Is stalker action packed or kinda boring?

Judging by the games you said you like I would suggest waiting a little longer for The New Half Life, but if you can not wait S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a decent alternative. The action can be fast paced at times but is nowhere close to as fast as Halo or HL. GL on making your decision. +)

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I liked it more than HL2 or FEAR (opinions split on that, beware), just not like my favorite San Andreas, decent game. GTA just doesn't come out every year or even two. I hate playing this rare because of disappointment in games.:)

I liked stalker. you can fight alot.

you can also plan your attack or walk alot.

You can also wonder WTF as it crashes to desktop for no reason.

OOh, its definately an action packed shooter. And it is DEFINATELY not an RPG. The only similiar things close to an RPG are the various upgrades and the inventory system, and of course the really cool NPC interaction. But thats it!

Reasons you might like it
-Enemies respawn; after you clear an area, its only a matter of time before more baddies populate it. So, you can keep going back and back again to kill people. Need more ammo? Go kill people for it, screw buying it!
-Awesome guns; the majority of the guns are really cool, though they take a while to get used to. Never did an official count, but there are enough to keep any gun nut happy. Pistols (which dont suck...that bad), submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, RPGs, and even a rail gun.
-Good plot...for an FPS
-NPC interaction
-Awesome environment
-Cool badguys

Reasons you might not like it:
-Open-ended gameplay: unlike FEAR or some other typical (but good) FPS, STALKER is a game based on exploring and doing stuff at your leisure. This is good, but it also means you do a lot of walking. Even worse, you do a lot of walking without getting into big fights with people. Its never boring, but it almost is quite frequently.
-Short, once you realize the side missions are nothing but filler.

I like STALKER because its a great shooter and it actually brings something new to the table (ie the open-endedness). It has a great selection of guns with which you can use against a great selection of bad guys, ranging from your windbreaker-clad bandit to an invisible tentacle-mouthed mutant. And, best of all, there are enough random encounters that turn into cinematic firefights, and they can be really tough. I remember during the early game I was in a 20 minute battle just to kill like 6 military soldiers. In a game like FEAR or Halflife 2, a fight like that would take 30 seconds. STALKER is great, just BE PATIENT WITH IT!