I played S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat at the age of 16 and right now I'm 25. Writing review after 50+ hours of gameplay. Started playing on patch 1.0.1, and I have encountered zero crashes, a lot of bugs of lower categories, and most memory leaks were fixed but not all (as of 1.0.3). However, my setup runs it on epic settings really well, having 114 fps on average. The lowest I had was ~40 in anomaly-dense areas while searching for artifacts. Setup: RX 7800XT, R5 5600X, 2x16gb 3200. The game is on the system's Samsung 970 EVO. I can say that AI could be better, but at the same time, they shoot so accurately and grenades are used well. Economics is harsh in this game, and I think it is on point. You must never rely solely on mission rewards to maintain yourself. Repairing is expensive, as it should be, buying ammo - as well. Well, you are surviving. If you go all-fat with all the best expensive weapons while fighting zombies or bandits - what can I say? M870 already does really well with bloodsuckers, SPAS-12 obliterates. Not to say expansive ammo. Immersivity of this game is just ... gorgeous. There are already tons of good videos on YT to explain it better than me. But there's a thing that I dislike - no use for sniper rifles or even DMRs. Tho I have the maximum setting for the distance of simulation, it is simply too short. Don't get me wrong: when you are looking far, it is not just a wall of white fog, but there is nothing to snipe. Shooting here is not hitscan, but projectiles, but at such state bullet fall doesn't matter. The bullet speed still does, a bit. At the same time, it does not spoil the experience at all, somehow. I got Ultimate Edition and have 0% of regret. So I recommend this game. Oi, also, shaders compile for long on the very first start. After that, it takes me around 1 minute to start the game.
