Rightfully so this game is often compared to Fallout 1 and 2 but I feel like it deserves both more and less credit then that comparison brings. It might be because it is Russian game first but the humour isn't nearly as funny to my Canadian brain (still pretty decent though) and the look does blend into S.T.A.L.K.E.R or Metro while Fallout's 50s Americana is more unique. Having said all that, this game is far more friendly then those old Fallouts to the player. If you are put off by the difficulty or jank (ie. controls, resolution even after fan patches) Atom has very good difficulty selection and most importantly generous autosaves. Yes the game is harder early and you can get crit to death or stun locked but the game auto saves constantly so you never lose much progress. Broke and low level? There are tons of "talking" quests to get you yoyur first 1000+ rubles and some levels. Survival? Even with the (reccomended) 2x hunger for 2 Endurance perk it's really not that bad and food is cheap and plentiful (plus you can fish or hunt). Really the biggest complaint I have is that you can tell the game is "low budget" with tiny areas, decade old visuals and no voice acting outside of opening cinematic... except the game is $17 CAD ($15 USD) so who cares, heck with the amount of hours I've clocked even my cheap self think it's worth double that easily.
