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

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1886 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,528 out of 1886
  2. Mixed: 208 out of 1886
  3. Negative: 150 out of 1886
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  1. mez
    Dec 18, 2011
    7
    If ever a game needs mods, it's this one. The atmosphere and setting are absolutely incredible, but the whole thing feels like an alpha release. The balancing is all over the place and there many serious bugs and annoyances that really should have been dealt with before the game hit the shelves. And forget all the talk of RPG elements - this is a straight up FPS set in larger than usualIf ever a game needs mods, it's this one. The atmosphere and setting are absolutely incredible, but the whole thing feels like an alpha release. The balancing is all over the place and there many serious bugs and annoyances that really should have been dealt with before the game hit the shelves. And forget all the talk of RPG elements - this is a straight up FPS set in larger than usual environments. Yeah, you have an inventory and there are side missions you can do in any order, but if you're hoping for character development or flexible ways to complete objectives, you'll be disappointed. It's like Far Cry in the sense that you have these big open levels, but you can only ever play one way; in the end you always have to go in guns blazing. It's a waste really, because the Zone is the true star of the game, yet there's rarely a reason to just go and explore it. I do recommend the game for the atmosphere alone, but with serious reservations about the rest of it. Wait until it's on sale before putting your money down...… Expand
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. elolugo
    Jan 7, 2020
    7
    A good fresh air from the genre. Good game but sometimes it seems unpolished gameplay-wise
  11. Alexander_1996
    Apr 21, 2021
    7
    Because I am from Ukraine STALKER franchise has always had a special place in hearts of my peers but I have never been a part of this fan-base as only in 2021 I got the chance to actually experience the game myself.
    Shadow of Chernobyl is full of technical glitches and bugs but at the same time you feel that this game was made with love, it has something many other games don't - soul. You    Because I am from Ukraine STALKER franchise has always had a special place in hearts of my peers but I have never been a part of this fan-base as only in 2021 I got the chance to actually experience the game myself.
    Shadow of Chernobyl is full of technical glitches and bugs but at the same time you feel that this game was made with love, it has something many other games don't - soul. You can't explain it in words neither you can show it on screen - you can only experience it yourself.
    I am not a fan of the story here (or of the way it is told) as after some time you lose a view of the whole picture (in later parts it gets much better) but everything else is pretty much on point. The game is hard and unforgiving - thanks God you can always decrease your difficulty.
    Overall, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl isn't a great game by itself but it lays out necessary basis for the whole trilogy.    … Expand
  12. Rustick
    Jul 7, 2022
    7
    атмосферный не очень интересный сюжет геймплей не блещет разнообразием атмосфера решает
  13. Shalapai
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    Хорошая игра, но не моя любимая часть сталкера, графика отличная, но задания так себе
  14. Axelle_1
    Sep 6, 2021
    7
    самая слабая часть сталкера не понимаю почему ее все так хвалят
  15. antwerp
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    Absolutely perfect atmosphere. However i didnt like the confused story line. Rather often you dont know why you are doing what you are doing and what is the motivation on other persons in the game. In global I miss the motivation for exloring this wonderfull world.
  16. defenz
    Aug 9, 2021
    7
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  17. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    7
    Здарова мєчєний. Класика усіх українських школярів. Не грати тоді в це було рівнозначним не дивитись сьогодні Марвел (принаймні до Endgame)
  18. LilitNefara
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
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  19. xx
    Apr 20, 2007
    6
    Too repetitive. Monster respawning on zones borders is a pain, especially when enemy is respawning close from the player. Enemy shooters "see" through bushes and are far too good at sniping from long range.
  20. NaveenK.
    May 31, 2007
    6
    Graphics not up to the mark, game play is good... story line did not have a punch.
  21. Jesse
    Sep 10, 2007
    6
    Very fun game, but won't work for a large amount of users. GSC released a game that was 3/4 finished. If it works for you, it's a fantastic game. If it doesn't, it's a nightmare and a waste of money.
  22. JustinAbdallah
    Sep 2, 2007
    6
    I cant really rate this game because I cant even get the game to start up from my steam client. I really dont understand what the problem is. Maybe its steam, or maybe the game files are all screwed up because my other games boot up just fine from steam. So 30 bucks wasted.
  23. Laz
    Mar 8, 2008
    6
    This is undoubtedly one of the most unique games I've ever played. The plot is spectacular and the mutants and factions are simply creative genius. The broad exploration and weapons were fulfilling too. But even through all these great things, there were some that will drive any standard gamer out the door. My general complain in any FPS is ballistic accuracy of firearms. It would This is undoubtedly one of the most unique games I've ever played. The plot is spectacular and the mutants and factions are simply creative genius. The broad exploration and weapons were fulfilling too. But even through all these great things, there were some that will drive any standard gamer out the door. My general complain in any FPS is ballistic accuracy of firearms. It would have been superb if this game had ballistics like Ghost Recon Advanced Warrior or even Call of Duty 4. One shot kills as well as realistic accuracy of weapons. The survival aspect could be greatly improved. I didn't feel as if I were fighting for my life, just blowing magazines at enemies who had no sense of self-preservation. The stealth factor too was also pathetic, which is my method of choice in any take down. There were bugs, as most games do, but I don't rate it down for that. All in all, this game would undoubtedly be one of my favorite games if it were merely more realistic.… Expand
  24. Inabil1ty
    Mar 17, 2007
    6
    Most of what Marked One said is true, except for the likening of the visuals to F.E.A.R. and Oblivion. The graphics are not nearly as good as they are in those two titles. And Marked One also failed to point out that the game is, for the most part, boring. Unlike Oblivion, characters don't actually talk in STALKER. Instead, you'll get a big paragraph or two to read. Fun!Most of what Marked One said is true, except for the likening of the visuals to F.E.A.R. and Oblivion. The graphics are not nearly as good as they are in those two titles. And Marked One also failed to point out that the game is, for the most part, boring. Unlike Oblivion, characters don't actually talk in STALKER. Instead, you'll get a big paragraph or two to read. Fun! Not. And the weapons are underpowered and most lack scopes, even though you need to do a lot of long-distance shooting. The graphics and shooting experience reminded me of Red Orchestra, not Fear and Oblivion. This game has been overhyped! It's very disappointing.… Expand
  25. AllistairP.
    Mar 24, 2007
    6
    If this is the sort of game that gets this amount of hype and acclaim, then PC games must be near their end. While consoles are pulling out games like God of War II and Gears of War, PC games are left with slop like this. Just the opposite of the on the edge/every minute something new is happening gameplay of those "war" titles, STALKER is a meandering, boring mess. There is no point to If this is the sort of game that gets this amount of hype and acclaim, then PC games must be near their end. While consoles are pulling out games like God of War II and Gears of War, PC games are left with slop like this. Just the opposite of the on the edge/every minute something new is happening gameplay of those "war" titles, STALKER is a meandering, boring mess. There is no point to play this game, unless you are just bored. There are no bugs and nothing that bad, but those two things stopped making a game "good" in 99'. STALKER is basically Fallout reimagined as a FPS, except without the charm and imagination. The first 2 hours are good as your mind imagines where this game is going to go but it ends up going nowhere. 8 hours later you will be looking at the same 2003 graphics, same 3 enemy models, same endless fields of nothing, and same guns. Nothing changes and nothing was that great to begin with. With Crysis coming to the 360, I have a bad feeling I might not ever update my 3d card again. Half-Life ep2 is about all this rig has going for it and thats an expansion to a 2 year old game which won't do anything new either but at least start and end perfect.… Expand
  26. LiboWang
    Mar 30, 2007
    6
    Great game till it started crashing randomly (about 2/3 progress through the entire game). Seems to be a memory leak (i'm runnin with 2gb of memory too), and when I attempt to ctrl-alt-del, it will say "insufficient resources to run taskmgr.exe" or something along those lines.

