Atomic Heart - open world first-person shooter set in an alternate universe Soviet Union

[cigaretteEnjoyer_despirit]

They should have gone with this tone



Much more sinister, no chattering glove and the main guy actually behaves and talks like a real Russian soldier would given the circumstances( Swearing and cursing instead of quipping some shit Marvel style).

I wonder why they changed the course so radically

Wow.

This version looks 540 billion times better than what we got. looks like an actual RPG like fallout new vegas.

Where are you taking this from? An actual RPG? In that video the game is mostly like the release version, except the protagonist does not talk much and instead of the glove there's cringe tarkov looting. One cool thing in that footage is the feeling of isolation, which is absent from the final game, because you travel with a companion and the guy is quite self-conscious on his own. That's arguably worse.

 

[jebsmoker]

the 'less is more' approach in terms of voice acting is better, as shown in that video

 

[cigaretteEnjoyer_despirit]

It depends what you're going for. The tone of that gameplay was well complimented by a quiet protagonist. That would not fit the game as it is today. I would personally not like it as much if it was silent generic soldier protagonist with a very serious tone all over, no glove, no powers, 'realistic' looting etc. I dont prefer that vision of the game, I like it for what it is right now. Not to mention that sticking to how it was originally would come with its own problems. Either way, it was not more like an rpg in that video, it was simply different in tone and missing some features.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Silence is a masculine trait so i just assume making your main spew unfunny edgy shit non-stop is a sign of the general faggotry of modern devs.

 

[Cpt. Dallas]

Holy crap the english VA is so cringe I can smell the Soylent. Worse than Metro:Exodus even.
Playing in vatnick I noticed that NORA's banter isn't subbed while you're using it. Same with the ghost voices while swimming in the goo.

 

[GhostCow]

I've put about 6 hours into this according to steam, but I'm going to guess I was tabbed out for about half of that since I haven't reached the open world yet. I'm actually enjoying this game a lot and I don't see why everyone is bitching about the voice acting. I really don't have a single complaint about the game so far. It's a breath of fresh air in a sea of poz.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Can anybody post examples of this voice acting?

 

[Cpt. Dallas]

I really don't have a single complaint about the game so far. It's a breath of fresh air in a sea of poz.

Yes, good and nearly great game. My only gameplay issue has been getting stuck in the environment every so often while jumping/platforming for loot.

Another recent example of an annoyingly chatty protagonist and 'Jarvis' sidekick was the recent, otherwise good HL2 mod, Entropy Zero 2. 'Dude, just STFU already.'
Perhaps they tried and failed at recreating another 'Morte'.

 

[BLOBERT]

BROS FUCK THIS GAME IN ITS FUCKING ASSHOLE

TRY TO PLAY LAST WEEMK AND HAD 18 GIG PATCH

GOING TO BED IN A FEW HOURS FINALLY GOING TO PLAY AND I GET 14 GIG PATCH FUCK THIS ILL BE BALLS DEEPN IN WOO LUNG BY THE TIME I ABLE TO PLAY

 

[BLOBERT]

I've put about 6 hours into this according to steam, but I'm going to guess I was tabbed out for about half of that since I haven't reached the open world yet. I'm actually enjoying this game a lot and I don't see why everyone is bitching about the voice acting. I really don't have a single complaint about the game so far. It's a breath of fresh air in a sea of poz.

BROS LOLLOLLOL

I HAVE LIKE 132 HOURS INTO XENUS 2 AND I ONLY ACTUALLY PLAYED LIKE 1

A FEW OF MY STEAM GAMES I ALSO HAD ON GOG AND PUT A FEW HUNDRED MORE HOURS THAN MY STEAM COUNT LOLLLOLLL

 

[Konjad]

Tried to play it. Interesting setting, and I don't mind the English VO, they are fine as they are. However, the gameplay is just boring to me. Walk around, whack things and watch cutscenes/listen to audio logs. I guess if you like games akin to Bioshock then you'll like it, but if you're not into such then meh.

 

[KIss My Ass]

This game looks dope. Will purchase sometime down the road when I'm not broke. It's sad to hear that the devs pandered to the SJW faggots and censored their game. When will people ever learn that pandering to those wackjobs is completely pointless? Why would you ever give a fuck about their feelings? They are not going to buy your game because you said sorry and removed stuff that offended them.

 

[Lyric Suite]

The fact they keep falling for it may be an ESG thing. Like, we know SJWs will never forgive them and will always see them as Nazis no matter what, but maybe there is some financial benefit in "apologizing" that we may not know about. Either that or devs are just that dumb to keep falling for it when the best option would be to just say nothing and ride it out, since the mob will forget about it as soon as something else catches their attention.

