It is depressing how empty this game is. There arent even any sidequests outside of 3 - 4 areas. Modders will probably never fix it either since the anomaly variants are way better ( with graphical fidelity as well )

>wandering around
>rabid ghost dog that clones itself attacks me
>kill it
>walk 50 meters further
>invisible vampire that takes 8 shotgun shells to the face to kill attacks me
>kill it
>walk 14 meters further
>campfire with a bunch of guys in completely open field, in middle of nowhere, with no protection eating sausages
What the fuck is wrong with stalkers

i love stalker 2's story and continuation of the lore, and the atmosphere, but i am disappointed by the gameplay loop.

entering any area
>time to collect 600 medkits in this abstract geometry

finding any stash
>i hope there's a gun/armor i can sell to repair my gun/armor
>fuck it's just 600 medkits

mutants spawn
>fuck. where's a rock
>welp there goes 1500 bucks for repair

bloodsuckers spawn
>ffffffffffuckkkkkkk. where's a rock/doorway
>yeah yeah hit me
>oops only hit him with 7 shotgun spam. quickload
>ok got him that time
>welp there goes 2000 bucks

human enemies spawn
>ughhhhh haven't quickloaded in a minute
>whatever i'll blow the ammo/repair cost
>2+ headshots each (while tanking shots and not caring)
>loot bodies for 600 medkits and 1 broken g37 to sell (to offset repair costs)

psy dogs spawn
>fuckkkkkkkkk. where's a rock
>shoot, quickload
>shoot, ok real one
>run up, shotgun spam
>welp there goes 1000 bucks for repair

controller
>fuckkkkk
>run up
>magdump in his head
>pull out secondary, magdump in his head
>welp there goes 500 bucks for repair

poltergeist
>fuck
>run up
>magdump