drunken russians trying to kill me... nothing new I guess! Enemies disappearing or reappearing, your character getting stuck, crashes and other crap, that I'm too lazy to mention.... guess that's just stalker. If I had to make a list of weird bugs I have seen while playing this, it would be longer than the list of guys, that Sasha Grey f**ked. I'm not a person to just ignore something like this. Bugs and crashes that take away the fun out of the game... at least for me. Also the game corrupts save files, so better pray to Jesus or your save files won't work! Jesus saves? Not in this game, I guess. This blows my mind, because this is not a beta. It's a patched game with a massive following yet it still feels like an alpha. This game is seriously broken and I doubt anyone will fix it anytime soon. The other thing is respawn. I think I said it before, but games that have respawning enemies suck ass. Is this Diablo 2? I don't think so. I like my enemies to stay dead when I kill them. This game wants to be realistic with all the guns jamming, armors getting used, yet it has respawning enemies, it's just laughable. So why am I ripping on this game so hard and still giving it 6 out 10? That's simple. I mostly enjoyed my time in this game. It has lots of faults and wrongs, but ultimately it's not crap. It has redeeming values like the atmosphere and locations, that I've mentioned earlier. Still, I will always laugh from stalker fans that think this game is a masterpiece with no problems. I've met such people and I almost got cancer from them and their stupidity. Nothing is perfect, this is far from perfect... this game is a journey. One you must take alone, you'll either love it or hate it... or like me, you'll think it's not bad, but not entirely good either... as I said in the beginning... ambivalent experience. Pickens ambivalences?… Expand
  33. Big_boss1337
    Feb 11, 2019
    10
    Эта игра шикарна. Я не олдфаг и ничего не знал о сталкере до 2019 года. Тень Чернобыля - первая часть, в которую я играл. Она прекрасна во всём. Графен: даже на низких настройках игра выглядит лучше некоторых современных игр, на высоких - уделывает 50% игрушек (напоминаю, игра 2007 года). Физика: всё настолько реалистично, что если ударить по канистре - она взорвётся; оружие оченьЭта игра шикарна. Я не олдфаг и ничего не знал о сталкере до 2019 года. Тень Чернобыля - первая часть, в которую я играл. Она прекрасна во всём. Графен: даже на низких настройках игра выглядит лучше некоторых современных игр, на высоких - уделывает 50% игрушек (напоминаю, игра 2007 года). Физика: всё настолько реалистично, что если ударить по канистре - она взорвётся; оружие очень натурально стреляет, чувствуется его вес и отдача. Открытый мир: пустоват, но на всех важных локациях можно бегать, прыгать, ломать некоторые текстуры, забираться в неизвестные нычки и т.д. Искусственный интеллект: боты очень умные, легко найдут вас в любом месте, аккуратны, экономят боезапас, агр не проходит, стоит только отбежать от NPC, как в некоторых играх. Сюжет: куча разветвлений и поворотов, каждый проходит игру по своему. Можно бегать туда, куда тебе скажут, а моно забить болт и стрелять во всё, что движется. Рекомендую именно купить игру, а не качать с торрента (если, конечно, бюджет позволяет), ведь хочется и в будущем видеть подобные шедевры… Expand
  34. Mo3gottar
    Jan 17, 2019
    9
    The Best apocalyptic game from Ukrain,made by some slavs with Adidas game engine
  35. slim_leshaz
    Dec 8, 2018
    7
    игра
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL понравится игрокам СНГ так как игра нам показывает жизнь после аварии на АЭС, в игре полно багов как хороших так и плохих ,оружие не чувствуется будто стреляешь из палки,графика для 2007 очень хороша ,сюжет и миссии интересные но игра почти только про тир, игру советую проходить на мастере потому-что на ниже уровнях боты тупые как картошка.    игра
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL понравится игрокам СНГ так как игра нам показывает жизнь после аварии на АЭС, в игре полно багов как хороших так и плохих ,оружие не чувствуется будто стреляешь из палки,графика для 2007 очень хороша ,сюжет и миссии интересные но игра почти только про тир, игру советую проходить на мастере потому-что на ниже уровнях боты тупые как картошка.
    /теперь оценка игры
    графика-8/10 для своих годов
    физика-5.5/10 об этом я писал с верху
    сюжет-5/10 потому-что все задания сделаны принеси,убей

    И на последок хочу сказать что это одна из лучших игр от СНГ    … Expand
  36. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Если вы в детстве не набегались по помойкам, то эта игра для вас. Водяра, гитары, помойки, мусор, грязные алкаши и музяка из подворотни ждут вас в сракине.
  37. psych0z
    Nov 4, 2018
    10
    Игра при игре в которую хочется реально погрузиться. Лучшая графика для своего времени. Игра от которой ты удивляешься на каждом шагу от самых обычных вещей которые есть в каждой игре.
  38. TheLedPonty
    Sep 3, 2018
    9
    Культовая игра с непередаемым советским колоритом и атмосферой отчужденности. Игра, определенно прошедшая проверку временем в лице непрерывающегося конвеера модификаций от игроков, начиная с 2008 года.
  39. LetMePickThat
    Aug 7, 2018
    9
    Outdated graphically speaking, yet manages to convey an incredible ambiance. The list of shorcomings of this game is very long, yet it remains an absolute classic and should be played, with mods, by anyone who liked the Metro or the Fallout series.
  40. isidore12
    Aug 4, 2018
    10
    STALKER has been probably my best experience for a shooter / survival game.

    You need to install the add-on COMPLETE to really enjoy the game (re-work of all the textures) as the game looks old.
  41. SilverMiner
    Jul 7, 2018
    10
    Очень крутая игра, быстро затягивает. Можно делать моды. Нелинейность сюжета
  42. EasyHL
    Jun 11, 2018
    9
    Хорошая игра, 9/10. Это шедевр, минус балл за баги, а так игра хорошая.
  43. gracjanski
    May 9, 2018
    10
    Surely one of the best shooter in the last years and unique in comparison to others. It is not just about shooting: you have an inventory, collect many items, which you trade and you talk with NPCs, like in a RPG.
    The biggest plus in this game is the atmosphere, dark and dirty. The setting remembers to Fallout of course, but Stalker has many own ideas, so it is not just a copy.
    There are    Surely one of the best shooter in the last years and unique in comparison to others. It is not just about shooting: you have an inventory, collect many items, which you trade and you talk with NPCs, like in a RPG.
    The biggest plus in this game is the atmosphere, dark and dirty. The setting remembers to Fallout of course, but Stalker has many own ideas, so it is not just a copy.
    There are many mods for this game, I used the complete mod, many are using Autumn Aurora and others. Your decision. The graphic was great in 2007 and with some mods the game looks still very good.
    The side quests are generic and boring, so I didnt take them.
    The AI is good in the open field, but sometimes stupid, more often in buildings.    … Expand
  44. TanSula
    May 7, 2018
    6
    В игре слишком много багов, косяков и проблем с геймдизайном. Играть стоит только ради атмосферы постсовка, сюжет средний, доп квесты убогие.
  45. iddqd4
    Mar 16, 2018
    9
    Настоящий культ среди русскоговорящих, близкая на всем по духу атмосфера, очень бы хотелось увидеть серию на консолях, но не судьба к сожалению.
  46. AstiX
    Feb 12, 2018
    9
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has one of the best open-world settings I've ever had the pleasure of exploring - the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I love almost everything about this game. The haunting atmosphere of the zone, the ruthlessness of the life as a stalker, trying to survive by grabbing any crappy items you can find. Even the game's unpolished look and bugs somehow add to its charm and atmosphere.S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has one of the best open-world settings I've ever had the pleasure of exploring - the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. I love almost everything about this game. The haunting atmosphere of the zone, the ruthlessness of the life as a stalker, trying to survive by grabbing any crappy items you can find. Even the game's unpolished look and bugs somehow add to its charm and atmosphere. Like that guy that keeps repeating "I said come in, don't stand there!" endlessly when you're entering the Bar, even when you're already inside. Ahh, good times!

