S.T.A.L.K.E.R devs rip off Half-Life 2/Doom 3?

Rogue Keeper on 10/4/2007 at 11:29

Don't know when the book was written, but the movie is as old as I am (1979).

If you compare the Zone in the movie with pictures and videos of the Chernobyl exclusion zone of that motorbike chick (several sites on the net), the similarity is CHILLING!

Also in the manual the devs thank to the administration for allowing them to make crazy trips into the exclusion zone, so they must have piles of firsthand video documentation (it would be worth to publish their pics and videos somewhere - perhaps on some STALKER GOLD EDITION DVD or something, heh).

vesuvius on 10/4/2007 at 11:59

tons of their pics are available on the stalker website already, fyi.

Rogue Keeper on 10/4/2007 at 12:04

(http://www.stalker-game.com) ? Where ? Call me blind, but...

henke on 10/4/2007 at 13:03

Quote Posted by Trappin

I'm a bit put off that no credit is given where credit is due.

"Well, you know, the secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." - me, 2007

june gloom on 10/4/2007 at 16:34

the movie was loosely based on the book. tarkovsky downplayed the science-fiction elements of it and focused on the introspective elements.

there are some who say that the movie was very prophetic of chernobyl, almost eerily so. but it's also theorized that he based it on the (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayak#Serious_accident_in_1957) mayak disaster of 1957, which created a similar zone of exclusion.

vesuvius on 10/4/2007 at 16:53

Quote Posted by BR796164

(http://www.stalker-game.com) ? Where ? Call me blind, but...

they used to have more up- I think I downloaded a zip of all their pics a long time ago, but don't think I still have it. There are a few up there still though- (http://www.stalker-game.com/en/?page=dev_diary&item=3) compares in-game screens and pictures from their trip.

...

looks like most of it is on the GSC site- the dev site. (http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=press&s=press_rel&ss=6)

Rogue Keeper on 11/4/2007 at 07:26

Wow, thanks!

Muzman on 17/4/2007 at 13:49

Off the hook
(http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38945)

Yes, the games use the same third party stuff.

Matthew on 17/4/2007 at 14:45

I have to laugh at the knee-jerk, outraged reaction the initial reports generated.

GRRRR on 17/4/2007 at 16:15

Quote Posted by People who hate good games

THEY STOLED IT ALL AND DOOM 3 IZ BETTAR OHOHOHOHO I HOEP VALVE SUES AND GSC GO BANCRCRUPT IT WOULD GIV ME PERSONAL PLEASUR!

Yeah ;)