Why are so many of the Fallout mods in Russian/Polish/etc?

Sduibek

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I don't get it. Are these games way more popular in Europe? If so, why?

EDIT: I understand that they are not usually *released* in just that language, but the majority of websites for Fallout modding i've gone to are non-English. It's really weird, i've never seen this with any other game that's heavily modded -- think Doom 3, Diablo II, etc etc
 
East europe is Fallout-land. Same with Stalker, most of the really good mods for the game come from russian countries. Post-apocalyptic games are way more famous there than in the west.
 
Some of us Russians migrate to the West and do the same damn thing anyway... but in English, for a change.
 
Lexx said:
East europe is Fallout-land. Same with Stalker, most of the really good mods for the game come from russian countries. Post-apocalyptic games are way more famous there than in the west.
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Hmmm. I mean this question with all due respect, but is it possibly because many countries in that area have seen their own "apocalypse" in somewhat recent history?
 
@Sduibek

Yes, you're correct. I'm from Croatia and Fallout was/is extremely popular in our post-war country for obvious reasons :)
 
Well, it depends. It's somewhat ironic, but yes, the post-apoc games do flourish in Europe at general (as many point out, more than in USA), but mostly in Eastern Europe.
And as Fallout1FTW said, here in Balkans, Fallout games have their audience (though there are probably more Stalker fans here). It depends from the region, and even local areas. But many people here appreciate older games.
 
The same goes for music. Many easter europeans like post punk, dark ambient etc. Always wondered why it's that case.
 
Can't really say that it have nothing to do with history. Here in Poland we even got pretty damn big LARP/convention events with Fallout/postapo theme. Year after year with much more people :)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OBsWGKwrEA[/youtube]
Just check this out.

So yeah. Europe probably has much more Fallout geeks. It's all about tradition, you know 8-)
We are traditionalists. Especially here, on eastern front.
 
SmartCheetah said:
Can't really say that it have nothing to do with history. Here in Poland we even got pretty damn big LARP/convention events with Fallout/postapo theme. Year after year with much more people :)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OBsWGKwrEA[/youtube]
Just check this out.

So yeah. Europe probably has much more Fallout geeks. It's all about tradition, you know 8-)
We are traditionalists. Especially here, on eastern front.
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Great vid.

And yeah, in Europe, we are traditionalists. :lol:
 
Re: Why are so many of the Fallout mods in Russian/Polish/et

Sduibek said:
It's really weird, i've never seen this with any other game that's heavily modded -- think Doom 3, Diablo II, etc etc
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For me, the Fallout is a piece of art. An excellent mix of stylised pixel art, original music, turn-based combat system, deep storyline. "This is a one-of-a-kind game, obviously made with love and skill."
I don't like the modern, shiny and frenetic 3D games, they all looks to be generically-generated. (still there are some rare exceptions)

Atomkilla said:
But many people here appreciate older games.
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Yes, I definitely do. :)
 
It seems most people in your part of the world actually see the franchise in a serious light. You don't see it like a lulzfactory like most North Americans do.
 
I don't know how Americans take it, but we (at least me, and bunch of other people here who play Fallout) take it very seriously...and respect it deeply...
 
ZeusComplex said:
You don't see it like a lulzfactory like most North Americans do.
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We and I consider it a moneyfactory, dude. :P
(You got the point. Those modern lulzfactories are not worthy of any effort on my part. I'm not playing it, nor modding.)

Atomkilla said:
.. we (at least me, and bunch of other people here who play Fallout) take it very seriously
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Right, if you did mean the original BIS Fallout, agreed.
 
valcik said:
Atomkilla said:
.. we (at least me, and bunch of other people here who play Fallout) take it very seriously
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Right, if you did mean the original BIS Fallout, agreed.
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Not just BIS, but also Bethesda's.
Kids these days who try Fallout usually try 3 and New Vegas, and then 1 and 2. And they like all of them...usually...
Of course, there are assholes who don't give a crap about BIS work, but many people respect it, at least.
Many retro players around here, really many. It's often a financial situation that forces people to play older games, since they can't afford new PC. And even later, they play older games, at least for nostaliga's sake. And that often includes Fallout.
 
Fallout & hot girls... sign me in :]

I'm from Europe, but not from the East side, so I'm really just speculating here and may be completely wrong. But I think it has to do with the Eastern Europe's and Russia's history, which has elements common to Fallout.

During the USSR years and the cold war period there was a lot of tension. The danger of a nuclear war was present. So the nearby countries also had to live with the danger of a possible nuclear war.
Another aspect is the political regimen which tended to be authoritarian, which made the living environment even harsher.
Then there was the Chernobyl incident.
And finally, there was and still is conflict between countries and factions. Even today there are geographic regions trying to gain their independence.

So you have/had: danger of a nuclear holocaust, nuclear disasters, conflict between factions (internal and external), harsh living conditions (weather and low income).
Fallout and other PA games is something they can relate to.
 
Yeah, I agree with random1. There's a huge distinction between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, probably comparable to North and South America in many ways. I've been to Romania since one of my best friends is from there and another friend had a Hungarian girlfriend who he visited Hungary with. Another friend's granddad came to this country from what was then Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Oh, and talking of that, I've also been to Slovakia! The reason I'm saying all that is to show that I'm not just going off news reports or whatever.

The streets of Bucharest in Romania are crawling with homeless children who are constantly begging for things off you, even a drink of water. There are dead animals in the street. When it rains heavily, all the roads flood because of badly designed drainage and the water even flows into shops. This isn't some great newsworthy disaster, this is just normal heavy rain. Russia has played a huge part in a lot of those countries' history. My Romanian friend even had to learn Russian writing at school and grew up without seeing products and brands that we all take for granted. His mom's friend was shot dead right next to her when they overthrew their Communist leader, Ceausescu. As that was going on there, in Western European places like Britain and France, we were just leading normal lives, going to McDonalds and playing Mario on the NES - like America but somewhat poorer.
 
Instead of writing about horrible childhood memories from growing up in a war-torn country I'll just post this funny pic :D

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Different markets, different people, different mentality.

An observation many US people shared with me is that Poles in general don't smile as much. We don't smile on the streets, we don't smile to people, we don't smile at work.

I'm sure there are a number of factors and explaiantions for this, but the dark tone of games like Stalker/Fallout hits the sweet spot here more than it does in the US.

This applies to all media.


Let me give you an interesting example. I take it you've all watched Iron Man, the communist-fighting supergenius inventor.

Well, we too had our fictional communist-fighting hero. Man of Iron in Eglish, Człowiek z Żelaza in Polish.

I think our easter-european take on it won more awards than the american one.

It's free to watch on youtube too, although the subtitles are pretty horrible, going from losing the detail and context to completely missing the point of certain lines. But it's still enough to get a general idea and feel of the film. Now try and tell me it isn't a hundred times darker than Iron Man, even if it does end in a very positive way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXERzGaeJt8


A jeżeli jesteś Polakiem i filmu nie obejrzałeś.. napraw to koniecznie.
 
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