Thanks for the recommendation.  I've been somewhat intimidated to give this
game a try(vampire movies usually turns me off), but I'd definitely try now,
especially if it's similar to DX.

Okay, it's some kind of advertisement, but if you liked Deus Ex you should
try Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. IMHO it jumps all over it :)!

Thanks for the info.  As a Deus Ex nut(replayed the thing more than 4 times
now), I can understand it'll be hard to compare.... Even the sequel couldn't
come close to that of the original masterpiece of a game.

In my opinion, Stalker wasn't even close to Deus Ex.  Deus Ex was a lot
of fun, and I have fond memories of it.  Stalker was pretty much
plodding through the same thing over and over.  About half-way through I
gave up on the side missions and just did the main storyline.  Thank
goodness somebody provided some save games to see the other endings.
The one I got was the money one, and it explained nothing and the game
made no sense at all.  One (or maybe more, who knows) of the endings
lets you talk to a holographic guy, and he explains what the game is
about and what is going on.  If you don't see that ending, you're
screwed.  Even though I saw it, I'm still not completely sure what is
going on.  Seems like not-very-good sci-fi to me.

Stalker won't be replacing Deus Ex on any "best of" lists...

Was it comparable to Deus Ex(original), as Gamespot review suggests?

Gamespot Revew:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/stalker/review.html?sid=6167650

Yep.  All done.

I'm not even sure how I feel about it.  Wasn't great.  Wasn't bad.  It
just sort of "happened".

Now on to something good... C&C 3...