Recent reviews by KeptPanther

Beautiful, involving, entertaining. Chinese folks made the game of the year for me.

Same old B.U.G.A.L.K.E.R. as 15 years ago. Similar gameplay, similar vibe. I hoped the developers would look at why people install mods like Anomaly, Misery etc - looked at what people like and want - and implemented some of those mechanics in this game. You still can't hunt and skin mutants for money, you still don't need heavy lead containers to put artifacts in, you still don't need batteries for your flashlight, you PDA is still not a 3D object that you could look at while you are walking and so many other things. In general, the base game kinda feels outdated.
But all these things will be added with mods, and honestly, the game is still enjoyable. Bugs I've seen were funny but didn't prevent me from doing something in the game. Optimization is poor but I hope the team will fix it with the upcoming patches.
If you are a fan of the previous games - you will like this one.