    Great game, it's about time someone attempted at a modern/future fps rpg. I give it points for    Great game till it started crashing randomly (about 2/3 progress through the entire game). Seems to be a memory leak (i'm runnin with 2gb of memory too), and when I attempt to ctrl-alt-del, it will say "insufficient resources to run taskmgr.exe" or something along those lines.

    Great game, it's about time someone attempted at a modern/future fps rpg. I give it points for pioneering but it has quite a few misses...    … Expand
  27. EdC.
    Jul 6, 2007
    6
    Pros: Great concept, great theme. Graphics are great for an above-average rig, sound is great although choppy in spots. Cons: Buggy. Even after the third patch, I'm still running into bugs, mostly with AI and NPC voices. Bottom line: This game has all the makings to be a HL2 rival, but as of current, it's a fairly decent game that is too reliant on subsequent patches to make it great.
  28. MattK.
    Sep 2, 2007
    6
    A game with great promise but is ruined but a finicky game engine with bugs galore and atrocious AI. I really wish it wasn't some damn buggy because undeath these major issues is a wonderful game worth any gamers time who also enjoyed the likes of Deus Ex.
  29. C.H.
    Oct 24, 2007
    6
    I want to like this game. Really, I do. It looks great, it should play well, and it has an interesting story and setting. But I will be damned if I can get this thing to play properly at all. The game is so flawed, so bugged, so impossible to play without constant load screens, choppiness, and stuttering that I can't give it a good score. Even with a beefy machine and all the I want to like this game. Really, I do. It looks great, it should play well, and it has an interesting story and setting. But I will be damned if I can get this thing to play properly at all. The game is so flawed, so bugged, so impossible to play without constant load screens, choppiness, and stuttering that I can't give it a good score. Even with a beefy machine and all the updates, this game just will not perform. Even games with far heavier system requirements have ran smoother on my machine.… Expand
  30. ZachH.
    Aug 31, 2007
    6
    Sooo.... Here's the thing. This game is awesome. I mean, like it's really fun for a while. The first 10+ hours will just have you playing and playing. And not just for the gameplay but for the storyline. That's what really got me hooked. But along with that, it is rather short. From what the Dev's were saying I expected it to be one of the best games I ever played; but Sooo.... Here's the thing. This game is awesome. I mean, like it's really fun for a while. The first 10+ hours will just have you playing and playing. And not just for the gameplay but for the storyline. That's what really got me hooked. But along with that, it is rather short. From what the Dev's were saying I expected it to be one of the best games I ever played; but it wasn't. It had the potential to be. There are a couple mods that will definately up the gameplay but I reccomend going throguh it once, then with the mods. For the money it's fun. Flat-out fun. There are bugs yes, and not what the Developers said it would be; but fun nonetheless.… Expand
  31. mcbeefbeef
    Nov 7, 2010
    6
    I tried very hard to like this game, and bought it at a deep (Halloween) discount on Steam (along with Pripyat) because I had always heard good things about it. Today, having just gotten to the Garbage, I was prepared to uninstall this game and write about how crap it is. I was JUST ABOUT TO go through with that... when I noticed that the game has a modding community. Surely, I thought,I tried very hard to like this game, and bought it at a deep (Halloween) discount on Steam (along with Pripyat) because I had always heard good things about it. Today, having just gotten to the Garbage, I was prepared to uninstall this game and write about how crap it is. I was JUST ABOUT TO go through with that... when I noticed that the game has a modding community. Surely, I thought, some astute modder has by now (the game is 3 years old) overhauled this game and made it not suck. YES! In summary, downloading and installing the STALKER Complete 2009 (currently 1.4.4) mod is a REQUIREMENT to enjoy this game. If you don't, you WILL NOT like it unless you're retarded. If you do install the mod, you might still not like it, but at least it will have put its best foot forward. The game is literally incomplete without this mod installed, and experienced gamers will identify the fact that the game, even fully patched, is in a development state that could be called "late beta". This is what the STALKER Complete 2009 mod rectifies. It alters so many aspects of the game, and the filesize is so large (700mb) that it might as well be called the official version of the game. What came out before that was just a buggy release candidate. For graphics cards that can handle it, the mod also makes the game pretty, departing from the game's original "real is brown" philosophy, aka the "we're too cheap to give you decent HDR" philosophy. I'm giving the game only a 6 because it was released in such bad shape, and the developers didn't have a hand in this mod, so why should they get positive recognition for it?… Expand
  32. JoseRochaPT
    Sep 20, 2011
    6
    Yes, amazing game ! Perfect history ! Fails in the aim and shooting system wich could be a lot better and faster, this game brings out a bit of RPG too, but if the shooting aim was a bit more like the regular FPS games it would be a straight "9". I recomend it tough !
  33. JimCorbett
    Aug 22, 2012
    6
    Not sure why this game has received massive praise from people. The setting and possible story elements are great, but the actual story that is presented is bland, confusing, and uninteresting. It's often hard to understand what the ingame characters are saying and with the absence of subtitles, the story becomes useless. The atmosphere outside of Lad X18 is not engrossing or "atmospheric"Not sure why this game has received massive praise from people. The setting and possible story elements are great, but the actual story that is presented is bland, confusing, and uninteresting. It's often hard to understand what the ingame characters are saying and with the absence of subtitles, the story becomes useless. The atmosphere outside of Lad X18 is not engrossing or "atmospheric" at all. The levels are hardly open as you will often see fences and other obstructions which force to to take a pre-defined path. The gun play is okay, if a bit stale. There are an insane amount of bugs and glitches present, including broken animations, application crashing, etc. If you want an engrossing Post-apocalyptic game done by an Eastern European studio, get Metro 2033 instead. It is far, far better than this title.… Expand
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. CoreGamer1408
    Aug 1, 2023
    6
    Unlike the sequel prequel CS and the sequel CoP I do play and beat SoC out of the box. CS needs atleast the SRP bug fixer. While CoP needs atleast the Absolute Nature mod to make in not like utter dated crap visually.

