At this point, patch 1.3, Stalker 2 is just a glorified tech demo, not deserving to be called a game. Somehow less than the sum of its parts, it hates you for playing it and does everything to make the process of getting through it as tedious and mediocre as possible. "Ubisoft at home" is probably too generous of a description.
It's not even funny how dull and shallow this game is. It's no wonder people can only talk about bugs in this pile of manure as they are literally the only distinctive thing about this game. Games with more severe bugs used to get a pass because they at least had anything else going for them, like a memorable character, quest or interesting gameplay mechanic. It's a remarkable achievement to create something so absolutely devoid of any inspiration, vision, not even one singular spark of brilliance. So bizzare at the same time as Witcher 3 was overflowing with those things. Maybe it's the result of everyone with any intelligence and intergity leaving this cesspool of crunch and mediocrity that cdpr had become.
The amount of f...ing cutscenes made me physically ill out of frustration. During the first hour into this expansion I was allowed to control Geralt for maybe 5 minutes. CDPR have their heads stuck up their asses so deep they think they're creating art and literature while in reality they're creating tedious drivel. I loved the base game but this thing just made my head hurt.