    It still looks amazing playing it 10 years later, though to be fair, I did enjoy the game a lot more using fan-made mods that greatly improve the experience.

    Though I usually rush open-world games, I find S.T.A.L.K.E.R. so immersive and relaxing (in a weird way yes) that I take my time to explore every corner of The Zone. Each square foot of the map feels like it's hiding some haunting mystery. The pacing is great and the sense of having to survive is very well executed as you have to struggle to keep finding better weapons and armor all the time to deal with harder challenges.

    What I didn't like is that toward the end you suddenly go from open-world exploration to a 2 hour FPS action chapter, where you fight endless waves and waves of soldiers until you reach the end. Luckily the story is intriguing enough that you want to see what happens in the end.

    It's truly a unique title that really stands out in a crowd of open-wolrd/RPG games.    … Expand
  47. alexfsmw
    Feb 7, 2018
    1
    The reason I played this game was because of the overall score people gave it. I tried to like it but couldn't. The only good thing about it is the graphics and atmosphere, which I did actually like. Everything else is mediocre at best. The story and side missions are very boring, after completing a few side missions I stopped taking them completely. Plus, the bugs, all those bugs, it wasThe reason I played this game was because of the overall score people gave it. I tried to like it but couldn't. The only good thing about it is the graphics and atmosphere, which I did actually like. Everything else is mediocre at best. The story and side missions are very boring, after completing a few side missions I stopped taking them completely. Plus, the bugs, all those bugs, it was so frustrating at times I just wanted to rage quit and uninstall this game, but the completionist in me made me see it to the end. This is honestly the mostly bugged game I've every played. I don't regret playing it, just so I now know what it's about, but I would recommend spending your time on something else, it was not an enjoyable ride for me.… Expand
  48. DontBeNasty
    Oct 7, 2017
    7
    certainly not a game for everyone. its pacing is meant to be slow, and the game wont take your hand for a pleasant walk in the park.

    It throws you into the fray, Pripyats exclusion zone, where mutant monsters and physics defying anomalies ravage the land. You are expected to survive with limited resources that are already pretty scarce in the world. In harder difficulties the game    certainly not a game for everyone. its pacing is meant to be slow, and the game wont take your hand for a pleasant walk in the park.

    It throws you into the fray, Pripyats exclusion zone, where mutant monsters and physics defying anomalies ravage the land. You are expected to survive with limited resources that are already pretty scarce in the world.

    In harder difficulties the game adds several notes of realism and is only for the most dedicated and hardcore players, although its nowhere near the realism of games such as ARMA. the interface is easy to understand and to use.

    The AI might lean on the silly side, as you may notice some enemies are doing the same moves again and again while they fight you, still though they are nothing sort of easy and you can die pretty easily in stalker.

    Techwise the graphics are fair. they are particularly good underground as you can see the shadow effects from light sources, however there are several flaws on the graphics that make it seem older than the time it came out, like the surface ground and flora seems old with the textures it uses, still the graphics make up for incredible atmosphere, so does the sound with very convincing wild life sound, underground effects that will make your blood chill, and gun sounds

    The plot is somewhat average and the voice acting is fair, although listening to someone talk russian in one instance and perfect english the other feels kind of awkward.

    In closing this game IS NOT FOR PUSHOVERS. it can be tricky and difficult and it will certainly test your patience both with difficulty and pace.    … Expand
  49. ShodanSpectre
    Sep 19, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very immersive, dark, pending-apocalypse-themed game. Made in Ukraine, and as one who grew up in Russia I could really tell the difference in design from western impressions of the post-soviet world.

    I've played through it twice: once with the Arsenal mod - gives more and, more realistic weapons. 2nd time - the "Lost Alpha" version of the game, without any mods. Lost Alpha has some content that has been cut from the final release but, sadly, also some bugs, specifically certain types of Outbursts can get you anywhere - even deep underground in the designated hiding spots you still die. I haven't figured a way around that yet, perhaps one could activate godmode for the duration of the outburst if they reach cover.

    But that aside, the game is very well-made. It gives you an impression that the map is very large and diverse, and also "alive" - there are many things here and there, some can change since you've last visited them. Things that are not really expected but fit into the world really well.

    There are quest-givers that trick and cheat you. "Hehe, you brought what I asked for. Why thank you! And now GTFO while I'm in a good enough mood to let you walk away in one piece." - but, one could expect such people in the world "Stalker" takes place in.

    There are no "good" and "bad". At the beginning - all factions are neutrally-suspicious of you, as one would expect upon arriving at a place where everyone can get backstabbed any moment. The military are following their orders and trying to keep whatever is in the zone from getting out - alive or not. The "Dolg" ("Duty") - group, are a self-organized militia that kind of does the same, or at least claims so, but without government control over it... and while also making a profit of it. The "Svoboda" ("Freedom") group - are more like runaway criminals trying to thrive in a place where even the laws of physics are at times twisted inside out, leave alone man-made ones. But, many of these "criminals" are no worse than the ones who claimed them as such.The player may choose to remain neutral, or to join either the Duty or the Freedom groups. Later in the game, the player discovers the Monolith group, which is less understandable and more dangerous than the previous two. They generally shoot before they talk, yet they aren't just generic NPC gunfodder either.

    The armed NPCs may be not as frightening as some of the mutants, but in this game they are by far the most dangerous enemies, and the AI is particularly good, which isn't often seen in shooter or RPG games. Once alarmed, they don't forget about you 10 sec after loosing sight. They remember you for a long time, they will come at you and smoke you out of your hiding/sniping position, sooner or later.

    The mutants, while less dangerous and sophisticated than the NPCs, and also much less frequent - are a threat mostly when they take you by surprise, esp. at night (btw, nighttime in this game is REALLY dark. Without a flashlight - you can't see a damn thing. With a flashlight... well, you can see a little patch of ground about 10ft ahead of you). Dogs (which look like they are either a bit mutated or just very worn and... just weird in a rather creepy way) are quite common, their behavior is aloof, they are easy to kill during the day with just about any weapon, and one may start disregarding them as insignificant threats... Until one night they get attacked by a tight pack of 5-7 very aggressive dogs at once. On occasion, even rats can become aggressive and pose a threat, when attacking at night in huge numbers, esp. if the player is wounded, low on ammo, and jumped into the abandoned building to heal up or otherwise recover from an encounter that went worse than desired.

    The game does well in showing a world where noone is ever fully safe, no matter where they go. Most characters don't really understand what the f is going on, but are still trying to get through the day and perhaps make some money on the side, to either pay old debts, make a small fortune, or just get drunk at one of the relatively safe hubs scattered throughout the world.

    Through this atmosphere of omnipresent local dangers, such as mutants, anomalies, bandits - the game conveys a sense that something big is coming from the heart of the Zone. Something many, many times worse than what has happened already. Something that must be prevented at any cost. And the protagonist seems to be somehow related to it, through vague clues scattered throughout the world.

