If you only want/have time to play one of the three, Shadow of Chernobyl is still the recommended one to play, because (spoiler-free) the other two carry on with a certain game element that assumes past plot knowledge, and feels awkwardly (and possibly annoyingly) unexplained without experience of SoC.

Alternatively, check .Īlways start with SoC, and then play either of the other two in any order (usually in the order of release).

These are stats from one of the subreddit moderators. games released by the community to try out.Īssuming full story + some side quests completed, with no free-play/replaying: If you cannot/are unwilling to pay for S.T.A.L.K.E.R., please continue to scroll down and find some completely free, standalone S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I love the hardcore nature of this game, but sometimes some tough situations goes from 'Zone: Oh i got you with your pants down? too bad, deal with 3 snorks and some bloodsuckers plus zombies fast cause a burer just heard you fart' to 'deal with 3 snorks and some bloodsuckers plus zombies fast cause a burer, some bandits and a mercenary squad just heard you fart and DONT LOOK NOW A CHIMERA JUST JUMPED AT YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION!! and yes that is a controller', dont even need to mention the monoliths, you know they were the ones the pulled your pants down.Always use IsThereAnyDeal to assess the best game prices (ignore the erroneous Microsoft Store entry, which is for a different game)! Maybe i just describe exactly as it is now, maybe i didnt but it would be impossible to tweak some things to meet my preferences, a stalker can dream at least. But the more rare mutants like controllers, giants, fcking chimeras, burers, their should be a more menacing encounter, but also much less frequent other than fixed spawns. Common mutants like dogs and wildcats, zombies i think is ok too, they are usually around inhabited points of interests. In my opnion, stalkers are ok, maybe reduce their spawn a bit in overal non-camp locations but keep their group numbers as it is in 'check points' and such, but less common to encounter roaming around, maybe traveling in big groups(4 or 5 maybe) depending of the faction. They all come togheter, that can **** u off not only because of the amount of enemies at once but also the variety(chimeras, zombies, stalkers, dogs, wildcats, etc), playing ironman is hellish impossible in moments like this, and throw tension out of the window and replace with frustration and oversaturation. I kinda like the idea, the Zone is pretty crowded at times, which ruins the atmosphere now and then, specially when it is a mutant orgy with a spice of monolith if you know what i mean.

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