![]() "I guess they didn't have to say anything," Stålenhag wrote. ![]() ![]() He also noted Avalanche is based in the very same Swedish town as him, and claimed the game's director, Emil Kraftling, had been following him on Twitter. Stålenhag explained he did not feel he should "be the only artist allowed to do sci-fi set in the Swedish countryside in the 1980s", but was frustrated Avalanche had not informed him of the upcoming game - despite having worked with the studio on a separate project, and despite the similarities between his work and Generation Zero. The issue resurfaced when Stålenhag recently made public his displeasure at Avalanche's conduct in a Twitter thread. Right: The Electric State, by Simon Stålenhag. Left: Generation Zero, by Avalanche Studios. Buckle in - the situation's a bit of a mess. Now, after several weeks of social media posts, it seems Stålenhag remains frustrated that Avalanche has yet to publicly acknowledge social media comments about the similarities between the two works. ![]() On Twitter, YouTube, and Eurogamer's own comments section, many remarked Generation Zero looks remarkably similar to the work of well-known artist Simon Stålenhag, whose sci-fi role-playing game and book Tales from the Loop is also set in 1980s Sweden with giant robots. When the game's trailer was announced, however, some found it looked oddly familiar. Described by the studio as a sci-fi "guerilla action" game, it's set in an alternate version of 1980s Sweden invaded by giant machines. Earlier this year, Just Cause developer Avalanche announced its first self-published game: Generation Zero. ![]()
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