 

[Cpt. Dallas]

Never apologize.

The puzzles in this game, between the doors and portal-esque proving grounds are some serious incline.
I wish there were ways to backtrack to clean out previous areas.

 

[Lyric Suite]

That's interesting, considering puzzles in Bioshock were brain dead, right?

Maybe the typical slav autismo helped bring some incline for a change.

 

[Ivan]

IT'S HERE!

bonus:

 

[ArchAngel]

I started playing it over the weekend on my Xbox and it was 5/10 at first. Then I googled it works with K&M, tried it and now it is 7/10 game.
I don't really play these kind of corridor games with a bit of shooting and looting so maybe it is higher score for someone that likes this kind of stuff.
I just wanted to play something on Gamepass that is modern and has good graphics to see how Xbox Series X works with those games.

 

[BLOBERT]

BROS OK GOT IT

ON HARDEST DIFFICULTY THE GAME IS RELATIVELY TOUGH FOR ME THOUGH ITS GETTING EASIER AFTER GETTING BETTER MAGIC POWERS

IM STILL IN BEGINNER AREA

 

[Cpt. Dallas]

 

[ScarredBushido]

i liked the ending. hoping for a second game,maybe get rid of openworld and work on the dialogue.....or less of it lol

 

[dreughjiggers]

They should have gone with this tone



Much more sinister, no chattering glove and the main guy actually behaves and talks like a real Russian soldier would given the circumstances( Swearing and cursing instead of quipping some shit Marvel style).

I wonder why they changed the course so radically

To appeal to advertisers, because nobody else gives a fuck. I ackshully saw a commercial for this game on ESPN, so these boys are selling out BIG lol Also, steam isn't warning me I need a third-party launcher, so is that bullshit gone?

 

[Wunderbar]

Also, steam isn't warning me I need a third-party launcher, so is that bullshit gone?

VK Play launcher is only required if you bought the game outside of Steam.

 

[sosmoflux]

Finished.
Think it did some things really well. Some things a bit whack. Compared to most offerings these days I'd say it was pretty good overall.

Combat became a bit silly after mid way once you've upgraded a few things and have double dodge with invince frames. Combat chess this is not. Mostly just spam and dodging until things are dead. The sawblade axe special move with Shok and Poly spray took care of everything easily.

The constant voice overs was pretty grating but I came around. At least the protag sounds like a dude and the glove is also a bro. Could've been worse. Really the worst part was how poorly scripted it was with characters talking at the same time, getting cut off, etc.

I was surprised at how competent the game was technically. Ran well on release... Wtf? Got stuck a couple times but nothing major.

Anyway solid 7.5/10 for a 2023 game.
Worth a play.
Ballerinas are hot.

 

[Cpt. Dallas]

Finished. Combat is fun, but if you hate QTEs as I do, the final fight will piss you off for a few tries. Some of the parkour jumps in the training grounds (or the unskippable limbo scene with the apples) can be tricky, timing the jump/lunge. I got stuck in the environment/rubble a few times throughout the game and had to reload. Graphics are excellent and it ran great on a lowly 1660 Ti on the high preset at 1080p. The proper way to play this is in Russian with subs, but there are a few times where there are lore dumps during major hectic combat, particularly the final fight. I also found a few late game workstation audio logs where they had forgotten the subtitles. If you like the shotgun, do not disassemble it for components as there is no 'recipe' to rebuild it. Refreshingly unwoke for 2023, but the danger hair on the female character is hideous. NORA's banter is quite amusing. It's got the standard shooter endgame 'pick an ending' instead of C&C. Any negative reviews are probably from naked cokehead comedian president apologists and need to be press ganged to the cauldron.
9/10

Spoiler

"The sorry/not sorry response to killing danger hair's BF is timed. Is this of any consequence? I also expected a third ending related to a choice to not ditch the wedding rings, which wasn't offered."

 

[ArchAngel]

I am still playing slowly, definitely not my kind of game. I don't even like more RPG FP like Fallout 3, FNV and 4.
Outside parts with getting swarmed by enemies while needing to watch if cameras see anything while also only having 20s to move on because of stupid repair bots are super irritating. I had to replay multiple parts because of sudden lvl 2 alerts that would then get me killed.. last time I played infinite spawn game that is not CoD like I quit it once I figured out it has infinite spawns
And I am not enjoying limited saving and needing to backtrack in some areas because of it.

 

[sosmoflux]

It gets better once you're used to it.
The introduction to the open world and the cameras is really bad though.
You shouldn't walk out the door and be confronted with 4 cameras and a bot respawn system right away, while being spammed with 10 tutorials and 3 conversations at once. It's fucked.