S.TA.L.K.E.R. Shadow Of Chernobyl (PC) Game Review

(Note: this was one of my much earlier game reviews, so it doesn't go quite as in-depth as my newer ones. Still, I wanted to include it here)

It’s a very solid semi-open world survival/adventure/fps game. Great soundtrack, lots of weapons to choose from, and a good variety of game mechanics kept me invested through the story. Quests, inventory management, challenging combat, choosing which artifacts would help me get through tricky spots, etc. It’s a nice blend of a reality-grounded world and a dark sci-fi universe with strange anomalies and creepy mutants. I enjoyed meeting all the different factions and the replay value that is offered by the different ways to can react to them. Lastly, I’m quite fond of abandoned buildings/urban exploration so that’s a personal plus for me, as is the foreign setting of Ukraine. I liked how the game had a combination of both English and Russian language, making the characters feel more real and diverse.

There are some bugs/problems I encountered, which I should point out. A few times the game did crash on me, but I was able to remedy these by rolling back to a previous save file and either going around the area that crashed me or running through it quickly. Also, there were a couple times that npcs trapped me in a room or object and wouldn’t move. Atleast one quest is bugged in that it points you to find an item that is no longer in it’s claimed location. Other than that, the game ran smoothly for me. Also, I should point out, the game has plentiful mods available, and while I have not yet tried any myself, I’ve read that they can help with these bugs, as well as adding even more content to the game!

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