The Sum / Nous Aurons might be one of the most ambitious Fallout mods ever made, a totally new game built out of the not-quite-beloved Fallout Tactics.
, singled out The Sum as one of the best games he played in 2022. It takes the familiar presentation of classic 2D Fallout and turns it on its head, showcasing an entirely alien setting with this familiar engine and assets. It's a future wracked by the ecological and technological devastation we now face, as opposed to the alternate history, retro-futuristic nuclear apocalypse of the mainline Fallouts.
The Sum further contrasts Fallout's competing imitations of old world societies like Caesar's Legion or the NCR with an optimistic, almost utopian view of new, forward-looking, and yes, anarchist societies emerging from the wreckage. As Kotaku recently reported, The Sum received funding and support from two Canadian arts funds, and developer Hugo Nadeau explained in a statement to Kotaku that the ultimate decision on who would receive grant money was left to the artists eligible for it, and that"no government representative gets to choose or prioritize any of the projects at all."
Which is not to say it was an easy process, with Nadeau clarifying to Kotaku that,"It is not rare for many of us to wait five to six years, even more to receive [funding for a project.]" This sounds similar to the highly competitive environment surrounding arts grants in the United States, but still, it's an encouraging thing to see and I'm grateful programs like these can facilitate projects like The Sum. , and I'm looking forward to trying it out myself.
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