


It has flaws to be sure (mostly having to do with the fact that it was essencially just pasted-together scraps of what GSC actually wanted to make), but it still succeeds at building a vidid and immersive experience. Fallout 3 is a typical Bethesda "do all the things" grindfest, STALKER defies any sort of genre conventions. Fallout 3 is fairly easy, STALKER is brutally difficult. Fallout 3 is stylized and humorous, STALKER is gritty and realistic. Fallout 3 is massive in scope and very open, STALKER is comparatively focused and linear. Fallout 3 is about exploration, leveling, and roleplaying, STALKER is about survival, horror, and firegfights.

Although they look similar on the surface, Fallout 3 and STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl are actually quite different games.įallout 3 is an RPG with FPS elements, STALER is an FPS with RPG elements.
