The Sum / Nous Aurons, the first Fallout Tactics mod released in 2017, Kotaku’s (opens in new tab) .
Sum/Nous Aurons have been on my radar for a while —Felipe Pepe (opens in new tab)creator of the great video game history resource, CRPG book (opens in new tab), singled out The Sum as one of the best games he’s played in 2022. It takes the familiar familiar presentation of his 2D Fallout and showcases a completely alien setting using this familiar engine and assets. It’s an alternate history to mainline Fallouts, a future ravaged by the ecological and technological devastation we’re currently facing, as opposed to the retrofuturistic nuclear apocalypse.
The Sum further contrasts Fallout’s competing imitations of old world societies such as Caesar’s Legion and the NCR with the optimistic, almost utopian view of the new forward-looking and yes, anarchist societies emerging from the wreckage. increase.
As Kotaku recently reported, The Sum is funded and supported by two Canadian art funds, and developer Hugo Nadeau said in a statement to Kotaku the final details on who would receive the grant. He explained that the final decision rests with the qualified artist. Government representatives can select and prioritize any project. “
That’s not to say it was an easy process, Nadeau told Kotaku. [funding for a project.]“While this sounds similar to the highly competitive environment for arts grants in the United States, it is nonetheless heartening to see that programs like this are helping projects like The Sum. I am grateful to be able to promote
The latest 1.7 build of The Sum / Nous Aurons can be downloaded from: ModDB (opens in new tab), looking forward to trying it myself. Plus, you don’t have to own a copy of Fallout Tactics to play The Sum / Nous Aurons—it’s standalone and free.
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