S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl [Download] Reviews
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl [Download] Reviews
70 of 71 people found the following review helpful Stalker: Chernobyl...A good FPS with some RPG upgrades., = Fun: This review is from: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (DVD-ROM) A well done FPS!.This game is set in the future, with a plot that begins around the time of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. It is a game of intense action, atmosphere and involves some strategy and choices. As with any game there are positives and negatives...let me explain The Pros: 1.)A great selection of weapons and ammo (with the better ones becoming available as you proceed in the game). Some are better than others and some are quite heavy (you have a limit to how much you can carry). 2.)Different armor is also available at different points in the game. 3.)Realistic "fog of war" occurrences; weapons jam (with increasing frequency as they become worn); your player tires and gets hungry affecting his ability to perform. 4.)Great atmosphere; spooky ambient lighting in dark halls and tunnels, in the outdoors you have rain, lightening and night time; and then there are always the unexpected attacks... Read more 96 of 104 people found the following review helpful Incredible, an amazing accomplishment., By = Fun: This review is from: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (DVD-ROM) This is one heck of a piece of software. Don't think I've seen anything like this before. Nope, not perfect, but pretty incredible. First off, it takes a while to get used to the whole concept. Folks who wrote a review after playing it for only an hour didn't see enough as usual.Second, looks like you can play this thing for months, and almost never repeat yourself. It is totally open ended, a huge landscape to play in, almost boundless (in the spirit of FarCry, but much much more) The whole thing takes getting used to. The weapons, the weight system, the health approach, the copious amount of bad guys who just never stop coming. LOTS of subtleties. This is not an overt shooter like HL2, Doom etc. This is a whole world in which to live, breath and survive. Yep, its a little buggy. But the devs seem on it as the first patch showed up within weeks of release and definitely made a difference. For such an ambitious piece of software, I can see why it took... Read more 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful Video Games As Art, By Flep Kitsu "flepkitsu" (San Angelo, Texas) - See all my reviews = Fun: This review is from: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (DVD-ROM) I seldom give anything a perfect score in a review, and I should definitely qualify my rating here by making a few statements about the performance and the bug issues in Stalker.This game is a hog. It doesn't have Crysis quality graphics, but it still wants a near Crysis-worthy machine to play smoothly. I played it, the first three times, on a computer that did not nearly approximate the requirements it actually needed, but despite the terrible performance, I was utterly enthralled. It also has more bugs than any game I have ever played. I was very fortunate and did not experience nearly as many bugs as some, and most of what I encountered did not stop or ruin the game. I have heard people complain many times that they couldn't finish the game at all because of various bugs, and I believe that can be the case sometimes. There are now several patches and many issues have been fixed, but its still got troubles. All of that said though, I still think... Read more |
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