    The environment, resource management, voice acting - in this game is very good and atmospheric. I've found only a couple bugs, at least in the Lost Alpha version. But they can be gamebreaking / progression-halting later in the game, when you reach the vault door.

    The firearms and combat could have been made a bit more realistic (the enemies as well as the character are a bit damage-spongy in vanilla), but there are mods to fix that.

    Overall great game.    … Expand
  50. Gracz-org
    Aug 8, 2017
    10
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Cień Czarnobyla jest grą ponadczasową, która dzięki fanom z całego świata będzie rozwijać się nadal, nawet pomimo rozpadu studia, które ją stworzyło. Po ponownym spędzeniu z nią kilkunastu godzin muszę powiedzieć jedno - wciąga jak diabli i nawet po tylu latach nie straciła ani szczypty ze swojej grywalności. Co więcej, dzięki stale pojawiającym się modyfikacjom - wciążS.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Cień Czarnobyla jest grą ponadczasową, która dzięki fanom z całego świata będzie rozwijać się nadal, nawet pomimo rozpadu studia, które ją stworzyło. Po ponownym spędzeniu z nią kilkunastu godzin muszę powiedzieć jedno - wciąga jak diabli i nawet po tylu latach nie straciła ani szczypty ze swojej grywalności. Co więcej, dzięki stale pojawiającym się modyfikacjom - wciąż możemy podziwiać ją w pełnej okazałości. Świat przedstawiony w grze jeszcze nigdy nie był tak dziki, przerażający i wciągający zarazem. W żadnej innej produkcji nie miałem również wrażenia, że jestem tylko gościem w tym zapomnianym przez Boga miejscu, gdzie żądza władzy i bogactwa krzyżuje się z wolą przetrwania i odnalezienia prawdy. W końcu, jak już kiedyś napisałem „Stalker to nie zawód, to w pewnym sensie powołanie…”

    Plusy:
    + fenomenalny klimat
    + ogromny, żyjący świat gry
    + wolność w poruszaniu się
    + fabuła oraz historia głównego bohatera
    + grafika oraz wizja świata
    + projekty broni oraz wyposażenia
    + niezapomniany klimat czasów ZSSR :-)
    + odwzorowanie Czarnobyla i jego okolic
    + Prypeć do zwiedzenia!
    + 7 różnych zakończeń
    + nawet po wielu latach nie pozwala
    oderwać się od monitora

    Minusy:
    – drobne błędy w AI przeciwników
    – wciąga jak diabli! ;-)

    Pełna recenzja dostępna jest na blogu Gracz.org    … Expand
  51. Claytality
    Jul 20, 2017
    6
    Great atmosphere and story.

    Movement makes the camera shake too much, which is disorienting. The weight limit is too low and makes no logical sense as there are "stashes" all throughout the game but you can't properly loot them because of the weight restrictions. Ammo and health packs weigh too much and when you exceed the weight limit your mobility becomes very limited. It is    Great atmosphere and story.

    Movement makes the camera shake too much, which is disorienting. The weight limit is too low and makes no logical sense as there are "stashes" all throughout the game but you can't properly loot them because of the weight restrictions. Ammo and health packs weigh too much and when you exceed the weight limit your mobility becomes very limited. It is realistic, but frustrating.

    Guns are inaccurate, which is ironic considering how important headshots are towards end-game.

    Difficulty is too hard, even on the easiest difficulty.

    Difficulty also felt forced. For example in the last stretch of the game your armor will probably hit zero durability at which point it offers no protection. If you take 2 armors you could avoid this, but the weight limit really doesn't allow you to take an extra armor. Enemies can also get lucky headshots against you.

    It is possible your saved game will become corrupted and cause the game to crash. However, you can load an earlier save, so you only lose about an hour or so of time, depending on when you last saved.

    Cost me $3.33, played 15 hours. Do not recommend unless you really like stories about radioactivity.    … Expand
  52. Bullzz
    Apr 21, 2017
    7
    Habe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einigeHabe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einige Schock Moment und zum Schluss spitzt sich die Situation ziemlich zu. Waffen fühlten sich alle verschieden an. Für Fans von Shootern mit offener Spielwelt sicher eine Pflicht titel.… Expand
  53. Marked_One
    Mar 29, 2017
    9
    In my top 5 of best games I ever played. The story is pretty good, the gameplay is really good and it's really atmospheric. While you can say that the textures are dated, the fact that the game was in developement hell and even managed to pull it out as an actually good game shows that the developers actually knew what they did. However, sometimes enemies are bullet sponges, and it'sIn my top 5 of best games I ever played. The story is pretty good, the gameplay is really good and it's really atmospheric. While you can say that the textures are dated, the fact that the game was in developement hell and even managed to pull it out as an actually good game shows that the developers actually knew what they did. However, sometimes enemies are bullet sponges, and it's plagued by bugs, more than you would find in your house's attic.
    All in all, a really great game.    … Expand
  54. kendo
    Feb 17, 2017
    8
    Сталкер Тени Чернобыля это игра моего детства в которую очень интересно было играть. Когда я её полностью прошёл было очень грустно, что больше не поиграть в сей шедевр.
  55. Bullz
    Jan 31, 2017
    7
    Habe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einigeHabe das spiel mit complete Mod gespielt... meine Bewertung bezieht sich auf diese. Ist auf jeden Fall zu bevorzugen. Der Mauslag nimmt spürbar ab und alles wirkt ein wenig runter, Die Story hat mich schnell gepackt. Man fühlt sich richtig wie in einem lebendigen Welt... ladezonen am Ende einer Zone gehen ok.. lieber wäre mir natürlich eine komplett offene Welt... das Spiel bietet einige Schock Moment und zum Schluss spitzt sich die Situation ziemlich zu. Waffen fühlten sich alle verschieden an. Für Fans von Shootern mit offener Spielwelt sicher eine Pflicht titel.… Expand
  56. TheChosenOne7
    Jan 23, 2017
    10
    This is different from my first review, but all the problems I had with the game were fixed by playing on Master difficulty. This mode is much more fair and makes a lot more sense combat wise while playing on Master. I am giving it a 9.5/10, .5 taken off for being a bit repetitive.
  57. ChriShaperTide
    Jan 18, 2017
    0
    Most player say "That game very atmosphere"But atmosphere its unconstructive factor and game have
    Plain idea,Plain gameplay.Not interesting game.Game without aim and play in that piece of unconstructive not interesting.
  58. Captain_Chaos
    Dec 7, 2016
    7
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a weird game. There's no getting around it. I recieved it as a christmas gift one year, I believe, and it might not even have crossed my radar until way later otherwise. One of the more playable examples of Russian game development to make it to me, the game has incredible atmopshere, in-depth survival mechanics and a multitude of endings, but can be a little confusing atS.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a weird game. There's no getting around it. I recieved it as a christmas gift one year, I believe, and it might not even have crossed my radar until way later otherwise. One of the more playable examples of Russian game development to make it to me, the game has incredible atmopshere, in-depth survival mechanics and a multitude of endings, but can be a little confusing at times. It's a hard game, above all else, in a totally different class from most western FPSes or RPGs. One might even call it the Dark Souls of FPS, if one was hurting for a more accurate assessment. But if you can hack it, it's worth playing.… Expand
  59. Josuke
    Aug 3, 2016
    7
    Quite enjoyable and extremely immersive, it has quite a few flaws and you are very under powered starting out, but you can got over this. The game is also quite unbalanced and you die in a few bullets and enemies die much harder and this can get annoying. In short, enjoyable, has issues but you can get over them, and the one thing you need before going into this, is patience. (It also hasQuite enjoyable and extremely immersive, it has quite a few flaws and you are very under powered starting out, but you can got over this. The game is also quite unbalanced and you die in a few bullets and enemies die much harder and this can get annoying. In short, enjoyable, has issues but you can get over them, and the one thing you need before going into this, is patience. (It also has a great modding scene, but play vanilla first!)… Expand
  60. pandorazero
    Jun 30, 2016
    10
    Amazing game for its time, I recommend to read it!
    Perhaps it will seem outdated at the chart at the moment, but the game atmosphere is awesome!
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  61. inkblowout
    May 16, 2016
    9
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl hands down has to be the best atmospheric game I've ever played. It's a FPS mixed in with a few RPG elements. It's like Fallout and battlefield got together and had a baby. (because of the gunplay and the "Post Apocalypse" setting)

