S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series

Another obligatory thread for another of my obligatory addictions.

The STALKER games are a series of FPS's that are notable for the region they take place in, there difficulty, and the horror aspects involved with the game. All of this blends together to make a game that, despite the bugginess and poor graphics of the first two (and to a much lesser extent, the third title) creates a very appealing game.

I'm liable to die from an unforeseen pack of boars if I spend too much time stumbling around in the bushes, and I love it. I'm liable to die if I don't properly place my shotgun shells against the bloodsucker that just turned invisible, and I love it. I'm liable to die if I try approaching a group of bandits without making use of cover, and guess what? I LOVE IT.

STALKER 2 will be releasing sometime at the end of next year or so.

Oh, and the Shadow of Chernobyl and Call of Pripyat bundle is on sale on Impulse right now for a mere ten dollars. It's normally a fifty dollar purchase. http://www.impulsedriven.com/products/ESD-IMP-W929

I feel so disheartened like 80% of the time I play STALKER.

I always die and forget to save, and then I have to slowly work through and kill everyone again. Especially when I pretty much joined Freedom, making getting through the Bar a lengthy process.

You joined a faction? There's really no benefit to it, unless you REALLY like killing people.

And I've yet to really be disheartened by a death in this game. The closest I'll get is me quitting for a while and considering just what I did wrong, and then formulating some sort of plan in order to effectively take out the people who killed me. Typically involving me just being a jackass and using a silenced assault rifle with a scope and picking off the enemy very slowly.

I just decided to give joining a faction a shot. Seemed like a good idea at the time, and certainly serves to make the game more interesting.

I usually sit back and watch Duty and Freedom duke it out 'cause it's funny.

I like to shoot Duty members cause they're asses be tools. Peace dawg, them hoes be tools to the system!

Or maybe because I feel like Freedom has less rules.

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/stalker/

I don't see how you could go wrong for a dollar.