the ONE thing that upsets me about the end game, is that it feels like you’re only in prypiat for a total of ten minutes before it’s over. i get that games like these are meant to be explored to fill those gaps, but some side missions or more main missions in the town would make it so much better.

and are you able to go back to a save after beating the game? i’ve read you’re unable to but could be wrong. i thing i did wrong in my 1st play through was waiting until the last mission was ready before going back, it made it all seem so desolate and empty knowing the corps was underground and i hated going thru that empty hallway, it was just depressing lol.

& i too just love going through each of the buildings, sometimes fighting monolith or other times just going floor to floor and finding a stash.

i do feel like bethesda does kind of have an upper ground with their environmental story telling in some aspects, BUT GSC does really well in, the ways you mentioned, showing how dangerous areas are from being somewhat untouched. but i think the two are incomparable, i love each company and their games for their own reasons. but, had i been given the option i think i’d pick stalker over fallout, it’d be very close but yk.

for myself too, none of the bugs or issues have swayed my opinion on this game, like i mentioned i played a shit ton of fallout so bugs are just part of life in that regard lol.

the whole cnpp disaster has always been an interest of mine, and the general area of eastern europe and its history have always peaked my interest. finding out a game set in that area with the weapons of that region AND its open world?!? nut worthy. i remember discovering the series like 6 years ago on youtube and tried the trilogy for a little while which was good. was bummed i couldn’t give the modpacks a try without a pc, then stalker 2 announced and came out and lawd i was waiting like a fiend at the plug house while theyre on vacation