Why Are Video Games So Obsessed With Chernobyl?

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  • @MrHammers
    @MrHammers  3 роки тому +89

    I misspoke several times saying GCS rather than GSC Game World. In short, I'm dumb. GCS is a common scale I use when I am at work and it seems I was just on autopilot when recording this video lmao. Pls Forgiv, many thank

  • @apictureoffunction
    @apictureoffunction 3 роки тому +129

    Well it's a fascinating place, there's not really any other place on earth quite like it (as far as I'm aware). The story behind it is intriguing and Pripyat is fascinating to explore, even if you're only seeing it virtually

    • @gunslingerplays
      @gunslingerplays 3 роки тому +3

      Centralia is a good one too.

    • @giovannicervantes2053
      @giovannicervantes2053 3 роки тому +3

      Fukushima comes to mind but 1 area that's even more fucked up is mayak it's exclusion zone has a lot of people living in it in the city of ozeorsk

    • @numbers-stations
      @numbers-stations 3 роки тому +6

      There are many now abandoned Soviet secret military ghost towns around the former Soviet Union. They all look like Pripyat, minus the radiation. Same abandoned soviet blocks. No one has ever tried to base a game around Kyshtym disaster and Terch River, the first Soviet Chornobyl many don't know about.

  • @modernkrusader3623
    @modernkrusader3623 3 роки тому +45

    The stalker series is one of the best games I've played.

  • @snowcow
    @snowcow 3 роки тому +315

    All people should know is that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. did it first, and did it the best.

    • @sleepshouter5017
      @sleepshouter5017 3 роки тому +67

      Anyone who disagrees with this statement gets thrown into an anomaly

    • @FR4M3Sharma
      @FR4M3Sharma 3 роки тому +1

      @@sleepshouter5017 XD

    • @theonurminen7064
      @theonurminen7064 3 роки тому +19

      Cant wait for stalker 2. The developers dropped that nft shit wich makes me very happy, that shit shouldnt be near any game espeacially stalker

    • @nuke4566
      @nuke4566 3 роки тому

      @@sleepshouter5017 🤣🤣🤣

    • @farbott8137
      @farbott8137 3 роки тому +4

      @@theonurminen7064 I was happy also until I found out theyre locking entire fucking missions and campfire stories and music behind a pre-order paywall, was very sad to hear such big parts of stalker be used for money

  • @TheIMMORTALKAHNHD
    @TheIMMORTALKAHNHD 3 роки тому +59

    Bc it comes with its own built in already established lore/ backstory. Pp who read even a bit can identify with it. Kinda how burmuda triangle dominated 90s and abandoned parks and homes the early 00s. Its like when u say " ww2" ppl who CLEARLY werent there already know the mindset/ what they will be in for.

  • @Dhips.
    @Dhips. 2 роки тому +14

    The author of the Metro books said Roadside Picnic was a big inspiration when he wrote the books. It's also impossible for the ( metro) games to not have the same "vibe" since one is former USSR and the other is Moscow. Fun fact in the first Metro game they name drop Roadside Picnic in the library.

  • @mikhailbolodo1597
    @mikhailbolodo1597 3 роки тому +35

    Well it's iconic, has lore, no one lives there so you can inhabit it with anything, it's a spooky no mans land and you can say radiation of you need mutants and radiation leaks can easily create barriers

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      Precisely

    • @DJl3iohazord
      @DJl3iohazord 3 роки тому

      Well…there are people there…not legally but some call it home.

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +2

      Not in Pripyat, but in some of the exclusion zone yeah, particularly Belarus. The video I used from Bald and Bankrupt shows him going to visit some of the people who live in the exclusion zone

  • @Pupppeteer
    @Pupppeteer 3 роки тому +34

    I always love Chernobyl shows and movies. It's the reason you said the vibe around the way it all happened the governments way of dealing with it and how it's still having effects today.

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +5

      Them sneaky soviets always plotting something lol

  • @dedstring
    @dedstring 3 роки тому +15

    Me starting Stalker Anomaly for the 30th time "They're not obsessed"

    • @panda896
      @panda896 3 роки тому +6

      Dude, why won't you try out other mods lmao

  • @YourPalKindred
    @YourPalKindred 3 роки тому +22

    Well, it's 3:35 AM and I was about to go to sleep, buuut I'm gonna watch this eventually so I may as well watch it now

    • @j.cbarajas8988
      @j.cbarajas8988 3 роки тому

      You live in Australia or New Zealand?

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +3

      Hahaha hope you got some sleep my friend

    • @rayjaxstv
      @rayjaxstv 3 роки тому

      Did you sleep good

    • @YourPalKindred
      @YourPalKindred 3 роки тому

      @@j.cbarajas8988 Straya mate

    • @YourPalKindred
      @YourPalKindred 3 роки тому +1

      @@rayjaxstv Yeah, but I think I'd have liked more sleep. I should get up though, it's almost lunch time

  • @krisstout2951
    @krisstout2951 3 роки тому +10

    5:15 The Metro series is 100% inspired by stalker. but fallout is inspired by fallout lmao

    • @TheDude-fs6ky
      @TheDude-fs6ky 2 роки тому +2

      Most of the team that made stalker ended up forming 4A games and made metro

  • @swolzer
    @swolzer 3 роки тому +6

    its even better when you live in eastern europe because you can relate to this vibe.

  • @runningatbigbossspeed7796
    @runningatbigbossspeed7796 3 роки тому +20

    Great video as always,Will you be making video's on the Stalker sequels in the future?,Would love to see you cover those and hear your thoughts and opinions on them after your first Stalker video was so good.

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +5

      Yeah! I'm actually writing a video on clear sky currently. I'm trying to finish my video on fallout 3 first though

    • @danne8797
      @danne8797 3 роки тому

      @@MrHammers Remember to correct Gcs to Gsc. Excellent videos nonetheless 👏

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      Lmfao! I'm an idiot

  • @mustax1
    @mustax1 3 роки тому +5

    Stalker was so creepy when I played it first time, all those underground labs oof.

  • @brix1181
    @brix1181 3 роки тому +9

    I love S.T.A.L.K.E.R so much...

  • @merouanetekfi8303
    @merouanetekfi8303 3 роки тому +8

    i imagine one day ill get to play a game portraying the events of 9/11 of course not
    chernobyl was a horrible event, but i always adore how normal it became for us to play horrible things that happenned to other people with no controversy whats so ever yet for example if someone makes jfk reloaded its a big deal
    if you cant tell i really want a firefighter game

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +3

      That's an interesting idea! A 9/11 game

    • @merouanetekfi8303
      @merouanetekfi8303 3 роки тому

      i know right, if done correctly and tastefully, it could be a great experiance,
      also my dream is for someone, anyone to cover return to castle wolfenstein

  • @cheemsman6789
    @cheemsman6789 3 роки тому +8

    The better question to ask would be: Why Are People So Obsessed with Japan?

  • @grungemane5336
    @grungemane5336 3 роки тому +3

    this video is def gonna blow up, hopefully

  • @Robocop_1987
    @Robocop_1987 3 роки тому +8

    Excellent job on the video sir . Have you played any of the Deus Ex games , you should play DX Human Revolution . It's really good in terms of both story and gameplay . You should add it to your list of games you'll make a review of in the future .

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      I haven't played HR but I've played the original Deus Ex. That series is on my list for sure

  • @anomalousdugout9557
    @anomalousdugout9557 3 роки тому +2

    That was a good video, but I was surprised by the shots of the Brain Scorcher at 3:03 and 6:17. Those are definitely mine.

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, they are! You're the first result on Google when looking up videos of stalker brain scorcher. I have the link to your video in my description, but UA-cam won't let me add annotations to the actual video unfortunately.

    • @anomalousdugout9557
      @anomalousdugout9557 3 роки тому +4

      @@MrHammers Alright, no problem. If you ever need information or footage from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in the future, you can ask me and I'll be glad to help.

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +2

      @@anomalousdugout9557 preciate it my guy. Do you have a Twitter or something? Or should I just comment on a video to reach you?

  • @MrGrombie
    @MrGrombie 3 роки тому +2

    6:50 50 Thousand people used to live here...... Now it’s a ghost town.
    I know what you want. Lol

  • @OneLovePsych
    @OneLovePsych 3 роки тому +3

    Chernobyl liquidators is the most realistic and I can’t wait for it!

  • @Osteoja
    @Osteoja 3 роки тому +5

    1 word: atmosphere.

  • @jordanpoveda2979
    @jordanpoveda2979 3 роки тому +2

    You deserve more views

  • @marcin5690
    @marcin5690 3 роки тому +4

    it's a good topic for a videogame

  • @ShockwaveProd2011
    @ShockwaveProd2011 2 роки тому +1

    STALKER is one of the best FPS games ever made and also the first shooter game which utilizes the open-world formula before it was cool(Far Cry sequels). World building perfection!

  • @larryleslie9239
    @larryleslie9239 3 роки тому +3

    I know it's hard but upload more frequently I can't get enough 🤣

  • @emperortrevornorton3119
    @emperortrevornorton3119 3 роки тому

    When looking at photos of the place it just looks kinda terrifying not even because of the nuclear radiation but it just feels like the day ended everyone left everything

  • @anthonyreid666
    @anthonyreid666 3 роки тому +1

    Cool video dude

  • @APOLLYON-IV
    @APOLLYON-IV 3 роки тому +2

    Nailed it

  • @DenniSGamingWorld
    @DenniSGamingWorld 3 роки тому

    Awesome gameplay bro

  • @kinsan89
    @kinsan89 3 роки тому

    4:49 I remember watching that movie but can't remember the name, can someone help me?

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      Chernobyl Diaries

    • @kinsan89
      @kinsan89 3 роки тому

      @@MrHammers thank you :)

  • @kylekomicbro1836
    @kylekomicbro1836 3 роки тому

    You can walk around and not instantly die? Or die from being anywhere near the place?

  • @moeman141
    @moeman141 3 роки тому +2

    I've been a stalker since 2009
    kinda weird how its only coming to public light in 2021-2022

    • @RatzCarnatz
      @RatzCarnatz 3 роки тому +1

      It's because of mods and stalker 2 but also because of the popularity of games inspired by stalker, like metro or escape from tarkov etc.

  • @cluelessgaming9815
    @cluelessgaming9815 3 роки тому

    For your unknown characters series can you talk about gman from half life

  • @ashutoshmishra8512
    @ashutoshmishra8512 3 роки тому +2

    2:10 Its GSC not GCS😅

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      I know 😔. Idk wtf my brain be doing sometimes lol GCS is a common thing I use at work so I think I just auto-piloted while reading my script

  • @zyhgar25
    @zyhgar25 2 роки тому +2

    Chernobylite would be good if it didn't have awful jumpscares and more weapons

  • @realbr1koo
    @realbr1koo 3 роки тому +3

    For me chernobyl is so tempting because of the buildings, all the free walls i could paint on. I love to paint in abandoned areas and this place would be something so magical and so free (if the government wouldnt control it of course..).

  • @WindowsNT_
    @WindowsNT_ 3 роки тому +1

    Sup
    hope your weekend was good

  • @magpie3070
    @magpie3070 3 роки тому +1

    6:17 Is this an editing mistake? That footage lacks the name of the original content creator whereas the others are all credited. ua-cam.com/video/3TdV8bnN8Hw/v-deo.html

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, you're right I didn't remember where I got that clip tbh, was just searching for clear footage of the brain scorcher for emphasis. It's linked in the description now

  • @beefychief3355
    @beefychief3355 2 роки тому

    It’s simply just a cool and somber environment that sucks you in no matter what media it’s included in. You wanna explore and learn more about what this place was like before the plant explosion.

  • @WarriorPNG
    @WarriorPNG 3 роки тому

    its because you can't have your cheeki without your breeki

  • @crowsketchcentral4469
    @crowsketchcentral4469 3 роки тому +1

    I always thought that half life 2 beta was also an inspiration from chernobyl.

  • @monkeeee
    @monkeeee 3 роки тому +2

    Because you don’t have to worry about civilians

  • @monotone2256
    @monotone2256 3 роки тому

    looks cool.

  • @jimsonjim6661
    @jimsonjim6661 3 роки тому +2

    New video!

  • @vimalkirtid
    @vimalkirtid 3 роки тому +1

    it's a post apocalyptic town

  • @mattblom3990
    @mattblom3990 2 роки тому

    Chernobyl is a near spiritual location where STALKERs actually went. That's why it's so important.

  • @flamingcroatan3739
    @flamingcroatan3739 2 роки тому

    So cool

  • @DJl3iohazord
    @DJl3iohazord 3 роки тому

    Honestly I wouldn’t mind moving there.

  • @BrokenCircle1
    @BrokenCircle1 3 роки тому +5

    Those pictures of instagram thots in the zone make me genuinely upset. Not just because they're thots but cmon...they're literally using a tragedy to promote their own narcissisms.

  • @andrewgaming9562
    @andrewgaming9562 3 роки тому

    What about metro games

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +1

      They don't use Chernobyl as a setting.

    • @furiousapplesack
      @furiousapplesack 3 роки тому

      @@MrHammers That's true, but I'd love for you to do a video on, at least, Exodus. It quickly became one of my favorite games of all time, beat it like 7 times in a month. Just had to do an "incompetent" run where I got everyone killed. Super depressing rolling into that last stage mostly alone, and it was a hell of an experience in a... let's say, spore-related state of mind. To say that was an intense experience does NOT do it justice.

  • @jeremiahbacon3651
    @jeremiahbacon3651 2 роки тому +2

    why are games so obsessed with remakes?

  • @OldSport69420
    @OldSport69420 Рік тому

    If I could I would live in Pripyat

  • @SatinPolar
    @SatinPolar 2 роки тому

    STALKER. That the answer, they made amazing climate, and they buy me

  • @StoneKnight1
    @StoneKnight1 2 роки тому

    cuz it's only real life equivalent of world catastrophe would look like

  • @AdahnFlorence
    @AdahnFlorence 2 роки тому

    Whoa, a based UA-cam channel? I'm subscribing.

  • @LunaRose1312
    @LunaRose1312 2 роки тому

    Welcome to the zone, stalker

  • @ysl5777
    @ysl5777 2 роки тому

    Good hunting, stalker.

  • @labub
    @labub 2 роки тому

    *GSC Game World

  • @saifallahghidhaoui1853
    @saifallahghidhaoui1853 2 роки тому

    You got it wrong mate, fallout is an already established world with its own aesthetics and atmosphere.

  • @Space_Ghost91
    @Space_Ghost91 2 роки тому

    Chernobyl is a vibe hahahahaa

  • @Valkyries733
    @Valkyries733 3 роки тому

    (Because it’s cool)

  • @wikihowfrog9034
    @wikihowfrog9034 3 роки тому

    Bc it cool innit

  • @lordsteppergod7269
    @lordsteppergod7269 3 роки тому

    Chernobylite is set in Chernobyl

  • @Direk627
    @Direk627 3 роки тому

    1989

  • @dearhorse085
    @dearhorse085 3 роки тому +1

    More like, why are games obsessed with sewers. Because they're easy to make from a design perspective, effortless and bland. Not much color or details needed for the textures. Geometry is simple enough. Same with sewers.

  • @Curt_Randall
    @Curt_Randall 3 роки тому +1

    STALKER series, one level in COD:MF, and Chernobylite. Just these over the course of 15 years. You call that an obsession? Other games you mentioned that were inspired such as Metro don't count. Those had nothing to do with Chernobyl. Metro is in a post-nuclear war apocalyptic setting, not a nuclear power plant meltdown. Maybe you think all those Russians look and sound the same.

    • @TheTrashman147
      @TheTrashman147 2 роки тому

      He mentions many others throught the video

  • @Doc_Rainbow
    @Doc_Rainbow 3 роки тому

    why are Videogames so Obsessed with Chernobyl? there are littraly just 3 mostly known games about it... Stalker, Cernobyl light and that Chernobyl Simulator game...

  • @AidenRKrone
    @AidenRKrone 2 роки тому

    Does anyone else think that basing video games on fictionalized versions of Chernobyl is a bit… disrespectful? What if you had a family member who died during the MH370 incident, only for a game development studio to produce a game in which your family member fights aliens who are trying to abduct them? That's what the survivors of the Chernobyl incident feel like when they see games like _S.T.A.L.K.E.R._ and _Chernobylite._

  • @ANW1173
    @ANW1173 2 роки тому

    Here is the real question : why this UA-cam channel is obsessed with Vice City?

  • @afdhater
    @afdhater 3 роки тому

    Because they copied stalker

  • @piggosalternateaccount4917
    @piggosalternateaccount4917 3 роки тому +1

    Why'd you just nick Anomalous Dugouts footage wholesale?
    Yo if anyone wants a far better vid explaining STALKERs locations, check ADs channel, he's not gonna say the Brain Scorcher is meant to be the Duga Radar

    • @MrHammers
      @MrHammers  3 роки тому +2

      Yes, this is not a video explaining stalkers locations lol. This is not even a video just about stalker, of course a channel specifically about those things is better if that's what you're into. The link for the brain scorcher video is in the description
      And not the Duga Radar specifically meant to be the brain scorcher, but the various antannae shrouded in conspiracy simply inspired the brain scorchers function. And I like I said in the video, that's straight from the creative directors mouth with his interview on Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

    • @piggosalternateaccount4917
      @piggosalternateaccount4917 3 роки тому

      Which they also confirmed none of the installations are Duga, hence it appearing in STALKER 2

    • @piggosalternateaccount4917
      @piggosalternateaccount4917 3 роки тому

      @@MrHammers ah apologies I did not notice you added in the description

  • @slavomirsebesta5491
    @slavomirsebesta5491 3 роки тому

    same queation could be why anoyne plays stupid bullshit named cs go?

  • @stefanadolfspies
    @stefanadolfspies 2 роки тому +1

    what a stupid question

  • @frankoceanfan3157
    @frankoceanfan3157 3 роки тому

    stalker is fucking garbage, it's literally the worst game ever made