How GTA 4 Was Inspired By Russian Movies

[@roman_nfkrz]

Hey dudes, this is my first real attempt at a "video essay" type of content and it took me a ton of research and effort. I hope u like and if u do smash like so I'll do more interesting ones about Russia or something EDIT: A bunch of comments here are saying “Niko is Serbian though, not Russian”. I’ve never said Niko was Russian lmao, I thought him being Serbian isn’t even worth mentioning because everybody knows it. Still, I said that he’s a Bosnian War veteran, which I think makes it pretty obvious that he isn’t Russian. I talked about the 90s in Russia to bring context to the movies, not to imply that it has something to do with Niko

[@derbratan2953]

Blyatiful

[@saqibmasood3855]

make more of these

[@lohnjennon4886]

'smash like'

[@cardinalZephyr]

Ok

[@cardinalZephyr]

I really like this whole information stuff. But to be fair you completely copied Pyrocynical

[@matman000000]

GTA Vice City = Scarface GTA San Andreas = Menace II Society GTA IV = Brat GTA V = Heat

[@ksenomorf170]

legit

[@roland11110010101]

Gta san Andreas = Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice

[@doodskie999]

Also miami vice for vice city

[@pavelmichalek7302]

GTA Vice City = also Miami Vice GTA IV = also 15 Minutes (2001) GTA V = also Breaking Bad

[@hothead7808]

🤒💯

[@Dillon4599]

GTA V: Come on, just load already. GTA IV: No, keep loading, I wanna hear more of this music.

[@AlParole]

FACTSSSS!!!

[@emrecelebi9482]

SCREW GTA 5... I NEED GTA 4

[@LadyOfTheEdits]

Facts!!!!!!

[@itzlilfritz9122]

Fax

[@perocigla4425]

I honestly don't get why is GTA V so overrated. You get old while the Online mode loads...

[@Lasstpak]

"Are you gangsters?" "No. We are Russians."

[@milicija406]

Who Said that?

[@bradus05]

@@milicija406 Russian movie Brother 2

[@ВладимирЛенин-г9н]

Неси водочки, мы домой летим

[@linclokatz]

Niko wasn’t Russian you asshole

[@dauren246]

@@linclokatz Claude wasnt speak you asshole

[@eliminator1492]

*Soviet Connection* is the best loading screen song along with San Andreas.

[@filosov]

@Jimmy S most boring music

[@filosov]

@@tasherxx_ this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5C8e6Glp5mLfpY

[@filosov]

@Jimmy S kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5C8e6Glp5mLfpY ?

[@filosov]

@Jimmy S think it's just music that plays in the elevators

[@drobviouslol]

@Jimmy S you might need to get your ears cleaned no offence

[@gustavofring4915]

As a Turkish, I learned the Brat series from my Kazakh friend who was exchange military student in Turkish Naval Academy. After we watched the movies, I’m still listening Brat soundtracks. Especially, Bi 2 songs. Too emotional, intense and atmospheric songs dude.

[@jksi7977]

Selam aleykum , from Kara Harp Okulu 2021 graduate !

[@victorstriga]

Hahah, I watched the Brat movies last week and I'm going through that phase as well. Really enjoy listening to Bi-2 & DDT

[@IrishCoffeee]

I'm russian and I have a turkish friend who told me that turkish movies are also very creative when it comes to dramatic movies. We somehow have similar plots and someone always die in the end. Turkish and russian old movies have the abilites to make mature men cry

[@UnstoppableVideos]

How NFKRZ was inspired by Roman Bellic

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Yes he was

[@romanbellic810]

I bet.

[@ajpoopfucker]

How Roman Bellic was inspired by NFKRZ*

[@user-jf4lt4uk7u]

How ninja ripped off NFKRZ

[@LaSanya2001]

Both are called Roman. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

[@kable11569]

Imagine in some beautiful world where Vlad accepted to play Niko Bellic in a sequel. What a beautiful world...

[@lohnjennon4886]

why do you have the old NFKRZ accent from 2016 in this video haha

[@fpsgenerator]

old mic

[@TitovIgorBro]

It feels like he made this video back in 2016 and then completely forgot about it, only to accidentally discover it now

[@nob2243]

Well, I mean... a no facecam, gameplay-based, 2016-like video, obviously requires a 2016 accent for the whole experience.

[@Bombaclot46]

He's reading off a script.

[@MSQuaint]

@@nob2243 "nfkrz bangers" + fat voice = old video

[@Mazxlol]

I moved from Russia to US in early 2000s and when I first played GTA4 it really reminded me of Russia's 90-2000s... that radio station was really cool. The game definitely has a lot of similarities with БРАТ movies. For Russian people reading this comment "Мы русские не обманываем друг друга!" PS. Most Russian people who live in US are sort of stuck in time - they still listen to old russian music and celebrate russian holidays etc. i find it interesting.

[@reservoirchannel5576]

@Джон Снейк загнивают

[@High8Studio]

Vietnamese people are the same in the US from my experience. They celebrate all the old holidays, speak more old fashioned Vietnamese, and listen to a lot of old fashioned music and make it here even though they fell out of style back home. Though, we fit better here in America since South Vietnam fell and their ideals of a nation fit much better with the US.

