STALKER's - Zone of Alienation | The Full STALKER Lore So Far

[@WiseFish]

Hope you all enjoy the Stalker lore. Hope you all want to see some more later!

[@davidfall6255]

Definitely! Very thorough coverage if the history of Stalker in this video. Literally re-watching again because it’s so good! Helps me to better appreciate Stalker 2!!

[@Deathwish44411]

The Noosphere in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 feels a lot like Carl Jung's concept of the collective unconscious, but limited to a planetary scale. Jung's collective unconscious is about a shared layer of the unconscious mind that connects all humans through universal archetypes and inherited psychic structures. The Noosphere seems similar, acting as a network of human thoughts, emotions, and will. The key difference is that Jung's idea is more metaphorical and psychological, while the Noosphere in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has physical consequences, like anomalies and artifacts. It's like a sci-fi take on how human consciousness could shape reality itself. Plus, the Noosphere is tied specifically to Earth's biosphere, unlike Jung's universal concept. It's almost like the series asks, "What happens when we mess with something as vast and unknowable as collective thought?" Definitely a cool way to explore the link between humanity, nature, and the unknown.

[@kriswinklmann6401]

Ok we get it, you're really smart. You lay down a well thought out thesis on two works of sci-fi connections in there premise and correctly typed out stalker as an acronym. NERD!!!!

[@Deathwish44411]

@kriswinklmann6401 Thanks! I wouldn't say Carl Jung's work is sci-fi more of bridging our real world psychology and Sci-fi.

[@ZCid47]

STALKER is one of my most nostalgic games for me, specially how clear sky really make me see how scary nights should be

[@PoisedK1NG_P1N]

Oh thank god I was worried I was going to load into this game blind and just be lost and yelling “THIS ISNT METRO!”

[@kellyalger2394]

@@PoisedK1NG_P1N There's only Metro...

[@rdc4461]

Stalker was first tho

[@dannyd.5324]

As a huge Metro fan, I would 100% recommend Stalker 2.

[@BrandonCornwall-fn6mo]

We'll Metro was made by people that worked on stalker and left to start their own game studio

[@dannyd.5324]

@@BrandonCornwall-fn6mo the lore only gets cooler then. Also the books are awesome for Metro. I’ve been researching the STALKER world and it’s wild.

[@brandedtexas5599]

The Zone calls to its children. Praise the Monolith.

[@guyd970]

Suka

[@kazomazo6646]

@@brandedtexas5599 How human is this, the tendency to praise illusions even after knowing they are man made.

[@vasilikosolov]

Oh Monolith! We are praying to You! Oh Monolith! Our only Light in the darkness Oh Monolith! With hope in our hearts we march! We march forward towards the infidels! Oh Monolith! Forgive our sins! Oh Monolith! Show us our Destiny! Oh Monolith! Give us Power to fulfill our purpose! Oh Monolith! Give us Hope to slay Your enemies! Oh Monolith! Share your Light with us! Oh Monolith! We pray to you! Oh Monolith! We are your progeny! Oh Monolith! Our only hope at redemption! Oh Monolith! Your name is in our hearts! Warriors of Monolith, we stand! Oh Monolith, our Light! Take our souls, our minds And cleanse them! Rid them of doubts and hesitation! Oh Monolith, our Hope! We are Your soldiers! We want to give our lives for You We want to give our souls for You And we want to be one with You! Oh Monolith, we shall remove all obstacles from Your path! Take our flesh! Take our blood! Take our souls! And make them whole again! You are in us, oh Monolith. Oh Monolith! You are our destiny. And we are brothers. We are brothers of the Monolith's Light. We shall die for Your cause. We shall die in Your name. We shall die for Your Light. Death is only the beginning. We march with Your name on our lips, oh Monolith!