    Revisting this game after a long time away on Master difficulty. IRL I can snap aim, squeeze off fast, reload quick and hit targets with a high degree of precision. So the    Unlike the sequel prequel CS and the sequel CoP I do play and beat SoC out of the box. CS needs atleast the SRP bug fixer. While CoP needs atleast the Absolute Nature mod to make in not like utter dated crap visually.

    Revisting this game after a long time away on Master difficulty. IRL I can snap aim, squeeze off fast, reload quick and hit targets with a high degree of precision. So the slow cumbersome clunky combat is the least interesting part of the game from my perspective.

    The hit boxes are kind of off more so with iron sights/early weapons. Reloading, sighting and semi auto animations are so slow. Shots not registering through the obvious gaps in cover can be a nightmare. So my advice is don’t worry about cheap deaths due to bad game design.

    The things I do really like about Stalker is the exploring the environment, tackling hazards, facing creatures, siding with factions, reading the lore.

    Graphically and animation wise this game is dated (even with eye candy mods). That being said putting the negatives aside this game does have a really tense atmosphere (with looting the most). The whole game generally has that run down look. With (semi) abandoned building with a condemned look. So the ambient sounds more so at night can be really spooky and creepy at times indoors and out.

    With more tighter shooting mechanics this would of been a great game series. I really do like Stalker, but it is unpolished, dated, clunky and even janky at times. Oh that end game shakey cam is going to lead to even more cheap deaths.

    Yeah the ZRP mod adds the tweaks that the newer games implement, I can play this without mods unlike CS and CoP. The 9/10 fun factor of SoC is way higher than the low 6/10 technical score.    … Expand
  37. 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.
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. SPARDAs
    Aug 11, 2021
    6
    Атмосфера, коя так до сих пор и даёт прикурить КАЖДОЙ ИГРЕ, но в остальном проверку временем она, по большей части, не прошла...
  42. AxeWould
    Nov 17, 2021
    6
    В преддверии второй части решил пройти "трилогию" и ТЧ это мрак, и ужас, хотя и со своими плюсами.

    Минусы 1) Стрельба настолько сломана, что даже слов не подобрать: 2 обоймы из калаша в бота - он останется живым 2 попадания в вашего персонажа- гейм овер, при полном хп вечная нехватка патронов, у меня когда я отключил Выжигатель, не осталось патронов, пришлось качать трейнер, а то    В преддверии второй части решил пройти "трилогию" и ТЧ это мрак, и ужас, хотя и со своими плюсами.

    Минусы
    1) Стрельба настолько сломана, что даже слов не подобрать:
    2 обоймы из калаша в бота - он останется живым
    2 попадания в вашего персонажа- гейм овер, при полном хп
    вечная нехватка патронов, у меня когда я отключил Выжигатель, не осталось патронов, пришлось качать трейнер, а то сейв, по шел по п"зде.
    2) Геймплей примитивный - иди вперёд, стреляй в бомжей, принеси ху*ню бармену. Повторить 20 раз
    3) у врагов бесконечные патроны
    4) Баги, баги, баги, пропадающие убитые враги, что и полутать их нельзя, стреляющие враги через стенку, гг вылетает за текстуры, итд

    Плюсы:
    1) атмосфера и левелдизайн - это сделано на высшем уровне, угнетённость, разруха, заброшки, серое небо над головой.
    2) звуковой фон великолепен.

    Вывод: плюсов хоть и мало, но они существенны. И мне действительно больше понравилась чем нет, но моментами игра бесила, что думал бросить, но в ней что-то есть, видно что сырой продукт но цепляет.    … Expand
  43. Izoeros
    May 13, 2022
    6
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  44. MichaelT.
    Dec 10, 2007
    5
    Well, the game started off pretty good, nice graphics, some sort of storyline thing. And the fact that you could roam and fullfill quest after quest seemed anticing... However that's what I expected to continue.... I have a nice high-spec machine so I never expected it: random crashes... saving a game was like throwing the dice: will it crash (9 out of 10 times it did) or will it Well, the game started off pretty good, nice graphics, some sort of storyline thing. And the fact that you could roam and fullfill quest after quest seemed anticing... However that's what I expected to continue.... I have a nice high-spec machine so I never expected it: random crashes... saving a game was like throwing the dice: will it crash (9 out of 10 times it did) or will it actually save my progress and maybe even let me continue for a bit... Patches didn't come any time soon, and when they came, I already lost interest... Besides they didn't help... By the time I heard it was finally getting somewhat more stable, I didn't actually care anymore because I got the Orange Box... So, in short my opinion on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : The game that promised much and delivered little. The most satisfaction you get after buying it is UNinstalling it.… Expand
  45. PatH.
    May 31, 2007
    5
    How this game can be so over-rated is beyond me. I swear the reviewers all were playing a different game or something. I have a top of the line computer, I can run Oblivion just fine with all the settings up. With Stalker on the other hand, It studders all the time, the sound putters out half the time while firing my weapons, the game freezes and crashes to desktop sometimes multiple How this game can be so over-rated is beyond me. I swear the reviewers all were playing a different game or something. I have a top of the line computer, I can run Oblivion just fine with all the settings up. With Stalker on the other hand, It studders all the time, the sound putters out half the time while firing my weapons, the game freezes and crashes to desktop sometimes multiple times in ten minutes. Also Oblivion looks 10 times better than this. About the most frustrating thing in a game happens in this game about 10% of attempts doing it. Saving my game tends to crash the game to desktop. I should not be scared to save my game. Frustrations aside, this game is not even fun. Same enemies over and over again, the "smart" ai is predictable and has wallhack like abilities once you are spotted. The environments are only so so. I do like the weather changing, that is pretty cool I guess. Missions are pointless, rewards for completing a mission make you not want to do the missions. I really did try to like this game. I have tried about 30 times to go try it again but i just leave disappointed every time. About the only fun I had in this game was playing in the arena, unfortunately there are only about 8-9 battles within that whole thing. Sometimes wait results in something good, In this instance, that cannot be said. I would not recommend this game to anyone.… Expand
  46. Nostalgium
    Nov 6, 2011
    5
    Okay, so I just finished this game and here's what I have to say about it.

    I expected a game where you make your own choices throughout the entire game, a game which really messes with your head because of it's setting, (loads of potential for thrilling concepts involving Chernobyl right?)Both of these things were not really executed well. This is absolutely nothing like, say, Fallout 3.    Okay, so I just finished this game and here's what I have to say about it.

