I'm reading this on my lunch breaks:
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This has been on my reading list for awhile, ever since I watched the movie. If I understood correctly the games (and the movie) more or less borrow key ideas from the book rather than made a faithful adaptation. Hope to read this soon.
Yes, they got "the vibe" of the Zone, it's cruelty, it's unforgiveness, it's beauty and several other aspects, but scratched everything else. Honestly I think it was a good call for the games, it leads to more definitive ending. As for the movie, it's certainly better for not telling what the Zone is, unlike the book, that opens up explaining it.
Honestly I like the terror of the Zone simply existing for no comprehensible reason instead saying outright what it is. But the horror of the book is also great.