Buy it. Live it. Love it.
That is all.

game sucks dude.

I thought it was a decent game.
I kind of got to a point where I think I might have killed some people I shouldn't have. It was dark and I was shooting people. And then I just kind of gave up.

It doesn't suck as much as your rhetoric.

Never played it, but I've heard good things.
Apparently it's best played with a few mods and patches though?

Add Oblivion Lost v2.0 (the later versions had certain crappy aspects that I didn't enjoy), and you'll find one of the best games of all time. Fun, spooky, atmospheric and somewhat unpredictable.

That's an affirmative. You need patches just to complete the main quest. The side quests might be possible with the 'Complete' mod. But I haven't tried that.
Oblivion Lost needed some serious modulation. I didn't want half the crap that came with it because half the crap that came with it was broken content.

This thread is stupid. This isn't even your thoughts. Who the hell do you think you are?
Game was pretty crap, to be honest.

Ok, Michaelleung, I'll make a long, drawn out post just for you.
The Gameplay- In of itself, it was nothing special. Standard FPS with a little bit of an RPG-esque feel. However where it excelled was the fact there were actually moments that I was scared. I actually had to stop for a few minutes to collect my thoughts while I played. The atmosphere is just fantastic, and there are some pretty creative creatures scattered though the game.
Graphics- I personally don't care how good the graphics are, but they were passable. Some of the best rain in any game I've played. Some parts were particularly low-res though, especially the little bubbles that represent radiation.
Story- Again, passable. I don't seem to be too worried about how the game unfolding, and some parts never were translated into English, which is annoying, but it works.
Mechanics- The reason I made another segment for this was the fact that it deserves it, but thats not a good thing. The game is buggy as hell, and fan-created patches are a must if you want to play all the way through. In all honesty, there are still times where the bug is pretty big (for example, I can't reload my pistol sometimes. No idea why though.)

I loved it. Best FPS I've played in years.

Loved it too... because of "ambience", immersion. The place feels alive (and creepy). Of course, it's not a perfect game, but it's definitely a gem in the rough.

I really enjoyed it as well. Definitely give it a try with the Complete 2009 mod.

This is a game that lives and dies on what mods you play it with. They got the atmosphere, world design and overall concept down pat, but the implementation of most gameplay elements sucked. Luckily, the extremely dedicated modding community turned it into a fantastic game.
You can pretty much always assume that when someone says they love Stalker, they're taking the mods into account.

I was able to complete the main game Several Times over without Patches or Mods, At least until my video Card (Radeon 9800 Pro) died 2 Years later.
then after getting a New card Bioshock the only game i can play on it, Except for really really old games