    I expected a game where you make your own choices throughout the entire game, a game which really messes with your head because of it's setting, (loads of potential for thrilling concepts involving Chernobyl right?)Both of these things were not really executed well. This is absolutely nothing like, say, Fallout 3. Because the choices are very limited.

    When you play the game for the first half hour, you get the impression that you can make your own choices entirely, which is simply not true, keep in mind this is a First Person Shooter, Not a Roleplaying Game. The game gets extremely linear towards half of the game.

    >The first thing that was really negative about it was those small bottle-neck loading-time routes that you have to go through, to get into a new area. Not only that, when you sometimes finished loading from one of these points, a fresh wave of respawned NPC's is there to immediately try to kill you, this is off-putting because you just can't prepare for anything, so not a lot of thought was put into that.

    The game discourages you to do any backtracking to other locations, to trade and stuff, because you'll have to pass about 4 extremely long loading zones.

    They could' ve been way more creative with the Chernobyl Power-Plant area itself. It's basically just one big shoot-out towards the end of the game, which really takes away the experience. The quests are not really note-worthy, and pretty straight forward, with the exception of some parts of the main quest.

    There are some horror-elements in some parts of the game, but only few were actually really scary. Most of the time you're just shooting bad guys with your gun.

    The only thing I found absolutely brilliant was the AI, and the lighting effects of day & night.    … Expand
  47. omgitsbiren
    Dec 12, 2011
    5
    Some interesting gunplay mechanics, but otherwise a boring, repetitive waste of time. A good story might have saved S.T.A.L.K.E.R., but instead you go through mission after mission without the slightest idea of who you are or why you're doing what you're doing. Do yourself a favor and play Fallout 3 instead.
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. Mizuiro
    Oct 14, 2020
    5
    Muy decepcionante. Lo juego por primera vez con todo el hype de la buena fama que tiene la saga y es un juego que ha envejecido fatal en cuanto a gameplay, no hay casi recompensas por explorar, mecanicas de shooter muy toscas e injustas, misiones secundarias repetitivas a mas no poder.. y la historia que podria ser lo unico que se salve del paso del tiempo nada, nefasta. No te enteras deMuy decepcionante. Lo juego por primera vez con todo el hype de la buena fama que tiene la saga y es un juego que ha envejecido fatal en cuanto a gameplay, no hay casi recompensas por explorar, mecanicas de shooter muy toscas e injustas, misiones secundarias repetitivas a mas no poder.. y la historia que podria ser lo unico que se salve del paso del tiempo nada, nefasta. No te enteras de una mierda en todo el juego y el final es penoso. Un 0 en narrativa.

    Esperemos que las siguientes entregas hayan mejorado, veremos.    … Expand
  52. vova22379
    Dec 8, 2021
    5
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  53. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 30, 2022
    5
    может и хорошо но самая большая проблема и отсутствие автосохранения и более точный прицел потому что бьешь во все кроме врагов
  54. DerickC.
    Apr 2, 2007
    4
    When I first glimpsed at this game, I felt this would be the next half life 2/Gta:sa hybrid because of its claim of being an RPG/FPS. Early images from the website depicted the game as immense, with vehicles, rpg stats/features, advanced ai, more factions and a strong storyline. When the game came out, there was a huge disappointment in the game as nearly all of the features stated above When I first glimpsed at this game, I felt this would be the next half life 2/Gta:sa hybrid because of its claim of being an RPG/FPS. Early images from the website depicted the game as immense, with vehicles, rpg stats/features, advanced ai, more factions and a strong storyline. When the game came out, there was a huge disappointment in the game as nearly all of the features stated above were gone, and replaced with a gta:sa clone with better graphics, an extremely bad selection of enemies and no free-roaming map. This game must be one of the most disappointing I have ever encountered.… Expand
  55. AlexM.
    May 6, 2007
    4
    It reminds me of Boling Point Road To Hell. Rember that game, no i don't think you would. Dont get me wrong, S.T.A.L.K.E.R is good, but not that good. Its the same, go kill some one, walk somewhere. it goes on and on. Yeh, i'll give it a 10 for original story, but a 0 for graphics. It was meant to come out as the 1st Direct X9 game. It came out far to late, in the eria of Direct It reminds me of Boling Point Road To Hell. Rember that game, no i don't think you would. Dont get me wrong, S.T.A.L.K.E.R is good, but not that good. Its the same, go kill some one, walk somewhere. it goes on and on. Yeh, i'll give it a 10 for original story, but a 0 for graphics. It was meant to come out as the 1st Direct X9 game. It came out far to late, in the eria of Direct X10. A shame realy, in Direct X 10 i could see this rivialing Crysis.… Expand
  56. Erik
    Jan 3, 2009
    4
    Those who played this says it's a good game. I won't say that it's not, but it's that the game takes forever to load, wich completely destroys the feeling. And when I started playing it, I felt very trapped. Because there's tons of like radiaton things that subliminally says "You have to go there, not this way", and therefor I didn't feel free. I'm sure Those who played this says it's a good game. I won't say that it's not, but it's that the game takes forever to load, wich completely destroys the feeling. And when I started playing it, I felt very trapped. Because there's tons of like radiaton things that subliminally says "You have to go there, not this way", and therefor I didn't feel free. I'm sure it's a nice game, but for me it was a waste of money.… Expand
  57. imaginer
    Sep 7, 2007
    4
    What a pity! I love the whole idea... surviving in a radiactive zone. Day and night pass... you are so immersed. You spend ours on a mission to do it just right. And then no reward. Missions appear and disapear as if by magic. Bugs eat this game! such a pity. wouldnt recommend it to anyone. just too frustrating.
  58. JamesG
    Jul 5, 2008
    4
    The environment looks good and is well designed, but the characters lack detail and are all too bland. The weapons are shoddy, and provide a fustrating experience for the player.

