Stop censoring games. Stop releasing new versions of the same games but removing the modding tools.
And if you do want to do the above, then fine don't remove the original games at least.

Calling this ♥♥♥♥ Enhanced is bad character on GSC's part, to say the least.

I played the original when I was 14, and dude, the vibe of this game is just awesome! It’s super fun, even though it’s totally buggy with faction wars and dialogues piling up on top of each other. The AI is actually pretty solid, gotta give it that—they flank you, chuck grenades, and make your life hell until you figure out how to handle them. But honestly, none of that really matters, ‘cause you can just cruise through the main story and finish it no problem, right?


The game’s got issues carried over from the 2008 original that, honestly, I’d totally shrug off if they were just visual or physics glitches. But the softlock? Man, that pissed me off, even though I love this game to death. The first big one hits right when you get to Cordon and need to talk to Valerian about the Military Major . If you accidentally stumble into some bad luck—or just decide to explore the damn map—and interact with that one guy living under the bridge, boom, congrats, you’re softlocked for some freaking reason. Dude, that’s frustrating as hell! But it’s early in the game, so it’s kinda manageable. Here’s the deal: just ignore everything else, stick to the main tasks, and only talk to Valerian when you’re supposed to. That should dodge the problem. After all, getting through the Swamp takes, like, 40 minutes tops. (Yeah, I skipped the Sidorovich part—it’s not needed for this.) Point is, you’re either loading an earlier save or starting from scratch. Sucks, but that’s the way it is.


If you’ve stuck with it and sunk about 40 hours into main and side missions, you’ll learn real quick to mind your own damn business. Why? Because the faction wars in this game are programmed about as well as an RBMK reactor (ha, ironic, right?). But let’s say you’ve made peace with all the factions, found every stash, grabbed the USB sticks, upgraded your weapons and armor, and snagged the best artifacts. You finally reach that fateful bridge to Limansk—and holy crap, here comes the frustration. Why, you ask? Well, let me tell you. After you slog through hell with brain-dead NPCs, dodge anomalies, and nearly have a heart attack from Bloodsuckers, the game decides to softlock on this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ bridge. You do your job, cover the mercenaries to lower the bridge, and guess what? Right after you take out the second sniper, the game freezes and crashes for no damn reason. I can’t even put into words how infuriating it is to deal with this crap in an “Enhanced” version. Like, come on, man, this is straight-up unacceptable. At least leave it like the original if you’re not gonna fix it!
And don’t get me started on how they slapped AI into everything (which I don’t mind when it’s done right) and somehow made it all worse. It feels like a total lack of respect for the fanbase. For example, they changed the game’s font for no freaking reason, and now the letters are all out of scale and style. That’s just one of the many screw-ups. Oh, and to be clear, the bridge bug in the original game? Yeah, the community had to fix it. Don’t hold your breath waiting for GSC to do anything about this one either—I sure as hell ain’t.


Dude, the conclusion is pretty damn simple. Honestly, I couldn’t even finish the game. I got as far as I could—yep, back to that freaking bridge. Look, the game’s from 2008, and I’m cool with that. I could totally ignore the bugs and glitches if this so-called “Enhanced Edition” didn’t exist. ‘Cause, let’s be real, it’s got nothing enhanced about it. It’s just the original game with the same mechanics and gameplay I love, but slapping “Enhanced” on it? Using AI to upscale stuff that didn’t need it, screwing up the game’s original font, and—get this—CENSORING stuff about a country that hasn’t existed for 30 freaking years? Man, that’s so dumb I can’t even wrap my head around it. The game’s set in a region controlled by the USSR, and that’s baked into the lore. Censoring it like it won’t mess with the whole vibe of the game? Seriously? Big props to whoever thought that was a good idea. This is a company fans used to love, but now it’s pulling moves that make it look like some shadowy organization from that same dead country—one that loves to censor stuff, make things mysteriously vanish, and hide its own decline until it’s too big to stand and collapses under the weight of its own dumb decisions.

Look, if you got this “Enhanced Edition” for free because you own the 2008 original, it’s basically the same game with all the same bugs, just worse in some ways. The original has its issues, but this version doesn’t fix them and even adds new problems. If you’re thinking about buying this edition, don’t bother. It’s the same game, just more expensive and without the community mods that make the original better. Save your money and get the 2008 version instead—it’s cheaper, has the same gameplay you love, and you can mod it to actually improve the experience.

グラフィックも強化され、元から日本語化されているとなればやるっきゃな～～～い！！！と意気込んだものの、オートもクイックもセーブ出来ていないというバグ。くぅ～…これこそSTALKER CSだぜ！！
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