    The story, not gonna spoil anything. The story is comparable to "Bourne Identity" but it has it's own twists and makes it    S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl hands down has to be the best atmospheric game I've ever played. It's a FPS mixed in with a few RPG elements. It's like Fallout and battlefield got together and had a baby. (because of the gunplay and the "Post Apocalypse" setting)

    The story, not gonna spoil anything. The story is comparable to "Bourne Identity" but it has it's own twists and makes it memorable. The story in short words is that you have to track down a guy named "Strelok" and you have to kill him, and because your character was involved in a truck crash... Your character has to get that memory back and understand what's going on. The story makes it prefect because you are in the same position like the character you are playing (refered to as "Marked One") You have no clue what's going on... Which makes this part of the game great.

    The pacing of the game goes really well from the beginning to Pripyat and the pacing varies for each playstyle. You can play slow and take your time and enjoy the environment and explore or you can rush and breeze through the side missions and the main story. But until you reach Pripyat.. the pacing goes fast and I'm a slow player so I was like "Wtf this is really pacing up now" it kinda forces you to keep going but pacing was back to normal until I hit the Chernobyl NNP so that's the only problem I have with the game personally.

    Overall.. yes the game is extremely buggy and I found myself frustrated that the game would crash when spending at a certain area too long. (Dark valley) but what I've learned that GSC wasn't a huge game company so I forgive them for this, and plus there are many mods (like that 2009 complete mod or whatever) which fixes the game. So people shouldn't really be complaining about the bugs because there are fixes for it. But I loved this game, the atmosphere as mentioned before is great. You feel very immersed into the game and I would recommend this to anyone who likes these types of games.    … Expand
  62. BreakingAwesome
    May 14, 2016
    10
    Самый лучшая игра созданная когда-либо в СНГ. GSC отлично постарались над созданием игры. При разработке игра много раз сильно изменялась и постепенно переходила из 6-го поколение в 7-е. Для того времени игра преуспевал во всех игровых аспектах: графика, геймплей, мир, подача сюжета, атмосфера. Единственный небольшой минус - игры нету на консолях. Но это не повод снижать оценку игре.Самый лучшая игра созданная когда-либо в СНГ. GSC отлично постарались над созданием игры. При разработке игра много раз сильно изменялась и постепенно переходила из 6-го поколение в 7-е. Для того времени игра преуспевал во всех игровых аспектах: графика, геймплей, мир, подача сюжета, атмосфера. Единственный небольшой минус - игры нету на консолях. Но это не повод снижать оценку игре. ПК-геймерам действительно есть чем гордится!… Expand
  63. Stuart84555
    Mar 29, 2016
    10
    If you can look past the janky AI, text-based interface and various bugs (all of which are fixed by patches) in the vanilla game, then you are in for a real treat. An incredibly immersive FPS in a post-Chernobyl setting, STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has a gripping plot with twists as well as many different dangers to encounter and learn about, without any nannying. STALKER is a game whichIf you can look past the janky AI, text-based interface and various bugs (all of which are fixed by patches) in the vanilla game, then you are in for a real treat. An incredibly immersive FPS in a post-Chernobyl setting, STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl has a gripping plot with twists as well as many different dangers to encounter and learn about, without any nannying. STALKER is a game which allows you to play however you wish, whether a heavily-armored juggernaut carrying a grenade launcher, or a sneaky assassin with a sniper rifle, but enemies include more than just humans. The STALKER Complete mod is strongly recommended even for the first play-through, covering bug-fixes, updating graphics and lighting, in order to deliver a more polished version of the vanilla game. 11/10 recommend this game if you enjoy story-based FPS, you will play this game again and again and again.… Expand
  64. Jodle
    Dec 1, 2015
    10
    Masterpiece this game is amazing
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  65. ave
    Oct 20, 2015
    7
    I've discovered S.T.A.L.K.E.R. years after its release, and it took quite a time to figure out how to play it properly.

    I won't mention the almost permanent "dying" due to gunshots, radiations, and various anomalies - that's part of the experience : wandering inside the Zone, a perimeter around the nuclear plant of Tchernobyl, full of mutants, factions and hazards. So S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is    I've discovered S.T.A.L.K.E.R. years after its release, and it took quite a time to figure out how to play it properly.

    I won't mention the almost permanent "dying" due to gunshots, radiations, and various anomalies - that's part of the experience : wandering inside the Zone, a perimeter around the nuclear plant of Tchernobyl, full of mutants, factions and hazards. So S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a "quicksave/quickload" game in old-school fashion (even in easy mode).

    I liked the design of the wasted lands, and the warring factions, but not loved it. Trying to find your way to Strelok isn't picnic.

    So far, I've understood that the main strategy is to :
    - find a serie of guns (pistols, machineguns, rifles, shotguns...) for which you can gather enough ammo ; and upgrade the most efficient ones
    - always keep a nice amount of bandages (bleeding), syringes (radioactivity), medikit (heal) and food (eat) otherwise
    - gather artefacts to keep the best ones in your belt and resell the other ones. The best I've found (for me) were the ones reducing radioactivity & bleeding ; and boosting endurance.
    - never pack more than 50 kg of stuff otherwise you'll lose stamina too quickly (because you'll have to go back and forth alot of time in this game - no teleport).

    The game lacks some clear information about what is important to play properly, you're basically left alone. But since it takes about 30 min / 1h to die stupidly, it takes time to figure out the whole thing.

    Another dissapointing aspect of the game is the dialog window and the inventory window, two modes not that exciting. Plus, the game still run while you use your inventory, so sometimes you die without knowing why.