    Your money is better spent on Crysis (which looks a hell of a lot better considering both games were released in the same year), or, if you're really into the RPG aspect. Deus Ex or the upcoming Deus Ex 3.
  59. 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
  60. StarkAgentos
    Apr 30, 2022
    4
    Катсцены довольно-таки кинематографичные. Геймплей хардкорный. Враги никак не реагируют на выстрелы, а ГГ погибает от пары попаданий. Анимации рваные. Интерфейс неудобный. Зачастую при диалогах npc просто молчат. Открытый мир и РПГ элементы не очень идут играм того времени. Игра устарела. В наше время играть неинтересно.Катсцены довольно-таки кинематографичные. Геймплей хардкорный. Враги никак не реагируют на выстрелы, а ГГ погибает от пары попаданий. Анимации рваные. Интерфейс неудобный. Зачастую при диалогах npc просто молчат. Открытый мир и РПГ элементы не очень идут играм того времени. Игра устарела. В наше время играть неинтересно.
  61. Antohadance
    Jun 22, 2022
    4
    Унылый и кривой кал для нормисов, подпивасников, или тех, кто в играх не совсем разбирается
  62. DivineFaith
    May 21, 2023
    4
    The game is already extremely in the years unfortunately.
    Gameplay is not so good and sometimes dies immediately because of a hit!?
    Graphics you can of course expect nothing but the story is quite nice.
    The game has strong problems at 4K resolution. Fonts are much too small and the graphics card permanently stews at 90° Celsius, which is very questionable for a 16 year old game.
  63. ChrisK.
    Sep 9, 2007
    3
    Let's see. Things that went right: ...uh. Things that went wrong: Durability system with no method of equipment repair -- really, REALLY annoying to have to, even near the end of the game, constantly switch out armor because it greatly loses effectiveness when you've taken a couple shots. Character progression entirely item based -- Self explanatory. If you aren't hoarding Let's see. Things that went right: ...uh. Things that went wrong: Durability system with no method of equipment repair -- really, REALLY annoying to have to, even near the end of the game, constantly switch out armor because it greatly loses effectiveness when you've taken a couple shots. Character progression entirely item based -- Self explanatory. If you aren't hoarding the artifacts and armors, you're not going anywhere (and living). Fallout clone -- You heard me. This game is entirely a Fallout clone in FPS (I've not played Brotherhood of Steel, so I'm not going to say anything about that). The final things that made me realize this were the exoskeleton (increases carry capacity... please), and the gauss gun. No quicksave, poor autosave -- I don't even know what triggered autosaves, I guess one full day. The lack of quicksave was really annoying, because you had to completely interrupt the action before doing something potentially stupid. Encumbrance -- This is just idiotic. Carrying any amount of weight over your 'maximum' causes you to almost instantly waste all of your stamina when moving. Weapon selection -- The pistols are absolutely worthless. The rifles (and ammo) weigh a figurative ton. I was rarely more than 3 kg under maximum carry weight, because I had to carry so bloody much ammo to do the storyline missions and I didn't want to use the horrible AK set of weapons. Zero sense of accomplishment from the ending -- There is no real reward in beating this game UNLESS you follow a very obscure chain to get the one 'good' ending. And even that is a let down. Let's not forget getting randomly one-shotted by NPCs who sneak up on you because they forget to make any sounds and do an incredibly absurd amount of damage for their difficulty level (yeah, uh, I played on the second lowest difficulty and I still got killed in under a second by some of the enemies. gg.) You want a pseudo RPG like this? Go play Bioshock.… Expand
  64. RandyM.
    Mar 24, 2007
    3
    I really had my hopes up for this game. When I bought it, I was really excited to start playing. However, I started playing the game, and found that I was severely mistaken. Terrible sound, graphics, story, missions, everything. Everything is broken. Not to mention this has to be one of the most bug-filled games I've ever played. Complete waste of money....
  65. Mike
    Mar 25, 2007
    3
    I really tried getting into this game, but I couldn't. 1. The graphics Set at the max level, look outdated, not sharp, Just a disappointment. The screen shots from the game looked a lot better! 2. Missions are really unclear, there really is no goal or path that you take. You just walk around doing pointless mini quests for money. Overall a very big disappointment for a game I waited I really tried getting into this game, but I couldn't. 1. The graphics Set at the max level, look outdated, not sharp, Just a disappointment. The screen shots from the game looked a lot better! 2. Missions are really unclear, there really is no goal or path that you take. You just walk around doing pointless mini quests for money. Overall a very big disappointment for a game I waited so long for to come out.… Expand
  66. MichaelQ.
    Apr 10, 2007
    3
    Stalker: Oblivion Won? Well, it actually did. Elder Scrolls: Oblivion was on the market a year before Stalker, it sported the same open-ended world and adventure, much better graphics and facial animation and, for goodness sake, much fewer bugs. They did not have to issue a hotfix ten days into the game release. For me, Stalker is Elder Scrolls with bugs and a Kalashnikov. Too buggy, too late.
  67. RobinZ.
    Feb 20, 2008
    3
    A very disappointing game. When you start the game, you absolutely know nothing about the zone and how to deal with these tons of dangers out there. Also the game isn't beatable without cheats in normal difficulty. First I had that bug that the scientist got killed in the cutscene and I had no possibility to proceed. After reloading the save game unbelievable 33 times and always A very disappointing game. When you start the game, you absolutely know nothing about the zone and how to deal with these tons of dangers out there. Also the game isn't beatable without cheats in normal difficulty. First I had that bug that the scientist got killed in the cutscene and I had no possibility to proceed. After reloading the save game unbelievable 33 times and always fighting my way to the cutscene where the schientist dies, the bug hadn't appeared. Also, later in the game you need to blow A WHOLE MAGAZINE into the enemys head to kill them. And the NPCs have one-shot kill abilities. Guess who dies first: the player. And I bet my life the final chapter is impossible without godmode! Even though I play FPS for years and being an slightly above average player, I needed a trainer which gave me 10000hp and I still had to retry several times.… Expand
  68. SteveH
    Jan 11, 2010
    3
    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 the 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 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
  69. Kyleb
    Mar 21, 2007
    3
    After playing it a good 8+ hours now I have to say I'm hugely disappointed. The great initial concept of the game is wasted with mundane and frustrating game play. The missions are uninspired fetch quests and the level design is almost non-existent. On the easiest settings I'm frequently killed and subjected to lengthy reloads. I've yet to encounter any compelling story After playing it a good 8+ hours now I have to say I'm hugely disappointed. The great initial concept of the game is wasted with mundane and frustrating game play. The missions are uninspired fetch quests and the level design is almost non-existent. On the easiest settings I'm frequently killed and subjected to lengthy reloads. I've yet to encounter any compelling story line--surprisingly the Chernobyl meltdown is hardly even mentioned. The "anomalies" are all just variations of the same thing. Little flickering distortions in the air that you have to avoid or take damage. Some are kind of fiery, some kind of windy--you just walk around them automatically after 10 minutes. The quest system is just plain broken. I'm constantly informed I just failed a quest that I didn't even know I had undertaken, or that I fulfilled some obscure aspect of a quest I've never heard of. There's no sense of whether I'm advancing the main storyline or just doing odd jobs. (Starting the game as a character with amnesia doesn't' help). The game this reminds me of more than any is "Postal 2: Share the Pain" Yeah, everybody groan in unison. Big sprawling zones with huge reload times, factions of NPCs that are either enemy or friend depending how you treat them, and endless, non-tactical firefights against other paramilitary types. And the thing that's really ticking me off is that 99.9% of the enemies so far have been regular humans. I've faced two scary mutants and a bunch of Resident Evil zombie dogs. Every other baddie is a carbon copy of my character. I don't know what the hell these guys have been working on all these years, but it wasn't hordes of cool creatures like I was hoping. Finally, on a positive note, STALKER was inspired by the science fiction short story "Roadside Picnic" which I began reading along with playing the game. Ironically I find myself eager to quit the $50 game to go and read the free story. It's really cool! In the story, the Zone is a total A$$ kicker and the anomalies are lethal bits of freaky, alien nastiness. It's great stuff.… Expand
