So 12 years of waiting for the continuation of the game of my childhood and here it is. What can I say after more than 50 hours of playing Stalker 2 - The game is very well made, the visual style, the gameplay is also generally good, but the world is too big and empty, the game is designed for a storyline rather than just exploring the open world and this is bad, I hope that the developers will fix this problem and add a lot of side quests. What seems to be bugs, then unfortunately they are present in full, I can not say that I encountered a huge number, but in 50 hours of play there were definitely 2 game crashes, in general I understand what the UE5 game engine is and that the developers really need to try hard to fix all the problems. Regarding the plot - I liked the plot in general, the development of characters and the variations of choices that can ultimately lead to a different ending of the game, but I still didn't like one thing, namely that after the end there is no way to return to the zone and continue playing, such game limits are a relic of the past and such should not be in games - at all. In general, I think that Stalker 2 is the best game of 2024, this is something that is really interesting and enjoyable to play, without any Western agenda, etc. Soon we should expect at least one more story addition and then we can supplement the above. At the moment, I can give the game 8 out of 10.

So 12 years of waiting for the continuation of the game of my childhood and here it is. What can I say after more than 50 hours of playing Stalker 2 - The game is very well made, the visual style, the gameplay is also generally good, but the world is too big and empty, the game is designed for a storyline rather than just exploring the open world and this is bad, I hope that the developers will fix this problem and add a lot of side quests. What seems to be bugs, then unfortunately they are present in full, I can not say that I encountered a huge number, but in 50 hours of play there were definitely 2 game crashes, in general I understand what the UE5 game engine is and that the developers really need to try hard to fix all the problems. Regarding the plot - I liked the plot in general, the development of characters and the variations of choices that can ultimately lead to a different ending of the game, but I still didn't like one thing, namely that after the end there is no way to return to the zone and continue playing, such game limits are a relic of the past and such should not be in games - at all. In general, I think that Stalker 2 is the best game of 2024, this is something that is really interesting and enjoyable to play, without any Western agenda, etc. Soon we should expect at least one more story addition and then we can supplement the above. At the moment, I can give the game 8 out of 10.