Alternative alternative

Trilogy Resistance It was possible to do what is distinguished by truly great video games: to create an interesting alternative universe, which eventually began to grow into additional facts and speculations. In honor of the release of the third part of the game, we decided to recall how the story developed on alternative land, whose population was almost completely destroyed by the mysterious Himire virus. And at the same time trace what events took place in the real world at the same time in order to clearly show how we were still lucky to live in it.

Start

February 17, 1947. At the Estonian embassy, ​​a refugee from Russia appeared with not just frozen, but completely frozen hands that squeezed a leather satchel. There was a strange skull with six eye sockets inside. Intelligence, meanwhile, reports that in Russia the number of abandoned cities suddenly began to grow.

In reality. The official beginning of the Cold War between the USSR and the USA. In this regard, on February 17, the radio “Voice of America” begins to broadcast, whose ether is filled with anti -communist propaganda.

September 16, 1947. Professor Quimbi on archaeological excavations in Canada finds the remains of an unknown race with strange metal shells. The press conference on this subject is interrupted by special services. Soon Quimbi find dead.

In reality. The Typhoon “Kathleen” fell on Japan, the speed of the wind in the epicenter of which reached 165 km/h. The storm ruined 1930 people.

April 1949. The English king Edward VIII visits America and, in a conversation with President Noah Grace, sheds light on the events taking place in Russia. The documents transferred to him tells about the genetically modified Russian army, which received the code name "chimera". The army is stomping on the border with Europe, catching horror on its inhabitants. King Edward asks for help from America in the fight against threat.

In reality. On April 4, 1949, in Washington, representatives of the USA, Canada, Iceland, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Italy and Portugal sign the North -Atlantic Treaty and form NATO. One of the main goals of the Union is the confrontation of any external threats directed against the alliance countries. The main threat, of course, is the USSR.

March 7, 1950. Continental Europe is completely captured by the Himire. Almost all its inhabitants are destroyed or turned into monsters. Only England resists at least somehow.

In reality. On March 8, 1950, the Soviet Union first announces the presence of a nuclear bomb.

Resistance: Fall of Men

July 11, 1950. The beginning of the events of the first part of the game. Sergeant Nathan Gale, as part of the first ranger regiment, is planted in York, which has been attacked by the Himirera. The onset of people is choked, but somehow Gail avoids infection with the virus. Losing the battle for the battle, the remnants of the army are going to give the “chimera” the last battle in London.

In reality. There is a Korean war. The army of North Korea clashed with the US Air Force and expelled pilots who arrived to defend South Korea from the communist threat from the airfield in Suvon.

July 14, 1950. Battle for London. Thanks to the actions of Nathan Gale, a huge tower of “chimeras” was destroyed. A chain reaction followed, which destroyed all other towers in England. The army finished off the remnants of mutants, thereby marked the first major victory of mankind over the virus. England is released. But not for long.

In reality. In Turkey, after 12 years of imprisonment, the poet-communist Nazim Hikmet was released from the prison hospital.

Between the first and second

August 12-14, 1950. After the attack of the “chimera” on Canada, President Grace closes the borders of the United States for refugees, referring to the threat of infection of his own population. Soon after, the virus attacks New York and completely destroys its inhabitants.

In reality. On August 14, 1950, the first performance of the English national ballet took place.

November 27, 1950. The first attack of "Chimeras" on Washington. The invasion was relatively easily repulsed, but forced the government to flee to Denver, where at that time the construction of the last line of the defense of mankind called Liberty begins.

In reality. On November 27, the battle for the Chosinsky reservoir in the framework of the Korean War began. The Chinese who surrounded the Americans entered the confrontation. The latter fought for 17 days in a terrible frost, but in the end they were able to get out of the encirclement of the 60,000th Chinese army. The losses were huge on both sides, and many died from the cold.

December 24th 1950. Noah Grace showed weakness, having entered into negotiations with the leader of the “chimera” Daedalus (a former military man, on which they unsuccessfully experienced a vaccine against the virus). Grace offered the Daedal the rest of the world, if only the “chimera” left the United States alone. Nathan Gale considered this a betrayal and immediately shot the head of state. The public was informed that Grace died of a sudden illness.

In reality. Four Scottish students stole a 152-kilogram stone of fate from Westminster Abbey. According to legend, this artifact was used once in Scotland during a coronation. In accordance with the rite, the future king had to sit on a stone. If at that moment it was covered with hallucinations, this was considered a good sign – so the stone showed that he approves the choice of the applicant for the throne.

Resistance 2

May 15, 1953. The beginning of the events of the second part of the game. The Himerus attacks the eastern and western coast of the United States with a huge fleet of flying fortresses. Within three days, 60% of the American military forces were destroyed.

In reality. The opening of the monument called "Destroyed City" in Rotterdam took place. The creator of the monument to Osip Tsadkin devoted it to the bombing of the city by the Germans on May 14, 1940. Almost three square kilometers were trimmed with land, 85 thousand people were left without shelter, and a fire raged in the city for several days.

May 28, 1953. The defense of Liberty was broken. In a few hours, about 80 million people, including the new US president, have been destroyed Slots Muse Casino or infected. Another 7 million survivors scattered around the country.

In reality. Climber Edmund Hillary and his conductor Tenzing Norgea rest in a tent with a 17-degree frost before a decisive assault on the top of Mount Everest. On May 29, they committed the plan, becoming the first conquerors of the mountain in the world.

June 26, 1953. Final Resistance 2. Nathan Gail kills Daedalus and, with the help of a nuclear bomb and chimera towers, which are super -armed, destroys the enemy fleet. A side effect was the formation of a spatial hole over New York, which will play a significant role in the plot of the third part of the game. Natan himself after the fight mutates and accepts death from the hero Resistance 3 – Joseph Capelli. The destruction of the fleet could not stop the invasion of the "chimera": humanity is almost completely erased from the face of the earth.

In reality. Khrushchev informed the members of the CPSU Central Committee that Lavrenty Beria was planning a coup d'etat with the aim of seizing power. On June 26, Beria is arrested, and in December they are shot on charges of espionage in favor of England.

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August 9, 1957. The beginning of events Resistance 3. Joseph Capelli married Nathan Gale's half -sister, got a child and lives in a secret shelter. Since the events of the second part, humanity has almost died out, and those who still survived are interrupted by cannibalism due to lack of food. On August 9, Dr. Fedor Malikov informs Capelli that he found a way to destroy a spatial hole over New York. Shortly afterwards, the punitive detachment of “Himers” is found in the vicinity, the massacre begins, and Joseph has no choice but to help the professor.

In reality. American President Dwight Eisenhower announces a two -year cessation of nuclear weapons tests. At the same time, the USSR claims that it has a super -long ballistic nuclear missile that can hit any point in the world. The situation is heating up ..