[@irishmchealey8150]

Да монолит

[@Vladseratyn1994]

Glory to freedom

[@roguegamer902]

Literally thinking yesterday I wish this guy had a stalker video

[@celticviking577]

@@roguegamer902 Funny. I’ve had coincidental thoughts just like that so many times that I scare myself every time it happens lmfao 😂

[@sirmag1735]

Hell yeah, love your lore videos man, you always cover my favorite games and do a fantastic job narrating and telling the story, thank you for your work bro

[@inductivegrunt94]

I can imagine Wisefish in this game explaining everything here around a campfire as another stalker plays a guitar as a few others listen in to the story of The Zone. Honestly that sounds really cool and wholesome. Stalker is filled with so much rich lore, the history of The Zone, the factions who carved out their own territory, the mutants who thrive inside, and so much more. So having a lore video to celebrate the release of the new game is very welcome and I really hope there's more Stalker lore videos to come sometime in the future.

[@SpittinSquirell]

I'm having so much fun with STALKER 2! It's awesome to learn it's lore.

[@cloudsaysthings]

Thanks for the lore recap! I just started my first Clear Sky playthrough to celebrate the release of the new game (gonna wait til it's on sale to pick it up) and while I know the story enough to start the new game whenever, it's nice to have a recap.

[@terpsmagerps3426]

@@cloudsaysthings Free on gamepass and you get a month for free and the next three ones for 50 bucks.

[@Piranhav77]

I’ve watched a few Stalker lore vids and this one is the best, well explained of them. Thank you! 🤘🏼

[@joshuamadjoker4399]

dude i swear youre so damn good at lore videos fr fr great stuff!!!!!!!!!!

[@borghini3580]

I'm new to the stalker lore and it reminds me back in the day when I first stumbled upon fallout 3. How dark and gritty the wasteland was in DC and new Vegas. Can't wait to roam the zone.

[@phoenixbugler6108]

first, veteran lorist here , playing stalker gamma currently , love the lore dives

[@collinfox5088]

Love your cyberpunk videos excited to discover stalker with you

[@KevinKoolx]

Just got into Stalker 2 since the 1.1 oatch. I'm totally hooked

[@ZanyHyena]

Had to wait for a WiseFish vid before I dove into stalker 2 💜. I hope Forever Winter builds on their lore more because I’d love for you to cover that

[@oleg7132]

Finally!!! I have been dreaming of a day when you start this series 🎉

[@SeanBeag]

Love these catch ups. Have you considered Wolfenstein? There doesn't seem to be a proper lore history of the series on KZbin for people playing the newer games.

[@mrfishyfisshh]

I came here because I heard Хризантеми анастимоза which probably the most beautiful song I've ever head. Very interesting lore and a wonderful world that's been established. Looking forward to playing the games now.

[@Chud-mb7gl]

Not sure this is right, they started the specific research after 1986 and disappearance of USSR, specifically after 1995 when the Caribbean because it kickstarted noosphere research. The group had nothing to do with the original disaster but the USSR did use Agroprom to research psychotropic weapons for some time unsuccessfully

[@magicpyroninja]

Not surprising that the fledgling Ukrainian government was weak. Part of the reason the Soviet Union fell so hard is because of the rampant corruption which didn't stop after it fell plenty of corrupt. People found themselves in positions of power in newly independent countries. There's still quite a bit of corruption in the Ukrainian government, but I don't blame the people for that, just the government

[@Chud-mb7gl]

The government simply didn't give a shit and rightfully the claims of experiments and creatures in the toxic and deserted area were too outlandish to take seriously. Nobody would take rumors like that seriously irl either

[@MrCRANE-kj8lq]

You should start with the old game wise, stalker 2 isnt enough lore you should also do a little gameplay of it so u could know more a little secrets

[@aShadowWizard69]

So quick word about the lore that was missed, there were several novels following call of pripyat and in one of them Strelok died when an artefact sent to SIRCAA cause an anamoly to happen in his office. All of these novels are no longer cannon.

[@Chud-mb7gl]

That was the plot of cancelled 2011 stalker 2

[@JAmonOfficial]

very good material

[@ralfsfilips4154]

Hey stalker. I need to sell your pda

[@yonsisac264]

@ralfsfilips4154 this is such a passive agressive statement....are you gonna rob me or kill me for it? Are you doing me a favor?

[@theavpman4834]

Great video! How are you liking stalker 2 so far?

[@ivanturanjanin3370]

Wow amazing video,can you do videos about stalker faction s particularly ward.