    Despite these negatives elements (and the fact I wasn't able to go farther than a "locked" checkpoint), the first instalment of the serie was quite engaging and pleasing in its punishing ways ;)    … Expand
  66. Ancient
    Sep 10, 2015
    10
    One of the best games ever created! It is so atmospheric and different then any other game. And it's probably the last game/series without hand holding nonsense.
  67. babaganush
    Aug 18, 2015
    9
    game doesnt load slowly for me, no bugs, no glitches and no crashes but thats because i use a decent computer when gaming and dont use a 5 year old or older comp without trying to upgrade it at somepoint. so the game works for me, i liked it, liked the story. just wish the company had not shut down because i like the way these stalker games went. now its just a relic i get to keepgame doesnt load slowly for me, no bugs, no glitches and no crashes but thats because i use a decent computer when gaming and dont use a 5 year old or older comp without trying to upgrade it at somepoint. so the game works for me, i liked it, liked the story. just wish the company had not shut down because i like the way these stalker games went. now its just a relic i get to keep replaying. oh well, i liked the game.… Expand
  68. sft
    Apr 3, 2015
    8
    Mutant mayhem

    The STALKER games have a reputation for being tough, and it’s well-deserved -- this is probably the most challenging single-player game I’ve played. Both the open world and the AI are very unforgiving. There are constant dangers not just from the wide variety of enemies but also from high levels of radiation and strange spatial anomalies. The Zone is a large place and    Mutant mayhem

    The STALKER games have a reputation for being tough, and it’s well-deserved -- this is probably the most challenging single-player game I’ve played. Both the open world and the AI are very unforgiving. There are constant dangers not just from the wide variety of enemies but also from high levels of radiation and strange spatial anomalies. The Zone is a large place and during the course of the game you get to visit a diverse range of environments and encounter many weird malevolent forces. The combat is always demanding and requires a good deal of strategic thinking given that you have to deal with other health-depleting factors at the same time. The story, although it does suffer from the usual lack of focus as a result of non-linear gameplay and some uninspiring side quests, is still reasonably strong and engaging. Graphically it’s quite impressive, although I should point out that I installed the STALKER Complete 2009 mod from the get-go, which (as I understand it) improves on the vanilla game in this area. It’s true that there are some annoying bugs, but they didn’t dampen my enjoyment of the game too much. And even though the weapons and armour deteriorate (a feature I’m not overly fond of) the speed with which this occurs is more realistic than in many RPGs so it didn’t bug me too much. Overall the game scores very highly for its outstanding atmosphere, which is one of the most engrossing, and idiosyncratic, that I’ve encountered. Highly recommended.    … Expand
  69. SoulBrother
    Mar 3, 2015
    5
    Stalker is an OK game if you into post-apocalyptic settings & themes ,,, i see Fallout 3 and Metro series borrowed quite a bit from this game since they precedent both of them ,,, the world wasn't bad , but it's could have been done better , each zoned area is limited and have few interesting places to check out ,,, the writing was not bad , but the story itself was a uninteresting withStalker is an OK game if you into post-apocalyptic settings & themes ,,, i see Fallout 3 and Metro series borrowed quite a bit from this game since they precedent both of them ,,, the world wasn't bad , but it's could have been done better , each zoned area is limited and have few interesting places to check out ,,, the writing was not bad , but the story itself was a uninteresting with linear progress ,,, the side missions were terrible are repeatable by all NPCs ,,, alot of bugs , and generic game-play make it unmemorable game overall… Expand
  70. derek10
    Feb 8, 2015
    9
    Good atmosphere (night-day cycles, specially),huge realistic levels based on real life Chernobyl Alienation Zone, design, and gameplay. It has some graphic glitches like some trees or objects disappearing, the voice acting and history could be a bit better but it's still enjoyable.
  71. arcizlo
    Sep 27, 2014
    8
    One of the most atmospheric shooter games I had a chance to play. It is quite realistic in terms of shooter, meaning you will get easily if under-equipped, basic guns are quite inaccurate, you bleed a lot, get poisoned, radiated and so on. Introduction of anomalies and artifacts system is amazing, loved just running around, collecting everything. The story might be little chaotic, plus theOne of the most atmospheric shooter games I had a chance to play. It is quite realistic in terms of shooter, meaning you will get easily if under-equipped, basic guns are quite inaccurate, you bleed a lot, get poisoned, radiated and so on. Introduction of anomalies and artifacts system is amazing, loved just running around, collecting everything. The story might be little chaotic, plus the different endings need more than one playing to fully enjoy the game, but it isnt game for ordinary "lets go shoot something" player. The further parts of the game are quite scary, you find yourself overwhelmed by mutated creatures and determined enemies, that wouldnt hesitate to chop your head off and make a campfire decoration out of it.
    The only letdowns are the necessity to run miles and miles at the beginning of the game completing the side missions and collecting goods for selling. The weapons are usually adaptable, but there isnt large range of attachments, only basic ones like SUSAT scope or silencer.
    Graphics are quite low, but you can always mod the game (for example with Complete 2009 mode, changing textures and so on). There are some strange physics sometimes, people get burned in their own campfires, boxes explode when you smash them and so on, but its not so drastic.
    Sometimes the game could get quite frustrating, like running to a massive radiation spot and get killed even with high protection, or get killed by anomaly you didnt see in the dark. But hey, rule #1, dont run when around anomalies, right ) All and all, the game is definitely one of my favs, even through some minor flaws. Plus there is the guy saying "get out of here, stalker" which is probably the best game quote ever, what more do you want.    … Expand
  72. carlinux
    Aug 29, 2014
    10
    This is the kind of inspired game you can play two or three times and enjoy every journey as a different game. Probably one the five best games of the decade. very good story and screenplay, gorgeous graphics (especially with the Complete 2009 Mod), and an amazingly well balanced and smart AI. Hands down. Perhaps the only thing that could be better is... more Stalker games. The saga endedThis is the kind of inspired game you can play two or three times and enjoy every journey as a different game. Probably one the five best games of the decade. very good story and screenplay, gorgeous graphics (especially with the Complete 2009 Mod), and an amazingly well balanced and smart AI. Hands down. Perhaps the only thing that could be better is... more Stalker games. The saga ended with Call of Pripyat and the studio was closed so.. is unlikely to happen.… Expand
  73. carlosgtardon
    Jun 10, 2014
    9
    Pese a tener una gran cantidad de bug, problemas y ciertas caídas de calidad, S.T.A.L,K.E.R. es uno de mis juegos favoritos y uno de los pocos que me he pasado la saga entera y lo he rejugado. La historia, los guiños tanto a la película como al libro (picnic extraterrestre, que Metro es muy posterior al juego), el hecho de poder pasear por Chernobyl lo convierte es una experiencia muyPese a tener una gran cantidad de bug, problemas y ciertas caídas de calidad, S.T.A.L,K.E.R. es uno de mis juegos favoritos y uno de los pocos que me he pasado la saga entera y lo he rejugado. La historia, los guiños tanto a la película como al libro (picnic extraterrestre, que Metro es muy posterior al juego), el hecho de poder pasear por Chernobyl lo convierte es una experiencia muy especial. Además se trató de implementar programación por agentes para gestionar los animales del juego. Bajo mi punto de vista muy recomendable, pero tal vez soy muy fan.… Expand
  74. Aeryx
    Jun 7, 2014
    9
    Stalker SoC is what happens when you combine Operation Flashpoint and Metro 2033. It's hard to ask for anything more from this game because instead of making you want more, it makes you realize how backwards most of the gaming industry has gone (in 2014). It's a game that doesn't pander to casual types. Totally fierce experience with gunfights killing you in 2-3 hits, nights being crazyStalker SoC is what happens when you combine Operation Flashpoint and Metro 2033. It's hard to ask for anything more from this game because instead of making you want more, it makes you realize how backwards most of the gaming industry has gone (in 2014). It's a game that doesn't pander to casual types. Totally fierce experience with gunfights killing you in 2-3 hits, nights being crazy dark forcing you to rely on your weak flashlight and no, you don't get nightvision until MUCH later in the game. Monsters are ferocious, sneak on you and human enemies are dangerous and fun to fight. Hell, you can talk and trade with 97% of everybody you meet! The zone is a truly inhospitable place that forces you to think, explore, be careful and fight hard to survive. Play this game damnit!… Expand
  75. GameFans
    Apr 4, 2014
    6
    The game would worth 9 or even 10 after patching with community mod. However, a game should be rated on its own only, right?