  70. ShawnC.
    Mar 23, 2007
    3
    This is a very disappointing game, especially after the long wait. The graphics are mediocre, the gameplay is tedious (just mission after mission, no ultimate goal) and load times are slow. Maybe it's unfair to compare everything to the incredible fun of a Half-Life 2, but that game is several years old and still thousands of times better than something like this.
  71. ElliottB.
    Mar 25, 2007
    3
    This game was disappointing and hasn't lived up to the promises made during it's eight years of production. Many features that would of been enjoyable were cut, such as vehicles, large loadless environments, and truly dynamic AI.
  72. FenryzR.
    Mar 27, 2007
    3
    Sorry, there is no way I can recommend this game. There is no way you can compare this game to F.E.A.R meets Oblivion, its not even close. Playarea is extremely limited, and you will be in fights all the time, bandits respawn constantly - probably to hide that there is absolutely nothing else to do but shoot boring things, and loot them...and find another generic thing youve seen before. Sorry, there is no way I can recommend this game. There is no way you can compare this game to F.E.A.R meets Oblivion, its not even close. Playarea is extremely limited, and you will be in fights all the time, bandits respawn constantly - probably to hide that there is absolutely nothing else to do but shoot boring things, and loot them...and find another generic thing youve seen before. No, this game is a huge disappointment, and not close in any way to the game we were promised so many years ago. I'm sad, because I hoped a lot for this title...… Expand
  73. TerryD.
    Apr 17, 2007
    3
    The theme here is SLOW-PACED. Our hero sort of wonders from zone to zone on various missions that either are or are not essential to the completion of the game. Which is which is unclear at best. There are fights in between with weak weapons that provide about as much excitement as standing in line at a Starbucks at 8 o
  74. 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
  75. VectorX
    Apr 5, 2012
    3
    This game made me cry. Slow game play, missions that didn't progress anything, long treks through rainy areas just to get to the next place only to realize I had to go back, and mobs of extremely accurate or extremely strong enemies that can kill you in an instant but you have to hit them with everything you have to kill them. Making enemies incredibly difficult to kill while make youThis game made me cry. Slow game play, missions that didn't progress anything, long treks through rainy areas just to get to the next place only to realize I had to go back, and mobs of extremely accurate or extremely strong enemies that can kill you in an instant but you have to hit them with everything you have to kill them. Making enemies incredibly difficult to kill while make you easy to kill doesn't make the game terrifying, just frustrating. I can understand making a game difficult, I would be even more bored with a game I could just walk through, but a game you can't even get through when you try every strategy you can? The graphics are pretty bad for 2007 and the plot is flimsy at best (wet toilet paper holds up better). I only give it a 5 because of a few things. First, if you play this game like the survival type that it should have been (screw the missions and storyline), the game holds the attention for a while. Second, The realism from having to decide what to hold and what to leave behind is a good system (too many games seem to think that ammo weighs nothing). And third, oh wait...there is no third, that's why I'm rating it a 3...… Expand
  76. JohnnyD
    May 30, 2009
    2
    Pretty terrible game all around, I really wonder how anyone can give this a 9 or 10. The only unique concept is it's attempt to blend FPS and RPG but even then, Deus Ex and Bioshock do it better. The game starts out with the worst tutorial I've seen in 15 years of gaming. It gives a 3 minute demonstration on how to use your PDA, while not mentioning how to open the PDA UI at Pretty terrible game all around, I really wonder how anyone can give this a 9 or 10. The only unique concept is it's attempt to blend FPS and RPG but even then, Deus Ex and Bioshock do it better. The game starts out with the worst tutorial I've seen in 15 years of gaming. It gives a 3 minute demonstration on how to use your PDA, while not mentioning how to open the PDA UI at all. It leaves you to find out how to access your inventory, switch weapons, zoom in, etc etc. A pretty miserable start. Graphics are terrible from an artistic perspective (gray and brown as far as the eye can see) and from a performance perspective. Gameplay feels like a grindfest without any xp to grind out. AI is a complete joke, both of allies(which is typical of all FPS's so no faulting it there) but also of enemies. Half-Life, which was released 10 years before this game, had better enemy AI. Overall this game plays like Deus Ex's retarded stepchild, and I feel sorry for people who give this game 9s and 10s. A non-linear world does not mean an immersive world. Trudging across fields of brown nothingness breaks immersion pretty damn fast. This game does NOT have good graphics, even at top settings. Lots of graphical detail doesn't compensate for crappy art. It has the most unintuitive start of any mainstream game ever. There are a laughable amount of bugs, even if they are fixed in later patches it is still unacceptable.… Expand
  77. BobP.
    Mar 22, 2007
    2
    The AI in the game is really good, by far the best feature. The graphics may be good, but the horrible performance requires a state-of-the-art card to see it. My card is decent, even runs Oblivion with stunning detail and AA, and yet in this game its bad. The lack of fine tuning graphics options gives me a choice of static lighting with max details or decent lighting with details on The AI in the game is really good, by far the best feature. The graphics may be good, but the horrible performance requires a state-of-the-art card to see it. My card is decent, even runs Oblivion with stunning detail and AA, and yet in this game its bad. The lack of fine tuning graphics options gives me a choice of static lighting with max details or decent lighting with details on minimum -- both of which look like crap. Moreso changing the lighting requires a full restart, which is bad since the load times horrendously long. The movies play at the frame rate you render a scene at -- so if you have anything less than 30fps they play at that and look bad. The intro movie plays before you can even tweak options.. The controls are bad (why do i have to hold two keys to get slightly better COF). The missions are OK, but poor directions and distances: 2 kilometers north is just over that ridge the blue arrow points (or was it red for north), realistically 1000 feet at most. Execution of said missions is bad. One mission was to 'stop the rebels attacking'. I get to one rebel left, I fail the mission. I kill the last rebel and I succeed the mission. By the time im done looting the bodies, another wave comes. By the time I kill them, two more waves come. This is well after I succeed eliminating the attack. Whats the point of tactical combat if you arent given time to scavenge much needed ammo and weapons. Guess im supposed to stick to the non-story 'kill boars' missions. Maybe its just a matter of bugs that will be worked out in a future patch, but right now its not even worth playing, and definitely not worth the money.… Expand
  78. KDep
    Apr 23, 2007
    2
