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Viktor Kurochkin
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I am software engineer and architect, Ukrainian in Sweden. I read fantasy books, write some fiction, fly some drones, fence some swords. Play some games. Learn some Swedish.
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#screenshotsaturday #gamedev like #trackmania
June 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Playing Stalker 2 it got me thinking a bit of the game being so iconic for the nations that survived Soviet Union and how it is different to games created outside of. And wrote them down!

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#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #writing #gsc
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Escape from Reality
The first S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game was released in 2007, and it was a cultural phenomenon in post-Soviet countries for multiple reasons, some of which I will discuss in the context of the sequel here as…
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June 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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I did finish the game. With a choice most hated me for 😅 but as the story went, everybody else were even less persuasive, and I tried to role play a total outsider.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #gsc #stalker2
A dark room with a human size green capsule with a man inside of it.
June 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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I am surprised how many of these culprits bred in the Zone since last time! They do give you chills, even though you learn to kill them. These nasty sounds… especially when you are almost out of ammo

#gaming #videogames #stalker #gsc #stalker2
2 dead bloodsuckers lying in a wooden hut
June 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Stalker is also full of fun bugs, though 😅 I guess they had a hectic good morning.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #gsc #stalker2
2 fully equipped soldier standing guard in top of their beds for no reason
June 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Stalker is full of different creative and interesting places!

#gaming #videogames #stalker #gsc #stalker2
An underground cave with a on top with the skies and a tractor in the cave
June 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#clairobscurexpedition33 and #stalker have something in common - a willing escape from reality into a magical and dangerous world. One is a personal trauma, the other is much more social and cultural trauma. Both feel helpless.

I made the same choice though.

#gaming #videogames #choice #escapism
Game characters from the back on the end of the cliff looking into horizon with big twinlight
June 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Well, that’s pretty much the motto: come with no fear and leave with no tears.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
A writing on a stone wall in front of swamps: come on i with no fear, leave with no tears
June 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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These emissions are an interesting mechanic. They do give to the atmosphere as well. Also give unpleasant reminders that not only in games people are forced to look for shelters today.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
Player with a bunch of others hides in the building from the emissions outside. The guy to the left is suffering from psychotic influence
June 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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The first time I started the game - I picked veteran. And these bloodsuckers almost gave me a mental breakdown, so much HP they have. But it taught me a lesson of modesty.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
A dead bloodsucker in the ground
June 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Condensed milk everywhere. The sole reason to escape into the zone.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
Opening another can of condensed milk in some office
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Stalker games do have their charm. I won’t lie, the sequel has lost a lot since the previous games I wish they could implement, yet still, it gives you the vibes.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
Sitting next to another stalker in front of a fire in the night
June 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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The idea of these anomalies is so cool. I really think it’s very creative thing to create and stalker has some. I wish for much more, but still.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
An old phone, rusty barrels frozen in time and space in front of an abandoned warehouse
June 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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What is quite annoying in this game is the amount of travel and stamina of the character. Going back and forth for so many times. And I understand why there is no transport in game, but man, give me my fast travel

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
POV running the pixelated road
June 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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#clairobscureexpedition33 is a very simple game. Veilguard-style level design, basic platforming, limited exploration and simplistic battle system. But strong story telling and extremely polished within its limitations. It’s not trying to be what it is not and it’s beautiful.

#gaming #videogames
An extremely cinematic shot of a man in a suit from the back looking in the far standing column with a shiny number 34
June 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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A simple rule, never miss an opportunity to drink some condensed milk from a can. I wonder if this gives any nostalgia to people outside the Soviet Union survivors nations.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
POV drinking condensed milk from a can watching anomalies in the night
June 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Special features of Eastern European games is they are hardcore in its own way. Gameplay, realism requirement, etc. Limited by the resources, they usually want to mirror the reality with a twist.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
A military clothed bald officer disassembles a automatic rifle
May 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Stalker is so full of authentic Ukrainian stuff, including the language dialects, its mixed versions, and different catchphrases that playing it in Ukrainian is a unique experience we have little examples of.

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gsc #shooter #survival
A gangster in a mask telling the player: “you don’t need this”
May 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Stalker is very dear to loyal fans in Ukraine. Those people in the game romanticize the Zone as a chance of a new life. Dangerous, full of hardships… a dream. It’s also interesting how the story lets your challenge that.

#gaming #videogames #gsc #stalker #stalker2
A game character in military uniform in top of some construction with a beautiful view of industrial post apocalypse and forests in a sunset
May 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Well, welcome back to the Zone. This time till the winning end!

#gaming #videogames #stalker #stalker2 #gscgamingworld #gsc
POV eating some meat from a can with a knife on a road in the middle of some forest
May 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Well, this game’s cutscenes are gorgeous!

#gaming #videogames #davethediver #ps #psplus #mintrocket
A nerdy mechanic racing out with his finger to a robotic “finger”
May 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I wasn’t very excited about Dave the Diver, but got it with PS Plus and decided to try it. And I love it! It has a bit excessive features, I can’t get enough of diving, and it has excessive dialogs, but still great game!

#gaming #videogames #davethediver #ps #psplus #mintrocket
A pixel art scene of sea underwater with a round-ish diver in front of a dolphin
May 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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I finished the game! It was a great adventure and I enjoyed it. It is an iconic one already and it deserves all the praise. I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the end of story though…

#gaming #videogames #kingdomcomedeliverance #kcd #kcd2 #warhorse
Henry sitting on a hill looking at the castle in the distance
May 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I like how they finished the story of Markvart von Aulitz. He was set up to be a villain, cruel killer. But he was just a man diligently doing his work, being on the other side.

#gaming #videogames #kingdomcomedeliverance #kcd #kcd2 #warhorse
In the night in the front of the fireplace, a man sits in a chair and Henry stands near. The man says: “I only did that I had to do”
May 19, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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It’s a nice quote! The game does show how flexible the morality is, though the vibe is for Henry to be a chivalrous knight and to have these struggles. I think mom still was disappointed 😅

#gaming #videogames #kingdomcomedeliverance #kcd #kcd2 #warhorse
A dream, where a man ghost tells Henry: “you play the game, but you don’t know the rules… and in the end you will lose”
May 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM