If you’re a compulsive reader, there are also dozens of amusing but lengthy emails, voice recordings, and talking corpses to sift through. Every exchange lasts longer than it needs to and should you move through an area too quickly – something that’s always a possibility with easy sequence breaks – you’ll find yourself skipping past, or queueing up multiple conversations. The script is bloated with what feels like hours of extra voice work dedicated to excessive exposition, obvious observations, and swearing so juvenile I couldn’t help but laugh out loud at times. agent “P-03”, tries hard to role-play the dumb muscle unwilling to question orders, Atomic Heart has a lot to say – and I’m not just referring to the narrative themes. Weird, dumb, fun in need of an edit or threeĪlthough the protagonist Major Nechayev, a.k.a. Although it looks expansive from the air, Facility 3628 functions more like a very wide corridor between key locations.
The production values often feel sky-high, but you don’t have to look too closely to see the rough edges.Īs a result, Atomic Heart rarely feels as coherent or cohesive as it should be – but then that might just be part of its charm for fans of Eastern European developers. The over-world feels underdeveloped and underutilised. The gameplay mechanics range from clunky and frustrating, to slick and streamlined.
The dialogue can swing from philosophical to farcical in the same exchange. The pacing is all over the place, with little sense of escalation. Atomic Heart is a compelling mess of narrative ideas and mechanics that, after a slow and meandering start, settles into an enjoyable but inconsistent rhythm.Īs developer Mundfish’s first game, the ambition on display is impressive – but Atomic Heart’s striking aesthetics and soundtrack can’t obscure the fact it’s a janky mid-tier game at heart, stretched a little too thin.
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