[@TheRealFobican]

When you are too familiar to what you grew up with when the new thing came, it´s probably very hard to break away from.

[@snowindafunboots4369]

like italians

[@Мойевропейскийжидобандеровский]

В гермашке та жа хрень. Всегда кто- то застревает, кому-то в прошлом было лучше.

[@nickkhrapov752]

You saying "bad american businessman" with such a sarcasm Let me count bad russian guys in american films

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

Still counting?

[@GodsHotel]

@@deptusmechanikus7362 yes, because they're innumerous

[@VladimirLarin4815]

Nick Khrapov Well, that’s the thing... American movies - Russian Villains; Russian movies - American Villains. “Cold War” is still going.

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

@@Yaltadvij кто о чём, а вшивый про баню. Иди подмойся, поехавший

[@mohammadnooriman4185]

@@VladimirLarin4815 CYKA TRUE

[@Alex80085s]

GTA IV has a more grounded story that immerses you into feeling like you are part of the dark criminal underbelly of Liberty City, where as in GTA V it's a more of a really good action movie with over the top scenes that work really well in a video game format.

[@NebulaCrisis]

More videos like this please. Much better than “this person is cringe” or “look at this KZbin drama.”

[@TheAllAroundMan]

Esskeetit

[@ad-xl2dq]

why not both ?

[@zaharkinsnebolubov5722]

Mental too bad this content will never get the same amount as drama

[@jcfnetwork6768]

Agreed

[@Staymellow88]

The writers at Rockstar Games are like Quentin Tarantino of video games they pay homage to classics

[@voodoo1067]

Fuck Quentin Tarantino!

[@beyondthestars4299]

The guy is serbian not russian

[@Mixato_Tech]

@@beyondthestars4299 Потому что главного героя ГТА 4 взяли с РУССКОГО АКТЕРА, который тоже сыграл серба в одном фильме. Лицо, одежда, характер, все это скопировали с него. А судя по всему по началу главный герой должен был быть русским, ибо тому актеру предлагали поучаствовать в записи голоса, просили использовать внешность и т.д. Но актер отказал, и Rockstar games пришлось выкручиваться.

[@liammiddleton3064]

GTA 5 WAS NOT THAT GREAT

[@nutsfromberserk247]

​@@liammiddleton3064 Waahhh gta 5 bad waaahhh

[@Sebadicus]

Love how he used "Gruppa Krovi" as background music, best Russian song i ever heard 👍

[@anis1796]

@Sunlightshadow yes he is

[@lucien4071]

@@anis1796 nfkrz needs to make a video on Tsoi

[@anis1796]

@@lucien4071 of course that would be amazing

[@KosTis]

Personally I prefer zakroy za mnoy dvyer ya ukhazhu also by Kino

[@ashtray3860]

@@СемёнПетров1989 even bigger than nirvana, Viktor tsoi has way more statues in his honour than Kurt does

[@Thesilverninja]

Hey NFKRZ, found your channel through Bald and Bankrupt. Since you did a GTA IV video I figured I would give you some more behind the scenes info as to how R* works. I was a former employee between 2014-2016 on the cutscene animation team. (Sorry I'm late, went through your older videos) Essentially, the Houser Bros have their hands in everything relating to game production. They play the games, change the gameplay, and Dan Houser and a few other writers write the game script. They have an entire team of researchers dedicated to making each game feel authentic to the time period and culture they are trying to portray. These researchers have libraries and libraries of content that they use to find as much information about something as they can. I have seen the researchers use History channel and hundreds of reference books to get information. There is a high chance that the researchers, writing team, and Dan himself most likely watched the movies or the movies were recommended to them when doing their research. These guys go incredibly deep and detail when gathering background info which is why Red Dead Redemption feels authentic to the time period. Since they were covering a character from Eastern Europe, R* pooled all their resources to get as much authentic information as they possibly could. But not everything carries over in translation, like when the girl said she removed most of the songs they had selected. Sorry I'm late with the reply but I hope that helps shed some interesting information for you.

[@CoenM33]

You were an employee, you are a former employee. Other than that: cool story, bro!

[@AryanKumar-fz2dm]

That's very incredible, sir. Thank you for enlightening us.

[@danilo8325]

Niko grew up in Yugoslavia (SERBIA) , where he fought in the Yugoslav Wars. He later worked for organized crime syndicates as a hired-gun in Liberty City. Ever since the Yugoslav Wars ended, Niko's main goal in life was to find and kill one of two men: Florian Cravic or Darko Brevic, for one of them betrayed and nearly killed him during the Wars. Niko is the younger cousin of Roman Bellic and the son of Milica Bellic.

[@renko8065]

Danilo832 younger than roman???? wtf

[@sekira331]

FINALY

[@fasilo2000]

@@sekira331 jea

[@fasilo2000]

Jea

[@georgeaksich9017]

This is all true. Niko was made clear that he was not Russian but was connected to them.

[@Gajiggles]

One of your first vids I have seen in a WHILE absolute masterpiece

[@f.f5771]

GraymanandTheLegend oh yeah yeah

[@williamrekkevonwowern1844]

Oh yeah yeah

[@ИльяАпролов]

This video indeed does seem like he put effort into

[@yourhornytwin6003]

Oh yeah yeah

[@carkmaker]

Him and pyro are getting serious

[@HTPCYMC]

Niko! It’s your cousin. _Lets go bowling._

[@sejn195]

I am sorry cousin. Maybe another time.

[@romanbellic810]

Sure cousin, pick me up on the other side of the city.

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Sure cousin, pick me up the next hour.

[@velnias9135]

another justin y with really funny jokes

[@monstrs23]

shut fuck up, you're everywhere

[@TheShifter1001]

8:00 another direct parallel is Niko only went after Vlad because it’s pretty much A parent/confirmed he was messing around with Malorie

[@kinocorner3815]

I remember playing GTA IV before I graduated high school (which was around the time the game came out) and well into my first half of college. It was also that time I discovered Russian movies (the first I watched was my library's copy of Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin). Брат and Брат 2 came up on my radar but I could never find it. As I played more GTA IV, my obsession to find the movies grew stronger and stronger. I finally found the first one three or four years later (well after I stopped playing GTA IV) and the second one a year after that. Great movies to watch (though not my favorite films from Russia) but it was obvious there were homages paid to the Брат movies. Also, 4 will always be my favorite GTA! Спасибо NFKRZ!!!

[@Devosent]

Brat is actually a fantastic movie to watch

[@alfredbanuelos7312]

Too bad he died so no third movie

[@Kaidan87]

@@alfredbanuelos7312 There were no real plans for a third movie anyway. First, Balabanov said that Danila's story was finished. Second, Bodrov became a director himself and wanted to film his own movies, not just resycle 1 role. Well, who knows. Maybe eventually they would change their mind and we would see 3rd part. But both Bodrov and Balabanov are now dead so no chance of that happening, yeah. P.S. Originally Brat 2 was supposed to be 2 separate movies. But director thought the script was too long and boring so he joined them into one.

[@alpha-tomahawk532]

@@Kaidan87 Maybe 3rd movie would have been about busting his bro from cops with that hooker storyline, dunno.

[@snack1824]

В чем сила, американец? Вот я думаю, что сила в правде. Кто прав, тот и сильней

[@senaya]

@@alfredbanuelos7312 a group of independent people is about to film '3rd' movie which they want to make intentionally bad, with a bunch of freaks as actors. Sad shit.

[@Haxston]

I fuckin knew it, I told every I knew who played GTA4 that Niko looked exactly like the Russian freelancer from Behind Enemy Lines, I fuckin knew it! Get up get out!

[@Darko_CC]

The Russian freelancer was a Serb wasn’t he?

[@ROMAR1K2]

@@Darko_CC in the film Behind Enemy Lines, Vladimir Mashkov plays a Serb, what do you say to this?A Serbian mercenary who works as a sniper for the Serbian army during the Bosnian War.

[@eastkvass]

Respect for this man for putting Viktor Tsoi's Gruppa Grovi in the background.

[@gefallenerritter3632]

Gruppa Krovi

[@edibleandsentientautomobil5396]

It makes sense because the song was featured in GTA 4's Vladivostok FM

[@surf9734]

Can you make a second channel that just teaches us westerners Russian history.

[@user-hi2wu3cf6e]

Lol, no

[@MemoryOfTheAncestors]

Garbanzo Bean kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWG6npZueJV4p5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJm7fJ-Po7iKoKM - Russian documentary series about Great Patriotic war with english dub. kzbin.info/door/uSx-lf2ft7hPceGVNHybOwplaylists - very interesting channel with documentaries about Russian history with English dub or sub. You can also find playlists with Russian and Soviet films with English subtitles on my channel (for example, "Brother" and "Brother 2" movies ). In addition there are songs of the band "Kino", one of which, the most famous ("Группа крови" or "Blood type", plays on the radio Vladivostok FM). Viktor Tsoi and the band "Kino" are considered legendary in Russia and in all former Soviet republics. kzbin.info/aero/PLz2tbJ1zNiwDjc6LaNbXYq7D1pyCWvbXR en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Tsoi Here are translations of songs in many languages: lyricstranslate.com/en/viktor-tsoi-lyrics.html

[@Unicate789]

da

[@user-hi2wu3cf6e]

@@Unicate789 pizda

[@bingbongster]

Brate mogu da ti to ja resim slavaaboo jedan jadni

[@Baqsam]

What a coincidence! I was looking up some stuff about Russia and remembered GTA IV due to the Russian influence despite the fact that Niko is most likely Serbian.

[@dxxmii.3873]

This game has only 1 negative aspect about its spot: *it finishes*

[@MK040]

And you literally cannot play it on PC and when you buy it, it is a waste of money.

