Was this game a big impact at the time for you?

I remember at the time here in Russia school kids would discuss it everywhere, it was a huge thing. Fanfic tier books even were made. It was probably the reason why I never played it at the time. That and when I did try it at the time it was some mod with cars and women which I promptly uninstalled. Starforce made a contribution to that as well.

holy shit what a fucking slogfest
every single thing ive read about this game was a fucking lie
the gunplay is so fucking ass its INSANE 80% of weapons shoot to fucking NOWHERE and the 20% left are endgame weapons
the survival elements? THERE IS NONE. A SUVIVAL GAME WHERE YOU DONT EAT DRINK OR SLEEP
the combat overall? fucking AIDS. against humans its a battle of
>aim to the head
>miss
>miss
>get shot at
>doesnt matter cause 80% of enemies bullets dont hit (ACTUAL THING PROGRAMMED INTO THE GAME BTW)
>miss
>miss
>hit
>repeat ad infinitum
and dont let me start on mutants. they are all fucking bulletsponges who serve no fucking purpose other than slow you down. an entire AR mag to kill a single bloodsucker is fucking insane
anomalies are such a non-thing by the time i got to prypiet i coompletely forgot they were on the game. it boils down to hearing a beep and strafing around it. its just a 2 mts x 2 mts zone yyou have to walk around, nothing else.
and the roleplay???? THERE IS NOOOOOONEE FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU 90% OF DIALOGUE ONLY HAS ONE OPTION. FALLOUT 3 HAD MORE DEPTH HOLY SHIT THIS GAME IS SO FUCKING GARBAGE
and the ending just drags on and on and on and on holy fuck what a waste of 30 hours

What are some good horror FPS games?