Stalker 2 is the most ambitious, intelligent, and bold game this generation has seen (and will see, frankly), and probably the last game to treat the player with respect (and not as an idiot) judging by how everything is shaping up. A big thanks to GSC Games!!!
They were my hope amid the poor and unintelligent games that have come out since the PS4/One era. Having already played 20 hours, I can only say that IT'S EVERYTHING WE EXPECTED and even more.
As for the reviews from "official" sites, I’d like to remind you that these were the same outlets that gave Cyberpunk 2077 launch day scores above 90/100 (LevelUp, 3djuegos, IGN, etc.). Almost the ENTIRE press praised Cyberpunk when it was UNPLAYABLE on consoles and a mess on PC.
Stalker 2 is one of a kind; on consoles, there's simply no other option close, and on PC, it’s a living legend, on par with the legendary Half-Life 2. I highly recommend it, and today, the patches have fixed many bugs. It’s true that they’re still working on polishing it further.
Only ONE game has gone through a studio bankruptcy, dissolution, a studio reboot, a global pandemic, a Russian hack, and A WAR, and that game is Stalker 2.
It deserves understanding (It's not Cyberpunk, the game isn’t broken, nor is it pure smoke—it's really good, it just needs Almensaje a Cha