    Rarely does a game annoy me so badly that I quit playing it before I finish. I'm a fan of FPS games, but this one has been done better about 500 times by now, so there's nothing great to behold in this game at all. The map is huge and the only way to get around is by walking. The storyline requires a huge amount of reading text, instead of cutscenes or spoken dialogue. The FPS Rarely does a game annoy me so badly that I quit playing it before I finish. I'm a fan of FPS games, but this one has been done better about 500 times by now, so there's nothing great to behold in this game at all. The map is huge and the only way to get around is by walking. The storyline requires a huge amount of reading text, instead of cutscenes or spoken dialogue. The FPS works well, but I was infuriated by it in the early stages of the game. Most of the early weapons do little damage and are completely inaccuate, so you're better off to try and take baddies out with your knife. Concept is good, but the story is poor, the combat system is lacking, and the entire game just lacks that polish that would make it great. It will be heralded for years and will likely become a cult favorite, but otherwise will disappear into obscurity like the bland game that it is.… Expand
  79. ColeD
    Dec 25, 2009
    2
    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 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.… Expand
  80. H.D.
    Jul 21, 2009
    2
    This game has nothing big to offer.?f you want throw your money out of the window,buy this thing.Play Fallout 3 if you want a game in this concept.
  81. Alex
    Nov 5, 2007
    2
    This game is a prime example of one of the things wrong with gaming today: the players. This game is a broken, buggy, unintuitive product that feels like an alpha, yet it's widely loved and popular. I cannot wrap my head around this. How is a game that offers no explanations or even instructions possibly worth an 82/100? Examples: Was not aware that I started with a gun until This game is a prime example of one of the things wrong with gaming today: the players. This game is a broken, buggy, unintuitive product that feels like an alpha, yet it's widely loved and popular. I cannot wrap my head around this. How is a game that offers no explanations or even instructions possibly worth an 82/100? Examples: Was not aware that I started with a gun until accidentally pulling it out. Was not told how the inventory system worked (not that it's complicated, but still unacceptable). Was not educated on the anomalies beyond that they exsist. Was not properly informed how to handle radiation and bleeding (a tooltip that pops us for 3 seconds does not qualify for proper information). The list goes on, and I never even got out of the first loaded area. People complain about the decline in game quality over the years, yet they give S.T.A.L.K.E.R. the highest praise.… Expand
  82. 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
  83. TMan
    Apr 3, 2007
    1
    This game features infinite spawning, a seriously annoying feature which ruins all immersion the game would have had and actually frustrates me enough to make me quit. For example, I am in one zone called "Garbage" and I want to travel to the next adjacent zone. Unfortunately, the exit was guarded by a gang of bandits who proceeded to shoot at me on sight. OK, so I get into an exciting This game features infinite spawning, a seriously annoying feature which ruins all immersion the game would have had and actually frustrates me enough to make me quit. For example, I am in one zone called "Garbage" and I want to travel to the next adjacent zone. Unfortunately, the exit was guarded by a gang of bandits who proceeded to shoot at me on sight. OK, so I get into an exciting battle killing them off and after 15 minutes they are dead. I loot their bodies but am now overweighed so I walk away a short distance to a spot I can stash the items to sell later. Now I am excited to continue to the next zone. However as I walk that short distance back to the exit, a new bandit gang has magically appeared, and I have to start all over! After the third time doing this I ripped the game CD out and flung it as hard as I could against a concrete wall and watched in glee as it shattered into small shards.… Expand
  84. SweetKitty
    Jan 29, 2010
    1
    I really agree with the other low reviews. This game is extremely underdeveloped, and I felt as though I was testing a draft. I happened to only play it for 30 minutes and that truly was enough to rate this game. Overall, it's dull and uninspiring. There is no music in the background, and music, of course, is crucial for any game to be fun (that's just fundamentals people). And I really agree with the other low reviews. This game is extremely underdeveloped, and I felt as though I was testing a draft. I happened to only play it for 30 minutes and that truly was enough to rate this game. Overall, it's dull and uninspiring. There is no music in the background, and music, of course, is crucial for any game to be fun (that's just fundamentals people). And one guy plays a guitar around a campfire, which is nothing special. The game is also empty, and I mean quite literally. Most buildings have no details inside; there's just slabs of concrete and some boxies (which really gives a bad image of Chernobyl), and no one has anything interesting to say. Everyone just wants to kill everything else. Gang anarchy! That's new. The character walks like a gangster wobbling side to side, which gets annoying after awhile, not to mention I got a headache a few minutes into the game. There's also very little voice acting and too much text messaging, which is mostly fluff and garbage anyways. I had to force myself to read some of the dialogue once I started playing. By now, there really is no excuse for no voice acting. We're in the 21 first century people (even if there was voice acting, the quality of the text was poor). The story is also very superficial and ambiguous; I really don't get what's going on, which is probably because there is no tuturial whatsoever. I just started walking around, and low and behold, 5 dogs pounced on me out of nowhere., and then flashes of radiation randomly killed me. What? Ummm. . . okay. Perhaps some kind of warning could have been helpful? The inventory management is also very poor and clumsy; I felt moving items was really a chore. But what I truly hated about this game was the simple fact that it's way too serious and there's no humor or wit at all. Fallout 3 feels much the same way with the open world (at least in theory) but at least it has some genuine humor and music along with the bloody shooting and gore. In this game, you just go around shooting things, and you really don't know why; there was nothing that compelled me to move forward. No music, no dialogue, no interesting people or plotline, no detailed environments or buildings. There is nothing intriguing or revealing. You just join some arbitrary gang and start killing other gangs. So what? Doom was great with that kind of senseless violence. (I know some die-hard fans may be unhappy with my review, but this is what I truly felt while playing the game. I'm honest here. I played so many shooters and I really see nothing worthwhile in this one. It's one of the worst ones I've ever played. The only thing that stopped me from giving it a 0 was that it ran smoothly on my computer).… Expand
  85. ZedT
    Jan 5, 2010
    1
