Just great but I think I played a different game then everyone else
User Rating: 9.9 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl PC
First off I have to immediatly give props to the engine that no one seem's to realise is a innovation of itself. STALKER's AI is something new upon itself. Even Oblvion doesnt stack up to be honest. I've come to countless random engagements between factions in the enviroment. Not the ones where you get the call over the speakers going come help us but where two scouting parties found each other and are now fighting it out through a hollowed out building. I'm sorry but that's just awesome! I just kinda ditz around from time to time and find firefights to join in on. Yet I need to say that the graphic engine is rather decent, i'm still seeing games coming out with weaker graphics then this. I'd have to say it's on par with the original Half-Life 2 realease, which isnt bad considering that the source engine is still being used by developers as of now and in the future. My biggest concern is everyone is saying it's buggy as hell. What! I havent had a single bug to date, no crashes nothing. My saves work hella well and the only complaint i may have is that the 1.0001 patch made your saves not work. In truth it was kinda nice i played back through a little smarter then before. But i have to say people don't see the new fun things in games anymore there like "oh **** that guy went through a wall, I'm done!" people dont play through games to get the golden center full off fun gun play. This game has everything that so many games seem to be turning away at it's realism. People are like "What! This game has bloody mutant's running amok" yes it does but they still apply to real world physics to a point. The human ai is smart but not all knowing you can flank them and teach em a bloody lesson, it's nice to have a system that doesnt cheat to make it hard what happens is they behave like you and me and they set traps to mess with you. To finish I must give props to THQ who's been doing a great job funding great new game that change the genres we so love. Keep it up guys 
