Post originally by access.denied at 2003-05-28 10:53:40
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Yes, the movie was called Stalker (though I haven't heard of the book being released under that title--not that I know much about English editions of the book, anyway). In my opinion, however (and I loved the movie), the two are quite different. The book has more of a gritty punk attitude while the movie is much more sedated and slow-going.
And yes, Mad Max could have been set anywhere, but that's why I see no reason to introduce local flavour from the U.S. (and Neuroshima does that--Texas is that, Utah is that etc.; all of it hackneyed stereotypes, of course).
And another yes, a Russian post-apoc game would not be a Mad Max clone; it would have to find its own tone--though hard-bitten Cossack mechanics scavenging parts to run their precious dilapidated Kamaz truck would fit right in (and would require much less fantastic elements than anything of the kind in the U.S.)