[@itsdokko2990]

It's not impossible. Just a few day ago i reinstalled GTA 4 on my PC (Steam Version) and i'm having absolutely zero problems playing it, i'm even playing on the v1.0.7.0 , the one before the murder of Vladivostok FM. You just need some simple tweaking and elbow grease. I'm playing it btw on my Pentium G4400 paired with 8Gb of RAM and a GTX660 on medium settings, reaching pretty good almost stable 60FPS

[@MK040]

@@itsdokko2990 when im starting it it says it wants the key, and when i type it in, it Just doesnt works. Didnt find any solutions online.

[@itsdokko2990]

never bumped into that :/ probably because i always disable GFWL before even starting the game. Try disabling GFWL and Rockstar Social Club

[@zifer123]

@@MK040 i fucking bought a cd once but i never ended up playing it because neither i nor my dad was able to install that fucking piece of shit.

[@FieldMarshalFeels]

I always thought Niko looked like that dude from Behind Enemy Lines...

[@mannhouse8014]

doomer boomer coomer pee pee poomer

[@Trillioons]

Funny cause they have that similar jacket in one of the clothing shops.

[@T--wk9oe]

Ролик очень качественный, уважение за проделанную работу. Кстати "круглый" в английских субтитрах распознался как "krug lee")

[@quantumleap4023]

I agree, very well said...

[@youreaautistharry4113]

I NO SPEAK COMMUNIST RRRRRREEEEE

[@NikoSaga]

@@elysiumsmoke8883 Drop the mic XD

[@angryvaginasfromspace7718]

@@elysiumsmoke8883 That was higly Bueno.

[@sejn195]

Doesn't krugliy mean like circular or am I tripping?

[@dxxmii.3873]

Roman, the effort u put in this video payed off, this is the best gta iv video i have ever seen, i have never seen something that interesting and informative about ma fav gta. I wish u’ll upload more stuff like this.

[@olzhas1one755]

@CanBiteIt CanLikeIt As if anyone's gonna read those

[@AndrewEagles]

Having a trip to NYC for the first time and walking in Brighton beach for me was like "Hey, I've already been here", thanks to the game:) especially I was very astounded by seeing those railways up above and taking a look inside the " Saint Petersburg" store that was present in "Brat 2", childhood dream came true

[@yetimyetimski6901]

Same here, visited Brooklyn in March. Loved it, just like the movie.

[@jpeg.600x2]

based and epicpilled

[@cochwithchrist3889]

The dude who Niko is inspired by is so humble

[@Andrey_SamZnaeshKakoi]

Yes, he's a great kind man. Russia's folk favourite

[@MetalGearyaTV]

He's not humble, he's an asshole who considers video games as something that's much-much lower than him.

[@TopTierTrophy]

@@Andrey_SamZnaeshKakoiit’s sarcasm

[@blackadder5346]

Make Vladivostok FM great again

[@ПавелПросянников-н3п]

So apparently such radio really exists

[@TheCynicalAutist]

@@ПавелПросянников-н3п It was made a few months after GTA IV's release, so I think it was deliberate.

[@josephbouche7804]

"Володя, Ты проебался!!!"

[@MrLucasOFF]

Самый лучший момент в ролике!)

[@josephbouche7804]

@@MrLucasOFF Я здесь впервые так что это был нежданчик, учитывая неплохой акцент автора.

[@goldenpie5945]

@@josephbouche7804 он русский держу в курсе

[@NikoSaga]

@@josephbouche7804 Ну.. Такой себе акцент

[@josephbouche7804]

я про его английский держу в курсе@@goldenpie5945

[@romanbellic810]

I'm a Serb my slavic cousin.

[@nuclearblitzkrieg7734]

Roman Bellic vote stalin 4 prez nigga

[@AmarilloMusicAB]

Kosovo je Srbija

[@BondTheOGYT]

@@AmarilloMusicAB da

[@LuckStroN]

Да

[@spookson5679]

Roman my cousin is here!

[@not2shab72]

To be fair to the actor that turned down the Niko role - they probably didn't tell him what game he'd be working on - Rockstar do that to avoid leaks etc. For instance, the actor for Arthur for RDR2 wasn't told what game he was doing the motion capture + voice acting of until a few weeks of shooting.

[@Denebrae]

Yes, he literally says that. - "It was a strange, half-scam thing" 2:52 correct translation.

[@macva553]

Ein, Zwei, Drei Schicki Schicki schweine

[@HoboTango]

Glukoza - Schweine

[@battenburg6089]

UH OH!

[@Zoidberg13197]

S T O P

[@TheRealFobican]

I really miss that song playing in the beginning.

[@snowindafunboots4369]

italy

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

Grand Theft Russia

[@cardinalZephyr]

E

[@sejn195]

Grand theft Blyato*

[@dst_3739]

Grand Cyko Blyato

[@nomanja6816]

Serbia*

[@joste77]

@@nomanja6816 Tako je 😭

[@anakinGTI]

Still playing in 2019. GTA IV is the best GTA ever made. The story is beyond a movie. The details are stunning. One of the best games ever made.

[@profiles_]

Rated M, for Masterpiece.

[@Мойевропейскийжидобандеровский]

M.for murica?

[@sukabljat]

As a german with russian root, I totaly agree on this. Spasibo schto ti takoi clip sdelol!. Nun werde ich GTA IV erneut durchspielen können! And both of the films were briliant. RIP Bodrov.

[@Мойевропейскийжидобандеровский]

Maybe russian with german root?

[@yaroslavmaltsev497]

Ich bin Russer, der in Deutschland wohnt, und es ist immer so interessant, zu sehen, wie Russisch-Deutsche russisch reden! Es gibt manche Besonderheiten, die sehr oft erscheinen.

[@Мойевропейскийжидобандеровский]

@@yaroslavmaltsev497 эмиграция еще жива?

[@yaroslavmaltsev497]

@@Мойевропейскийжидобандеровский и развивается!

[@Мойевропейскийжидобандеровский]

@@yaroslavmaltsev497 когда приехал и по какой линии?

[@sampatterson8986]

The soundtrack was fantastic but it didn't have any Lil Vodka smh

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Smh

[@ballmuncher4342]

@@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz your name gives me pain

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

AMJ Soz to hear that

[@Random-bj3gf]

such words of wisdom

[@jpeg.600x2]

lil slav

[@ironcuber1800]

Nfkrz is really good at video game essays

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Indeed

[@efwefweffrwfef9145]

Nfkrz didnt just die... HE WAS MURDERED

[@ironcuber1800]

@@efwefweffrwfef9145 fucking cleanprincegaming holy shit that guy

[@jpeg.600x2]

he should make more

[@zackschilling4376]

DAmn, the car (in that first mission) is even based on that movie, great video ! GTA IV is best GTA

[@dxxmii.3873]

*niko bellic drop out serbia to save the gta game*

[@Luka__1]

XD

[@kekoproduction4439]

*niko bellic alive in serbia and make fast rap for srbija*

[@dimitrijeradulovic3099]

@@AlfaRomeoQ XDDDDDDDD

[@kthen9670]

@@AlfaRomeoQ serbians be like

[@CozyHi]

GTA IV Was actually created when two gopniks went to a Saint Petersburg bowling alley

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

Their names were Niko and Roman Bellic

[@saulgoodman7787]

@@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz *Boris and Anatoli

[@nikolabl8154]

But Niko is Serbian, and speaks Serbian, with Russian accent for some reason

[@tikalthewhimsicott2736]

Bongo The Gipsy how's a Serbian accent sopose to sound like?

[@nikolabl8154]

@@tikalthewhimsicott2736 Uhmm... Not like this

[@dimitrijeradulovic3099]

@@tikalthewhimsicott2736 niko speaks Serbian with an Italian accent

[@MarkoVuckovic32]

I'm Serbian and Niko definitely speaks with Russian accent. Even the stuff he says in Serbian sound very Russian. The voice actor should've been a Serbian but whatever it is still a great game.

[@MarkoVuckovic32]

@Isak Slavinat i know, like I already said I'm a Serbian myself.

[@afeeqvirus1]

seen/watched dozens of facts and trivias vids of GTA4. and THIS is the 1st vid in years ( that I watched ) that tells me the existince of Brat and Brat2 and the game inspirations. I honestly did not know. Amazing how literally no one mention this for years. anyway good video and I am entertained. thank you and you got a sub

[@alex14228]

13:10 She selected Ranetki as a piece of the soundtrack...

[@squidstone8399]

The thing about Rockstar Games castings is that they keep it extremely sectretive and don't even tell the actor WHAT they're working on,game or movie,only the script is shown. The Russian guy probably didnt' even know it was GTA 4

[@Mixato_Tech]

Он вообще не знал в чем суть современных видеоигр. И что там нужны какие то актеры)

[@MarlonAnthony]

definately gonna check out both Brat films now and excellent video my friend.

[@Alistajaupseeri]

This must be one of your most interesting videos. So great! Please do more.

[@saze5660]

Niko is Serbian right ??

[@Katapozzy]

He is serbian from Yugoslavia! Why do U always trying to accent that he is from Serbia?Not U personally,but many of ppl! Yes,that country is not exist anymore but the STORY NEVER TOLD us from what part of Yugoslavia he was....

[@Mitke420]

@@Katapozzy U can see on rockstar wiki that he is serb

[@saze5660]

@@Katapozzy Well He's basicall a slav. End of the story..

[@billy_boi]

His name enda with ić, so he could be Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovenian.... Yugoslavia...

[@lukaraos3439]

@@billy_boi watch the story line closly, Niko asks Roman at the beginning if he forgot Serbian

[@cynicalgold9992]

It was really cool to see how humble that actor was. He wasn't upset at all that he missed out on the success of the game, and he didn't reject the offer because he hates video games or thinks he's above them, he just plain wasn't interested which is perfectly respectable

[@medinywaw7435]

Roman, you HAVE to make more your voice is so calming

[@friendrockson1168]

3:45 he didnt take the L, wouldve loved to see him in a future game abt Niko Bellic but the voice actor of Niko only got 100k for his role even tho gta 4 was a massive success..

