Chernobylite Complete Edition

This game is clearly for a lot of people, but it's definitely not for me. Overall, I'd give it a 6/10. Pros: -Weapon upgrades are great and feel impactful to your playstyle (stealth, tank, explorer, etc) -Similarly, while armor isn't customizable for the situation, you can carry multiple armor sets to tackle situations differently -Unique skill upgrade system, where the game literally has you train with a companion for said skill. Some sequences are a bit janky, but overall it's a fresh look on skill upgrades rather than just ticking the box you'd like to upgrade -Environments are gorgeous, if a bit linear -Interesting approach on environmental decay. You choices can increase enemy presence and make weather worse Cons: -The concept of a drip-fed plot is fine in many instances, but it's done terribly here. The entire point of Igor being in Pripyat is to find his wife. He doesn't have amnesia. He's not a stupid person. And yet he reacts to basic facts about his past with astonishment. What this results in is a feeling of "Why, exactly, are we here? She disappeared in Pripyat 30 years ago... can't imagine what would have happened (sarcasm)". I'll admit that I didn't finish the game …

7/10

Good

Pretty fun not like metro if that's what your looking for but its a solid game i am quite enjoying my time with it

Very beautiful and detailed graphics through photorealistic techniques. The game is well-optimized. Even without ray tracing, the visual display is very stunning. Its shortcomings are in storytelling and gameplay. You cannot carry out more than one mission for one map at a time. After finishing one map, you need to organize the bunker and sleep first. NPCs and enemies are also very predictable even when a higher difficulty is chosen.

A haunting sci-fi survival horror RPG that weaves non-linear storytelling, base management, and stealth gunplay through the eerie, foliage choked Exclusion Zone. The bad part is the severe mechanical repetition, quest clutter, and frustrating companion logistics. Searching the exact same overgrown maps for basic scrap turns tedious fast. You constantly get bombarded with new side quests while still trying to finish current ones, leaving your menu overflowing with waiting tasks. Managing resources and splitting scarce food rations among your companions gets genuinely annoying, as one unhappy teammate can ruin your entire crew dynamic. Furthermore, combat feels floaty and stealth remains shallow. The good part is the mesmerizing visual atmosphere, brilliant base customization, and intrigue surrounding the timeline mechanics. The time travel portal gun system feels weird and convoluted at times, but bending reality to rewrite past mistakes delivers genuine satisfaction. Building your secret hideout and exploring the photorealistic, 3D scanned ruins of Pripyat creates an undeniable, bleak beauty. A striking, atmospheric tale of loss and temporal madness, trapped beneath the weight o…