COP summary:
"+"
-havent bugged out on me
-harder to earn money
-quests are not randomly generated anymore but there are few hilariously weird ones
Quotelike finding the vampire stalker killer
-artifacts harder to find and more expensive
-most head models have been swapped with better counterparts however still contain no facial animation whatsoever
-theres still something to explore
-achievements are in the game and actually give you reward, for example
Quotewhen you find the vampire stalker killer you're rewarded by medical supplies being added to your personal stash every now and then
-personal stashes, no need to haul stuff along, you have
Quote1 stash per map and its more than enough.
-sleeping is back, you can skip over night or day or few hours if you wish
-the whole zone thing makes more sense now than what was happening with faction wars in CS
"-"
-really terrible and hilarious voice acting which really breaks down the atmosphere (atleast the english)
-writing could use love as well
-still no lip sync and dodgy scripted sequences
-some of the level design is just mediocore
-some uninspired anomalies here and there
-same old models that date back to early 2000s with same noisy normal maps slapped on, looks off.
Quote-monolith soldiers are making some sort of prayings to the monolith now which sounds really weird
"+/-" (some may like, some may not)
Quote-bandits serve now mostly as people to kill rather than to make business with
-the npc 'smart cover' from CS is gone
-the faction wars are gone
-its not very bugged
-technicans need tools delivered to make any higher than grade1 weapon modifications
-only
Quote3
open space maps around the size of
QuoteCS swamps
and
Quotepripyat undergound
-for each level transition you need to pay the guide (no level transition points)
-the new autoshotgun is
Quotea weapon of mass destruction pretty much
-blowouts are there
So basiclly it looks as if they wanted to merge what was good in CS and SHOC and make a stable game out of it in short period of time but they sacrificed some production quality on it. Still enjoyable enough but you wouldn't want to pay full price tag for it.