Eastern Europen Developers

As I find myself starting up Metro 2033 for another playthrough, I find myself thinking more and mroe about developers based in Eastern Europe. I truly feel that some of the most immersive games available come from this side of the world. Sure they do not have the resources to make games well optimized, but I think they do one heck of a job for what they have. In my opinion some of the most atmospheric games have been made by developers from Eastern Europe such as Metro 2033, STALKER, and Cryostasis.

I was just wondering how some of you feel about games from this part of the world. I feel they do not get the credit they deserve. Thoughts?

Metro 2033 was a pretty awesome experience. Could have been better optimized, but for a 9 hour single player game and no multiplayer I feel I stillgot my $50 worth in that game. You really liked Cryostasis though? Have to check that one out.

Metro 2033 was a pretty awesome experience. Could have been better optimized, but for a 9 hour single player game and no multiplayer I feel I stillgot my $50 worth in that game. You really liked Cryostasis though? Have to check that one out.

w4rrior17

hehe, indeed they are...

I think some of it has to do with eastern european devs not making games for a wide audience, but making games they want to make.

You can feel and see thatthese games are not run-of-the-mill assembly line games, they are unique with a well thought up gameworld, often breaking away from conventional gameplay and balance.

I really like those games, thy remind me a great deal of the 90-early 2000s west european games. I think I would say that they have soul.

So much unlike most other games we get now, which aims for as broad audience as possible, with as low diffeculty as possible to get an easier entry to the game.

I guess its the saying "try to please everyone and you end up pleasing no one" at work with those games...

Not that there aint comming good games out of Japan or The west in general, just hard to find amongst "generix game ##".

Im quite glad we still have the eastern european devs making what they want.

yeah, I think that in terms of game-development eastern europe is in the mid-late 90's PC development in the rest of the world.

As I find myself starting up Metro 2033 for another playthrough, I find myself thinking more and mroe about developers based in Eastern Europe. I truly feel that some of the most immersive games available come from this side of the world. Sure they do not have the resources to make games well optimized, but I think they do one heck of a job for what they have. In my opinion some of the most atmospheric games have been made by developers from Eastern Europe such as Metro 2033, STALKER, and Cryostasis.

I was just wondering how some of you feel about games from this part of the world. I feel they do not get the credit they deserve. Thoughts?

millerlight89

If this game is anything like STALKER, then its pretty damn good. You are right, they create some amazing games, although STALKER is the only one I played thoroughly.

Western developers did this at one point of time, but not anymore. Everything is has to be like a hollywood movie here.

Yeah it's kind of sad how the quality of games from the West have either stagnated or even regressed.

Witcher and Mount & Blade were also great (:

As I find myself starting up Metro 2033 for another playthrough, I find myself thinking more and mroe about developers based in Eastern Europe. I truly feel that some of the most immersive games available come from this side of the world. Sure they do not have the resources to make games well optimized, but I think they do one heck of a job for what they have. In my opinion some of the most atmospheric games have been made by developers from Eastern Europe such as Metro 2033, STALKER, and Cryostasis.

I was just wondering how some of you feel about games from this part of the world. I feel they do not get the credit they deserve. Thoughts?

millerlight89

I would agree with you. Those three games all have more pros then cons. I can live with them beign unoptimized but my bigger problem with eastern European developers is that their games are usually pretty buggy.

I find Eastern European developers to be more unique with their games.

Metro is perhaps the most western-like game I have played from a European pc developer in a very long time.

Otherwise developers like Ice Pick Lodge deserve more attention. They are doing more for the medium than the vast majority of triple A developers.

this kinda reminded me of this

The same place that brought us STALKER also brought us Cossacks, second game was horribly optimised and is still a pain to run but a great game.

Cryostasis - I never even heard of this, but it's right up my alley. I really liked Metro 2033 and games that are atmosphere-laden are some of my favs. This looks like a sure buy for me. Thanks for the heads up!

Witcher and Mount & Blade were also great (:

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Metro 2033 was a pretty awesome experience. Could have been better optimized, but for a 9 hour single player game and no multiplayer I feel I stillgot my $50 worth in that game. You really liked Cryostasis though? Have to check that one out.

w4rrior17

As I find myself starting up Metro 2033 for another playthrough, I find myself thinking more and mroe about developers based in Eastern Europe. I truly feel that some of the most immersive games available come from this side of the world. Sure they do not have the resources to make games well optimized, but I think they do one heck of a job for what they have. In my opinion some of the most atmospheric games have been made by developers from Eastern Europe such as Metro 2033, STALKER, and Cryostasis.

I was just wondering how some of you feel about games from this part of the world. I feel they do not get the credit they deserve. Thoughts?

millerlight89

The same place that brought us STALKER also brought us Cossacks, second game was horribly optimised and is still a pain to run but a great game.

RiseAgainst12

Yes!!!! Just the other day I got a craving for some Cossacks gameplay. For a game that was released 10 years ago that's pretty awesome :D

Well I dunno about the others but Black Sea Studios and Haemimont got really really good sales on local soil. Even if they sold very little in the U.S. and West Europe, here they did pretty well - they make quality games and sell them for about 5-10$

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The same place that brought us STALKER also brought us Cossacks, second game was horribly optimised and is still a pain to run but a great game.

da_bomb123

Yes!!!! Just the other day I got a craving for some Cossacks gameplay. For a game that was released 10 years ago that's pretty awesome :D

As I find myself starting up Metro 2033 for another playthrough, I find myself thinking more and mroe about developers based in Eastern Europe. I truly feel that some of the most immersive games available come from this side of the world. Sure they do not have the resources to make games well optimized, but I think they do one heck of a job for what they have. In my opinion some of the most atmospheric games have been made by developers from Eastern Europe such as Metro 2033, STALKER, and Cryostasis.

I was just wondering how some of you feel about games from this part of the world. I feel they do not get the credit they deserve. Thoughts?

millerlight89

I have nothing to add, except that I completely agree. Some of my favorite games during the past few years have been made by Eastern European devs. They certainly have a unique atmosphere to them.

I appreciate the fact eastern European developers are much more PC focused than western ones. The western developers seem to have mostly flocked towards the console market. The eastern ones just need to lay off Starforce drm and they will be fine. That's the a major problem with some of their games.

As I find myself starting up Metro 2033 for another playthrough, I find myself thinking more and mroe about developers based in Eastern Europe. I truly feel that some of the most immersive games available come from this side of the world. Sure they do not have the resources to make games well optimized, but I think they do one heck of a job for what they have. In my opinion some of the most atmospheric games have been made by developers from Eastern Europe such as Metro 2033, STALKER, and Cryostasis.

I was just wondering how some of you feel about games from this part of the world. I feel they do not get the credit they deserve. Thoughts?

millerlight89

I completely agree with you they are much more pc focused then the western devs and take they're time when they make a game.