@thespacebagel9565 my bad, I kinda did that on purpose to sound funny, not like what I said was funny(cringe as fuck actually) js like, contradicting myself
Sidenote: Tarkovsky, his wife Larissa that acted in the movie and the protagonist, Anatoly died of "suspicious caused" cancer some years after the movie. It was recorded in an abandoned complex of chemical factories and the river is contaminated
Please everyone, read Roadside Picnic, the book is amazing ! EDIT : Also, the movie adaptation is freely available on UA-cam, the photography and ambiance are INSANE !
this is genuinely one of the only UA-camrs i still get excited ab a new upload for. I don't think ive seen a video i didn't find informative, interesting or overall entertaining. Quality Content Riloe, Keep it up.
I just paused my STALKER 2 playthrough to watch your video. It’s great to see so many people being introduced to this amazing universe. Incredible video, as always (and great choice of music for the intro 😉). Whether it’s the book, the movie, or the games, all these works are amazing and unique, and they deserve to be experienced by as many people as possible. Now I can dive back into the Zone.
this is unironically one of the most beautiful videos ive watched in a hot minute, absolutely amazing writing and great content riloe. i wish to see you again one day, fellow Stalker
I once again find myself in awe at your diligence and your attention detail, youre a great storyteller and i like, many others, really do hope you continue to produce such a great content.
NGL, i never tough you will make a Masterpiece like this about STALKER, Like the idea of you making a video about the games never went through my mind, glad i was wrong!
I can’t help but think that Michael Crichton’s “The Sphere” was based on (or ripped off) Strugatsky’s “Roadside Picnic”: Alien golden sphere in an nearly unreachable place manifesting unconscious desires to the horror and wonder of those who find it. I wish the world gave Strugatsky more credit. I’m glad you took it upon yourself to right that wrong. Time will tell if this video gets GOAT status, but I can already tell it has a permanent residence in my mind-palace… Excellent work, Riloe.
the entire stalker franchise was born bc of the novel Roadside Picnic and, afaik, the novel and the games are almost identical save for the origins: stalker series starts bc of the chernobyl meltdown somehow fucking with reality while roadside picnic started by aliens visiting Earth for unknown reasons before suddenly leaving earth in a hurry, leaving behind their trash which are somehow so valuable to humans
@@Hyde-dg7ef stalker series of games is even deeper, the origin is from humans tampering with what they shouldn't and is almost a reflection on progression. The new stalker short film STALKER: Shadow Of The Zone) has a couple scenes that explain the basis of it as well as being an amazing piece of media
I knew this was coming and couldn't wait. I knew everything included, but I knew Riloe would put together a banger. This is my favorite game series. I first played the originals before putting hundreds of hours playing Stalker Anomaly, playing through with every faction start. Absolutely well done, Riloe. Good hunting, stalkers
Just in time, I finished my cooking perfect don't know how to make complements more than your videos deserve, more than me fascinated watching it while I'm eating.
Another masterwork from Riloe who seems to somehow know my interests on a deeply spiritual level. Roadside Picnic was my first exposure and then I went to play the games
I was 15 when I found Roadside picnic and that book has grown to become my all time favorite. Also the movie is I credibly well done and a tragic tale straight out of the zone in its own right and worth a watch.
I will always remember the first reading of roadside picnic, and then metro 2033. They were both incredible masterpieces that made me almost obsessed with their ideas. It’s SUCH a cool vibe
"... the entire Zone; Everything it represents, the miracles found within, it's all a farce. This scar on the face of the Earth was born from the hubris of a small group of men. It's a meaningless accident that now serves as a mirror rather than a Divine Answer to Cosmic Questions; It says almost nothing about itself and everything about us through how we interact with it." I finally understand Jeff Vandermeer's 'Area X Trilogy' Wow, thank you Riloe 👍
amazing video! I am glad you took on the subject that we are told what we want and persue it, instead of just living our lives the way we actually want to, even if we find ourselves lost or wrong with our own beliefs and needs. I know that wasn't your words exactly but that was my understanding related to it
I didn't catch it if you mentioned it, but referenced on the Roadside Picnic wikipedia there's an article that talks about how some people who did work in the real life Chornobyl exclusion zone referred to themselves as "Stalkers" as a reference to the novel and movie.
100%, the videos of the inside of the reactor core I show throughout the video were taken by Alexander Kupnyi who worked in the Sarcophagus and entered the core more times than almost anyone. He and couple others who did this referred to themselves as Stalkers.
Fun fact: the name of the project "C-Consciousness ", i.e. Common Consciousness in russian (on which the game scenario was originally written) writes like Общее Сознание or shortly О-Сознание, which can be prononsed as an Awareness (Осознание)
I had played the games before i knew of this movies existence. I was real excited for what i was about to watch. It let me down ultimately. But only because of my expectations. I will say though. Movie spoilers The amount of tenseness i felt while the traverse "the meat grinder" was unparalleled. Because i have first have seen what anomalies can do to things. The whole way i was waiting for someone to get crumpled up like a ball of paper and exploded all over the walls. Idont think i would have experienced that without prior knowledge of what they reference. The movie itself is a good film. I just put too much of my own imagination into the viewing experience.
I think that's intended. The book and screenplay for Stalker were both written by the Strugatskys, and they decided with the film to "imply" the danger of the Zone rather than show it outright, and I think it makes those sections incredibly intense
This is an amazing video! I have been utterly facsincated by Roadside Picnic and STALKER for a few years now ever since I learned about them thanks to comparisons to another series (Made in Abyss, which takes HEAVY inspiration from Roadside Picnic and its concepts). Thank you for making this great video about the themes and concepts at the heart of these stories. I'd be curious on your thoughts on Made In Abyss and its take on "the zone" (or in this case, "the abyss"). Theres also Otherside Picnic which is pretty good, though I've heard the anime adaptation was very mid.
Great video as always, huge fan of Roadside Picnic so this was really cool to watch :) Also, I think there might be some kind of audio glitch or editing error at 20:20
Deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists and bandits... None will stop Duty on its triumphant march towards saving the planet! The World fears The Zones expansion. Join Duty and save the innocent. Stalker, protect the world from The Zone. Join Duty.
Riloe riloe riloe, have you ever heared of receiver 2? A video about it would be nice, it's a realistic gun simulator/ fps survival shooter with deep lore and a message against self harm.
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The quality of this video is unparalleled to anything I've seen before
I second this, gotta say, this is fire, baller, goated, quite magnificent, and a display of true art. One might say, true cinema
It’s good, but were you given internet access like yesterday?
@@thespacebagel9565 yeah
@thespacebagel9565 my bad, I kinda did that on purpose to sound funny, not like what I said was funny(cringe as fuck actually) js like, contradicting myself
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For real. This guy is so good. I'm so glad he grew so much so fast
sweetie it’s past your bedtime go to bed
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Sidenote: Tarkovsky, his wife Larissa that acted in the movie and the protagonist, Anatoly died of "suspicious caused" cancer some years after the movie.
It was recorded in an abandoned complex of chemical factories and the river is contaminated
And also almost the third of the rest of the movie production crew if i remember well !
Please everyone, read Roadside Picnic, the book is amazing !
EDIT : Also, the movie adaptation is freely available on UA-cam, the photography and ambiance are INSANE !
this is genuinely one of the only UA-camrs i still get excited ab a new upload for. I don't think ive seen a video i didn't find informative, interesting or overall entertaining. Quality Content Riloe, Keep it up.
Thank you 🙌
The wish of a simple man is the most terrifying one.
I just paused my STALKER 2 playthrough to watch your video. It’s great to see so many people being introduced to this amazing universe. Incredible video, as always (and great choice of music for the intro 😉). Whether it’s the book, the movie, or the games, all these works are amazing and unique, and they deserve to be experienced by as many people as possible. Now I can dive back into the Zone.
Just started today! Loving it so far
The Strugatsky brothers were amazing, Roadside, Mountain Inn, Hard to be a King... all genius
this is unironically one of the most beautiful videos ive watched in a hot minute, absolutely amazing writing and great content riloe.
i wish to see you again one day, fellow Stalker
Thank you so much!
I once again find myself in awe at your diligence and your attention detail, youre a great storyteller and i like, many others, really do hope you continue to produce such a great content.
I watched through the whole advertisement, because you made it sound interesting
NGL, i never tough you will make a Masterpiece like this about STALKER, Like the idea of you making a video about the games never went through my mind, glad i was wrong!
I can’t help but think that Michael Crichton’s “The Sphere” was based on (or ripped off) Strugatsky’s “Roadside Picnic”: Alien golden sphere in an nearly unreachable place manifesting unconscious desires to the horror and wonder of those who find it. I wish the world gave Strugatsky more credit. I’m glad you took it upon yourself to right that wrong. Time will tell if this video gets GOAT status, but I can already tell it has a permanent residence in my mind-palace… Excellent work, Riloe.
As soon I heard "stalker" and "zone" I knew this was Chernobyl!
I didn't know it was a novel reference, however.
the entire stalker franchise was born bc of the novel Roadside Picnic and, afaik, the novel and the games are almost identical save for the origins: stalker series starts bc of the chernobyl meltdown somehow fucking with reality while roadside picnic started by aliens visiting Earth for unknown reasons before suddenly leaving earth in a hurry, leaving behind their trash which are somehow so valuable to humans
@@Hyde-dg7ef stalker series of games is even deeper, the origin is from humans tampering with what they shouldn't and is almost a reflection on progression. The new stalker short film STALKER: Shadow Of The Zone) has a couple scenes that explain the basis of it as well as being an amazing piece of media
It’s totally worth reading Roadside Picnic. It’s a great book.
I knew this was coming and couldn't wait. I knew everything included, but I knew Riloe would put together a banger. This is my favorite game series. I first played the originals before putting hundreds of hours playing Stalker Anomaly, playing through with every faction start. Absolutely well done, Riloe. Good hunting, stalkers
Just in time, I finished my cooking perfect don't know how to make complements more than your videos deserve, more than me fascinated watching it while I'm eating.
Now I understand why my youngest brother spoke so highly of the game when he first played. Your analysis goes quite deep. Pretty damn good job.
Another Riloe 10/10, keep up the good work
Longest video on this channel and a subject that is of mass interest to me?!?! Zooo wee mama, i gotta watch this later
They say the better the art is the better it must be at reflecting reality
17:20 and yet he yerns for the mines!!!!!!
Another masterwork from Riloe who seems to somehow know my interests on a deeply spiritual level. Roadside Picnic was my first exposure and then I went to play the games
Love your vids dude
I knew it! If anyone was going to make a unique video on stalker 2, it was Riloe.
Well, it has nothing to do with Stalker 2 😅 but thank you!
jup, i suppose just stalker makes more sence in that sentance, however my brain was thinking about the timing of the video. Great content though.
@ of course it was in honor of the first new stalker game in decades!
Beautiful video. I love games and media that say more about the viewer than anything else, and STALKER definitely can match up to that.
I was 15 when I found Roadside picnic and that book has grown to become my all time favorite. Also the movie is I credibly well done and a tragic tale straight out of the zone in its own right and worth a watch.
I will always remember the first reading of roadside picnic, and then metro 2033. They were both incredible masterpieces that made me almost obsessed with their ideas. It’s SUCH a cool vibe
You can always count on Riloe to deliver a banger at 7 in the morning
This video is absolutely amazing. I'm so glad I found your channel a few weeks ago.
Monolith? Oh monolith, hear my calls, I cannot hear you monolith. Where are you monolith, oh monolith, you have left your children.
I love your videos and I'm glad you decided to cover Stalker & Roadside Picnic
HOLY SHIT Riloe and STALKER what a combo!
Always making be love and appreciate the thing you are covering ever more.
This might be your best yet
Also I deadass jumped out my seat when I saw a 40 minute Riloe video
Thanks for preventing the spoil ! I've watch the movie and read the book but i'm currently playing the games
Finally! Someone who can put to words what I've been feeling about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. this whole time!
"... the entire Zone; Everything it represents, the miracles found within, it's all a farce. This scar on the face of the Earth was born from the hubris of a small group of men. It's a meaningless accident that now serves as a mirror rather than a Divine Answer to Cosmic Questions; It says almost nothing about itself and everything about us through how we interact with it."
I finally understand Jeff Vandermeer's 'Area X Trilogy'
Wow, thank you Riloe 👍
I've JUST been getting into Metro and S.T.A.L.K.E.R recently, learned about "A Roadside Picnic" too, to absolutely perfect timing.
Brilliantly told and conveyed. Thankyou
Roadside picnic is so awesome. I recommend everyone read it.
its a great morning when Riloe posts a Video, even better when its a Stalker vid! This was so good dude, thanks!
By the by, there's an amazing audiobook version of Roadside Picnic here on youtube
amazing video! I am glad you took on the subject that we are told what we want and persue it, instead of just living our lives the way we actually want to, even if we find ourselves lost or wrong with our own beliefs and needs. I know that wasn't your words exactly but that was my understanding related to it
I didn't catch it if you mentioned it, but referenced on the Roadside Picnic wikipedia there's an article that talks about how some people who did work in the real life Chornobyl exclusion zone referred to themselves as "Stalkers" as a reference to the novel and movie.
100%, the videos of the inside of the reactor core I show throughout the video were taken by Alexander Kupnyi who worked in the Sarcophagus and entered the core more times than almost anyone. He and couple others who did this referred to themselves as Stalkers.
Excellent video on my favorite franchise. Awesome job!
Dude your videos will always be the best excited for this
Was genuinely just watching a bunch of his videos and he uploads, how good
I enjoyed this and found it interesting, thank you for sharing it with us.
Oh awesome a Riloe video!
*40 Minutes later*
Well that was beautiful, and now I'm crying.
Wow awesome video thank you for the lore breakdown and literary analysis
Fun fact: the name of the project "C-Consciousness ", i.e. Common Consciousness in russian (on which the game scenario was originally written) writes like Общее Сознание or shortly О-Сознание, which can be prononsed as an Awareness (Осознание)
Thank you for using all this gorgeous concept art, and not the same ol’ AI garbage so many UA-camrs default to.
I will never use AI for anything, you can count on that
@@riloegamingI love it when creative people support other creative people. Thank you!
A 40 minute Riloe video. We eating good tonight lads
Such a good video on stalkers lore would love a another one on stalker 2 👍
I havent even watched and I know this is about to be peak riloe content
47 seconds is crazy also this game hits hard
made me think about my life choices honestly
I had played the games before i knew of this movies existence. I was real excited for what i was about to watch. It let me down ultimately. But only because of my expectations. I will say though.
Movie spoilers
The amount of tenseness i felt while the traverse "the meat grinder" was unparalleled. Because i have first have seen what anomalies can do to things. The whole way i was waiting for someone to get crumpled up like a ball of paper and exploded all over the walls. Idont think i would have experienced that without prior knowledge of what they reference. The movie itself is a good film. I just put too much of my own imagination into the viewing experience.
I think that's intended.
The book and screenplay for Stalker were both written by the Strugatskys, and they decided with the film to "imply" the danger of the Zone rather than show it outright, and I think it makes those sections incredibly intense
2:17 The way I keeled over, why did you have to say DECADES old like that 😂 you hurt me man 🤌🏼
Finally a Stalker analysis by riloe!!! God is good
Mom was 21 living in the USSR and told me lots about those times. Grim times.
Very well done!
I enjoyed it and found it interesting
Thanks for the vid, more entertaining then the movie I watched just before coming on youtube
This is an amazing video! I have been utterly facsincated by Roadside Picnic and STALKER for a few years now ever since I learned about them thanks to comparisons to another series (Made in Abyss, which takes HEAVY inspiration from Roadside Picnic and its concepts). Thank you for making this great video about the themes and concepts at the heart of these stories. I'd be curious on your thoughts on Made In Abyss and its take on "the zone" (or in this case, "the abyss"). Theres also Otherside Picnic which is pretty good, though I've heard the anime adaptation was very mid.
Great video as always, huge fan of Roadside Picnic so this was really cool to watch :)
Also, I think there might be some kind of audio glitch or editing error at 20:20
Glad you got into the lore mate, amazing video!
Welcome and good hunting, stalker ❤️☢️
another riloe classic
I almost shit my pants when I saw the palace of culture in real video. I was just there, killing pseudogiants and monolith.
Highly suggest watching some IRL stalker content. Seeing the classic landmarks in person is very cool
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Deadly anomalies, dangerous mutants, anarchists and bandits... None will stop Duty on its triumphant march towards saving the planet!
The World fears The Zones expansion. Join Duty and save the innocent.
Stalker, protect the world from The Zone. Join Duty.
I am a simple man. I see Riloe, I click
ok ok. i'll wait. I was so excited to watch this. Im gonna do read the book now.
RILOE STALKER VIDEO!!!!!!!!
I think it’s incredible they were even able to turn a Tarkovsky film into a game..
Fuck yeah, Riloe posting during breakfast again. Hells to the yes
absolute cinema
We love Riloe
Mom wake up! Riloe dropped!
Riloe riloe riloe, have you ever heared of receiver 2? A video about it would be nice, it's a realistic gun simulator/ fps survival shooter with deep lore and a message against self harm.
Easily favourite UA-camr
Damn man, chill. I just want my artifacts.
Great video. I hope drewski sees this it.
wish I could run the new one
Вот это я понимаю обзор на Сталкер. Riloe best regards bro!
"Tarkovsky" thats where tarkov got its name from... makes sense
Great video
If this does well I can see someone making a movie that dosnt focus on any of these .. like they normally do
Lore guy I love your videos
0:03 #shiey mentioned
0:30
Great, now I have to write a 500 page history of mankind. Eh, at least I know why...
i love the vidoe riloe
btw what shooter do you recommend getting going into 2025
Fortnite
Man we are we gonna get games that are playing off the Southern Reach books.
this video is so good im gonna show it to my wife who knows only what ive adhd dumped on her
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Another fucking banger.
I'm afraid its peak sir.
Hi Riloe👋
Should I play the original stalker games before the newest one?
as a STALKER fan they're definetly worth playing. Tons of world building that eventually leads up to 2
Stalker 2 gamma?
awesome