    I'd usually leave a commercial game alone, because no matter how much feedback I give it's not going to change the game a lot. After playing this game for a while though, I'd have to say this is the worst 5 dollars I have ever spent. Having played similar titles like Deus Ex, Elder Scrolls IV (released before STALKER), and Bioshock (released only a few months later), this I'd usually leave a commercial game alone, because no matter how much feedback I give it's not going to change the game a lot. After playing this game for a while though, I'd have to say this is the worst 5 dollars I have ever spent. Having played similar titles like Deus Ex, Elder Scrolls IV (released before STALKER), and Bioshock (released only a few months later), this has got to be the worst attempt at blending the genres. I have no issue with the ideas behind the game: item based character advancement sounds like a refreshing change from ability points and xp; post-apocalyptic world sort of appeals to me. But the entire execution of the game was horrible: hit boxes don't work correctly, i.e. your bullets don't exactly land where they look like they're landing. This is more apparent when you're trying to knife the AI and you find that pressing right up to him isn't quite enough, and the computer sort of rolls a die to see if it hits him. The head bob is horrendous. Quake has headbob, COD:MW and MW2 has headbob, but it doesn't get in the way like STALKER's headbob. Don't give me any of that crap about how it makes the world more real - realism is about not reminding me with a twisted gut and headache that I'm looking at the screen trying to pretend that I'm moving my head like a spring doll when I'm just bloody walking. The keyboard/mouse interface is unresponsive, and simple UI concepts such as being able to navigate the character info/map/inventory with the mouse alone is missing. The inventory system, while could be given credit at an excellent attempt at realism, doesn't work when you're designing a game where you have to keep game balance in mind. The designers of Fallout 3 did the gamers a favor when they assigned ammunition ZERO weight. Not saying that ammunition should be weightless, but that design decision has to be made with reason. If your ammunition weight is going to limit the amount of firepower you can carry such that it actually CRIPPLES the pace of the game, then BLOODY DITCH IT. The abovementioned AI barely qualifies as AI - Half-Life, released in bloody 1998 had better AI than this. Fine, the game was released unfinished (which is not a valid excuse anyway, shame on you THQ), but there are many fundamental flaws to the game, that when put together, makes the game near unplayable. This is coming from someone who dearly loves the fps genre, enjoys a challenge (hard mode and above, unless otherwise directed), and has been following post-apocalyptic gaming since the first Fallout. I am baffled by the sheer number of positive reviews that this game gets.… Expand
  86. wiijobo
    Aug 20, 2011
    1
    **** story, **** combat, **** graphics, just horrifically boring. The game doesn't explain much to you, there is barely any story line, your time is spent wandering around from pointless quest to pointless quest untill you end up in an area where you are continually losing health from radiation and no idea of where to find a god damn radiation suit.
  87. 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
  88. ClosetRambo
    Sep 3, 2007
    0
    This game could be a sweet game indeed but for a few essential tweeks that need to be made with difficulty level. Right now it is un-playable. Don't waiste your money as I did. I sent feedback to the deveolper's forum and got a nasty response "Then don't play it. I'm tired of people complaining". I have deleted the game from my hard drive after two days of playing. I This game could be a sweet game indeed but for a few essential tweeks that need to be made with difficulty level. Right now it is un-playable. Don't waiste your money as I did. I sent feedback to the deveolper's forum and got a nasty response "Then don't play it. I'm tired of people complaining". I have deleted the game from my hard drive after two days of playing. I have never deemed a game totaly un-playable before and it's sad because this could have been a sweet one.… Expand
  89. TruthSoldier
    May 8, 2008
    0
    I bought this game off Steam and it won't run on a brand new system and the developers don't seem to be offering any technical support whatsoever. I think that pretty much says it all!
  90. Paul
    Jul 29, 2007
    0
    Constantly respawning enemies is Soooooo LAME! Waste of money! Darnit I spent my birthday money on this!
  91. NaffGame
    Dec 25, 2008
    0
    I played this for about 10 hours now and have 2 big questions. 1) Can i have my 10 hours back and 2) if someone gifts you a game on steam, can you send it back? im used to developers releasing games that are unfinished then rushing patches out to deal with all the bugs they couldn't be bothered fixing but this game shocked me. The AI is pretty much useless, the weapons are so under I played this for about 10 hours now and have 2 big questions. 1) Can i have my 10 hours back and 2) if someone gifts you a game on steam, can you send it back? im used to developers releasing games that are unfinished then rushing patches out to deal with all the bugs they couldn't be bothered fixing but this game shocked me. The AI is pretty much useless, the weapons are so under powered you would do more damage if you threw you gun at the enemy and the graphics and dated, add all these points to the fact that the game is stupidly unstable and you have yourself a swing and a miss. so much potential. yes this was only a couple of quid to buy (or get gifted in my case) but please give us a complete game when we give you our cash, i cant even play online at the moment as the steam and retail versions are different with no visible effort to resolve this. if i worked on this game, i would make sure my name was removed from the credits with the next patch. its an embarrasment. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!… Expand
  92. JaredJones
    Jul 18, 2008
    0
    Twenty hours into the game I thought;
    "Gee, this repeats too much."
    Fifty hours into the game, I completed it, watched the ending cut-scene and...slamed my fists on the desk and broke a pencil then broke the disc itself. It has no story, no meaning and SEVEN ENDINGS!! Who in thier right mind would play it again to get a different ending?! Went to youtube to watch the endings...they    Twenty hours into the game I thought;
    "Gee, this repeats too much."
    Fifty hours into the game, I completed it, watched the ending cut-scene and...slamed my fists on the desk and broke a pencil then broke the disc itself.
    It has no story, no meaning and SEVEN ENDINGS!!
    Who in thier right mind would play it again to get a different ending?! Went to youtube to watch the endings...they all suck! Apealing to the eye, but stay away I don't care if it says;
    "Voted one of the top ten PC games of 2007."
    Yeah they left out the "most horrible" between "the" and "top"
    I never knew what an over rated game was untill I played this!
    STAY AWAY!!    … Expand
  93. B.O.S.Kuro-chan
    Mar 27, 2007
    0
    This game is 2D, not worth any upgrades to Vista. I would rather drink pig urine that was pooped in by a Gorilla with hemorrhoids than play this game. It is ugly, sounds horrible, has bad controls, horrible gameplay, retarded story line, and, to top it off, it installs about 20 viruses when you boot it up. Avoid this game at all costs.
  94. stanman
    Aug 23, 2010
    0
    OK, I have to correct my previous review because I forgot to set the rating on it. This game is definitely NOT a 10. So here is my previous review with the correct rating: I had very high hopes for this game based on the other reviews but I found it almost unplayable. Unmentioned anywhere else is that, unlike every other FPS game I have ever played, the image you see on your screen bobsOK, I have to correct my previous review because I forgot to set the rating on it. This game is definitely NOT a 10. So here is my previous review with the correct rating: I had very high hopes for this game based on the other reviews but I found it almost unplayable. Unmentioned anywhere else is that, unlike every other FPS game I have ever played, the image you see on your screen bobs from side to side and up and down as you move. This literally gave me a headache after only a few minutes of playing it. Every other game just moves you smoothly, so I don't know why they had to add the unnecessary movement in this one. In addition, the graphics, which other reviews have raved about, were nothing special. to me. It seems to be a very crude imitation of what a FPS should be. I just bought this and, even as part of special bundle deal, this was money wasted for me.… Expand
  95. 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.
  96. 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.
  97. 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
  98. 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.
  99. Vedmak23132
    May 21, 2022
    0
    Игра полная параша. По сравнению с играми от более опытных игровых разроботчиков. То что она имеет постсоветский менталител только усугубляет её положение в обществе мировом.
  100. 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.
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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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