How are the Stalker games?

i loved them i have to say its my favorite game series of all time

Best FPS since Half Life

I had fun with Stalker games.

They have great atmosphere, the shooting mechanics are fantastic but only SoC has a good storyline. CoP has the best gameplay though.

First one (SoC) atmosphere is great.
Play vanilla first, 2nd playthrough with one of the complete overhauls.

Shadow of Chernobyl and Call of Pripyat were amazing. I haven't played Clear Sky but I heard that it isn't great.

Worth playing of course, but nothing special. All they have is great atmosphere, everything else is just meh. And play only with mods. Best would be complete mod.

By far the best atmosphere and immersion I have ever seen in a video game. They're pretty hard to get into, but luckily the awesome modding community has fixed most of the major issues.

I'd recommend downloading this if you plan on playing Shadow of Chernobyl first.

Atmosphere, challenge. What else you need.

You and the enemies are the same, you're no Hulk who eats bullets like they're candy. One shot, and it's over for you, and the enemy.

Stalker games are awesome.

Good, but don't buy SoC it in steam. In steam only version 1.05 and a lot of mods don't work at this version

It's fun, and it's not easy. Not COD-like FPS where everything you shoot will die. In Stalker, you have to aim for the head and the head only.

Fantastic. People say to play with the complete mod, but I've never played any of the series with mods and I'm not complaining. If you're interested in story enough, or just intrigued by the inspiration and universe of the game, I recommend Roadside Picnic. I guess the movie is also amazing (it's a Tarkovsky, if that means anything to you). Has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. That's kinda good.

I only played the first one, but I liked it a lot. The atmosphere can be really creepy, I remember how I went down into some kind of radioactive sewer and was attacked by an invisible monster. Doesn't sound very scary, I know. But the sound effects, the lighting and the invisible monster pushing around barrels and other stuff like a Poltergeist were one of the scariest moments I ever had in a game. Plus it has semi open world gameplay and there is a lot to explore and collect.

great series

Shadow of Chernobyl is my favourite game.

Good hunting, fellow stalker.