Problems aside, Stalker remains an unforgettable and completely engrossing experience, and the modding community for this game is I.N.S.A.N.E.
And I am amazed at how smoothly the creators blended the Strugatsky brothers' vision from Roadside Picnic with the 1986 Chernobyl accident. It's such a pitch-perfect marriage of fact and fiction, modern myth-making in video game form.
Revisiting the game in 2021 is interesting. It's an inconvenient game in many ways—the encumbrance limit is really low (realistic, but low for a game), there's no fast travel, and worst of all, no way to repair your weapons and armor. Luckily, there are mods to make things as casual or hardcore as you want.
And I am amazed at how smoothly the creators blended the Strugatsky brothers' vision from Roadside Picnic with the 1986 Chernobyl accident. It's such a pitch-perfect marriage of fact and fiction, modern myth-making in video game form.
Revisiting the game in 2021 is interesting. It's an inconvenient game in many ways—the encumbrance limit is really low (realistic, but low for a game), there's no fast travel, and worst of all, no way to repair your weapons and armor. Luckily, there are mods to make things as casual or hardcore as you want.