Something's got to change about reviewing games. Because more and more PC games get mods and change the game. So now with mods you can get lot more spawns of monsters all over the place so the world is not so desolate. But in any event, the world IS desolate for goodness sake and that lonely feeling is what makes the monster jumping out on you all the more scary! And it's survival - so all that 9 out of 10 empty buildings meant the reviewer wasn't worried about food which is needed in the game!

This is just another great game along the lines of Morrowind (not Oblivion!) and Deus Ex and System Shock - a classic! And by reading the reviews of STALKER on many sites, I see how reviewers are not gamers any more. Because it is just technical reviews now, not emotional ones. And this world of STALKER is an emotional one - not a technical one, and that's why it is one of the best games in 5 plus years!