[@fishfishing5782]

without USSR there would not be gta4

[@feld5146]

80's USSR open world sandbox game when

[@sagnik2693]

Yugoslavia*

[@comradecthulhu6052]

This is by far the best video you’ve made, I’m blown away by it. Kickass job dude!

[@hohladych]

Это уровень, чувак, это прям уровень. Шикарный видос. Шикарное пояснение, видеоряд, повествование, всё шикарно. Только коммунизм был целью ссср, а существовавший режим был социализмом. Я конечно понимаю, ты это возможно специально сказал, ведь капиталистические братья не шарят в этом, но всё же можно было и пожертвовать 10 секундами, чтобы сказать правильнее. А так десяточка

[@АлександрГутан]

А ещё автор говорит "Брат Два", что показалось забавный, так как слово "два" следовало бы перевести. Но так конечно большой респект, классно получилось!!

[@NeoAcoustix]

@@hohladych сорян,бес попутал))

[@hehejeheehebeulgkksnend2515]

Я согласен вы ребята

[@matthewmoore436]

Cyka blyat

[@Sweet10i]

и социализма не было. Trotsky was right

[@JusticeInGaming_JIG]

Awesome video NFKRZ !

[@SuperSpasticNinja]

You're not insane man. Definitely inspired by those films. And Rockstar has entire teams to research things exactly like these, so anything else would have to be like the biggest coincidence of the century

[@inkinflux]

I loved this style of video, you really nailed it! It's clear you put a lot of effort and research into this, and it was a really interesting watch

[@ikilledthatoverratedfool3804]

GTA 4 was also inspired by some Russian gangster who lived in NY and worked briefly as a cabdriver. He became a hitman and career criminal

[@jamesbond8348]

His name was the Iceman and he was of Polish origins not Russian.

[@Накидка]

Чё они шифруются? Чё-то про Россию говорят, так пускай прямо скажут.

[@jpeg.600x2]

what was his name?

[@ismaill-0819]

Thanks for introducing me to those amazing films. Sad the main actor have already passed away. RIP The legend Sergei Bodrov Jr.

[@810wasaninsidejob9]

I ONLY listened to Vladivostok, WTF Rockstar

[@caesarstrundova8003]

GTA 4 is the best GTA. You can't change my mind.

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

san andreas was best, only one good thing about 4 was engine

[@goinoutlikegeez]

GTA 4 had the best story line

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

this voice acting add climat to story, i remember damn train, helicopter mision, big smoke. If game is good you remember many things after years and what you remember from 4?. Niko go bowling? And gta4 is too contemporary and grey like a real life. And sa graphic style and characters give more fun imo. SA is a fun as video game nigga and gta 4 is tryhard real life of poor russian gangster

[@OtMancare]

@@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV Chill man. I remember a lot of misions from gta4 and know the story very good. I'm curious why are you soo ofended because someone likes gta4 more than gtasa?

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

I dont care i dont even like gta series gta so much, its your opinion what version you like but 4 wasn"t best. Btw the shitest was liberty city stories

[@AT-yn9dm]

NFKRZ's American accent didn't just die, it was murdered.

[@nf4866]

Oh yeah yeah

[@andrealeo8580]

Can someone explain to me whats goin on with this profile pic

[@joaquincuquejo3973]

@@andrealeo8580 maximilianus sex

[@psychoaiko666]

@somedude 69 because in reality it's all just one person! It's a conspiracy! The iluminati are coming for us! AAARRGH!

[@professored7169]

@@psychoaiko666 oh yeah yeah

[@ivanrubio5481]

I've just watched Brat and Brat 2, they are amazing movies!!! Thanks for recommending it Roman!!!

[@ANDERIYS]

Зачем нужно жрать капусту? Если есть картошка!!

[@propergarage4249]

Тут обитает Евгений капуста это жаргон к слову бабло ! = деньги

[@J9hhhhh]

Оподалевнлвлпалрсншыевнлвлнарбчднапвоевоеснл

[@propergarage4249]

Дядюшка Тралл ты не знал?

[@Nothing-lasts-forever...]

english pls

[@propergarage4249]

abolfazl heydari deez Nuts

[@Streetw1s3r]

Whatever Rockstar does, they always add songs in the soundtrack from their inspiration. That's why every single GTA game since Vice City (with the exception of Liberty City Stories) has songs which featured in the TV series "MIami Vice". Because Miami Vice and Michael Mann are one of the major inspirations in their games. I think the same applies with GTA IV with the Brat movies, because that was major inspiration in the story, they decided to include a few songs in the soundtrack. But Ruslana said she suggested one of the songs, so perhaps she's a fan of the movies too. Using music from the inspiration helps setting the mood and immersion with the games. Rockstar knows how powerful a soundtrack can be, and that's what sets their games apart from the competition. The Houser's are big fans of crime movies and TV shows, so it wouldn't surprise me if they watch those in foreign languages too. I fully expect GTA 6 to be inspired by Narcos.

[@VELVETPERSON]

OMG, The Brother 1 is amazing russian version of Max Payne!

