This game is a perfect recreation of all the ideal qualities that drew people to the original stalker trilogy, and so much more. Strikes an excellent chord between the additional realism the franchise has always had in moderation, and the goofy gameyness that brings so much fun when combined with the realism, a component that derivative shooters like Escape from Tarkov do not bring to the table. I really enjoyed how the English voice actors just chew up their lines and make for a bunch of action movie-esqe camp from time to time. It runs rough on pretty much any computer, and its janky as hell from time to time, but it sure as hell is a gem.
This game is a Metroidvania, you have to understand that going in, and thus it can be rather irritating for the first 3 or so hours, before all the fundamental skill items are found. Really fun game, the dialogue writing, especially Jesse's can be a bit MCU at times, but the story and characters are carried by the immensely spooky vibes created by the visuals, and by the absurd amount of lore readings left around. Also Darling is the biggest dilf in modern gaming.
