The plot itself, combined with excellent art direction and imagery are major highlights, and I hope that sounds appealing to you, because Atomic Heart starts off slow by first-person shooter standards. There’s something about the premise of an injection giving you the knowledge level of a PhD in quantum physics that just doesn’t sound all that farfetched. Beyond the “take over the world” motif going on, there are also the more sci-fi story beats which I found quite interesting. I was often stunned by the incredible indoor areas and environmental storytelling, yet disturbed by how familiar its themes felt in relation to life here in the real world. The story and world of Atomic Heart are truly fascinating.
As you might imagine, the plot is underscored by geopolitical motivations with sights set on global domination. If you’re going in totally blind, just know that an internal power struggle at a Soviet research facility sets off a chain of events where the seemingly benign robotic creations overrun the place. We’ve been asked not to discuss much of anything in regards to the story, and I can understand why, as it is one of the game’s high marks. Perhaps you’ve heard of BioShock and Fallout? Atomic Heart doesn’t come close to the best entries in those series, but it sure does pour all of its (atomic) heart and soul into what is, ultimately, a solid debut from developer Mundfish.Ītomic Heart starts strong, introducing you to a dystopian, alternate history where a technologically advanced Cold War-era Soviet Union is on top of the world in many ways. It’s a game that blatantly wears its inspirations on its sleeve, the likes of which are some of most iconic franchises in video games. At times it looked too good to be true, especially so from a developer who had yet to release a project.
I think it’s fair to say that Atomic Heart has been the subject of a decent amount of skepticism during its development cycle.
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