[@GriboedovAnton]

id say rambo first blood

[@Itoyokofan]

@@GriboedovAnton That's more than correct. Brat was partially inpired by Rambo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX_caaV5n9maZsU

[@Ильдар-й6т]

He is more similar to taxi driver

[@ВладимирЛенин-г9н]

Brother is a Taxi Driver for Russia

[@TophatlarryOG]

BRAT And his I agree

[@Jakimix135xd]

Vladivostok FM was slaughtered in the Episodes, not the updates to GTA: IV xD Great video anyway, thanks for all those descriptions of "Brat" :)

[@racerroe]

GTA 4 is the best. The story, character and time is great. Damn I wish I could go back to 2008.

[@julianwright6927]

Same, I was absolutely jaw dropped when I first saw my brother playing it. The resemblance of realism, the car physics, the euphoria physics and so on. It was truly a next generation game. I couldn't care less if it had less features than SanAndreas. But I find it sad that some people don't see it that way. GTA IV is more a sequel to GTA III when it comes to technological gameplay advancements.

[@blacklyfe5543]

That's when the stock market crashed

[@jpeg.600x2]

@@julianwright6927 is there gta 3 characters in gta 4?

[@Invicta556]

Roman i love this kind of content. Honestly id love to see some more stuff like this maybe even your thoughts of the portrayal of russians or eastern (i know as u said niko was serbian) in other games like Cod waw, battlefield maybe and stuff like Metro.

[@selimciaga]

Огромное спасибо за данное видео, я как счастлив что ты рассказал об этом западным зрителям об этом

[@fnquell]

Половину нихуя не понял, но посмотрел фулл.

[@БонВорон]

@@fnquell в общих чертах, сравнил сюжет российских фильмов с игрой, и немного про обстановку в РФ в 90е

[@fnquell]

суть то видео понял, некоторые детали не понял. с английским хуево)

[@danhc_2692]

+

[@maxiepattie85]

That black guy that was fucked over by the WHITE MAN on the PSP was way better and so accurate

[@sethphillips734]

Niko:I ain't Russian. Store owner : speaks russian

[@DRAVIDIAN718QUEENSNY]

“Wha gwan Nico” “Hey...Likkle Jacob”

[@Gajiggles]

Roman, have you ever seen the Bosnian film No Man’s Land? It’s a very interesting film that is similar to what you talk about and I think you should give it a look

[@tihi1788]

Da jbt

[@decoy033x]

Sorry for being normie but its seems like I am missing something. Why in every comment section I see guys with original deus ex avatars? Like wtf is happening?

[@tihi1788]

@@decoy033x new people

[@Gajiggles]

ThaShitposta 8'zs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZrMkpRpl9l5qdU

[@manlamp7531]

Čavoglave ZDS

[@scarlettNET]

As someone who has never even heard of the Brat movies, has next to no knowledge of Russian culture, and has only just started playing GTA IV for the first time ever I definitely see where you are coming from. I am not that far in but I can already see the similarities you pointed out. Very good analysis!

[@TerexJ]

As an American who was at one point learning to speak Russian, I watched Брат и Брат 2 a long time ago and I'm glad you said that the plot of the latter movie didn't make very much sense because I had no real idea what was going on for most of it. I enjoyed them both regardless and I didn't really consider the parallels between them and GTA4 (my favorite game in the series) until now. It makes a lot of sense now that you've pointed out the similarities.

[@twolikedanumba4272]

I’m genuinely impressed you know who Big L is. One of my favorite MC’s. Rest In Peace.

[@GunsNGames1]

GTA IV is my second favorite GTA game, only behind San Andreas. I still have GTA IV on Xbox 360.

[@marekiwaniuk2399]

That’s actually how games are designed. Development studios gather whole bunch of references which include movies, photos, articles, songs etc. during concept designing phase. I think they cannot proclaim it officially due to legal issues, but this is a very important for further steps in development. It’s clearly visible that R* used these movies as references, good job pointing it out. ;)

[@RealZ-fw2ww]

1:07 shvaine (швайне) by glukoza (глюкоза) 1:42 don't feel sorry for anyone (Никого не жалко) Sergey Shrurov (Сергей Шнурнов) the music is from movie Bimmer (бумер) 4:06 Blood Type (группа крови) by group kino (кино) the person who was singing this was Viktor Tsoi but he sadly passed away from car crash 5:17 i was looking for (or searched idk) (искала) by zemfira(земфира) it can be found in movie brother 2 (брат 2) 8:16 rot your path or bend your path or follow your path? (i did not fully understood how to trasnlate гни свою линию) it was made by splin and can be found in movie brother 2 (брат 2) 9:00 Tu Lu La (Ту Лу Ла) by chechernia (чeчирина) can be again found in brother 2 (брат 2) (my fav music :3) 10:32 the same music from 1:07 shvaine (швайне) by glukoza (глюкоза) 11:56 same music from 1:42 dont feel sorry for anyone (никого не жалко) by segey shrurov (Сергей Шнурнов) its from bimmer. (бумер) 12:44 same music from 4:06 blood type (группа крови) by group kino (кино) 14:05 same music from 8:16 rot your path... bend? follow? idk (гни свою линию) it was made by splin (сплин) and its from brother 2 (брат 2) 14:46 same music from again 1:42 dont feel sorry for anyone (никого не жалко) NFKRZ sure like this one cuz he used it more than 2 suprisingly anyway uhh links 1:07 kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5aYi3WbYqytia8si=-U1jg6yjk60DLmi3 1:42 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmbPdmuFipJol7Msi=UOyKfVEn0yAmkHF1 4:06 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqXbm6BtmM6qo8Usi=LbJyU-Iy6PS6CloL 5:17 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ-UnKGdYtN5q7ssi=IxmvpQbE5L_OWlVk 8:16 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y16TmIp8f8ikrbcsi=bDqWK4jEXGIHKHvm 9:00 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6nVkGpporKJfposi=L9c2TlJySREJTCJ7 hope you enjoy this music!

