City 17 is real!

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redcommander27

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My friend was using Google earth and looking up stupid things like hell. I asked him to type in City 17 to see what results we would get. It turns out that there is a city called City 17! I should however note that it's in the Indian ocean not Bulgaria or anything. Just a creepy little tidbit I thought I'd bring up.
 
Mmm, I can't find it on Google Maps (unless 17, City, Singapore counts ;)) I'll search Google Earth next time I install it.
 
Right. Now go look for a Ravenholme :p
 
I'm 95% sure city 17 is Stockholm.

If you want to know why I think this then just ask.
 
It's not a friggin' real city! It's a friggin' amalgamation of various Eastern European Cities!

The horse was stolen from one of them Russian cities, if I remember correctly...
 
redcommander27 said:
My friend was using Google earth and looking up stupid things like hell. I asked him to type in City 17 to see what results we would get. It turns out that there is a city called City 17! I should however note that it's in the Indian ocean not Bulgaria or anything. Just a creepy little tidbit I thought I'd bring up.
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About the Bulgaria comment. City 17 is entirely fictional but based on Sofia, Bulgaria and various Slavic cities. The graffiti is written in Bulgarian.
 
I don't like it cause they have a bunch of real places then go and make up this make believe land.
 
A fictional setting removes restrictions in terms of level design, architecture, story, etc.
 
Well, I don't know. An actual place makes you more connected. Obviously if theres aliens in your favorite city, you'll be like "THAT'S IT, I've HAT IT WITH THESE MUTHERFU**EN ALIENS ON MY MUTHERFU**EN CITY"
 
City17.jpg


Pic for those who can't be arsed to find it themselves.
 
That looks more like a street address. As in 17 City Street, Singapore.
 
I think its street 17 of City, Singapore.

I guess those Singaporians had trouble thinking of a name for their city, so they just named it City.
 
PortalStormzzzz said:
Well, I don't know. An actual place makes you more connected. Obviously if theres aliens in your favorite city, you'll be like "THAT'S IT, I've HAT IT WITH THESE MUTHERFU**EN ALIENS ON MY MUTHERFU**EN CITY"
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Well, to me, there is little difference (in terms of a setting for a game) between a fictional Eastern European city and a real Eastern European city, both are places I've never been and even if I had I really don't think it would make a difference.
 
Cpt Tenacious said:
Is city 17 really in Bulgaria or was that some sort of humor?
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If you look at architecture, location in relation to water, harbor areas, etc... it seems to be Odessa, Ukraine. Also, Cubbage's base is called "New Little Odessa".


I posted up some photos from a google search of Odessa, Ukraine a few weeks ago and they look a TON like City 17.


Also, I've been to Sophia, Bulgaria and it looked nothing like City 17. The only similarity was my buddy Vlady who is from Sophia looks a lot like Father Grigori.
 
While I agree with you Andrew, it is also known that Cubbage is alot like Magnusson in that he is a self serving asshole, so its not unlikely that Odessa Cubbage might name a rebel outpost after himself...
 
Look at the screenshot, theres the canals :)
 
Druckles said:
Awesome. You can name one of the houses on my street :imu:
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So this house will be addressed something like:

101 Here, There, <st>, <zip>;

Postal workers would probably be like wtf.
 
Why do it in America... if we do it in somewhere remote, we can name the city Everywhere :D
 
FrostXian said:
Besides resistance members state that Northern America kind of got massively owned.
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Only because the most powerful nation on earth would be their largest target.

.... and that many of the European nations would be more likely to surrender (like France). Hehe!
 
Partly, City 17 looks like Belgrade, Serbia (Eastern Europe). And in EP1, there were some stuff written in Cyrillic, not Serbian, but Russian. I understood everything. This proves that Valve has been scanning Eastern European cities
 
Cheomesh said:
Why on EARTH would there be CYRILLIC signs in freaking Sweden?
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True..

Although i did spot kroners (i think) on a gas tank in ep2, wich i believe is only used in denmark, sweden and norway (again not shure if finland use kroners too)

Dont take it as i argue against you though, i do not believe that city 17 is stockholm. Although i would like to hear why he thinks that it is=)
 
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