Even if it tanks on consoles, I'd hope they would continue on the PC, but I don't think it's completely certain that they said: ' think we play this game very differently. They improved a lot with Pripyat, but they're still a long way off what I'd ideally want from their game, and I'm not entirely sure they're going to get it right in time for STALKER 2, which worries me slightly, as it's going to be their console push with that release, and I'm not sure the console market is willing to put up with a lot of the stuff it does. I do this because I think the developers have got a lot of the mechanics/systems very wrong, and I don't really want to play the game in accordance with those systems.

I don't even play the games as they're meant to be played - the first thing I do with each STALKER game is increase my carry-weight limit and just blaze through the entire game with cash or ammo never being a concern. There's a lot of stuff in the games that I'm not a fan of, but no game has come close to giving me such an interesting and atmospheric environment to explore, that I can't help but rate it up there with my favourite games of all time. I was fairly disappointed with the revelation at the end. I'm not planning on writing a review for this one (I think there are several good ones already on the site), but it's definitely worth playing. It's pretty satisfying to score a headshot here, which is a big difference from Fallout: New Vegas, where I would sometimes fucking unload on a dude's head in VATS and only take off half his health. And the game world is still very immersive, with an item management system that really makes you think carefully about what you want to carry (bullets have weight), and a really good combat dynamic. There are a lot fewer bugs, the weapon upgrade system and artifact sensors are both nice new touches, the game is generally clearer about quest objectives, and there is a fast travel element that makes the whole world feel a bit more manageable (but still large). Other than the main storyline, this game is a clear improvement over S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

That being said, pretty much everything else about the game is really well done. There is a mystery about what took down a number of military helicopters, and the answer is a fairly big letdown. I will start by saying that the main plotline is pretty weak. I finished S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat close to two weeks ago now, but I've been busy between work and travel and only just got a chance to put down my thoughts about it.

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