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I wonder still if much of the popularity of said stalking above is directly related to this game.

pugworthy 5y ago
As a US resident, both the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games and the Metro 2033 game series have fascinated me in their different style of storytelling than most "traditional" FPS games. I have to put them in the same group as the Half Life series in terms of replay enjoy-ability for the story and engagement.
- whatever_dude 5y ago
  I think it's a reflection of the culture from the general area. Russian sci-fi, for example, tends to be heavily introspective (Roadside Picnic, Solaris, etc). While most other western/American sci fi is more about extraordinary world building/future scenarios. To a lesser or different degree, you see the same approach in videogames, software development, etc.
  - Koshkin 5y ago
    Nitpick: Solaris (the story) is by a Polish author (S. Lem).
    - res0nat0r 5y ago
      I think most everyone associates Solaris in this context with Tarkovsky.
- apocolyps6 5y ago
  Funny thing is that the Metro games are based on books by the same name. I tried reading the first one expecting horror and survivalism and action. Instead I got mysticism and philosophy. Half the book reads like Dante's Inferno. Like its not supposed to be taken literally, but I'm not the right audience to get the references.
- mattmanser 5y ago
  They led me to go read the books, the metro series of books is great if you like post-apoc. And if you enjoy them, try the Night Watch/World of Watches series. It's supernatural, focused on a quasi-governmental department that keeps the peace between the light and the dark magic communities, very gritty. The Nightwatch/Daywatch films are really good too, such a shame they never made the third. There's a certain mind set in all of the Russian literature I've read that I find extremely appealing. I haven't read that much, but found that same mindset even in the older stuff like War and Peace, or Master and Margarita.

As a US resident, both the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games and the Metro 2033 game series have fascinated me in their different style of storytelling than most "traditional" FPS games. I have to put them in the same group as the Half Life series in terms of replay enjoy-ability for the story and engagement.

whatever_dude 5y ago
I think it's a reflection of the culture from the general area. Russian sci-fi, for example, tends to be heavily introspective (Roadside Picnic, Solaris, etc). While most other western/American sci fi is more about extraordinary world building/future scenarios. To a lesser or different degree, you see the same approach in videogames, software development, etc.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  Nitpick: Solaris (the story) is by a Polish author (S. Lem).
  - res0nat0r 5y ago
    I think most everyone associates Solaris in this context with Tarkovsky.
apocolyps6 5y ago
Funny thing is that the Metro games are based on books by the same name. I tried reading the first one expecting horror and survivalism and action. Instead I got mysticism and philosophy. Half the book reads like Dante's Inferno. Like its not supposed to be taken literally, but I'm not the right audience to get the references.
mattmanser 5y ago
They led me to go read the books, the metro series of books is great if you like post-apoc. And if you enjoy them, try the Night Watch/World of Watches series. It's supernatural, focused on a quasi-governmental department that keeps the peace between the light and the dark magic communities, very gritty. The Nightwatch/Daywatch films are really good too, such a shame they never made the third. There's a certain mind set in all of the Russian literature I've read that I find extremely appealing. I haven't read that much, but found that same mindset even in the older stuff like War and Peace, or Master and Margarita.