Comments - n@meless1

If Sapkowski was in no small part inspired by Slavic mythology and legends, could his work be considered entirely original? Consequently, could Tolkien’s work be considered entirely original, or Jordan’s (may he rest in peace), which was obviously inspired by Celtic legends? I think not. In a way, only Sthepen R. Donaldson’s Thomas Covenant saga is truly original.

F***!!!

looks like I've replied to wrong comment/post (twice. ts, ts, ts...)
well, what can I say. a monumental blunder. and yes sh** happens...

greetz anyway!!!

OK, I didn’t consider the short story you mentioned.

and now the full version of the question:

Stanisław Lem, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and Zoran Živković (the most famous sci-fi and/or fantasy authors from “the lands behind the Iron Curtain”) and their works aside, but weren’t sci-fi and fantasy, being products of the decadent West, frowned upon by the comrades of the Communist Party of any “respectful” communist/socialist country?

Well, I was not speaking of any sort of plagiarism (if that is what you are implying) but rather of the fact that both Drizzt Do’Urden and Geralt could be considered outcasts in their respective worlds. One is a Drow, a member of a vicious and utterly evil race and even though he is a force of good, he is mistrusted or even openly hated by most of the people he meets; it is only later in the course of the novels that he finds some measure of acceptance. The other, being one of the witchers (who are sometimes considered mutants), is more often than not mistrusted even feared…

Regarding publishing and/or creation timeline, Drizzt’s character was created in 1987 if I remember correctly, and The Icewind Dale Trilogy was published between 1988 and 1990, whereas the first novel in the Wiedźmin saga was published in 1994…

A question:
Stanisław Lem, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and Zoran Živković aside, but weren’t sci-fi and fantasy, being products of the decadent West, frowned upon by the comrades of the Communist Party of any “respectful” communist/socialist country?

greetz

It truly was a great game. Even with outdated graphics and, by today’s standards, low production values it still manages to be way better than any contemporary FRP/RPG game…

This was probably the only game which sent shivers down my spine...
Though it looks like an FPS, it's really a hybrid FPS/RPG/horror/adventure game (something Irrational Games/Looking Glass Studios/2K Games were/are known for). There were rumors about 3rd game, and EA Games renewed their rights of ownership (or something) some time ago, but if there's ever going to be a System Shock sequel, it's going to be developed by some EA subsidiary... BioShock is more of a spiritual successor of a franchise

Interesting game, to say the least. I haven't been able to play it thoroughly, so I can't make any solid opinion yet... I know it is based on some Polish medieval fantasy novel, but doesn't Geralt remind you of Drizzt?

Deus Ex was, is, and always will be THE BEST game for PC platform...
Well, Deus Ex and it's ancestor of a sort, the famous "thinking man's" DOOM System Shock (both System Shock 1 and System Shock 2)...

I Hope those guys from Eidos Montreal, will do Deus Ex justice, and create a worthy sequel...

My point being: laserpanda go get this game and PLAY IT!!!