[@RealZ-fw2ww]

if you found this helpful please like this post cuz it would be easier for others to find it thanks!

[@denalinorsen6180]

@@RealZ-fw2ww thanks for helping me find that Zemfira song

[@RealZ-fw2ww]

@@denalinorsen6180 always happy to help!

[@andrijaristic2606]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Niko Belić was a Serb

[@zeljanajozic9801]

He was a Serb but storyline is inspired by Russian movies

[@nomanja6816]

Svaki srbin bukvl to govori

[@nomanja6816]

Well yeah but dont distract you from that, gta iv is more linked with falloff of yugoslavia and OUR cold bloody wars

[@vitezz8661]

@@nomanja6816 успокойся че такой жесткий

[@saulgoodman7787]

Bog je Srbjin i on ce nas cuvati- Radovan Karadzic

[@Gajiggles]

Wasn’t Niko Serbian?

[@nomanja6816]

Yes. But he is trying to drag in russia in this

[@Gajiggles]

Nemanja Tomić no I can see where the connection from russian film comes from, but I was just curious

[@ineptsoybean]

@@Gajiggles I don't think it was ever confirmed and was left up to the individual. And from what I heard, he can speak Serbian but speaking a certain language doesn't mean you are from that country.

[@Gajiggles]

A Socially Inept Bean i Can see where you are coming from and for the most part I agree, but there was a part where he was speaking with Brucy, and Nico says to him “I ain’t Russian.”, which is about all we really know lmao

[@generalping999]

@@ineptsoybean In Slavic countries if someone speaks a certain Slavic language then sure as hell they are from that country lol

[@falconer-ts8fq]

and i always thought niko was modelled after jason statham...

[@mrpowster4595]

Found your channel thanks to bald, but damn your content is amazing. Great video essay here too. Much love bro

[@mindofguest_archive]

I actually watched both Брат and Брат 2 and they were really good movies, loved every second of them

[@KotChorny]

Great video, thought that idea as well by myself couple of months ago when i replayed GTAIV

[@Filiplego1]

GTA 4 is my favorite game, the story is just perfect for me and Niko as a character. +I loved the Serbian language in there, it sometimes sounded really off but I found it funny; because It's my native language.

[@limjaheyatyourcervix1601]

Great video man, was cool to see where the inspiration came from

[@pashatheslav6271]

Ah yes, best GTA.

[@pashatheslav6271]

@Katti Kebar finish it twice and played both sa:mp and mta:sa.

[@ahmeti2382]

Katti Kebar best story not best gameplay. People just say it‘s the best cause it‘s iconic and everybody else says it‘s the best

[@krooked8132]

San Andreas has by far the most forgettable story along with III.The map was made so big and the story tried to cover all of it and it became all over the place.GTA IV has by far the best story in the GTA series followed by Vice City.

[@nekipeh7373]

@Katti Kebar *watches GTA IV video*

[@nosaints9083]

Pasha the Slav his and why is it best. Vice city, San Andreas and gta 5 are better what’s wrong with people 😂

[@Hart8]

*in the next video* The Russian influence in Petscop 2

[@themightyranger6321]

*heavy breathing*

[@Movietalesbyrahul]

Brat (1997) Russian Movie Explained kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaK3m5VrjsR4jZo Brat 2 Movie explained kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4TRf6lpn7Fgj9U

[@awhooley]

Bro your videos are the best :) Niko needs to make a comeback!

[@bliglum]

GTA IV was the best in the series. Great vid bro!

[@CheckOutThatGrooveYo]

4:18 Gotta love that song playing in the background. Группа крови by Виктор Цой (КИНО) Good music my guy

[@beerbear6409]

Very good, this is a legend russian music

[@bashovski]

a word 'evil' and 'american businessman' is a synonym

[@marianoclerici3986]

Careful, you don't want to cut yourself with all that edge.

[@frogman4700]

@PUTEN VOR no because that's a VERY original quote /S

[@James_Wisniewski]

Cześć towarzyszu.

[@schaslivchik9994]

Yes and businessmen in other countries are very moral and humanitarian

[@jaydani1996]

@Vladimir makarov ohh like the Russian oligarchs?

[@zackbogart2604]

I miss the old content I loved learning about your culture came back to watch this gem again.