    I can understand why there is a great deviation of user scores here. On one side, the game claims to be a realistic survival game but fails with unrealistic gun and stealth mechanics as well as the tedious travel and equipment degradation. The game is also    The game would worth 9 or even 10 after patching with community mod. However, a game should be rated on its own only, right?

    I can understand why there is a great deviation of user scores here. On one side, the game claims to be a realistic survival game but fails with unrealistic gun and stealth mechanics as well as the tedious travel and equipment degradation. The game is also extremely buggy with potential game crash and save corruption. In fact, the whole STALKER series is plagued with bugs. The original game itself may only worth 3 or 4 only.

    However, thanks to the efforts of community. The game with complete mod fixes the above mentioned issues, making the game become an enjoyable survival game with stealth and tactical shooting elements. If you like the ideas of original Deus Ex, just try this game with complete mod. You will enjoy the game a lot.    … Expand
  76. tdebug
    Jan 25, 2014
    0
    Back in 2007 I stopped played when after update my saves stopped working.
    The game was so many years in development that the engine was already outdated by the release time.
    Not even half of promised appeared in the final version. Isolated areas instead of big world, no vehicles, respawning enemies, etc. Not even mentioned massive amount of bugs and gameplay issues.
  77. Dethstar
    Jan 7, 2014
    9
    Just replayed this after exhausting it for years. Still a great game. The stalker series have an atmosphere I have never found in any other game although there are some similarities with fallout. Preferred call of pripayt as it feels more polished but I love the open feel of Shadows of Cherobyl. CoP lost a little of the open world feel but not enough to kill it. A classic game in aJust replayed this after exhausting it for years. Still a great game. The stalker series have an atmosphere I have never found in any other game although there are some similarities with fallout. Preferred call of pripayt as it feels more polished but I love the open feel of Shadows of Cherobyl. CoP lost a little of the open world feel but not enough to kill it. A classic game in a classic series. We need more like this.… Expand
  78. Plefsko
    Dec 6, 2013
    9
    Very impressive and immersive FPS! Have not good graphics, but gameplay is awesome! I have finish it 10 times and all times was like different game! Buy it!
  79. Suokukko
    Dec 3, 2013
    10
    This is probably one of the most amazing and extreme first person shooters i have ever played, yes it has its bugs and coding issues but once you patch the game and get everything up to speed, the game had me playing for hours and hours. so many different things and possibilitys you can explore and proceed in many different ways. Just has me playing and playing just because of the severalThis is probably one of the most amazing and extreme first person shooters i have ever played, yes it has its bugs and coding issues but once you patch the game and get everything up to speed, the game had me playing for hours and hours. so many different things and possibilitys you can explore and proceed in many different ways. Just has me playing and playing just because of the several ways you can play through it, and many different and interesting endings and gameplay route within it. Its sort of like Deus ex and BioShock so if your a fan of the Dues ex or BioShock i highly recommend this game. With the types of game play thats implemented in this game you'll just be blown away by the story and and environmental surrounding of this hostile world of Chernobyl!… Expand
  80. Belus
    Nov 15, 2013
    7
    It has been a while since I last played this game, but when I did I loved it. The atmosphere was great, the setting cool, the weapons nice and the story good enough to keep me interested throughout the game.

    There are a few things I didn't like though. First of all I pretty much have to empty a clip into the face of an enemy to kill him. That ruins a lot for me. Secondly the re-spawning    It has been a while since I last played this game, but when I did I loved it. The atmosphere was great, the setting cool, the weapons nice and the story good enough to keep me interested throughout the game.

    There are a few things I didn't like though. First of all I pretty much have to empty a clip into the face of an enemy to kill him. That ruins a lot for me. Secondly the re-spawning of enemies some places made the game close to unplayable. Thirdly I hated the fact that my weapons became useless very fast, because I wore them out, so to say, and there was no way for me to repair them. So I ended up carrying around the coolest guns, using all sorts of crap I came along, because I didn't want my coolest gun to break...

    The game started out good, but towards the end it was just a fast FPS, and I don't like that. I kept playing to find out how it ended (and I found three different endings), but it really was not very fun at the end.    … Expand
  81. stranglehold
    Oct 18, 2013
    8
    Awakening in the Zone, you are one such S.T.A.L.K.E.R., fighting for survival in this man-made Hell, while trying to discover the truth behind Chernobyl's sinister past and ominous future. Patient players looking for a unique experience ultimately will be rewarded by this atmospheric and ambitious shooter.
  82. TubeSockJ
    Sep 30, 2013
    10
    This stunning game was worth every penny I payed. I felt totally immersed in combat, scrounging, and just simply getting by. There are so many lifelike aspects of the game, which I rarely found in any other FPSes. Although some might say that the game is "notoriously buggy," I have never encountered a single crash, lag, or anything like that. The graphic styling is charmingly bleak,This stunning game was worth every penny I payed. I felt totally immersed in combat, scrounging, and just simply getting by. There are so many lifelike aspects of the game, which I rarely found in any other FPSes. Although some might say that the game is "notoriously buggy," I have never encountered a single crash, lag, or anything like that. The graphic styling is charmingly bleak, setting an apocalyptic and dark tone. Gameplay is astonishing, especially in a gunfight. Instead of just running and gunning, you need to actually engage in combat, maintain your health and ammo, and check flanks as diligently as you can. All in all, this game (for me) set a new standard in first-person shooters. It's worth your money and time, and you owe it to yourself to play this game.… Expand
  83. Brosman
    Aug 1, 2013
    10
    This is the best survival game out there and i wont here anyone else say otherwise. On higher difficulties, ammo, health, and other nessecities are hard to come by. You and your enemies die in one or two shots and when you're hit you'll bleed out and die unless you bandage yourself up. Weapons have realistic recoil (at least more realistic then some modern FPS's) and hitting enemies withThis is the best survival game out there and i wont here anyone else say otherwise. On higher difficulties, ammo, health, and other nessecities are hard to come by. You and your enemies die in one or two shots and when you're hit you'll bleed out and die unless you bandage yourself up. Weapons have realistic recoil (at least more realistic then some modern FPS's) and hitting enemies with older more worn guns can be a challenge. youll constantly be stashing supplies in hiding spots in the world and taking ammo and bandages from dead enemies. You actually feel like your trying to survive, and that's something a lot of games fail to do. The story isn't that exceptional but is interesting and being very interested in what happened at Chernobyl, this game's setting is amazing and original. I heard that this game was the Crysis of its day and it shows as the world is very detailed and graphics intensive for its time. The game does everything right and still holds up to this day.… Expand
  84. p360assassin
    Jul 30, 2013
    7
    People try and compare this game to fallout when discussing its gameplay. That is an AWFUL idea. Fallout 3 is a great game, but its not trying for what Stalker does at all. STALKER is a much much harder game. It goes on the idea of "Armour means a BIG thing, and you die only slightly slower then the enemy". The graphics of the game are terrible, that I won't defend. It was bad for when itPeople try and compare this game to fallout when discussing its gameplay. That is an AWFUL idea. Fallout 3 is a great game, but its not trying for what Stalker does at all. STALKER is a much much harder game. It goes on the idea of "Armour means a BIG thing, and you die only slightly slower then the enemy". The graphics of the game are terrible, that I won't defend. It was bad for when it came out. The game no longer runs like like it did 5 years ago (they must have done optimisation, since my ****ty laptop with half the system requirements runs at 40-60fps).
    The combat is very very hard, and you will die very quickly. This means in areas that have more cover and pathways are extremely fun, due to the massive amount of cover and constant attempts to outflank the enemy (the AI is retarded a lot, but it will try and surround you, and is very smart in that aspect). Headshots are the only way to kill enemies as pretty much everyone has tough body armour, this would be good if the enemy didn't do so much damage, but alas, it just means you need to play more tactically. This is not a run and gun shooter. This is more like Dark Souls, in that you are significantly more weak then what you are facing, and you must use skill and tactics to outshine the enemy. Fallout 3 was more about scavenging and character building, this game has very little of that.
    The music is sparse, but very atmospheric. As someone who always played Fallout 3 and NV with the music off, so that I'd only hear non environmental music when near radios, I love that this game has no music. And when it does, it fits the scene perfectly.
    The game feels a bit unfinished, almost like I'm playing a really really good mod of a game. Its still pretty buggy, although defintely playable outside of the still fairly long loading screens.
    The tutorial is pretty bare, but I had no problems even when I accidentily skipped it, since after gaming for 14 years, I have learned to figure out any non grand strategy just by how the UI is designed. Its not that hard, but it would be preferable if they had a more detailed menu. Although really all its missing is the controls, which you can find in the options menu anyway.
    There is a lot of head bob, so this may turn some people off, I don't get motion sickness, so its fine for me.
    All in all, a good game, not amazing, with a couple of problems. But it is only going to appeal to certain people.    … Expand
  85. tayfuntuna
    Jul 24, 2013
    10
    The only game, even after years, that makes me come back for more and more. It's like a road trip to a place where one of the most catastrophic events took place. It's also like playing Counter-Strike in a huge world (With perfect precision as CS doesn't even have iron sights option). Even after finishing the game for 10 times, the next time I play there are times that I don't know what'sThe only game, even after years, that makes me come back for more and more. It's like a road trip to a place where one of the most catastrophic events took place. It's also like playing Counter-Strike in a huge world (With perfect precision as CS doesn't even have iron sights option). Even after finishing the game for 10 times, the next time I play there are times that I don't know what's around the corner.… Expand
  86. Tritonio
    Jul 16, 2013
    3
    Without the "complete" mod this game is unplayable. Mostly because of the head bobing. I can play Descent for hours with no problem, yet this game made my eyes hurt. I really don't understand what the developers where thinking when they put that bobing in the game. Anyway, the "complete" mod thankfully removes it.

    But still, after 4 hours of gameplay this game failed to give me any kind    Without the "complete" mod this game is unplayable. Mostly because of the head bobing. I can play Descent for hours with no problem, yet this game made my eyes hurt. I really don't understand what the developers where thinking when they put that bobing in the game. Anyway, the "complete" mod thankfully removes it.

    But still, after 4 hours of gameplay this game failed to give me any kind of purpose. I keep asking myself why is my character persuing all these things. Why does he even care? 4 hours and still no purpose, just a series of boring missions killing bandits in a wasteland.

    They say it's open world but I got tired of being stopped by barbed wire fences.

    The UI feels a bit buggy too and perhaps not fit to modern screen resolutions (even using the "complete" mod).

    The graphics with the "complete" mod are good though and overall the fighting was interesting in some cases. Still I've seen better fights in other games.

    IMO it's not worth the 6 euros I gave. It completely failed to give me any kind of interest after 4 hours of play and the only reason I kept playing was because of all the praise that this game gets from other players. If it was just some unknown game, I would have dropped it in the first hour or so.    … Expand
  87. faceless-1
    Jun 23, 2013
    0
    This game is totally underdeveloped broken I never experienced so many game breaking glitches and bugs. AI is brain dead, game play is boring and only dangerous think about enemies is that they re-spawn.
  88. ChrisOzzie
    Apr 27, 2013
    8
    “The Zone” is a genuine uninhabitable region in the Ukraine covered in nuclear fallout. STALKER took this idea, made a few fictional tweaks, and established a creepy world with paranormal scenery. The enemies are creatively designed to depict mutated forms of life that’ll frighten and shock you. The atmosphere, setting, and environment are STALKER’s power play. The thunderstorms are“The Zone” is a genuine uninhabitable region in the Ukraine covered in nuclear fallout. STALKER took this idea, made a few fictional tweaks, and established a creepy world with paranormal scenery. The enemies are creatively designed to depict mutated forms of life that’ll frighten and shock you. The atmosphere, setting, and environment are STALKER’s power play. The thunderstorms are awesome, the anomalies are bizarre and the bloodsuckers will have you jump out of your seat. Venturing through The Zone after sunset will make you very uneasy and keep you on your toes. This is a unique game with a lot of potential. Add the STALKER complete mod and prepare yourself for a scary and paranormal experience in The Zone. I highly recommend this game to sandbox, first person shooter, or even RPG fans.… Expand
  89. CritiqueFreak
    Apr 19, 2013
    4
    This game was, in my opinion, badly made. No autosave feature made the game very irritable. I didn't even know of it until I died after doing 5 missions (and had to redo them.) Also, no headbob setting. The headbob seemed too extreme, as I was getting a headache 10 minutes into the game. I played this game on novice and it seems like I'm playing it on hard. I look in my inventory, hearThis game was, in my opinion, badly made. No autosave feature made the game very irritable. I didn't even know of it until I died after doing 5 missions (and had to redo them.) Also, no headbob setting. The headbob seemed too extreme, as I was getting a headache 10 minutes into the game. I played this game on novice and it seems like I'm playing it on hard. I look in my inventory, hear two shots, and I die instantly (I had full health.) The way that the aiming is very random is quite annoying. The tutorial from Trader randomly skipped through what he was saying without me pressing anything so I barely even knew how to do certain things. I had to get a mod for autosaving and headbobbing. I got very far into the game, when I got a crash report. I kept loading the game and I kept getting the same crash, so now the game is unplayable for me UNLESS I hit the "Load last save" button on the menu which literally takes me back to the start of the game. The game seemed fun, but all of these things are blinding it from the fun I thought it was. Very disappointed in this game and I wish I could get my money back.… Expand
  90. Rockodss
    Apr 16, 2013
    9
    Great great great game! Absolutly loved it! It is different to others games (FPS). Don't start the game like you are gonna play a campaign of call of duty or you are gonna be upset to the most. Scary as hell at some place Lab x-16&x-17 made me change pants.

    The game itself was very poorly optimised. Probably 1 of their 1st game. There is many guides to tweek the game and some    Great great great game! Absolutly loved it! It is different to others games (FPS). Don't start the game like you are gonna play a campaign of call of duty or you are gonna be upset to the most. Scary as hell at some place Lab x-16&x-17 made me change pants.

    The game itself was very poorly optimised. Probably 1 of their 1st game. There is many guides to tweek the game and some patchs/mods that help the loading time, graphics, errors.

