with 40 hours in the Server Slam and 13 Hours here.... The game has been fantastic. The aesthetic grew on me, was a bit jarring at first. The audio is a little funky at times (foot steps, etc). Maps are great. Factions are interesting. Love the lore.

Now.. my ONLY gripe would be the lobbies. If I queue solos, I get solo lobbies. Trios, I get trio lobbies. If I queue DUOS I get TRIO LOBBIES. Not ideal because sometimes I want to show a buddy of mine the ropes when it comes to extraction shooters without a random person as a third doing whatever they want and not communicating (it's 2026, where is your mic?). Then we come across other runners and end up getting into firefights we can't win. Not always the case, sometimes I can carry and clutch it but dang is it tough with the TTK. It is a challenge and I will get better with every engagement.

I look forward to the future of this game. Great job, Bungie.

Looks great. Mostly good interactions with other raiders. Fun times.

From the start I said to myself that this feels kind of like ALIEN Isolation... but I quickly realized that this is far more intense than that game. The atmosphere / level design is eerie and extremely well done. The sound design is fantastic as well.

10/10 so far

But I am also barely 3 hours into the game. Excited to see how everything unfolds.

*edit* I had no idea this game was in development for so long, even before Alien Isolation!

Bravo Lunar Software, Bravo. Thank you for this experience.

I am excited for what's to come with this game. Super fun, fast paced, tons of possibilities with builds.

Nostalgia of a 2006 glitchy masterpiece now in 4k. It's fantastic.

This STALKER has brought back all of the nostalgia of the first game. It feels like the cool, badass cousin of a FALLOUT game. It is unforgiving in the best ways. The map is absolutely massive. I had to play this game in offline mode over the last week so my time played is inaccurate but being almost 30 hours in and barely scratching the surface is just awesome. There is so much to explore!

Having experienced a handful of the games anomalies (bugs), I can say that they have not been game breaking for me. The game does need a patch or two to really polish it up. Be patient with the DEVS here, they made this glorious STALKER sequel while going through less than ideal situations in their daily lives over in Ukraine.

Thank you, GSC Game World.

"Everybody fights. No one quits. If you do, I'll shoot you myself."