You know, for a Prologue, It is not bad. It could have been better though.

The Gameplay, levels, and Characters are still here. They are just worn down slightly. But the difficulty curve goes to the highest level at the beginning, and gets much harder over time. You cannot survive more than a Couple Makarov bullets ripping through your flesh, but all the other enemies can survive so many rounds to the point that you are wasting your own ammo. Money is much harder to make, Medical supplies are impossible to find, but Ammo is so easy to find.

The story is slowly paced but very well performed and well written. AI is a mixed bag, Artifacts now require a detector to find, But this and all the other S.T.A.L.K.E.R entries are beautifully designed, immersive, and can be replayed over and over again.

I am glad this is $10 less tthan the other two because It is quite weaker actually. But I think this is better than Call of Pripyat.

THATS RIGHT.

This game hits more notes than CoP.

Might as well play this after you complete SHoC.

Overall: 7.9/10

You know, for a Prologue, It is not bad. It could have been better though. The Gameplay, levels, and Characters are still here. They are just worn down slightly. But the difficulty curve goes to the highest level at the beginning, and gets much harder over time. You cannot survive more than a Couple Makarov bullets ripping through your flesh, but all the other enemies can survive so many rounds to the point that you are wasting your own ammo. Money is much harder to make, Medical supplies are impossible to find, but Ammo is so easy to find. The story is slowly paced but very well performed and well written. AI is a mixed bag, Artifacts now require a detector to find, But this and all the other S.T.A.L.K.E.R entries are beautifully designed, immersive, and can be replayed over and over again. I am glad this is $10 less tthan the other two because It is quite weaker actually. But I think this is better than Call of Pripyat. THATS RIGHT. This game hits more notes than CoP. Might as well play this after you complete SHoC. Overall: 7.9/10