    A most for everyone calling themselves a gamer.    … Expand
  91. Defianc4
    Apr 14, 2013
    9
    With the STALKER Complete Mod, all the bugs and lack of polish are stripped away, and what's left is a horribly beautiful treasure of the PC platform.
  92. The_Bear
    Apr 3, 2013
    7
    I wanted to give this game a "9", however, the ending kind of ruined this otherwise great game for me (although not entirely, obviously). I'll try not to spoil anything, but just prior to the the game's final level your given an optional objective all the way on the far corner of the map. If you ignore this objective, and proceed to the endgame, your given one of five fake endings withI wanted to give this game a "9", however, the ending kind of ruined this otherwise great game for me (although not entirely, obviously). I'll try not to spoil anything, but just prior to the the game's final level your given an optional objective all the way on the far corner of the map. If you ignore this objective, and proceed to the endgame, your given one of five fake endings with virtually no exposition whatsoever. Way to let me down. When I realized this, I went to reload an earlier save, and to my disappointment, realized that my earliest remaining save left me right in front of an broken stairwell. So I'll be waiting until my second play-through to find out HOW THE GAME ACTUALLY ENDS!
    Anyway, this (pretty significant) problem aside, I really enjoyed this game. The game-play was harder than other games I've played, but perfectly manageable on easy. STALKER SOC's strongest suit is most definitely its atmosphere and setting, whether your running from packs of irradiated dogs in the Ukrainian wilderness or dodging mutants in subterranean compounds. The whole post-Chernobyl thing is really cool, and the game makes it easy to pretend that you're there. The weather system, in particular, lends the world a sense of authenticity.
    Ultimately, one of my favorite games, despite some glaring flaws. Would definitely recommend to anyone who appreciates a good atmosphere.    … Expand
  93. wolfie2013
    Mar 17, 2013
    9
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is my favourite post Apocalyptic game because this game have really good climate
  94. fukery3
    Mar 7, 2013
    5
    Just.... I really wanted to like this game! It has so many good things... and so many bad things. There's enough bugs to make the game an exorcise in worrying about whether or not you should re load the last save because your current objective got somehow glitched. Its a typical Russian story of "ghosts and radiation" like they all seem to be: Nuclear disaster with a paranormal element.Just.... I really wanted to like this game! It has so many good things... and so many bad things. There's enough bugs to make the game an exorcise in worrying about whether or not you should re load the last save because your current objective got somehow glitched. Its a typical Russian story of "ghosts and radiation" like they all seem to be: Nuclear disaster with a paranormal element. The living breathing world is cool... and I really like how fragile you are as a character and how many things you have to be mindful of from food to sleep. It makes one feel like they actually are in Ukraine fighting mutants and bandits. The graphics are not very good although there are mods to alleviate this, and there is next to no voice acting and long text blobs that have to be read to understand the story. I wouldn't so much mind this, but in a game like stalker, it REALLY breaks the immersion and reminds you its a game. All in all, STALKER feels unfinished and sloppily put together. But I've certainly played worse.… Expand
  95. slypher
    Dec 23, 2012
    5
    Perhaps I didn't get far enough into the game, but I was turned off by having to often read through lengthy text boxes (I'm fine with this for games like civ, europa, and hearts of iron, but in a shooter it kind of sucked the life out). Graphics were decent for 2007, but if you're routing here from steam like I did a year ago, it feels dated compared to what's otherwise available. ProblemPerhaps I didn't get far enough into the game, but I was turned off by having to often read through lengthy text boxes (I'm fine with this for games like civ, europa, and hearts of iron, but in a shooter it kind of sucked the life out). Graphics were decent for 2007, but if you're routing here from steam like I did a year ago, it feels dated compared to what's otherwise available. Problem is compounded by the dull voice acting. While the gameplay is decent despite the rough interface, so far the story hasn't drawn me in enough to compel me to choose stalker over other titles in my library. it's not a bad game, it just feels a bit underwhelming when stacked against what I'm used to for a shooter (e.g. borderlands, fallout, halo, cod, dead space).… Expand
  96. GamerFromHell
    Dec 14, 2012
    9
    First of all, this game needs mods to be playable (I suggest "Stalker Complete" and "Realistic Weapons" for starters, but there are others), but then it's one of the best games I've ever played. It has a relatively open world with characters and graphics/weather effects that perfectly support the incredible atmosphere. STALKER, get out of here and play this game!
  97. Rufousjet
    Dec 2, 2012
    9
    Probably one of my favourite games, this delivers on so many levels. First you have the intriguing and mysterious story that sits comfortably inside the remains of history so if a bit of research is completed than it can seem frighteningly realistic. The atmosphere of the game is amazing, some of if not the best I've encountered sitting up there with metro 2033 and Dark souls. TheProbably one of my favourite games, this delivers on so many levels. First you have the intriguing and mysterious story that sits comfortably inside the remains of history so if a bit of research is completed than it can seem frighteningly realistic. The atmosphere of the game is amazing, some of if not the best I've encountered sitting up there with metro 2033 and Dark souls. The environments, chillingly eerie and oppressive cast a constant sense of danger and paranoia. The equipment and weapons have a realistic touch and the animations are consistently acceptable. The gun play itself is very fun with all the weapons feeling useful as ammo will need to be looted or found unless you want to pay for it. The length was impressive as well with my normal level playthrough clocking in at 15 hours, with me glossing over a lot of the extras.My only gripes would be the bugs which are able to be overlooked if weight of the positives, the way everything is explained isnt really there... at all and the need to look at a wiki to get the fullest experience can be required for some. Throw in fantastic mods and patches to eliminate bugs, enhance the graphics and a $20 usd pricetag on steam its worth it. Get out of here stalker! (and buy yourself this today!)… Expand
  98. ArMoRofGOD
    Nov 26, 2012
    9
    The STALKER series is one of my absolute favorite games series ever made. It is gritty, dark, realistic atmosphere, some of the best AI Ive seen, good graphics for its time, very fun guns, a terrific artifact collecting system that really just sets this game apart, and very importantly extremely interesting and fun missions with a great variety of endings. I died a little when theyThe STALKER series is one of my absolute favorite games series ever made. It is gritty, dark, realistic atmosphere, some of the best AI Ive seen, good graphics for its time, very fun guns, a terrific artifact collecting system that really just sets this game apart, and very importantly extremely interesting and fun missions with a great variety of endings. I died a little when they canceled STALKER 2. Anyone who scores this game low probably experiences a lot of bugs or crashing which I honestly did not find MANY of although there were a few and for a game this good they can be overlooked.… Expand
  99. Klewer
    Nov 15, 2012
    8
    A game that puts you in to an amazing world and attempts to make you feel part of it. Some truly scary and haunting moments as well as a strong story make it highly enjoyable. A few bugs and quirky moments but easily glossed over.
  100. Lead
    Sep 11, 2012
    10
    ''ATMOSPHERE'' There İs Nothing Much To Say.
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#33 Best PC Game of 2007
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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
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#8 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. PC Zone UK
    85
    As a brave experiment in all-action shootery, STALKER has certainly succeeded, though with its dearth of personality and many peculiar foibles, you can't help but wish that the publishers had granted GSC some extra time to polish their creation. Oh, hang on a minute... [Apr 2007, p.56]
  2. Eurogamer
    80
    It's a warped behemoth from the Ukraine, and one of the scariest games on the PC. Stalker will remind you of all kinds of prior games, and yet it will also defy your expectations. Like the mythological Chernobyl zone it is based upon, this game is a treacherous, darkly beautiful terrain. Not everyone is going to enjoy venturing into the zone, but some of those who do will find what they've been looking for.
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  3. Computer and Video Games
    80
    Littered with a variety of anomalies which can cause the unwary to explode and other delightful stuff, mutant doggies, deserted buildings, weather effects, real-time day/night cycles etc. etc. - it creates a deliciously unique atmosphere.
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