[@zacharyswann364]

So are the anomalies causes by the nooshpere or the radiation from the disaster? How do emissions happen? Why's is this game so hard? Questions that need answers

[@Chud-mb7gl]

Anomalies are caused by the emissions which are caused by the instability of noosphere in that specific region of the planet. They are the same thing as thunderstorms, release of energy buildup

[@topcat59]

Honestly there was no way the military was going to succeed in keeping people out of the zone especially since they don’t have the necessary resources to do that and walling it off would take too much time.🐱

[@rdc4461]

I think they were just trying to do what they could because they have seen what the Zone has birthed and with all the other countries like NATO coming in trying to grab any artifacts, information and maybe even mutants l, eventually it could be disastrous for the whole world not to mention the rich or people pulling the strings wanting to get their hearts desire with the “Wish Granter” not knowing it actually expands the Zone

[@--shaman--]

There is some misinformation here, some of the things you say are non-canon. You seem to have largely based the video on the article about timeline that is featured on the English wiki of Stalker - the problem is that this article is flawed and contains outdated information. So some of the events you mentioned are actually never mentioned in the games. And in general there are various errors and misconceptions, such as the mention that the Wish Granter caused the Zone to expand, which lore-wise is just a legend that later on gets debunked. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. doesn't stand for "Scavengers, Trespassers...", this meaning is made-up and not official, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. isn't even a term for people who enter the Zone - that's just 'stalker', not written as an acronym. You should play the games first before making videos about their lore.

[@HeavyMetal945]

@@--shaman-- dork

[@IMeanMachine101]

Just what I need to put me to sleep

[@maxstr]

So was the c-consciousness controlled by the scientists the entire time? Are the emissions still being done by the scientists as well?

[@mcneally7291]

So in anomaly, when you use the wish granter, it just works, is that just the mod?

[@PaulieLutzi]

Bump

[@rafaelmagalhaes1751]

Please do Stalker factions next

[@chiefwiggi]

Is this going to be a new ongoing Lore breakdown? Because there is, in my opinion, Nobody good who can present, if you know what I mean.

[@undercovergroyper56]

Freedom ftw

[@CKainn]

“the newsphere” 💀 still rlly good video but wtf lmao

[@EpilepticMoth]

at the 8:30 minute mark you talk about a group of tourists that visit the zone and go missing, this is the exact plot to the movie Chernobyl diaries, how did you come by this information? and is that movie connected to stalker? because i looked it up and its not inspired by stalker. just curious i want to know if theres a link there

[@southernbrain691]

@@EpilepticMoth its said by orest in stalker clear sky

[@Chud-mb7gl]

Pretty sure that group of tourists were used as test subjects to create the first bloodsuckers

[@Zergman1]

For anyone new to stalker and want to play the original, with updated graphics and lots and lots of improvement (like a real living zone) for free. Should dowload the free community made mod called Stalker anomaly. Lots of different modpacks, but one of the best is Stalker Anomaly Custom Install link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3vcnoZueq2tZtEsi=byTrh7L0CnSNfI6b How it looks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIqkpnWOi8ujbLcsi=PiIp_ZPPhX4TGG_t

[@slavplaysgames]

The game overall is amazing really insane graphical density is really next level and many epic and also unexpected moments

[@argp]

That's awesome, I'm glad I've found your channel! Please consider making Escape From Tarkov lore videos!

[@WesternSpy2]

За Монолит

[@clay9114]

Mr.WiseFish you have very good taste in games i must say. Our library is probably very similar

[@TRIS77_]

i wanna play stalker 2 but i get like 20 fps sooooooo

[@magicpyroninja]

The Chernobyl incident is part of the reason why I'm sure that Russia is not going to use nuclear. Deterrent is bad enough for everybody around when the nuclear power plant went up. How much land has been deemed unusable because of it and we're going to make more land unusable. Russia wants to turn its border into a nuclear wasteland like they won't be affected by that

[@valisbyte]

My god, turn down that FOV man, please! My brain is getting scorched just watching the vistas. Amazing collection of lore tho. Very well put together video.

[@thecarnivorept]

Yeaaaahh that's not how nuclear reactors work.