The L.U.R.K. team wants to provide the best possible experience from Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, we don't plan to skew the scope of this game, because I, like many others, fell in love with the game because of the story, the realistic gameplay, and the atmosphere. I plan to preserve and improve on that concept to the best of my abilities, and our team has vowed to do so as well. Which is why we took it upon ourselves to provide that experience. We want to fulfill a niche that's otherwise unfulfilled in the modding community. We want to bring as many features to Stalker without damaging or changing the original theme of the game. While improving upon that concept with features that were dropped off the development cycle from GSC, such as stealth AI, and a strong foundation for balance, as well as dynamic A-Life, and an unprecedented visual presentation that no other Stalker Overhaul can touch.
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Shadow of Chernobyl is a great game, a milestone in Pc exclusive gaming, but(and unfortunately it's a medium sized but) there are many things that need to be improved, the core elements of the game are to be aspired to, but the game itself was left with many mediocre aspects, this mod adds maturity, realism, realism that comes with a outdated game engine that brings that special feeling of being a game with limits, but with those said limits tinkered with to provide chalenge and depth in its gameplay to give realism in a limited world, a great combination of old school and new school which has it's own lands, it's own rules, doesn't feel borrowed or stolen but something new and original, and it is that "new" feel of the game and/or mod, that creates something amazing, something unique, something that should not be missed by any gaming enthusiast or pc enthusiast.
If you are going to play this game, you should definately play this game in it's original context, not necessarily all the way through, but at least a few hours, just so you can appreciate the perspective these modders have brought to this game, not even their hard work(which i am sure is plentifull) but at least their perspective, because if they have or not hit the nail on the head, is a opinion left to the individual, it is their aim, and ideas which are nothing but a faithfull and respective improvement on an amazing game, that can not in my opinion be bettered but only equaled, the near perfect mix of story,(admittedly disjointed) horror and shooter combined, although an unbiased opinion will place you as some what a super solidier, the involvment of the game will make you forget this almost instantly, and you will see yourself as a character first and as a player controlled character, just so slightly better than every one else as necessary to progress through any game second.
Play this game, then play this game with l.u.r.k, so much more than the great but superficial Complete mod.