Anyone else playing it?

With the exception of the first patch invalidating previous saves, it has been one of the best games i've played in the last year or so.

Many of the features originally promised have been removed, but it's still pretty good.  it's creepy, atmospheric, and reminds me of Fallout meets Oblivion.  warts and all, it has been worth it.

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I was surprised the game was even published in the end. Haven't picked up due to too much workload, but I'm looking forward to a more quiet period where I'll have the opportunity to play it. I also wonder how close the game is in feel to the novel by the Strugatsky brothers...

Quote from: MelanI also wonder how close the game is in feel to the novel by the Strugatsky brothers...

There's something I can answer.

The Zone is rather larger than what was in Roadside Picnic.  The ultimate explanation of The Zone is totally different in the game, but makes good sense.  You also have to undertake a very specific and totally optional mission arc that gets mentioned in passing *once* during the game, or you won't get to hear the explanation.

The feel is a little different, as there are a lot more people in The Zone in the game than there were in the book, but it's a very atmospheric game and a lot of fun.  The novel had most of the danger of The Zone coming from the environment itself (and you'll still see the anomalies in the game), while the game has environmental danger as well as danger from other Stalkers.

-Thornhammer

Thornhammer: thanks for the response.

Melan:  doh!  sorry about my lack of response...i had given this thread up for dead!

I had no idea it was (loosely?) based on the Roadside Picnic novel, but thanks for pointing that out...i'll be grabbing it from Amazon directly!

Regardless, it just seems to get better and better the deeper into the Zone you get.  I know there were a lot of things left out of the final version, but what's left is an eminently playable game.