Been waiting a lonnng time for this one, and man, GSC delivered! I'm a huge fan of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and this feels like a perfect addition and continuation of the world and story. It also feels accessible to new fans just getting in to it. Frankly, I'm very biased as this is my favorite series of all time, and I am very happy and thankful it made it to launch! Overall I highly recommend this game!

Pros:
Performance has been great overall, no crashes and pretty smooth 60+FPS
The atmosphere is top notch
Incredible sound design
Gorgeous and massive map, new but also fun throwbacks to old games
Very high quality animations, mocap, and voice acting
Fun gunplay, dynamic enemy AI makes for fun fights
Weapon customization
Spooky vibes, bloodsuckers will make you pucker up every time.

Cons:
Mouse smoothing was stuck on by default (has to be disabled in config folder in game files, no in game option.)
Some minor graphical artifacting, mostly in cutscenes
There seems to be a very minor input lag that comes and goes, minor issue overall.
A lot of keybinds seem to be missing or not changeable, I'm sure this will be fixed soon
The quick access slots are definetely made for console, hope we get a better PC option soon.
Loot tables are very generous, finding items way too easily on max difficulty. Difficulty settings need a little tweaking in general.
Story takes a bit to pick up, intro felt a bit slow but gets better!
Not as many gas masks on characters to show off the newer face models (which look good, just wish most characters would have them on to fit the theme more).

Been waiting a lonnng time for this one, and man, GSC delivered! I'm a huge fan of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and this feels like a perfect addition and continuation of the world and story. It also feels accessible to new fans just getting in to it. Frankly, I'm very biased as this is my favorite series of all time, and I am very happy and thankful it made it to launch! Overall I highly recommend this game! Pros: Performance has been great overall, no crashes and pretty smooth 60+FPS The atmosphere is top notch Incredible sound design Gorgeous and massive map, new but also fun throwbacks to old games Very high quality animations, mocap, and voice acting Fun gunplay, dynamic enemy AI makes for fun fights Weapon customization Spooky vibes, bloodsuckers will make you pucker up every time. Cons: Mouse smoothing was stuck on by default (has to be disabled in config folder in game files, no in game option.) Some minor graphical artifacting, mostly in cutscenes There seems to be a very minor input lag that comes and goes, minor issue overall. A lot of keybinds seem to be missing or not changeable, I'm sure this will be fixed soon The quick access slots are definetely made for console, hope we get a better PC option soon. Loot tables are very generous, finding items way too easily on max difficulty. Difficulty settings need a little tweaking in general. Story takes a bit to pick up, intro felt a bit slow but gets better! Not as many gas masks on characters to show off the newer face models (which look good, just wish most characters would have them on to fit the theme more).