I’m being a bit misty eyed here, but every now and again I play a game which blows my mind a bit. For me that game is Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl. I’ve posted about it before, but I’ve struggled to find the time and commitment to do it justice until lately.
I’ve never played a game like it. The atmosphere it creates is unlike anything else. It gives you the sense that you’re living in a world that exists and continues without your presence. You don’t feel like the main character, instead you’re just another person passing through. A amazing achievement for a game released in 2007. It’s easy to see how the likes of DayZ and Tarkov were influenced by it.