>>112666895>do blowouts happen in the un-modded version of the game?Only in Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat.
As for the connection between the movie and game, there's not that much common ground except the basic concept of the Zone,anomalies and stalkers.
However, in the movie the stalkers were guides that had learnt the ways of the Zone and in the game they're basically just hobos searching for shit to sell(more like Roadside Picnic).
I have seen the film and while it's slow as fuck it's beautiful in an eerie way and really, REALLY philosophical.
If you liked the movie, you should definitely read Roadside Picnic.