This is one of my favorite games of all time, the game is great because of the amount of detail, for example you can walk around the city, find a random guy, talk to him and move on, or go to Skadovsk, have a drink and maybe spend the night there or just hang out. Despite the fact that the game is very old, it has not lost its relevance today, with or without mods. There's a lot more to this game: funny dialogue, a good story and good side missions, a very nice open world, and if you get bored you can just sit by the fire and listen to the stalker play the guitar. There are many other things in this game. But yes, this game is very polished and easy to get into.